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

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

LAKE COUNTY

Highway 53

– Highway widening and rehabilitation from 40th Avenue to the junction of Routes 20/53 will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Beginning Monday, Dec. 16, work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor ‐ Teichert Construction of Davis.

Highway 175

– AT&T of Santa Rosa has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility repairs from the Cobb Post Office to Anderson Springs Road. Work hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– Replacement of the Greenwood 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 – Golden State Bridge Inc. of Martinez.

– Guardrail repairs at the Wages Creek Bridge will continue through Friday, Dec. 13. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Coral Construction of Wilsonville.

– PG&E of Eureka has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for tree trimming from 0.6 mile south of the Cottoneva Creek Bridge to the South Fork Eel River Bridge through Friday, Dec. 13. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– Replacement of a culvert with a bridge at Dunn Creek 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 – Shasta Construction of Redding.

Route 101 (0.8) ‐ Ben's Truck & Equi p.m.ent of Redbluff has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for spill cleanup just north of Geysers Road on Tuesday, December 17. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. LC#P101JA

Highway 101

– Caltrans will perform slide repairs near the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge (near Frog Woman Rock). Northbound traffic will be restricted to one lane 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

– Highway construction from 1.0 mile south of the Haehl Overhead Bridge to the Haehl Overhead Bridge will continue through Friday, Dec. 13. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. A moving closure for striping will be in effect. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – DeSilva Gates Construction of Dublin.

– Highway construction from 1.2 miles south of the North Willits Railroad Crossing to the North Willits Railroad Crossing will continue through Friday, Dec. 13. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. A moving closure for striping will be in effect. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – DeSilva Gates Construction of Dublin.

– PG&E of Eureka has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility repars just south of Confusion Hill on Friday, Dec. 13. Work hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

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).

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake Co-op announced this week that its online shopping store and overage site in downtown Lakeport will be closed for two weeks for the holidays on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2.

They are encouraging their customers to stock up to ensure a robust supply of holiday favorites and local gifts.

The last window of opportunity to order for the seasonal holiday will be Sunday, Dec. 15, 12:01 a.m. through Tuesday, Dec. 17, 12:30 p.m.

The last opportunity for shopping overages at their downtown Lakeport site, 307 N. Main St, is Thursday, Dec. 19.

The co-op prepares for these closures by offering seasonal favorites in the weeks prior.

Customers will find the Organic Fruit N' Veggie Boxes filled with treasured and traditional favorites and the local farmers and producers offer fresh organic seasonal products including winter squashes, pumpkins, chard, kale, collards, specialty baby lettuce mixes, walnuts and persimmons.

Lake Co-op also helps their customers prepare for holiday shopping by offering multiple healthy and locally-sourced selections, including gift certificates, gift-packaged products, subscription orders and donations to local charitable organizations.

Customers can purchase Lake County organic walnuts, specialty olive oils, exotic and traditional teas (not local), specialty mushroom fudge, sea veggies from Mendocino County, local made organic health and beauty products and more.

Year round Lake Co-op offers customers the opportunity to donate to community projects related to food security and the local food system, including the Friday Night Farmers' Market, Walter's Community Garden in Clearlake, and local food security organizations, such as the NCO's Community Action Agency and the Hunger Task Force.

For more information about Lake Co-op, its products, producers and holiday information, visit www.lake.coop or call 707-513-5226.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Kelseyville Presbyterian Church will sponsor a free Christmas dinner at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 25.

The dinner will be held in the church hall, located at 5340 Third St. in downtown Kelseyville.

Chef Dennis Marshall has once again donated his time and energy to putting on this traditional dinner, so no one has to be alone on Christmas Day.

Santa has promised to stop by as well, so bring the family and enjoy the spirit of the season with the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church family.

For more information, call 707-279-1104.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Sons of Norway Vikings of Lake Lodge will hold its annual Scandinavian Christmas Open House on Sunday, Dec. 15.

The open house will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Galilee Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 8860 Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville.

The event will feature the annual Santa Lucia pageant, singing of carols, Scandinavian foods and specialty items for sale, a raffle to benefit the lodge's “Adopt-A-School” program, and assorted delicacies to enjoy, including, lefse, Swedish pancakes, Danish Æbleskiver, krumkaker, open-faced sandwiches and more.

For more information call lodge President Carl Ingvoldstad at 707-987-2404.

Visit the lodge Web site at www.vikingsoflakelodge.org .

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Beat Fitness Studio in Lakeport is holding a toy drive for Lake County's foster children.

Bring new, unwrapped toys to the studio at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18.

The studio is located at 500 Lakeport Blvd., next to Jimmy's Deli.

NORTH COAST, Calif. – Janie Rezner's guest on KZYX's “Women's Voices” show on Monday, Dec. 16, will be initiator and activist Sunsara Taylor.

The show will begin at 7 p.m. at 90.7 FM Philo, 88.1 FM Fort Bragg and 91.5 FM Willits, and also can be heard streaming live at www.kzyx.org .

Taylor is a writer for Revolution Newspaper, a host of WBAI's Equal Time for Freethought, and sits on the advisory board of World Can't Wait.

She has written on the rise of theocracy, wars and repression in the U.S., led in building resistance to these crimes, and contributed to the movement for revolution to put an end to all this.

Taylor was a key initiator of the movement to End Pornography and Patriarchy: the Enslavement and Degradation of Women, a.k.a. Stop Patriarchy.

She led the nationwide Abortion Rights Freedom Ride in the summer of 2013, launching a nationwide political and moral counteroffensive against the attacks on abortion, resetting the terms and reclaiming the moral high ground from the anti-abortion movement for the liberation of women, and rallying people together across 15 states “to rely on ourselves” to defeat the war on women.

Learn more at www.stoppatriarchy.org .