LUCERNE, Calif. – The next general meeting of Lucerne Friends for Locally Owned Water – or FLOW – will held Saturday, Aug. 16.

The meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Rose Room at the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center, 3985 Country Club Drive.

Topics will include the Water Revenue Adjustment Mechanism fees.

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Middletown Luncheon Club invites the community to join its members on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at noon for an entertaining lunch at the Middletown Senior Center at 21256 Washington St., behind the new park.  

All ages are welcome and lunch is only $5 per person.

If you haven’t enjoyed a meal at the new senior center yet, this is the perfect time to try it.

The “speaker” this month is really the entertainer of the month.

David Neft will be bringing his keyboard and his bad jokes to the senior center. He’ll reminisce about the life he led as a musician on the road in the 1970s and attendees will get an opportunity to see if we can stump him with TV theme song and movie music requests.

The senior center will be preparing a delicious, healthy meal of sweet and sour pork, brown rice and Oriental slaw. Dessert and beverages are included. This month’s serving group is the Cobb Mountain Lions.

Space is limited for lunch. Please make your reservation by either replying to this email or calling the senior center at 707-987-3113 (specify that you are with the Luncheon Club).

You also are welcome to come hear the speaker for free without buying lunch.  

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HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – At the Sept. 8 meeting of the Hidden Valley Lake Garden Club, Angela Birk will speak on how to grow fresh vegetables & flowers in raised beds.  

Meetings of the Hidden Valley Lake Garden Club are free and open to the public on the second Monday of each month.

They are held in the Activities Room of the Administration Building of the HVL Association, 18174 Hidden Valley Road.

A social gathering with refreshments begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by a business meeting and program at 10 a.m.

Birk says you don’t need an huge garden to enjoy fresh vegetables and colorful flowers.  

Consider installing a raised garden bed as all you need are a few materials and a small space and a few hours to complete.

Birk will share her experience and her successes.

For further information, contact club President Inge Rankin, 707-987-6010 or e-mail her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Flotilla 88 of Lake County has canceled its meeting, which had been set for Saturday, Aug. 16.

The organization will be back to its meeting schedule with its next gathering on Saturday, Sept. 20.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lakeport Rotary has installed its new board of directors for the coming year.

Arthur Mann will be the organization's president. Serving with him on the board will be Dan Christensen, Ilene Dumont, Nanette Dutcher, Clara Dykema, Brock Falkenberg, Dana Kearney, Jerry McQueen, Sirre Reed and Jim Rothberg.

Lakeport Rotary is proud to host several community events throughout the year including the Christmas Food Baskets in December, Easter Egg hunt at the Lake County Fairgrounds and the Konocti Challenge in the fall.  

Mann has chosen to sponsor Dr. Paula Dhanda’s upcoming international trip to Sierra Leone as the club’s international project for 2014-15.

For more information about Lakeport Rotary, please contact Don Lange at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The summer children’s nature education program at the Lake County Land Trust’s Rodman Preserve is Saturday, Aug. 16, and will feature a walk through woods and examination of nature.

The program starts at 9 a.m., is free and open to the public, and is held at the Rodman Preserve Nature Education Center at 6350 Westlake Road off of the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff.

The Lake County Land Trust presents these programs during the summer months.

Elaine Mansell, a well-known local naturalist and educator leads the program. She is remembered for leading the Junior Ranger program at Clear Lake State Park and has enjoyed bringing her talents to the Land Trust.

The Rodman Preserve features upland habitat, oak trees, interesting flora and fauna and the nature education center with displays and microscopes that youngsters always enjoy.

This Saturday, children will be looking at holes in trees, in the ground, and tiny places where animals might live.

They will gather oak galls, decayed wood, feathers and then examine them with the microscopes.

They will learn the role that microscopic and other small critters play in the food chain – the web of life, Mansell explained.

Reservations are requested, but not required.

Call Elaine Mansell at 707-263-1637 to reserve a spot for your child or for more information.

To get to the Rodman Preserve and Nature Education Center take the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff off of Highway 29, between Lakeport and Upper Lake. Turn east onto the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff, then left on to Westlake Road. The preserve entry is to the immediate right after turning on to Westlake.

The preserve is owned and operated by the Lake county Land Trust, a local non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Lake County’s beautiful natural areas.

Please note the Rodman Preserve is not the same as the Lake County Rodman Slough Park, which is further east on the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff road, near the bridge that goes over the slough.