LAKE COUNTY
Holiday Closures
ll branches of the Lake County Library system will be closed Nov. 22-23, to observe Thanksgiving. Normal hours at all branches will resume on Saturday Nov. 24. Call your local branch if you have any questions. Even though the library will be closed you can still go online to the library website at http://library.lakecountyca. gov to download ebooks, audiobooks, movies music and magazines. You can also check on your account, renew any items you have checked out or requests books from libraries in Lake, Sonoma and Mendocino to pick up at your local branch when the library does reopen.
Lakeport Library located at 1425 N. High Street, is open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The phone number is 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 7 p.m. The phone number is 994-5115.
Middletown Library 21256 Washington Street, is open Tuesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The phone number is 987-3674.
Upper Lake Library 310 Second Street, is open Tuesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The phone number is 275-2049.
—Submitted by Jan Cook Library Technician
LAKEPORT
Local Sears Safe after Bankruptcy and store closures
Sears Hometown Store located at 2570 S. Main St will not be affected by Sears Holdings Corporation’s recent bankruptcy filing and announcement of store closures, says owner Dan Peterson.
Sears Holding Corporation filed for bankruptcy last month, announcing the closure of 142 stores at the same time. Last week the company reported an additional 40 more store closures. However, the local Sears Hometown Store, which is independently owned and is operated under Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores Inc. will not be affected by the bankruptcy or closures, Peterson said.
Originally a subsidiary of Sears Holdings, Sears Hometown Stores “SHOS” was spun off from Sears Holdings in 2012, which created two separate companies.
The major difference between the two companies, Peterson said, is that Sears Hometown Stores sell only “hard line” items, which include appliances, garden equipment and hardware.
When Sears Hometown and Sears Holdings separated, Sears Hometown made the decision to keep using the Sears name due to its nationwide recognition. However, with Sears Holdings bankruptcy filing, there has been confusion for customers.
The only thing that’s been affected, after the first couple of days we had trouble because of the business relationship with them and things had to be sorted out with some of the mutual contracts. “We’re back on track now and it is business as usual.”
Peterson emphasized that customer’s warranties will be honored, appliances will continue to be serviced and the store will continue to offer the same products and services that they have been.
As always Peterson encourages customers to continue shopping at local brick and mortar retail stores.
—Submitted
President Trump to meet with victims of wildfires in California
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he plans to come to California to meet with those affected by the devastating wildfires. California Professional Firefighters President Brian K. Rice says the president’s visit is welcome.
We welcome the president’s visit to California to meet with those impacted by the wildfires and appreciate what he’s done to expedite aid to the victims of this human tragedy.”
As of Friday afternoon, the Camp Fire near Chico had taken the lives of 63 people, with as many as 300 more missing. The fire has consumed 142,000 acres, and was 45 percent contained. More than 5,500 firefighters are battling the blaze, the deadliest and most destructive in California history.
Also still burning as of Friday was the Woolsey Fire, which had consumed nearly 100,000 acres. It is nearly 2/3 contained.
—Submitted by the California Professional Firefighters (State Council of the International Association of Fire Fighters)
