KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The annual Spring Dinner to benefit the Lake County Land Trust will be held on Monday, May 14, at the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro, 3825 Main St. in Kelseyville.

It is not too early to make your reservations for this fun event and Land Trust supporters are being urged to reserve their places as soon as possible.

Social hour will start at 6 p.m. and a four course dinner will be served with wine at 7 p.m.

All services, food, and wine are graciously donated by the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro with the proceeds going towards the Lake County Land Trust’s many projects, including the Rodman Preserve, Boggs Lake Preserve and the latest effort by the LCLT, the Big Valley Wetlands project.

Dennis Darling of Foods Etc. is a sponsor of the dinner and local Lake County wineries donate wine.

The public is cordially invited to this event. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the Saw Shop at 707-278-0129. Payment is taken at the door, the evening of the event. Tickets are $70 per person.

For information, call Roberta Lyons at 707-994-2024 or the LCLT office at 707-262-0707.

The Lake County Land Trust is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting important land resources in Lake County.

The Land Trust stewards the Rodman Preserve on the north end of Clear Lake, spear-headed the movement to preserve the Black Forest on Mt. Konocti, owns Rabbit Hill Park in Middletown, and is working with the Nature Conservancy on management of the Boggs Lake Preserve; as well as facilitating preservation of lakeshore habitat in the Big Valley area of Clear Lake.

For more information go to www.lakecountylandtrust.org or friend the group on Facebook.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Vikings of Lake Lodge No. 6-166 is planning a rummage sale on Saturday, June 16.

JoAnne Swenson and Ellen Aasen are requesting that Lodge members begin bringing items to "Heritage & Culture Nights" beginning this month. They will take items home and get them priced. The club also can store some things in the club's room at Galilee Lutheran's Fellowship Hall.
 
Make your calendars for Friday, June 15, to help set up the hall, come shop on June 16 and help box and move unsold items to the waiting pickup truck. Any help is greatly appreciated.

The group is holding its “Swedish Night” this Wednesday, April 18, at Galilee Lutheran Church, 8860 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville.

A dinner of Swedish meatballs with all the trimmings will be served at 6 p.m. for $7.

Dinner will be followed by a presentation on Stockholm, which offers visitors everything from royal staterooms to sampling gourmet reindeer and sipping vodka in an ice bar.

The California Water Commission will hear an update on Bay Delta Conservation Plan  (BDCP) financing at its monthly public meeting on Wednesday, April 18.  

Dr. Jerry Meral, deputy secretary for the California Natural Resources Agency will speak at 9:30 a.m. followed by a panel discussion on BDCP financing issues from approximately 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.  
 
Scheduled to participate on the panel are Roger Patterson, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Jason Peltier, Westlands Water District; Richard Roos-Collins, Water and Power Law Group; and Jay Ziegler, The Nature Conservancy.

The meeting, which is open to the public, is in the first floor auditorium at the Resources Agency Building located at 1416 9th Street in Sacramento.

A Webcast is available at http://cawater.rmxpres.com/webcast/data/dwr04182012/main.htm .

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Representatives of Star Chapter 442 will be on hand at the Hillside Honda Yamaha 50th anniversary celebration on Saturday, April 28, at 460 S. Main Street in Lakeport.

The group will chat with Lake County motorcycle enthusiasts interested in learning about Star Touring & Riding Association.

All makes and models of motorcycles are welcome.

Come meet the group and learn more about them.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The Redbud Audubon Society will present its monthly program on Thursday, April 19, starting at 7 p.m. at the Lower Lake Historical Schoolhouse in Lower Lake.

This month the chapter is hosting Sarah Millus, a biologist with Audubon Canyon Ranch, who will talk about the heron and egret project at the ranch.

The project is an effort to monitor the colonially nesting herons and egrets in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Data is collected by volunteers and provides information about nesting distributions, nest survivorship, nest productivity, and intra-seasonal timing of nesting.

Millus has a master's in biology from California State University, Fullerton and a bachelor's degree in marine biology from UC Santa Cruz.

Many Redbud members are so busy helping as volunteers with the Heron Festival – to be presented May 5 at Redbud Park, sponsored by Redbud Audubon – that they rarely get to hear the keynote speakers who bring their expertise about these wonderful bird species.

“This chapter meeting is an opportunity for everyone to hear a fascinating presentation from a biologist who has in-depth expertise on these beautiful birds,” said Marilyn Waits, president of the Redbud Audubon Society.

The program is free and open to the public.

To learn more about the Redbud Audubon Society, and the upcoming Heron Festival, go to www.redbudaudubon.org .

NORTH COAST – Caltrans reports that the following road projects will be taking place around Lake County during the coming week.

Included are Mendocino County projects that may impact Lake County commuters.

LAKE COUNTY

Highway 29

– PG&E of Eureka has been issued a Caltrans encroachment permit for tree trimming near Central Park Road beginning Monday, April 16. Work hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– PG&E of Santa Rosa has been issued a Caltrans encroachment permit for utility work just north of Gualala beginning Monday, April 16. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. A shoulder closure will be in effect. Motorists are advised to drive with caution through the area and may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

– Replacement of the Greenwood Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.
Contractor – Golden Gate Bridge, Incorporated, of Martinez.

– Peter Hanelt of Yorkville has been issued a Caltrans encroachment permit to install a driveway 1.0 mile north of Elk Monday, April 16, through Wednesday, April 18. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 162

– Slipout repairs 1.6 miles east of the Rodeo Creek Bridge will continue. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate
five-minute delays. Contractor – Mendocino Construction Services of Willits.

Work on all these projects is weather permitting and subject to change. Caltrans advises motorists to drive with caution when approaching work areas and to be prepared to stop at traffic control stations.

The Caltrans Traffic Operations Office has reviewed each project and determined that individual project delays are expected to be less than the statewide policy maximum of 30 minutes, unless noted otherwise above.

For information pertaining to emergency roadwork or for updates to scheduled roadwork, please contact the California Highway Information Network (CHIN) at 1-800-GAS-ROAD (1-800-427-7623).