LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Senior Activity Center, 527 Konocti Ave. in Lakeport, is hosting its monthly Third Sunday Dance and Potluck on Aug. 19.

The event will take place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The cost is only $100 per person, so bring your dance partner, your favorite dish to share and enjoy a potluck meal and an afternoon of dancing to the live music of Southern Comfort.

For more information call the Lakeport Senior Center at 707-263-4218.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Kelseyville Community Food Bank, a collaborative effort of the Kelseyville United Methodist Church, the Unitarian Universalist Community and Kelseyville Presbyterian Church, is open the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Food Bank is located at the Kelseyville United Methodist Church on Main Street in Kelseyville.

The food bank thanks the community for its continued support.

Each month, the food bank’s numbers have increased, and they are constantly in need of food.

This month’s need list includes peanut butter, cereals, powdered milk and soy milk; microwave popcorn; family size cans of food and juices; small bags of rice, pasta, Rice a Roni; any variety of canned fruit and fruit cups; any variety of canned vegetables; soups; Ravioli, Beef a Roni; macaroni and cheese; diced tomatoes or tomato sauce; spaghetti sauce; refried beans; jelly; meat products; tortillas; and canned tuna. For the summer, cans of lemonade, Kool-Aid or iced tea, as well as any extra garden produce would be welcomed.

Please save your egg cartons and drop them off with your donations. They have a generous donation of eggs each month, and need the cartons for distribution.

Donations are accepted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church, located at 5340 Third St. or at either of the churches on Sunday mornings.

For more information, call Julie at 707-279-1104.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The Lake County Amateur Radio Society is having a meeting on Thursday, July 26.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at DJ's Pizza on Main Street in Lower Lake.

The group will have a business meeting and discussion on upcoming events.

The public is welcome to attend.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – A car wash to benefit the Harbor on Main Youth Resource Center will be held on Saturday, July 21.

It will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lakeport Grocery Outlet, 1155 S. Main.

The suggested donation is $10.

NICE, Calif. – This weekend you can get your car washed and support young local athletes.

The Upper Lake High School volleyball team is holding a fundraiser car wash this Saturday, July 21.

The car wash will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sentry market, located at the corner of Highway 20 and the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff.

NORTH COAST, Calif. – American Red Cross has announced changes in the regional leadership team.

Frank Lucier, executive director, has retired from the Napa County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Anne Steinhauer has joined the Napa Chapter as Lucier’s successor.

Jennifer Jones has been hired as the regional disaster services director, with a territory that includes Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake, Humboldt and Del Norte counties.

Lucier retires from the American Red Cross after serving as executive director of the Napa County Chapter since 2008.

He continues as a consultant in business continuity, emergency and crisis management with his company North American Emergency Management.

Anne Steinhauer, a native of Napa County, previously served Napa Valley Vintners as community relations manager.

Her work has also included positions with the National Democratic Institute, Littorai Wines & Beringer Blass Wine Estates and Congressman Mike Thompson.

She’s managed budgets from $70,000 to $50 million, implemented training programs in Croatia, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Romania, and created partnerships with elected officials and community leaders.

Steinhauer holds a master’s degree from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Jennifer Jones, born and raised in Northern California, first volunteered with the Sonoma County chapter in 2004.

Since then, she has served as either Red Cross employee or volunteer in both Northern and Southern California, North Carolina and national headquarters.

While in Washington D.C., she headed up the Red Cross nationwide roll-out of the Client Assistance Card and Client Assistance System, enabling Red Cross services to be provided to clients.

She’s been a disaster services chair and disaster action team captain. Prior to the American Red Cross, Jones was a K-12 educator, served in the Marine Corps (when she used Red Cross services as a member of the Armed Forces), and was a Red Cross disaster client.             

American Red Cross is a neutral, humanitarian organization that provides relief to victims of disasters, and prepares people to prevent and respond to emergencies.

Like all Red Cross chapters, the local chapter is self-sustaining and is funded by local contributions. All assistance to disaster victims and to members of the armed forces provided by the Red Cross is free and made possible by voluntary donations of time and money by the American people. Donations can be made at www.arcsm.org , www.napacountyredcross.org , www.redcross.org , via mail to American Red Cross, 5297 Aero Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403, or by phone at 707-577-7627 or 800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).