Offered for sale at very reasonable prices are potted plants and specialty plants from member’s gardens which do well in our area.

Also available will be arrangements of fresh flowers suitable for Mother’s Day gifts.

The yard sale will have garden related and household items. Refreshments such as baked goods, hot dogs, chips and drinks will be available for purchase.

This year, for the first time, Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions and a special area will be set up for children’s activities.

Funds raised from the sale help to support the HVL Garden Club activities which include beautification of common areas in Hidden Valley Lake; beautification and litter patrol of Hartmann Road; educational presentations at the club’s monthly meetings, support for landscaping for Habitat for Humanity homes and special events.

All HVL Garden Club meetings are open to the public.

Meetings are held the second Monday of each month with a social gathering at 9:30 a.m. followed by the business meeting at 10 a.m. in the administrative office of the Hidden Valley Lake Association, 18174 Hidden Valley Road, Hidden Valley Lake.

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The mission of the HVL Garden Club is to provide members a greater sense of appreciation, pride and knowledge about our private and public gardens and for the study and enjoyment of amateur gardening in various aspects and applications.

The meeting will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Lake County Office of Education's Kesey Room, 1152 S. Main St., Lakeport.

Agenda items include election officers, adoption of a by-laws amendment relative to designees for members-at-large, adoption of a policy in support of the long-term continuation of First 5, a request to the Board of Supervisors to send the state legislature a letter in support of First 5, discussion on LCCAA’s current status and consideration to rescind First 5’s agreement with LCCAA, kindergarten entry data profile results, a presentation on current activities for National Children’s Dental Health Month, the executive director’s report and commissioner’s reports.

The commission also will hold a closed session performance evaluation of Executive Director Tom Jordan.

For more information contact Lake County First 5 at 707-263-6169 or visit www.firstfivelake.org.

The SLFSC is operated solely by volunteers. Its mission is to allocate significant resources to wildfire education, prevention and preparedness projects in the South Lake County area.

In 2010 the community's support helped the council to provide inexpensive chipping at more than 100 residential sites.

The council was able to create over a mile of shaded fuel break each on Shenandoah Road and Bottle Rock Road.

In 2011 they will again be providing inexpensive chipping to supporting members.

A $25 support membership entitles the member to half an hour of chipping.

Chipping will be done for supporting members in May, July, September and November.

Requests for chipping in May are due by May 26.

Chipping request forms are available at fire stations in Middletown, Cobb, Hidden Valley Lake, Cobb Area Water District and Loch Lomond Mail Express.

The forms also are online at www.southlakefiresafecouncil.org.

The community's support enables the council to do the projects that help make the community safer.

Even if you don’t need chipping, making each part of the South County area safer helps all areas to be safer.

Supporting memberships enable the council to get funding to do the projects necessary to keep all residents safe.

Your contributions are tax-deductible.

Supporting membership forms are available at the Fire Station on Highway 175 in Middletown or at www.southlakefiresafecouncil.org.

The South Lake Fire Safe Council meets on the first Saturday of each month at the Fire Station on Highway 175 in Middletown at 10 a.m.

All interested people are invited to attend.

Since the council's efforts are all voluntary, you probably have some skills that will help.

The full course meal features traditional corned beef and cabbage, potatoes, onions and carrots, along with Colcannon, soda bread and mint chocolate chip ice cream for dessert at $20 per person.

The pub will open with green beer and wine at 5:30 p.m., dinner will be served at 6 p.m.

For tickets please telephone Jeanette at 707-263-6390 or Judy at 707-263-3174.

Hurry, seating is limited and goes fast.

Sixty-seven nominations were received this year, according to Lake County Chamber President Armand Pauly.

Once again the residents of Lake County have identified individuals, organizations and businesses which they feel go above and beyond to make life better in Lake County.

Tickets are going quickly, Pauly said, and can be obtained at the Lake County Chamber office at 875 Lakeport Blvd., at Vista Point in Lakeport.

Tickets are $60 per person for the reception and awards dinner.

Music is being provided by Tony Barthel, a chamber director and owner of the Featherbed Railroad Bed & Breakfast in Nice.

To round out the evening for all attendees, there will be dancing following the awards program where 22 nominees will receive their 2011 Stars of Lake County Awards.

The Lake County Chamber is pleased to partner with Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino and the Lake County Record-Bee to bring this premier event to the community each year.

Without the sponsorships of local businesses, this event could not happen.

Where it takes a village to raise a child, it truly takes a County to acknowledge all these wonderful nominees comments Pauly.

For questions about tickets or the event in general, please call the chamber at 707-263-5092.