Thursday, 01 May 2025

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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Be part of a live audience for a one-hour long radio show broadcast by KPFZ 88.1 FM.


The show, “Lake County Live!,” will feature local musicians, singers, poets, actors and good humor.


Seating will take place by 5:45 p.m., with the broadcast beginning at 6 p.m.


Lake County Live! will be presented on the last Sunday of each month at the Soper-Reese Community Theatre, 275 S. Main St., 707-245-9012.


Admission is free.


Due to seating limits, tickets must be obtained at the theater box office or at the Travel Center in Lakeport.


For more information visit www.lakecountylive.com or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Middletown High School senior Jennifer Harte will host a “Mini Relay for Life” at Coyote Valley Elementary in Hidden Valley Lake on Saturday, Feb. 11.


The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon.


The relay is Harte's senior project.


She said it's meant to raise money for the American Cancer Society based on doing laps and donations.


The event also is to promote awareness of cancer prevention and a healthier lifestyle.


There will be booths and activities to educate and promote healthy living along with Jazzercise, live music and free snacks and drinks. Prizes can be won from participating in activities.


Everyone is invited to come and participate and have fun.


For more information contact Jennifer Harte at 707-326-5188 or her mother, Cindy Harte, at 707-355-0744.

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 175


– PG&E of Eureka has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility work from the junction of Routes 29/175 near Kelseyville to 1.5 miles west of Socrates Mine Road beginning Friday, Jan. 20. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.


MENDOCINO COUNTY


Highway 20


– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from just east of the East Fork Russian River Bridge to Potter Valley Road on Friday, Jan. 20. Work hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.


Highway 101


– A pavement repair project from Perkins Street to West Road will continue. Work hours are 5 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Granite Construction Inc. of Ukiah.


– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Moore Avenue to the junction of Routes 20/101 on Friday, Jan. 20. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Northbound traffic will be restricted to one lane. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.


– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from the north Willits railroad crossing to 0.6 mile north of Shimmins Ridge Road on Monday, Jan. 23, and Thursday, Jan. 26. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.


Highway 128


– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from 0.5 mile east of the Shearing Creek Bridge to 0.9 mile west of the Mendocino/Sonoma County line on Tuesday, Jan. 24, and Wednesday, Jan. 25. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.


Highway 175


– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Buckman Drive to the Lake/Mendocino County line beginning Monday, Jan. 23. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-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).

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Hailey Ryan has been accepted as a People to People Student Ambassador to travel to Sydney, Australia this summer with a delegation of children kids her age led by experienced teachers.


A spaghetti dinner fundraiser will be held at Burns Valley Elementary School, 3620 Pine Ave. in Clearlake, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1.


A live auction will begin at 6 p.m.


The cost is $8 per person.


Presale tickets are available at Burns Valley Elementary and Marlene Wentz, EA & Associates, located at 15332 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Several Lake County residents will attend two events in Sacramento to mark the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision.


The court ruled that corporations are people and that money equals speech, so campaign finance cannot be regulated.


On Friday, www.MoveToAmend.org is sponsoring Occupy The Courts Day at more than 130 locations around the country, including the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, to protest the decision and advocate a constitutional amendment that repeals it.


Several Lake County residents will go to the Federal Court in Sacramento, starting with a march from Caesar Chavez Park at 10:30 a.m.


On Saturday rallies at the State Capitol, sponsored by a consortium of organizations, will begin at 11:30 a.m. and end at 3 p.m.


The rallies are intended to promote a proposed 28th Amendment, introduced in the Senate, that would decree that rights protected by the U.S. Constitution are for natural persons only not artificial entities like corporations.


Anyone interested in joining in on the rallies should call Tim at 707-262-2919.


Car pooling is recommended.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The Meadowbrook Head Start parent group will hold a pizza feed fundraiser to help the Critser family on Wednesday, Feb. 1.


The event will take place at DJ's Pizza in Lower Lake.


The cost for all-you-can-eat pizza is $8 per person.


Michelle Critser, her 4-year-old son David and 14-year-old son Daniel, and her boyfriend James Gerace Jr. were camping in Humboldt County last November when their motorhome caught fire.


Gerace and Daniel Critser died in the fire, and young David Critser was badly burned, as Lake County News has reported.


Presale tickets for the pizza feed are available. For more information call Jisela, 707-350-7139.


In addition, donations can be made to the Critser-Gerace Memorial Fund, which was set up to help defray medical care and other expenses.


The fund was set up at WestAmerica Bank, 150 S. Main St. in Lakeport, however, any WestAmerica branch in Clearlake, Kelseyville, Middletown or Upper Lake also can accept contributions.


The account number for the donations account is 121140218-2352175851.

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