LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Host Lions Club will present its annual crab feed on Saturday, March 10, at the Lakeport Senior Center.

The club is excited to team up this year with the Lakeport Senior Center, Early Lake Lions Club and Boy Scout Troop No. 42 to make this crab feed their best event ever.

The fun begins at 4 p.m. with a no-host bar, provided by the Early Lake Lions Club, with food service beginning at 5 p.m.

This event will include an exciting raffle, which offers an outstanding array of items donated by generous local businesses.

They also will continue with the ever-popular silent auction, offering a variety of delicious homemade desserts to complete your meal.

Crab feed tickets are limited in number and expected to sell out quickly.

The ticket price is $35 per person.

The menu includes pasta, salad, bread and, of course, the delicious cooked and cracked fresh crab.

No sauce, butter or seasonings are added to the crab. If you have a special accompaniment you prefer with your crab, you are asked to bring it with you.

The event is expected to sell out, so call to reserve or pick up your tickets today.

Tickets will be available at Lakeport Tire and Auto, 707-263-5422; Lakeport Senior Center, 707-263-4218; or from Lion Members Ed Collins/Trina Lane, 707-275-9847 or Debbe and Mike Blake, 707-263-7789.

Proceeds from this event will support the Lakeport Senior Center as well as local community groups.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Parks and Recreation Commission will hold its next regular meting on Thursday, Feb. 9.

The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. in the city council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

Commissioners are Lynn Andre, Cindy Ustrud, Ronald Bertsch, Ann Blue and Suzanne Russell.

The commission will receive reports on Library Park, Westside Park and Westshore Pool.

In new business, the commission will discuss Mormon Helping Hands Volunteer Day and agendize the election for committee chairperson.

The commission also will set the date of its next meeting fro 3 p.m. Thursday, March 8.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – With rain expected this week around Lake County and the North Coast, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is offering the following storm preparation tips.

• Have battery-operated radios with fresh batteries ready for updates on storm conditions and power outages.

• Have battery-operated flashlights with fresh batteries on hand.

• Have a cell phone or hard-wire, single-line telephone on hand. Cordless phones will not work without electricity.

• Do not use candles because of the risk of fire. If you must use candles, use extreme caution. Do not use candles near drapes, under lampshades or near holiday trees. Keep candles away from small children and do not leave candles unattended.

• If you see a downed power line, assume it is “live” or carrying electric current. Do not touch or try to move it—and keep children and animals away. Report downed power lines and other electric emergencies immediately by calling 911 and PG&E’s customer service line at 1-800-PGE-5000.

• If your power goes out, turn off or even unplug all electric appliances. Otherwise, when power is restored, several appliances might come back on at once and overload your circuits or hot appliances might come on while you’re away or asleep and pose a fire hazard. Leave a single lamp on to alert you when power returns. Turn your appliances back on one at a time when conditions return to normal.

• If you see a downed power line, assume it is “live” or carrying electric current. Do not touch or try to move it – and keep children and animals away. Report downed power lines and other electric emergencies immediately by calling 911 and PG&E’s customer service line at 1-800-PGE-5000.

For more storm-related tips and information, visit www.pge.com.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

The meeting will be held at the Scotts Valley Women's Club House, 2298 Hendricks Road, Lakeport.

The board meeting will begin at 11 a.m., with social time at noon.

Flower roll call will start at 12:30 p.m., to be followed at 1 p.m. by a program on invasive plants.

Chuck Morse, assistant agricultural commissioner for Mendocino County, will give an informative talk about plants that can be harmful to the environment.

The club meets at the Scotts Valley Women's Club House at noon on the third Tuesday of each month, except July and August.

Members, guests and all interested community members are most welcome to attend. President Helen Turley, 707-262-1721, invites interested gardeners to join us.

Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club is a member of Mendo-Lake District, California Garden Club Inc., Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs Inc.

For more information visit www.clttgc.org.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The Historic Courthouse Museum continues its Historic Reading Series on Saturday, Feb. 18.

The readings take place in the historic courtroom on the second floor and will begin at 2 p.m.

This month, Bill Groody, president of The Friends of the Lake County Museum, will read from two journals.

The first one was written in 1874 by L.L. Paulson, a San Francisco-based travel writer, who visited Lake County and tells some delightful anecdotes of his adventures.

Groody also will read from the California and Overland Diaries of Count Leonetto Cipriani.

Count Cipriani traveled here on horseback with an Indian guide looking for farmland to purchase in about 1855.

Other readings in this series will take place on March 17 and April 21.

There is no admission charge and refreshments will be served.

For more information, please call the museum at 707-263-4555.

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Middletown Area Town Hall (MATH) will hold its next meeting on Thursday, Feb. 9.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Calpine's Cartwright Geothermal Visitors Center, 15500 Central Park Road.

Under unfinished business, the group will receive an update on the Middletown Square Park design and development, election new officers for the year and prioritize MATH projects for 2012.

In business, the group will consider a letter to Caltrans regarding safety at Dry Creek Road and Highway 29.

MATH meetings are subject to videotaping. Meeting proceedings may be available for viewing on public access television and/or the Internet.

MATH – established by resolution of the Lake County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 12, 2006 – is a municipal advisory council serving the residents of Anderson Springs, Cobb, Coyote Valley (includes Hidden Valley Lake), Long Valley and Middletown.