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County libraries closed for Martin Luther King Day

LAKE COUNTY – All branches of the Lake County Library system will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 22 to observe Martin Luther King Day.


Normal hours at all branches will resume on Wednesday, Jan. 23.


Call your local branch if you have any questions.


Lakeport Library, located at 1425 N. High St., is open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday noon to 8 p.m.; telephone 263-8817.


Redbud Library, 14785 Burns Valley Road, Clearlake, is open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday noon to 8 p.m.; telephone 994-5115.


Middletown Library, 21267 Calistoga Road, is open Tuesday through Friday from 1 p.m to 6p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; telephone 987-3674.


Upper Lake Library, 310 Second St., is open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 1 p.m. to 6 pm, and Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; telephone 275-2049.


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Berg receives 100-percent rating from Planned Parenthood

SACRAMENTO – Patty Berg received a 100-percent pro-choice rating from Planned Parenthood on her support for reproductive health and pro-choice voting.


“I am honored to receive a high rating from Planned Parenthood,” said Berg, D-Eureka. “Protecting reproductive rights and fighting for good reproductive health has always been a cornerstone in my career.”


Berg is a lifelong advocate for reproductive rights. In the 1980s, she co-founded CHOICES, Humboldt County's first pro-choice Political Action Committee, and developed California's first K-12 comprehensive family life education curriculum for public schools which received national distribution.


While in the Legislature, Berg has supported Planned Parenthood in its efforts to protect reproductive freedom and opposed legislation that attempts to erode those rights.


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Northshore Dive Team plans training Sunday

BLUE LAKES – The Northshore Dive Team will hold a training this weekend.


The team will meet at 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, at the Narrows Lodge at Blue Lakes.


The morning's work will include tending and communication training.


Anyone interested in learning ore about the team is encouraged to attend; you don't need to be a diver to come out to the training.


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Sierra Club hosts Jan. 19 forum

LOWER LAKE – The Sierra Club Lake Group is hosting a special Town Hall Forum to inform Lake County residents about a proposed new conservation initiative that would create a National Conservation Area (NCA) in the Blue Ridge Berryessa region.


Boundaries are still to be determined, but the NCA could potentially encompass about 800,000 acres from the Vaca Mountains in Solano County to the Snow Mountain Wilderness, and would include substantial portions of eastern Lake County.


Coordinated management between various public agencies, opportunities for public participation, and increased funding opportunities are among the anticipated benefits.


The meeting will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday Jan. 19, in the Brick Hall on Main Street in Lower Lake.


UC Davis botanist Dr. Susan Harrison will provide the featured presentation: “Why is our region a hotspot of botanical diversity ... and what can we do to conserve it?” followed by a discussion of the NCA idea itself led by Tuleyome president Bob Schneider, with lots of maps, photos, and opportunities for questions and comments – refreshments, too.


The event is free and everyone is invited. Call Sierra Club Chair Victoria Brandon at 707-994-1931 for additional information, or visit the Lake Group Web site, http://redwood.sierraclub.org/lake.


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