Thursday, March 29
* The Thursday morning breakfast group meets at 7 a.m. Thursday, March 29, at Main Street Cafe, 14084 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake. During March, presentations focus on DUI awareness and prevention. The featured speaker for March 29 is Mark Messerer, treatment coordinator with Alcohol and Other Drug Services, discussing AODS”s drinking/driving program. March breakfast group program chairperson is Judy Thein.
Friday, March 30
* The Redbud Hospital Auxiliary will hold a drawing for its volunteers” spring raffle on Friday, March 30. Tickets are currently on sale; some of the gifts are on display at the hospital”s front entrance.
* Applications are due by Friday, March 30, to fill an unexpired term of City Treasurer. Forms are available during normal business hours at Clearlake City Hall. The city council will consider all applicants and make an official appointment at its Thursday, April 12, meeting. For more information, please call City Clerk Melissa Swanson at 994-8201, ext. 106.
* Clearlake Elks Lodge No. 2299 will hold its Friday night dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. March 30 at Old Highway 53 and Crawford Avenue. Chef Robert will be serving Normandy style pork chops or chicken marsala for $9 per person. Dessert will be fruit cobbler for $1 more. All Elks and their guests are welcome. Call 994-9321 or 994-1089 for an invitation if you”re not an Elk.
Saturday, March 31
* Girl Scout Troop No. 427, of Clearlake, will hold a silent auction fund-raiser, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at El Grande Inn in Clearlake. Funds will go toward end-of-the-year field trips. The troop is planning a trip to San Francisco and a three-night camping trip. Funds will also help the girls stage a production of “Annie” this fall. If you would like to donate items to the silent auction, please call Catrina at 995-1111.
* Spirit Wild, Lake County”s wildlife center, hosts the California Foundation for Birds of Prey, Saturday, March 31, at Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa. Send check or money order, at $25 per person, to Spirit Wild, 11245 Loch Lomond Rd., Middletown, CA 95461. Reservations will be accepted until Tuesday, March 20. Refunds available upon request until Thursday, March 22.
Information: 928-6665.
Sunday, April 1
* Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2337 will serve breakfast, 9 a.m. to noon, Sunday, April 1, at the Post Hall, 3980 Veterans Lane in Clearlake. Donation: $5.
* Adam Smith, Ph.D candidate at U.C. Berkeley, presents a lecture on “Mapping Life: From the Species at Your Feet to the Biodiversity of the World,” 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 1, at the U.C. Davis McLaughlin Reserve in Lower Lake. A mini-filed trip takes place on-site, weather permitting, at 3 p.m. Wear sturdy footwear, bring a sun hat, water bottle and munchies. Registration is necessary by Friday, March 30. Call 995-9005 or e-mail mclaughlin@ucdavis.edu to register and to ask for directions if needed.
Tuesday, April 3
* The City of Clearlake Planning Commission and Parks and Recreation Committee meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive in Clearlake. Watch for agendas or notices of cancellation to be posted at City Hall within 72 hours before a scheduled meeting. Additionally, please refer to the ObserverHAmerican classifieds for legal notices of specific public hearings.
* The Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce holds a dinner meeting on the first Tuesday of the month. For information, call 994-3600 or visit www.clearlakechamber.com.
Wednesday, April 4
* Clear Lake Gleaners, Inc. (Food Bank of Lake County) will hold its monthly USDA food giveaway on Wednesday, April 4. Sites are located at the American Legion Hall and the Elks Lodge in Clearlake as well as in Clearlake Oaks, Middletown, Kelseyville, Finley, Lakeport, Upper Lake and Lucerne.Please note that there is no longer a site in Lower Lake; it has been relocated to the Clearlake Elks Lodge.Please refer to the site where you are registered for time. New applicants must have Social Security identification. For more information, call 263-8082 or e-mail clgleaners@pacific.net.
* The Lake County Rockhounds hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. every first Wednesday of the month at Redbud Library, 14765 Burns Valley Rd. in Clearlake. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, April 4. The public is always welcome to attend. The April program will be “Geology of Lake County,” presented by D. A. Butts. For additional information please call Marie Hummel at 998-1894. The April meeting will also include a silent auction of various rocks.
* Clearlake/Callayomi Masonic Lodge No. 183 F & A M, holds stated meetings every first Wednesday each month at 7100 S. Center Drive in Clearlake. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Meeting at 7:30 p.m.
* The Konocti school board meets at 6:15 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month, unless otherwise indicated, at the district office, 9430 Lake Street in Lower Lake. Agendas can be viewed at the district office and are also posted online at http://konocti.csbaagendaonline.net.
Thursday, April 5
* Ka-Ba-Tin Civic Club will hold its monthly potluck meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 5, at the Live Oak Senior Center, 12502 Foothill Blvd. in Clearlake Oaks. Ka-Ba-Tin meets every first Thursday of each month. If you are interested in and enjoy doing civic things, then come join Ka-Ba-Tin Civic Club as a guest and enjoy its ham potluck. Yearly dues are $10 and meetings to guests are $3. For information, call Patricia Raby at 998-1938.
Easter Sunday, April 8
* The Clearlake Oaks Moose Lodge, located on State Route 20 near the junction with State Route 53, is having its annual Easter Egg Hunt at noon on Easter Sunday. All children from 0 through 9 are invited to participate. There will be gifts, eggs and fun for all. There will be four groups by age, and three from each group will win a big prize. Please come and join the Moose Lodge for a great time.
Wednesday, April 11
* Park Study Club will hold its annual Spring Salad Bar Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, at the Clubhouse, located at 13867 Santa Clara Ave. (off Arrowhead) in Clearlake. There will be a variety of salads along with bread, dessert, coffee or tea. Tickets are $6 available at the door or from any club member. For more information, contact Dee at 998-0344.
Thursday, April 12
* The Clearlake City Council meets on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive in Clearlake. Watch for agendas or notices of cancellation to be posted at City Hall within 72 hours before a scheduled meeting. Additionally, please refer to the ObserverHAmerican classifieds for legal notices of specific public hearings.
Saturday, April 15
* The U.C. Davis McLaughlin Reserve in Lower Lake presents “The McLaughlin Project: A History of the Mine That Was, and the Reserve That Is,” 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 15. Please register by Friday, April 13, by calling 995-9005 or e-mailing mclaughlin@ucdavis.edu.
Tuesday, April 17
* The City of Clearlake Planning Commission and Parks and Recreation Committee meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive in Clearlake. Watch for agendas or notices of cancellation to be posted at City Hall within 72 hours before a scheduled meeting. Additionally, please refer to the ObserverHAmerican classifieds for legal notices of specific public hearings.
Wednesday, April 18
* The Konocti school board meets at 6:15 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month, unless otherwise indicated, at the district office, 9430 Lake St. in Lower Lake. Agendas can be viewed at the district office and are also posted online at http://konocti.csbaagendaonline.net.
Friday, April 20
* Lake Family Resource Center hosts a “Free Friday” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the third Friday of each month. Community members from throughout Lake County are invited to stop by and pick up items from Lake FRC”s clothes closet for free. Lake FRC is located at 896 Lakeport Blvd. in Lakeport.
Saturday, April 21
* An Earth Day celebration takes place beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at Austin Park in Clearlake. Information: contact Dante DeAmicis at 994-0996 or dante95422@hotmail.com.
Thursday, April 26
* The Clearlake City Council meets on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive in Clearlake. Watch for agendas or notices of cancellation to be posted at City Hall within 72 hours before a scheduled meeting. Additionally, please refer to the ObserverHAmerican classifieds for legal notices of specific public hearings.
Wednesday, May 2
* Clearlake/Callayomi Masonic Lodge No. 183 F & A M, holds stated meetings every first Wednesday each month at 7100 S. Center Drive in Clearlake. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 18
* Lake Family Resource Center hosts a “Free Friday” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the third Friday of each month. Community members from throughout Lake County are invited to stop by and pick up items from Lake FRC”s clothes closet for free. Lake FRC is located at 896 Lakeport Blvd. in Lakeport.
Saturday, June 2
* The Redbud Hospital Auxiliary will be selling tickets for its Father”s Day raffle, June 2 at Wal-Mart, June 9 at Ray”s Foods and June 16 at Safeway in Clearlake.
Wednesday, June 6
* Clearlake/Callayomi Masonic Lodge No. 183 F & A M, holds stated meetings every first Wednesday each month at 7100 S. Center Drive in Clearlake. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 9
* The Redbud Hospital Auxiliary will be selling tickets for its Father”s Day raffle, June 2 at Wal-Mart, June 9 at Ray”s Foods and June 16 at Safeway in Clearlake.
Saturday, June 16
* The Redbud Hospital Auxiliary will be selling tickets for its Father”s Day raffle, June 2 at Wal-Mart, June 9 at Ray”s Foods and June 16 at Safeway in Clearlake.
Wednesday, July 4
* Clearlake/Callayomi Masonic Lodge No. 183 F & A M, holds stated meetings every first Wednesday each month at 7100 S. Center Drive in Clearlake. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Meeting at 7:30 p.m.
