The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Upper Lake's Station 90 on Main Street, with training to follow.

Anyone who is interested in the team is encouraged to attend.

For more information contact the Northshore Dive Team at 707-275-2446 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

The club will meet at the Scotts Valley Women's Club House, 2298 Hendricks Road, Lakeport.

The meeting will include a workshop at 10:30 a.m. on decorating mini pumpkins using natural materials for fall decorations. Betty Atwood-Reyna will lead the workshop.

Social time starts at noon, with a flower roll call at 12:30 p.m. and the meeting at 1 p.m.

Members, guests and anyone interested in attending all are most welcome.

Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club is a member of Mendo-Lake District, Calif. Garden Club Inc., Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs Inc.

The club meets at noon on the third Tuesday of the month.

Please phone Jo Douville, 707-263-8549, for information about the mini pumpkin decorating workshop.

For more information about the club visit www.clttgc.org .

“Why a trust and not a will?” will be presented at 10 a.m. at Galilee Lutheran Church Community Room, 8860 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville.

Dennis A. Fordham, a certified specialist in estate planning, will make the presentation. A question and answer session will follow.

Refreshments will be provided.

To reserve a space call Fordham's office at 707-263-3235.

SAN FRANCISCO – Celebrating San Francisco Bay's enigmatic shark species, Aquarium of the Bay, in partnership with Sea Stewards, presents SHARKtober, a month-long event focusing on the local shark population. SHARKtober celebrates the White Sharks' annual return to the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, while increasing awareness of the five different species of sharks that live in the Bay.

Shark-related activities will take place all month at the Aquarium, including scavenger hunts, movies and shark feedings. Additionally, the Aquarium will host three main celebrations:

• SHARKtoberFest fundraising event on the evening of Oct. 16 will support the Aquarium's Sevengill Shark research and educational outreach projects. Guests can explore the Aquarium's exhibits and enjoy live music, wine, beer, hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction and more. The first SharkSaver award will be given to Jim Toomey, creator of the Sherman's Lagoon comic strip.

• SHARKtober Film Fest on Oct. 17 will feature films including "Rethink the Shark," "White Shark Cafe," "Sharks: Stewards of the Reef," "Requiem" and "City of the Shark." A panel discussion moderated by Sea Stewards founder David McGuire will include Maria Brown, superintendent of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary; Jim Toomey, author of Sherman's Lagoon; Sal Jorgensen, PhD, Hopkins Marine Station; and Jonathan Kathrein, shark attack survivor and founder of Future Leaders for Peace.

• SHARKtober Family Sleepover on Oct. 17 will give families the opportunity to literally sleep with the sharks as they spend the night in the Aquarium's crystal clear tunnels. Naturalist-led activities, guided tours and more will round out the unique overnight experience.

"San Francisco Bay is literally steps away from our entrance, and serves as a nursery ground and home for many shark species," said The Bay Institute President and CEO John Frawley. "SHARKtober provides new opportunities for visitors to learn about these underwater neighbors, dispel myths about sharks, and support Aquarium of the Bay's efforts to care for, study and protect them."

The five species of sharks living in San Francisco Bay are Sevengill, Leopard, Spiny Dogfish, Soupfin and Brown Smoothhounds. In waters just outside the Golden Gate Bridge, Swell and Angel, as well as White Sharks, a top apex predator, can be found. Aquarium of the Bay houses all but White Sharks in its exhibits, and is leading field research on Sevengill and Angel sharks.

Find the full SHARKtober lineup and purchase tickets at www.aquariumofthebay.org .

The meeting will be held at the Kelseyville Senior Center, 5245 3rd St. at 2 p.m. Lake County Historical Society members and guests are welcome.

Light refreshments will be available.

The guest speaker will be Dr. John Parker, who will discuss 20,000 years of Lake County prehistory.

Dr. Parker will use artifacts and a PowerPoint presentation to take you through the cultural, environmental and technological changes that occurred in Lake County during the past 20,000 years.

The information presented is based on 20 years of research that culminated in his 315-page doctoral dissertation.

We all know that Lake County was home to many American Indian communities. Parker will help answer the following questions:

• Where did they come from?

• What was the Lake Basin like during the last ice age?

• What was their culture like?

• What did they eat?

• Where did they live?

• How did their lives change over the past 20,000 years?

Dr. Parker will answer these questions and more as he takes you on a journey through the past.

In 1973, Dr. Parker began a 20-year study of Lake County prehistory. For 15 of those years, he lived in Clearlake, taught at Mendocino and Yuba Community College, gave educational programs to civic clubs and community groups, conducted archaeological studies for landowners, and served as a planning commissioner for the city of Clearlake. He organized public and political support for the purchase of the Anderson Marsh State Historic Park.

He is a registered professional archaeologist, a life member of the Society for California Archaeology, a life member of the Lake County Historical Society and volunteered many hours helping Henry Mauldin update the card catalog for the County Historical Notes.

His work has been seen on PBS, CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, CNN, FOX, in newspapers and in magazines such as People, Newsweek, Archaeology, Omni, Westways, American Film, Instructor, Sunset, California and Preservation News.

To learn more and see some of his work turn on your computer and go to

www.wolfcreekarcheology.com .

For more information about the historical society, call Randy Ridgel at 707-279-4062 or Mike Anderson at 707-277-2075, or visit the group online at www.lakecountyhistoricalsociety.net .