LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Would you like to give back to other seniors and help oversee two outstanding programs, Senior Peer Counseling and the Friendly Visitor Program?

Konocti Senior Support, Inc. is accepting applications for board members.

They encourage anyone who has a good business sense or a keen to desire to help senior citizens to apply.

With the numerous cuts in government programs, these programs are vital to the safety and well being of Lake County seniors.

By attending the board of directors meeting once a month, you will help make decisions and suggestions regarding the programs' staffing, fund-raising and financial needs.

You will get to know the staff and volunteers in the various programs as well as the present board members.

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

If you or someone you know would be interesting in serving the community in this gratifying way, please call Konocti Senior Support Inc. now for your application at 707-995-1417.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Quagga Ranger Volunteers will hold a training and meeting on Saturday, Aug. 28, at 10 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes, Lakeport.

The Lake County Quagga Rangers are gearing up for the Labor Day holiday, Sept. 3 through 6.

If you have some free time and would like to help please join them.

Please contact Tobie Edmonds, volunteer coordinator, Lake County Quagga Rangers, at 707-533-3641 if you have questions or cannot attend this session, but are interested in participating in the Volunteer Quagga Ranger Program.

NICE, Calif. – Come enjoy a Hawaiian-style dinner and dance on Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Sons of Italy.

The group will have a tender Kalua pork luau with all the fixings at the club hall, 2817 E. Highway 20 in Nice.

The bar is open for socializing at 5 p.m. then dinner will be served at 6 p.m.

Enjoy dancing to music of Jim Williams right after the meal.

All tickets cost $15 at the door.

Everyone is welcome.

For information about this event or renting the hall for your own, call 707-263-1606.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Democratic Central Committee will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 1.

The monthly meeting will take place beginning at 7 p.m. at Lake County Tax Services Office, 1210 S. Main St., Lakeport.

Agenda items will include the final schedule and plans for the Lake County Fair, the group's participation in the second annual AIDSWalk, and plans for the opening of the United Democratic Campaign Headquarters at 1210 S. Main St. in Lakeport and further discussion of the annual legislators barbecue set for Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Highlands Senior Center in Clearlake.

The agenda also will include details of a number of house parties scheduled throughout the county to support the reelection of Sen. Barbara Boxer. All Democrats are encouraged to join the Barbara Boxer Committee and can obtain information and membership forms at the meeting.

Several members who traveled to Santa Rosa on Aug. 15 to see gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown in his only Northern California appearance prior to the November election will share their experience with the group.

Also, on the agenda, reports from representatives for Congressman Mike Thompson, Assemblyman Wes Chesbro and Sen. Patricia Wiggins, details on the committee's participation in the campaigns of endorsed candidates Doug Rhoades for Lake County district attorney and Francisco Rivero for Lake County sheriff, and ongoing voter registration at local farmers' markets.

Committee Chair Becky Curry encourages all registered Democrats to come to the meeting and get involved with the many activities sponsored by the group.

Meetings are open to the public and committee membership is open to all registered Democrats. The Lake County Democratic Central Committee is the official governing body of the Democratic Party in Lake County.

Contact the Democratic Party of Lake County at 707-277-0713 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The committee's Web site is www.lakecountydemocrats.org.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Public Service Director Kim K. Clymire reported that the Eastlake Landfill will be closed Monday, Sept. 6, in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

The landfill and the Public Services office will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 7.

Normal operating hours at the landfill are 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

The Public Services office is normally open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If you have any questions regarding this subject or any of the solid waste issues in Lake County, please call 707-262-1760.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Join the hosts of KPFZ 88.1 FM's “Women's Voices” this Thursday to celebrate 90 years of “herstory” and discuss the anniversary of women's suffrage.

The show will take place from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Aug. 26 of each year is designated Women's Equality Day in the United States.

Instituted by Rep. Bella Abzug and first established in 1971, the date commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, the Woman Suffrage Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave U.S. women full voting rights in 1920.

The Thursday radio show will host guest Wanda Harris, who brings with her a lifetime of fighting for women's rights and equality.

Hosts Lenny Matthews, Rae Eby-Carl and Loretta McCarthy encourage listeners to call in.

The studio phone is 707-263-3435.