CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Highlands Senior Service Center is staying open longer to serve community members in need of a place to cool off.

Mayor Russ Perdock said that the center is staying open in the afternoon to help seniors, the medically fragile and others who need a break from the heat wave.

Perdock thanked Vice Mayor Bruno Sabatier and Councilwoman Joyce Overton, who also is the executive director for the center, for offering this location and extending hours at the center.

The center is located at 3245 Bowers Ave., telephone 707-994-3051.