LAKEPORT, Calif. – Approximately 200 guests and 4-H members attended the Oct. 6 4-H Centennial Event at the Lake County Fairgrounds.

Seventeen of those guests were Lake County All Stars, past and present.

The most senior All Star (1948) attending was Frances Edwards, originally of Big Valley 4-H. She and other alumni were recognized.

Several families were awarded the title of Century Family for having 100 years or more involvement with the 4-H program: Holdenreid, Harville, Alexander, Evans, Lyon, and Renfro.

The current All Star Team of Victoria Hayes, Asia Jones, and Jocelyn Bennett hosted the event.

The Cobb Stompers, a local blue grass band, opened the ceremony allowing clubs from around the county to share feature booths with the public. These included an animal display, a quiz bowl, record books through the years, a video-recording booth, face painting, club projects and a historical slide show and more.

Souvenir books featuring photos from the 1940s to the present and Lake County 4-H club history were available too.

All guests were presented with a commemorative pin in honor of California’s 4-H program’s 100th birthday.

As the event ended, attendees enjoyed an artful and delicious cupcake dessert arranged to mimic the 4-H clover. 4-H: 100 years and thriving in California!

4-H Youth Development is a program of the University of California Cooperative Extension.

For more information on the 4-H program contact U.C. Cooperative Extension, 883 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport, telephone 707-263-6838.

Peggy Alexander is a 4-H Centennial Committee member.

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Upper Lake will once again host its free teddy bear display, “Teddy Bears Have an Old-Fashioned Christmas,” from Nov. 26 through Jan. 1.

The windows on Main Street will be decorated with teddy bears for the holiday season.

For more information, please call Shirley at 707-275-2309.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Master Gardeners of Lake County will be celebrating 20 years of providing expert research-based horticultural advice to the Lake County noncommercial gardening community on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the group's monthly general meeting.

Current Lake County UC Master Gardeners invite all former members of the program to join them in remembering and honoring all who have contributed to making the Lake County Master Gardener Program the success it is today.

Special guest will be new UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Coordinator Missy Gable.

The current UC Master Gardeners of Lake County look forward to sharing Master Gardener Program memories and gardening experiences with their past colleagues.

The 20th anniversary celebration will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Kelseyville.

Please contact the UCCE office at 707-263-6838 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to RSVP, as well as for directions to the venue and any other information about the event.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Sons of Norway Vikings of Lake Lodge No. 6-166 will hold its Heritage & Culture Day Sunday, Nov. 10.

The group will meet at 1 p.m. at the Galilee Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 8860 Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville.

Sharon Lewis will prepare a menu of Swedish dishes including meatballs, creamed vegetables, browned potatoes, pickled fresh cucumber, red cabbage and light rye crispbread.

Cost of the meal will be $6 per person.

Club President Carl Ingvoldstad has prepared an informative Veteran's Day talk. Members also are asked to bring holiday greeting cards to be sent to troops overseas by Operation Tango Mike.

Also on Sunday, the 2014 slate of officers will be presented and nominations will be accepted from the floor.

Call heritage and culture event chair Evelyn Robison at 707-279-4385 for more information.

Visit the lodge's Web site at http://www.vikingsoflakelodge.org/ .

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Branch 168 of the Sons In Retirement held its monthly luncheon in the conference center of Konocti Vista Casino on Friday, Nov. 8.

The guest speaker was Julie Berry, who has lived in Lake County for the past 14 years. She has worked in advertising and sales.

Since moving to Lake County, she has managed homeowner associations and worked as a bookkeeper for two water districts, and for the past four years she has been the church secretary for Kelseyville Presbyterian.

Working for REACH, she has been able to educate the residents of Northern California about the importance of having a REACH membership.

Dean Faris, the “Big SIR,” announced that the Christmas party will be held on Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. in the conference room of the Konocti Vista Casino.

Bob Specht, the chair of the travel committee, announced that there are a few seats left for the Christmas Shopping “Safari.” This is a bus trip on Nov. 19 to the Vacaville Outlet stores and the cost is $25. Pickups are at the Riviera Hills Country Club and the McDonalds in Clearlake. Many of the stores have special discounts available to seniors on that date.

Specht also reported that Branch 133 is sponsoring a three-day, two-night Yuletide experience Dec. 4-6.

For $172 per person double occupancy ($207 single), the trip includes bus transportation, a two-night stay at the Eldorado Hotel in Reno, two breakfast buffets, a Christmas cocktail party and the dinner show “Ice Fantasy” in the Eldorado showroom. The show combines the excitement of championship figure skating with the thrill of cirque acts.

For more information about either of these events call Bob, 707-279-0187; Bill, 707-277-8846; or Dick, 707-994-5381.

Sons In Retirement is a social organization for men of retirement age who are pursuing the goal of enjoying their later years. It has 142 branches with 18,000 members throughout the state.

Branch 168 holds a luncheon on the second Friday of each month at the conference room at Konocti Vista Casino.

Anyone interested in learning more about Sons In Retirement is encouraged to contact Larry Powers, chair of the membership committee, at 707-263-3403 or to visit the state Web site at www.sirinc.org .

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – On Thursday, Oct. 31, Clearlake experienced its first Trunk or Treat event.

Beyond any doubt, the event was a great success. The Trunk or Treat committee anticipated a lot of people to show up for the event, but little did they know that the Youth Center and its surrounding areas would be packed shoulder to shoulder with locals celebrating Halloween together as one.

Golf Avenue, which had been closed down for the event, was packed with trunks showing off some creative decorations. The courtyard in front of the Youth Center was packed with games and a bouncy house. Inside, there was a long line for the free food being given away as well as a large crowd waiting to see if they won the costume contest, the raffle, while others crept into the back room where the haunted house awaited them.

All in all, it was possibly one of the most successful events held in Clearlake in a very long time. While exact numbers are difficult to state, organizers believe that around 1,500 to 2,000 people showed up for the event. For the inaugural Trunk or Treat, that's a great success.

In order to make this event happen, organizers had a lot of help from various businesses in the community and the surrounding areas. Walmart, Foods Etc, Grocery Outlet, Safeway, Ray's Food Place, Lamplighter, Twin Pines, Konocti Casinos, Snack Shack, Cool Ghoul, Hair by Mz C, Mendo Lake Credit Union, Hanitzi's Services, Endless Expressions, Four Corners, Mendo Mill, Dollar Tree, Espresso Depot, Nottingham Nursery, Tatonka, Randy Hare Signs, Dottie and Jerry Young, Carol Jarrett, Michele Tarry, Baby Blingg, Bob's Vaccums, WickedPix, Clear Lake Physical Therapy, and Nature's Own all donated to help make this event a success. The organizers thanked them all for their support.

For our booths, they had local businesses help out such as Checkered Flag, Yia Yia Coffee Shop, Snack Shack, Hair by Mz C, Stuff Like That, Endless Expressions, Yuba College Child Development, Healthy Start, Happy Yogurt, Burger Time, and Sphynx/Triple C Collective. All booths worked tirelessly entertaining the youth of our community with various games and activities.

This year was fabulous and the committee who put together this event is very proud of what they have done. They want to thank everyone who attended and supported this event.

Make sure to look us up on Facebook to keep in touch for when next year's event starts to be organized. Also, check www.mywickedpix.com for the pictures that were taken of the event.