LAKEPORT – The Lakeport Healing Touch Clinic is held every Tuesday.

The clinics take place from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Hospice building at 1717 S. Main St., Lakeport.

For an appointment, call 707-245-4800. Walk-ins will be accepted in extreme cases.

The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Lake County One-Stop's EDD Conference Room, 55 First St. in Lakeport.

Agenda items will include public hearings on the 2008-09 fiscal audit and annual report, an amendment to the commission's bylaws, a report from Easter Seals Northern California, the executive director's report and commissioner's reports, and public comment and announcements.

The next regular meeting of the First 5 Lake County Commission will be on Wednesday, Dec. 9. There will be no meeting in November.

LAKEPORT – A free informational seminar for parents and teachers about dyslexia will be held in Lakeport on Saturday, Nov. 7.

Licensed Davis Dyslexia Correction Facilitator David C. Rosen will host the seminar, entitled “Is It Dyslexia?” from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Mendo Lake Credit Union, 963 11th St., in the Safeway Shopping Center.

Dyslexia is probably one of the most misunderstood learning disabilities. Most people associate the word “dyslexia” with letter and word reversals. Dyslexia is not just reversals, it is a product of an individual’s thought process and their special way of reacting to confusion. It can be corrected.

If you, or someone you know is having difficulties with reading, writing, math, speaking or thinking clearly, or attention deficits, please attend this free informational seminar that will shine new light on helping correct the debilitating effects of dyslexia.

The following will be covered:

• Signs to look for – common, often overlooked, characteristics of dyslexia;

• The two facets of dyslexia – the disability and the gift;

• The root cause of dyslexia – a new perspective;

• Recognizing and controlling the mental processes that cause distorted perceptions of letters and words;

• The relationship between Attention Deficit Disorder and and dyslexia;

• Turning it around – a way to help dyslexics self-correct their dyslexia and improve their reading, writing and focus attention.

For more information contact Dyslexia Solutions of Northern California at 707-928-4054 or visit www.mydyslexiasolutions.com .

Wiggins called the governor's decision a "profound disappointment."

"HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection, and the virus is also the only known cause for cervical cancer," Wiggins said. "For this reason, it is important for women to get screened regularly for cervical cancer."

The vaccine for cervical cancer, Gardasil (manufactured by Merck), was introduced in 2006, and involves a series of three shots that is given over a year’s time.

"It is essential that women have access to and are provided coverage for receiving the only known vaccination to prevent a form of cancer," Wiggins said. "It is unfortunate that Schwarzenegger saw fit to veto legislation that would have assisted in the prevention of cervical cancer while also limiting high, long-term health care costs."

The Wiggins bill had broad support, with backers including the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists District IX, the American Cancer Society, the California Commission on the Status of Women, the California Communities United Institute, the California Medical Association, the Medical Oncology Association of Southern California, the Pacific Institute for Women’s Health and Pharmacy Access Partnership, and Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California.