LAKEPORT
Soper Reese Theatre presents The Polar Express December 23
All aboard! The Polar Express is arriving in Lake County on Monday, December 23. Come to the theatre in your PJs, kids and grown-ups too, and enjoy a fun holiday family party. Shows at 1 and 6 pm. Doors open 30 minutes prior. Entry to the film is by donation. Hot cocoa, Christmas cookies and popcorn available at the concession stand.
All are invited to enjoy the beauty and artistry of this 2004 animated classic directed by Robert Zemeckis and adapted from the book of the same name by children’s author Chris Van Allsburg. The story is about a young boy who embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on Christmas Eve, along the way he learns about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas. Conductor’s voice by Tom Hanks.
The movie is sponsored by Patrick Lambert, Farmers Insurance. Run time is 1 hour and 30 minutes. Rated G. The Soper Reese Theatre is located at 275 S. Main St., Lakeport, 707-263-0577, soperreesetheatre.com.
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Five-day County of Lake holiday closure
Many offices at the County of Lake will be closed to the public for the entire Christmas week this year, according to county employees and the county’s website. The “Winter Holiday,” as the county refers to it on its website, will begin Dec. 23 and end Dec. 27.
This five-day closure appears to be new for most county departments, which closed for three days around Christmas in 2018.
A five-day closure is also planned for 2020, according to the county’s website. Complete information could not be obtained by press time regarding which county offices will close and which will remain open this year, but representatives from the county clerk, the district attorney, and county administration said their offices will be closed for the week. District Attorney Susan Krones said that the Lake County Superior Court will remain open each day except Christmas, noting that her attorneys will therefore still perform in-custody arraignments that week.
Deputy county administrator Matthew Rothstein said Wednesday that a press release was being planned to explain the long county holiday in further detail.
— Lake County Record-Bee
