KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A Lego robot workshop will be held on Saturday, April 13.

The workshop will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Taylor Observatory, 5725 Oak Hills Lane, Kelseyville.

The “NXT Programming for Beginners” workshop is a fun, hands-on learning adventure open to students (ages 9-14), teachers, mentors and parents who are involved with a FIRST Lego League (FLL) team and want their robot to perform well in the competition.

This workshop will make you think – be prepared for some real challenges. Get ready to program your robot – you will be using the powerful Lego NXT robot with its Graphical User Interface (GUI) programming language.

Step-by-step is the best way – skills you develop in one project are used in the projects that follow. This is only the beginning – there is a lot more that NXT can do.

Register at http://www.lakecoe.org/calendar/details/register_now_for_lego_robotics_programming_workshop/2013-04-13 .

Registration deadline is March 29.

Maximum capacity is 20 registrants. The cost is $25 per person, which includes snacks and beverages. You can bring your own lunch or preorder a $5 bag lunch.

Choice of salad or sandwich; salads are chef, chicken Caesar or vegetarian; sandwiches are ham, turkey or roast beef. Sandwiches come with fruit and chips. All meals come with a bottle of water.

Contact Barbara McIntyre at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

NORTH COAST, Calif. – Caltrans announced that a new website is available offering the latest official news and information regarding the Willits Bypass Project.

The Willits Bypass Project News, located at www.willitsbypass.wordpress.com , will include news releases, multimedia content, and will address trending questions and common misconceptions about the project.

It is mobile phone friendly and has a subscription feature which allows subscribers to receive an email notification of new posts.

The Willits Bypass Project will relieve congestion, reduce delays, and improve safety for traffic and pedestrians along U.S. Route 101 through Willits in Mendocino County.  

This $210 million highway improvement project is funded by $136 million in Proposition 1B funds, the 2006 voter-approved transportation bond.

Please direct comments or content suggestions regarding the Willits Bypass Project News to Phil Frisbie, Jr., Public Information Officer, at 707-441-4678 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Lake County Rockhounds' next meeting and program will be held on Wednesday, April 3.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Redbud Library, 14785 Burns Valley Road, Clearlake.

Dr. Harry Lyons, instructor at Yuba College in Clearlake, will give a presentation on volcanism and extrusive rocks.

The group’s last field trip collection also will be on display.   

Interested community members are welcome. Annual dues are $15.

Contact J. Anderson at 707-995-1189 for more information.

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – The Lake Water Use Agreement Ad Hoc Committee will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 20.

The meeting will take place at the Hidden Valley Lake Community Services District offices, 19400 Hartmann Road.

The committee is a joint meeting of the Hidden Valley Lake Community Services District and the Hidden Valley Lake Association.

Under new business, the committee will review the lake water use agreement.

Public records are available upon request. Board packets are posted at www.hiddenvalleylakecsd.com . Click on the “board packet” link on the agenda tab.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Junior and senior high school students are practicing retail management as volunteers in a new teen fashion section of St. John’s Basement Boutique thrift shop the first and third Saturdays of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Merchandising, presentation and making change are duties for teens volunteering at the shop.

The unique teen clothing section also sells hats, shoes and jewelry at affordable prices.

A responsible adult is present at all times while teens volunteer.

Students interested in donating community work hours, while learning valuable retail management skills, can contact St. John’s Vestry Member Anne Barquist at 707-245-8194 or 707-279-0249.

Regular thrift shop hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the corner of Clearlake Ave. and N. Forbes in Lakeport.

For further information, please call Parish Priest Fr. Leo M. Joseph, O.S.F. at 707-349-6563 or see St. John’s Web site www.saintjohnslakeport.org .

LUCERNE, Calif. – A caregiver support group for families dealing with memory loss or other cognitive impairments will meet on Thursday, March 21

The group meets at the First Lutheran Church, 3863 Country Club Drive, across from the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Social worker Jenny Johnson is the facilitator.  

The groups are sponsored by Redwood Caregiver Resource Center (1-800-834-1636) and the Social Day Programs in Lake County.  

For more information call Jenny Johnson at 707-350-3030 or Caroline Denny at 707-263-9481.

Respite is provided by the centers at no charge.