NICE – Debbie and Duane Clarke from Clarke's Collectibles are donating and cooking all the food this weekend at Sons of Italy in Nice.

The dinner will be held this Saturday, June 26.

They are serving a buffet of three Italian sauces: green, red and white on rigatoni and tortalini pasta; fresh green salad; garlic bread; and a fabulous homemade cake.

The bar will be open at 5 p.m. for socializing, and the dinner will be served at 6 p.m.

There will be dancing to the Jim Williams Band after dinner.

Tickets are $15 at the door. Everyone is welcome.

Call 707-274-9952 for more information.

The Sons of Italy Club hall is located at 2817 E. Highway 20.

LAKEPORT – The First 5 Lake County Commission will meet at 2:30 p.m. this Wednesday, June 23.

The meeting will be held in the conference room of the Lake One-Stop at 55 First St., Lakeport.

The commission will discuss final approval of its long-range financial plan, an overview of the 2010-11 budget, Healthy Families insurance outreach effort, presentation of the Steps to Leadership Program and the executive director’s report, including April and May financials.

For more information contact First 5 Lake County at 707-263-6169 and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

LAKEPORT – People planning to save $5 each on their admission to this year's Home Wine Makers Festival are urged to act fast, as sales of discounted tickets will end Friday at 6 p.m.

Tickets priced at $20 at the gate are offered for just $15 if purchased in advance.

They are available in Lakeport at The Kitchen Galley, Shari's Secret Garden and Watershed Books, all on Main street downtown, as well as Catfish Books in the Safeway Mall and the Lakeport Chamber of Commerce.

In Clearlake they may be obtained at the Chamber of Commerce, while High Valley and Shannon Ridge Wineries – both on Highway 20 in Clearlake Oaks – also carry them.

Other outlets include Rosa D'Oro and Wildhurst Wineries in Kelseyville and Steele and Robledo Family Wineries in Finley. Tulip Hill Winery in Nice also handles advance ticket sales.

The festival will take place on Saturday, June 26, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Library Park in Lakeport.

It is a major fundraiser for Clear Lake Performing Arts, with proceeds going to underwrite the Lake County Symphony and Youth Orchestras, and other youth music support programs.

For additional information call 707-277-7076 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

CLEARLAKE OAKS – A spaghetti dinner to benefit the Eyerly family of Clearlake Oaks will be held this Saturday, June 26.

The spaghetti feed will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Clearlake Oaks Moose Lodge, located at the corner of Highway 20 and Highway 53.

The Eyerlys are longtime Clearlake Oaks residents.

Dave Eyerly is a retired volunteer firefighter with the Northshore Fire Protection District's Clearlake Oaks station. Jodie Eyerly has been employed by Westamerica Bank and Adventist Health. She is currently fighting cancer and is unable to work.

The dinner will help raise funds for travel to treatment centers as well as medical expenses.

Tickets cost $8 per person.

There also will be include drinks, dessert, an auction and raffle prizes.

The event's organizers would appreciate donations for desserts and prizes for raffles.

You may contact Ray at 707-998-4032 or Twila at 707-998-1457 or 707-995-0766.

Monetary donations also may be made in trust for the “Jodie Eyerly Medical Fund” at any Westamerica Bank.

MIDDLETOWN – Catholic Charities’ third Women’s Accessories Luncheon will be held on Saturday, July 17, from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Middletown.

A donation of $20 includes lunch, a chance at some great raffle prizes and the prospect of nabbing some great costume jewelry at even greater prices. All are welcome.

If you have jewelry to donate such as earrings, necklaces, pendants, rings and/or pins, they are much in need, as are hats and purses.

Scarves, belts or shoes cannot be accepted.

Items may be dropped off in special boxes in the back of church where tickets are available, or at Catholic Charities’ office at 21297 Calistoga St., Middletown.

Contact Hedy Montoya at 707-987-8139 or Joann Williams at 707-928-5143 for more information.

Reservations for the accessories luncheon are a must.

Tickets for the luncheon are now on sale in person at Catholic Charities’ office in Middletown (near the library on Highway 29), from Joann Williams at 707-928-5143 or after weekend masses at St. Joseph’s, Our Lady of the Lakes or Our Lady of the Pines.

LAKEPORT – The Lake County Department of Public Works said overlay and rehabilitation work that's part of a storm damage repair project will take place on Soda Bay Road starting this Wednesday, June 23, and lasting through July 9.

The department reported that at mile post marker 7.68 the road will be subject to single-lane traffic control with 15-minute maximum delays between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The roadway will be open to all traffic during nonwork hours, weekends and holidays.

The public is urged to drive with caution in the area.

The Department of Public Works can be reached at 707-263-2341, or visit the agency's Road Division Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1085177429&v=wall&story_fbid=137181289629387#!/group.php?gid=112943542078816&ref=ts.