LAKEPORT, Calif. – Love is in the air for Valentine’s Day this year at Lakeside Family Fun & Event Center.

Feb. 14 is a Tuesday, but they will to celebrate like it’s the weekend, with something for the young, as well as the young at heart.

A handmade Valentine craft event for that special someone will spread the love. Funtown is offering kids ages 8 & under the chance to make up to five Valentines, complete with hand-picked embellishments, for their loved ones.

For only $5, kids can use all the center's materials to decorate their heart, or other shaped card, and the center will clean up the mess. Afterward kids can play in Funtown for one hour. These Valentines are sure to put smiles on the faces of those special enough to have one made for them. Crafts become available starting at 11 a.m.

For the bigger kids, the Valentine’s Day special is for pairs; play two games each, of either lazer tag or bowling (shoes included) for only $14.

Everyone who gets this special will also get a free raffle ticket for the chance to win a $50 gift card to the Blue Wing Saloon in Upper Lake.

Enjoy a lovely evening of dinner and dancing – and come dressed to impress. For $13.50-$18 per person, choose between prime rib, salmon, half a barbecued spring chicken or pork ribs served with various sides, a green salad and baguette. Dessert choices include apple pie, ice cream sundae and Boston cream cake.

Diners will be get their hearts pumping dancing to Music by Tony, who play tunes from the 70s and 80s, Soul and the standards. Lakeside Family Fun & Event Center will welcome him back for an encore performance on Friday, Feb. 17, and Saturday, Feb. 18. So, come on down every weekend and check out the new attractions, like live entertainment.

For more information about these Valentine’s Day Specials, call 707-263-4828 or visit the center at 872 Lakeport Blvd. in Lakeport or online at www.lakesidefamilyfun.com.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – LakeCoMoveToAmend announced that its monthly business meeting will be on Monday, Feb. 20.

The meeting will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Guido’s Pizzeria Restaurant in Kelseyville.

Guido's is located at 5440 Live Oak Drive. The tentative agenda calls for discussion of a proposed Clearlake City Council Resolution to end Corporate Personhood and a County Ballot Initiative that would give Lake County residents a chance to voice their opinion. The public is invited to attend the meeting.

LakeCoMoveToAmend is a group of Lake County, Calif., residents that is promoting advancement of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution which would reverse the unpopular Citizens United, Supreme Court ruling and will establish that 1) corporations are not people and do not possess the inalienable rights of living persons; 2) money does not equal “speech” and is not protected by First Amendment rights against infringement; and 3) money and its influence on government and politics can and must be regulated.

LakeCoMoveToAmend is an affiliate of the national organization – www.MoveToAmend.org – where one can find much more information about the Citizens United Decision and the need and process to amend the U.S. Constitution. Sign the petition and become connected with the Campaign to Legalize Democracy.

For information, contact Tim Williams 707-262-2919.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Green Knights, a grassroots community improvement network, is having a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 14.

The meeting will take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Round Table Pizza, located in the Willow Tree Plaza on 11^th Street in Lakeport.

Everyone is welcome. Come and be knighted for your good deeds.

There will be no host food and drinks.

For more information call 707-263-3391 or send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Caltrans invites the public to attend an informational open house to review a proposed project to improve the safety of the Highway 20 and Highway 29 intersection in Lake County.

The drop-in style open house will be held on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Upper Lake Middle School Gymnasium, 725 Old Lucerne Road in Upper Lake.

The purpose of the project is to improve the safety of the Highway 20 and 29 intersection by reducing the frequency and severity of collisions.

The project is needed because the collision rate at the intersection is 3.7 times greater than the statewide average for similar intersections.

Two alternatives are being considered: installation of traffic signals, or installation of a roundabout.

The public will have the opportunity to review displays on these alternatives. Caltrans staff will be available to answer questions and receive comments or suggestions.

For more information, call Project Manager Sebastian Cohen at 707-441-3991.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Jon Streeter, president of the State Bar of California, will address the Lake County Bar Association at a dinner meeting on Thursday, Feb. 23.

“Having the president of the State Bar Association take time to come to Lake County and address our local legal community is quite an honor,” said Mary Heare Amodio, president of the Lake County Bar Association. “The State Bar has been instrumental and very supportive to our efforts at reorganizing the local bar association and President Streeter’s office welcomed the idea of visiting Lake County and worked with us to accommodate our schedule.”

Streeter will address the relationship between the State Bar and local practitioners in regard to State Bar discipline of attorneys, changes to the Rules of Professional Responsibility and the changing role of attorneys in our society.

In addition, Streeter will discuss the current funding crisis faced by California courts.

The crisis was created by the $1 billion in cuts that had to be absorbed by the judicial branch over the past three years; expected layoffs and court closures as a result of proposed cuts for the 2012-13 state budget; and the threat to judicial independence and public safety created by such cuts.

Attorneys attending the event will receive one hour of continuing education credit.

Streeter is a partner in Keker & Van Nest, LLP, a litigation firm in San Francisco. He regularly performs pro bono work and has been active at the State Bar and in his local bar association in addition to his public service activities.

He attended Stanford University and received his law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law. He worked for Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and served a judicial clerkships for the Hon. Harry T. Edwards of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Members of the legal community interested in attending the event should contact Amodio at 707-263-5759 or Lake County Bar Association Treasurer Jacqueline Snyder, 707-263-5212.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Soroptimist International of Clear Lake will present its annual Spring Fling Luncheon on Saturday, March 3.

The event will take place beginning at noon at the Highlands Senior Center, located at 3245 Bowers Ave. in Clearlake. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.

The annual fundraiser will include silent and live auctions and a raffle.

Local author Kit DeCanti will be the featured speaker.

Reserve tickets now as seating is limited.

The cost is $35 per person, which includes lunch, beverage and the famous dessert bar. .

Lunch selections include fresh mushrooms and spinach, sundried tomatoes, fresh basil, chicken and Italian sausage tossed together with penne in special cream sauce; or rotini pasta, mushrooms, fresh spinach, basil and roasted vegetables in cream sauce.

For more information or to purchase a ticket call Fawn Williams, 707-350-5866.