The Senior Peer Counseling program of Konocti Senior Services Inc. is accepting applications for the Fall Volunteer Training for this enriching opportunity to help seniors talk through a discouraging time, access services, cope with losses and adapt to the challenges of older age.

Volunteers will share their experiences with other inspirational volunteers, engage in lively discussions, and receive weekly training in the gifts and challenges of aging.

Volunteers will learn skills such as compassionate listening, strategic coping, and clear communicating. You will learn the secrets of increasing peace of mind, reducing stress, recovering from a loss, building healthy relationships and exploring the spiritual advantages of later life.

As a volunteer, you will spend a total of about four hours a week with clients and attending a group supervision session in Lakeport or Clearlake.

They are now accepting a limited number of applications for volunteers throughout Lake County for this free training facilitated by licensed psychotherapist Kim Baughan Young MFT, clinical consultant, which includes experiential practice, movie clips, lively group discussion and even free lunches.

The training will be held on three successive Fridays beginning Oct. 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Konocti Senior Support’s Senior Peer Counseling program has helped hundreds of Lake County seniors and is rapidly expanding, so please call Kim Baughan Young MFT at Konocti Senior Services Inc. now for your application at 707-995-1417.

LAKEPORT – The Scotts Creek Watershed Council will hold its next meeting on Thursday, Sept. 17.

The meeting will take place from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Scotts Valley Women's Clubhouse, 2298 Hendricks Road in Lakeport.

Topics of the meeting will include a report on debris jams in the creek, planning for upcoming events, and information on opportunities to repair storm damage in Eight Mile Valley.

The council is for those who want to learn about, conserve and restore the watershed.

If you live in the areas near Witter Springs, Bachelor Valley, Blue Lakes, Scotts Valley, Cow Mountain and Tule Lake to the confluence on Rodman Slough, plan to attend this meeting.

For more information contact Erica Lundquist, 707-245-8384.

Please join us as we come together in the true spirit of community.

The second annual AIDSWALK Lake County, will be held Saturday, Sept. 19, in Clearlake's beautiful Austin Park, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be music, entertainment, great speakers, art, good food and prizes.

Last year, a diverse variety of Lake County folks worked together to produce a real, feel-good, fundraising event that directly benefited the health & welfare of our clients.

From students to seniors, talk to anyone who participated in our first-ever AIDSWALK and you will be greeted with a smile.

In these challenging times of major cutbacks in the Office of AIDS and Other Health Service, let's get together and create some meaningful community.

There are many fun ways to participate. Please call Michelle, Marti or Ken at 707- 995-1606, with any questions. Come join the fun and help make a difference.

UPPER LAKE – The Northshore Dive Team will meet this Sunday, Sept. 20.

The group will meet at the Northshore Fire Protection District's Blue Lakes Station 91 at 8:30 a.m. for dive team training.

Everyone is welcome to attend, from divers to non-divers. If you like the water, come and join the team.

For more information call Capt. John Rodriguez, the team leader, at the Upper Lake station, 275-2446, or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

If tires are found in the lake, residents are able to dispose of up to nine passenger tires free of charge every month through the county’s tire amnesty program.

Please make sure to hose off most mud prior to bringing them to South Lake Refuse & Recycling, at the entrance to the Eastlake Landfill in Clearlake, or to Waste Solutions Recycling Yard at 230 Soda Bay Road in Lakeport.

In addition to lakeside residents, all county residents may dispose of up to nine tires a month free of charge through the tire amnesty program.

For more information regarding the tire amnesty program or any other solid waste issues in Lake County, call 707-262-1760 or visit our website at www.recycling.co.lake.ca.us .