LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The next meeting of the Lake County Doll Club will be held on Saturday, July 14.  

The meeting will take place beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Scotts Valley Women's Club, 2998 Hendricks Road, Lakeport.

The Lake County Doll Club will host the Mendocino Coast Doll Club at the meeting.

For more information please call Johanna at 707-279-9970.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Clearlake Youth Center and Glory Days Flag Football League-Youth Division (GDFFL-YD) are hosting a fundraiser car wash on Saturday, July 7, starting at 10 a.m.

The location will be at Foods Etc on Lakeshore Dr. in Clearlake.

All proceeds will be used to help develop the GDFFL-YD and support the Clearlake Youth Center Summer Program.

These projects are very dependent on how much effort the adults of the community put into them, and since this particular type of fundraiser is labor intensive, any volunteer help will be greatly appreciated.

Contact Bob Hopkins, 707-350-1411; Vince Lamb, 707-295-0223, or Joyce Overton, 707-350-2898, for more information.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – There is a new group for local car enthusiasts.

The Camaro Owners of Lake County is inviting new members after having formed in April.

The group is family oriented, and is open to all years of Camaros and Camaro enthusiasts.

Based in Clearlake, the group will hold monthly meetings at various locations around the county.

To learn more visit the club’s Web site at http://www.windandfunkites.com/club/camaro.htm or find the group on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Camaro-Owners-of-Lake-County/270189973068944 .

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – On Saturday, June 30, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 88 of Lake County held a free life jacket giveaway in front of Walmart in Clearlake.  

A total of 82 children were weighed and fitted for life jackets and the supply was exhausted by 11 a.m.   

Approximately 40 children were turned away because of the limited supply.  

The Flotilla is grateful for the $1,000 Walmart grant to purchase the life jackets and for their help in supplying tables and chairs for the event.

The cooperation of the parents and children who waited in the hot sun with no complaints was greatly appreciated.

Flotilla 88 deemed the project a success and will work toward doubling the amount of free life jackets for next year's life jacket giveaway.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Hidden Valley Lake Realty, located at 17568 Spruce Road Extension No. A, is Lake Co-op’s new drop point for Hidden Valley area residents.

Customers ordering through the co-op may now pick up their weekly fresh grocery orders and monthly Azure Standard orders from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays at a convenient location just across from the main entrance of Hidden Valley Lake community.
 
Hidden Valley Lake Realty managers, Carson and Mary Underwood, offered to host Lake Co-op’s drop point when the Greenview Restaurant was unable to continue hosting the drop point.

“We’re so grateful for the service that the Greenview Restaurant was able to provide for Hidden Valley residents, and are equally grateful for Carson and Mary’s offering. We’re excited about the convenience of the location for area residents,” said Co-op Chair Janine Smith-Citron.
 
Lake Co-op recently launched new online ordering software in addition to their new Web site and freshened look to their logo and name.

“The new site, along with the new services of home delivery, subscription orders and owner shares is a new page in the co-op’s history,” said Consulting Operations Manager JoAnn Saccato.
 
In its fifth year of operation, the co-op offers local and regional organic produce to Lake County residents through a trendy online ordering and weekly distribution model used for sourcing local food.

Their weekly fruit and vegetable boxes, modeled after CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), are sourced local first, regional second and through an organic distributor third, paying close attention to the miles from farm to fork.
 
Coupled with the new convenience of subscribing to receive the box on a weekly basis, home delivery and ten drop points throughout the county, the co-op is Lake County’s premier source for providing the freshest local and organic produce.
 
Lake Co-op has recently opened sales to the public requiring no owner membership to purchase products through their online store.
 
Additional individual produce items and value added products, such as breads, oils, and dried sea veggies can also be ordered through the site.
 
Customers of the co-op place orders from Sunday, 12:01 a.m. to Tuesday, 12:30 p.m., either through their new convenient online shopping Web site, www.lake.coop , or through calling 707-993-4270.

Customers can choose from a fresh fruit and vegetable box and/or order items individually. On Thursdays customers pick up their orders at one of ten locally-owned businesses throughout the county or receive the order on their doorstep.
 
For a list of all drop points, more information on shopping, or becoming an owner or producer for the Co-op, visit www.lakeco-op.org or call 707-993-4270.

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Shannon Michele of Cache Creek Catering and Lake County Wine Studio are presenting a monthly food and wine series featuring gourmet appetizers paired with select Lake County wines.

The next event will take place Friday, July 13.

Locally produced foods are proudly featured as key ingredients in recipes created by Cache Creek Catering.
 
The series is held from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the second Friday of each month. The per person cost is $20 and reservations are required.
 
June’s event featured Six Sigma wines with a preview of summertime barbecue favorites. The first course was grilled zucchini and green onions with Romesco sauce paired with Tempranillo, followed by grilled pork meatballs with smoked paprika and Manchego paired with Cabernet Sauvignon.

The final pairing of a grilled stone fruit with rosemary honey and chevré served with Sol Rouge Late Harvest Viognier completed the three-course event.

July 13 is themed “An American Picnic” with wines from Ceago Vinegarden. The “red” course features fresh strawberries and Chevré with Ceago Rosé, followed by the “white” course of balsamic and garlic marinated chicken on ciabatta.

The final course will be the “blue” course with blackberry tart paired with Ceago’s port-style Syrah.

The Aug. 10 event will bring Moore Family wines to the farm table.

Sept. 14 will feature fresh harvested Lake County pears.

Oct. 12 marries old vine wines with Lake County heirloom walnuts.
 
For reservations and additional information, contact Susan at 707-293-8752.