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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Public Service Department announced that the Eastlake Landfill and the Lakeport Public Services office will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Residential waste pickup will be on the regular scheduled day.
Both facilities will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 17.
Normal operating hours at the landfill are 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily. The Public Services office is normally open Monday through Friday 8: a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information visit www.recycling.co.ca.us or call 707-262-1618.
LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The Redbud Audubon Chapter will hold its next meeting on Thursday, Jan. 19.
Refreshments will be offered at 7 p.m. with the program starting at 7:15 p.m. at the group's new meeting location at Lower Lake United Methodist Church Social Hall, 16255 Second St.
Biologist Ron LeValley will present a program about “Our Changing Ocean.”
All are welcome to attend this free program.
In the past few years we have seen incredible concentrations of anchovies and krill along our coast at the same time that starfish have been dying. Now the ocean is very warm and the humpback and blue whales are close to shore. What is going on?
Our ocean is warming, there is an increasing level of carbon dioxide dissolved in the water and sea level is rising. Of course there is increasing amounts of plastic in our ocean as well. These factors have far-reaching consequences to our marine animals and those of us living along the coast.
While not everything is predictable, there are certainly some trends that are obvious. One of the aspects of our local region is an eddy in the California Current that changes our annual ocean conditions.
LeValley will be discussing these trends and changes and how they are affecting our local climate and the local ocean.
Part of the presentation will be the changes we are observing in the local marine life, especially changes in distribution and seasonal trends. He also will be discussing some ideas of what we can expect from El Nino, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation and other long-term trends in oceanography andwhat some of us can do to help the future of our local oceans.
LeValley was founder and senior biologist of Mad River Biologists, a biological consulting firm in Northwestern California.
Best known for the identification and distribution of birds along the Pacific Coast, he also has an extensive understanding of natural history subjects. A lifelong interest in marine birds and mammals was enhanced by his involvement with Point Reyes Bird Observatory beginning in 1966, including serving as a biologist at the Farallon Island research station.
He gathered a worldwide perspective on ecological issues when he founded and for 15 years directed Biological Journeys, a pioneering ecotourism company.
One of his outstanding attributes is sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm with others. He is particularly adept at explaining complex biological principles in understandable terms. He is also a photographer specializing in photographs of wildlife of all kinds, from whales and birds to insects and natural scenes.
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Kelseyville Business Association is 70 members strong and constantly welcoming new members.
The group is proud of the contribution that it has been able to make toward keeping Kelseyville's downtown a clean, safe, inviting place to work, play and visit.
Members have been responsible for keeping the trees trimmed, the light posts painted, purchasing and installing the flags and poles that line the streets of Kelseyville on all the right occasions, as well as hosting activities like Kickin’ in the Country, playing a huge part in the annual Pear Festival and the much anticipated Bacon Festival in the works for June 2017.
A healthy downtown sets the right tone and encourages visitors, potential residents and people from all over the county to shop, spend and enjoy time in Kelseyville.
Plumbers, hairdressers, hotels and vacation rentals, car repair shops and bookkeepers all benefit from the good work done by the Kelseyville Business Association.
If you are a business owner or just a concerned citizen and interested in what is happening in the Kelseyville community, join them at one of their meetings on the second Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro, 3825 Main St.
For more information about the association visit www.visitkelseyville.com .
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Soper Reese Theatre will host showings of “All About Eve” on Tuesday, Jan. 10.
Showings will take place at 1 and 6 p.m.
Entry to the film is by donation.
A quintessential depiction of ruthless ambition in the entertainment industry, “All About Eve” is ranked 16th among the American Film Institute’s list of 100 best films ever made.
Made in 1950, it won six Academy Awards including Best Picture.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s brilliant script is perfect for the prodigious acting talents of Bette Davis who in turn is perfectly supported by Anne Baxter, Gary Merrill, Celeste Holme and George Sanders; and a young Marilyn Monroe makes one of her earliest screen appearances.
The movie is sponsored by Craig Waters. Rated PG with run time of two hours 18 minutes.
The Soper Reese Theatre is located at 275 S. Main St., Lakeport, 707-263-0577, www.soperreesetheatre.com .
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A number of county roadways continue to be impacted by flooding due to the heavy rains, but some areas are soon due to reopen, according to county officials.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office reported that roads in Hidden Valley Lake that were closed due to flooding on Sunday morning had been reopened early Sunday evening, except for Gold Flat Road, which will remain closed due to continued flooding.
The sheriff's office said Sunday evening that, so far, only a few homes have been damaged and they have no reports of major injuries related to Sunday's weather.
However, they cautioned that the storms are far from over. There is supposed to be a brief respite on Monday, at which time local officials plan to survey the damage and prepare for more storms that are expected to arrive on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The agency thanked community members for their cooperation during Sunday's severe storm event, and asked them to continue to honor traffic control points and not to drive through them.
The sheriff's office also urged people not to try to navigate through standing water, as it may be deeper than you think and flowing water can actually sweep away a vehicle.
Elsewhere in the county, a number of road closures remained in place, according to Lake County Public Works, the California Highway Patrol, and the police departments in Clearlake and Lakeport.
The following is a list of impacted roadways as of 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Updates will be provided as they become available.
CLEARLAKE
36th Avenue: Roadway west of Phillips, between Phillips and Oaks, is closed due to heavy flooding and debris in the roadway.
HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE
Gold Flat Road: Closed due to flooding.
KELSEYVILLE
Adobe Creek crossing: Closed due to flooding.
Argonaut Road: Flooding reported in the area of Big Valley Road.
Bell Hill Road: Bell Hill Road is closed at Adobe Creek Low Water Crossing due to water over the roadway.
Bottle Rock at Pine Street: Tree and power lines down and blocking both lanes.
Clark Drive: All of Clark Drive closed due to flooding, use alternative routes.
Gaddy Lane: Flooding across the roadway at Loasa.
Marina View Drive: Downed tree – single lane from Riviera Heights Drive to Soda Bay Road.
LAKEPORT
Highland Springs Road: Flooding across the roadway at Lampson Airport.
Hill Road: Hill Road between Sutter Lakeside Hospital entrance and Lakeshore Boulevard is closed to all traffic due to continuing debris flows. There is no estimate at this time as to when the roadway will be reopened.
Lakeshore Boulevard: Flooding reported across the roadway near Park Way.
Martin Street: Flooded from S. Forbes to Polk St. Use an alternate route and do not drive through the water.
Mathews Road: Mathews Road is closed at Highway 175 due to a bridge replacement project.
McMahon Road: Tree blocking roadway in both directions.
Soda Bay Road: Closed to all traffic from Big Valley Road to Highway 175/S. Main Street due to flooding.
LOWER LAKE
Morgan Valley Road: Single lane due to downed tree into phone lines.
Seigler Canyon Road: Flooding across the roadway above Seigler Bridge. Road is closed from Highway 29 to Big Canyon Road.
Perini Road: Closed at Seigler Canyon Road due to flooding
MIDDLETOWN
Western Mine Road: Closed due to mud/debris slide.
UPPER LAKE
Elk Mountain Road: Roadway closed at MPM 29.6 due to road washout. No estimate of when road will be reopened.
Robinson Road: Two downed trees blocking the roadway.
Scotts Valley Road: Closed from Hendricks Road to Highway 20 due to flooding.
Witter Springs Road: Closed due to flooding.
NAPA COUNTY UPDATE
In addition to the road situation in Lake County, the Napa County Sheriff's Office has issued the following updates on conditions, with all closures to remain in effect through the night, as of 6:30 p.m.:
Berryessa Knoxville Road: Open but impacted in numerous locations by mud and rock slides and trees down from the 1700 block to Eastside Road. The road is open at this time, but please use extreme caution while driving in this area.
Deer Park Road: Closed between Highway 29 and Silverado Trail due to flooding.
Dry Creek Road: Impacted from the 5800 block to Oakville Grade due to water.
Highway 128: North of Calistoga into Sonoma County is closed due to flooding per Caltrans.
Oakville Cross Road: Closed at Plump Jack Winery and the Napa River due to flooding.
Yountville Cross Road: Closed due to flooding.
COBB, Calif. – Hundreds of Cobb residents remained without power on Sunday afternoon due to an outage first reported earlier in the day.
The outage, first reported at 10:34 a.m., did not have an estimated time of restoration late Sunday afternoon, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
As of 4 p.m. that the outage was impacting 582 customers, PG&E said.
PG&E on Sunday afternoon hadn't given a cause for the outage, but the storms and heavy rain had caused downed trees and lines throughout the county all day.
A number of small, limited power outages – said to only be impacting one customer each – were reported in other areas of the county on Sunday, including Clearlake, the Clear Lake Riviera, Hidden Valley Lake, Kelseyville, Lakeport, Lower Lake and Middletown.
Across the region, PG&E was reporting outages impacting thousands of customers due to the storms.
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