They have two orientation sessions scheduled in May.

The first will be held on Saturday, May 14, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the CPS Country Air Properties office located at 901 S. Main St. in Lakeport.

The second will take place on Sunday, May 15, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Konocti Dance Academy located at 4274 Old Highway 53 in Clearlake. You need only attend one session. If you are unable to attend either session, please contact us to schedule another time to meet.

The scholarship program is open to all young women who live, work or attend school in Lake County. The teen program is open to ages 13-16 and the Miss Program is open to ages 17-24.

They invite parents to attend the orientation sessions with their daughters. All areas of the competition will be covered, which includes talent, lifestyle and fitness, evening wear, on-stage question and private interview.

Academic achievement and community service are also considered in a contestant’s overall evaluation.

Rehearsals will start in mid June and are usually held once a week.

Even if this is your first year competing, you will have a lot of fun and meet some great girls. The volunteer committee members are there to support and mentor you throughout the program.

They also have a Princess Program for girls ages 6 to 12. This program is a great way to introduce the girls to the Miss America program. They participate in community events with the Teen and Miss contestants and will be introduced and “crowned” on stage at our pageant in August.

They also are looking for community members who would like to join our program.

For more information, please contact Executive Director Sandra Orchid at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone 707-277-0707. You may also call Teen Director Karen Wilson at 707-349-2798.

The meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center, located at 3985 Country Club Drive in Lucerne.

The pregathering starts at 11 a.m.

The public is welcome to attend.

The “May Flowers” dance will take place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the senior center, 527 Konocti Ave., behind the Meals on Wheels Thrift Store.

Admission is $10. Enjoy the best dance floor in Lake County.

Anyone with an extra seat in their vehicle is invited to call 707-263-4218 and arrange a carpool with a senior that cannot drive themselves.

The delicious breakfast, which will be served until 11 a.m. will include all-you-can-eat pancakes, ham or sausage, scrambled eggs, coffee, juice or milk for only $6 per person.

Proceeds from this event will benefit the Lake County 4-H Program and the Lakeport Kiwanis Club.

For information on purchasing Kiwanis pancake breakfast tickets call the UC Cooperative Extension Office at 707-263-6838 or contact a local Lakeport Kiwanis Club member.

4-H Youth Development is a program of the University of California Cooperative Extension.

For more information on the 4-H program contact U.C. Cooperative Extension, 883 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport, CA 95453, telephone 707-263-6838.

The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the skatepark, 14077 Lakeshore Drive, Corner of Austin and Uhl, in Clearlake.

Come celebrate in the sun with friends and family of Andy Johnson.

Johnson, a skateboarder and BMX rider, died as the result of a car crash, and an annual celebration is held in his honor.

The event will feature a barbecue, skateboarding, BMX riding, scootering, raffle items such as bike and skate parks, and live music featuring such bands as From The Ashes, PyroZombies, Sigaw and some and surprise guests who will perform.

Riding will start at 9 a.m. Please bring your helmets.

Music will start at 11 a.m.

Funds raised will go toward skatepark maintenance and the purchase of a full shade for the park so riders will be protected from 110 degree days and will be able to ride all year long.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

For more information call Shel, 707-295-0595, or Ken, 707-295-8195.

The games take place from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Grandmaster-trained chess expert Thomas Southerland is the guest educator at this series. Southerland has written articles for the prestigious European Chess Web site, www.chessdom.com, and also for the Official U.S. Chess Federation Website, http://uschess.org.

Southerland had two games from the Chicago Open 1996 published in the official magazine of the USCF, “Chesslife,” for their brilliance according to Life Master Jerry Hanken.

He also has organized and sponsored the first-ever Online Grand Master Chess Event at Internet Chess Club in 1996, and has remained active partners in organizing and promoting Grand Master Chess Events with ICC to this day.

Southerland has interviewed for radio, Grandmasters Var Akobian, Yury Shulman (2008 U.S. Champion) and Israeli Grandmaster Victor Mikhalevski, and was promoted by Grandmaster Susan Polgar (Former Women's World Champion) during his last event.

He organized the two-day multiple rapid chess matches between Grandmasters Var Akobian and Yury Shulman held in April 2009 at the Lake County Wine Studio and is currently working to organize his next major chess event to be held in beautiful Lake County in the early summer of 2011.

Southerland offers insight into strategy fundamentals of end, middle and opening games to help players improve their games.

Lake County Wine Studio is located on the corner of First and Main Streets in historic Upper Lake, across from the famous Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Saloon.

For more information, contact Susan Feiler at 707-275-8030 or 707-293-8752; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..