Invite your friends and family members to take advantage of this free shredding service.

You may bring up to three boxes/bags of old documents that you would like to have shredded to the parking lot of Umpqua Bank in Lakeport, 805 11th St., from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 28.

Be sure your documents are free of binders (paper clips and staples are acceptable). They will have workers ready to help you unload your documents and you can even watch them be shredded.

If you can’t make it on April 28, Umpqua Bank in Lakeport and Kelseyville, 4280 Main St., will have shredding bins available after April 28 until they are full (limit of three boxes/bags per drop off, please).

The sale will take place at the Lakeport Library, 1425 N. High St.

There will be one-of-a-kind books, book sets and books no longer in print.

Shoppers will have the chance to stuff a Friends of the Library book bag for $15.

For more information call the library, 707-263-8817.

Entry forms can be found on the club Web site, www.earlyironofukiah.org .

The Early Iron of Ukiah Inc. Car Club is proud to announce that 2011 marks their 30th year as a Car Club and 21st year hosting the Fabulous Flashback Car Show, Sept. 16, 17 and 18.

The car show brings Ukiah great prestige among classic car collectors of several states and provides enjoyment for the entire community.

Proceeds from the event provide scholarships to local high school graduates continuing their education in an automotive related field.

Clear Lake State Park in Kelseyville, Calif., will be the scene for the annual Heron Festival, which will take place Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1, 2011. Courtesy photo.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Redbud blossoms along roadsides, golden poppies on the hills, wild yellow mustard blanketing orchards and vineyards, all sure signs that it is almost time for the Wildflower Brunch at Clear Lake State Park.

This year’s date is April 30. It begins at 9 a.m. and continues until noon.

The brunch, sponsored by the Clear Lake State Park Interpretive Association, features a build-your-own omelet with a choice of fillings. It is served with pastries, fruit and coffee.

Advanced reservations are suggested and may be made online at www.heronfestival.org or by calling 707-263-8030. The cost is $15.

The Wildflower Brunch heralds the opening of the Heron Festival, April 30 to May 1, hosted by Lake County Audubon, a weekend burgeoning with nature-focused activities for the whole family.

The festival has become a signature springtime event in northern California.

Last year more than 1,800 people attended, drawn by the quality of the activities offered, uniquely qualified speakers, a wide variety of vendors and many local organizations who provide information to sustain the welcoming environment of Lake County.

A full schedule of events is listed at www.heronfestival.org.

Reservations for the Wildflower Brunch and pontoon boat tours can be made via this Web site.

Come early and stay late. Bring your camera. There will be many sights, sounds and smells to savor in this event which highlights spring, a time when Lake County is at its best.

Litter is an ongoing problem on state highways. Litter is not only ugly, it can lead to pollution.

Last year alone, Caltrans spent almost $50 million picking up trash on California State Highways. A total of more than 141,000 cubic yards of litter was removed last year, enough to fill 8,860 garbage trucks, or cover 87 acres of land one foot deep in trash.

Cigarette butts are the No. 1 item littered in California – they are discarded by the millions, often causing roadside fires, clogging storm drains, and threatening our water quality and wildlife.

In addition, motorists face the risk of accident, injury, and death as the result of trash and other debris fallen from vehicles hauling unsecured/untarped loads.

“During this time of limited public resources, Caltrans is spending millions of dollars every year cleaning up trash from California highways,” said Caltrans District 1 Director Charlie Fielder. “There are so many other uses for that money. We’re asking the public to help us reduce the trash problem – please Don’t Trash California.”

The dedicated volunteers who help clean our State Highways are a big part of the litter solution. In Caltrans District 1 (Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, and Lake Counties), there are about 320 Adopt-A-Highway groups made up of approximately 1,500 volunteers.

“Adopt-A-Highway volunteers provide a considerable service helping Caltrans and CHP fight litter, lowering the cost of keeping California beautiful,” added Fielder. “I want to thank them for all their hard work.”

For more information on the Caltrans Adopt-A-Highway program, please call Wyatt Harris at 707-445-6625.

Benkelman was presented with a Penny Pines certificate.

CLTTGC participates in the Penny Pines program, which assist the National Forest Service in replanting areas damaged by fire, weather or insects with seedlings.

Each plantation which consists of a little less than one acre is planted with approximately 350 seedlings. The Forest Service provides a certificate in memory or honor of an individual or group.

CLTTGC sends donations to Mendocino National Forest, but any National Forest in California may be chosen.

At present our funds are used for the Spanish fire in the Grindstone Ranger District where 5,000 acres were destroyed in 2003.

Anyone interested in more information on participating in this program, contact Penny Pines Chairman Ann Blue at 707-263-5854.

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