UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The Centennial of World War I – The Great War – began in August 2014 and will run until November 2018.

More than 10 million soldiers and seven million civilians died, and another 20 million were wounded during the conflict.

To commemorate the centennial of World War I, the Lake County History Roundtable will be meeting on Monday March 7, at the historic Tallman Hotel in downtown Upper Lake. The presentations begin at 6:15 p.m.

This month's presenters will be Phil Smoley and Zane Jensen, both local amateur historians.

They will analyze the domino effect of how one isolated event in Bosnia quickly triggered one of the greatest slaughters in human history.

Could it have been stopped? Who was primarily to blame? These are the questions to be considered by the group.

The Lake County History Roundtable is open to everyone and is free. Presentations are geared to be informative to the novice and expert.

For more information, contact Zane Jensen at 707-349-6390 or Phil Smoley at 707-349-1008.

COBB, Calif. – Lake County Republican Women Federated will host District 4 Assembly candidate Charlie Schaupp on Wednesday, March 9.

The meeting will take place at Black Rock Golf Course, 16451 Golf Road, Cobb.

Members will gather for the meeting at 11:30 a.m., with lunch at noon at Schaupp to speak at 12:30 p.m.

The cost of lunch is $20 and includes a choice of a variety of entrées, coffee or ice/hot tea. All other beverages are no host.

Reservations are required, with the deadline the Monday before the meeting.

For lunch reservations and menu choice, or for club information call 707-994-3543 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clearlake Trowel and Trellis Garden Club is proud to announcement that they have contributed 69 acres to the Penny Pines reforestation program.

Under a conservation agreement, an individual or organization can contribute $68 toward the cost of planting seedlings on about one acre of National Forest land in California and receive a Penny Pines certificate.

Using the donation, together with federal funds, the Forest Service will do the planting on the National Forest of your choice.  

The Penny Pines plantings are made as part of the regular National Forest reforestation program on burned-over and brush-covered areas which are potentially productive timberland. 

Using these donations, combined with regular forest planting funds, millions of pine, fir, redwood and giant sequoia seedlings have been planted on acres of National Forest land in California.

The Clearlake Trowel and Trellis Garden Club is a member of the Mendo Lake District of the California Garden Club Inc. Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs Inc.

The club welcomes new members and information can be found by visiting www.clttgc.org or call Ginny Cline at 707-262-0675.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – On Saturday, March 12, there will be a craft sale and fire benefit at Brick Hall, 16473 Main St.

Donated arts and craft supplies and other products will be gifted to fire survivors from 11 a.m. to noon.

From noon to 4 p.m., sales to the general public will include supplies and crafts from local vendors. 

Bake sale and chair massage will be provided by Time Bank members.

The craft supplies are suitable for use by children, hobbyists and pros, and include tools, display equipment and supplies for drawing and painting, stamping and card-crafting, textile arts, basketry, jewelry and more.

Locally made products for sale include pottery, soaps, lotions, candles, clothing and accessories, jewelry and body adornment, home decor.

Proceeds from this benefit will be directed to Hope City, a branch of Hope Crisis Response Network, which is rebuilding homes in Lake County.

The craft sale and fire benefit is sponsored by The Time Bank of Thrive Lake County, a network of people helping each other. For more information visit www.timebanklakeco.com . 

Spotlight On Productions is producing this event as well as Blues Benefit No. 2, an outdoor concert on May 21 at Ely Stage Stop in Kelseyville. For details about both benefits for Hope City visit Spotlight On Productions on Facebook.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Each year Lake County’s civil grand jury publishes a report on the grand jury’s investigations and recommendations.

Copies of the report are provided to the Lake County Library, public officials, the media, interested parties and entities mentioned in the report.

The Lake County Library has four branches located around the county and each has nearly 40 years of grand jury final reports.

“We have grand jury reports going back to the 1976-77 year in our reference collection that are freely accessible for people to examine in the library,” said Lake County Librarian Christopher Veach. “Anyone can use our online catalog available at our Web site, http://library.lakecountyca.gov to search for materials in our library collection and see if the report they want to examine is checked in at their local branch.”

Grand jury reports are on the catalog at http://find.sonomalibrary.org/client/en_US/lakeco/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:975420/one?qu=Lake+County+Grand+Jury+final+report .

Lake County Library branches are located in Lakeport at 1425 N. High St.; in Clearlake at 14785 Burns Valley Road; in Middletown at 21256 Washington St.; and in Upper Lake at 310 Second St.

For more information about the library call 707-263-8817.

The Lake County Library is on the Internet at http://library.lakecountyca.gov and Facebook at www.Facebook.com/LakeCountyLibrary .

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Due to the forecast of a very strong storm impacting Lake County this weekend, the Lake County Horse Council is canceling its “Stay Safe” event scheduled for Saturday, March 5.

The forecast on Saturday and into Saturday night calls for heavy rain, damaging winds, and the potential for hazardous road conditions, minor flooding and power outages.

The horse council appreciates the community's interest and will reschedule as soon as possible.