They celebrate members' and guests' birthdays with a cake or a special dessert at assorted events.

When there is an illness or a death in the family, letters, emails and phone calls come in to make sure all is well. It is almost like a fraternal family of sorts.

Each month members get together to have a first Sunday pasta feed or enjoy dinner dances on the second and fourth Saturday.

All are filled with club and community members, as everyone is welcome plus they enjoy a full course meal as well as dessert.

The hall is often rented as a venue for craft fairs, weddings, birthday parties and other meetings as it holds up to 200 people. Members and nonprofits are given a reduced rate for renting the facility to help out the community.

On Saturday, Jan. 28, Deb and Duane Clarke will be cooking a dinner to honor the founding members for forming the club over 25 years ago.

Members welcomed the Clarkes with open arms over 10 years ago and they soon joined.

The couple will be donating the dinner along with other members as a fundraiser, which will include antipasta, the Staitis' famous chicken cutlets, salad garlic bread, Alfredo pasta and Italian green beans. Dessert also will be served.

The bar is open for socializing at 5 p.m., and dinner starts at 6 p.m.

After the meal there will be dancing to the band The High Notes.

The cost will be $15 per person.

Please join them for a fun evening. Everyone is welcome to join them for a great time and leave with a smile on your face.

The club is located at 2817 E. Highway 20 in Nice.

For information about this event or renting the hall for your own, call 707-274-9952. Please call to reserve a table so you can sit with your friends.

The monthly meeting will take place at Lake County Tax Services Office, 1210 S. Main St. in Lakeport beginning at 7 p.m.

The guest speaker will be Victoria Brandon, who has announced that she is a candidate for Lake County Supervisorial District 1.

On the agenda will be reports from the finance, issues, voter registration and elections committees after meeting and determining their plans and goals for the 2012 election year.

Also on the agenda will be reports from representatives for Congressman Mike Thompson, Assemblyman Wes Chesbro and Sen. Noreen Evans

Meetings are open to the public and committee membership is open to all registered Democrats.

The Lake County Democratic Central Committee is the official governing body of the Democratic Party in Lake County.

Contact the Democratic Party of Lake County at 707-277-0713 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The committee's Web site is www.lakecountydemocrats.org.

The discussion will revolve around David Korten's book, “The Great Turning.”

Korten believes that our current political trends are causing massive damage to our environment and feeding our current system of social injustice and inequity.

In “The Great Turning,” Korten explains how we can create a more highly evolved society based on grassroots partnerships, and turn the tide on our current political, economic and social trends.

Many of Korten's theories, particularly his ideas about grassroots partnerships, are deeply embedded in both the transition movement and the occupy movement.

Korten's previous book, “When Corporations Rule the World,” is an international best seller. In this book, Korten uses careful research to support his groundbreaking theories about corporate power.

Tune in to KPFZ at 88.1 FM from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. this Saturday, Jan. 28, to enjoy a lively discussion of Korten's theories by guests JoAnn Saccato, Tim Williams, Bruno Sabatier and Denise Rushing.

The discussion will be led by community radio talk show host, Herb Gura, on “The Law Show.”

The public also has the option of listening live online by going to www.kpfz.org and following the simple links.

More than 600 women give birth in Lake County each year, and as many as one in five of those mothers lack a support network of family and/or friends to help them adjust to the life changes a new baby brings.

Even the strongest among us would struggle in that scenario, and when the mother suffers, the baby usually suffers too.

In some cases, depression can take hold and threaten the bonding process between mother and baby that is essential to the baby’s healthy development.

Mother-Wise strives to prevent the onset of perinatal depression by supporting local mothers when and where they need it most.

The Saathi home visiting program matches caring volunteers from our community with moms who would benefit from some extra support.

Saathis are required to attend a full-day training seminar, where they learn and practice skills for home visiting, including engaged listening and values.

Saathis also learn some of the signs and symptoms of perinatal mood disorders so they can help a mom find more support if she needs it.

The volunteer training seminar previously planned for Saturday, Jan. 28, has been rescheduled.

The next training will be Saturday, Feb. 25, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Please mark your calendars and join them.

For more information call Jaclyn Ley at 707-349-1210.

The Energy Fitness Program offers lighting retrofits at no- or low-cost for customers whose electrical demand is 200 kW or less per month.

These retrofits are available to city, state and federal facilities located in Lake County, as well as nonprofit organizations, small businesses and special districts.

The retrofits include 4- and 8-foot linear fixtures, high bay fixtures, Energy Star compact fluorescent lamps, LED exit signs, occupancy sensors, vending machine controls and faucet aerators, as well as additional LED and other cost effective savings measures.

Most of these measures are available at absolutely no cost – including removal and installation of high energy efficient lighting – with just a few of the options requiring a nominal surcharge.

Lake County Energy Watch has received assistance from Pacific Gas and Electric Company to pay any applicable surcharge for lighting retrofits available through the program for nonprofit organizations in Lake County.

For residential customers, Lake County Energy Watch is helping to promote A.B.S, an Energy Savings Assistance Program contractor who contracts locally with Richard Heath and Associates (RHA) to provide income-qualified residents with free energy education and weatherization on homes, apartments or mobile homes which can include attic insulation, weather stripping, caulking, energy-efficient lighting and refrigerators, window repair and more.

Lake County Energy Watch is administered by PG&E using funding from California utility ratepayers under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission. Energy Watch partnerships are designed to help local governments and their communities lower their energy bills and enjoy a cleaner environment.

You may find information about other PG&E programs on the Lake County Energy Watch Web site, www.energy.co.lake.ca.us, under the “Energy Efficiency Specialist” link, or at www.pge.com.

For more information about the Lake County Energy Watch program, visit the web site or contact Michalyn DelValle at 707-263-2221.

The dance will be held at the church, located at Church and Third streets.

There will be two sessions; one, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with photos beginning at 4:30 p.m.; and the second from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., with photos starting at 7:30 p.m.

The dance is open to all Lake County girls, ages 3 to 18.

Although it's a father-daughter event, any male chaperone appropriate for the girl is encouraged.

This is a community service event to provide a positive experience for Lake County girls.

As part of the experience, each girl receives a long stem red carnation, a 5 by 7 inch picture of herself and her date, two hours of dancing, a chance to win raffle prizes, and cookies and punch.

Tickets are $20 and $5 for each extra daughter for chaperones with more than one “date.”

There are 75 tickets for each session, with the first session having sold out for the past four years.

Tickets are available at Studebaker's Coffee & Deli, 3990 Main St. in Kelseyville, telephone 707-279-8862; and Flowers by Jackie, 108 S. Main St. in Lakeport, telephone 707-263-3326.

For more information call Sandy Mueller at 707-279-4415.