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July 2020

Happy 4th of July from Lake BerryessaIndependence Day!

2020

Coincidentally, Independence Day this yearhas a special significance since it alsosignals a moderate independence from theCOVID-19 lockdown and the LakeBerryessa shutdown that has been in placefor the last severalmonths.LakeBerryessa isessentially completely open.

The first modest relaxation of restrictionstook place onMay 15. That opened the floodgates of pent-up demand and the lake wasoverwhelmedby the number of visitors fromall over the Bay Area.

Trafficwas heavy and the lake looked like aninvasion of ants on a sugar cube. While thisonce again verified the value and importanceof Lake Berryessa as a recreationdestination, it also resulted in long lines atthe resort entrances and an unconscionableamount of garbage on the roads and shore.

This unreasonably excessive trash burdenwas and still is a problem because so manypeople are simply pigs without any regardfor the rights of others to enjoy a cleanenvironment. If there are no trash containersat places on the lake, the goal should be“Pack it in, Pack it out”.

On May 15 Reclamation stated that:"Beginning May 16, Lake Berryessareopened access to its boat launches locatedat Markley Cove, Pleasure Cove, SteeleCanyon, Spanish Flat and Putah CanyonRecreation Areas. Boaters were required tohave boats inspected for invasive speciesbefore launching.

Beginning May 18, Lake Berryessareopened access for camping limited only toits self-contained RV only camping locatedat Pleasure Cove, Steele Canyon, SpanishFlat, and Putah Canyon Recreation Areas.

Beginning, May 19 Lake Berryessa

reopened access to Capell Cove BoatLaunch. Boaters will be required to haveboats inspected for invasive species beforelaunching.

The following facilities andactivities remainclosed until further notice: Oak Shores DayUse Area, Smittle Creek Day Use Area,Administrative Office and Visitor Center,tent camping and lodging."

Years ago Iwrote a story about theBureau ofReclamation’s management of LakeBerryessa titled “They’re Off Like AHeardof Turtles”. The Reclamation turtles are stillhere but have finally poked their heads out oftheir shells to give a first update since May.

The strange thing is that they also distributeda press release on June 24th that reported anevent that essentially took place threemonths ago: “For Release: June 24, 2020,Reclamation announces new partnershipwith Napa County to develop LakeBerryessa recreation facilities.” Talk aboutfast-running turtles!

The latest official news from Reclamationon June 23: "Beginning June 23, LakeBerryessa reopenedaccess to itsOakShores,Smittle Creek, and Eticuera Day Use Areas.Day use fees will apply and can be paid bycredit card at machines within Oak Shores.

Tent camping facilities located at PleasureCove, Steele Canyon, Spanish Flat andPutahCanyonRecreationAreaswill reopen;lodging facilities located at Markley Coveand Pleasure Cove will also resume

operations."

An operational example of this good newscomes from Steele Canyon Campground:"Beginning Friday, June 26th, tent campingand day use will reopen! Reservations arerequired for tent camping. Day Use will befirst come first served.

DayUsewill be limited to50carpasses.Thatwill sell out quickly, so plan ahead. Day useshould be nomore than 10 people per group.Any parties larger than that will be asked toleave. You must use the designated day useareas, there is no day use permitted incampsites.

Tent campingwill be permitted in all sites inthe park, but some of the sites will require anRV in the site as well. Please be mindfulwhenmaking reservations.Noguestswill bepermitted."

Of growing concern to themany peoplewhoare looking forward to a Lake Berryessarevitalization under Napa Countymanagement, there has been no word as tothe status of the bid prospectus process thatshould be happening now.

Under the MPA, Napa County wouldassume management of the Spanish FlatRecreation Area (the old Spanish FlatResort), Monticello Shores Recreation Area(the old Rancho Monticello Resort), andSteele Canyon Recreation Area (the oldSteele Park Resort) effective Nov. 1, 2020.

Under the previous schedule, the bidpackages should have been distributed tomany recreation management companiesalready. Even with the impact of theCOVID-19 lockdown, the bid packagedevelopment should be in process. Perhapsthis Independence Day Lake Berryessarevitalization will break free at last.

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A panda walks into acafe. He orders a

sandwich, eats it, thendraws a gun and

proceeds to fire it at theother patrons. "Why?"asks the confused,

surviving waiter amidstthe carnage.

The panda pauses on hisway out, produces abadly punctuatedwildlife manual, andtosses it over his

shoulder. "Well, I'm apanda," he says at thedoor. "Look it up."The waiter turns to therelevant entry and, sureenough, finds anexplanation:

"Panda. Large blackand white bear-likemammal, native to

China. Eats, shoots andleaves."

"True patriotism hates injustice inits own land more than anywhere

else." Clarence Darrow

Patriotism means to stand with thecountry. It does not mean to standwith the president." Theodore

Roosevelt

"My fellow Americans, ask notwhat your country can do for you,ask what you can do for yourcountry." John F. Kennedy

To Be Six AgainA man asked his wife, "If you could have anything in the world for one day,

what would you want?""I'd love to be six again," she replied.

On the morning of her birthday, he got her up bright and early and off theywent to a local theme park. What a day! He put her on every ride in thepark: the Death Slide, the Screaming Loop, the Wall of Fear, everything

there was! Wow! ===>>>

Five hours later she staggered out of the theme park, her headreeling and her stomach upside down.

Off to McDonald's they went, where her husband ordered her aBig Mac along with extra fries and a refreshing chocolate shake.Then it was off to a movie: the latest Hollywood blockbuster, hot

dogs, popcorn, Pepsi Cola and M&M's.

What a fabulous adventure! Finally she wobbled home with herhusband and collapsed into bed. He leaned over and lovingly

asked, "Well dear, what was it like being six again?"

One eye opened. "Well, it was fantastic, but I meant my dresssize."

===>>><<=The moral of this

story is:If a woman speaksand a man is actuallylistening, he will still

get it wrong.

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42-Year-Old Man Still Unsure What HisInterests Are

More Than 500,000 Americans Sign PetitionDemanding End To Coronavirus

Jeff Bezos Depressed After Realizing NetWorth Still Just Number Known To Man

NRA Receives Massive Funding IncreaseFrom Donors Held At Gunpoint

Southern Governors Argue Covid-19 GoodChristian Virus That Wouldn’t Dare Spread

During Church

City Enters Phase 4 Of PretendingCoronavirus Over

On Top Of Everything, Man’s Allergies AlsoActing Up

Half Hour Of Constant Rubbing SomehowFails To Soothe Irritated Eye

Episode Of Cooking Show Implying PastryChefs Some Sort Of Oppressed Minority

Republicans Announce New Plan To EndAbortions With A Bill Outlawing Pregnacy

Trump states supporters at his upcomingpolitical rallys will “mostly not die”

CDC Warns Coronavirus Death Toll MayCross Arbitrary Milestone By Insignificant

Future Date

Twitter User Panicking After RealizingCurrent Situation Too Complex For Harry

Potter Metaphor

Coworkers On Zoom Trapped In InfiniteLoop Of Telling Each Other ‘Oh Sorry, No,

Go Ahead’

Quaker Oats Replaces Historically RacistAunt Jemima Mascot With Black FemaleLawyer Who Enjoys Pancakes Sometimes

7Remembering Chase Stanley Ten Years Later:A Tragedy of War for the Lake Berryessa

Community(This article was in July 2010 issue of the LakeBerryessa News, ten years ago. It's been a long war.)ChaseStanley, 21,waskilled July14when insurgentsattacked the vehicle he was riding in with animprovised explosive device. The attack occurred inthe Zabul Province of Afghanistan.Stanley is the son of Nylind and Debbie Stanley,residents of Lake Berryessa, and brother to BritneyStanley, 23, and Ryan Stanley, 26. Chase Stanleygraduated from Napa High School in 2006, andenlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 17, alongsidehis two good friends Matt Fuller and Max Wilhite.Army Spc. Matt Fuller said he grew up camping,hunting, fishing and riding dirt bikes with Stanley inthe Lake Berryessa area. The trio enlisted after highschool and Stanley was sent to boot camp during thesecond week of July 2006, recalls childhood friendLance Bubak, 20.Stanley’s service record included a 15-month tour inIraq as part of the 27th Engineer Battalion (CombatAirborne), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat), out ofFort Bragg, N.C. In December 2009, he was orderedto serve in Afghanistan with his unit, but not beforereturning home to Lake Berryessa to spend time withhis friends and family.Chase Stanley took the time to get together withfriends such as Fuller, Bubak and his brother, Dane,who also grew up in the Lake Berryessa areaalongsideStanley.Bubak saidStanleywas the type ofguy who would always make everyone laugh,offering funny quotes fromone of his favoritemovies“JoeDirt” and donning a pair of goggles while sittingaround a campfire, giving everyone nicknames.“I never once heard him say ‘I hate it out there,’”Bubak said. “He was just a guy who would say ‘Thisis my job.’ I remember giving him a big hug andsaying ‘Heyman, takecareofyourself.Wehavesomemore things to do in the future.’”Bubak said that he knew his friend was serving in adangerous place, but hoped that the danger wouldnever find him. Stanley is the third person fromNapaCounty to have died oversees in the recent MiddleEast conflicts.

The The Declaration of IndependenceJuly 4, 1776.

When in the Course of human Events, it becomesnecessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bandswhich have connected them with another, and to assumeamong the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equalStation to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s Godentitle them,adecentRespect to theOpinionsofMankindrequires that they should declare the causes which impelthem to the Separation.We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men arecreated equal, that they are endowedby theirCreatorwithcertain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness—That to securethese Rights, Governments are instituted among Men,deriving their just Powers from the Consent of theGoverned, that whenever any form of Governmentbecomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of thePeople to alter or to abolish it, and to institute newGovernment, laying its Foundation on such Principles,and organizing its Powers in such form, as to them shallseem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments longestablished should not be changed for light and transientCauses; and accordingly all Experience hath shewn, thatMankind are more disposed to suffer, while Evils aresufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing theforms to which they are accustomed. But when a longTrain ofAbuses andUsurpations, pursuing invariably thesame Object, evinces a Design to reduce them underabsolute Despotism, it is their Right, it is their Duty, tothrow off such Government, and to provide new Guardsfor their future Security.Such has been the patient Sufferance of these Colonies;and such is now the Necessity which constrains them toalter their formerSystemsofGovernment.TheHistoryofthe present King of Great-Britain is a History of repeatedInjuries and Usurpations, all having in direct Object theEstablishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. .

**********Preamble to the United States Constitution

We the People of the United States, in Order to form amore perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domesticTranquility, provide for the common defence, promotethe general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of LibertytoourselvesandourPosterity, doordainandestablish thisConstitution for the United States of America.The Bill of Rights (First 10 Amendments to the U.S.

Constitution)Amendment 1:Congress shallmake no law respecting anestablishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercisethereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the

press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,and to petition the Government for a redress ofgrievances.Amendment 2: Awell regulatedMilitia, being necessaryto the security of a free State, the right of the people tokeep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.Amendment 3: No Soldier shall, in time of peace bequartered in anyhouse,without the consent of theOwner,nor in timeofwar, but in amanner tobeprescribedby law.Amendment4:The right of thepeople tobe secure in theirpersons, houses, papers, and effects, againstunreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause,supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularlydescribing the place to be searched, and the persons orthings to be seized.Amendment 5: No person shall be held to answer for acapital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on apresentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except incases arising in the land or naval forces, or in theMilitia,when in actual service in time of War or public danger;nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to betwice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall becompelled in any criminal case to be a witness againsthimself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property,without due process of law; nor shall private property betaken for public use, without just compensation.Amendment 6: In all criminal prosecutions, the accusedshall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by animpartial jury of the State and district wherein the crimeshall have been committed,whichdistrict shall have beenpreviously ascertained by law, and to be informed of thenature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted withthe witnesses against him; to have compulsory processfor obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have theAssistance of Counsel for his defence.Amendment 7: In Suits at common law, where the valuein controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right oftrial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury,shall beotherwise re-examined in anyCourt of theUnitedStates, than according to the rules of the common law.Amendment 8: Excessive bail shall not be required, norexcessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusualpunishments inflicted.Amendment 9: The enumeration in the Constitution, ofcertain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparageothers retained by the people.Amendment 10: The powers not delegated to the UnitedStates by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to theStates, are reserved to the States respectively, or to thepeople.

The Economic Bill of RightsFranklin D. Roosevelt (Jan. 11, 1944)

It is our duty now to begin to lay the plans and determinethe strategy for the winning of a lasting peace and theestablishment of an American standard of living higherthan ever before known.We cannot be content, nomatterhow high that general standard of living may be, if somefraction of our people — whether it be one-third or one-fifth or one-tenth— is ill-fed, ill-clothed, ill-housed, andinsecure.This Republic had its beginning, and grew to its presentstrength, under the protection of certain inalienablepolitical rights — among them the right of free speech,free press, free worship, trial by jury, freedom fromunreasonable searches and seizures. Theywere our rightsto life and liberty.We have come to a clear realization of the fact that trueindividual freedom cannot exist without economicsecurityand independence. “Necessitousmenarenot freemen.” Peoplewho are hungry andout of a job are the stuffof which dictatorships are made.In our day these economic truths have become acceptedas self-evident. We have accepted, so to speak, a secondBill of Rights under which a new basis of security andprosperity can be established for all - regardless ofstation, race, or creed.Among these are:> The right to a useful and remunerative job in theindustries or shops or farms or mines of the nation;> The right to earn enough to provide adequate food andclothing and recreation;> The right of every farmer to raise and sell his productsat a return which will give him and his family a decentliving;> The right of every businessman, large and small, totrade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfaircompetition and domination by monopolies at home orabroad;> The right of every family to a decent home;> The right to adequate medical care and the opportunityto achieve and enjoy good health;> The right to adequate protection from the economicfears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;> The right to a good education.

Dumb Dee Dumb DumbThere was one little boy in the teacher’s class who reallystruggled to learn. One day the teacher asked him whosigned the Declaration of Independence, and of course hedidn’t know.

The teacher asked him every day for a week but still hecouldn’t give the right answer.

Finally, in desperation, she called the boy’s father to comeand see her. She said to him, “Your boywon’t tell mewhosigned the Declaration of Independence.”The father said to his son, “Comehere, boy, and sit down.”

The boy duly did as he was told and then his dad said tohim, “Now if you signed that stupid thing, just admit it sowe can get out of here.”

*****None of my friends will go watch fireworks on the 4th ofJuly. It’s probably because all of my friends are dogs.

Happy 4th of July! Remember if you've been drinking andare going to be using fireworks - make sure someone isgetting it on video.

Prohibited Activities at Lake BerryessaEvery now and then it's educational to see what theNapa County laws are for Lake Berryessa. #4 (NoPigs) is very important this year especially. Also #5is regularly violated, especially on Steele CanyonRoad on the shore near Steele Canyon Recreation.Also Some folks may be not be aware of #6 or #23.And, of course, no jumping off bridges.

*****A. Within the Berryessa Lake and Park area, it isunlawful for any person:1. To pick flowers, foliage, berries or fruit, or cut,break, dig up or in any way mutilate or injure anytree, shrub, plant, fern, grass, turf, fence, structure orimprovement of any kind, unless an employee of thecounty or an employee of the bureau while in theperformance of official duties or unless authorizedby special permit by the bureau;2. Unless authorized by the bureau, to cut, carve,paint, mark, paste or fasten to any tree, fence, wall,rock, building, monument or other object within theBerryessa Lake and Park area any bill,advertisement or inscription;3. Unless authorized by the bureau, to dig up orremove any dirt, stones, rocks or other substancewhatever,make any excavation, quarry any stone, orlay or set off any blast within the Berryessa Lake orPark area. Any proposed blasting must first besubmitted for and receive approval from the county;4. To leave or abandon in the Berryessa Lake andPark area, except in receptacles designated for thatpurpose by the bureau, humanor animalwaste, cans,bottles, waste, paper, broken glass or other rubbishor garbage;5. To light, build or maintain in the Berryessa Lakeand Park area any open fire, with the followingexceptions:a.When awritten permit has been obtained from thebureau,b. When fires are maintained in fireplaces, grills orother facilities provided and designated for thatpurpose by the bureau, andc.When fires are in oil or gasoline stoves or gas grillsin campsandpicnic areasmaintainedanddesignatedby the bureau;

6. To bring any dog or cat or any domestic animalinto the Berryessa Lake or Park area except on aleash;7. To ride, drive, lead or keep a horse or otherlivestock in the Berryessa Lake or Park area exceptupon roads and trails designated for that purpose bythe bureau, or in such other areas as may bedesignated as pasturage areas under lease by thebureau. No horse or other livestock shall be hitchedto any tree or shrub in such manner as to causedamage to such tree or shrub. This subsection shallnot apply to the use of horses for law enforcementpurposes, or if prior approval has been obtainedthrough issuance of a special permit by the bureau;8. To pursue, chase, hunt, molest, catch, capture,injure or kill any bird, mammal or reptile or toattempt to pursue, chase, hunt, molest, catch,capture, injure or kill, or to disturb anybird,mammalor reptile’s habitat in the Berryessa Lake and Parkarea, unless certain areas are designated from time totime to be hunting areas by the bureau and theCalifornia Department of Fish and Game;9. To operate any vehicle at a speed in excess offifteen miles per hour on any road in the BerryessaLake and Park area, other than upon state or countyhighways, unless otherwise posted;10.Tooperate anyvehiclewithin theBerryessaLakeand Park area except upon roads and thoroughfaresand areas designated for such purpose by the bureau;11. To sell, peddle or to offer for sale any food,liquids, edibles for human consumption, or anygoods, wares, services or merchandise within theBerryessa Lake and Park area, except under permitissued by the bureau, and subject to such laws andregulations as may now or hereafter exist,promulgated by the board of supervisors of thecounty, the director of public health, or the directorof environmental health of the county;12.Tocamp inanyportionof theBerryessaLakeandPark area other than in areas designated for suchpurpose by the bureau, unless authorized by specialpermit by the bureau;13. Towade, swim, bathe, operate a boat orwater skiwithin one thousand five hundred feet ofMonticelloDam;14. To operate a boat or pass through any logboom

or line of buoys designating a closed area;15. To contaminate or pollute the waters of LakeBerryessa or the shore area or the tributaries thereof,or to discharge any human waste, litter, garbage, oilor other debris therein;16. To enter any areas of the Berryessa Lake andPark area which are closed to entry by the bureau,and posted against trespassing in accordance withthe provisions of Section 602 of theCalifornia PenalCode;17. To carry and possess any firearms in theBerryessa Lake and Park area without a validconcealed weapons permit or a permit issued by thebureau;18. To destroy, injure, deface, remove and/or alterpublic property, including but not limited todeveloped facilities, natural formations, gravel,mud, sand,mineral deposits, designatedhistorical orarchaeological features, except when in accordancewith written permission from the bureau;19.Tocutdownor remove live trees, orgatherwood,without the written permission of the bureau;20. To bring into the Berryessa Lake and Park areaany household or commercial garbage, trash,rubbish, debris, dead animal(s) or litter of any kindfor disposal or dumping without the writtenpermission of the bureau;21. To engage in the sport or activity of parasailingon Lake Berryessa in the following areas:a. Within one thousand feet of any powerline, orb. As posted on at least two signs on shore or onbuoys in or near the prohibited area, orc. Within two thousand feet of Monticello Dam.22. To park any vehicle in a fire lane, in a red zone,or in any other area that is not a designated parkingarea within the Berryessa Lake and Park area;23. To bring any glass containers to the day usefacilities at Oak Shores Park and Smittle Creek Parkareas;24. To tie or attach any vessel, rope, canopy,hammock or similar item(s) to any tree, shrub, bush,vegetation, pole, picnic table, bench or other parkfacility, improvement, or structure;25. To abandon a campfire or any open fire.

Note: This historical map is from July 7, 2010

54 Lake Berryessa Historical Map (July, 7, 2010)Lake Levels as of 6/24/20Lake level has dropped to 427.7. feet, 13.3feet below Glory Hole. Total rainfall forthe season at Monticello Dam is 10.93inches. Water temperature measured atMonticello Dam is between 75 and 80degrees at the surface to 10 feet, 65degrees at 40 feet, and 53 degrees at 70feet deep and below.

*****COVID_19 Risk Levels

The list, posted on Yahoo! Finance andcreated by health experts, assigns a scorefor activities from 1 to 10, with a 10 beingthe riskiest and a 1 being the least risky.Some activities related to recreation are:

Bars (Risk level: 9): Experts agree – barsare very risky. People let their guard downwhen drunk, so expect fewer precautionsto be followed at bars. Also, people can'twearmaskswhendrinking,peoplepack intightly and there's moremingling makingbars riskier than restaurants.Pontoon boat rides (Risk level: 6): Goingfor a boat ride with people you’re livingwith isn’t risky, but it can be if you’redoing it with a big group of people fromother homes. It's a slightly higher risk thansome other gatherings, because there's abetter chance of drinking and loud talkingon boat rides.Backyard barbecues (Risk level: 5):Outdoor gatherings make it easier forpeople to stay 6 feet apart. If people aremasked and keep their distance, expertssaid this becomes a low-risk activity.

Beaches (Risk level: 5):Beaches arecomplicated, the experts said, as therecouldbeawide rangeof riskdependingonthe situation. A beach is low risk forspreading the virus if it's not crowded andpeople maintain their distance.

Camping (Risk level: 3): If this is a familyunit going camping by themselves, it'sriskier than staying at home. But bigcamping events or overnight camps forchildren pose higher risks.

Walking, running,biking (Risk level: 2):Doing these on trails poses a low risk,because you don't come into contact withmanypeople andaren't near themfor long.