Wednesday, 30 April 2025

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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The fifth annual Lake County Mexican Rodeo will take place on Saturday, Sept. 24.


The event will be held from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin St., Lakeport.


There will be bull riding, mutton bustin', good fun for the whole family and great Mexican food. A dance will follow.

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Habitat for Humanity Lake County Building Team is looking for new members. Courtesy photo.

 


 


LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Openings are now available to join the Habitat for Humanity Lake County Builders Team.


The team will blaze the way to building homes for those local families in need of a decent place to live.


No experience is necessary.


Team memberships are open for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each week.


Membership is free; all you need to bring is your desire to contribute your time to help others.


With all of this comes a wonderful lunch provided by local restaurants or from the Habitat kitchen.


Individuals, business teams, church congregations, civic groups and more are urged to sign up.


Call 707-994-1100 for further information.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The birth of a new baby is a wonderfully exciting time. Who knows what the future will bring? One thing is certain; there will be lots of ups and downs.


Bringing home a new baby changes a woman’s whole world. While every mom has struggles, sometimes it feels worse than it should.


When mom suffers, the whole family suffers, and the baby can be affected the most.


Mother-Wise wants to prevent perinatal mood disorders by helping moms and their babies get off to the best possible start.


The group's trained volunteers offer their personal experiences and shared wisdom through home visits with moms in their community.


If you have some time to spend and experience to share, one-on-one with a mom, join Mother-Wise for the next volunteer training.


The training is spread over three days, with the first two sessions in the evening on Thursday, Sept. 22, and Friday, Sept. 23, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.


The third session will be on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with lunch included.


Attendance at all three sessions is required to become a volunteer.


The next training will be held in Lake Family Resource Center’s Lakeport center located at 890 Lakeport Blvd. Registration isn’t required but is helpful.


Please call Jaclyn Ley, 707-349-1210, or Vicki Hays, 707-263-6169, to register for the training.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Hey, football fans – when you're not watching the big game this season you can get out and actually play some ball with the Glory Days Flag Football League.


The league will have a free “open” scrimmage game on Saturday, Oct. 8.


The game will begin at 11 a.m. in Austin Park, 14077 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake.


For more information call League Director Bob Hopkins at 707-994-4720 or visit the league’s Web site, www.HTOsports.com/?GDFFL1.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Clogging classes sponsored by the Lake County Public Services Department Parks Division, will be held at the Lake County Fairgrounds Jr. Horsemen's Building beginning Thursday, Sept. 22.


The classes will be held on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. for beginning students, 7:30 p.m. for intermediate students and 9 p.m. for the advanced cloggers.


The cost is $5 per person per class and you may register at the first class.


Clogging is a lively American Folk Dance originating in the Appalachian Mountains. It is a blend of English, Irish and German dances, along with African-American “Buck Dancing,” American Indian dancing and other ethnic dances.


It was originally done as a solo dance and in large groups known as “big circle dancing” where the dancers performed “called patterns” as they kept up with the rhythmic stomping to the beat of the music.


If you have any questions or need further information concerning these classes please feel to contact the Public Services Department at 707-262-1618 or call clogging instructor Michelle John-Smith at 707-277-9317.

CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – The Lake County Computer Users' October meeting will take place on Saturday, Oct. 1.


The meeting will be held at the Live Oak Senior Center, 12502 Foothill Blvd., Clearlake Oaks.


Judy Grindle will demonstrate Facebook, with emphasis on privacy, sharing, and keeping up with family and friends.


They will show you how to find out what information others can see, and how to share selectively.


Jim Erdahl will show the group why Wordpad, which comes with all versions of Windows, is quite a good word processor. He'll also offer advice on how to store user files for easier backups.


Would you like to access free online storage, such as Google Docs, Microsoft's 25GB SkyDrive or Amazon's 5GB CloudDrive using Windows Explorer? The group will look at Gladinet, which lets you do that and more.


For more information visit www.lccu-ca.org or e-mail Judy Grindle at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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