The performance will be in the new gym on Wednesday, Nov. 9, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Free curriculum for all grade levels is available to teachers who wish to incorporate this performance into their lesson plans. Everyone is welcome.

The Lake County Office of Education College-Going Initiative is proud to bring this wonderful event to the public as a fundraiser for the Academic Decathlon.

Admission is free, but donations are greatly accepted.

All proceeds will go directly to the winning Lake County Academic Decathlon team to help with the cost of going to the state competition in Sacramento.

A special thank you is offered to Anna Sabalone, the Academic Decathlon coach from Upper Lake High for making the arrangements. Upper Lake students will participate in a private showing at their school earlier that day.

The Academic Decathlon teams from all five Lake County districts all studying “The Age of Empire” as the 2011-12 topic.

Students will take multiple exams and participate in a speech, interview and essay competition on Jan. 28 and Feb. 4.

This event is sponsored by The Lodge at Blue Lakes and will take place at Kelseyville High.

Students also will have the opportunity to enter and poetry and poster contest sponsored by the Lake County Arts Council.

For more information on the performance or the Academic Decathlon, please contact Tammy Serpa at 707-262-4164.

The monthly meeting, which begins at 7 p.m., will take place at Lake County Tax Services Office, 1210 S. Main St., Lakeport.

Agenda items include a report on the recent annual legislators' barbecue and an update on voter registration efforts throughout the county and plans for future voter registration opportunities.

Also on the agenda are reports from Peter Windrem, representatives for Congressman Mike Thompson; Joey Luiz, representative for Assemblyman Wes Chesbro; and Sunol Westergren, representative for Sen. Noreen Evans.

Meetings are open to the public and committee membership is open to all registered Democrats.

The Lake County Democratic Central Committee is the official governing body of the Democratic Party in Lake County.

Contact the Democratic Party of Lake County at 707-277-0713 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The committee's Web site is www.lakecountydemocrats.org.

The processing of the vote by mail voter ballots will continue through Election Day as well as, during the official canvass.

The counting of the official ballots will commence on Tuesday, Nov. 8, in the Registrar of Voters Office, Room 209 on the second floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.

Results will not be announced until after the close of the polls at 8 p.m.

The official canvass will commence on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 9 a.m. and will continue daily – excluding weekends and holidays – until completed.

Observers are invited to view the processing and counting of the ballots, but shall not interfere with the election process.

On that day, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Lake Family Resource Center’s Clearlake office at 15312 Lakeshore Drive will be the site of the Domestic Violence Clothesline Workshop and T-Shirt Display.

The workshop will be available for those who wish to honor a loved one, a domestic violence survivor or victim.

The resulting display of the art T-shirts bearing witness to violence against women, men and children will be hung until Nov. 1 at the Clearlake office.

Shirts created at the workshop will be hung again next year as part of the continuing display of art honoring domestic violence survivors and victims.

Shirts and paints are being provided for your art. Don’t miss the opportunity to make your statement.

Lake Family Resource Center is determined to be call awareness to the tragedy of domestic violence in the hope of ending it in Lake County.

The group provides a multitude of services to build family stability and strength, and supports Lake County residents in achieving stable, self-sufficient, and healthy families and communities.

Call them today at 707-279-0563 to find out more about what they offer.

Pursuant to regulations of the California State Commission on Voting Machines and Vote Tabulating Devices, a logic and accuracy test will be conducted for the ballot tabulation computer and software to be used for the Nov. 8 general district election.

The test will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Registrar of Voters Office, second floor, Room 209, Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.

All interested persons are invited to observe this test.

Participants are welcomed to join in making this year's light parade the best.

Last year was the biggest parade ever and organizers are looking forward to this year being just as exciting.

Participants are encouraged to decorate trucks, cars, floats and boats, horses, wagons, scooters and community groups. Anything brightly lit is welcome.

Parade lineup will begin at 5:30 p.m. in front of Gard Street School, and the Holiday Light Parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Main Street.

For an application call Mike Linnell at 707-279-4506

For other event info contact Mary Morse, event chairperson, at 707-279-8559.