KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Sons of Norway, Vikings of Lake Lodge 6-166 will hold September Heritage and Culture Night on Wednesday, Sept. 15.

This evening will be a Finnish Night, with Finnish sandwiches and salads at 6 p.m.

After dinner they will have a musical tour of Helsinki and the Finnish landscape. There will be a surprise along with door prizes.

The event will take place in the Galilee Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, located at 8860 Soda Bay Road in Soda Bay.

Please call group Vice President Vale Hanzel at 707-928-1060 for more information or if you would like to become a member of the Sons of Norway.

You don’t have to be full-blooded Norwegian; the group also recognizes Canada and all countries of Scandinavia.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake Family Resource Center (Lake FRC) has announced sexual assault responder training to be held on Saturdays from Sept. 25 through Oct. 30.

Are you a compassionate person who wants to make a difference in the community?

If you are willing to make a commitment as a volunteer counselor, Lake FRC sexual assault responder training is free.

Learn the psychological counseling aspects of sexual assault/abuse, effective counseling techniques, and how to use crisis intervention skills to assist survivors of sexual assault and their families.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at hospital emergency room medical procedures for sexual assault evidence collection. Gain an insider's view of the criminal justice system (court), which prosecutes sexual assault perpetrators.

As a volunteer you will provide crisis counseling to survivors of sexual assault, give information to the public and make referrals, meet sexual assault victims at the emergency room and accompany them to court when advocacy as requested.

Sexual assault responders are required by the state of California to complete 40-hours of training, which is provided free of charge.

Upon graduation, volunteer responders receive a certificate of completion and are eligible to volunteer to help adult and child victims.

Lake FRC is currently taking class reservations.

If you are interested in sexual assault responder training, please contact Janice Hodges at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 707-279-0563, Extension 183.

Lake FRC provides a multitude of services to build family stability and strength. The agency supports Lake County residents in achieving stable, self-sufficient, and healthy families and communities.

Call Lake FRC at 707-279-0563 to find out more about their program offerings.

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Chic Le Chef and Middletown Florist & Gifts will present “Halloween on the Silver Screen” from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Oct. 30, at the Hidden Valley Lake Country Club.

The event will be an evening of delicious food and wine pairings, frightful black and white Halloween movies and a silent auction.

Costumes are encouraged and are required to be eligible for the fabulous door prizes.

Not only will it be a great time but it is for a good cause as well: a portion of the proceeds are to benefit Hospice Services of Lake County.

Remember: Halloween isn't just for kids so come spend a fun, spooky evening with them.

Tickets are $25/person and are available at Chic Le Chef and Middletown Florist & Gifts.

For more information call Middletown Florist & Gifts, 707-987-9500 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The good news is that these events have spurred discussion about the lake’s complex ecology, and the most effective ways to improve water quality and promote the overall health of the ecosystem, which has been burdened by an overabundance of nutrients from many diverse sources, over the very long term.

At the same time, the lake’s resilience has been significantly impaired by the loss of nearly 80 percent of its historic wetlands. Maintaining and restoring healthy populations of native vegetation is essential to the health of the entire watershed, and tules (Scirpus spp) are the most important wetland plants of all.

The Sierra Club Lake Group is eager to promote dialog on these subjects, and at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22, is hosting a public meeting “All About Tules” at the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center, at the corner of 10th and Country Club in Lucerne. Please note that this is not the group's usual Kelseyville meeting location.

The evening will feature short films that were shown at last winter’s “I Love Tules” film festival, speakers including Supervisor Denise Rushing and Department of Water Resources invasive species expert Carolyn Ruttan, and samples of the live plants and some of the products made from them.

The meeting is free and open to the public as always.

For more information contact Juliana Vidich at 707-279-1903 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Republican Party of Lake County (RPLC) is hosting an ice cream social on Monday, Sept. 13, at the Cowpoke Café, located on Highway 29 in Middletown, beginning at 6 p.m.

This event is a campaign fundraiser for Karen Brooks, candidate for state Assembly, and Loren Hanks, candidate for U.S. Congress.

Ice cream and toppings are included for a campaign donation of $10 per person.

Both Brooks and Hanks will be in attendance to meet with you and discuss issues that are important to you.

For more information, contact the Republican Party of Lake County at 707-263-7811.

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The Northshore Dive Team will hold a meeting this Friday, Sept. 10.

The meeting will be held beginning at 7 p.m. at Northshore Fire Protection District's Station 90 in Upper Lake.

Wear fire shirts or dive shirts for team pictures.

All interested personnel are encouraged to attend.

The training will follow.

The team, which operates through community donations, also is seeking help in updating its dive gear. Donations can be sent to the team at P.O. Box 61, Upper Lake, CA 95485.

For more information, call team leader Capt. John Rodriguez at 707-275-9007 or 707-349-3367, e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit the team's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Upper-Lake-CA/Northshore-Dive-Team/289897949089?ref=ts.