KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 88 of Lake County, will meet on Saturday, Aug. 24.

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Konocti Bay Sailing Club building located at Braito's Marina at the end of the Buckingham Peninsula in Kelseyville.

The meeting is open to anyone 17 years or older who would be interested in joining this active group and to learn more about safety on the lake.

For additional information, please call 707-279-2414.

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 29

– Paving from Coyote Creek to 1.1 miles south of the junction of Routes 29/53 will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Windsor Fuel Co. of Pittsburg.

Highway 53

– Highway widening and rehabilitation from 40th Avenue to the junction of Routes 20/53 will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Teichert Construction of Davis.

Highway 175

– Evonne Elliott of Laytonville has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for tree trimming and utility installation from Anderson Springs Road to Berry Street. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-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.

– Bridge painting at the Salmon Creek Bridge and the Albion River 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 15-minute delays. Contractor ‐ Jeffco Painting and Coating of Vallejo.

– Guardrail repairs just south of the Soldier Point Viaduct will continue. 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.

– 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.

Highway 20

– PG&E of Ukiah has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility work 0.7 miles east of Wildwood C a.m.p Ground. Work hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

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.

– Replacement of crash cushions from the South Ukiah Overhead to the East Perkins Street Overcrossing Bridge will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weekdays. Southbound traffic will be restricted to one lane. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor ‐ Granite Construction of Ukiah.

– Highway construction from 1.0 mile south of the Haehl Overhead Bridge to the Haehl Overhead Bridge will continue. Nighttime work hours are 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., weekdays. Intermittent full road closures will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor ‐ DeSilva Gates Construction of Dublin.

– Highway construction from 0.8 to 1.5 miles south of the North Willits Railroad Crossing will continue. Nighttime work hours are 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., weekdays. Intermittent full road closures will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor ‐ DeSilva Gates Construction of Dublin.

Highway 271

– Pavement repairs from Bear Pen Road to the Mendocino-Humboldt County Line will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor ‐ Northwest Paving of Redding.

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).

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The local “Medication Emancipation” effort will hold its next drop off site at the Kelseyville Fire station on Main Street on Wednesday, Aug. 14.

The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Medication Emancipation, now in its third year, has collected more than 98,000 pills for destruction.

This year they are weighing the medications instead of counting the individual pills due to the large amounts they're collecting.

They ask that anyone wanting to drop off pills for disposal remove them from the packaging.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The board of the Public, Education and Government – or PEG – cable access television station will meet at Wednesday, Aug. 14.

The meeting will take place beginning at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.

Under business, they will discuss approval of a proposal to give the board chair access to $100 to $150 on hand petty cash for incidentals as needed and will get a presentation on the Board of Supervisors' Aug. 6 meeting.

There also will be discussion of the programmer's job description, approval of Web hosting by GoDaddy.com and consideration of a complaint filed by Jim Rickel.

There also will be reports from the marketing and programming committees, and a staff report.

Board members include Chair Denise Loustalot, Vice Chair Ed Robey, Vince Metzger, Martin Scheel and Jo Bennett.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Helaine Campbell, district governor of Rotary International District 5130, visited the four Rotary chapters in Lake County this week.

Her goal, reported C. Richard Smith, Kelseyville Rotary public image coordinator, was to “help support Rotary chapters in achieving their goals.”

She was accompanied on her visit by her husband, Bruce Campbell, and Assistant District Governor for Lake County Ruth Darling.

Rotary District 5130 covers the six western California counties from the Oregon border to Sonoma and Napa.

Lake County Rotary clubs are located in Clearlake, Lakeport, Kelseyville and Middletown.

Campbell expressed her goals for the county Rotary clubs as, “encouraging members to work together to complete local and international projects.”

She also asked local members to “become more engaged beyond your local club.”

“Don’t make anyone wait to become a member,” Campbell said, urging members to actively recruit others in the community.

As an example of how a single Rotarian can promote positive change, Campbell recounted the inspiring story of Dr. Benny Santos and the eradication of polio in the Philippines.

In 1978 more than 60,000 children in the Philippines suffered from the ravages of polio.

In response to a Rotary International program to promote worldwide health, Filipino Rotarian Dr. Santos pledged that if the Rotary would supply the polio vaccine the local Rotary chapters would immunize all of the children.

Millions of Filipino children were immunized using Rotary supplied vaccine and polio was eradicated in that country.

This spurred Rotary International, in 1988, to create a program, PolioPlus, to eradicate polio around the globe.

Today, in a worldwide program supported by Rotary International and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and in partnership with the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the Center for Disease Control, polio has been eradicated in every country in the world except Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Campbell used this story to inspire local Rotarians to look for opportunities to contribute in their own communities.

Local Rotary clubs support community programs related to education, welfare, health, nutrition, the environment, and many other causes.

For more information on Rotary activities and how to make contact with your local Rotary club, go to the District Web site at www.rotary5130.org or contact a local Rotary club member.

NICE, Calif. – Upper Lake High School's volleyball team is holding a fundraiser and bake sale this Saturday, Aug. 10, at Sentry Market in Nice.

They'll be there from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Stop by, get some goodies and support these hardworking youth athletes.