LAKEPORT, Calif. – On Oct. 30, Lakeport Merchants opened their doors to trick-or-treaters, followed by a costume contest in Museum Square.

Judges for the contest included Miss Lake County Alice Crockett, Miss Lake County's Outstanding Teen Teylor Tobin and Bert Hutt from the Soper-Reese Community Theatre.

The contest was sponsored by Lakeport Main Street Association and Your One Stop Party Shop, and was coordinated by Lyle Coburn of the Party Shop.

Trophies for overall winners were donated by Disney’s Trophies and Awards.

Over 150 people of all ages participated in the costume contest, which featured “many creative and wonderful entries,” according to Coburn.

Winners by category included:

0-4 years old:

• First place: Luca Chavez, marionette
• Second place: Abby Van Unen, Clifford the Red Dog
• Third place: Layla Conger, little witch

5-7 years old:

• First place: Madison Waechtler, peacock queen
• Second place: Kailey Fowler, Evil Ivey
• Third place: Talan Guerrero, Harry Potter

8-12 years old:

• First place: Emma Mertle, fall princess
• Second place: Sayer Ford, Tonto
• Third place: Cheyenne Hayden, jester

Adult category:

• First place: Andrea Anderson, purple pirate princess
• Second place: David and Paula Fowler, 1950s black and white photo
• Third place: Donna Brewster, Minion

Family:

• First place: Brewster-Ramirez Family, Minions
• Second place: Aceves and Villines Family, Sonics
• Third place: Sheffer Family, skeletons

Overall favorites: Luca Chavez, Kailey Fowler and Emma Mertle.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – On Friday, Nov. 8, REACH Air Medical Services will be at the Lower Lake High Trojans last football game of the season, selling REACH for Life Memberships.

Memberships are $65 for an entire household.

Of each membership sold, $10 will go to Lower Lake High School's Sober Grad Night Committee as a fundraiser for the group's graduation event.

The junior varsity is set to start at 5:30 p.m., with varsity at 7:30 p.m.

The school is located at 9430 Lake St.

SOUTH LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Branch 133 of the Sons In Retirement will hold its next meeting on Friday, Nov. 15.

The group meets at the Greenview Room, Hidden Valley Lake Golf Course, 19210 Hartman Road. The third Friday of each month.

The meeting starts at 11 a.m., with lunch served at noon.

Sons In Retirement is a social organization for men of retirement age who are pursuing the goal of enjoying their later years. It has 142 branches with 18,000 members throughout the state.

Anyone interested in learning more about Sons In Retirement is encouraged to contact Secretary Buddy Clayton at 707-995-1673, Membership Chairman Bill Brewster at 707-987-9352 or visit www.sirinc.org .

BOGGS MOUNTAIN, Calif. – The Friends of Boggs Mountain group will host a morning of trail work and maintenance on Saturday, Nov. 9.

Community members are invited to gather at Boggs Mountain State Demonstration Forest from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Bring water, work gloves and a hand tool such as loppers or clippers. They also will have have tools available.

Meet in the Boggs parking lot, and carpool to the work sites, if necessary.

The forest entrance is located off Highway 175, just one and a half miles north of Cobb Village. Turn at the blue State Fire Station/Boggs Mountain Forest sign.

For more information call David at 707-928-0465.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Horse Council held elections Oct. 28 and a total of 15 directors were confirmed.

New board members include Glenn Benjamin, Claudia Flood, Barbara Kroboth, Dave Lowrie and Heather Sentz.

Re-elected board members are Debbie James, Anna Ravenwoode, Mike Riley, Donna Thornton, and Virginia Vovchuk.

Continuing two-year terms are Deb Baumann, Scott Bennett, Jennifer Carson, Barbara Claiche and Randy Peek.

Virginia Vovchuk will continue as president and Anna Rose Ravenwoode was elected vice president. Heather Sentz was elected secretary and Barbara Claiche continues as treasurer.

The Lake County Horse Council, entering its fourth year, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of the equine industry and recreation in Lake County.

Members include a wide range of local equine establishments and represent numerous riding/driving disciplines and breeds.

Generous volunteers in the horse council have made possible the annual Fiesta of the Horse in Lakeport, the Horse Faire at the Kelseyville Pear Festival and the Highland Springs Poker Run, in addition to trail development and maintenance activities and educational seminars.

Membership benefits include a quarterly journal publication and access to discounts at local suppliers and partner events in the county.

The council’s next general meeting and saddle clinic will be Jan. 11 in Hidden Valley Lake.

Visit the council's Web site at http://www.lakecountyhorsecouncil.com/index.html for more information and a complete listing of equestrian events in Lake County. The council also has a Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/LakeCountyHorseCouncil .

For additional information contact Virginia Vovchuk at 707-245-9091.

NORTH COAST, Calif. – A new public safety media campaign called "Share the Road – Arrive Alive" launches this week, and it features traffic safety tips in a series of six public service announcements produced by Caltrans District 1 through a grant from the Federal Highway Administration.

Filmed in Humboldt County using local actors, the series is aimed at all ages and highlights important topics like distractive driving, children safely crossing busy streets, and bicyclists being visible to motorists at night.

The campaign uses humorous cartoon characters that watch and comment on the behaviors of various motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians from their vantage point as highway sign icons.

“Carly,” a car icon, “Walker,” the common icon representing a pedestrian, and “Ryder” the bicycle icon all share tips that will appear on television, on the radio, and on local movie theater screens in Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino counties.

“The Share the Road – Arrive Alive campaign is a tremendous opportunity to express lifesaving messages to people of all ages. They are creative public service announcements that we hope will be seen by many, many people on the North Coast,” said Caltrans District 1 Director Charlie Fielder.

In addition to the public service announcements, the Share the Road – Arrive Alive campaign also includes a website located at www.ArriveAliveNow.org , a YouTube channel “ArriveAliveNow,” and educational materials that will be available to classrooms.