LAKE COUNTY – Lake County Public Service’s Director, Kim K. Clymire has announced that the Eastlake Landfill and the Lakeport Public Services office will be closed Monday, May 31, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

All three facilities will reopen on Tuesday, June 1.

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.

LOWER LAKE – The fifth annual “Goat Grass Grab: A Volunteer Stewardship Day” will be held at the McLaughlin Reserve on Saturday, May 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Serpentine areas in California provide some of the few remaining examples of truly native California grasslands/meadows. Over most of California, native grassland species have been replaced by invasive annual grasses from Europe and Asia.

Most of these invasive species are unable to tolerate the harsh soil conditions on serpentine, and so serpentine meadows have become a refuge for our native grassland flora.

Barbed goat grass is a noxious weed from the Mediterranean and Asia that shows unusual tolerance to serpentine. It is rapidly invading serpentine meadows and other grasslands throughout California, where it can dramatically reduce native species abundances if allowed to establish dense populations.

The mission during the goat grass grab will be to comb some of the best native serpentine meadows in the McLaughlin Reserve area, and selectively hand-pull goat grass before it has a chance to spread.

Bring work gloves. Lunch and refreshments will be provided, and they will cook a group dinner at the reserve field station at the end of the day.

Registration is required; the meeting location will be provided to registrants.

For those coming from a distance to attend this volunteer event, there may be the opportunity for overnight camping. Please ask if you are interested.

The McLaughlin Reserve is located at 26775 Morgan Valley Road, Lower Lake, Calif.

For more information, contact Cathy Koehler at 707-995-9005 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Anderson Marsh State Historic Park will be the scene of a day of family fun on Saturday, May 22, 2010. Courtesy photo.

ANDERSON MARSH – Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association (AMIA), the cooperating association for Anderson Marsh State Historic Park is planning a day of family fun on Saturday, May 22, at the park.

Anderson Marsh is located on Highway 53 between Clearlake and Lower Lake; plan to attend to enjoy music, support teachers and students, visit the historic ranch house and more.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a nature walk scheduled for 8 a.m.

Dr. Harry Lyons will lead a guided nature walk beginning at 8 a.m. Meet at the front parking lot of Anderson Marsh State Park; bring water and wear appropriate walking shoes.

Music will be provided by popular local musicians: Tom Nixon, Uncorked, Blue Collar, 3 Deep, Dennis Purcell, Don Coffin and his mandolin and mandola students, the Cobb Stompers, Blue Collar Band, Michael Barrish, Blue Moon, and Alan Markowski and Barbara Jo Bloomquist.

AMIA will provide tours of the historic Ranch House.

The Children’s Museum of Art’s and Science will coordinate old-fashioned games for kids such as sack and wheel barrow races.

Teachers and students will be selling crafts, products and food to earn money for field trips and special events. “You will experience all levels and grades highlighting their individual talents –from kindergarten to 12th grade,” an AMIA spokesperson noted.

The Career Tech. Pathway Program at Lower Lake High School will feature delicious food from their Culinary Program. The Welding Programs will offer hand- made products for the most selective shoppers. The Automotive Pathway and Construction Pathway will raffle oil changes and a $100 Mendo Mill gift certificate donated by Northcoast Builder’s Exchange.

All proceeds from services, crafts and food sales will directly benefit the individual classrooms. “AMIA is proud to support outdoor education at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park and we are excited to participate with schools in this wonderful hometown event. Anderson Marsh is the ideal outdoor educational classroom and it is also a great place for community to come together and spend a beautiful day at the park,” one of the organizers of the event said.

Sorry, no pets or alcohol allowed. BYO lawn chair or blanket! Seating is not provided. The Lower Lake Culinary program will have drinks and food available at reasonable prices. Other classrooms will have a variety of snacks, sodas, lemonade and ice tea at minimal cost. Adults 18 and over please pay $2 at the gate; under 18 and over 65 are free.

For more information please call 707-995-2658 or contact us at our email address www.andersonmarsh.org.

CLEARLAKE OAKS – A spaghetti dinner to benefit the Eyerly family of Clearlake Oaks will be held on Saturday, June 26.

The spaghetti feed will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Clearlake Oaks Moose Lodge, located at the corner of Highway 20 and Highway 53.

The Eyerlys are longtime Clearlake Oaks residents.

Dave Eyerly is a retired volunteer firefighter with the Northshore Fire Protection District's Clearlake Oaks station. Jodie Eyerly has been employed by Westamerica Bank and Adventist Health. She is currently fighting cancer and is unable to work.

The dinner will help raise funds for travel to treatment centers as well as medical expenses.

Tickets cost $8 per person.

There also will be include drinks, dessert, an auction and raffle prizes.

The event's organizers would appreciate donations for desserts and prizes for raffles.

You may contact Ray at 707-998-4032 or Twila at 707-998-1457 or 707-995-0766.

Monetary donations also may be made in trust for the “Jodie Eyerly Medical Fund” at any Westamerica Bank.

KELSEYVILLE – The Sons of Norway, Vikings of Lake Lodge will hold its annual spring yard sale on Saturday, May 22.

The sale will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Galilee Lutheran Church Community Center, located at 8860 Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville.

There will be housewares, toys, knick-knacks and books but no clothes.

Come on down, there may be something you see that you just can’t live without.

KELSEYVILLE – The Sons of Norway, Vikings of Lake Lodge 6-166 will hold its May Heritage and Culture Night on Wednesday, May 19, beginning at 6 p.m.

This will be the group's Constitution Day Celebration, Hurra Hurra for Syttende Mai which means Happy May 17, the National Day in Norway.

They will start the evening with a salmon dinner for which there is an $8 charge. At 7 p.m. they will have a parade, singing and guest speaker Hans Carmiggelt.

The dinner and celebration will be held in the Community Center of Galilee Lutheran Church, located at 8860 Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville.

For questions or further information please call 707-987-2404.