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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Seven adult cats are waiting for adoption at Lake County Animal Care and Control this week.
The cats include three males and four females – tabbies, calicoes and a Siamese.
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 here: http://bit.ly/Z6xHMb .
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 short hair
This female domestic short hair mix has calico markings.
She's in cat room kennel No. 8, ID No. 4747.
'Garfield'
“Garfield” is a male domestic short hair mix with an orange tabby coat.
Shelter staff said they are calling him Garfield because he looks and acts just like the cartoon cat. They've not said if that includes a taste for lasagna.
He's in cat room kennel No. 13, ID No. 4750.
'Chip'
“Chip” is a female domestic short hair mix cat with gray tabby and white coat.
She's in cat room kennel No. 28, ID No. 4669.
'Misty'
“Misty” is an adult female domestic short hair mix with a gray and white coat.
She's in cat room kennel No. 32, ID No. 4727.
Male Siamese
This male Siamese has a short white coat with dark markings.
He's in cat room kennel No. 34, ID No. 4739.
Gray male tabby
This domestic short hair mix has a gray tabby coat with white markings.
Shelter staff said he is recovering from an injured – possibly broken – leg.
He is in cat room kennel No. 58, ID No. 4753.
'Kiki'
“Kiki” is a calico with a short coat.
She's in cat room kennel No. 84, ID No. 4758.
Adoptable cats also can be seen at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control/Adopt/Cats_and_Kittens.htm or at www.petfinder.com .
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
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – On Thursday, April 21, the Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College Clear Lake Associated Students hosted its annual Earth and Wellness Fair.
More than 30 booths were present offering information about health care, the environment, local parks, and other activities such as hula hooping, planting alyssum starters and more.
Musicians Corey Snipes and Richey Bronson were well received by the crowd who reacted with loud applause after each set.
The Kehaulani Hula Studio also provided a beautiful hula dance accompanied by Hawaiian music.
This is one of the more popular events held at the Lake County Campus and Clear Lake Associated Students work hard every year to organize this event for both students and the community.
“The Earth and Wellness Fair was the best one yet,” said Danielle Stennet, the Associated Students secretary and chair of the event. “We had a fantastic turnout with a wonderful atmosphere.”
During the event, Aromas Café served a sushi lunch special. The student-run campus restaurant was busy throughout the event. With the popularity of the event and of the fabulous food for which Aromas Café is well known for, it was a given that they would be busy during this wonderful event.
For more information about Lake County Campus or the classes offered during summer and fall 2016, call 707-995-7900 or visit the campus at 15880 Dam Road Extension in the City of Clearlake.
Visit http://lcc.yccd.edu for any other information.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Lupoyoma Parlor No. 329 of the Native Daughters of the Golden West will meet on Thursday, May 12, for a membership social and organizational meeting.
The group meets at 5 p.m. for social time and 6 p.m. for the business meeting at Round Table Pizza, 821 11th St. in Lakeport.
If you were born in California and are over 16 you are a Native Californian eligible for membership in the Native Daughters of the Golden West organization.
The Native Daughters is a fraternal and patriotic organization founded in 1886 on the principles of:
– Love of home;
– Devotion to the flag;
– Veneration of the pioneers;
– Faith in the existence of God.
All Native Daughters are welcome to attend.
For more information contact Parlor Worthy President Carla Dore, 831-524-5588, or V.P. Dee Cuney, 707-235-2902.
For information about Lake County Konocti No. 159 Chapter of the Native Sons of the Golden West contact Tony Braito at 707-245-7663.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – “The Book-to-Action: Oral History” project will hold a wrap party on Saturday, April 30.
The event will begin at 2 p.m. at the Lakeport branch of the Lake County Library, located at 1425 N. High St.
The public is invited to attend as participants discuss their experiences with the project and their plans to continue conducting oral history. Refreshments will be provided.
All during April the Book-to-Action: Oral History project of the Lake County Library and the Lake County Museums has hosted book discussions and training sessions to teach people how to conduct oral history interviews.
Volunteers have begun creating their own independent oral history projects and are recording interviews.
The Book-to-Action program is a variation on the traditional library book group—participants have collectively read and discussed the book The Oral History Workshop and are putting their newfound knowledge into action by interviewing people who have stories to tell.
One goal of Book-to-Action is to give participants the tools they need to record the oral histories of their friends, family, and community, including stories about the 2015 fires.
Some participants are interviewing their relatives, friends and fellow tribal members, some are interviewing clients and others are meeting their subjects for the first time.
For more information call the Lakeport Library at 707-263-8817.
I can't help wishing that dogs lived as long as we do. I have buried a number of them, and it doesn't get any easier. In fact, it gets harder.
Here's Mark Vinz, a Minnesota poet, from his book Permanent Record and Other Poems, from Red Dragonfly Press.
The Way We Said Goodbye
So many years later, the old dog
still circles, head lowered, crippled by
arthritis, nearly blind, incontinent.
We repeat the litany, as if we need
convincing that the end is right.
I'll get her an ice cream cone if you'll
drive her to the vet, my wife says.
So there we sit on the front steps
with our friend, and in the car, as always,
when she senses the doctor's office
drawing near, she moans and tries to
burrow underneath the seats.
What remains, the memory of how
she taught us all the way we need
to learn to live with wasting.
There we sit, together, one last time
as all that sweetness slowly disappears.
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 Mark Vinz, “The Way We Said Goodbye,” from Permanent Record & Other Poems, (Red Dragonfly Press, 2015). Poem reprinted by permission of Mark Vinz 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.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Senior Activity Center is hosting a fundraiser with dinner and dancing on Friday, May 13.
Enjoy a three-course meal featuring prime rib and dance with live music by the High Notes with a spring fling theme from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the center, 527 Konocti Ave.
The center is proud to offer this fine dining experience prepared by Chef Jacobus Vandebroek for only $20 per person, or $25 at the door.
This will be the second time the center is offering this dining experience. Those who attended the sweetheart dinner dance in February were so impressed by the food, volunteers and atmosphere that it prompted one attendee to write a letter to the local newspaper.
This time around tickets are going faster than ever. To get a ticket go to the Lakeport Senior Activity Center Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., or the Meals on Wheels Thrift store between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Purchasing a table of eight for $160 will include a complimentary bottle of local Cabernet Sauvignon.
Proceeds benefit the Meals on Wheels programs for Lakeport and Kelseyville.
For more information call 707-263-4218.