LAKE COUNTY – This Saturday, KPFZ 88.1 FM's “The Law Show” will host Don Anderson, one of the three candidates this year for Lake County district attorney.

The show will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 6.

Anderson is running against incumbent District Attorney Jon Hopkins and another challenger, local defense attorney Doug Rhoades.

Both Rhoades and Hopkins have already appeared on “The Law Show” recently and now candidate Anderson will have his turn at getting his message out to the public.

Phone lines will be open so you can ask questions and find out what the District Attorney's Office under Anderson might be like.

Call the studio at 707-263-3435 or toll-free at 800-763-KPFZ (5739).

Before the election season is over, show host Herb Gura hopes to have all three candidates on together for an on-air debate.

KELSEYVILLE – County superintendent of schools candidate Dr. Judy Luchsinger will speak Saturday, March 6, at a fundraising event at the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro in Kelseyville.

The event, sponsored by Roland and Nell Shaul and Bill and Dana Kearney, begins at 6 p.m. and will include wine and appetizers.

Luchsinger will speak about her goals and objectives and her campaign for the office of superintendent of schools.

She previously served 16 years as county superintendent and she has spent the last 13 years providing quality management consulting services to businesses around the world.

"I am convinced that the county schools office can do a much better job of supporting local districts and seeing that money ends up in the classroom and not in the superintendent's office growing that bureaucracy," Luchsinger said. "School budgets are facing historic challenges this year, and the county superintendent can be of great help to local districts by offering to consolidate certain functions and eliminate wasteful redundancies. I am determined to put students first."

Luchsinger has set three simple priorities for herself:

• Reestablish fiscal accountability and transparency;

• Reinstate meaningful services to districts and teachers;

• Revitalize education by providing leadership and resources from the county schools office to the classroom.

Tickets for Saturday's event are $35 and can be reserved by calling 707-349-2919.

CLEARLAKE – Join the Lake County Community Co-op (LCCC) for a presentation about genetic engineering in agriculture and its impact on our food system.

Co-op members and the general public are invited to attend from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 13, in Room 908 at the Yuba College Clear Lake Campus, 15880 Dam Road Extension in Clearlake.

The event is free to Lake County Co-op members and to the public.

Local resident and organic farmer, Thurston Williams of Clover Creek Farm in Upper Lake, will discuss the implications of genetically engineered agriculture on our food system, the environment, our local farmers, consumers and society as a whole. After his presentation there will be time for questions from the audience.

You won't want to miss the discussion on this very important topic that could affect all of us. For more information, contact Lori Patotzka at 707-994-1618.

Now celebrating over two years in existence, the Lake County Community Co-op (LCCC) envisions cultivating an evolving community by nurturing values of social, economic and environmental responsibility. The Co-op wishes to support our local farmers and producers and provide a forum for community activities.

For more information or to become a member of the LCCC, follow the links at www.lakeco-op.org or call 707-993-4270.

The inaugural Kelseyville Olive Festival is looking for a few good pit spitters for its pit spitting contest. Courtesy photo.

KELSEYVILLE – Organizers of the inaugural Kelseyville Olive Festival are looking for local celebrities and business owners who would like to compete against each other in the festival's pit spitting contest. The glory could be yours!

The first-ever Kelseyville Olive Festival, an event which focuses on the olive industry in Lake County as well as other local agriculture, will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 21, at the Kelseyville Olive Mill located at 5625 Gaddy Lane in Kelseyville.

There is no cost to attend the festival; samples and demonstrations are free of charge. Wine and beer tasting will be available for a $10 fee. Please visit www.kelseyvilleolivefestival.com .

To sign up for the pit spitting contest contact Livia Kurtz at Rosa d'Oro Vineyards, 3915 Main St., Kelseyville, telephone 707-279-0483 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) has released its annual online gas price kit (www.nacsonline.com/gaskit2010 ), designed to address common consumer questions about the U.S. petroleum market.

For each of the past nine years, the annual NACS Gas Price Kit has helped explain the complexities of the U.S. motor fuels market.

This year, there are two new elements that provide unique insight into the world of gasoline retailing: a searchable map that provides key state-by-state metrics related to motor fuels and video responses to consumers questions about the industry.

More than a dozen common consumer questions will ultimately be addressed via short videos by experts from NACS and the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) in the latest gas price kit, with new videos posted every week. The initial videos address questions related to ownership of gas stations, the cause of price fluctuations and retail expenses and profits.

The searchable map feature will allow users to examine critical market conditions related to their state.

“When events like hurricanes or refinery breakdowns occur in one region, there is a ripple effect throughout the rest of the country,” said NACS Vice President of Government Relations John Eichberger. “Where fuel is produced and how it is distributed has a significant influence on the price the consumer ultimately pays.”

Founded in 1961 as the National Association of Convenience Stores, NACS is the international association for convenience and petroleum retailing, representing more than 2,200 retail and 1,800 supplier member companies.

The U.S. convenience store industry, with nearly 145,000 stores across the country, posted $624 billion in total sales in 2008, of which $450 billion was motor fuels sales.

Lake county – Attention children ages 5 to 15: Enter the 2010 Beauty Center's Mother's Day Contest by submitting an essay describing how special you’re mother, grandmother or great-grandmother is to you and your family in hopes of winning one of several fabulous prizes you can give to them to honor them for Mother's Day.

Essay needs to be 75 words or less and need to be returned to The Beauty Center in Middletown no later than May 1. The center is located in the Middletown Plaza at 21037 Calistoga St., Suite No. 2, directly across the street from Middletown High School.

Make sure you include your name, your mother, grandmother or great-grandmother’s name, along with your address and phone number for notification if your essay is chosen as the winner.

Entries will be categorized by age group (5-8, 9-12 and 13-15). Four entries from each age category will be chosen and entered into a final random drawing from which prize winners will be chosen and contacted. A total of four prizes are being offered.

First Prizes: Winner wins a gift certificate for facial, chair massage, wash, cut and style, donated by Nora, owner and hairstylist at the Beauty Center. Total value is $100 plus a half dozen vased roses donated by Middletown Florist & Gifts.

Second Prize: Wins a cut and color by Melissa Paik, Hairstylist and color specialist. Total value is $90 plus a half dozen vased roses donated by Middletown Florist & Gifts.

Third Prize: Wins haircut, style and manicure donated by Sheila Paik. Total value is $60 plus a half dozen vased roses from Middletown Florist & Gifts.

Fourth Prize: Wins a wash, cut and style by Melissa Wagner and 20-minute chair massage by Nora. Total value is $50 plus a half dozen vased roses from Middletown Florist & Gifts.

Eight remaining entries will be chosen to win one bottle of hair care product.

All winners need to pick up your mother's, grandmother's or great-grandmother's prize from each participating store. All results are final. No substitutions or cash value offered.

For more information contact The Beauty Center at 707-987-3949 or Middletown Florist at 707-987-9500.