LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Sierra Club Lake Group has announced a date change for its January meeting.

The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Round Room at Mendocino College, 2565 Parallel Drive. in Lakeport. The original date had been a day earlier.

Local farmer Sky Hoyt will review a few basic weather concepts, examine the Lake County Ag Forecast Web page, and discuss microclimate observations, with lots of opportunities for questions and group discussion.

The meeting is free and the public is invited.

For more information contact Lake Group Chair Ed Robey at 707-994-8304.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Public Services Director Caroline Chavez has announced holiday hours for garbage disposal and curbside service for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

On Monday, Jan. 20, the Eastlake Landfill and the Lakeport Public Services office will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Residential pickup will be on its regularly scheduled day.

The Eastlake Landfill and Public Services will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Normal operating hours at the landfill are 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

The Public Services office is normally open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information visit the county Web site at www.recycling.co.ca.us or call 707-262-1618.

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – Branch 133 of the Sons In Retirement will hold its next meeting on Friday, Jan. 17.

The group meets at the Greenview Room, Hidden Valley Lake Golf Course, 19210 Hartman Road, on the third Friday of each month.

The meeting starts at 11 a.m., with lunch served at noon.

Sons In Retirement is a social organization for men of retirement age who are pursuing the goal of enjoying their later years. It has 142 branches with 18,000 members throughout the state.

Anyone interested in learning more about Sons In Retirement is encouraged to contact Secretary Buddy Clayton at 707-995-1673 or Membership Chairman Bill Brewster at 707-987-9352, or visit www.sirinc.org .

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Shannon Michele of Cache Creek Catering and Lake County Wine Studio are presenting a monthly food and wine series featuring gourmet appetizers paired with select Lake County wines.

Locally produced foods are proudly featured as key ingredients in recipes created by Cache Creek Catering.

This month's event will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24.

The per person cost is $25 and $20 for Wine Studio club members. Reservations are required.

This month's event will feature a savory root vegetable and beef pot pie with house made pastry paired with a side by side Cabernet Sauvignon offering of Thorn Hill 2008 and Laujor Estate 2010 vintages.

The dessert course will be a white chocolate cheese cake with a winter berry sauce paired with Ceago Soul of Syrah dessert wine.

The Dec. 13 event featured a holiday appetizer menu pairing Cache Creek Vineyards award winning new release, Celebration Reserve Chardonnay, with a specialty Brie and artisan crostini.

That was followed by chorizo and Manchego stuffed figs with Robledo Family Tempranillo, and concluded with a dessert pairing of Riesling roasted pears with Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon Ice wine from Thorn Hill Vineyards.

Feb. 14 will be the next date to follow for the Local Cuisine Scene event with wines from Noggle Vineyards & Winery and Six Sigma.

The series is held from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the second Friday of each month, with January's event being the exception to the normal schedule.

The Lake County Wine Studio is located at 9505 Main St., Upper Lake.

For reservations and additional information, contact Susan Feiler at the Lake County Wine Studio, 707-293-8752.

NORTH COAST, Calif. – Janie Rezner's guest on Women's Voices, KZYX, on Monday, Jan. 20, will be American mountaineer, writer and environmental health scientist Arlene Blum.

The show will begin at 7 p.m.

Blum is best known for leading an all-woman ascent of Annapurna, a climb that was also the first successful American ascent.

She is currently on a crusade against chemical flame retardants, which are found in almost all upholstered furniture.

High concentrations have been found in the bodies of creatures as geographically diverse as salmon, peregrine falcons, cats, whales and polar bears.

A recent study of toddlers in the United States conducted by researchers at Duke University found flame retardants in the blood of every child they tested.

The chemicals are associated with an assortment of health concerns, including antisocial behavior, impaired fertility, decreased birth weight, diabetes, memory loss, undescended testicles, lowered levels of male hormones and hyperthyroidism.

The show will air at 90.7 FM Philo, 88.1 FM Fort Bragg, 91.5 FM Willits and streaming live at www.kzyx.org . It also will be archived at http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/contributor/4206 along with past shows.

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Gibson Museum and Cultural Center will host an old-fashioned, 1930s-style afternoon of fun and entertainment on Saturday, Jan. 18.

The event will take place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Middletown Senior Center, 21256 Washington St.

Join the group for a kickoff fundraiser supporting the Gibson Museum and Cultural Center, to be located in the historic Gibson Library building.

Karen Melander-Magoon will shed her operatic persona for the day to offer up songs made famous by jazz stars of old – Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O'Day and others – backed by the able fingers of AJ Franks on his keyboard.

Seating is limited to 70 persons, so reservations are required.

To reserve your space online visit www.cgibsonmuseum.com. The cost is $15 per person. PayPal and all major credit cards are accepted.

Checks also may be mailed to the Gibson Museum, P.O. Box 31, Middletown, CA 95461, or call 707-987-2349, 707-987-2045 or 707-987-9721 for more information.