CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The next HazMobile event will be held Friday, July 20, and Saturday, July 21, at Highlands Senior Service/Community Center, 3245 Bowers Ave. in Clearlake.

Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Households can bring up to 15 gallons of toxic items free of charge. Fees will be charged for amounts over 15 gallons.

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

Items that cannot be accepted include televisions, computer monitors, ammunition, explosives, radioactive materials or infectious wastes.

To learn how and where to properly dispose these items, please visit www.recycling.co.lake.ca.us or contact the Recycling Hotline at 707-263-1980.

HazMobile services are provided to residential households by the Integrated Waste Management Division of the Lake County Public Services Department and the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle).

Businesses also are welcome to use this convenient service to properly dispose of hazardous waste and protect our environment, however, businesses must pay for this taxpayer-funded service and first make an appointment.

Business appointments can be made by calling the Mendocino County Solid Waste Authority, the contracted agency that provides this service in Lake County at 707-468-9786.
 
Free recycling options for residents and businesses:

Recycled paint is available to both residents and businesses at Lake County Waste Solutions on first-come, first-served basis in five gallon containers. Colors include tan, brown, gray, and pink.
Used cooking oil can be dropped-off by businesses and residents, which will be recycled into BioDiesel by Yokayo BioFuels. Drop-off at Lake County Waste Solutions, South Lake Refuse & Recycling Center, and the Northshore Fire Protection District station at 6257 Seventh Ave. in Lucerne.

Used motor oil can be dropped-off by residents for recycling year round at a number of sites in the county. Visit www.recycling.co.lake.ca.us for locations.

Electronics (e-waste) can be dropped off at Lake County Waste Solutions, South Lake Refuse & Recycling Center, and monthly at the Goodwill e-waste collection held in Lakeport.

Lake County Waste Solutions
230 Soda Bay Road, Lakeport
888-718-4888 or 234-6400
Monday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
www.candswaste.com

South Lake Refuse & Recycling Center
16015 Davis St., Clearlake
Open daily 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
707-994-8614
www.southlakerefuse.com

The HazMobile program is subsidized by the Lake County Public Services Department, Integrated Waste Management Division and CalRecycle as a public service to Lake County residents.

For more information about recycling, reusing, and reducing, please visit www.recycling.co.lake.ca.us or call the Recycling Hotline at 707-263-1980.

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – Visitors are invited to tour Stone House Museum and see the newly constructed back porch Saturday, July 14, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A California State Historical Monument, the museum was restored and is preserved by the Stone House Historical Society. Membership is open to the public.

Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Hidden Valley Lake Association (HVL) activity room, adjacent to Stone House, at 18174 Hidden Valley Road in Hidden Valley Lake.

Lake County museum curator Linda Lake is the guest speaker at the Aug. 7 meeting. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome to attend.

For entrance to HVL’s gated community, visitors should enter at the Hartmann Road gate off highway 29 north of Middletown.

For more information see www.lakecountystonehouse.com .

SACRAMENTO – Often times, when people think of summer, they think of backyard parties and, of course, fireworks.

It can be fun to watch the colorful display of sparkling lights in a dark sky, but fireworks can also cause serious harm if they are not handled carefully and correctly.

Cal Fire would like to remind all Californians about firework safety.

“Every year, many families are negatively impacted by the misuse and/or illegal use of fireworks,” said Chief Tonya Hoover, California’s State Fire Marshal. “Fire departments respond to devastating and costly fires and serious life-threatening injuries caused by fireworks, while local hospitals treat hundreds of injuries as a result of unsafe fireworks uses.”

Illegal fireworks include sky rockets, bottle rockets, roman candles, aerial shells, firecrackers and other types that explode, go into the air, or move on the ground in an uncontrollable manner.

Cal Fire continues to work with local law enforcement agencies to seize illegal fireworks and prosecute those who possess them.

If you are convicted, you could be fined up to $50,000 as well as sent to prison or jail for up to one year.

State Fire Marshal approved “Safe and Sane” fireworks are currently permitted in 290 communities throughout the state.

In Lake County, the only area Safe and Sane fireworks may be used is within certain areas of the city of Lakeport.

Cal Fire wants to remind those who choose to purchase these fireworks to be sure they carry the “Safe and Sane” State Fire Marshal seal and are only used in the community where they are purchased.

It is illegal to sell, transport, or use any fireworks in areas where they are not allowed. Even Safe and Sane fireworks can be dangerous if used in an unsafe manner.

Cal Fire offers these tips when handling fireworks:

• Be sure the fireworks are permitted in your area
• If permitted in your area, be sure the fireworks carry the State Fire Marshal “Safe and Sane” seal.
• Only purchase from legitimate organizations that are authorized to sell fireworks.
• Have water or sand available at the firing site.
• Read and abide by all instructions.
• Soak fireworks in water after usage.
• Do not alter, modify, or enhance fireworks in any way.
• Be sure the fireworks are away from flammable materials, such as dry vegetation.
• Never let children light or play with fireworks.  

For more information about safe firework use, visit www.fire.ca.gov .

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A local support group has formed for local parents of children with autism.

Parents can sign up to join the group at www.meetup.com/SuccessinAutism/ .

Formed in May, the group’s goal is to meet once a month without children and once a month with children.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The next meeting of the Lake County Doll Club will be held on Saturday, July 14.  

The meeting will take place beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Scotts Valley Women's Club, 2998 Hendricks Road, Lakeport.

The Lake County Doll Club will host the Mendocino Coast Doll Club at the meeting.

For more information please call Johanna at 707-279-9970.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Clearlake Youth Center and Glory Days Flag Football League-Youth Division (GDFFL-YD) are hosting a fundraiser car wash on Saturday, July 7, starting at 10 a.m.

The location will be at Foods Etc on Lakeshore Dr. in Clearlake.

All proceeds will be used to help develop the GDFFL-YD and support the Clearlake Youth Center Summer Program.

These projects are very dependent on how much effort the adults of the community put into them, and since this particular type of fundraiser is labor intensive, any volunteer help will be greatly appreciated.

Contact Bob Hopkins, 707-350-1411; Vince Lamb, 707-295-0223, or Joyce Overton, 707-350-2898, for more information.