UKIAH, Calif. – It’s time to enter your best recipe in the Ukiah Country PumpkinFest bake contest.

The eighth annual “Pumpkin Bake Contest” will be held on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 1 p.m.

The two categories you can enter are either using pumpkin as the main ingredient or baking with berries.

This year for the first time, the Pumpkin Bake Contest is sponsored by Schat’s Bakery. Ribbons and prizes will be awarded for first through third place in each division.

Entry forms are available at the city of Ukiah, Community Services Department, 411 W. Clay St., or visit www.cityofukiah.com .

Deadline to enter is Thursday, Oct. 17.

There is no entry fee. All ages are welcome.

For more information, call 707-463-6231.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The Bay Area Pet Fair & Adoptathon will be held in San Rafael on Saturday, Oct. 5, and Sunday, Oct. 6.

The free event, which organizers say will feature the most adoptable pets ever in one spot, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at the Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, in San Rafael.

The Bay Area Pet Fair and Adoptathon will have more than 1,000 puppies, dogs, kittens, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, roosters and more available for adoption.

Lake County Animal Services is taking lots of orphans from the Orphan Dog Ranch, including tiny little Apollo; brothers Duck and Loon, two very calm and loving little doxie mixes; Jenna, a German Shepard mix; and Teddy, a Pekinese pug.

In addition to the LCAS Orphan Dogs, nearly every Northern California pet adoption and rescue organization will be there with pets that need forever homes. Some of these pets have been in the shelter for months.

The goal is for 600 pets to get a new home (last year they adopted 544 pets over the weekend).

For every pet adopted, $50 will be donated to the adopting group and each adopting family will get a $25 Pet Food Express gift card.

In addition to adoptions, there are all kinds of activities/entertainment for people and their pets, including Tillman the skateboarding bulldog; Splash Dogs will offer a dog dock-diving where the public’s dogs can jump in, compete and get wet; Bay Area police K-9 teams demos; dozens of pet treat, food, apparel and accessory vendors will have great giveaways; kids area with face painting, balloons and more; and live music with KFOG.

Bring a dog, cat or critter on a leash, please.

Visit www.bayareapetfair.org for more information.

For more information about Lake County Animal Services, visit http://www.lakecountyanimalservices.org/ .

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Public Service Director Caroline C. Chavez reported that the Eastlake Landfill and the Public Services Department will be closed Monday, Oct. 14, in observance of the Columbus Day holiday.

Residential pickup will be on their regular scheduled day.

Both facilities will reopen on Tuesday, Oct. 15.

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. – The next HazMobile event will be held Friday, Oct. 18, and Saturday, Oct. 19, at Kmart, 2019 S. Main St. in Lakeport.

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.

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – All are welcome to monthly Stone House Historical Society meetings the first Tuesday of each month.

The meetings take place in the Hidden Valley Lake activity room, adjacent to Stone House, 10 a.m. to noon, 18174 Hidden Valley Road, Hidden Valley Lake. Refreshments are served beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Visitors may also view Lake County’s 48th Quilt Trail quilt at Stone House then.

Public tours of Stone House Museum and Lake County’s 48th Quilt Trail quilt at Stone House are the second Saturday of each month from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Stone House is a California State Historical Monument.

For entrance to Hidden Valley Lake’s gated community, visitors should enter at the Hartmann Road gate and mention they’re touring Stone House and the Quilt Trail quilt.

For more information see www.lakecountystonehouse.com or contact President Don Mancuso at 707-987-9297.

CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – County road crews will conduct a fog seal project in Clearlake Oaks on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

North Drive between Crestview Drive and Sulphur Bank Drive, and Crestview Drive between Lakeshore Drive and Windflower Point will be subject to up to one-hour delays between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. while the road work takes place.

Please drive with caution in this area.

The Department of Public Works thanks the public for its patience and understanding.

For more information, call the agency at 707-263-2341.