LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Senior Center will host a “senior prom” on Monday, Jan. 31.

The 1950s-themed dance and potluck dinner will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the center, 527 Konocti Ave.

Lakeport Activity Center is turning into Rydell High School for an evening of fun and entertainment.

The dinner is a potluck and begins at 6:15 p.m.

There will be "spiked" punch available, and everyone is encouraged to bring your own beverage.

ACT UP will be entertaining the crowds with some lively characters and skits

DJ "Flipper" from KPFZ 88.1 FM will be mixing the tunes for the night

Richard Hoyt Photography will make evening photos available.

There is no cover charge.

For more information call the center, 707-263-4218.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 88 of Lake County, will meet on Saturday, Feb. 5.

The meeting will convene at 9:30 a.m. at the Lakeport Yacht Club building, located at the Fifth Stree boat launching ramp in Lakeport.

The agenda will include possible change of meeting place and meeting day and planning for upcoming activities for 2011.

For additional information regarding the flotilla and how you can join, please call the information line at 707-513-5122.

Ivan Pine of Kelseyville, Calif., celebrated his 100th birthday with family on Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Courtesy photo.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – This month brought a milestone birthday for one Kelseyville resident.

Ivan Pine celebrated his 100^th birthday on Jan. 12.

He marked the special event with his many family members, who wished him a lot of love and many more birthdays to come.

Pine was born in 1911, and married Mildred Meacham in 1930, raising two children – son Marlin Pine and daughter Janet Lee Welch – who gave him and his wife several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He worked for the United States Forest Service in Mendocino County at Lake Pillsbury from 1959 to 1974.

Pine retired in 1974 and today lives in Kelseyville.

From 1959 to 1974 Ivan Pine

CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – The Lake County Democratic Central Committee will meet on Thursday, Feb. 3, at Clearlake Oaks United Methodist Church in Clearlake Oaks and will begin at 7 p.m.

Agenda items include standing committee appointments, and results of a survey to determine issues and projects that will be a priority for the group for 2011-12.

Also, on the agenda are reports from the representatives for Congressman Mike Thompson, Assemblyman Wes Chesbro and Sen. Noreen Evans, and reports from Lake County and Stonewall Democratic Club representatives.

The ad hoc committee appointed to review the annual barbecue fundraiser and bring suggestions to enhance the event will give a report of their findings and recommendations.

Meetings are open to the public and committee membership is open to all registered Democrats.

The Lake County Democratic Central Committee is the official governing body of the Democratic Party in Lake County.

Contact the Democratic Party of Lake County at 707-277-0713 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

The committee's Web site is www.lakecountydemocrats.org .

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The early history of Coyote Valley and Middletown will be the subject of discussion at the next meeting of the Stone House Historical Society Tuesday, Feb. 1.

Nina Bouska, longtime member of the society, will share her research about Robert Henry Sterling, who built the Stone House in 1853, and the men who owned the Rancho Guenoc, where Stone House was built as the manager’s headquarters, and the Rancho Collayomi, where Middletown was founded in 1870.

Stone House was determined to be the oldest existing building in Lake County by the California Centennial Commission in 1950.

All interested persons are invited to attend the meeting, at 10 a.m. in the Activities Room at the Hidden Valley Lake Association offices. Non-residents can simply give their names at the Hartmann Road gate, listing the Stone House meeting as their destination.

For further information, call Georgeann Tintorri, 707-987-7370, or Bonney Jorgensen, 707-987-8764.

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The second installment of the Redwood Empire Civil War Roundtable will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 1.

The meeting will begin at 6:15 p.m. at the historic Tallman Hotel in Upper Lake.

The topics for the coming meeting will be “The Formation of the Confederate States of America” and “Attempts at Compromise” followed by a roundtable discussion.

The roundtable was created to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and intends to follow the events of the war chronologically month by month. The first meeting was Jan. 3 and had 26 in attendance.

Presenters will be Zane Jensen and Phil Smoley, founders of the group.

“Starting in the March roundtable, we will have additional presenters coming online,” Smoley said. “We are attracting the area's leading historians to the group and it is evolving into a very dynamic, mature group of history buffs. We all don't agree on what happened, but it's been great to hear various diverse opinions, even those that are outside the current mainstream.”

While the group includes some serious historians, it's not limited to them.

“We want to keep the discussions at a level that most everyone can enjoy and learn from,” Smoley said. “High school and college students with an interest in history would enjoy the presentations, and it would help them in class.”

There is no charge, but there will be a donation can to help offset some of the costs related to the venue.

The neighboring Blue Wing Saloon (next to the Tallman Hotel), is offering 10-percent dinner discounts for roundtable attendees the night of the event.

For more information, contact Zane Jensen at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Phil Smoley at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..