LOWER LAKE – The Lower Lake Historical School Preservation Committee will hold their annual Treasures and Trash Sale on Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum, 16435 Main St., Lower Lake.

Plants, small appliances, tools and gently used household goods will fill the auditorium for this one-day, rain or shine event.

To donate items, please contact the museum during regular business hours, 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, 707-995-3565. No large appliances or clothing, please.

Like the kitchen tools and implements, most of the early furnishings were highly utilitarian. Shopping locally was almost nonexistent. Until well into the 20th century, families made periodic trips to Napa or Colusa, and most clothing was made at home. Courtesy photo.

Visitors arriving April 26 should access Stone House via Hartmann Road, turning left at the HVL gate, pressing the intercom button to say they’re visiting Stone House, then continuing on Hidden Valley Road.

Historic Stone House (www.lakecountystonehouse.com) was built in 1853-4 by Robert Sterling whose wife was the first white woman in Coyote Valley. It was headquarters for the Guenoc Land Grant and the valley’s first store.

Stone House was declared State Registered Landmark No. 450 by California’s Centennial Commission in 1950. A small pillar with plaque is posted along high 29, six miles north of Middletown, just outside HVL’s old main gate.

Today, Stone House is filled with furnishings that reflect the lifestyles of days long gone. Stone House was a family residence until the mid-1960s, so some modernization occurred like electricity and hardwood floors. Some walls are plastered; but the interior walls are historic hand-sawn 2x12 redwood timbers.

Stone House is owned by the Hidden Valley Lake homeowner association and is maintained by Stone House Historical Society. The historical society meets monthly on the first Tuesday at 10 am. During the reconstruction of the HVLA recreation room, the group meets at the HVL Country Club.

For more information, see www.lakecountystonehouse.com or call 707-987-7370.

This upscale enameled wood stove, fancier than normally found in a farm home like Stone House, was probably used in a house in town. Wherever

The newly formed group will gather from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Lakehouse Inn, Bistro and Lounge – formerly the Lamplighter – located at 14165 Lakeshore in Clearlake.

The cost to attend is free; a menu of items ranging in cost from $5 to $10 will be available.

Stay afterwards for mingling, networking, drinks and entertainment.

For more information contact Laurie LaMonaco at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 707-413-7167.

The Lake County Department of Public Works reported that beginning Wednesday, April 22, and continuing through Friday, April 24, Main Street in Kelseyville, between Bell Hill Road and Second Street will be closed to through traffic between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. for construction of pavement rehabilitation and accessibility improvements.

Signs will be in place to alert the traveling public of the need to use alternative routes.

The public is asked to drive with caution in this area.

For more information contact the Department of Public Works, 707-263-2341.

It is not too early to make your reservations for this fun event and Land Trust supporters are being urged to reserve their places as soon as possible, a spokesperson noted.

Social hour will start at 6 p.m. and a four course dinner will be served with wine at 7 p.m. A highlight of the dinner is the sale of original works of art by Lake County artists who have contributed paintings or photographs to the Land Trust.

A new feature this year will be a fun giveaway of several interesting “baskets” that are being put together by Land Trust President Pete McGee. Each basket will feature a different theme, including the history of Lake County and wines of Lake County. One ticket for the drawings to be held that night will be complimentary with the dinner reservation and extra tickets will also be available for sale at the event.

All services, food and wine are graciously donated by the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro with all of the proceeds going towards the work of the Lake County Land Trust.

“We want to thank Marie Beery for supporting the Land Trust in this very important fundraiser for our organization,” said McGee.

The public is cordially invited to this event. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the Saw Shop at 707-278-0129. Payment is taken at the door, the evening of the event. Tickets are $60 per person. For information, call Roberta Lyons at 707-994-2024 or Susanne Scholz at 707-994-1804.

The Lake County Land Trust is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting important land resources in Lake County. The Land Trust stewards the Rodman Slough Preserve on the north end of Clear Lake, spear-headed the movement to preserve the Black Forest on Mt. Konocti, and worked on the protection of Mt. Konocti.