LUCERNE, Calif. – The monthly meeting of Lucerne Friends of Locally Owned Water (Lucerne FLOW) will take place on Saturday, Nov. 20.

The meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center, 10^th and Country Club.

FLOW's meetings are held every third Saturday of the month.

Breakfast is available and will begin at 8 a.m.

The public is welcome.

The landfill will reopen on Saturday, Nov. 27, and the Public Services office will reopen on Monday, Nov. 29.

Normal operating hours at the landfill are 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

The Public Services office is normally open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information regarding solid waste issues in Lake County, please call 707-262-1760.

They began selling their one-of-a-kind cookbook at the Kelseyville Pear Festival. The cookbooks have many unique features including a removable cookbook stand, a pouch to add favorite recipes, a three-ring binder and a classic damask-patterned hard cover.

The cookbook contains 320 well-loved recipes including appetizers, main dishes, desserts and a special section with recipes for paper mache, play dough, homemade bubbles and many others.

Recipes include the contributors name and with some, a little history of Kelseyville or information about Kelseyville schools. The alphabetical index makes it easy to find the recipes of family and friends.

The Kelseyville Education Foundation is planning a cookbook sample dinner. The dinner will include a large sampling of dishes from their cookbook. They will be serving up soups, salads, sides, main dishes, breads and rolls as well as desserts. There will also be an auction of donated items and desserts.

The dinner is set for Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Kelseyville Lions Club on Sylar way in Kelseyville.

Happy hour with appetizers from the cookbook will be held from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. with dinner service starting at 6 p.m.

Price for the dinner is just $1 a dip. A $10 ticket for 10 dips can be purchased by calling 707-972-7358. All proceeds directly benefit Kelseyville Schools.

Cookbooks are available at the following locations: all Kelseyville school sites, Wildhurst tasting room, Kelseyville Pharmacy, Lakeport Kitchen Gallery, Northlake Pharmacy, Darlings Vitamin Connection, Polestar Computers, Steele Wines Tasting room, Big Valley Properties and Hi-Way Grocery in Upper Lake.

For more information contact foundation secretary Marjie Irwin at 707-279-1125.

Due to limited space, reservations are required – call 707-987-8139.

The programs are administered by Catholic Charities Lake County Programs, and are part of the federal government stimulus bills to help people who live in Lake County and pay rent.

The programs can assist qualified residents who are experiencing hardship due to the current economy and/or a sudden loss of income.

The meeting will help explain who is most likely to qualify and how the application process works.

The programs can help people who are in jeopardy of losing their current rental housing; need money to catch up on late rent payments; are at risk of homelessness or who are homeless and need help to re-establish housing; need help in paying past due utility bills.

Mortgage assistance of any kind is not covered.

To qualify, residents must meet federal income guidelines, as well as requirements such as documentation of payments to landlords or utilities companies, and proof of legal residency.

All information and documentation is verified during the review process.

The programs are funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009/ Homeless Prevention and Rapid-Re-housing Program, and the Federal Emergency Shelter Grant for Lake County is funded by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), via the California Department of Housing & Community Development.

Guests enjoy an evening of good food and good music courtesy of Marie Berry and her Saw Shop staff, and David Neft on piano, on Tuesday, November 9, 2010. Courtesy photo.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif – The ninth annual Saw Shop Bistro benefit dinner and auction for Habitat for Humanity Lake County, held on the evening of Nov. 9, was a magnificent success, according to organizers.

The event raised more than $9,000 for the organization.

The attendees were treated to a multi-course dinner.

“We are thankful to Saw Shop Bistro owner Marie Beery and her staff for producing this event; they enthusiastically donated their time in support of Habitat for Humanity,” said Executive Director Richard Birk.

Major contributors this year were the Saw Shop Bistro, PG&E, Foods Etc., Westamerica Bank, Sutter Lake Hospital, Mendo-Lake Credit Union, Moore Family Winery and the Bank of the West.

Those interested in supporting Habitat for Humanity, Lake County, by donation or volunteering, please telephone 707-994-1100 for further information.

The parade this year takes place on Friday, Dec. 3.

The parade lineup will start at 5:30 p.m. in front of Gard Street School and the parade starts at 6:30 p.m. on Main Street.

Participates are encouraged to decorate trucks, cars, floats or wagons. Anything brightly lit is welcome.

Community groups are invited to use their holiday imagination and join this illuminating evening on Dec. 3.

For applications call Mike Linnell at 707-279-4506, Mary Morse at 707-279-8559 or www.VisitKelseyville.com .