The three-day course will be taught from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, July 30, and Friday, July 31, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1.

Attendees are required to attend all three days of training. It will be available to the public at no cost ($10 range fee to cover ammunition). Pre-registration is required.

If you have any questions about the program or to sign up, please contact assistant rangemaster/hunter safety instructor Det. Destry Henderson at 707-263-9653 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

LAKEPORT – The Lake County Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission invites the public to attend a commission meeting on Thursday, July 16.

The public forum will be held at a regularly scheduled commission meeting beginning at 12:15 p.m. in the third floor conference room C in the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.

The Lake County Juvenile Justice Commission was established through the provisions of section #225 of the California State Welfare and Institutions Code.

The Lake County Board of Supervisors adopted County Ordinance 1103 in September of 1979, designating the Commission for the County of Lake.

Details of the Commissions bylaws describe one of the Commission’s roles as to “inquire into the administration of the juvenile court law in Lake County” and to coordinate the work of the community agencies engaged in delinquency prevention programs and to initiate such programs to fill any unmet needs.

Additionally the Commission may inspect all publicly administered juvenile facilities, including the juvenile hall as well as any county jail that has been reported to have held a minor for more than 24 hours in the previous year.

The commission is also directed to inspect at their discretion, group homes and other related juvenile facilities.

There are currently six vacancies on the 15-person board that the commission would like to fill.

Youths between the ages of 14 and 21 are encouraged to attend and inquire as to a commission position. The commission is also looking to fill four vacant adult seats.

MIDDLETOWN – The Lake County programs of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa have postponed a fundraiser originally planned for July 18.

Hedy Montoya of Catholic Charities reported that they will announce a new date in the future.

For more information call Montoya at 707-987-8139.

As a result of the Lakeport City Council's decision to ban fireworks sales this 4th of July, several youth organizations lost a bulk of their program's funding opportunity.

When the Channel Cats Swim Team leader Jennifer Hanson recognized the adverse impact created by the City Council's decision, she penned a letter to the editor informing the public of their funding crisis. The Lakeport Kiwanis took on their funding shortfall with an offer; a pancake breakfast to help offset their funding loss.

When the fire chief of the Lakeport Fire Department was asked to open their firehouse doors on Main Street to host a pancake breakfast, he agreed to let the volunteer firemen make the final decision. The firemen agreed to host a pancake breakfast to benefit the youth organizations that wished to participate. The No Fireworks Pancake Breakfast was born, with the Channel Cats Swim Team and the Miss Lake County Pageant joining in.

The menu will be pancakes, sausage, ham, scrambled eggs, coffee, orange juice and milk.

No Fireworks Pancake Breakfast tickets are available from Channel Cat swimmers, Miss Lake County Pageant participants and supporters, the Lakeport Kiwanis members and the firefighters at the firehouse.

Tickets are available for a $10 donation for a single breakfast and $25 for a family ticket. Each ticket buyer is also eligible for a raffle opportunity for items provided by local businesses.

For further information, go to the Kiwanis of Lakeport Web site at www.kiwanislakeport.org or email the Kiwanis at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or contact Arlin Pischke of the Kiwanis at 707-263-5412 or Jennifer Hanson of the Channel Cats at 707-263-3131 to answer questions about their organizations and how to help as a volunteer.

Support the youth organizations that lost their primary funding source by buying a No Fireworks Pancake Breakfast ticket and let them know if you plan on attending the breakfast or if it's purely a donation. Either way, your support is appreciated by all.

The public is invited to bring quilts and fiber art work for display. Items will be accepted at the Museum beginning July 15.

Featured artists this year will include the Clear Lake Quilt Guild, renowned weaver Sheila O'Hara and her students, and members of the Sheep Thrills Spinning and Weaving Guild.

The show can be seen during regular museum hours, Wednesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

An artists' reception will take place Saturday, Aug. 8, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.

The Schoolhouse Museum is located at 16435 Main St. in Lower Lake. For more information please call 707-995-3565.