The Landfill and Public Services office will reopen Tuesday, Oct. 12.
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.
For more information about solid waste issues in Lake County, please call 707-262-1760.
LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The third annual all-day art and science camp took place at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park and Taylor Observatory on Saturday, Oct. 2.
Fourth to sixth grade students from throughout the county heard noted archaeologist John Parker greet them with a welcoming chant as they came to his American Indian culture station.
He then talked about aspects of daily living like gathering food, demonstrated arrowhead making and displayed artifacts such as the carrying basket for infants and clay balls used for duck hunting.
Eugenie Steinman and Gus Slokum taught students to make authentic tule dolls which they then decorated with feathers and beads.
Students took a nature walk with Billy Gear and Gayle Gura during which (if they were quiet enough) they saw birds and other wildlife and learned about native and non-native plants.
Tom Nixon and Gae Henry led tours of the Anderson ranch house. Students had a new-found appreciation for the conveniences of modern life when they saw the out house and chamber pots used by the pioneer families.
Don Coffin, Anna McAtee and Dennis Hadley gave students an opportunity to play various musical instruments including an old-fashioned gut bucket.
Coffin also told students about the science of sound, how musical instruments make sound and the basic rule of being in a band: you must be able to listen and play at the same time.
Students were bused to Taylor Observatory where Barbara McIntyre treated them to a planetarium show and set up solar telescopes to see sunspots.
Ginger Ingersoll and John Burke set up microscopes in the adjacent classroom. Students were given a short introduction to using the equipment and preparing a slide. Students were then turned loose to look at prepared slides of plant and animal tissue as well as create a slide of their own cheek cells for viewing.
Outside, Tess Long taught students about the importance of exercise and activity, stretching before exercising and the fun of learning new hip hop moves.
The Clearlake Kiwanis and Clearlake Elks joined forces to offer all students, teen helpers and adult volunteers a delicious pizza lunch.
As they have in the past two years, the Kiwanis went the extra mile once again to bring in the lunch, set up, serve and clean up. Over 100 people were happy recipients of their yummy generosity.
At the end of the day, the students wrote postcards to themselves talking about their experiences. These postcards will be mailed home as a keepsake.
Leif from Middletown wrote, “I really liked all of the things. I enjoyed learning about arrowheads and making reed dolls. I also enjoyed the nature walk.”
Oscar from Clearlake wrote, “I saw a gopher snake and egrets and gulls and a tore up rabbit.”
Lauren from Hidden Valley wrote, “I learned that willow bark and leaves can stop headaches of you chew it. I made music and walked through Anderson Marsh and went to an observatory.”
Hannah from Lakeport wrote, “I enjoyed all of the things. I really did like making dolls and playing music. My favorite was going to the planetarium and learning hip hop dances. I'm planning on hopefully coming back soon and maybe learning more things about this wonderful place.”
This free camp was a collaborative effort of the Children's Museum of Art and Science (CMAS), the Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association (AMIA), the Redbud Audubon Society, and the Lake County Office of Education (LCOE).
Students from Carlé High School, who assisted as group leaders and nature walk guides, were also an important part of the day's success.
Library director Susan Clayton will introduce the program, then library technician Amy Patton and teen volunteer Christie Zurcher will present activities to acquaint teens with some of the library’s electronic resources and with what’s new in teen literature.
During the Lakeport program, a pod cast from the American Library Association will reveal the Teens’ Top 10 Most Popular Books for 2010.
Teen book groups across the country read and reviewed new young adult books, then nominated their favorites, which teens then voted on. The Web site for the Young Adult Services Library Association www.ala.org/yalsa has more information about the Teens’ Top 10 Books.
For teens who like to read but are too busy to read, downloadable audio books might be a solution. Listeners can enjoy the books at their convenience while doing other things.
The library presentation will demonstrate how to download free audio books to portable electronic devices. Accessible through the library Web site, the Overdrive Audiobook catalog owns more than 2300 titles, a collection that grows all the time.
The entertainment segment of the evening will bring the audience into Neal Shusterman’s young adult dystopian tale “Unwind.” What would life be like in a future world where teens can be “unwound’ to supply body parts for other people?
“Unwind” explores that question and provokes the reader to think about what matters in life. The evening will include refreshments, giveaways and prizes for the audience. The library staff invites all book-loving teens to attend this free program and to learn more about the library’s resources.
Visit the Lake County Library website at http://library.co.lake.ca.us or on Facebook.
With a library card, patrons have access to the collections of Lake, Sonoma and Mendocino counties, amounting to more than one million books.
From the library’s online catalog or from an in-library catalog computer, a patron can request books from anywhere in the system and have them delivered to any library branch.
Lakeport Library is located at 1524 N. High St. It's open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, noon to 8 p.m.
The Lakeport Library can be reached at 707-263-8817.
The class will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 375 N. Main St., Lakeport.
The cost is $40, with lunch included.
Chef Christina Basor is giving a raw vegan class on how to make delicious, healthy comfort foods including warm cinnamon rolls with alive frosting, holiday nog, yam soufflé, Southern greens and black bottom pecan pie using fresh plant-based ingredients with no wheat, dairy or sugar.
The black bottom of the pecan pie is chocolate layered over the nut crust. The class will include a demo on how to decorate the top of the pie like a professional chef so you can take it to all your favorite holiday gatherings.
You will learn to make healthy gluten free versions of favorite winter classics using raw, nutrient dense ingredients that promote vibrant health and beauty.
Please RSVP by calling Basor at 707-489-3600 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
For new class announcements and free recipes visit www.rawchefchristina.blogspot.com.
The event will take place at the Santa Rosa Vets Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave., Santa Rosa.
Doors open at 6 p.m., with the dinner beginning at 7 p.m.
Hakala was injured in the Bodega Fire last month.
Tickets cost $20 for adults, $7 for children under age 18.
The ticket price includes all you can eat pasta, salad and garlic bread, plus complimentary beer and wine for those age 21 and older.
For ticket information call 707-217-4467 or send a check by mail to Ben Hakala Fundraiser Dinner, 2210 West College Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401.
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