LAKEPORT, Calif. – Are you ready for some breakfast?

Join the Lakeport Senior Center for the best breakfast on this side of the lake from 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 9.

The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children under 12.

Menu selections include eggs, pancakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, sausage, bacon, omelets, fresh fruit and more.

The special menu item will be Eggs Benedict.

Don't miss out on this great breakfast.

The Lakeport Senior Activity Center is located at 527 Konocti Blvd. Lakeport.

For more information call the center at 707-263-4218.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Lake County Land Trust’s annual fundraising dinner is slated for Saturday, Oct. 13, at Rancho De La Fuente on Soda Bay Road near Kelseyville.

Tickets are $65 per person and include dinner, wine, appetizers and dessert.

Tom Nixon and Doug Kauffman will sing and play during the 5 p.m. social hour when guests will also be able to peruse and bid on the always interesting silent auction which features local artwork and other great items.

For information about tickets, call the Lake County Land Trust at 707-262-0707 or send a check to the Lake County Land Trust, P.O. Box 711, Lower Lake, CA 95457.

The Land Trust is a 501 (c) (3) organization. The trust owns and operates the Rodman Preserve on the Nice-Lucerne cutoff, The Rabbit Hill Park in Middletown and is currently working on various other land conservation projects.

Visit www.lakecountylandtrust.org for more information or become a fan of the Lake County Land Trust on Facebook.

FINLEY, Calif. – Toastmasters-Tenacious Talkers Club 8731 will meet from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6.

The group meets at 2150 Argonaut Road, Finley.

Arrive early, as the group begins at 6:15 p.m. sharp.

For more information call Rick, 707-536-7858.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The next Sierra Club Lake Group general membership meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday Sept. 19, at the Lower Lake Methodist Church Social Hall, 16255 Second St. in Lower Lake.

Dr. Harry Lyons, professor of biology and ecology at Yuba College, will speak about “Recent and Future Reports on Clear Lake.”

University of California investigators are unraveling details of Clear Lake's biology and geology:  Cecile Mioni and Raphael Kudela (U.C. Santa Cruz) have prepared a report on harmful cyanobacteria and their toxins.  

Cindy Looy and Roger Byrne (U.C. Berkeley) have collected sediment cores to determine the ecosystem's biotic response to past climate change.

From the viewpoint of a community college professor who carefully reads and lectures on university research, how will recent and future findings fit with what we already know about Clear Lake?

This is a rare opportunity to get accurate, comprehensible, up-to-date information from a master of communications, and to learn what is really going on with the lake.

As always the meeting is free and the public cordially invited.

For more information call Lake Group Chair Ed Robey at 707-994-8304 or send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

With the new school year now underway, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) reminds educators and parents about the availability of popular safety lessons that aim to inform kids about gas and electric safety and emergency preparedness – free of charge.  

Easy-to-use, online safety lessons and standards-based materials for elementary and middle school teachers can be found on PG&E’s Safe Kids website at www.pge.com/safekids .

Over the past 12 years, PG&E has provided free safety education materials to teachers in schools throughout our service area.

Teachers regularly comment that the materials are fun and effective in helping them teach their students the importance of gas and electric safety.

PG&E offers these important safety tips for children and adults.

Electric safety tips

• Never go near downed power lines. Treat all downed lines as if they are energized and extremely dangerous. If you encounter a downed line, keep others away and call 911 and PG&E at 1-800-743-5000 immediately.
• Remind children that only safety caps and plugs should go into electrical outlets.
• Remind children to keep electrical cords and appliances away from water.

Gas safety tips

• If you smell or hear gas escaping inside your home, get everyone outside to a location upwind where you no longer can smell natural gas. Do not use electrical switches, appliances or telephones, because sparks can ignite gas from broken gas lines. Do not check for a gas leak with a match or an open flame. Once outside, use your phone from a safe distance to call 911 and PG&E at 1-800-743-5000.
• Children should not play near natural gas appliances or equipment like ovens, water heaters and furnaces.  
• Children should remember the three important messages about natural gas. Smell, Leave and Tell!

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The next HazMobile event will be held Friday, Sept. 14, and Saturday, Sept. 15, at Kmart, 2019 S. Main St. in Lakeport.

Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 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 234-6400
Monday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
www.candswaste.com

South Lake Refuse & Recycling Center
16015 Davis St., Clearlake
Open daily 7:30 a.m. to 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.