The classes will be held on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. for beginning students, 7:30 p.m. for intermediate students and 9 p.m. for the advanced cloggers.

The cost is $5 per person per class and you may register at the first class.

Clogging is a lively American Folk Dance originating in the Appalachian Mountains. It is a blend of English, Irish and German dances, along with African-American “Buck Dancing,” American Indian dancing and other ethnic dances.

It was originally done as a solo dance and in large groups known as “big circle dancing” where the dancers performed “called patterns” as they kept up with the rhythmic stomping to the beat of the music.

If you have any questions or need further information concerning these classes please feel to contact the Public Services Department at 707-262-1618 or call clogging instructor Michelle John-Smith at 707-277-9317.

Bringing home a new baby changes a woman’s whole world. While every mom has struggles, sometimes it feels worse than it should.

When mom suffers, the whole family suffers, and the baby can be affected the most.

Mother-Wise wants to prevent perinatal mood disorders by helping moms and their babies get off to the best possible start.

The group's trained volunteers offer their personal experiences and shared wisdom through home visits with moms in their community.

If you have some time to spend and experience to share, one-on-one with a mom, join Mother-Wise for the next volunteer training.

The training is spread over three days, with the first two sessions in the evening on Thursday, Sept. 22, and Friday, Sept. 23, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The third session will be on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with lunch included.

Attendance at all three sessions is required to become a volunteer.

The next training will be held in Lake Family Resource Center’s Lakeport center located at 890 Lakeport Blvd. Registration isn’t required but is helpful.

Please call Jaclyn Ley, 707-349-1210, or Vicki Hays, 707-263-6169, to register for the training.

The meeting will be held at the Live Oak Senior Center, 12502 Foothill Blvd., Clearlake Oaks.

Judy Grindle will demonstrate Facebook, with emphasis on privacy, sharing, and keeping up with family and friends.

They will show you how to find out what information others can see, and how to share selectively.

Jim Erdahl will show the group why Wordpad, which comes with all versions of Windows, is quite a good word processor. He'll also offer advice on how to store user files for easier backups.

Would you like to access free online storage, such as Google Docs, Microsoft's 25GB SkyDrive or Amazon's 5GB CloudDrive using Windows Explorer? The group will look at Gladinet, which lets you do that and more.

For more information visit www.lccu-ca.org or e-mail Judy Grindle at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The EverStart Series is headed to Clear Lake Sept. 22-24 for the fourth and final stop in the 2011 Western Division series.

The tournament will feature as many as 300 pros and co-anglers competing for top awards up to $35,000 plus a Ranger boat with an Evinrude or Mercury outboard for the pro and a Ranger boat with an Evinrude or Mercury outboard plus $5,000 for the co-angler.

“Current conditions are ideal on Clear Lake and I don’t really expect them to change,” said FLW pro Mike Folkestad of Orange, Calif., aka the California Legend. “The moon is full, water temperatures are about 78 degrees and air temperatures are in the upper 80s. Fishing is awful good, this should be a great tournament.

“Everything is working out here,” Folkestad went on to say. “Swimbaits seem to be working the best but you’ll see guys drop-shotting, using crankbaits, Senkos, jigs, and even some topwater frogs. Everybody should be catching a limit.

There is a tremendous population of 3 to 5 pound bass in the lake,” Folkestad added. “The key is going to be getting on the right school of fish to bring in those bigger bass, possibly in those rocky areas where you can bounce the bait on the rocks. It is probably going to take 54 pounds to win, 26 pounds per day.”

Anglers will take off from Redbud Park located at 14655 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake, Calif., at 7 each morning. Weigh-ins will also be held at the marina beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Thur. and Fri. and 4 p.m. on Sat. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

Pros will fish for a top award of $35,000 plus a 198VX Ranger boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard if Ranger Cup guidelines are met. Co-anglers will cast for a top award consisting of a Ranger 177TR with 90-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $5,000 if Ranger Cup guidelines are met.

The EverStart Series consists of five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeast, Texas and Western. Each division consists of four tournaments and competitors will be vying for valuable points in each division that could earn them the Strike King Angler of the Year title along with $5,000 for the pro and $2,000 for the co-angler. The top 40 pros and co-anglers from each respective division will qualify for the EverStart Series Championship that will be held on Kentucky Lake in Buchanan, Tenn., Oct. 27-30.

The EverStart Series tournament on Clear Lake is being hosted by Twin Pine Casino & Hotel.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWOutdoors.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the EverStart Series on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FLWEverStartSeries and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWOutdoors.

Meet at the Calpine Visitors Center, 15500 Central Park Road, Middletown.

Reservations are required and can be made online at www.geysers.com.

For more information please call 707-987-4270.

The free workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Clearlake Oaks Moose Lodge, located at the intersection of Highway 53 and Highway 20.

Find out about simple things your family can do to reduce energy costs, and hear about financial assistance programs and how you might qualify.

Learn how Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and other agencies can provide you with materials and services such as home energy audits, rebates and more, and see a new hybrid car.

Attendees also will get the facts about convenient, low-cost financing for solar panels or other energy improvements for their homes.

Space is limited. RSPV by visiting http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Community_Development/Green_Living_Resources/Lake_County_Energy_Watch/Workshop_Registration.htm.

For more information call Michalyn DelValle at 707-263-2221 or visit www.energy.co.lake.ca.us.