KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Vikings of the Lake Lodge No. 6-166 will host its next Heritage and Culture Night on Wednesday, Feb. 16.

The event will start with dinner at 6 p.m. at the Galilee Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 8860 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville.

Ertesuppe med Brod (pea soup with bread) costs $4.

The program begins at 7 p.m.

Special guest speaker, Zone 1 Director Carol Francis, will offer a meet and greet in Norwegian.

For more information call Vale Hanzel at 707-928-1060 or visit the group's Web site at www.vikingsoflakelodge.org .

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Public Services Director Kim K. Clymire has announced that the Eastlake Landfill and the Lakeport Public Services office will be closed Monday, Feb. 21, in observance of the Presidents’ Day holiday.

Both facilities will re-open on Tuesday, Feb. 22.

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.

If you have any questions regarding this subject or any of the solid waste issues in Lake County, please call 707-262-1760.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Local author, editor and animal rights advocate Jan Allegretti is the guest on KPFZ radio's “Earth Wise.”

The show airs Friday, Feb. 11, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on 88.1 FM.

Allegretti is coauthor of “The Complete Holistic Dog Book, Home Health Care for our Canine Companions.”

She has recently authored “Listen to the Silence, Lessons from Trees and Other Masters.”

Allegretti works with caretakers of companion animals, farm animals and wildlife.

Members of the North Lake Garden Club at a recent meeting. Courtesy photo.

LUCERNE, Calif. – The North Lake Garden Club will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at Lucerne Community Church, 5870 E. Highway 20, Lucerne.

At 6:30 p.m. there will be refreshments and sharing plants.

The meeting starts at 7 p.m. and will focus on organic pest control presented by Gregg Gompper, general manager of Olivia's Organics in Upper Lake. He will lecture on controlling pests naturally in the garden with products from his store.

Last month a wonderful presentation on terrariums was presented by club secretary Jackie Hodges. Members brought their own glass planters or bought one for the project provided by the officers.

Plants, charcoal, sand, rocks, soil and decor were available for creating lovely mini gardens in a jar biosphere.

These plantings were very popular in the 1960s and 1970s but are making a comeback for small living environments or to dress up an area in the home.

North Lake Garden Club is beginning its sixth year and welcomes new members. It is a member of California Garden Clubs Inc., National Garden Clubs Inc. and Mendo-Lake District.

The club meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month.

The March meeting will cover rhododendrons with speaker Jim Celesi of Fort Bragg.

For more information call club President Don Smith, 707-972-6023.

Don't forget the deadline for buying tickets for the Eleven Roses Ranch Tour in Spring Valley is Feb. 18.

The event, which costs $50, starts at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, and includes a tour of wild flowers, a hay ride, barbecue and much more.

Call Norma Bethel for reservations, 707-274-2381.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The next HazMobile event will be held Friday, Feb. 25, and Saturday, Feb. 26, at Highlands Senior Service/Community Center, 3245 Bowers Avenue, Clearlake.

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 North Shore Fire Protection District station at 6257 7th 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. - 4:00 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.