CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The community is invited to attend the AIDSWALK Lake County 2010 Planning Meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 4.

The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. at the CCHAP Drop-in Center, located at 14644-B Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake.

The meeting is open to all interested county citizens. Creative input and assistance to prepare for a successful AIDSWALK is welcomed and appreciated.

The AIDSWALK event will take place on Sept. 18 in Clearlake's Austin Park.

For more information call Michelle or Ken at 707-995-1606.

LUCERNE, Calif. – The Lucerne Friends of Locally Owned Water (Lucerne FLOW) will host their monthly meeting on Saturday, Aug. 14.

The meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center, 10^th and Country Club.

Breakfast is available beginning at 9 a.m.

The public is welcome.

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Middletown Area Town Hall (MATH) will meet on Thursday, Aug. 12.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Loconoma Valley High School on Washington Street.

Agenda items will include MATH Goals for 2010, District 1 Supervisor Jim Comstock’s report and a status report on the Middletown Square design.

Under new business they will discuss state Assembly 1st District candidates Karen Brooks and Wesley Chesbro.

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

A municipal advisory council, MATH serves the residents of Anderson Springs, Cobb, Coyote Valley (includes HVL), Long Valley and Middletown.

LAKEPORT – As a cost-saving measure, the American Red Cross of Lake County has moved out of its building at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Lakeport.

However, the Red Cross will be housing manikins and supplies at the Kelseyville Fire Department, as well as offering classes for families and youth in the fire department’s training room.

“We’d like to thank Richard Persons and his staff at the fairgrounds for being such generous landlords for the past few years,” said Red Cross Executive Director Donna Neu. “We were very fortunate to be able to work in such a great location.”

But, due to economic reasons, the Red Cross can no longer afford to pay a monthly rental fee and will be moving out of the fairgrounds location in early September.

Luckily, Kelseyville Fire has stepped up to help the Red Cross continue to maintain its presence in Lake County.

“We appreciate the partnership with the Kelseyville Fire Department and look forward to offering life-saving training classes in the future,” Neu said.

Disaster volunteers also will continue to offer disaster response and training in the county.

Be sure to stop by the Red Cross First Aid Station during the Lake County Fair this year.

The Red Cross will have volunteers in the station who can also provide safety and preparedness information.

For more information about the Red Cross, to sign up for a CPR or First Aid class, or to volunteer, please call 707-263-8451.

LAKE COUNTY – California Human Development, a nonprofit agency serving northern and central California, is seeking interested families for a First-Time Homebuyer assistance program.

The program is designed to help low and moderate income households, including those with special needs, to purchase a house and maintain an affordable mortgage.

It will be available to those who have not owned a home in the past three years with some exceptions, such as families that lost a house through divorce or those that currently own a severely substandard home.

This First-Time Homebuyer program can serve a limited number of clients.

Requests to be placed on the waiting list should be made by Aug. 20.

The California Human Development housing department has complete bilingual English/Spanish capacity and can provide information and assistance in person, by telephone, or by e-mail.

Please contact Clara Turner, Housing Development Specialist, at 707-521-4763 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

California Human Development is a fair housing provider.

MIDDLETOWN – The South Lake County Fire Sirens group will hold its next general meeting on Monday, Aug. 2.

Coffee/refreshments will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the meeting at 10 a.m.

The meeting will be held in the conference room at the Middletown Fire Station located on Highway 175.

The guest speaker will be Dr. Daniel Lewis, M.D. from the St. Helena Medical Group. He will speak on women’s health and include a slide show presentation.

The Fire Sirens House of Bargains is now open every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. They are located next door to the Middletown Fire Station. Every week new items are put out for sale. All items are clean and in working order. We also will be open the first Saturday of each month.

The group's next Saturday rummage sale is Aug. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. They will hold a food/bake sale on that day as well.