KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Lake County Land Trust’s annual fundraising dinner is slated for Saturday, Oct. 13, at Rancho De La Fuente on Soda Bay Road near Kelseyville.

Tickets are $65 per person and include dinner, wine, appetizers and dessert.

Tom Nixon and Doug Kauffman will sing and play during the 5 p.m. social hour when guests will also be able to peruse and bid on the always interesting silent auction which features local artwork and other great items.

Guest speaker for this year’s event is Shannon Gunier, who recently announced her retirement as president of the Lake County Winegrape Commission.

Gunier, who is also a teacher at the Clear Lake Campus of Yuba College, will talk about the shared goals of winegrape growers in the county and the efforts of the Lake County Land Trust to protect and enhance open and agricultural spaces that contribute to Lake County’s rural character.

For reservations, call the Lake County Land Trust at 707-262-0707, leave a message and someone will get back to you; or send a check to the Lake County Land Trust, P.O. Box 711, Lower Lake, CA 95457.

Payment is needed in advance before reservations are fully confirmed. Registered attendees will check in at the door; due to limited seating, payment cannot be taken at the door.

The Land Trust is a 501 (c) (3) organization. The trust owns and operates the Rodman Preserve on the Nice-Lucerne cutoff, The Rabbit Hill Park in Middletown and is currently working on various other land conservation projects.

Visit www.lakecountylandtrust.org for more information or become a fan of the Lake County Land Trust on Facebook.

LUCERNE, Calif. – A caregiver support group for families dealing with memory loss or other cognitive impairments will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 26.

The group meets at the First Lutheran Church, 3863 Country Club Lane, across from the Alpine Lucerne Senior Center from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Social worker Jenny Johnson is the facilitator.  

The groups are sponsored by Redwood Caregiver Resource Center (1-800-834-1636) and the Social Day Programs in Lake County.  

For more information call Jenny Johnson at 707-350-3030 or Caroline Denny at 707-263-9481.

Respite is provided by the centers at no charge.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission will meet on Thursday, Sept. 20.

The meeting will take place from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Conference Room C on the third floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.

The commission meets on the third Thursday of the month.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Are you a senior 55+ with a lifetime of experience to share?

Would you like to give back to other seniors and learn how to age gracefully yourself?

The Friendly Visitor Program of Konocti Senior Support Inc. is accepting applications for this enriching opportunity to help seniors who are sick or lonely and unable to get out.

As a volunteer, you will spend a total of about one hour a week with home bound clients and also attending a group supervision session in Clearlake once a month.

They have an outstanding new director of the Friendly Visitor Program, Norma Shepherd, who has years of experience assisting the people of Lake County.

She worked for the Lake County Community Action Agency helping people apply for county assistance programs as well as screening and training individuals when she worked as a case manager with Goodwill Industries and the employment department of Clearlake.

If you are in need of help for an in-bound senior or, perhaps, need assistance yourself, please contact our office and leave a message for Shepherd. She will be happy to match you or any in bound seniors you may refer with one of our friendly visitor volunteers.

Konocti Senior Support’s Friendly Visitor and Senior Peer Counseling programs have helped hundreds of Lake County seniors and is rapidly expanding.

Please call now for your application to become a friendly visitor or to refer someone who needs assistance at 707-995-1417, or contact them through the program’s Web site, www.konoctiseniorsupport.com , to learn more about these programs.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Redbud Audubon Society will hold its first program meeting of the season on Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Presbyterian Church Social Hall, 5430 Third St. Kelseyville, starting at 7 p.m.

The featured topic is “The Natural History of Turkey Vultures.”

The ubiquitous turkey vulture is often taken for granted and even reviled by some, but scientists Greg Giusti and Bob Keiffer both find the turkey vulture fascinating and worthy of study, which is what they are doing at the Hopland Field Station.

Giusti, who is a wild land ecologist with the UC Cooperative Extension, will provide details of a research project that both he and Keiffer are conducting at the U.C. Hopland Field Station. He will explain what they are trying to accomplish, mostly focusing on nest tree characteristics.

Keiffer, a center superintendent at the field station will provide a natural history overview of the birds, including range and behaviors. He should have many interesting pictures from at least two years of images captured by motion cameras, to share with the audience.

The public is invited to this fascinating program on one of nature’s most valuable creatures.

For information about the Redbud Audubon Society, go to www.redbudaudubon.org .

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Have gas prices kept you from giving back to others in this recession?

Good news – a special grant has allowed the Senior Peer Counseling and Friendly Visitor programs to reimburse you for your gas as you travel to lend a listening ear to a senior in need.

If you are 55+ and would like to give back, make new friends and learn the secrets of aging gracefully, please call now for our Senior Peer Counseling Fall Volunteer Training beginning Tuesday, Oct. 16, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Learn to help seniors talk through a discouraging time, access services, cope with losses and learn the emotional benefits of aging.

Volunteers will learn skills such as compassionate listening, conflict resolution, and clear communicating.

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

You will learn the keys to 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 Tuesday morning group supervision session.

This free training facilitated by psychotherapist and Program Director Kim Baughan Young MFT includes experiential practice, movie clips, lively group discussion and even free lunches.

The training will be held on six Tuesdays beginning Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Call Konocti Senior Support by Oct. 5 for your application at 707-995-1417.