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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Save the date of Saturday, Dec. 17, for the Ely Christmas Marketplace with Santa.
Local artists will be selling their handcrafted goods in the barn from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. that day.
Crafted items for sale will include handmade jewelry, cards, poetry books, cutting boards, handbags, up-cycled and re-purposed items, bath and beauty products, reclaimed furniture and crafts, toys, pencil art, outdoor wood furniture, honey and wax products, and pickles from the Pickle Man. Snacks will be available for purchase from A Passion for Food.
Join the museum volunteers and docents for a wonderful day on the museum grounds with Santa. He will be taking a much-needed break from the North Pole to roam the grounds and join hayrides with the kids - weather permitting. Bring your cameras.
The Lake County Historical Society’s Ely Stage Stop & Country Museum is located at 9921 State Highway 281 (Soda Bay Road) in Kelseyville, near Clear Lake Riviera, just north of Highway 29-Kit's Corner. Current hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday. Private tours can be arranged by appointment.
Facilities are available to support events, conferences, or family gatherings. Celebrate a wedding, reception, special anniversary, or family reunion.
Note that the museum will be closed both Saturday, Dec. 24, and Sunday, Dec. 25, for the Christmas Holiday.
The Ely Stage Stop & Country Museum welcomes more docents to greet visitors and share information on our history, our current displays, and our planned events. Volunteers for maintenance and construction projects are also needed.
Visit www.elystagestop.org or www.lakecountyhistory.org , check out the stage stop on Facebook at www.facebook.com/elystagestop or call the museum at 707-533-9990.
Linda Drake is a volunteer with the Ely Stage Stop.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Economy Propane has provided propane service to homes, farms, and businesses to the communities it serves for many years. With the help of local residents, Economy Propane plans to deliver more than just propane this holiday season.
Economy Propane is collecting new and gently used costs, hats, scarves, and gloves this year and putting them into the hands of less fortunate members of our community.
Donations can be given to Economy Propane deliverymen or brought to the Economy Propane office at 2305 S. Main St. in Lakeport through Dec. 30.
At the end of the coat drive, Economy Propane will donate items collected to one or more local charities.
“Economy Propane is proud to provide a product that helps keep people in our community warm and provides some comfort in their lives,” said Andy Fellman, Economy Propane’s local director of operations. “But we realize that too many local residents will struggle to stay warm this winter because they don’t have an adequate coat. Our goal is to help provide one to as many people here as possible. Thanks to the generous members of our community, we look forward to doing just that.”
Fellman said local residents do not have to be customers of Economy Propane to participate in the coat drive.
More information about Economy Propane can be found at www.EconomyPropaneGas.com .
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The generous support of a sponsor seeking to encourage cat adoptions at the holidays has resulted in Lake County Animal Care and Control offering a significantly discounted rate to people who want to add a new pet to their family.
Animal Care and Control Director Bill Davidson said a donation from animal advocate Victoria Garcia-Shipley has allowed his agency to offer the nine adult cats it has for adoption for $10 each.
Davidson said the cats that are adopted will be spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.
Potential adopters must still submit applications, be screened and approved, Davidson said.
Davidson said the special will be offered until all of nine cats are adopted.
The available cats, their information and pictures is shown below.
Male domestic short hair mix
This male domestic short hair mix has a gray tabby coat and gold eyes. He also looks great in holiday attire.
He's in cat room kennel No. 103, ID No. 6563.
Female domestic short hair
This female domestic short hair mix cat has a tuxedo coat and green eyes.
She's in cat room kennel No. 9, ID No. 6565.
Female domestic short hair
This female domestic short hair has an all-black coat and green eyes.
She's in cat room kennel No. 15, ID No. 6592.
Male lynx point
This male lynx point has a short coat and blue eyes.
He's in cat room kennel No. 19, ID No. 6564.
Male domestic long hair
This male domestic long hair cat has a white and gray coat, and gold eyes.
Shelter staff said he already has been altered.
He's in cat room kennel No. 66, ID No. 6610.
Domestic medium hair cat
This female domestic medium hair cat has a dilute tortie coat and green eyes.
She's in cat room kennel No. 111, ID No. 6459.
Domestic short hair
This young female domestic short hair cat has a gray tabby coat and gold eyes.
She's in cat room kennel No. 112, ID No. 6555.
Domestic short hair
This female domestic short hair has a gray tabby coat and gold eyes.
She's in cat room kennel No. 120, ID No. 6416.
Domestic medium hair cat
This male domestic medium hair cat was severely injured during the Clayton fire, and continues to recover.
He has a gray and white coat, gold eyes and has been neutered.
He's in the animal shelter clinic, ID No. 5856.
All adoptable animals in Lake County can be seen at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control/Shelter_Animal_Search.htm .
To fill out an adoption application online visit http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control/Adopt/Dog___Cat_Adoption_Application.htm .
Lake County Animal Care and Control is located at 4949 Helbush in Lakeport, next to the Hill Road Correctional Facility.
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. The shelter is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Visit the shelter online at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control.htm .
For more information call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Residents of Lake County and nearby counties who wish to finish a bachelor’s degree may now apply to Marymount California University’s Lakeside Campus for the fall 2017 semester.
The campus is located in the historic Lucerne Castle, 3700 Country Club Drive.
Since 2014 the Lakeside Campus has been offering upper division university-level courses in several major areas of study. Business, psychology, and liberal arts bachelor’s degree programs are offered. Additionally, students can enroll in a hybrid master’s program in community psychology.
The Lakeside Campus is located in a large and impressive facility that was once a hotel. Renovations were made to upgrade and add classrooms and common meeting rooms.
Modern classrooms, complete with broadband technology, are the setting for the classes that meet on campus. In-person classes are offered in the evenings to allow students to pursue their regular daily activities with jobs, families or other business.
A redesign of the methods of delivering classes has been completed at MCU Lakeside. Starting in the fall of 2017, classes will be both hybrid – meeting one week in person and the other week online – and also completely online classes.
This design means students have the support of the Lakeside staff while also being able to complete much of their coursework from home.
For residents of Lake County and six surrounding counties, tuition at the Lakeside campus is substantially discounted from the cost of tuition at Marymount California University’s main campus in Southern California. Interested students may be eligible for financial aid as well.
The staff at the Lakeside campus is available to give tours, schedule meetings to discuss programs, or assist anyone thinking of going back to school to determine how it could work for their individual situation.
Applications may be made online via www.marymountcalifornia.edu .
For more information, please call the Lakeside Campus at 888-991-5253 or Enrollment Coordinator Kathy Windrem at 310-303-7670.
KELSEYVILLE, Calf. – The December monthly meeting for the Redbud Audubon Society will be the traditional bird identification program.
This is a popular program and is great for both beginners and veterans of birding. It is a wonderful way to get ready to participate in the upcoming Christmas Bird count scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 17.
Join them on Thursday, Dec. 15, for Brad Barnwell’s bird identification presentation.
Refreshments will be offered at 7 p.m. and the program at 7:15 p.m. in the Glebe Social Hall, St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 4085 Main St., Kelseyville.
The program is free and are open to the public.
The bird identification program, presented by local photographer and naturalist Brad Barnwell, is a great way to learn about the common and not-so-common birds of Lake County, especially if you are planning to participate in the Christmas Bird Count.
Even if you are not participating in the bird count, learning about common birds is very fun and gratifying.
Barnwell will give a power point presentation featuring amazing images of many of Lake County’s birds. The program emphasizes the field characteristics of birds likely to be seen during the count.
The Redbud Audubon Society has been holding its annual Christmas Bird Count for decades; this year is the 42nd annual Christmas Bird Count for Redbud Audubon.
Redbud Audubon invites all birders and nature enthusiasts to join in the upcoming Christmas Bird Count; all skill levels are encouraged to participate.
If you are interested in participating in the bird count, call 707-263-8030, leave a message with your phone number and someone will return your call.
After the count, participants are invited to a pizza dinner at 5:30 p.m. at Kelseyville Pizza on State Street to join in the count compilation where the tally of the day’s sightings is compiled.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A group of Lake County residents is engaging in a new way to discuss the difficult topics of death, dying and planning for end-of-life events.
The group has organized two “death cafés” that come together each month in Lake County locations.
One café takes place the first Saturday of the month at Catfish Coffee Shop, 14624 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake, and the other café group gathers on the third Wednesday of each month at the Riviera Common Grounds Coffee House, 9730 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville.
Each group meets from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
The death café gatherings are open to the public, and there is no charge to join the discussion.
The informal get-togethers are facilitated by volunteer community members MJ McNulty, Laisne Hamilton, Henny Nouwen, RN, CMT, and Robert Rothemich.
Started in England, “death cafés” are spreading across the United States in an effort to normalize the discussion about death, helping people relax with the topic and make the most of their lives.
Each café is different, said Nouwen, “and talk can center on advance directive planning, funeral planning or philosophical insights.”
Gatherings are not morbid and typically draw people from all walks of life who want to talk about death to live life more fully.
Groups are not intended to be support groups; they are more about self-exploration. The cafés are about taking death out of the closet, said Nouwen.
No one wants to talk about death over dinner, at a football game or at a party, says Lakeport resident and death café facilitator Laisne Hamilton.
However, there are times when people do want to talk about the “taboo” topic, and when that happens there may not be someone to listen, she said.
Doctors and scholars who study attitudes toward death say that for most people such conversations are healthy; talking about death can ease people’s fears and the notion that death is taboo.
“A major part of American society is very averse to thinking about dying,” noted David Barnard, a professor of ethics at the Oregon Health and Science University who has written extensively about the end of life.
Local facilitators of each café have a depth of experience in the arena of death and dying, ranging from work with hospice agencies to serving as a “death midwife.”
For more information, call 707-279-8512 or 707-889-0751, or online, visit www.deathcafe.com .