LAKE COUNTY – At the request of the Obama administration, Clovice Lewis and Carol Cole-Lewis will host an economic recovery house meeting at their home on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to allow Lake County friends and neighbors to talk about what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan means for participants, the community and the country.

At this event you will have the chance to connect with your neighbors and discuss how the current economic crisis is affecting Lake County, watch a short video that will outline the basics of President Obama's economic recovery plan focusing on how it will impact working families, and commit to taking the next steps in your community to help push forward President Obama's plan to jumpstart job creation and long-term economic growth.

"All of us have been asked by our president to get involved," Carol Cole-Lewis explained. "We hope many will participate in this event, as economic recovery is vital to the heath and success of our community, our nation and the world."

To attend (and for address and directions), sign up at My Barack Obama, http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gptshh.

Call Carol at 587-4277 for more information. Space is limited.

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LAKE COUNTY – Lake County women 16 years old and over are invited to join a local chapter of the National Women’s Political Caucus ( www.ncpa.org), a nonprofit, nonpartisan, multicultural, grassroots organization dedicated to increasing women’s participation in the political process; teaching political leadership skills; and identifying, recruiting, training and supporting local women for election and appointment to public office.

Organizational meetings are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 21, 11 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Hidden Valley Lake Community Service District board room; Wednesday, March 4, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Upper Lake; and Thursday, March 19, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Main Street Grill, Clearlake.

Charter members include Louisa Acosta, Mary Heare Amodio, Aqeela El-Amin Bakheit, Victoria Brandon, Betsy Cawn, Becky Curry, Wanda Goforth Harris, Virginia Ingersoll, Julie Kreis, Susanne La Faver, Ruth Matz, Tedde McMillen, Kathleen Morgan, Joyce Overton, Denise Rushing, Mireya Turner and Juliana Vidich.

Annual dues are $70; however, a sliding scale with a minimum of $20 is available for women with limited income.

Upcoming training and conference opportunities for Lake County women include NWPC-California Caucus quarterly meetings March 27-29 in Marin County, July 10-12 in Ventura, and October 9-11 in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The national conference is August 7-9 at the Radisson Hotel in Newport Beach. Cost for the national conference is $175 per person for registration and meals. Hotel rooms are $109 plus tax for a double or single room.

For more information, please contact Susanne La Faver at 987-1146 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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LAKEPORT – Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club is privileged to announce a free event open to the public to attend an interesting program with our special guest master gardener Kate Frey, internationally recognized horticultural expert and garden designer extraordinaire.

Frey is a three-time medal winner at the Chelsea Flower Show in London for her creative garden designs.

The club hopes community members will take advantage of this rare opportunity to hear an exceptional garden speaker at 2 p.m. on Feb. 17 at the Scott’s Valley Women’s Club House at 2298 Hendricks Road in Lakeport. See the club's Web site, www.clttgc.org, for directions.

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LUCERNE – Lucerne Alpine Seniors Inc. and University of California Master Gardeners of Lake County will sponsor a rose care and pruning workshop on Saturday, Feb. 7, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center, 3985 Country Club Drive.

Master Gardeners will discuss and demonstrate pruning and other cultural practices that help produce large, healthy rose displays. Workshop participants should bring heavy gloves and pruning shears for hands-on practice. The meeting site is wheelchair accessible.

 

University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener President Jane Jacobs encourages home gardeners to attend the workshop, especially if they have ever thought that pruning roses is hard.

The Lucerne Alpine Senior Center is home to the Memorial Rose Garden, an impressive collection of roses that the whole community can enjoy. Workshop participants will help the senior center with their roses, and the site provides a wonderful opportunity for home gardeners to get hands-on training through the UC Cooperative Extension.

 

Master Gardeners are a group of selected, trained residents who work as volunteer staff for the UC Cooperative Extension. Master Gardeners provide accurate horticultural information on vegetable gardening, trees, soils, lawns, ornamental horticulture, insects, diseases, use of pesticides, and other related topics based on research of the University of California and other recognized research institutions.

 

Information about the rose pruning workshop can be obtained by calling UC Cooperative Extension at 263-6838, or on the Web at http://celake.ucdavis.edu.

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UPPER LAKE – The Northshore Dive Team will hold its next meeting this Friday, Feb. 6.

The team will meet beginning at 7 p.m. at its headquarters, Northshore Fire Protection District's Upper Lake Fire Station, 9420 Main St.

Training will follow the meeting.

All interested individuals are invited to attend. You don't need to be a diver to participate.

For more information call Team Leader Capt. John Rodriguez at 275-2446 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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LUCERNE – The Lake County Democratic Club meets at noon on Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center in Lucerne.

The senior center serves breakfast from 9 a.m. until noon.

Carol Cole-Lewis the President of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lake County (UUCLC), facilitated the UUCLC's Health Care Community Discussion on Dec. 28 at the Kelseyville Senior Center. The meeting was one of thousands that were held nationwide, as requested by President Obama's Health and Human Services Cabinet nominee, Sen. Tom Daschle.

Cole-Lewis will share the results of this discussion at the Feb. 14 meeting.

The public is invited. Membership in the Lake County Democratic Club is open to registered members of the Democratic Party.

The Lucerne Alpine Senior Center is located at 3985 Country Club Drive (corner of 10^th and Country Club) in Lucerne.

For more information contact the Lake County Democratic Club, telephone 263-4529 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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