The event will take place from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the observatory and planetarium, 5725 Oak Hills Lane, Kelseyville.

Presenter Fred Veio has been studying the sun for many years and has built his own spectrohelioscope. He will discuss solar spectroscopes and the technical details. Amateurs can actually make their own spectroscope.

The evening event includes the lecture, a planetarium show and telescope viewing.

The suggested donation is $3 per person.

For more information, call 707-262-4121 or visit www.taylorobservatory.org.

Visitors are invited to tour the historic Stone House Museum in Hidden Valley Lake, Calif. Courtesy photo.

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – The Stone House Historical Society invites visitors to come and tour the historic Stone House Museum.

The building, which the society says is the county's oldest, was built in 1854 and became a California State Historical Monument in 1950.

The Stone House Museum is located at 18174 Hidden Valley Road, Hidden Valley Lake.

The museum is preserved and maintained by the Stone House Historical Society, www.lakecountystonehouse.com/.

Docent-led tours take place by reservation.

Call 707-987-7370 to set up a tour or for more information.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Green Party has canceled its October meeting.

Party members may wish instead to attend the meeting of the Napa County Green Party, which will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Napa Library.

For more information contact the Napa Green Party, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Meetings for the Lake County Green Party will resume in November on the third Sunday.

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The luncheon will take place from noon to 2 p.m. at the center, 5245 Third St.

Luncheon menu items will include sauerbraten, red cabbage with apples, and potato pancakes.

This luncheon is free to all seniors. Attendees may bring a small side dish.

During the luncheon/meeting Paul Breunig, president of the Clear Lake Road Riders, will present a brief history of the organization and also a donation of $300 to the senior center.

For more information, call Eileen at 707-279-1757.

The clinic will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This teen car clinic will show young drivers how to control a skid, demonstrate just what ABS and traction control does for a car while needing to make rapid turns under braking.

It also will show young drivers how to recover from inadvertent dropping of two wheels while driving these local two lane roads. They also will do some backing drills and parallel parking exercises.

The clinic costs $99 a student with scholarships available for those that qualify.

The Clear Lake High Athletic Association will offer lunch; for $5 students can purchase a burger, chips and soft drink.

Applications can be obtained through Officer Kory Reynolds at the California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Office, 707-279-0103.

Those interested in sponsoring a teen driver for the $99 fee can make a tax-deductible donation to NASA Car Control Clinic, P.O. Box 1611, Kelseyville, CA 95451.

The dinner will be served from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Lakeport Elks Lodge, 3775 Lakeshore Blvd., Lakeport.

The dinner will benefit the Kenner family.

In May, Brian Kenner suffered a traumatic brain injury while at work at the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

He is the son of Bill and Carol Kenner, and grandson of Art and Helen Parker of Lakeport.

Brian Kenner has served Lake County as a sheriff's deputy for the past decade. He and his wife Becky and their two young children now need the community's support.

Tickets for the dinner cost $10. Silent auction tickets cost $1 each or six for $5.

For more information please call the Lakeport Elks Lodge at 707-263-8422.