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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Public Services Department announced that the Historic Courthouse Museum in Lakeport and the Historic Schoolhouse Museum in Lower Lake will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24, and Friday, Nov. 25, for the Thanksgiving Day holiday.
The Historic Courthouse in Lakeport and the Schoolhouse Museum in Lower Lake will reopen on Saturday, Nov. 26.
Normal operating hours at the Courthouse Museum in Lakeport are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The Historic Schoolhouse Museum in Lower is normally open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday though Saturday and closed on Sundays.
If you have any questions regarding this subject, please call the Historic Courthouse Museum in Lakeport at 707-263-4555 or the Historic Schoolhouse Museum in Lower Lake at 707-995-3565.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Redbud Audubon Society will hold a field trip to the Rodman Preserve on Saturday, Nov. 19.
The walk will begin at 9 a.m. at the preserve, 6350 Westlake Road near Upper Lake.
This will be an enjoyable walk with field trip leader, Pat Harmon.
There will be both songbirds, raptors and possibly migrating warblers. It is an easy hike lasting about two hours.
The preserve is owned and operated by the Lake County Land Trust. This walk will take the place of the usual Saturday morning walk at the preserve presented by Land Trust volunteers.
To reach the preserve, take the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff off of Highway 29 between Lakeport and Upper Lake. Turn east onto the cutoff, then left on to Westlake Road. The preserve entry is to the immediate right after turning on to Westlake.
Don’t confuse the Rodman Preserve with the County Rodman Slough Park which is located by the bridge on the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff.
For information call Pat Harmon at 707-263-4977.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Public Health has received a limited supply of Prevnar 13, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
Prevnar 13 vaccine is used for the prevention of pneumococcal pneumonia and invasive disease caused by 13 streptococcus pneumoniae strains.
These vaccines will be provided free-of-charge except for a $9 administration fee while supplies last.
Eligibility guidelines to qualify for this program are:
– Prevnar 13 vaccine is available to adults 65 years of age or older.
– Adults 19 years of age or older with immunocompromising conditions, functional or anatomic asplenia, CSF leaks or cochlear implants, and who have not previously received PCV13 or PPSV23, should receive a dose of PCV13 first followed by a dose of PPSV23 at least eight weeks later.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call Public Health at Lake County Public Health, 922 Bevins Court, Lakeport, telephone 707-263-1090 or 800-794-9291.
LUCERNE, Calif. – The last three months of 2016 have supermoons, and the second of those celestial events has light up the night sky on Sunday and Monday.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the full moon this week is the closest full moon to the Earth since 1948, and there won't be another supermoon as large until 2034.
The picture above by Lake County News Editor Elizabeth Larson shows the supermoon rising above the ridge in Lucerne on Monday night. Silhouetted against the moon are a power transmission tower and a passing airplane.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff's Office has released the name of a Lucerne man who died Saturday after being hit by a car while he was walking across Highway 20.
Lt. Steve Brooks identified the pedestrian who was hit as Herbert Edward Muellerleile, 84.
The California Highway Patrol said Muellerleile was crossing Highway 20 at Pomo Way – the entrance to Robinson Rancheria – shortly before 5:30 p.m. Saturday when he was hit by a 2001 Ford Escort driven by 56-year-old Lucerne resident Douglas Williams.
Williams had been unable to see Muellerleile until just before hitting him. Muellerleile died at the scene, the CHP said.
The CHP said the crash remains under investigation.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Rain is back in the forecast for Lake County this week, as well as snow in higher elevations.
The National Weather Service said a cold Pacific storm is moving in over Northern California, bringing rain and some snow in the region's mountains.
The forecast in Lake County is calling for up to a 50-percent chance of rain on Tuesday, with a total of less than a quarter of an inch expected.
The chances of rain continue during the day on Wednesday, with foggy conditions possible on Wednesday night, forecasters said.
Across the region, snow levels are expected to be around 10,000 feet on Tuesday before much colder air begins to move in during the evening, the National Weather Service said.
By Wednesday, forecasters are predicting the snow level will fall to around 3,500 to 4,000 feet. However, no more than a dusting of snow is expected.
In the mountains in northern Lake County, the forecast calls for up to an inch of snow.
Conditions are expected to clear on Thursday and Friday, with chances of rain returning on Friday night and continuing from Saturday through Monday.
In addition to some patchy fog and light winds this week, temperatures are expected to range from the high 50s during the daytime to the low 30s at night.
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