KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Lake County Horse Council held its “Save the Trails, Ride the Roads” Old Toll Road Horseback Poker Run on Saturday, Feb. 23.

Forty-four horseback riders and carriage drivers from all around Lake County as well as Redwood Valley, Ukiah, Navarro, Sebastopol and Santa Cruz County participated in the event, which was held to promote and encourage utilizing the county roads and fire roads within the Highland Springs Recreation Area during the wet season thus preserving the trails.

The participants made their way along a five-mile course stopping in at five different stations to be awarded one poker card at each station.  

In addition, there was an optional “challenge” for both riders and drivers at each station to attempt before moving down the road to the next station.

After the ride, both participants and volunteers met back at the dam parking area to enjoy great food, great entertainment and some great prizes.

Poker hands were turned in and tallied up and raffle tickets were available for a gravel donation from R.B. Peters.

The group would like to thank the following businesses and people for their donations: Konocti Vista Casino, Rainbow Agricultural Services, Guido’s Pizzeria, Live Oak Grill, Lake County Wine Studio, Action Sanitary, Running Creek Casino, Quincy Andrus, Barbara Claiche, Victoria Russell, Bob Barker, Karen Sullivan, Denise Claiche, Bill and Carol Biggs, Carleene Cady and Virginia Vovchuk, with music provided by the Righteous Vibrations.

The tremendous success of this event was secondary to the combined efforts of volunteers from members of the Lake County Horse Council and our surrounding equestrian community.  

For more information about the Lake County Horse Council, visit www.lakecountyhorsecouncil.com or visit the group’s Facebook page.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Lake Family Resource Center recently accepted several donations from the Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club that had been on their “wish list” of needs for their landscaping and garden.

The center is a nonprofit organization providing many services to the community.  

“Garden club members are very proud to help support this wonderful non-profit organization that does so much for community members, both adults and children, in need,” said garden club President Leanne Harvey said.

For the past several years, members of the club have donated funds during their annual Christmas luncheon in order to purchase items for the center. This year they purchased and donated garden hoses, birdhouses and flower seed packets.

In addition to items for the center’s garden, the club has in previous years purchased and donated other items including dishes, paper goods and vacuum cleaners. It also assisted the center by purchasing and planting rosemary and other drought tolerant plants to help beautify center grounds last year.

Lake Family Resource Center services include a safe place for families that have experienced domestic violence, a rape crisis center, behavioral health services, and other programs and services.  

For more information about the center, visit www.lakefrc.org .

Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club meets at noon on the third Tuesday of the Month (except July and August) at the Scotts Valley Women’s Clubhouse, 2298 Hendricks Road, Lakeport.  

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

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Lake County International Charter School (LCICS) is planning to kick off the springtime celebrations with a spaghetti feast fundraiser on Monday, April 15.

The dinner will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Methodist Church on Armstrong Street in Middletown.

“This annual dinner ‘fun’draiser has been a favorite of our school’s families and the community for the past five years, and this year should be no exception,” said LCICS Director Gwendolyn Maupin-Ahern. “We welcome everyone in the community to join us for a delicious meal and family-friendly fun!”

The ticket price of just $8 for adults, $5 for children and a maximum price of $25 for a family of four or more will include a spaghetti dinner with meat or vegetarian sauce options, salad and garlic bread.

Maupin-Ahern added, “It’s a great value for an evening of fun and dinner for the whole family, and a wonderful chance to come together as a community.”

The event will also feature raffles and a bake sale, and musical entertainment from local musicians and LCICS students.

For more information please call the LCICS office at 707-987-3063, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , go to www.lcics.org or “Like” the Lake County International Charter School on Facebook.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Highlands Senior Service Center is inviting the community to tie on their sneakers and come join the fun during their third annual March for Meals and Open House being held at the center on Friday, March 22.

Come march a mile for Meals On Wheels.

Registration for the March begins at 8:30 a.m. at the senior center, located at 3245 Bowers Road in Clearlake, with the walk commencing at 9 a.m.

From the senior center, they will march to the Burns Valley Shopping Center to raise awareness of senior hunger and to encourage action on a local level.

If you’d like to march along with senior center staff and volunteers please stop by the senior center as early as possible before March 22nd to pick up a marcher’s registration and sponsor sheet, then collect your pledges and return the sponsor sheet and pledges the day of the march.

Even if you can’t march you can still participate. They have volunteers who will march for you. Just pick up your sponsor sheet at the senior center, collect your pledges and bring everything back to the center’s office prior to March 22. It’s that easy to help.

If you wish to sponsor a walker or to make a donation to the March For Meals you can call 707-994-3051 or come by the center for more information.

All donations are tax-deductible and again this year your donation counts toward the Feinstein Foundation’s 16th annual $1 million giveaway to fight hunger. The more donations are received, the more of the Feinstein Foundation Challenge money the Highlands Senior Service Center may get.

After the march, the public is invited to an open house at the senior center. This year’s events include presentations and informational booths from several organizations in our community that provide services to seniors. Special guest speakers and demonstrations will be at the event.

If you represent an organization that provides senior services and would like to be included in our open house, please call 707-994-3051 for information.

A complete lunch including soup and salad bar, meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, steamed zucchini and dessert, will be available for $7 (under 60 years of age) or for the suggested donation amount of $3.50 for seniors. The salad bar opens at 11:30 a.m. and lunch is served at 12 p.m.

This year more than ever, the Highlands Senior Service Center needs your help. Call 707-994-3051 or come by 3245 Bowers Road to pick up your sponsor sheets, and don’t forget to tie on your tennies and join the HSSC staff and volunteers on March 22 as they spread the word.

Senior hunger is a disease and you can be the cure.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The Konocti Unified School District Parent Committee Class of 2017 will hold an all-you-can-eat pizza fundraiser on Wednesday, March 13.

The dinner will take place beginning at 5 p.m. at DJ’s Pizza, 16135 Main St., Lower Lake.

For more information about the group visit https://www.facebook.com/KUSDGradDanceClassof2017?ref=ts&;fref=ts .

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – The Hidden Valley Lake Garden Club will hold its next meeting on Monday, March 11.

All are welcome to the meeting, which takes place in the activity room in the Hidden Valley Lake Administration building, 18174 Hidden Valley Road, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For all of you who have put spade to soil in Lake County, you will understand the appeal of container gardening.

This is not to discourage anyone from the very satisfying work of transforming clay and rock into a garden oasis, but rather to offer a temporary or permanent alternative to that endeavor.

Last year Zia Wesley of Hidden Valley Lake built a container vegetable garden under her deck. Her goal was to supply her family with fresh organic veggies for the year.

On Monday, March 11, she will share that experience with garden club members and guests and teach us her methods for growing vegetables in containers.

Elisabeth Moores, also of Hidden Valley Lake has an enviable rose garden in containers on her multiple decks.

She plans to transplant these to her yard when the ground has been suitably enriched and the yard fenced.

Moores specializes in floral design and everyone acknowledges her very gifted green thumb. She will teach how to beautify homes with flower gardens in containers.

The meetings begin with a social with complimentary refreshments followed by a brief business meeting and our speakers.

For information please call Inge Rankin at 707-987-6010