Hours will be from 9 a.m. until 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.

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

To learn how and where to properly dispose of 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.

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.

Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club members gathered to put together goodie bags for Meals on Wheels recipients. Photo courtesy of Claire Grieve.

LAKEPORT – This is the third year Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club members have remembered people who receive Meals on Wheels with “goodie bags” filled with candy/cookies and Valentine’s Day cards (many are handmade).

Members held a workshop at Chairman Claire Grieve’s home to put the bags together, and then afterwards enjoyed visiting while having coffee and a dessert.

June Beto delivered 50 bags to the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center and Jo Douville delivered 150 bags to the Lakeport Senior Center. Cards were also made to give to the drivers. Then Meals on Wheels drivers will deliver the bags when delivering the meals.

The club meets at 12:00noon on the third Tuesday of the month at the Scotts Valley Women's Club House, 2298 Hendricks Road, Lakeport.

Members, guests, and all interested are most welcome. President Jo Jameson, 707-263-4039, invites interested gardeners to join us.

Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club is a member of Mendo-Lake District, Calif. Garden Club, Inc., Pacific Region, & National Garden Clubs Inc.

For more information see www.clttgc.org .

Members of the Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club packed the goodie bags at Claire Grieve's Lakeport home. Photo courtesy of Claire Grieve.

The meeting will open with a presentation on Western Pond Turtles by Professor Nick Geist of Sonoma State University.

Geist has done studies for the past two years on Clear Lake Western Pond Turtles. This species resides in Kelsey Slough and is watched by park visitors throughout the warmer times of the year.

This presentation will be followed by a review of CLSPIA accomplishments during 2009 and a look forward into 2010.

For inquiries regarding the membership meeting, please phone 707-277-7713.

Clear Lake State Park is located at 5300 Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville.

Included are Mendocino County projects that may impact Lake County commuters.

Caltrans will suspend work on Northern California highways from Friday, Feb. 12, through Monday, Feb. 15, in observance of the President’s Day weekend. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, it may be necessary for Caltrans Maintenance forces to respond to emergency situations.

LAKE COUNTY

Highway 20

– Clearlake Oaks Water District has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility repairs near Pingree Road beginning Tuesday, Feb. 16. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 29

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Spruce Road to A Street beginning Tuesday, Feb. 16. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– Construction of a retaining wall about three miles north of Elk will continue. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Granite Construction of Ukiah.

Highway 20

– PG&E of Eureka has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for tree trimming from Wildwood Camp Ground to 0.7 miles east of Wildwood Camp Ground beginning Tuesday, Feb. 16. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– A culvert replacement project from Forestry Station Road to 0.1 miles east of Blosser Road will continue. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Kapel Construction of Willow Creek.

– Construction of a retaining wall 0.4 mile east of Three Chop Road will continue. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Granite Construction of Ukiah.

Highway 101

– Verizon of Garberville has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit to relocate utilities 0.4 mile south of Redwoods River Resort beginning Tuesday, Feb. 16. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

– An emergency culvert replacement project at the northbound 101 onramp of the junction of Routes 101/271 will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. A full ramp closure will be in effect. A detour is available. Contractor – Mendocino Construction Service of Willits.

Highway 222

– Preparation for replacement of the Russian River Bridge will begin Tuesday, Feb. 16. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – CC Meyers of Rancho Cordova.

For information pertaining to emergency roadwork or for updates to scheduled roadwork, please contact the California Highway Information Network (CHIN) at 1-800-GAS-ROAD (1-800-427-7623).

Both facilities will reopen on Tuesday, Feb. 16.

Normal operating hours at the landfill are 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

The Public Services office is normally open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If you have any questions regarding this subject or any of the solid waste issues in Lake County, please call 707-262-1760.

THE DATES FOR CANDIDATES FORUMS HAVE BEEN REVISED.

MIDDLETOWN – This month’s Middletown Luncheon Club meeting is on Wednesday, Feb. 17, and the speaker is Dr. Korby Olson, superintendent of the Middletown Unified School District.

The Middletown Luncheon Club is hosting three candidate forums prior to the June election.

The first event on March 17 features the two candidates for Lake County Superintendent of Schools, Judy Luchsinger and Wally Holbrook.

On April 21 it will be the candidates for district attorney: Jon Hopkins (incumbent), Don Anderson and Doug Rhoades.

On May 19 sheriff candidates Rod Mitchell (incumbent), Francisco Rivero and Jack Baxter have been invited to speak. A fourth candidate, Martin McCarthy, also will be invited.

Keep in mind that the list of candidates could change since the actual filing period for the June election doesn’t close until March 12.

The club meets on the third Wednesday of each month at noon at the Middletown Methodist Church social hall. Cost for lunch is $5.

Everyone is welcome, but please RSVP for the candidate forums if you do not regularly attend Luncheon Club meetings. Call 707-928-9812 and leave a message. Only the first 50 people can be accommodated for lunch.