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- Written by: Clearlake Senior Center
It will take place beginning at noon at the center, located at 3245 Bowers Road.
Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy a turkey dinner with all the fixings.
There is no cost but donations are always welcome.
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- Written by: Redbud Audubon Society
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Redbud Audubon Society will host Redbud board member Lisa Prather on Thursday, Nov. 18, starting at 7 p.m.
Prather will talk about her adventure of traveling 4,000 miles from her home to see a volcano in Iceland.
The program is a Zoom presentation and requires preregistration.
Why would someone travel 4,000 miles from home to see a volcano? Well, for several reasons.
This volcano erupted for the first time in 800 years. And it continued erupting, from March 19 to Sept. 18 of this year, with occasional breaks. It is in a country that has both 150 volcanoes and the second largest glacier in Europe.
We are talking about Iceland. The volcano is Fagradalsfjall.
The “someone” who traveled to see the volcano firsthand, Prather, is a science and math teacher in the Lakeport Unified School District, now a teaching coach for new Lakeport teachers.
“Fagradalsfjall captured my interest in early March,” Prather explained, “when news reports announced that an impending volcano was going to emerge in the small island nation of Iceland. My husband and I watched the live feed of the volcano from day one until July 9 when I got to see it in person, sort of.”
Iceland is the second largest island in Europe, after Great Britain. It spans two tectonic plates: The North American and Eurasian; and its volcanoes draw from deep in the molten mantle of the Earth. It has a mild summer climate for such a northern latitude.
Despite its name, Iceland is a green nation in both its renewable energy and vegetation, making summer visitors speculate why it was dubbed “the land of ice.”
To register for this Zoom presentation click on the link in Redbud Audubon’s online newsletter, or go to www.redbudaudubon.org and click on the registration link on the homepage of the website.
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- Written by: U.S. Forest Service
MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. — The USDA Forest Service is hosting two virtual job fairs to recruit wildland firefighters for the Mendocino National Forest’s On-Call, or OC, Wildland Fire Program.
The job fairs will be on Tuesday, Nov. 30, from 1 to 3 p.m., and Wednesday, Dec. 15, from 10 a.m. to noon.
The two virtual job fairs will be identical in format and will cover the OC program, training opportunities and the hiring process.
The Mendocino National Forest sponsors 10 OC crews for fire suppression, forest staffing, fuels projects and other duties. Each crew consists of 15 on-call personnel and three to five agency personnel.
The forest will have hiring events in January 2022 and provide basic fire training in February and March. Crews will be paid during training.
After training is completed, crews must complete an arduous pack test before being rostered for the upcoming 2022 fire year.
“Becoming a wildland firefighter is a great career opportunity for anyone who likes to be outdoors, hike, travel and gain leadership skills,” said Shilo Springstead, fire training officer.
Participants can register for the program and job fair at https://bit.ly/MNF-fire-register.
The virtual job fairs will be held online via Microsoft Teams at https://bit.ly/MNF-job-fair.
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- Written by: US Postal Service
The U.S. Postal Service needs your assistance in providing safe access to your mail receptacle in an effort to prevent these types of accidents from happening to our mail carriers.
An example is when mail carrier Martha Walker was walking across a lawn on her route in Woodbridge, VA, when she fell into a hole hidden by tall grass on a customer’s property. “It happened so fast, I sunk all the way down to my knee,” she said. “As of a result of my injury, I missed some work to give myself time to recover.”
A property owner could be liable if a mail carrier gets injured due to a hazard on their property. The liability costs may include medical expenses and repayment of lost work hours, which can total thousands of dollars. The Postal Service makes the safety of its employees a top priority.
The week of Nov. 15 through Nov. 19 is USPS National Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention Week, which is a weeklong campaign dedicated to employee safety and injury prevention.
Here are a few simple tips to prevent slips, trips and falls by mail carriers and others on private property year round:
Inspect the path:
Walk the path your carrier takes along your property to identify hazards. This may be an entrance that you use less often. You may not realize that there is a hazard present. Replace doormats that roll up along the edges, and use rubber-backed mats to prevent them from sliding. Ensure there is adequate lighting along the walking path.
Repair hazards:
Cracks in steps and porches, loose railing, uneven sidewalk joints and loose bricks or blocks in the walkway can be caused by deterioration over time. Water is a main culprit. Check drainage slopes and look for pooling areas, as this will also prevent slippery ice spots in the winter. Make repairs as quickly as possible. If you are not able to make the repair, block off the area or add yellow paint to an uneven surface to bring attention to it.
Control slippery surfaces:
Leaves, rain and ice can all pose serious fall hazards. Keep leaves off walking paths, use sand in paint for traction on porches, and clear the ice and snow from the path your carrier takes.