KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The next HazMobile event will be held Friday, Dec. 20, and Saturday, Dec. 21, at Kelseyville Lumber, 3555 North Main St.

Hours will be from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Households can bring up to 15 gallons of toxic items free of charge.

Fees will be charged for amounts over 15 gallons.

Items that are accepted include paint, solvents, fuels, five-gallon propane tanks, pool chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, batteries, fluorescent light tubes (up to 60 linear feet), and other toxic materials that cannot be put in the trash.

Items that cannot be accepted include televisions, computer monitors, ammunition, explosives, radioactive materials or infectious wastes.

To learn how and where to properly dispose these items, please visit www.recycling.co.lake.ca.us or contact the Recycling Hotline at 707-263-1980.

HazMobile services are provided to residential households by the Integrated Waste Management Division of the Lake County Public Services Department and the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle).

Businesses also are welcome to use this convenient service to properly dispose of hazardous waste and protect our environment, however, businesses must pay for this taxpayer-funded service and first make an appointment.

Business appointments can be made by calling the Mendocino County Solid Waste Authority, the contracted agency that provides this service in Lake County at 707-468-9786.

Free recycling options for residents and businesses:

• Recycled paint is available to both residents and businesses at Lake County Waste Solutions on first-come, first-served basis in five gallon containers. Colors include tan, brown, gray and pink.
• Used cooking oil can be dropped-off by businesses and residents, which will be recycled into BioDiesel by Yokayo BioFuels. Drop-off at Lake County Waste Solutions, South Lake Refuse & Recycling Center, and the Northshore Fire Protection District station at 6257 Seventh Ave. in Lucerne.
• Used motor oil can be dropped-off by residents for recycling year round at a number of sites in the county. Visit www.recycling.co.lake.ca.us for locations.
• Electronics (E-waste) can be dropped-off at Lake County Waste Solutions, South Lake Refuse & Recycling Center, and monthly at the Goodwill E-Waste collection held in Lakeport.

Lake County Waste Solutions
230 Soda Bay Road, Lakeport
888-718-4888 or 707-234-6400
Monday – Saturday, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
www.candswaste.com 

South Lake Refuse & Recycling Center
16015 Davis Street, Clearlake
Open daily 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
707-994-8614
www.southlakerefuse.com 

The HazMobile program is subsidized by the Lake County Public Services Department, Integrated Waste Management Division and CalRecycle as a public service to Lake County residents.

For more information about recycling, reusing, and reducing, please visit www.recycling.co.lake.ca.us or call the Recycling Hotline at 707-263-1980.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Santa’s helpers at the Lakeport branch of Savings Bank invite the community to help spread holiday cheer by stopping by to select a tag from the Lake Family Resource Center “Christmas Wish Tree” to help fulfill the wish list of local children in need.

“With the collective effort and generosity of the community, children in need won’t have to go without during the holiday season,” said Savings Bank Branch Manager Susie Robinson.

Gifts donated will fulfill the wish lists of needy children in Lake Family Resource Center programs such as, the domestic violence, sexual assault, differential response, teen parenting, nurturing parenting, early head start and behavioral health programs.

“The Christmas Wish Tree is a wonderful program which benefits the children that we serve in Lake County,” said Lake Family Resource Center Executive Director Gloria Flaherty. “Lake Family Resource Center is truly grateful for our community support and the continuous kindness that is received year round.”

The deadline to select a tag and return the requested wish list items is Wednesday, Dec. 18.

The Savings Bank Lakeport branch is located at 290 S. Main St.

Lobby hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 pm., and Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The drive-through opens at 8:30 a.m.

NICE, Calif. – Come join the Sons of Italy Lodge on the Northshore for some holiday fun on Saturday, Dec. 14.

Dinner will be a traditional ham feast with all the trimmings, coffee, tea and dessert.

The bar opens at 5 p.m., with dinner served at 6 p.m. Dancing follows to the High Notes.

The cost is $15 per person at the door.

Call 707-274-9952 for a table of more than four people, please. Call 707-274-2244 after 3 p.m. the day of the event.

The lodge is located at 2817 E. Highway 20.

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – Stone House Historical Society officers announced that Hidden Valley Lake’s own “Sound of Music” will be the featured entertainment at the annual Christmas festivities on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 7.

Once again, the Stone House party is in conjunction with Hidden Valley Lake Association tree-lighting celebrations.

Six home-schooled and obviously talented Salvadori youngsters – Valentina, 11; Natalina, 10; Adlai, 7; Angelina, 6; Seraphina and Peter, both 4 – will sing familiar Christmas songs, first in the historic Stone House and later for guests at the Stone House party in the HVLA Activities Center.

Instrumental solos will be offered by the two eldest children. Valentina will offer selections on the dulcimer, which she has just mastered. Like her sister Natalina, she is more accustomed to playing harp and piano.

Between performances by the Salvadoris, Stone House guests will enjoy the madcap humor and always pleasing harmonies of the Angel Light singers. Founded by Dorice Vandenbrock, then a Hidden Valley Lake resident, about 20 years ago, the Angel Lights are perennial favorites.

This year, due to health issues for Vandenbrock, the group will perform under the leadership of Shauna
Armstrong, who has been with the Angel Lights for years.

Angel Light headquarters moved from Hidden Valley Lake to Clear Lake several years ago. They continue to appear frequently at local events, as well as in benefit concerts throughout the county. In the past month they have entertained at all of the county’s senior centers and at Orchard Park and Meadowood Home.

The Stone House, the oldest building in Lake County, will be open for touring Dec. 7 from 4 p.m. to 6:30 pm., while across the quad in the activities room next to HVLA offices, society members will offer tasty treats, refreshments and entertainment. Nonresidents may enter at the Hartmann Road gate into Hidden Valley Lake.

For further information, call 707-987-7370 or 707-987-8764.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lake County Probation and partner BI Incorporated will hold a transition celebration Thursday, Dec. 5, for eight offenders who successfully completed treatment classes, training and supervision requirements at the Lake County Day Reporting Center.

This is the county’s third transition celebration event for a program that was established in response to AB 109, the state’s public safety realignment initiative.

The transition celebration will be held at 5:30 p.m. at The Lodge at Blue Lakes, 5135 West Highway 20 in Upper Lake.

Speakers include Senior Deputy Probation Officer Meredith Noyer and the Superior Court Judge Michael Lunas.

The event marks completion of this program and transition to community integration. For many of the program graduates, this marks a significant milestone.

Lake County diverts up to 50 probationers to the center as an alternative to detention or for extra supervision or treatment.

Probationers go through a multiphase program that includes ongoing reporting to the center, cognitive behavioral therapy and training, and testing for drug and alcohol use.

Offenders participate in classes proven to change criminal thinking.

The Lake County Day Reporting Center is located at 1375 Hoyt Ave.

For more information, call Program Manager Patrese Scott at 707-263-1358.

COBB, Calif. – Cobb's “Christmas in the Village” celebration will be held Friday, Dec. 6.

The event, hosted by The Brick Oven Pizza, will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

This free community event is held in the restaurant parking area with the lighting of the Christmas tree, Santa's arrival at 6 pm., caroling and cookies and cider. There will be fun for all ages.

The Brick Oven Pizza is located at 16295 Highway 175.