CLEARLAKE OAKS
Thanksgiving steak dinner and entertainment
Come join us at the Clearlake Oaks Moose Lodge November 16 for a really great Thanksgiving steak dinner and wonderful music with games for everybody and entertainment for all. The music will be provided by Bill Vanderwall. Cocktails at 5 p.m. and dinner served at 6 p.m.
The Moose Lodge is located at 15900 E. Highway 20 in Clearlake Oaks.
Please make your Dinner reservation at the Clearlake Oaks Moose Lodge by November 8. Please call 707-998-3740.
The cost is $25 per person. All proceeds will be donated to Lake County Funeral Honors Team and Operation Tango Mike.
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KELSEYVILLE
Bass Bowl XIV this Friday night
Way back in 2010, a local high school football coach, a contractor, and a real estate broker got together to discuss how to make the rivalry football game between the Kelseyville Knights and Clear Lake Cardinal more exciting and memorable. Out of that meeting came an idea, The Bass Bowl.
Friday night will be the 14th rendition of that idea when the Kelseyville Knights travel to Lakeport to play the Clear Lake Cardinal in Bass Bowl XIV. The Knights have been a juggernaut this season sitting atop their league with just one loss. The Cardinals are in a rebuilding phase and have been struggling and have lost 6 of their first 7 games.
While the Knights are the favorite to win against the Cardinal, when it comes to The Bass Bowl, anything can happen. Kelseyville had dominated the Bass Bowl series, taking a 7-2 lead in 2018 when they blanked Clear Lake 44-0. But Clear Lake rattled off 3 straight Bass Bowl wins (in addition to a 2022 non-Bass Bowl playoff win), a streak that ended with Kelseyville winning back the trophy last year. A win Friday night would give Kelseyville a 9-5 record in The Bass Bowl.
Country Air Properties has sponsored The Bass Bowl every year since its inception. This year they will be pay the winning school $1000, and the “Player of the Game” a $500 scholarship.
The Bass Bowl was created to foster community awareness and involvement in high school athletics in general, and the Bass Bowl in particular. Games like the Bass Bowl are a staple of American culture, and for many students, it provides more than just a physical outlet or a Friday night tradition. It is an important stage in an athlete’s career. Football at the high school level plays quite a large role in shaping the lives of young adults, helping them develop critical life skills and building lasting memories.
High school athletics provides students with a sense of pride and school spirit. Football games are often the center of community life in Lake County, drawing families and friends together to support their local team. For many students, being a part of the football team gives them a sense of pride and connection to their school, inspiring them to be more involved in other activities and events. Players tend to be less involved with drugs and crime. Football also provides a source of inspiration for students, as they look up to the players and coaches, who serve as role models and sources of encouragement. For many players, winning a Bass Bowl will be the best memory they take from high school.
The Bass Bowl is much more than just a game. It plays an important role in shaping the lives of young adults, teaching critical life skills, building lasting memories, and inspiring a sense of pride and community. Whether they play football or just attend the games, students are impacted by the sport and the impact it has on their lives and their communities. Support them by supporting all high school athletics, including attending this year’s Bass Bowl.
For more information, go to TheBassBowl.com
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KELSEYVILLE RIVIERA
Hospice Services of Lake County provides an open venue for conversations surrounding death
The Death Cafe invites community members interested in engaging in an open venue to join for conversations surrounding death while enjoying tea coffee and other refreshments.
The Death Café sponsored by Hospice Services of Lake County started in 2018 and meets on the first Tuesday of the month from 4 pm to 5:30 pm at the Common Grounds Coffee Shop located at 9736 Soda Bay Road in the Kelseyville Rivieras. The next meeting is Tuesday, November 5.
A Death Cafe is not a grief support group, but rather a venue for discussing all topics related to death, ranging from the end-of-life options act, cultural views on death and dying burial practices and more. Conversations are intended to help participants enhance the quality of their life by normalizing death.
It’s not about counseling, grieving, giving advice or pushing products. It’s an open forum where a range of ages gather—with the results being some of the most honest and raw conversations possible.
Death Café facilitators are retired educator Laisne Hamilton and retired Registered Nurse Carole Kendall, are trained and experienced in supporting individuals navigate topics regarding death and dying and are passionate about normalizing the discussion of death in our community. To help keep the conversation fresh, facilitators will occasionally introduce relevant topics such as the benefits of advance care directives, movies, books,
British founder Jon Underwood hosted the first Death Cafe at his home in London in September 2011 with the help of his mother, psychotherapist Sue Barsky Reid.
After releasing a guide for others to run their own Death Cafes in 2012, the movement spread rapidly—there have been over 15,000 Death Cafes in 83 countries at last count.
Hospice Services of Lake County and Lake Palliative Care provides high quality medical, emotional and spiritual care to help individuals and their families navigate their serious chronic illness or end-of-life journeys. For more information, call Hospice Services of Lake County, (707) 263-6222. Visit the organization’s website at www.lakecountyhospice.org.
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