McIntyre will give a presentation at the library from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

She will discuss the history of Taylor Observatory, their latest projection equipment upgrade, telescopes and their functions.

She will explain the programs that benefit students of Lake County, such as school field trips, summer camps, Future Astronomers and high school volunteer service.

The Taylor facility also hosts monthly third Saturday public events, amateur astronomer star parties and special events in the planetarium like the “Mystery of the Christmas Star” and “Search for the Edge of the Solar System” full dome movies.

“The Myths, the Magic and Mysteries of the Universe” will be presented with a “Sky Tellers” video.

The general public is invited to participate in this event.

Redbud Library is located at 14785 Burns Valley Road in Clearlake, telephone 707-994-5115.

The show will air at 7 p.m. and can be heard streaming online at www.kzyx.org.

An assistant professor of psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine, Holland spent her weekends running the psychiatric emergency room at Bellevue Hospital for nine years.

She is the editor of “Ecstasy: The Complete Guide-A Comprehensive Look at the Risks and Benefits of MDMA.”

Dr. Holland has been quoted as an authority on MDMA in countless magazine, newspaper and Web site articles including Harper's, Slate, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal.

She also has written two articles for the quarterly journal of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, a consortium of international hallucinogen researchers. The first of the two articles detailed a survey of ecstasy and other drugs used at New York City raves.

Holland recently was part of a panel discussion titled “Psychedelic Healing: Can Psychedelics Reinvent Medicine and Society?” at the 2011 International Drug Policy Reform Conference in November held by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.

Her recent books are "Weekends at Bellevue" and "The Pot Book: A Complete Guide to Cannabis."

The blood drive will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lakeport Fire Station, 445 N. Main St.

Those who donate blood as part of the annual blood drive challenge will receive a commemorative t-shirt.

To best accommodate donors, appointments are strongly encouraged.

To schedule your appointment call 707-280-2563 or visit www.bloodheroes.com, click on “Donate Blood” and enter the sponsor code “LakeportFire.”

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Calpine's Cartwright Geothermal Visitors Center, 15500 Central Park Road.

Under unfinished business, the group will discuss the Middletown Square's design and development, and Director Mike Tabacchi will issue the final call for nominations to the MATH Board.

New business items include Supervisor Jim Comstock's report to MATH, the election of MATH's 2012 board and officers, and prioritization of MATH's 2012 projects.

MATH meetings are subject to videotaping. Meeting proceedings may be available for viewing on public access television and/or the Internet.

MATH – established by resolution of the Lake County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 12, 2006 – is a municipal advisory council serving the residents of Anderson Springs, Cobb, Coyote Valley (includes Hidden Valley Lake), Long Valley and Middletown.

Included are Mendocino County projects that may impact Lake County commuters.

LAKE COUNTY

Highway 20

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Le Trianon Resort to 0.8 mile west of Saratoga Springs Road through Friday, Jan. 6. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– PG&E of Eureka has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility work from 0.1 mile north of Old Stagecoach Drive to 0.2 mile north of Mountain View Road beginning Friday, Jan. 6. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 101

– A pavement repair project from Route 222 (Talmage Road) to West Road will continue. Work hours are 5 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Granite Construction Inc. of Ukiah.

For information pertaining to emergency roadwork or for updates to scheduled roadwork, please contact the California Highway Information Network (CHIN) at 1-800-GAS-ROAD (1-800-427-7623).

"Real Prosperity Starts Here" is the organizing principal for Thrive Lake County, a grassroots movement made up of business owners, nonprofit leaders and individuals who support a move away from Wall Street capitalism and towards a Main Street market economy.

Thrive Lake County emphasizes a local cooperative approach that focuses on the "Triple Bottom Line”: creating business economic success, a healthy environment, and fair and just relationships with all people.

This "people, planet, profit" social entrepreneurship is recreating communities and livelihoods around the world.

Thrive Lake County is a member of BALLE: the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (http://livingeconomies.org). BALLE is North America's fastest growing network of socially responsible businesses, comprised of over 80 community networks in 30 U.S. states and Canadian provinces representing over 22,000 independent business members across the U.S. and Canada.

The Jan. 30 Thrive Lake County workshop agenda includes:

• An introduction to Thrive Lake County and the international BALLE movement;

• A new look at community financial "leakage" (money leaving Lake County) and resulting opportunities;

• Case studies describing how prosperous Lake County businesses achieve success through their "triple bottom line" approach; and

• A look at ways attendees might use BALLE tools and processes to improve their own triple bottom line.

“It's time we move away from investing in wall street businesses that use our money to make themselves money, and look towards providing a way to put Lake County investor dollars into local enterprises,” said Tony Barthel, proprietor of the Featherbed Railroad B&B and a member of the Thrive! Advisory Committee.

“According to BALLE research, over $4 billion of Lake County citizens’ assets are invested in Wall Street financial instruments alone,” said Carol Cole-Lewis, director of the Lake County Time Bank and Internet marketing consultant, who attended BALLE training this year. “If we were to redirect even a fraction of that investment to locally-owned ventures, we could significantly improve our local economy.”

Denise Rushing, Northshore District 3 county supervisor and business development entrepreneur, attended a BALLE training in 2009 and again in September of this year.

“The only way we can achieve real prosperity here in our county is if we look to ourselves to co-create solutions,” said Rushing. “Many local groups have a piece of this puzzle. Thrive Lake County will not only provide a forum for connection, but will also look towards nurturing current and new businesses seeking to solve our most pressing community needs."

To join the Thrive! Lake County movement or to find out more, visit the Thrive Lake County Web site at http://thrivelakecounty.org.

To sign up for the Jan. 30 meeting and online webinar, go to http://www.thrivelakecounty.org/workshop.html.

There is a requested donation of $5 for Thrive members and $10 for nonmembers to defray expenses.