The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Kitchen Gallery, 301 N. Main St., Lakeport.

“Fit Food for Foodies” is King's first cookbook. The book, which costs $29.95, has more than 60 fabulous detox diet friendly recipes that are a result of King's own experiences with eating in a way to cleanse the body of toxins, including old stored fat.

Recipes are gluten-free, dairy-free and sugar-free.

The cookbook targets a healthy and beneficial way of eating with delicious recipes that you will want to cook all of the time.

King has read many books on healthy eating and detoxification. She incorporates this knowledge into the recipes in “Fit Food for Foodies.”

The recipes have been specially written to suit systemic detoxification of the body on multiple levels. The recipes are quick and so wonderful that you will never know that you are eating “healthy food.”

There has been a lot of media attention lately about obesity linked to the Western diet heavily influenced by processed foods.

The problem afflicts millions of people who have adopted a Western diet and can lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, adult onset diabetes, and high cholesterol. Many are allergic to foods such as wheat and dairy, knowingly or unknowingly. It is difficult to find processed foods that do not contain some amount of wheat, dairy or sugar.

Call The Kitchen Gallery at 707-262-0422 for more information.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The regular meeting of the Lake County Flying Saucer Club will take place on Saturday, Nov. 27.

The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. in the meeting room at McDonald's on Todd Road in Lakeport.

Everyone is welcome to the free meeting.

RSVP at http://meetup.com/lcflyingsaucerclub , email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 707-263-3391.

Students from Coyote Valley Elementary School tour the Stone House each spring, Many are awed by the idea of making your own French fries, although cutters similar to this 19th century model are still on the market. Courtesy photo.

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – The Historic Stone House in Hidden Valley Lake will hold its annual Christmas Open House on Saturday, Dec. 4.

The house will be open for viewing from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., while across the way in the activity room, Stone House members will be offering homemade cookies and other finger foods, music, cider, wine and coffee.

The earlier-than-usual opening is hoped to encourage families with children to attend prior to seeing the tree lighting at the Hidden Valley Lake Golf Club starting at 5 p.m. But all residents and neighbors are invited; non-residents should simply leave their name at the Hartmann Road gate when entering.

Stone House is the oldest building in Lake County. It was built in 1853-54 by 24-year-old Robert Henry Sterling, who was ready to settle down after ten years of seafaring.

The house was owned for more than 50 years by Charles Marsh Young, who once owned one-half of Middletown and ran the Lake County Hotel there.

In 1942, the Frank Hartmann family added Stone House and its acreage to their adjoining property.

It was a rental property and residence until the middle 1960s when the property was bought by U.S. Land Co., a subsidiary of Boise-Cascade, to build the resort/retirement community that became Hidden Valley Lake.

Stone House is preserved and maintained as a community treasure by the Stone House Historical Society. It is furnished with an eclectic mix of mostly donated period pieces, representative of the lifestyles of the past 150 years.

Recent acquisitions include two christening gowns made by Velma Brooks Young and a handmade doll in authentic Friesian costume that belonged to Elly Hartmann as a child. Both date to the early 1900s.

There is no charge for the open house. Call Bonney Jorgensen, 707-987-8764, for further information.

The Lakeport Main Street Association, Lake County Chamber of Commerce and city of Lakeport are sponsoring the annual Holiday Decorations Contest.

First and second prizes will be awarded for the best business decorations and best residential decorations.

This is an opportunity to shine in your neighborhood or have your storefront windows invite holiday shoppers.

Applications may be picked up at the offices of the city of Lakeport and Lakeport Main Street Association at 225 Park St., or at the Lake County Chamber of Commerce at 875 Lakeport Blvd.

The form may also be downloaded from the city’s Web site at www.cityoflakeport.com.

Applications need to be returned to the city of Lakeport or Lakeport Regional Chamber of Commerce no later than 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17.

Judges will tour the neighborhoods and businesses on Monday, Dec. 20, to review the properties that have been nominated or who the judges feel have gone the extra mile to show holiday spirit.

Prizes will be awarded at the Lakeport City Council meeting of Dec. 21.

The first prize for each category will be $300, and the second prize will be $100.

For more information, please contact the city of Lakeport at 707-263-5615, Extension 12; the Lakeport Regional Chamber of Commerce at 707-263-5092; or the Lakeport Main Street Association at 707-263-5615, Extension 21.

From left, Don Smith, president North Lake Garden Club, and Marc Giberson, tree chairman, North Lake Garden Club. Courtesy photo.

NICE, Calif. – The North Lake Garden Club is working on the final preparations for its inaugural Gardening, Craft, Bazaar & Boutique Faire.

The event will be held Saturday, Nov. 27, at the Sons of Italy, 2817 E. Highway 20, Nice.

The North Lake Garden Club objectives are to encourage interest in all phases of home gardening and in civic beautification; to promote better horticultural practices; and to encourage conservation of natural resources.

The club promotes civic beautification by planting trees in their communities.

In preparation for the upcoming holiday gardening faire, Marc Giberson, tree chairman, and Don Smith, president of North Lake Garden Club, planted two upright, columnar, evergreen, Blue Italian Cypress (cupressus semp 'glauca') in large pots owned by the Sons of Italy.

This is a gift to the Sons of Italy for allowing the club to hold their event at their facility.

Many of these trees can be seen around Lake County as they are used for screens, windbreak and formal gardens.

The cypress take full fun and are hardy to zero degrees.

North Lake Garden Club is a member of California Garden Clubs Inc., National Garden Clubs Inc. and the Mendo-Lake District.

The dinner will be served from noon to 2 p.m.

The church is located at 755 N. Forbes St., Lakeport, behind St. Mary's Catholic Church.