KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Clear Lake State Park Interpretive Association presents the annual Wildflower Brunch on Saturday, April 27.

The brunch will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at Clear Lake State Park, 5300 Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville.

Come and have the Clear Lake State Park Interpretive Association (CLSPIA) members and state park staff cook your custom-made omelet.

Events will include a nature walk with Glenn Smith at 9 a.m. (meet at the visitor center steps) and a 10 a.m. presentation inside the visitor center by Peter Windrem on the native hitch.  

The visitor center will be open and all gift items will be 50 percent off.

The Vector Control District will have a display on all local insects and the county of Lake will have an information booth on the quagga mussel.  

Your ticket includes free entry to the park and all events.

Call or go online to purchase your tickets: $17.50 by phone, 707-279-4395, or online to www.clearlakestatepark.org . Tickets are $20 if purchased at the event.

CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – The Lake County Democratic Central Committee will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, May 2.

This month, the monthly meeting will take place beginning at 6 p.m. at the Clearlake Oaks United Methodist Church, 12487 Plaza Drive.

The guest speaker this month will be Nelson Strasser, who will be discussing the move to place a mobile home rent stabilization ordinance within the city of Lakeport on the ballot.

They also will hear reports from delegates who attended the recent California Democratic Party convention in Sacramento.

The agenda includes reports from representatives for Congressmen Mike Thompson and John Garamendi, Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada and state Sen. Noreen Evans, as well as reports from the Stonewall Democratic Club Chair Mark Wickhamshire and the representative from the Lake County Democratic Club, Paula Mune.

The members also will be organizing the voter registration drive for the 2013-14 election cycle and continuing the planning for the Oct. 6 barbecue fundraiser.

Meetings are open to the public. Committee membership is open to all registered Democrats and participation is encouraged.

The Lake County Democratic Central Committee is the official governing body of the Democratic Party in Lake County.

Contact the Democratic Party of Lake County at 707-533-4885 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association will hold its annual membership meeting on Thursday, May 9.

The meeting will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park, located on Highway 53 before Lower Lake and Clearlake.

The meeting will feature a special film showing and an open house. Refreshments will be provided.

Join fellow AMIA members in the historic ranch house for a fun evening of news updates, refreshments and entertainment.

The program will include:

• Exciting news about the new partnership agreement between AMIA and the State Parks Department that will ensure that the park will remain open, with new funding for maintenance and improvements.
• A tribute to the late Huell Howser, an avid State Park supporter and television producer.
• Showing of the episode of Huell Howser’s “California’s Gold” that highlights the show’s visit to Anderson Marsh.

Please RSVP by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 707-995-2658.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lake County Probation and partner BI Inc. will hold a transition celebration on Thursday, April 25, for seven offenders who successfully completed treatment classes, training and supervision requirements at the Lake County Day Reporting Center.

This is the county’s second transition celebration event for a program that was established in response to AB 109, the state’s public safety realignment initiative.

The transition celebration will be held at 5:30 p.m. at The Lodge at Blue Lakes, 5135 West Highway 20 in Upper Lake.  

Speakers include Tim Chastain, senior deputy probation officer; Aaron McClymonds, site coordinator; and Sam Jones Hall, a local community member.

The event marks completion of this program and transition to community integration. For many of the program graduates, this marks a significant milestone.

Lake County diverts up to 50 probationers to the center as an alternative to detention or for extra supervision or treatment.

Probationers go through a multiphase program that includes ongoing reporting to the center, cognitive behavioral therapy and training, and testing for drug and alcohol use.

Offenders participate in classes proven to change criminal thinking. BI assists the county with an electronic monitoring program also.

The Lake County Day Reporting Center is located at 1375 Hoyt Ave.

For more information, call Program Manager Patrese Scott at 707-263-1358.

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – Master crafter Cheryl Crawford will teach the Hidden Valley Lake Garden Club members the art of creating waxed flowers at the meeting on Monday, May 13.

The club meets at 9:30 a.m. at the Hidden Valley Lake Administration Building, 18174 Hidden Valley Road, for a coffee and tea social followed by a brief business meeting and the guest speaker of the day.  

Visit Crawford’s Web site at www.crawfordmanor.com .

All are welcome. If you are not a Hidden Valley Lake resident, please call 707-987-6010 by May 10 so that they can arrange access to the gated community.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Lake County Rockhounds’ next meeting and program will be held on Wednesday, May 1.

The meeting will start at 6 p.m. at the Redbud Library, 14785 Burns Valley Road in Clearlake.

“Quartz night” is the theme.

Harry Woodworth, retired science teacher and longtime Rockhound member, will give them an overview of the nature of quartz.

Bring in your favorite samples of quartz to share.

Interested community members are welcome.

Annual membership dues are $15.