CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-3) is hosting a senior center conversation in Lake County focused on the concerns of seniors on Thursday, March 10.

The roundtable will take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Live Oak Senior Center, 12502 Foothill Blvd. in Clearlake Oaks.

During the senior service roundtable, residents will have an opportunity to:

· Learn about senior services and support available in our region;

· Discuss the issues most important to our community and particularly for seniors;

· Watch the KVIE PBS documentary “Fading Away,” which features the Congressman’s work fighting for additional Alzheimer’s research funding; and

· Senior citizen/group recognition.

Light refreshments will be provided, and the congressman’s office will also have caseworkers on site ready to get the process started for constituents who are having issues with a federal agency like Social Security, Medicare or the Veterans Administration.

If constituents have questions, they should call the congressman’s Fairfield office at 707-438-1822.

People can also RSVP to any of the events on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/repgaramendi/events – to make sure they receive any updates about the event.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Planning Commission's regular meeting on Wednesday, March 9, has been canceled.

The commission is next scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 13.

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The Centennial of World War I – The Great War – began in August 2014 and will run until November 2018.

More than 10 million soldiers and seven million civilians died, and another 20 million were wounded during the conflict.

To commemorate the centennial of World War I, the Lake County History Roundtable will be meeting on Monday March 7, at the historic Tallman Hotel in downtown Upper Lake. The presentations begin at 6:15 p.m.

This month's presenters will be Phil Smoley and Zane Jensen, both local amateur historians.

They will analyze the domino effect of how one isolated event in Bosnia quickly triggered one of the greatest slaughters in human history.

Could it have been stopped? Who was primarily to blame? These are the questions to be considered by the group.

The Lake County History Roundtable is open to everyone and is free. Presentations are geared to be informative to the novice and expert.

For more information, contact Zane Jensen at 707-349-6390 or Phil Smoley at 707-349-1008.

COBB, Calif. – Lake County Republican Women Federated will host District 4 Assembly candidate Charlie Schaupp on Wednesday, March 9.

The meeting will take place at Black Rock Golf Course, 16451 Golf Road, Cobb.

Members will gather for the meeting at 11:30 a.m., with lunch at noon at Schaupp to speak at 12:30 p.m.

The cost of lunch is $20 and includes a choice of a variety of entrées, coffee or ice/hot tea. All other beverages are no host.

Reservations are required, with the deadline the Monday before the meeting.

For lunch reservations and menu choice, or for club information call 707-994-3543 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clearlake Trowel and Trellis Garden Club is proud to announcement that they have contributed 69 acres to the Penny Pines reforestation program.

Under a conservation agreement, an individual or organization can contribute $68 toward the cost of planting seedlings on about one acre of National Forest land in California and receive a Penny Pines certificate.

Using the donation, together with federal funds, the Forest Service will do the planting on the National Forest of your choice.  

The Penny Pines plantings are made as part of the regular National Forest reforestation program on burned-over and brush-covered areas which are potentially productive timberland. 

Using these donations, combined with regular forest planting funds, millions of pine, fir, redwood and giant sequoia seedlings have been planted on acres of National Forest land in California.

The Clearlake Trowel and Trellis Garden Club is a member of the Mendo Lake District of the California Garden Club Inc. Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs Inc.

The club welcomes new members and information can be found by visiting www.clttgc.org or call Ginny Cline at 707-262-0675.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – On Saturday, March 12, there will be a craft sale and fire benefit at Brick Hall, 16473 Main St.

Donated arts and craft supplies and other products will be gifted to fire survivors from 11 a.m. to noon.

From noon to 4 p.m., sales to the general public will include supplies and crafts from local vendors. 

Bake sale and chair massage will be provided by Time Bank members.

The craft supplies are suitable for use by children, hobbyists and pros, and include tools, display equipment and supplies for drawing and painting, stamping and card-crafting, textile arts, basketry, jewelry and more.

Locally made products for sale include pottery, soaps, lotions, candles, clothing and accessories, jewelry and body adornment, home decor.

Proceeds from this benefit will be directed to Hope City, a branch of Hope Crisis Response Network, which is rebuilding homes in Lake County.

The craft sale and fire benefit is sponsored by The Time Bank of Thrive Lake County, a network of people helping each other. For more information visit www.timebanklakeco.com . 

Spotlight On Productions is producing this event as well as Blues Benefit No. 2, an outdoor concert on May 21 at Ely Stage Stop in Kelseyville. For details about both benefits for Hope City visit Spotlight On Productions on Facebook.