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.

The series is held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on the second Friday of each month.

The per person cost is $30 and $25 for Wine Studio club members. Reservations are required.

April 11 will feature new releases and springtime inspired pairings.

The first course will be arugula, strawberry, toasted almonds and chévre salad paired with Gregory Graham Grenache, followed by lamb meatballs with cranberry-shallot pan sauce paired with the new Merlot from Thorn Hill.  

The dessert course will be Lemon cupcakes with a lemon and rosemary glaze topped with whipped cream paired with Fore Family Vineyards Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc.

The March 14 event featured an opening salad course of roasted beet, citrus and fennel paired with Steele Wines Riesling, followed by can onion, apple and bacon tart paired with Gewürztraminer from Brassfield Estate.  The dessert course was walnut sables with rhubarb compote with a Riesling from Wildhurst.

May 9 will be the next date to follow for the Local Cuisine Scene event with Tuscan inspired appetizers paired with a Sangiovese vertical.

For reservations and additional information, contact Susan Feiler at 707-293-8752.

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The next HazMobile event will be held Friday, April 18, and Saturday, April 19, at Upper Lake Community Park, 575 E. Highway 20.

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. – Lake County Public Services Director Caroline Chavez announced that the Historic Courthouse Museum in Lakeport will be closed Sunday, April 20, in observance of Easter.

The Courthouse Museum in Lakeport will reopen on Wednesday, April 23.       

Normal operating hours at the Courthouse Museum in Lakeport are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesdays through Saturdays, and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.

The Historic Schoolhouse Museum in Lower is normally open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays though Saturdays and closed on Sundays.

If you have any questions regarding this subject, please call the Historic Courthouse Museum in Lakeport at 707-263-4555 or the Historic Schoolhouse Museum in Lower Lake at 707-995-3565.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The University of California Master Gardeners of Lake County will hold their third annual spring garden event on Sunday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. outdoors at the Agricultural Center, 883 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport.

The facility is wheelchair-accessible and there is no charge to attend the event.  

Presentations will be offered starting at 10 a.m. with “Gardening in a Drought,” followed at 11 a.m. with “Dealing with Invasive Pests,” and at noon with “More Local Wildflowers.”

Throughout the event, the G.R.O.W. (Gardening Resources On Wheels) team will offer continuous demonstrations on seed starting and saving, transplanting, soils and compost, irrigation, and raised beds and hoop houses.

Vegetable, flower, and drought tolerant plants, grown by U.C. Master Gardeners and selected for their adaptability to the Lake County climate, will be offered for sale.

There also will be a Master Gardener Help Desk to answer gardening questions. Plant samples should be brought sealed in a sealable plastic bag.

For more information, contact the U.C. Cooperative Extension at 707-263-6838, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or http://celake.ucanr.edu .

LUCERNE, Calif. – The Lucerne Alpine Senior Center will host the Western Bank Potluck on Wednesday, April 16.

The potluck will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the center, 3985 Country Club Drive.

The third Wednesday of every month marks this regular fundraiser and music event.

It features the High Notes band and will get your toe tapping.  

This is a potluck fundraiser with $12 admission per person. Bring something wonderful to share.  

Lake County abounds with experienced talent and this is your chance to hear some of the best. Come hear their monthly performance and dance a bit.

All proceeds from the meal benefit the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center, a nonprofit that serves Northshore senior populations with on site lunches, Meals on Wheels and advocacy.

For more information about services or the Western Band Potluck with the High Notes, call Lucerne Alpine Senior Center at 707-274-8779.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The board of the Public, Education and Government – or PEG – cable access television station will meet at Wednesday, April 9.

The meeting will take place beginning at 6 p.m. in Conference Room B at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.

The board will approve the March 12 meeting minutes and a letter of appreciation to Candyce Hagler for her years of service, discuss a complaint, continue a discussion on goals and objectives for the coming year, and receive the chairman's and staff reports.

Board members include Chair Ed Robey, Vice Chair Martin Scheel, Denise Loustalot, Eric Hoefler and Vince Metzger.