Lake County Pride will be a nonprofit organization catering to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, intersexed, queer and questioning community of Lake County.

The purpose of this group will be to serve as an umbrella providing educational resources and social activities to the community in a safe environment.

The next meeting will be Wednesday, March 4, at 7 p.m. at the Lakehouse Inn and Bistro at 14165 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake.

Each member will be participating in $1 raffles where the money will be going to the organization.

Plans for social hour and a dance are already commenced.

For more information come to the Wednesday meeting.

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UPPER LAKE – The Northshore Dive Team will hold its next meeting this Friday, March 6.

The group will meet at 7 p.m. at its headquarters, Northshore Fire Protection District's Station 90 in Upper Lake, 9420 Main St.

Training will follow the meeting.

All interested persons are invited to attend. You don't need to be a diver to be a dive team member.

For more information contact Capt. John Rodriguez, 275-2446.

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LUCERNE – The Lake County Democratic Club meets Saturday, March 14.

The meeting will begin at noon at the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center, 3985 Country Club Drive (corner of 10^th and Country Club) in Lucerne.

The senior center serves breakfast from 9 a.m. until noon.

The public is invited. Membership in the Lake County Democratic Club is open to registered members of the Democratic Party.

For more information contact the Lake County Democratic Club at telephone 263-4529 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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The doors open at 9 a.m. and the meeting begins at 10 a.m. Come early to browse the quilt library, sign up for special events, and socialize.

Polly McKibbin of Ukiah will tell the stories the many old interesting quilts from her collection when she presents her trunk show. Everyone is invited to attend and enjoy the show.

LLQG welcomes all quilters and prospective quilters to its meetings and events. Through a variety of programs and projects, the quilt guild members learn new skills and techniques, benefit the Lake County community, and enjoy themselves immensely.

For more information, contact Dottie at 462-7036 or Donna 262-1201, or visit the Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild website at www.LLQG.org.

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The initial meetings will take place Wednesday, March 11, and Wednesday, March 25, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.

During the meetings policies and procedures, and resource and fire management plans will be created.

Restrictions that come with the sale of the property include day use only, except by special arrangements; no motorized vehicles, except by authorized use; and preservation and conservation of the mountain.

County staff wants to have the master plan decided on prior to opening the trails to the public later this year.

For more information contact the Public Services Department at 262-1618.

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