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LAKEPORT – Learn how to claim your free technology training voucher from Microsoft this week.
Lake One-Stop is having an event in an effort to give out all of the free technology training vouchers given to them by Microsoft through their Elevate America Program.
They will have a table set up on Main Street in front of Museum Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 28.
The vouchers won’t be usable if not activated by June 8, so it is imperative that all are handed out before then.
Knowledgeable Lake One-Stop professionals will be available to answer questions and direct interested persons to the appropriate office to pick up the voucher, along with other essential information.
Don’t miss out on this one-time opportunity to get free technology training from Microsoft.
The Lake One-Stop's centers are located at 55 First St., Lakeport, telephone 707-263-0630; and 4477 Moss Ave. Ste A, Clearlake, 707-994-0633.
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CHICO – The Center for Economic Development (CED) at California State University, Chico Research Foundation has announced that Margaret Schmidt has joined their staff as regional coordinator.
This new position supports the center’s strategic plan to work with its regional economic development partners and other businesses to provide products and services that promote community and economic development.
Schmidt will be working within the 23-county region to assess developing economic development needs and connecting those needs with CED’s expert statistical research and analysis staff, as well as other university resources and private professional services organizations.
She brings more than 20 years of marketing and project management experience to the role of regional coordinator.
“This position provides an exciting opportunity to work across Northern California to aid businesses and all agencies grow and expand their job base and revenues,” said Schmidt. “This growth will in turn help our communities prosper overall.”
“We are extremely pleased to formalize this relationship with Margaret,” said Don Krysakowski, assistant director for the Center for Economic Development. “Through her position on our Tri-County Economic Forecast Conference Board of Advisors she has first-hand knowledge of our capabilities and we look forward to having Margaret work to promote the center throughout our 23-county service region.”
Each year CED produces the Tri-County Economic Forecast Conference and Annual Profile series.
Each county profile provides statistics, data, indicators and information on county demographics, environmental factors, agriculture, the labor market and much more.
CED’s excellent research staff is available to develop data estimates, projections or analyses unique to a specific business or industry.
For more information on CED and its services, please contact Don Krysakowski at 530-898-3854 or see our website at www.cedcal.com.
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LAKEPORT – The Lake County Chamber of Commerce will host a grand reopening for the Lakeport Grocery Outlet on Saturday, April 24.
The ribbon cutting will be held at 9 a.m.
The all-day event will feature raffles, prizes and more.
Lakeport Grocery Outlet is located at 1155 S. Main St. in Lakeport.
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LAKE COUNTY – Thousands of airline flights recently were canceled in Europe due to the volcanic eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano.
April Knoll owner of The Travel Centers in Lakeport and Ukiah says that this is a very difficult time to be trying to fly from the United States to western and central Europe.
However, she points out that there are some things that travelers should do if they have travel plans to Europe:
1. Stay in touch with your travel agent and your airline in order to determine the very latest flight status. "We had a couple today that were able to make a flight on KLM out out of San Francisco to Amsterdam, after the airspace was cleared by Eurocontrol for limited air traffic late Monday. They stayed in touch with me and I actually got a call from KLM advising me that the flight was in fact scheduled to depart and I advised the client to get to the airport as soon as possible and check in. It worked out for them. Our experience with KLM in this instance has been terrific."
2. Consider buying travel insurance when purchasing your tickets and or travel packages. Knoll said that most customers with travel insurance will be covered, since flight cancellations due to the volcano are considered weather-related. She said that The Travel Centers tries to offer their clients Travel Guard or Travelex insurance, which covers trip cancellations, interruptions and delays, missed connections, lost baggage and potential emergency medical transportation.
3. If your flight is canceled, contact your travel agent or the airline to determine rescheduling availability and other options. "Last Saturday we worked with a client to reschedule a tour that was due to depart from London on Monday. Their flight out of San Francisco was canceled but we were able to rebook their tour for later in the month."
Knoll says the most important thing to do in this situation is stay in touch with your travel professional in order to determine your options.
Contact The Travel Centers at 707-263-3095 or 707-462-2931.