LUCERNE, Calif. – The Lucerne FLOW Community Garden Group will meet on Saturday, March 2, at 11 a.m.

The group meets at its garden on the lake side of Highway 20, between 13th and 14th avenues.

All interested persons are invited to attend.

The community garden rents 3-foot by 10-foot garden boxes to persons interested in organic gardening for $25 per year. Water is provided from the lake.

For more information call Rob Patton at 707-318-8983.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Lake County Rockhounds' next meeting and program will be Wednesday, March 6.

The group will meet beginning at 6 p.m. at the Redbud Library, 14785 Burns Valley Road in Clearlake.  

Dr. Steve Pollaine will give a PowerPoint presentation about how the Earth might have been different if there was no moon.

Rocks collected from the group's last field trip also will be on display.   

Interested community members are invited to join. Annual dues are $15.

Contact J. Anderson for more information at 707-995-1189.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Barbara White, Westside Zone archaeologist with the Mendocino National Forest, will give a PowerPoint presentation on the Drew Crossing Archeological Site located within traditional Yuki territory, on Saturday, March 2.

The presentation will begin at 2 p.m. at the Historic Courthouse Museum, 255 N. Main St., Lakeport.

This excavation, along with the washing and cataloging work, was completed in 2004 with the help of forest service personnel, students from Chico State University and volunteers working under the Passport in Time program.

White will be joined by Yuki tribal members who will share their thoughts on the project, and there will be time for questions from the audience.

Plan on attending this interesting lecture and viewing the Drew Crossing Site display currently on loan to the museum.  

Admission is free and refreshments will be served.

Please call the museum at 707-263-4555 for more information.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – This week Lake County Public Works crews will be performing geotechnical work on several local bridges.

In the Upper Lake area, Witter Springs Road will be closed at Cooper Creek Bridge starting Tuesday, Feb. 19, for geotechnical work.

The hours of work will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and may continue into Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 8 a.m. to noon. Signs will be in place to alert the traveling public and detours are available around the closure.

Also in Upper Lake, work began on Monday, Feb. 18, on First Street, which is closed at Clover Creek Bridge for geotechnical work. Work hours Monday are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., with work possibly continuing from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Feb. 19. Signs will be in place and a detour will be available.

In the Lower Lake area, the agency said Clayton Creek Road at Clayton Creek Bridge will be subject to single-lane, controlled traffic beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 20, for geotechnical work.

Work hours will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday. If work continues there on Thursday, Feb. 21, work hours will be 8 a.m. to noon.

The Public Works Department also reported that Holdenried Road at Hill Creek is closed to all traffic due to bridge closure. Please use alternative routes.

For more information call the Lake County Public Works Department, 707-263-2341.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Patriots Around the Lake will meet on Monday, Feb. 18, to discuss Agenda 21.

The group will meet beginning at 6 p.m. at Sutton Associates, 290 N. Main St.

Bill Wink of Middletown will discuss Agenda 21, how it violates the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, and how it's at work in Lake County.

For more information call 707-489-4382.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Senior Center is teaming up with the Lakeport Lions Club, Lakeport Elks Lodge and Boy Scout Troop No. 42 to hold the 47th annual Lakeport Lions Crab Feed.

Help make this the best crab feed ever and join them on Saturday, March 2, at the Lakeport Senior Center, 527 Konocti Ave.

Enjoy all the fresh crab, pasta, garlic bread and salad you can eat.

They will have and exciting raffle, and will offer scrumptious homemade desserts in a silent auction.

Tickets are $35 and are available at Lakeport Tire and Auto, 707-263-5442; the Lakeport Senior Center, 707-263-4218; or by calling Lion Debbe Blake, 707-263-7789, or Lion Kandee Stoleson, 707-263-1352.