Children will help present the ceremonies at cemeteries across Lake County, California, including in Kelseyville, seen above. Courtesy photo. LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Wreaths Across America ceremonies will take place at five ceremonies across Lake County this weekend.
Everyone is welcome to the events, which will begin at 8:55 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Hartley, Kelseyville, Lower Lake, Middletown and St. Mary’s cemeteries.
Lake County will gather together to honor veterans during the holiday season as part of the annual Wreaths Across America Day.
On this brisk December morning, help to show the veterans and families that they will not be forgotten.
This year the theme is “Find A Way to Serve.”
Youth organizations and veteran organizations have volunteered to conduct the Wreaths Across America ceremony this year at the five Lake County cemeteries.
Eight ceremonial wreaths will be placed to remember all soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who served, honor their sacrifices and teach our younger generations about the high cost of our freedoms.
Wreaths Across America pursues its mission with nationwide wreath-laying events amid the holiday season, and year-round educational outreach inviting all Americans to appreciate our freedoms and the cost at which they are delivered.
Specially designated wreaths for the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, Space Force and POW/MIA will be placed on memorials during a ceremony that will be coordinated simultaneously at over participating locations all across the country and overseas.
In 2021, more than 2.4 million veteran wreaths were placed on headstones at 3,137 participating cemeteries around the country in honor of the service and sacrifices made for our freedoms, with each name said out loud.
More than 525 truckloads of wreaths were delivered across the country by hundreds of volunteer professional truck drivers.
The truck full of Remembrance Wreaths will be arriving in parts of Lake County on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Another truck will arrive in Lakeport on Thursday, Dec. 15, and will be escorted through the city at noon and on to Hartley Cemetery where 800 wreaths will be unloaded.
Join in and watch from the sidewalks along Main Street. Please bring your patriotic spirit to this welcome.
Every person has something to give, whether it is their time, ideas, compassion, or resources. Mother Teresa said it best, “The greatest good is what we do for one another.”
Take an hour amid the hustle and bustle of this holiday season and bring your families to attend one of these heartfelt ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 17, where we will remember and honor our veterans, teach our children the value of the sacrifices that have been made and help lay the wreaths.
Editor’s note: The time for wreath delivery has been updated.
Lina Begdache, Binghamton University, State University of New York
For those prone to seasonal affective disorder, a shift in the sleep cycle can impact energy levels. Ben Akiba/E+ via Getty Images
The annual pattern of winter depression and melancholy – better known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD – suggests a strong link between your mood and the amount of light you get during the day.
To put it simply: The less light exposure one has, the more one’s mood may decline.
Wintertime blues are common, but about 10 million Americans are affected every year by a longer lasting depression called seasonal affective disorder. Along with low mood, symptoms include anxious feelings, low self-esteem, longer sleep duration, constant craving for carbohydrates and low physical activity levels.
When daylight saving time ends each fall, the one-hour shift backward reduces the amount of light exposure most people receive in a 24-hour cycle. As the days get shorter, people can experience general moodiness or a longer-term depression that is tied to a shorter exposure to daylight.
This happens due to a misalignment between the sleep-wake cycle, eating schedules and other daily tasks. Research shows that this mismatch may be associated with poor mental health outcomes, such as anxiety and depression.
Our sleep-wake cycle is controlled by the circadian rhythm, an internal clock regulated by light and darkness. Like a regular clock, it resets nearly every 24 hours and controls metabolism, growth and hormone release.
When our brain receives signals of limited daylight, it releases the hormone melatonin to support sleep – even though we still have hours left before the typical bedtime. This can then affect how much energy we have, and when and how much we eat. It can also alter the brain’s ability to adapt to changes in environment. This process, called neuronal plasticity, involves the growth and organization of neural networks. This is crucial for brain repair, maintenance and overall function.
It is possible to readjust the circadian rhythm to better align with the new light and dark schedule. This means getting daylight exposure as soon as possible upon waking up, as well as maintaining sleep, exercise and eating routines that are more in sync with your routine prior to the time change. Eventually, people can gradually transition into the new schedule.
Sleeping too much or too little, bingeing on junk food and withdrawing from others are three symptoms of seasonal affective disorder.
The intimate connection between serotonin and melatonin
Serotonin is a chemical messenger in the brain that is a key player in regulating several functions such as mood, appetite and the circadian rhythm. Serotonin also converts to melatonin with lower light intensity. As mentioned above, melatonin is a hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle and signals the brain that it’s time to sleep.
Less daylight exposure during winter months leads to the conversion of serotonin into melatonin earlier in the evening, since it gets dark earlier. As a result, this untimely melatonin release causes a disruption in the sleep-wake cycle. For some people this can cause moodiness, daytime sleepiness and loss of appetite regulation, typically leading to unhealthy snacking. People with seasonal affective disorder often crave foods rich in simple sugars, such as sweets, because there is an intimate connection between carbohydrate consumption, appetite regulation and sleep.
Strategies to combat the winter blues
In winter, most people leave work when it’s turning dark. For this reason, light therapy is typically recommended for those who experience seasonal affective disorder, or even shorter periods of seasonal funk.
This can be as simple as getting some light shortly after awakening. Try to get at least one hour of natural light during the early morning hours, preferably about one hour after your usual morning wake-up time when the circadian clock is most sensitive to light. This is true no matter what your wake-up time is, as long as it’s morning. For people living at northern latitudes where there’s very little sun in winter, light therapy boxes – which replicate outdoor light – can be effective.
You can also improve your sleep quality by avoiding stimulants like coffee, tea or heavy meals close to bedtime. Exercising during the day is also good – it increases serotonin production and supports circadian regulation. A balanced diet of complex carbs and healthy proteins supports steady serotonin and melatonin production, and practicing downtime before bed can reduce stress.
Taking these small steps may help the circadian rhythm adjust faster. For the millions with mood disorders, that could mean happier times during what are literally the darkest days.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake County Animal Care and Control has more new dogs needing to go to new homes during the holiday season.
Dogs available for adoption this week include mixes of Australian shepherd, border collie, Doberman pinscher, German shepherd, husky, Labrador retriever, mastiff pit bull, shepherd and wire-haired terrier.
Dogs that are adopted from Lake County Animal Care and Control are either neutered or spayed, microchipped and, if old enough, given a rabies shot and county license before being released to their new owner. License fees do not apply to residents of the cities of Lakeport or Clearlake.
The following dogs at the Lake County Animal Care and Control shelter have been cleared for adoption.
Call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278 or visit the shelter online for information on visiting or adopting.
“Hank” is a 5-year-old male shepherd and mastiff mix in kennel No. 2, ID No. LCAC-A-4249. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. ‘Hank’
“Hank” is a 5-year-old male shepherd and mastiff mix with a tricolor coat.
He is in kennel No. 2, ID No. LCAC-A-4249.
“Daisy” is a 9-month-old female pit bull terrier in kennel No. 6, ID No. LCAC-A-4213. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. ‘Daisy’
“Daisy” is a 9-month-old female pit bull terrier with a blue coat.
She is in kennel No. 6, ID No. LCAC-A-4213.
This 1-year-old male German shepherd is in kennel No. 8, ID No. LCAC-A-4310. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Male German shepherd
This 1-year-old male German shepherd has a short black and tan coat.
He is in kennel No. 8, ID No. LCAC-A-4310.
This 2-year-old female German shepherd is in kennel No. 9, ID No. LCAC-A-2855. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Female German shepherd
This 2-year-old female German shepherd has a short tricolor coat.
She is in kennel No. 9, ID No. LCAC-A-2855.
This 1.5 year old male Labrador retriever is in kennel No. 10, ID No. LCAC-A-4273. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Male Labrador retriever
This 1.5 year old male Labrador retriever has a short black coat.
He is in kennel No. 10, ID No. LCAC-A-4273.
This 2-year-old female husky is in kennel No. 11, ID No. LCAC-A-4269. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Female husky
This 2-year-old female husky has a short brown coat with white markings.
She is in kennel No. 11, ID No. LCAC-A-4269.
This 8-month-old female hound is in kennel No. 17, ID No. LCAC-A-4386. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Female hound
This 8-month-old female hound has a fawn coat.
She is in kennel No. 17, ID No. LCAC-A-4386.
This 4-year-old female border collie mix is in kennel No. 18, ID No. LCAC-A-4285. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Female border collie mix
This 4-year-old female border collie mix has a short tricolor coat.
She is in kennel No. 18, ID No. LCAC-A-4285.
“Daisy” is a 4-year-old female Australian shepherd in kennel No. 20, ID No. LCAC-A-4330. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. ‘Daisy’
“Daisy” is a 4-year-old female Australian shepherd with a short red and white coat.
She is in kennel No. 20, ID No. LCAC-A-4330.
This 4-year-old male German shepherd is in kennel No. 24, ID No. LCAC-A-4371. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Male German shepherd
This 4-year-old male German shepherd has a black and tan coat.
He is in kennel No. 24, ID No. LCAC-A-4371.
This 2-year-old female hound is in kennel No. 25, ID No. LCAC-A-4381. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Female hound
This 2-year-old female hound has a tricolor coat.
She is in kennel No. 25, ID No. LCAC-A-4381.
“Faith” is a 10-year-old female wire-haired terrier in kennel No. 26, ID No. LCAC-A-4280. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. ‘Faith’
“Faith” is a 10-year-old female wire-haired terrier with a short black and tan coat.
She is in kennel No. 26, ID No. LCAC-A-4280.
This 2-year-old female husky is in kennel No. 27, ID No. LCAC-A-4257. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Female husky
This 2-year-old female husky has a short tricolor coat and one blue and one brown eye.
She is in kennel No. 27, ID No. LCAC-A-4257.
This 10-month-old female German shepherd is in kennel No. 28, ID No. LCAC-A-4297. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Female German shepherd
This 10-month-old female German shepherd has a short light-colored coat.
She is in kennel No. 28, ID No. LCAC-A-4297.
This 1-year-old female Doberman pinscher is in kennel No. 29, ID No. LCAC-A-4279. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Female Doberman pinscher
This 1-year-old female Doberman pinscher has a short black and tan coat.
She is in kennel No. 29, ID No. LCAC-A-4279.
“Riley” is a 5-year-old female Siberian husky in kennel No. 30, ID No. LCAC-A-4382. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. ‘Riley’
“Riley” is a 5-year-old female Siberian husky with a black and white coat.
She is in kennel No. 30, ID No. LCAC-A-4382.
This 3-year-old male shepherd is in kennel No. 31, ID No. LCAC-A-4312. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Male shepherd
This 3-year-old male shepherd has a short black and tan coat.
He is in kennel No. 31, ID No. LCAC-A-4312.
This 1-year-old female pit bull is in kennel No. 32, ID No. LCAC-A-4283. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Female pit bull
This 1-year-old female pit bull has a short tan coat.
She is in kennel No. 32, ID No. LCAC-A-4283.
This one and a half year old female Labrador retriever is in kennel No. 33, ID No. LCAC-A-4383. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Female Labrador retriever
This one and a half year old female Labrador retriever has a short yellow coat.
She is in kennel No. 33, ID No. LCAC-A-4383.
This 3-year-old male American pit bull terrier is in kennel No. 34, ID No. LCAC-A-4402. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Male American pit bull terrier
This 3-year-old male American pit bull terrier has a short brindle coat.
He is in kennel No. 34, ID No. LCAC-A-4402.
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You saw it at Thanksgiving, and you’ll likely see it at your next holiday feast: piles of unwanted food – unfinished second helpings, underwhelming kitchen experiments and the like – all dressed up with no place to go, except the back of the refrigerator. With luck, hungry relatives will discover some of it before the inevitable green mold renders it inedible.
U.S. consumers waste a lot of food year-round – about one-third of all purchased food. That’s equivalent to 1,250 calories per person per day, or US$1,500 worth of groceries for a four-person household each year, an estimate that doesn’t include recent food price inflation. And when food goes bad, the land, labor, water, chemicals and energy that went into producing, processing, transporting, storing and preparing it are wasted too.
To avoid being wasted, food must avert a gauntlet of possible missteps as it moves from soil to stomach. Baruch College marketing expert Lauren Block and her colleagues call this pathway the squander sequence.
It’s an example of what economists call an O-ring technology, harking back to the rubber seals whose catastrophic failure caused the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986. As in that event, failure of even a small component in the multistage sequence of transforming raw materials into human nutrition leads to failure of the entire task.
MIT economist Michael Kremer has shown that when corporations of many types are confronted with such sequential tasks, they put their highest-skilled staff at the final stages of production. Otherwise the companies risk losing all the value they have added to their raw materials through the production sequence.
Who performs the final stages of production in today’s modern food system? That would be us: frenzied, multitasking, money- and time-constrained consumers. At the end of a typical day, we’re often juggling myriad demands as we try to produce a nutritious, delicious meal for our households.
Unfortunately, sprawling modern food systems are not managed like a single integrated firm that’s focused on maximizing profits. And consumers are not the highly skilled heavy hitters that Kremer envisioned to manage the final stage of the complex food system. It’s not surprising that failure – here, wasting food – often is the result.
Indeed, out of everyone employed across the fragmented U.S. food system, consumers may have the least professional training in handling and preparing food. Adding to the mayhem, firms may not always want to help consumers get the most out of food purchases. That could reduce their sales – and if food that’s been stored longer degrades and becomes less appetizing or safe, producers’ reputations could suffer.
Reducing household food waste is a step that everyone can take to help slow climate change – but consumers may not know where to start.
Three paths to squash the squandering
What options exist for reducing food waste in the kitchen? Here are several approaches.
Build consumer skills.
This could start with students, perhaps through reinvesting in family and consumer science courses – the modern, expanded realm of old-school home economics classes. Or schools could insert food-related modules into existing classes. Biology students could learn why mold forms, and math students could calculate how to expand or reduce recipes.
Outside of school, there are expanding self-education opportunities available online or via clever gamified experiences like Hellman’s Fridge Night Mission, an app that challenges and coaches users to get one more meal a week out of their fridges, freezers and pantries. Yes, it may involve adding some mayo.
Enter the meal kit, which provides the exact quantity of ingredients needed. One recent study showed that compared to traditional home-cooked meals, wasted food declined by 38% for meals prepared from kits.
South Korea has begun implementing taxes on food wasted in homes by requiring people to dispose of it in special costly bags or, for apartment dwellers, through pay-as-you-go kiosks.
Kiosks for collecting food waste in Seoul, South Korea.Revi/Wikipedia, CC BY
A recent analysis suggests that a small tax of 6 cents per kilogram – which, translated for a typical U.S. household, would total about $12 yearly – yielded a nearly 20% reduction in waste among the affected households. The tax also spurred households to spend 5% more time, or about an hour more per week, preparing meals, but the changes that people made reduced their yearly grocery bills by about $170.
No silver bullets
Each of these paths is promising, but there is no single solution to this problem. Not all consumers will seek out or encounter opportunities to improve their food-handling skills. Meal kits introduce logistical issues of their own and could be too expensive for some households. And few U.S. cities may be willing or able to develop systems for tracking and taxing wasted food.
As the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine concluded in a 2020 report, there’s a need for many solutions to address food waste’s large contribution to global climate change and worldwide nutritional shortfalls. Both the United Nations and the U.S. National Science Foundation are funding efforts to track and measure food waste. I expect that this work will help us understand waste patterns more clearly and find effective ways to squelch the squander sequence.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake County Animal Care and Control’s shelter has four new adoptable cats this week.
Call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278 or visit the shelter online for information on visiting or adopting.
The following cats at the shelter have been cleared for adoption.
“Cris” is a 6-month-old orange tabby in cat room kennel No. 57, ID No. LCAC-A-4375. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. ‘Cris’
“Cris” is a 6-month-old orange tabby with a short coat.
He is in cat room kennel No. 57, ID No. LCAC-A-4375.
“Sonny” is a 2-year-old male orange tabby in cat room kennel No. 84, ID No. LCAC-A-4372. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. ‘Sonny’
“Sonny” is a 2-year-old male orange tabby with a short coat.
He is in cat room kennel No. 84, ID No. LCAC-A-4372.
“Cher” is a female domestic shorthair in cat room kennel No. 107a, ID No. LCAC-A-4376. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. ‘Cher’
“Cher” is a female domestic shorthair with a calico coat.
She is in cat room kennel No. 107a, ID No. LCAC-A-4376.
“Billy” is a 6-month-old male orange tabby in cat room kennel No. 107b, ID No. LCAC-A-4377. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. ‘Billy’
“Billy” is a 6-month-old male orange tabby with a short coat.
He is in cat room kennel No. 107b, ID No. LCAC-A-4377.
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Eytan Tepper, Indiana University and Scott Shackelford, Indiana University
Three taikonauts rode aboard the Shenzhou 15 mission on their way to China’s new Tiangong space station. Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images
The International Space Station is no longer the only place where humans can live in orbit.
On Nov. 29, 2022, the Shenzhou 15 mission launched from China’s Gobi Desert carrying three taikonauts – the Chinese word for astronauts. Six hours later, they reached their destination, China’s recently completed space station, called Tiangong, which means “heavenly palace” in Mandarin. The three taikonauts replaced the existing crew that helped wrap up construction. With this successful mission, China has become just the third nation to operate a permanent space station.
China’s space station is an achievement that solidifies the country’s position alongside the U.S. and Russia as one of the world’s top three space powers. As scholars of space law and space policy who lead the Indiana University Ostrom Workshop’s Space Governance Program, we have been following the development of the Chinese space station with interest.
Unlike the collaborative, U.S.-led International Space Station, Tiangong is entirely built and run by China. The successful opening of the station is the beginning of some exciting science. But the station also highlights the country’s policy of self-reliance and is an important step for China toward achieving larger space ambitions among a changing landscape of power dynamics in space.
The Tiangong space station is much smaller than the International Space Station and consists of three modules.Shujianyang/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA
Capabilities of a Chinese station
The Tiangong space station is the culmination of three decades of work on the Chinese manned space program. The station is 180 feet (55 meters) long and is comprised of three modules that were launched separately and connected in space. These include one core module where a maximum of six taikonauts can live and two experiment modules for a total of 3,884 cubic feet (110 cubic meters) of space, about one-fifth the size of the International Space Station. The station also has an external robotic arm, which can support activities and experiments outside the station, and three docking ports for resupply vehicles and manned spacecraft.
Like China’s aircraft carriers and other spacecraft, Tiangong is based on a Soviet-era design – it is pretty much a copy of the Soviet Mir space station from the 1980s. But the Tiangong station has been heavily modernized and improved.
The Chinese space station is slated to stay in orbit for 15 years, with plans to send two six-month crewed missions and two cargo missions to it annually. The science experiments have already begun, with a planned study involving monkey reproduction commencing in the station’s biological test cabinets. Whether the monkeys will cooperate is an entirely different matter.
This image, captured from a video feed at the Beijing Aerospace Center on Nov. 17, 2022, shows taikonauts working on the Tiangong station.Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images
Tiangong is strictly Chinese made and managed, but China has an open invitation for other nations to collaborate on experiments aboard Tiangong. So far, nine projects from 17 countries have been selected.
Although the new station is small compared to the 16 modules of the International Space Station, Tiangong and the science done aboard will help support China’s future space missions. In December 2023, China is planning to launch a new space telescope called Xuntian. This telescope will map stars and supermassive black holes among other projects with a resolution about the same as the Hubble Space Telescope but with a wider view. The telescope will periodically dock with the station for maintenance.
China also has plans to launch multiple missions to Mars and nearby comets and asteroids with the goal of bringing samples back to Earth. And perhaps most notably, China has announced plans to build a joint Moon base with Russia – though no timeline for this mission has been set.
The three-person crew of taikonauts greets the crew already aboard the Tiangong station in early December 2022.
Astropolitics
A new era in space is unfolding. The Tiangong station is beginning its life just as the International Space Station, after more than 30 years in orbit, is set to be decommissioned by 2030.
The International Space Station is the classic example of collaborative ideals in space – even at the height of the Cold War, the U.S. and the Soviet Union came together to develop and launch the beginnings of the space station in the early 1990s. By comparison, China and the U.S. have not been so jovial in their orbital dealings.
In the 1990s, when China was still launching U.S. satellites into orbit, concerns emerged that China was accidentally acquiring – or stealing – U.S. technology. These concern in part led to the Wolf Amendment, passed by Congress in 2011, which prohibits NASA from collaborating with China in any capacity. China’s space program was not mature enough to be part of the construction of the International Space Station in the 1990s and early 2000s. By the time China had the ability to contribute to the International Space Station, the Wolf Amendment prevented it from doing so.
It remains to be seen how the map of space collaboration will change in the coming years. The U.S.-led Artemis Program that aims to build a self-sustaining habitat on the Moon is open to all nations, and 19 countries have joined as partners so far. China has also recently opened its joint Moon mission with Russia to other nations. This was partly driven by cooling Chinese-Russian relations but also due to the fact that because of the war in Ukraine, Sweden, France and the European Space Agency canceled planned missions with Russia.
As tensions on Earth rise between China, Russia and the West, and some of that jockeying spills over into space, it remains to be seen how the decommissioning of the International Space Station and operation of the Tiangong station will influence the China-U.S. relationship.
An event like the famous handshake between U.S. astronauts and Russian cosmonauts while orbiting Earth in 1975 is a long way off, but collaboration between the U.S. and China could do much to cool tensions on and above the Earth.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors is set to consider the final reading of an ordinance to raise sewer fees in the Middletown area and a cannabis cultivation project’s appeal of a Lake County Planning Commission decision against it earlier this year.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The meeting ID is 958 1876 4276, pass code 820080. The meeting also can be accessed via one tap mobile at +16694449171,,95818764276#,,,,*820080#.
All interested members of the public that do not have internet access or a Mediacom cable subscription are encouraged to call 669-900-6833, and enter the Zoom meeting ID and pass code information above.
At 10 a.m., the board, sitting as the Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, will hold the second reading, consideration of an ordinance increasing sewer use fees for all properties that discharge to the Middletown Wastewater Treatment Plant, excluding Anderson Springs.
At 10:15 a.m., the board will hear Monte Cristo Vineyards LLC’s appeal of the Lake County Planning Commission’s decision earlier this year to deny a major use permit and initially study for 22 acres of outdoor cannabis cultivation at 11250 Cerrito Drive, Clearlake Oaks.
In other business, at 9:15 a.m. the board is scheduled to consider a resolution declaring the intention to renew the Lake County Tourism Improvement District and establishing the time and place of a public meeting and a public hearing.
At 11 a.m., the board will present commendations to retiring county employees, including Sheriff Brian Martin, County Clerk/Auditor Controller Cathy Saderlund, Treasurer-Tax Collector Barbara Ringen and Michelle “Micki” Dolby.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: a) Adopt proclamation commending Michelle “Micki” Dolby on her retirement after over 16 years of service to the county of Lake; and b) adopt proclamation commending Sheriff-Coroner Brian Martin for his 15 years of service to Lake County; and c) adopt proclamation commending Treasurer-Tax Collector Barbara Ringen for her 32 years of service to Lake County; and d) adopt proclamation commending County Clerk/Auditor Controller Cathy Saderlund for her 41 years of service to Lake County.
5.2: Adopt proclamation commending Clearlake Police Chief Andrew White for his outstanding commitment and impact to Lake County.
5.3: Approve continuation of proclamation of the existence of a local emergency due to pervasive tree mortality.
5.4: Approve the bylaws of the Lake County Agriculture Advisory Committee.
5.5: Approve closure of Animal Care and Control on Saturday, Dec. 31, to observe the county winter holiday.
5.6: Approve Board of Supervisors minutes for Nov. 22.
5.7: Approve continuation of resolution authorizing teleconferenced meetings during a state of emergency continue to exist.
5.8: (a) Adopt “Resolution Accepting Official Canvass of the General Election held on November 8, 2022”; and (b) accept the “Certification of County Elections Official of Results of the Official Canvass of the Election Returns” with the official Statement of Votes prepared by the Registrar of Voters office.
5.9: Approve continuation of a local health emergency related to the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) as proclaimed by the Lake County Public Health officer.
5.10: Approve continuation of a local emergency due to COVID-19.
5.11: Approve continuation of an emergency declaration for drought conditions.
5.12: Approve amendment four to the agreement between the county of Lake and Quincy Engineering for engineering services for replacement of St. Helena Creek Bridge at Wardlaw Street (14C-0035) and rehabilitation of Cooper Creek Bridge at Witter Springs Road (14C-0102) in Lake County for a revised contract amount of $494,246.46 (an increase of $127,276.46).
5.13: Approve out of state travel for the Public Works director from April 15 to 19, 2023, to Orange Beach, Alabama.
5.14: Approve purchase orders for the purchase of two vehicles for the Central Garage Fleet at revised prices, and authorize the Public Works director/assistant purchasing agent to sign the purchase orders.
5.15: Approve the Department of Boating and Waterways 2023/24 application for financial aid in the amount of $539,085.17; and authorize the sheriff to sign the application and the chair to sign the resolution.
5.16: (A) Approve the FY 2022 Homeland Security application in the amount of $126,761; (B) Authorize Sheriff Brian Martin to sign the grant subaward face sheet, the authorized agent document and the subrecipient grants management assessment form; (C) authorize County Administrative Officer Susan Parker to act as the authorized agent on behalf of the county to sign the standard assurances and initial each page, the lobbying certification and the FFATA Financial Disclosure document; and (D) authorize the chairperson of the Board of Supervisors to sign the certification of the governing body resolution.
5.17: (a) Approve budget transfer allocating money from object code 62.74 to 61.60; (b) waive the competitive bid process under Ordinance #2406, Section 38.2 as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods; and (c) approve the Special Districts administrator acting as the assistant purchasing agent to issue and sign a purchase order in the amount not to exceed $297,325.00 to DXP Enterprises Inc., the authorized distributor for the purchase and installation of an Industrial Flow Solutions, OverWatch Direct In-Line Pump Systems Model OW28CP/4VV.
5.18: Sitting as the Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, a) waive the competitive bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 2-38.4 Cooperative Purchases; b) authorize Special Districts administrator/assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order not to exceed $275,000.00 to U-Rock Utility Equipment for the purchase of a Ford E450 Camera Van and a Rovver X Portable Mainline Camera.
5.19: Sitting as the Board of Directors of the Kelseyville County Waterworks District #3, (a) adopt resolution revising the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Adopted Budget of the County of Lake by canceling reserves in Fund 293 Kelseyville County Waterworks District #3 O&M Reserve Designation, in the amount of $1,500 to make appropriations in the Budget Unit 8593, Object Code 785.62-74 Capital FA-Equipment/Other for the purchase of an ATV; (b) approve the purchase of a Polaris ATV and authorize the Special Districts administrator/assistant purchasing agent to issue and sign a purchase order not to exceed $10,500 to Twin Rivers Polaris.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:15 a.m.: Discussion and Consideration of a resolution declaring the intention to renew the Lake County Tourism Improvement District and establishing the time and place of a public meeting and a public hearing.
6.3, 10 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, second reading, consideration of an ordinance increasing sewer use fees for all properties that discharge to the Middletown Wastewater Treatment Plant excluding Anderson Springs.
6.4, 10:15 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of appeal (AB 22-03) of Planning Commission's denial of major use permit (UP 21-14) and initial study (IS 21-15) for 22 acres of outdoor cannabis cultivation. Applicant: Monte Cristo Vineyards LLC; located at 11250 Cerrito Drive, Clearlake Oaks (APNs 006-007-17, 23 & 30).
6.5, 11 a.m.: a) Presentation of proclamation commending Michelle “Micki” Dolby on her retirement after over 16 years of service to the county of Lake; and b) presentation of proclamation commending Sheriff-Coroner Brian Martin for his 15 years of service to Lake County; and c) presentation of proclamation commending Treasurer-Tax Collector Barbara Ringen for her 32 years of service to Lake County; and d) presentation of proclamation commending County Clerk/Auditor Controller Cathy Saderlund for her 41 years of service to Lake County.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Sitting as the Lake County Watershed Protection District, consider and discuss $5,000 financial commitment to the Risk Reduction Authority.
7.3: Public review and approval of the county of Lake Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) Round 4 application.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public Employee Evaluation: Health Services Director Jonathan Portney.
8.2: Conference with Legal Counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(2), (e)(1) — One potential case.
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Bonaparte's gulls are often seen on Clear Lake in Lake County, California, this time of the year. Courtesy of Redbud Audubon. LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Redbud Audubon Society will conduct its 48th annual Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, Dec. 17.
The Christmas Bird Count is a traditional project of Audubon societies around the country.
In preparation for the count, the group will present a comprehensive bird identification program on Thursday, Dec. 15, starting at 7 p.m.
The program will be presented on Zoom by Donna Mackiewicz who is an avid birder and naturalist.
To register for the program, click on the registration link on the homepage at www.redbudaudubon.org. The link will be sent on the day of the presentation.
Great egrets are feeding on the shores of Clear Lake in Lake County, California. Courtesy of Redbud Audubon. Previous participants in the Christmas Bird Count have been sent information about meeting times and places by the count organizers, Brad and Kathy Barnwell, but new participants are welcome.
Participants this year can meet at either Anderson Marsh State Historic Park or Clear Lake State Park at 8 a.m. or may participate in smaller individual groups.
Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to reserve your spot or to ask about participating in a smaller group within the count circle.
National Audubon has been holding a Christmas Bird Count for 125 years.
A green heron might be spotted on the Christmas Bird Count. Courtesy of Redbud Audubon. The official count period usually starts around the middle of December and ends the first week of January.
Local Audubon societies can decide what day they conduct their counts within this time frame.
Every individual bird and species encountered during the day is recorded. Each count group has a designated circle of 15 miles in diameter and tries to cover as much ground as possible within a certain period of time.
Count volunteers follow specified routes through the designated 15-mile (24-kilometer) diameter circle, counting every bird they see or hear all day.
Northern flickers are usually sighted in the annual count. Courtesy of Redbud Audubon. It's not just a species tally — all birds are counted all day, giving an indication of the total number of birds in the circle that day.
The data collected by each count group are then sent to the National Audubon Headquarters in New York and is made available online.
Scientists rely on the remarkable trend data of Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count to better understand how birds and the environment are faring throughout North America — and what needs to be done to protect them.
Roberta Lyons is president of the Redbud Audubon Society.
This red-breasted nuthatch is a fun bird to see on the Christmas Bird Count. Courtesy of Redbud Audubon.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Forecasters said a strong storm arriving over Northern California is expected to bring several inches of rain over the coming days.
The National Weather Service said the storm is expected to bring both rain and wind to Lake County through the weekend and into the new week.
The forecast calls for gusty winds that will be mostly restricted to high ridge tops in Lake County.
Heavy rain will follow the wind. The National Weather Service said most low elevation locations can expect 2.5 to 3 inches of rain with upper elevation ridges seeing 4.5 to 5.5 inches.
The Lake County forecast predicts winds with gusts of nearly 25 miles per hour on Saturday, and dropping below 10 miles per hour on Sunday and Monday.
Through Sunday night, the forecast expects more than 2 inches of rain on the Northshore and more than 4 inches of rain in the Cobb area.
There is forecast to be a break in the rain on Monday and then chances of more rain through Friday.
Temperatures this weekend and through the end of the new week will range from the low to mid 30s at night and the mid to high 40s during the day.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. — Hospice Services of Lake County is hosting two ceremonies of remembrance, the “Light Up a Life” events, this year.
The public is invited to these candle-lighting ceremonies that celebrate the memories of family, friends and loved ones who have gone before us.
Ceremonies will be in Lakeport on Tuesday, Dec. 13, and in Lower Lake on Thursday, Dec. 15.
Community members are invited to participate in the ceremony and reception on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Hospice Services Bereavement Center, 1862 Parallel Drive, Lakeport, at 5 p.m.
A special tribute to military veterans will be presented by the Lake County Honor Guard at this event and include a reading by Lake County Poet Laureate Georgina Marie Guardado.
The Lower Lake event on Thursday will include a candle lighting, musical duet with Barbara Christwitz and Jim Leonardis, a message of remembrance presented by Adventist Health Director of Community Wellbeing Don Smith and a reading by the Lake County poet laureate.
Festivities will start at 6:30 p.m. at the Lower Lake Historical School House Museum,16435 Main St.
“Holidays can be extremely difficult for those who have experienced the death of a loved one, especially during the first year after a death,” said Kathleen Bradley, manager of bereavement services for Hospice Services of Lake County. “At a time when we may feel that everyone is supposed to be happy and enjoying themselves, the griever can feel sad, lonely and depressed. Taking time out during these holidays to remember our loved ones, instead of trying just to distract ourselves, can be helpful in reintroducing meaning.
“Through our candle lighting ceremonies, we are connecting to the symbolism of light; a connection to the light that our loved ones brought into our lives and that our memories of them continue to provide,” explained Bradley. “The light of the stars, the log aflame in the fireplace, as well as the flame of the candles that we light in their honor, can all be ways that we can remind ourselves during the holidays of the light of love we share with our loved ones.”
For more information, call the Hospice Services of Lake County office at 707-263-6222 or visit the agency’s website, www.lakecountyhospice.org.
Janine Smith-Citron is director of development for Hospice Services of Lake County.
BERKELEY — Do you feel groggy until you’ve had your morning joe? Do you battle sleepiness throughout the workday?
You’re not alone. Many people struggle with morning alertness, but a new study demonstrates that awaking refreshed each day is not just something a lucky few are born with. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered that you can wake up each morning without feeling sluggish by paying attention to three key factors: sleep, exercise and breakfast.
The findings come from a detailed analysis of the behavior of 833 people who, over a two-week period, were given a variety of breakfast meals; wore wristwatches to record their physical activity and sleep quantity, quality, timing and regularity; kept diaries of their food intake; and recorded their alertness levels from the moment they woke up and throughout the day. Twins — identical and fraternal — were included in the study to disentangle the influence of genes from environment and behavior.
The researchers found that the secret to alertness is a three-part prescription requiring substantial exercise the previous day, sleeping longer and later into the morning, and eating a breakfast high in complex carbohydrates, with limited sugar. The researchers also discovered that a healthy controlled blood glucose response after eating breakfast is key to waking up more effectively.
“All of these have a unique and independent effect,” said UC Berkeley postdoctoral fellow Raphael Vallat, first author of the study. “If you sleep longer or later, you're going to see an increase in your alertness. If you do more physical activity on the day before, you're going to see an increase. You can see improvements with each and every one of these factors.”
Morning grogginess is more than just an annoyance. It has major societal consequences: Many auto accidents, job injuries and large-scale disasters are caused by people who cannot shake off sleepiness. The Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, the Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown in Pennsylvania and an even worse nuclear accident in Chernobyl, Ukraine, are well-known examples.
“Many of us think that morning sleepiness is a benign annoyance. However, it costs developed nations billions of dollars every year through loss of productivity, increased health care utilization, work absenteeism. More impactful, however, is that it costs lives — it is deadly,” said senior author Matthew Walker, UC Berkeley professor of neuroscience and psychology. “From car crashes to work-related accidents, the cost of sleepiness is deadly. As scientists, we must understand how to help society wake up better and help reduce the mortal cost to society’s current struggle to wake up effectively each day.”
Vallat, Walker and their colleagues published their findings last week in the journal Nature Communications. Walker, the author of the international bestseller, Why We Sleep, runs one of the world’s preeminent sleep research labs, the Center for Human Sleep Science, and is a member of the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at UC Berkeley.
A personalized approach to eating
Walker and Vallat teamed up with researchers in the United Kingdom, the U.S and Sweden to analyze data acquired by a U.K. company, Zoe Ltd., that has followed hundreds of people for two-week periods in order to learn how to predict individualized metabolic responses to foods based on a person’s biological characteristics, lifestyle factors and the foods’ nutritional composition.
The participants were given preprepared meals, with different amounts of nutrients incorporated into muffins, for the entire two weeks to see how they responded to different diets upon waking. A standardized breakfast, with moderate amounts of fat and carbohydrates, was compared to a high protein (muffins plus a milkshake), high carbohydrate or high sugar (glucose drink) breakfast. The subjects also wore continuous glucose monitors to measure blood glucose levels throughout the day.
The worst type of breakfast, on average, contained high amounts of simple sugar; it was associated with an inability to wake up effectively and maintain alertness. When given this sugar-infused breakfast, participants struggled with sleepiness.
In contrast, the high carbohydrate breakfast — which contained large amounts of carbohydrates, as opposed to simple sugar, and only a modest amount of protein — was linked to individuals revving up their alertness quickly in the morning and sustaining that alert state.
“A breakfast rich in carbohydrates can increase alertness, so long as your body is healthy and capable of efficiently disposing of the glucose from that meal, preventing a sustained spike in blood sugar that otherwise blunts your brain's alertness,” Vallat said
“We have known for some time that a diet high in sugar is harmful to sleep, not to mention being toxic for the cells in your brain and body,” Walker added. “However, what we have discovered is that, beyond these harmful effects on sleep, consuming high amounts of sugar in your breakfast, and having a spike in blood sugar following any type of breakfast meal, markedly blunts your brain’s ability to return to waking consciousness following sleep.”
It wasn’t all about food, however. Sleep mattered significantly. In particular, Vallat and Walker discovered that sleeping longer than you usually do, and/or sleeping later than usual, resulted in individuals ramping up their alertness very quickly after awakening from sleep. According to Walker, between seven and nine hours of sleep is ideal for ridding the body of “sleep inertia,” the inability to transition effectively to a state of functional cognitive alertness upon awakening. Most people need this amount of sleep to remove a chemical called adenosine that accumulates in the body throughout the day and brings on sleepiness in the evening, something known as sleep pressure.
“Considering that the majority of individuals in society are not getting enough sleep during the week, sleeping longer on a given day can help clear some of the adenosine sleepiness debt they are carrying,” Walker speculated.
“In addition, sleeping later can help with alertness for a second reason,” he said. “When you wake up later, you are rising at a higher point on the upswing of your 24-hour circadian rhythm, which ramps up throughout the morning and boosts alertness.”
It's unclear, however, what physical activity does to improve alertness the following day.
“It is well known that physical activity, in general, improves your alertness and also your mood level, and we did find a high correlation in this study between participants' mood and their alertness levels,” Vallat said. “Participants that, on average, are happier also feel more alert.”
But Vallat also noted that exercise is generally associated with better sleep and a happier mood.
“It may be that exercise-induced better sleep is part of the reason exercise the day before, by helping sleep that night, leads to superior alertness throughout the next day,” Vallat said.
Walker noted that the restoration of consciousness from non-consciousness — from sleep to wake — is unlikely to be a simple biological process.
“If you pause to think, it is a non-trivial accomplishment to go from being nonconscious, recumbent and immobile to being a thoughtful, conscious, attentive and productive human being, active, awake, and mobile. It's unlikely that such a radical, fundamental change is simply going to be explained by tweaking one single thing,” he said. “However, we have discovered that there are still some basic, modifiable yet powerful ingredients to the awakening equation that people can focus on — a relatively simple prescription for how best to wake up each day.”
It's not in your genes
Comparisons of data between pairs of identical and non-identical twins showed that genetics plays only a minor and insignificant role in next-day alertness, explaining only about 25% of the differences across individuals.
“We know there are people who always seem to be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed when they first wake up,” Walker said. “But if you’re not like that, you tend to think, ‘Well, I guess it's just my genetic fate that I'm slow to wake up. There's really nothing I can do about it, short of using the stimulant chemical caffeine, which can harm sleep.
“But our new findings offer a different and more optimistic message. How you wake up each day is very much under your own control, based on how you structure your life and your sleep. You don’t need to feel resigned to any fate, throwing your hands up in disappointment because, ‘… it's my genes, and I can't change my genes.’ There are some very basic and achievable things you can start doing today, and tonight, to change how you awake each morning, feeling alert and free of that grogginess.”
Walker, Vallat and their colleagues continue their collaboration with the Zoe team, examining novel scientific questions about how sleep, diet and physical exercise change people’s brain and body health, steering them away from disease and sickness.
Other co-authors of the paper are Sarah Berry, Paul Franks and Tim Spector of King’s College London; Neli Tsereteli of Lund University in Malmö, Sweden; Joan Capdevila, Haya Al Khatib and Jonathan Wolf of Zoe Ltd.; Ana Valdes of the University of Nottingham in the U.K.; and Linda Delahanty, David Drew and Andrew Chan of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. The study was funded by Zoe Ltd. and the Department of Twin Studies at King College London.
Robert Sanders writes for the UC Berkeley News Center.
CLEARLAKE, Calif. — Clearlake Animal Control has more new dogs waiting for adoption.
The City of Clearlake Animal Association also is seeking fosters for the animals waiting to be adopted.
Call the Clearlake Animal Control shelter at 707-273-9440, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to inquire about adoptions and schedule a visit to the shelter.
Visit Clearlake Animal Control on Facebook or on the city’s website.
The following dogs are available for adoption. New additions are at the top.
“Atlas.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Atlas’
“Atlas” is a male German shepherd with a black and tan coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 51331471.
“Aoki.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Aoki’
“Aoki” is a male Siberian husky mix with a white coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50905477.
“Athena.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Athena’
“Athena” is a female American pit bull mix terrier with a short brindle coat.
She has been spayed.
She is dog No. 49934476.
“Babs.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Babs’
“Babs” is a female Labrador retriever mix with a short black coat.
She has been spayed.
She is dog No. 49505856.
“Bruce.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Bruce’
“Bruce” is a 2-year-old American pit bull mix with a short gray coat with white markings.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50684304.
“Buster.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Buster’
“Buster” is a male pit bull mix with a short tan coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50762164.
“Domino.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Domino’
“Domino” is a male terrier mix with a short white coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50815541.
“Eros.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Eros’
“Eros” is a male Rottweiler mix with a short black and tan coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50754504.
“Foxie.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Foxie’
“Foxie” is a female German shepherd with a red, black and white coat.
She has been spayed.
She is dog No. 49702845.
“Goliath.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Goliath’
“Goliath” is a male Rottweiler mix with a short black and tan coat.
He is dog No. 50754509.
“Hakuna.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Hakuna’
“Hakuna” is a male shepherd mix with a tan coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50176912.
“Herman.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Herman’
“Herman” is a 7-year-old male American pit bull terrier mix with a brown coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 51236411.
“Hondo.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Hondo’
“Hondo” is a male Alaskan husky mix with a buff coat.
He has been neutered.
He’s dog No. 50227693.
“Jack.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Jack’
“Jack” is a 9-month-old male terrier mix with a short black and brindle coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50992658.
“Kubota.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Kubota’
“Kubota” is a 4-year-old male German shepherd with a short brown coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50184421.
“Little Boy.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Little Boy’
“Little Boy” is a male American pit bull terrier mix with a short tan coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50075256.
“Luciano.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Luciano’
“Luciano” is a male Siberian husky mix with a short black and white coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50596272.
“Mamba.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Mamba’
“Mamba” is a male Siberian husky mix with a gray and cream-colored coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 49520569.
“Matata.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Matata’
“Matata” is male shepherd mix with a tan coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50176912.
“Maverick.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Maverick’
“Maverick” is a male pit bull-border collie mix with a short black and white coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 51027806.
“Maya.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Maya’
“Maya” is a female German shepherd with a black and tan coat.
She has been spayed.
She is dog No. 50428151.
“Mikey.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Mikey’
“Mikey” is a male German shepherd mix with a short brown and tan coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 51012855.
“Molly.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Molly’
“Molly” is a female Samoyed mix with a long white coat.
She has been spayed.
She is dog No. 50933031.
“Noah.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Noah’
“Noah” is a male pit bull terrier mix with a short white coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 51286102.
“Paige.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Paige’
“Paige” is a female American pit bull mix with a short brown coat.
She has been spayed.
She is dog No. 51194668.
“Poppa.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Poppa’
“Poppa” is a 3-year-old male American pit bull terrier mix with a short red and white coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50773597.
“Rascal.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Rascal’
“Rascal” is a male shepherd mix with a black and brown coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50806384.
“Reese.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Reese’
“Reese” is a female German shepherd with a black and an coat.
She has been spayed.
She is dog No. 50884542.
“Snowball.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Snowball’
“Snowball is a 1 and a half year old male American Staffordshire terrier mix with a short white coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 49159168.
“Terry.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Terry’
“Terry” is a handsome male shepherd mix with a short brindle coat.
He gets along with other dogs, including small ones, and enjoys toys. He also likes water, playing fetch and keep away.
Staff said he is now getting some training to help him build confidence.
He is dog No. 48443693.
“Trike.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Trike’
“Trike” is a male border collie-Australian shepherd mix with a black and white coat and blue eyes.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 51029972.
“Willie.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Willie’
“Willie” is a male German shepherd mix with a black and tan coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50596003.
“Zeus.” Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control. ‘Zeus’
“Zeus” is a male Samoyed mix with a long white coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50933068.
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