Oliver is one of the dogs available for adoption from Little Bow Wow Rescue. Courtesy photo.

KELSEYVILLE – Little Bow Wow Rescue of Northern California is holding its first adoption event in Lake County at Furry Tails Pet Boutique's brand new location in Kelseyville from noon to 3 p.m. this Sunday, March 7.

The address is 8040 Highway 29 near Kit's Corner.

Little Bow Wow Rescue started its Northern California rescue last year and have saved nearly 100 dogs just in since.

The rescue started in Southern California in 2001 and is a nonprofit organization run by devoted

volunteers.

Little Bow Wow Rescue has locations in Southern California, Northern California, Tennessee and Minnesota. It has saved the lives of over 1,000 abandoned dogs.

They will be joined by Lab Rescue and will have small and large dogs on site. There is an adoption fee and screening prior to adoption.

Author Martha Steward will hold a book signing at this event for her book, “Darby's Story, Life of an Adoptive Dog,” which will be sold for $15.95. Thirty percent of the sales profits at the event will benefit Little Bow Wow Rescue.

For more information, please call Vicki at 707-928-9952 or check out the Web site at www.littlebowwowrescue.com .

UPPER LAKE – The Northshore Dive Team will hold a dive training on Friday, March 5.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Upper Lake's Station 90 on Main Street.

Training will follow. Bring PSD textbooks required for training.

Anyone who is interested in the team is encouraged to attend.

For more information contact the Northshore Dive Team at 707-275-2446 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

The inaugural Kelseyville Olive Festival is looking for a few good pit spitters for its pit spitting contest. Courtesy photo.

KELSEYVILLE – Organizers of the inaugural Kelseyville Olive Festival are looking for local celebrities and business owners who would like to compete against each other in the festival's pit spitting contest. The glory could be yours!

The first-ever Kelseyville Olive Festival, an event which focuses on the olive industry in Lake County as well as other local agriculture, will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 21, at the Kelseyville Olive Mill located at 5625 Gaddy Lane in Kelseyville.

There is no cost to attend the festival; samples and demonstrations are free of charge. Wine and beer tasting will be available for a $10 fee. Please visit www.kelseyvilleolivefestival.com .

To sign up for the pit spitting contest contact Livia Kurtz at Rosa d'Oro Vineyards, 3915 Main St., Kelseyville, telephone 707-279-0483 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

NICE – A campaign kickoff event to launch District 3 Supervisor Denise Rushing's 2010 reelection campaign will take place on Sunday, March 14.

The event will being at 2 p.m. at the Sons of Italy Hall in Nice, 2817 Highway 20.

The event will include a silent auction to raise funds for the campaign, and will feature music and refreshments.

Rushing invites all interested community members to attend to learn more about her candidacy, celebrate progress thus far and help launch the 2010 campaign.

She is dedicated to promoting sustainable local economy and community self-reliance in Lake County. Rushing believes that, together, we can make changes that strengthen local community, support local economy and lead to more healthy, secure and meaningful lives.

The election is June 8.

For more information about her campaign, call 707-275-8892, e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit www.deniserushing.org .

LAKE COUNTY – This Saturday, KPFZ 88.1 FM's “The Law Show” will host Don Anderson, one of the three candidates this year for Lake County district attorney.

The show will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 6.

Anderson is running against incumbent District Attorney Jon Hopkins and another challenger, local defense attorney Doug Rhoades.

Both Rhoades and Hopkins have already appeared on “The Law Show” recently and now candidate Anderson will have his turn at getting his message out to the public.

Phone lines will be open so you can ask questions and find out what the District Attorney's Office under Anderson might be like.

Call the studio at 707-263-3435 or toll-free at 800-763-KPFZ (5739).

Before the election season is over, show host Herb Gura hopes to have all three candidates on together for an on-air debate.

KELSEYVILLE – County superintendent of schools candidate Dr. Judy Luchsinger will speak Saturday, March 6, at a fundraising event at the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro in Kelseyville.

The event, sponsored by Roland and Nell Shaul and Bill and Dana Kearney, begins at 6 p.m. and will include wine and appetizers.

Luchsinger will speak about her goals and objectives and her campaign for the office of superintendent of schools.

She previously served 16 years as county superintendent and she has spent the last 13 years providing quality management consulting services to businesses around the world.

"I am convinced that the county schools office can do a much better job of supporting local districts and seeing that money ends up in the classroom and not in the superintendent's office growing that bureaucracy," Luchsinger said. "School budgets are facing historic challenges this year, and the county superintendent can be of great help to local districts by offering to consolidate certain functions and eliminate wasteful redundancies. I am determined to put students first."

Luchsinger has set three simple priorities for herself:

• Reestablish fiscal accountability and transparency;

• Reinstate meaningful services to districts and teachers;

• Revitalize education by providing leadership and resources from the county schools office to the classroom.

Tickets for Saturday's event are $35 and can be reserved by calling 707-349-2919.