The dinner will be served from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Lakeport Elks Lodge, 3775 Lakeshore Blvd., Lakeport.

The dinner will benefit the Kenner family.

In May, Brian Kenner suffered a traumatic brain injury while at work at the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

He is the son of Bill and Carol Kenner, and grandson of Art and Helen Parker of Lakeport.

Brian Kenner has served Lake County as a sheriff's deputy for the past decade. He and his wife Becky and their two young children now need the community's support.

Tickets for the dinner cost $10. Silent auction tickets cost $1 each or six for $5.

For more information please call the Lakeport Elks Lodge at 707-263-8422.

The dinner will include German Brat sausages, sauerkraut, potatoes, carrots, green salad, bread plus dessert, served at the club hall, 2817 E. Highway 20 in Nice.

The bar is open for socializing at 5 p.m. then dinner will be served at 6 p.m.

Enjoy dancing to the music of Jim Williams, right after the meal.

All tickets $15 at the door. Everyone is welcome.

For information about this event or renting the hall for your own, call 707-274-2244.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Lake County Flying Saucer Club will hold its second annual fundraiser yard sale on Saturday, Oct. 8.

The sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 10676 Harbor Road, in the Clear Lake Riviera.

Members are welcome to sell their own items and pay at 10-percent commission or just donate stuff to the club.

The proceeds are used to pay for the Web site at http://meetup.com/lcflyingsaucerclub.

For more information contact Chip Saucer at 707-349-3635.

Visitors with a valid California Campfire Permit will once again be able to have fires outside of designated campgrounds, including wilderness areas.

The fire restrictions were put in place Sept. 3 due to increased fire danger and hot, dry weather.

Despite the change in weather, fire season is not officially over.

Visitors are asked to be careful when using campfires, charcoal fires and gas stoves in the national forest.

When you have a campfire, please do the following:

• Clear all flammable material away from the fire for a minimum of 5 feet in all directions to prevent escape of the fire.

• Have a shovel available at the campfire site for preparing and extinguishing campfires.

• Have a responsible person in attendance at all times.

• Extinguish campfire with water, drowning the fire, stirring the coals and ash, and feeling for heat or warm spots; continue the process until the coals and ash are cold.

Campfire permits are available free of charge from any Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management or Cal Fire offices, including the Mendocino National Forest.

For more information, please contact the Forest at 530-934-3316.

SACRAMENTO – As part of a nationwide effort to encourage the public to buy and burn firewood locally, CAL FIRE and the California Firewood Task Force kicked off a public outreach campaign in September to inform campers, wood cutters, arborists, and the general public about the risks of long-distance movement of firewood.

“Firewood can carry insects and pathogens that may or may not be visible, making it impossible to know if you are transporting an invasive pest from one location to another when moving it, said CAL FIRE’s Don Owen, chair of the California Firewood Task Force. “Once an invasive species is established in a new area, it can do a lot of damage environmentally and economically as the trees in those areas have no natural defenses to fight off pest attack.”

The multi-pronged campaign includes surveying camper knowledge about invasive species and firewood in areas affected by the goldspotted oak borer (an invasive beetle in San Diego County likely brought into the state on firewood), providing firewood posters to campgrounds and parks for posting in public locations, mailing information to industry professionals, and offering educational Frisbees and playing cards to campers as a way to facilitate one on one interaction with campers while also providing them with useful information.

“As we increasingly become a global community, the movement of invasive pests and pathogens is becoming more frequent. Buying and burning wood locally is a simple way to help minimize the chances of spreading invasive species, and it is something everyone can do with little impact,” continued Owen, “The feedback gathered through the surveys will be useful for developing our long-term outreach campaign, helping us insure that we reach out to our audience as effectively as possible.”

Made up of state, federal, and local agencies as well as non-profit organizations, the California Firewood Task Force was established in November 2010 by the California Forest Pest Council.

For more on the Buy It Where You Burn It campaign visit www.firewood.ca.gov.