MIDDLETOWN – The next HazMobile event will be held on Friday, May 14, and Saturday, May 15, at South Lake Fire Department, Highway 175, in Middletown.

Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Events may be canceled due to rain.

Households can bring up to 15 gallons of toxic items free of charge. A charge will be made for amounts above 15 gallons.

Items that are accepted include paint, solvents, fuels, 5-gallon propane tanks, pool chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, dry cell batteries, fluorescent light tubes (up to 60 feet free) and other toxins that cannot be put in the trash.

Excluded items that cannot be accepted are televisions, computer monitors, ammunition, explosives, radioactive materials or infectious wastes.

To learn how and where to properly dispose these items, please contact the Public Services office at

707-263-1980.

This is a residential service. Charges apply to businesses; phone 707-468-9786 for more information and business appointments.

Free recycled paint is available at Lake County Waste Solution Transfer Station at 230 Soda Bay Road in Lakeport on a first-come, first-served basis. Five-gallon containers of tan, brown, gray and pink are available.

Used oil can be recycled year round at a number of sites in the county.

The HazMobile program is subsidized by the Lake County Public Services Department Solid Waste Division. If you have any questions regarding this or any of Lake County’s Solid Waste programs, please call 707-262-1760 or the hot line number at 707-263-1980.

UPPER LAKE – The Northshore Dive Team will hold a training this Sunday, May 16.

The training will be held at Library Park on Park Street in Lakeport beginning at 9:30 a.m. Participants also can meet at the Northshore Fire Protection District's Station 90 in Upper Lake at 9 a.m. to make the trip over.

All interested personnel are encouraged to attend. You don't have to be a diver to be a team member.

The team, which operates through community donations, also is seeking help in updating its dive gear. Donations can be sent to the team at P.O. Box 61, Upper Lake, CA 95485.

For more information, call team leader Capt. John Rodriguez at 707-275-9007 or 707-349-3367, e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit the team's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Upper-Lake-CA/Northshore-Dive-Team/289897949089?ref=ts.

LAKEPORT – The Lakeport Main Street Association, in conjunction with the city of Lakeport, will hold a Downtown Lakeport Clean-Up Day on Saturday, May 22.

The event will take place rain or shine.

Participants of all ages are encouraged to participate.

Local businesses, service clubs and other associations are challenged to “adopt a block.”

Participants should meet at 6 a.m. in Museum Park where refreshments will be served.

Please bring window washing equipment, work gloves, shovels, brooms, buckets, rags, dustpans, garden tools, and lots of energy!

Tourist season is just around the corner, and we want our storefronts and sidewalks to look spotless and welcoming. Let’s kick off the season by showing pride in Lakeport.

For further information, please contact Jan Bruns at 707-263-8843.

NICE – A Mother’s Day tea will be held Sunday, May 16, at the Sons of Italy.

They will serve assorted teas, tiny sandwiches, baked goods, fresh fruit and other finger foods.

Bring your mom or a friend to the club hall, 2817 E. Highway 20 in Nice.

The bar is open for specialty drinks and socializing at 3 p.m., the tea will be served at 4 p.m.

All tickets cost $15 at the door.

Bring your own tea cup and, if you want, a story to share.

Call 707-274-9952 to reserve a table or get information.

LAKEPORT – The Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health Advisory Board (MCAH) will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, May 13.

The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Lake Family Resource Center Community Meeting Room at 890 Bevins St. in Lakeport.

Agenda items include reports about the Dental Disease Prevention Program, First Five Lake Projects, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, Adverse Childhood Experience Survey (ACES), Dr. Ira Chasnoff’s Perinatal Prevention Program, Mother-Wise Program as well as current issues affecting children and families in Lake County.

Mother-Wise program coordinator, Jaclyn Ley, can be reached at 707-349-1210 to get more information about the program.

Anyone is welcome to attend MCAH monthly meetings to learn more about many important local health matters.

For more information call Tom Jordan at 707-263-6169 or Catherine Rose at 707-263-3949.

MIDDLETOWN – Lake County Special Olympics is hosting a fundraiser at The Cowpoke Cafe in Middletown on Friday, May 14, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Come and enjoy some great food while being served by Lake County law enforcement officers.