UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The town of Upper Lake will host its annual holiday light parade on Saturday, Dec. 7.

The lighting of the town Christmas tree will precede the parade, which takes place on Main Street beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Santa and his elves will be on hand for the celebration.

The Senior Support Center and 4-H will be there selling food, sweets and hot drinks.

Bring the children to meet Santa and enjoy the teddy bears having an old-fashioned Christmas in the store windows.

For more information call Pam at 707-275-2494.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Approximately 200 guests and 4-H members attended the Oct. 6 4-H Centennial Event at the Lake County Fairgrounds.

Seventeen of those guests were Lake County All Stars, past and present.

The most senior All Star (1948) attending was Frances Edwards, originally of Big Valley 4-H. She and other alumni were recognized.

Several families were awarded the title of Century Family for having 100 years or more involvement with the 4-H program: Holdenreid, Harville, Alexander, Evans, Lyon, and Renfro.

The current All Star Team of Victoria Hayes, Asia Jones, and Jocelyn Bennett hosted the event.

The Cobb Stompers, a local blue grass band, opened the ceremony allowing clubs from around the county to share feature booths with the public. These included an animal display, a quiz bowl, record books through the years, a video-recording booth, face painting, club projects and a historical slide show and more.

Souvenir books featuring photos from the 1940s to the present and Lake County 4-H club history were available too.

All guests were presented with a commemorative pin in honor of California’s 4-H program’s 100th birthday.

As the event ended, attendees enjoyed an artful and delicious cupcake dessert arranged to mimic the 4-H clover. 4-H: 100 years and thriving in California!

4-H Youth Development is a program of the University of California Cooperative Extension.

For more information on the 4-H program contact U.C. Cooperative Extension, 883 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport, telephone 707-263-6838.

Peggy Alexander is a 4-H Centennial Committee member.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Master Gardeners of Lake County will be celebrating 20 years of providing expert research-based horticultural advice to the Lake County noncommercial gardening community on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the group's monthly general meeting.

Current Lake County UC Master Gardeners invite all former members of the program to join them in remembering and honoring all who have contributed to making the Lake County Master Gardener Program the success it is today.

Special guest will be new UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Coordinator Missy Gable.

The current UC Master Gardeners of Lake County look forward to sharing Master Gardener Program memories and gardening experiences with their past colleagues.

The 20th anniversary celebration will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Kelseyville.

Please contact the UCCE office at 707-263-6838 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to RSVP, as well as for directions to the venue and any other information about the event.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Anna Jones, president of the Konocti Lioness Club, received honors this month for her work on behalf of the group.

Jones was given “The Heart of A Lion” award from District 4C-2 Governor Don Webb at the Second District Cabinet meeting in Windsor on Saturday, Nov. 2.

This Multiple District Award is given when a member has shown exceptional efforts to increase membership and has contributed invaluable services to the Lions organization.

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Upper Lake will once again host its free teddy bear display, “Teddy Bears Have an Old-Fashioned Christmas,” from Nov. 26 through Jan. 1.

The windows on Main Street will be decorated with teddy bears for the holiday season.

For more information, please call Shirley at 707-275-2309.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Sons of Norway Vikings of Lake Lodge No. 6-166 will hold its Heritage & Culture Day Sunday, Nov. 10.

The group will meet at 1 p.m. at the Galilee Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 8860 Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville.

Sharon Lewis will prepare a menu of Swedish dishes including meatballs, creamed vegetables, browned potatoes, pickled fresh cucumber, red cabbage and light rye crispbread.

Cost of the meal will be $6 per person.

Club President Carl Ingvoldstad has prepared an informative Veteran's Day talk. Members also are asked to bring holiday greeting cards to be sent to troops overseas by Operation Tango Mike.

Also on Sunday, the 2014 slate of officers will be presented and nominations will be accepted from the floor.

Call heritage and culture event chair Evelyn Robison at 707-279-4385 for more information.

Visit the lodge's Web site at http://www.vikingsoflakelodge.org/ .