LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Auxiliary, Flotilla 88 of Lake County, will hold a life jacket giveaway on Saturday, June 30, in front of Walmart in Clearlake.

The flotilla was awarded a $1,000 community grant by Walmart which was used to purchase the life jackets.

This is the eighth year Walmart has supported this project. An additional $99 was donated by Walmart and Flotilla 88 added a donation which resulted in 82 life jackets being purchased for this project.

The life jacket giveaway is for children 12 years and younger who must be accompanied by their parent or guardian and will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until supplies are exhausted.

The children will be weighed, fitted for the proper size, instructed in the correct way to wear the jacket and how to take care of it. The life jackets are free and supplies are limited.

The auxiliary is the civilian volunteer arm of the USCG.

Flotilla 88 members donate their time and efforts to promote recreational boating safety for the public.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Summer of Peace is the first in California to be honored by the International Cities of Peace as part of a global celebration throughout all continents, the largest call to peace in the history of mankind.  

This festival of events will be held between June 22 and Sept. 21, the International Day of Peace as declared by the U.N. in 1984.

Proclaimed by the Lake County Board of Supervisors and the cities of Lakeport and Clearlake as an all-county, all-city event, the festival is designed to bring a convergence of ideas and opinions from Lake residents and visitors to our rural county.

Events will include tours of your choice of our 35 wineries and vineyards, permaculture workshops, exercise and other healthy choices for stress reduction, family court mediation, “From Bullying to Buddies” and other workshops and events of your choice that relate to inner and outer peace, productivity and prosperity.

Lake County’s goal is to cultivate, inspire and radiate peace throughout the local and worldwide community through the seeds of peace: music, film, video and stage events, all planned around the comfort, beauty and welcome of our region as a vacation destination for individuals, couples, families and groups.  

Following a military honor guard, and the welcome, Pomo Elder Thomas Leon Brown will open the ceremonies with Pomo Indian prayers; Wanda Quitaquit, member of one of the prominent native families disenrolled from the Pomo tribe, will speak on forgiveness; and sacred renaissance music by Mio Divas, a women’s chorale led by Claudia Listman, will be sung throughout the program.

The voice and wisdom of Dr. Eugene Tazo, noted biblical scholar and international teacher of Ancient Christian Mysteries, will highlight the program.

Workshops and programs on the multi-faceted components of peace and prosperity will follow throughout the summer. Various musical and other stage, video, lecture, music and  theatrical, entertainment and educational events are now forming to create and inspire a new and expanding culture of peace that magnetizes tourists and other visitors to Lake County.

Dr. Tazo will also host forums at various venues around the county throughout the summer to provide an opportunity for everyone to speak publicly about their ideas and projections of peace, including dreams and plans for education, health, technology, food (local growth, production, preparation, distribution and service), environmental innovations and other concepts that promote sustaining health and community well-being.

As prosperity and governance are vital components of peace, local businesses, government and the military, especially returning combat veterans are involved in the development and expansion of a culture of peace. You will find specials, store fronts, sales and other events honoring the Summer of Peace.

For more information about sharing your messages of peace, prosperity and justice at the Lake County Summer of Peace, please call 707-262-0400 or go online to the www.lakecountysummerofpeace.com or www.peacecenter.us .

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Star Chapter 442 motorcycle club will hold its next ride on Sunday, June 24.

The group will meet at X-site at 14883 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake at 10 a.m.

Visit the group's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Chapter-442/146399068773126 .

CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – Lake County Alcohol and Other Drug Services (AODS), in collaboration with the California Friday Night Live Partnership (CFNLP), will facilitate a youth leadership conference.

The event will be held at the High Valley Ranch in Clearlake Oaks on Saturday, June 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The conference is free to students enrolled in a local high school or high school age youth who are home schooled or in alternative education for the 2012-13 school year.

The youth will participate in numerous activities including a ROPES course and leadership training from CFNLP.

The purpose of the ROPES course is to create an environment where the youth are a little uncomfortable, start to intermingle, join teams, are challenged, accomplish goals as a team and learn some tools that will help them throughout life. It teaches the youth how to solve problems and to work through their frustration.  

The staff at High Valley Ranch will be guiding the students through this exercise.

The mission of Friday Night Live chapters is to build partnerships for positive and healthy youth development, which engages youth as active leaders and resources within their communities.  

The FNL program operates on the guiding principles that every chapter is to be youth centered and directed, support young people in developing life and/or leadership skills, provide a safe, healthy and fun environment, provide youth access to life experiences, otherwise unavailable and/or unaffordable, and build positive relationships between youth, their schools and communities.

If you are the parent or guardian of a current high school student for the 2012-13 school year and would like them to participate please contact Carrie White, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or Jim Gessner, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or call 707-994-6494 to register.

NICE, Calif. – The Sons of Italy club is hosting a dinner dance on Saturday, June 23.  

The meal will include old fashioned meat loaf with all the trimmings, dessert, coffee, tea and ice water.

The bar opens at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. with dancing to follow by the High Notes band.

The cost is just $15.    

Everyone is welcome, no need to be a member.  

The club is located at 2817 E. Highway 20 in Nice.  

Please call 707-274-2244 and leave a message to hold a large table or for information about this event or renting the hall for your own.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Lake County Local Food Forum will be held on Wednesday, June 20.

The event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Kelseyville High School cafetorium, 5480 Main St.

Co-hosted by Health Leadership Network, Department of Health Services and University of California Cooperative Extension, the forum will feature well-know UC Cooperative Extension specialists, Dr. Roberta Cook and Dr. Shermain Hardesty of the UC Davis Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics, as well as several other notable local and regional guests.

The focus will be on local food production opportunities.

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