LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The next meeting of the Lake County Doll Club will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 11.

The meeting will take place beginning at 11:30 a.m.

For more information, including meeting location, please call Johanna at 707-279-9970.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Carli Tippett will demonstrate making jams during a program on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the Lakeport Library.

The program will begin at 6 p.m.

Tippett will cover traditional hot-pack jams, freezer jam and jam in a microwave.

Light refreshments will be served.

As with all library events, this program is free and no library card is required to attend. For more information, Amy Patton, coordinator of adult programs, can be reached at 707-263-8817, Extension 17105, or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Lakeport Library is located at 1425 N. High St. It is open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, noon to 8 p.m. The phone number is 707-263-8817.

Visit the Lake County Library website at http://library.co.lake.ca.us or at www.facebook.com/LakeCountyLibrary .

LUCERNE, Calif. – A local family is seeking its missing pet.

“Boog” is a friendly male mixed breed with red and white coloring.

He recently went missing from his home in Lucerne.

Anyone with information about him is asked to call 707-349-7099.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Several Lake County children attended the Petaluma National Little League parade on Sunday.

They were part of the estimated 20,000 who attended the parade.

Austin Oranje and little sister, Daytona Oranje, of Clearlake and Jack Mitcham of Clearlake Oaks got to see the parade. Austin and Jack are South Shore Little League Major players.

Jack added several items to the donation of used baseball items being sent to Uganda they were collecting  at the event.

“It was great experience for all of us,” said Francesca Oranje.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – So you have a telescope and you are unsure how to use it – bring your scope to the Taylor Observatory telescope workshop.

The workshop will take place from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19.

Learn about the types of telescopes, how to properly align a telescope and start enjoying the dark skies of Lake County.

The cost is $30 per person. There is a limit of 15 participants.

The deadline for registration is Sept. 12.

Register at http://www.lakecoe.org/calendar/details/taylor_observatory_telescope_workshop/2012-09-19 .

Taylor Observatory is located at 5725 Oak Hills Lane, Kelseyville.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Branch 168 of the Sons In Retirement (SIR) held its monthly luncheon on Friday Aug. 10, at Lakeside Lanes and Family Fun Center in Lakeport.

Frank West, the golf chair, reported that the tournaments were being well received and that those scheduled for August were fully booked. The next openings were for the Sept. 5 tournament at Rob Roy.

West also reported that there were only five openings for the Monterey tournament that is scheduled for Sept. 25-27.

Travel Chair Bob Specht reported that the bus trip to see “Fiddler on the Roof” was sold out.

Specht distributed fliers for the branch sponsored bus trip to Reno to see “Jersey Nights.” This is a three day, two night trip, Nov. 13-15. The cost is $149 per person. Anyone interested in going should call Specht at 707-279-0187 or Bill Magoolaghan at 707-277-8846.

Specht also announced the State SIRs’ 55th anniversary cruise to Alaska. This is an 11-day cruise that leaves San Francisco on Aug. 28, 2013, stops at various Alaskan ports and returns to San Francisco on Sept. 7, 2013. Specht had a limited number of fliers for this trip and promised to bring more for the next meeting.

The Big SIR, Dean Faris, had some sad news to share. During the month two of our active members, George “Bob” Neilson and Bill Storey passed away. Both will be missed.

Faris announced that he was keeping the business portion of the meeting short so that several members could attend a memorial service for Bill Storey. A memorial service for Neilson is set for Sept. 15.

Sons In Retirement is a social organization for men of retirement age who are pursuing the goal of enjoying their later years. It has 142 branches with 18,000 members throughout the state.

Anyone interested in learning more about Sons In Retirement is encouraged to contact Larry Powers, chair of the membership committee, at 707-263-3403 or visit the state Web site at www.sirinc.org .