LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – LakeCo MoveToAmend announces its next general meeting will be on the third Monday, May 21, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Art House Gallery, 15210 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake.

On the agenda will be discussion of the Lake County petition drive and planning for upcoming events on Memorial Day and Fourth of July.

LakeCo MoveToAmend is a group of Lake County residents who are promoting the advancement of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that establishes that corporations are not people and do not possess the inherent rights of living persons.

The amendment also would establish that money does not equal "speech" and is not protected by First Amendment rights against infringement. Money and its influence on government and politics can and must be regulated.
 
For information and directions write or call Tim Williams at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , 707-262-2919.

Learn more about the issues and movement at www.MoveToAmend.org .

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Middletown Healthy Start hosted Nurturing Parenting classes a few months ago in both English and Spanish.

During these classes parents not only learned new parenting skills but they formed new bonds with other parents.

Annie Lawrence was the facilitator for the Spanish class of 13 parents. While teaching these classes, Lawrence learned they wanted to learn English.

Lawrence is volunteering now to teach these parents English. She heard about the Middletown Rotary Club’s annual dictionary program to all third-graders and requested dictionaries for her class.  

Incoming Middletown Rotary president LaDonn Morgan rounded up about 15 dictionaries and recently presented them to Lawrence.

For more information about Middletown Healthy Start, please contact Family Advocate Wendy Gattoni at 707-987-1497 or by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

For more information about the Rotary Club of Middletown, contact LaDonn Morgan at 707-245-3355 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The city of Lakeport Public Works Department will begin road construction along Main Street from Seventh Street to Clearlake Avenue.  

The construction will only affect the parking spaces along Main Street.

Parking spaces are unavailable southbound on Monday, May 14, and Tuesday, May 15, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The community's cooperation and patience is appreciated and the city apologizes for the inconvenience.

If you have questions regarding the road construction work, call 707-263-0751.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Library invites all children from preschool through sixth grade to participate in the 2012 summer reading program, “Dream Big – Read!”

Children can sign up and receive a game packet at any Lake County Library and then read library books to earn prizes.

The summer reading program begins on June 2 at Upper Lake Library, and the Lakeport, Redbud (Clearlake) and Middletown libraries will open the program on June 9.

Barbara Green, children’s programs coordinator, will conduct Lakeport Library’s “Super Saturday Sign-up” on June 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“Super Saturday Sign-up” offers crafts and fun for children who sign up at Lakeport Library on June 9.

Children can register at any time during the program, which ends Aug. 4. Prizes will be presented at awards’ parties in August.

Contact Barbara Green at 707-263-8817, Extension 17102, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information about “Dream Big-Read.”

The teen program “Own the Night” begins June 9 at Lakeport Library and ends Aug. 8 for teens entering grades seven through twelve this fall.

Those who sign up on June 9 can participate in a library scavenger hunt for prizes.

Amy Patton, the program’s coordinator, has planned several events for the teens this summer including a steampunk craft workshop, a CSI event with local law enforcement personnel, a night photography contest, party planning and picture framing activities for the teens.

Throughout the program teens can read and review books for a chance to win a digital camera. Patton can be reached at 707-263-8817, Extension 17105, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information about “Own the Night.”

Lakeport Library, located at 1425 N. High St., 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.

Redbud Library, 14785 Burns Valley Road, Clearlake, 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 707-994-5115.

Middletown Library, 21267 Calistoga Road, is open Tuesday through Friday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The phone number is 707-987-3674.

Upper Lake Library, 310 Second St., is open Tuesday through Friday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The phone number is 707-275-2049.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club will meet on Tuesday, May 15.

The board meeting starts at 11 a.m., followed by social time starting at noon.

At 12:30 p.m. is the flower roll call and 1 p.m. is the business meeting.

The program will follow. The topic is “Critter – Voles & Moles” by Greg Giusti, forest and wildlands ecology advisor and director of the UC Davis Cooperative Extension in Lakeport.

Officers elected for a one year term will be installed at the June picnic.

They are President Leanne Harvey, Co-Vice Presidents Hans and Carol Dobusch, Treasurer Ginny Cline and Secretary Helen Turley.

The club meets at noon on the third Tuesday of the month – except July and August – at the Scotts Valley Women's Club House, 2298 Hendricks Road, Lakeport.

Members, guests and all interested are most welcome. President Helen Turley, 707-262-1721, invites interested gardeners to join them.  

Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club is a member of Mendo-Lake District, California Garden Club Inc., Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs Inc.

For more information visit www.clttgc.org .

COBB, Calif. – The owner of two dogs that have gone missing from their Cobb home is offering $1,000 for their safe return.

Angela Richner is seeking the return of her boxer, Diesel, and her Chihuahua, Tito, and is offering the reward.

Diesel went missing from the Fox/Venturi area of Cobb last Thursday, May 10, when he jumped the fence at Richner's home. Tito was taken from her yard Feb. 22, Richner said.

Richner described Diesel as a black and white male boxer with a light pink collar. He is microchipped.

Tito is a white, long-haired male Chihuahua with a brown spot on his left ear and one on his right hind leg, Richner said.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of the dogs they are asked to call Richner at 707-928-0425 or at her workplace, Hardester's on Cobb, at 707-928-5233.