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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Friends of Middletown Library will kick off a children’s book fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 15.
The fundraiser will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the community room of the library, 21256 Washington St.
The goal is to raise $10,000 by Dec. 31 to purchase children’s books and young adult books, DVDs and audio books. Friends will match dollar for dollar up to $5,000.
So bring your family and join them to help reach their goal. Refreshments will be served.
The mini book sale will take place in the library hallway at the same time. There will be lots of hardcover, paperback and special price books for sale.
Prices range from $1 for hardcover and $0.50 for paperback. All proceeds are for the purchase of new books and supplies for the library.
Show your support of the local library by joining them on Saturday, Oct. 15.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Animal Care and Control has two Clayton fire cats remaining available for adoption, after others found homes over the past week.
The two cats are both tabbies. One of them was seriously injured during the fire and has been nursed by the veterinarian who operates the shelter's clinic.
In addition to spaying or neutering, cats that are adopted from Lake County Animal Care and Control are microchipped before being released to their new owner. License fees do not apply to residents of the cities of Lakeport or Clearlake.
If you're looking for a new companion, visit the shelter. There are many great pets there, hoping you'll choose them.
In addition to the animals featured here, 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 .
The following cats at the Lake County Animal Care and Control shelter have been cleared for adoption (other cats pictured on the animal control Web site that are not listed here are still “on hold”).
Domestic medium hair
This domestic medium hair cat has a gray and white coat, and is recovering from injuries suffered during the Clayton fire.
Shelter staff said the cat, the gender of which has not been determined, was found in the Lower Lake area on Aug. 18.
The cat is in the Animal Care and Control clinic, ID No. 5856.
Domestic short hair
This adult female domestic short hair has a brown tabby and white coat, and has green eyes. She already has been spayed.
Shelter staff said she was found in Lower Lake on Aug. 17.
She is in cat room kennel No. 110, ID No. 5842.
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
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The latest quilt block to join the Lake County Quilt Trail is “Fire Sirens.”
The 4-foot by 4-foot quilt block was installed on the Fire Siren Thrift Store building located on
Highway 175 next door to the fire station in Middletown, on the way to Cobb.
The store is run by volunteers with the Fire Sirens, an organization that has been in existence for 31 years.
All proceeds from the thrift store go toward lifesaving equipment for all of the South Lake County Fire engines and ambulances.
The Lake County Quilt Trail is an agricultural and tourism project designed to promote community pride.
The Fire Sirens quilt block was drawn and painted by the Lake County Quilt Trail team, a group of dedicated volunteer quilters, graphic artists, painters, writers, carpenters and a videographer.
For more information about the Lake County Quilt Trail visit www.lakecountyquilttrail.com or see the group's Facebook page.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – As a service to property owners impacted by the Clayton fire, Lake County requested that the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, or DTSC, start the first phase of the household hazardous waste removal process.
The DTSC will be conducting sweeps of properties to identify and remove hazardous waste.
The start date for DTSC to begin hazardous waste removal is on Monday, Oct. 3.
This service is only for those affected by the Clayton fire.
Household hazardous waste has to be handled separately from other burn debris and may not go into local landfills.
Residents are strongly urged to leave all household hazardous waste in place and are encouraged to not remove any of those waste products or damaged containers from their properties.
Household hazardous waste includes unused or leftover portions of products used in your home that contain toxic chemicals.
Products labeled caution, warning, danger, poison, toxic, flammable or corrosive are considered hazardous.
Examples of household hazardous wastes to be removed are: antifreeze, solvents, auto batteries, auto fluids, used oil and oil filters, household cleaners, fertilizer, pesticides, aerosols, latex/oil-based paint, pool chemicals, propane tanks (less than 30 gallons).
If you have not yet signed up for the complete debris removal program you may do so by completing a right-of-entry form at one of the following locations:
– Debris Removal Operation Center: 16195 Main St., Lower Lake, telephone 707-994-2195;
– Lake County Environmental Health, 922 Bevins Court, Lakeport, telephone 707-263-1164.
You may also visit the Lake County Recovers site at www.lakecountyrecovers.com to obtain more information and to download a right-of-entry form.
Travel can sharpen our awareness, can keep us on the alert, and here's a poem by Patricia Traxler from her new book Naming the Fires, from Hanging Loose Press. Traxler lives in Salina, Kansas.
Last Hike Before Leaving Montana
Late winter, almost spring. It's like finding a diamond;
now I don't want to leave. I sit in the dirt and put my hands
in your tracks. For the first time in a long time I don't
doubt. Now I know I always knew you were here. You
are the beginning of disclosure, the long-felt presence
Suddenly incarnate. Behind me my friend warns, If we
see the bear, get into a fetal position—I was born
in a fetal position. Did you know, she says, the body
of a shaved bear looks exactly like a human man?
I skip a stone, feel a sudden bloat of grief, then laugh.
I ask her, Who would shave a bear? We climb
Farther up Rattlesnake Creek, watch winter sun glitter
off dark water. No matter how high we go I look higher.
Sometimes absence can prove presence. That's not exactly
faith, I know. All day, everywhere, I feel you near at hand.
There's so much to understand, and everything to prove.
Up high the air is thin and hard, roars in the ears like love.
American Life in Poetry is made possible by The Poetry Foundation ( www.poetryfoundation.org ), publisher of Poetry magazine. It is also supported by the Department of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. They do not accept unsolicited submissions. Poem copyright ©2015 by Patricia Traxler, “Last Hike Before Leaving Montana,” (Naming the Fires, Hanging Loose Press, 2015). Poem reprinted by permission of Patricia Traxler and the publisher. Introduction copyright © 2016 by The Poetry Foundation. The introduction's author, Ted Kooser, served as United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004-2006.
LOWER LAKE, Calif. – There have been four students of the weeks thus far in the school year.
They include Student Body President Brianna E. Legg, who is on a final run to get all her credits to graduate; Ryan O’Bryan, who came back to school showing others the “Carlé Way”; Nicholas Kieffer, who played a major role on our homecoming float and has made the library/band room his own; and Cyrus Pouladdezh, for being a role model student.
Congrats, students of the weeks. We will detail one student a week from this point forward.
The gold level students for the first grading period were: Nicholas Kieffer, Brianna E. Legg, Micaela Martinez-Fisher, Sam Miller, Cyrus Pouladdezh and Candice Safreno.
The silver level students for the first grading period were: Jason Acevedo, Anna Barnard, Vanessa, Lloyd Bridges, Stacie Clemons, Dylan Crow, Matt Diaz-Kaniss, Alvaro Duran, Emily Greig, Donovan Harvey, Cece Hendren-Brown, Veronica Hernandez, Angel Landeros, Karren Martinez-Meth, Destiny Parlet, Alex Parriott, Vince Smith, Michael Solano, Teagan Tompioner, Jacob Walker and Cheyanne West.
The bronze level students for the first grading period were: James Aitken, Kacy Barron, Nick Begins, Destiny Blevins, Martin Ceja-Granados, Taylor Churchill, Triston Famalaro and Claudia Flores.
Carlé High School had a day of tie dye. Principal Koehler and students tie-dyed their school shirts and they look beautiful. Everyone is invited to show school spirit by wearing his or her shirt on Fridays.
Carlé High School senior Sam Miller designed two amazing mugs for our school resource officers Stephanie Green and Joseph Myers, welcoming them to Carlé.
Brianna E. Legg is a student at Carlé Continuation High School.