CLEAR LAKE RIVIERA – Justin McCray, candidate for the Clearlake Rivera Community Association (CLRCA), will host a “meet the candidate” event at Rivera Common Grounds Coffee shop on Friday, May 14, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 15, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Please stop by and meet McCray while helping yourself to a free cup of coffee.

McCray welcomes all questions, comments and suggestions on how to improve the CLCRA for all.

He also is the chairman of the CLRCA Community Garden, which broke ground this week.

Property owners wishing to sign up for a plot, want to request any information on the garden, or wish to discuss his candidacy should contact Justin McCray at 707-498-0161.

You also can meet McCray at the Clear Lake Cruise-in car show this weekend at Austin Park, either at the Lake County Tipsters booth or the AAA booth.

LAKE COUNTY – The Area Agency on Aging of Lake & Mendocino Counties (AAA) Governing Board is currently recruiting for advisory council members.

They currently are seeking one member from Lake County and one member from Mendocino County.

The Advisory Council advises the governing board on issues such as developing the area four-year plan and developing and coordination of community policies and programs throughout both counties dealing with issues important to older adults.

Council members must meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Be an older adult person 60 years or older;

• An advocate of older persons;

• A representative of a health care agency or organization serving older adults;

• A person providing leadership in the private and volunteer sectors;

• A local elected official; or

• A member of the general public residing in Lake or Mendocino County.

Fifty percent of the membership shall be older persons.

Anyone interested in serving on the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council can get an application on the Web site www.co.mendocino.ca.us/hhsa/adult/aaa.htm or by contacting Loretta Houck at 707-463-7775.

Applications must be submitted by May 31, 2010.

Umpqua Bank boasts 100-percent participation in Relay for Life of Lake County. Umpqua associates will be among the Quick Steppers team members hosting the rummage sale and car wash. Photo by Ron Quick.

LAKEPORT – The Quick Steppers Relay for Life team will host a car wash and rummage sale on Saturday, May 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The car wash is weather permitting and the rummage sale is indoors.

The event will take place at Umpqua Bank, 805 11th St., Lakeport.

If you would like to contribute items to the rummage sale, they may be dropped at Umpqua Bank this week between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Simply take the elevator to the second floor and leave items in the room designated. It is a great opportunity to do your spring cleaning and support a very worthy cause.

For further information, please call Ginny Craven at 707-349-2838 or speak with any Umpqua associate.

UPPER LAKE – The Northshore Dive Team will hold a meeting this Friday, May 7.

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

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.

The dinner will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Silk's on Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake.

Come and support Overton and her efforts for a better community. Time is closing in and the race is heating up. Show your support.

Visit Overton's Web site at http://joyceoverton.net/.

Raffle tickets will be available for this Mother's Day gift basket offered by the Konocti Lioness Club. Courtesy photo.

KELSEYVILLE – The Konocti Lioness Club will sells raffle tickets as a fundraiser for a Mother’s Day gift basket at the Riviera Market on Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville on Friday, May 7, and Saturday, May 8.

The ticket donations are $1 each or 6 for $5 for this exquisite, lovely gift basket filled with a variety of items such as lotions, note paper, candles and chocolate, of course. The lucky ticket will be drawn on May 8 at 5 p.m.

The funds raised from the donations will be used to send kids with special needs to special summer camps.

The raffle is only one of the ways the club raises funds which go to help the youngsters of Lake County. Many community members have visited the group's pear ice cream booth at the Kelseyville Pear Festival so you know how hard we work to raise these funds.

The Konocti Lioness is a nonprofit service club under the auspices of the Mountain Lions of Cobb and Lions Club International, a worldwide organization. They invite anyone who is interested in joining the club to stop by the table and learn more about why the club motto is “For Kids Sake.”

For additional information, please call Elizabeth at 707-279-8562, Bunny at 707-277-9177, or visit them at the gift raffle table on May 7 and 8 at the Riviera Shopping Center on Soda Bay Road.