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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Former Lakeport Redevelopment Agency Oversight Board will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19.

The meeting will take place in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

Agenda items include approval of the Oct. 16 meeting minutes and approval of the administrative budget for the Lakeport Redevelopment Successor Agency in the amount of $197,032 for fiscal year 2014-15.

The board also will consider adopting the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) and associated resolution covering the period of July through December 2014, pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 34177(l) and (m).

LUCERNE, Calif. – A caregiver support group for families dealing with memory loss or other cognitive impairments will meet on Thursday, Feb. 20.

The group meets at the First Lutheran Church, 3863 Country Club Drive across from the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Social worker Jenny Johnson is the facilitator.

The group is sponsored by Redwood Caregiver Resource Center (1-800-834-1636) and the Social Day Programs in Lake County.

For more information call Jenny Johnson at 707-350-3030 or Caroline Denny at 707-263-9481.

NORTH COAST, Calif. – On Friday, March 7, and Saturday, March 8, OneJustice’s Justice Bus Project will partner with Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC) and the Lake County Bar Association to provide two free legal clinics to residents of Mendocino and Lake Counties wanting help with criminal record clearance (expungements of certain criminal convictions).

The two clinics will be held in Ukiah and Kelseyville. The March 7 clinic will be held in Ukiah at the offices of Legal Services of Northern California at 421 N. Oak St. from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.

The March 8 clinic will be held in Kelseyville at the United Methodist Church, located at 3810 Main St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Participants can meet with law students and attorneys to get assistance with or information about cleaning up criminal records that may be creating barriers to employment.

Appointments are strongly encouraged. You should call to find out what documents to bring.

For more information and to make an appointment, call 707-513-1026.

The mission of Legal Services of Northern California is to provide quality legal services to empower the poor to identify and defeat the causes and effects of poverty within our community efficiently utilizing all available resources. LSNC advocates on behalf of low-income individuals and families in Northern California, covering 23 counties.

The LSNC-Ukiah Office serves low-income residents and seniors of Mendocino and Lake counties. For more information about LSNC, please call the LSNC-Ukiah Office at 707-462-1471 or toll free at 877-529-7700, or visit www.lsnc.net .

OneJustice solves pressing legal problems by removing barriers to justice. OneJustices’s award winning Justice Bus Project aims to minimize barriers to accessing legal services.

The Justice Bus Project supports and expands the capacity of legal services organizations to serve eligible clients by connecting urban law student and attorney volunteers with rural, isolated, and underserved communities that need their help, and, by doing so, inspires Justice Bus volunteers to do pro bono work throughout their careers.

For more information about OneJustice, please visit www.one-justice.org .

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The inaugural “Relay Trail Trials,” hosted by the Relay for Life team Relay Riders, will be held on Saturday, March 22.

The equestrian event takes place at the Gaddy Shack Ranch, located at the corner of Soda Bay Road and Gaddy Lane in Kelseyville.

Two classes, open and novice, will be offered. Dave Oncale will judge the classes.

Sign ups take place from 8 to 9 a.m. Donation fee is $40 and includes lunch.

There will be vendor booths – with booth space still available – and a number of prizes, from Adirondack chairs to pillows, horse items and more.

One hundred percent of the proceeds go to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.

To register for the event or to sign up for booth space contact Kathy Walton at 530-520-9740 or Debbie James of Gaddy Shack Ranch, 707-338-1014.

More information also is available on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RelayRiders .

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Fair Board will meet on Monday, Feb. 24.

The meeting will begin at 4:45 p.m. at the administration office at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin St., Lakeport.

Action items include approval of the livestock auction contingency reserve percentage, previously 7 percent; setting the date of the appreciation dinner; and approval of a write off of bad debt, $213 from 2012.

The board also will discuss committee reports, the 2013 statement of operations, conflict of interest Form 700, incompatible activities statement, and the 2014 fair times, admission prices, carnival and grandstand entertainment.

Fair board directors include President Janeane Bogner, Vice President Marcia Chauvin, Sham Cochrane, Annette Hopkins, Meyo Marrufo, Jerry McQueen, Carol Brandt, Dr. Paul Marchand and Doug Rhoades.

For more information call the fair office at 707-263-6181 or visit the fair online at www.lakecountyfair.com .

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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The Redbud Audubon Society will host Dr. Floyd Hayes, biologist and ornithologist, at its upcoming program offering at the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum on Thursday, Feb. 20, starting at 7 p.m.

The title of the program is “Adventures in Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil.”

Dr. Hayes was selected as a Fulbright Scholar in 2012 and spent four months in Paraguay where he taught a course in ornithology at the National University of Asuncion.

In addition to his teaching duties, he accompanied colleagues from Guyra Paraguay on several field trips.

Hayes has been to Paraguay several times and conducted research on the country’s birds for his doctoral dissertation, a 231-page book titled, “Status, Distribution and Biogeography of the Birds of Paraguay,” which was published in 1995 by the American Birding Association.

While there, Hayes also traveled with his wife to various parts of Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil, observing and photographing a diversity of wildlife, including caimans, whales, sea lions, elephant seals, guanacos, penguins, rheas and toucans.

Hayes will present a fascinating program including his fabulous images and his adventures at the Thursday night Audubon program.

Come at 7 p.m. to enjoy refreshments, with the presentation starting at 7:30 p.m.

The Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum is located at 16435 Main St., Lower Lake.

For more information about the Redbud Audubon Society, go to www.redbudaudubon.org .

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