LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Community Co-op is in the process of recruiting board members.

The co-op, which began in 2008, is a member-owned and operated enterprise that operates an online ordering and distribution system for local, regional and beyond Lake County organic produce, value-added and household products.
 
The co-op’s sister organization, CREATE, operates the Friday Night Farmers’ Market in Clearlake, a community garden effort with the Highlands Senior Service Center and “LCCC Presents …,” a televised educational series on food and farming in Lake County.

Co-op board members serve the dual role of sitting on both organization’s boards.
 
Co-op’s are unlike any other business because they’re designed to serve the needs of their membership.

Owners can participate in the unique democracy of a co-op by serving as a member of the board of directors.

The responsibilities of the board are to uphold the mission of the co-op, oversee the financial viability of the business and help build community and cohesiveness among the co-op owners and customers.

The board is not responsible for day-to-day operations of the Co-op or CREATE, though they are encouraged to participate as much as possible.
 
The deadline for applications is Oct. 17, 2012.
 
For more information on becoming a board member of the Lake County Community Co-op and CREATE, visit the co-op’s Web site at www.lake.coop and select “Our Board” under the “About Us” section of the site, or by calling 707-513-5226.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Would you like to give back to other seniors and help oversee two
outstanding programs – Senior Peer Counseling and The Friendly Visitor Program?

Konocti Senior Support Inc. is accepting applications for board members.

The group encourages anyone who has a desire to help senior citizens to apply.

With the numerous cuts in government programs, the group’s services are vital to the safety and well being of Lake County seniors.

By attending the board of directors meeting once a month in Clearlake, volunteers will help make decisions and suggestions regarding the programs’ staffing, fundraising and financial needs.

You will enjoy getting to know the staff and volunteers in the various programs as well as the present board members.

Please call Konocti Senior Support Inc. now for your application at 707-995-1417 or visit www.konoctiseniorsupport.com to find out about the lecture series regarding senior issues, senior programs and volunteer opportunities.

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – The Hidden Valley Lake Community Services District invites the community to a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new photovoltaic project on Monday, Oct. 15.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the district’s water reclamation plant, 18896 Grange Road.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The Redbud Audubon Field trip for October will be held at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park on Highway 53 between Lower Lake and Clearlake.

The field trip is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 20.

Meet at 9 a.m. in the parking area near the barn to enjoy a nice stroll through the habitats of Anderson Marsh State Historic Park.

Participants should see raptors, some wildfowl, songbirds and herons.

Please remember to pay the parking fee when you drive in to the parking lot.

For information call Pat Harmon at 707-263-4977 or Roberta Lyons at 707-994-2024.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The topic of the upcoming Redbud Audubon Society meeting on Thursday, Oct. 18, will be the challenges of solar/wind energy in California.

The meeting will take place at the Presbyterian Church Social Hall, 5430 Third St., Kelseyville.

It starts at 7 p.m. with refreshments and program to follow. The public is invited.

Audubon California and local Audubon chapters all worked hard in 2006 to pass AB32, the Global Warming Solutions Act.

The law set a renewable energy portfolio standard that, by 2020, 33 percent of California’s energy would come from renewable resources.

This ambitious goal aims to reduce the impacts on climate change from greenhouse gases from coal and oil.

This law and federal stimulus funding unleashed a “green rush” on California lands in places with significant biological vulnerabilities, especially in California’s fragile desert habitats that cannot be restored.

The rush of renewable energy projects has created challenges throughout the state between two highly valued – but sometimes competing – environmental goals: renewable energy and bird conservation.

As an advocate for birds, Audubon California has responded by providing input to the development of several major policies that regulate where renewable energy projects are sited.

The Bureau of Land Management’s solar program sets out policies guiding where solar projects can be located in six Western States, including 15 million acres in California.

The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan provides for conservation of species and habitat while expediting renewable energy permitting on 24 million acres of public and private lands.

Impacts of wind energy on Golden Eagle, California Condor, and migratory birds brought Audubon into participating on the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Working groups on Golden Eagle in California and Nevada, and on condor and wind conflicts in the Tehachapis.

Wind and photovoltaic energy projects on private lands are permitted by counties, bringing a number of Audubon chapters into the mix on projects in their backyards.

Garry George, Audubon California’s Renewable Energy Project Director, will bring us up to date on the policies and projects in California, including the proposed Walker Ridge wind project on BLM land in Lake and Yolo counties.

For more information, go to www.redbudaudubon.org , call 707-263-8030 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Due to unforeseen equipment difficulties, a preventative maintenance treatment called fog seal scheduled to be placed on Stone Drive, Big Valley Road, Merritt Road and Thomas Drive on Thursday, Oct. 11, has been rescheduled to Friday, Oct. 12.

The Lake County Road Department said there will be a full closure on Friday on Merritt Road from Highway 29 to Loasa Road, from 9 a.m. to noon.

There will be single-lane controlled traffic with up to one-hour delays from 10 a.m. to noon on Stone Drive, from Soda Bay Road to Big Valley Road; on Big Valley Road, from Stone Drive to Thomas Drive; and Thomas Drive, from Big Valley Road to Highway 29.

The fog seal treatment will consist of applying a thin coating of oil over the road surface to seal and preserve the pavement.

This material must remain undisturbed for one hour following treatment, depending on temperature and humidity, to allow for proper hardening. During this curing time, do not drive or walk through the treated area, or park on the street.

The road department asked the public to plan on using alternate routes when possible; not to allow children to play on the street, as the treatment is extremely difficult to remove from clothing and hands, requiring the use or kerosene or cleaning solve; and to not use the roadway for parking.