LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Kiwanis Club will hold a Halloween party for children on Wednesday, Oct. 31.

The event will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Clear Lake High School gym, 350 Lange St.

Admission is free.

Children up to 14 years old are invited to participate in the game booths and collect candy.

There will be a costume contest beginning at 7:15 p.m. for all age groups, including best family costume, and a guess the weight of the giant pumpkin contest.

Trick or Treat with the Lakeport Kiwanis Club at this fun and safe family Halloween tradition.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Master Gardeners of Lake County are very pleased to announce the release of their 2013 Lake County Master Gardener Calendar, “Growing With The Seasons.”

While the calendar was produced with Lake County home gardeners in mind, it contains valuable information for all Lake County residents.

This year’s calendar features vegetable gardening and includes month by month information on what to plant, what to harvest, what to do, and what to remember.

Also included is a table grouping vegetables by color based on the USDA www.ChooseMyPlate.gov and a detailed table of the nutritional values of vegetables.

In addition, each month provides a recipe suggestion from the cookbook “Cooking With the Seasons” which features recipes by the Master Gardeners and local chefs.

All information in this beautiful and informative Master Gardener calendar has been written with Lake County growing conditions in mind, which makes it a unique, as well as useful, gift for local home gardeners and others wishing to learn more about Lake County gardening.

The 2013 Lake County Master Gardener Calendar is available now for $11 at the UCCE office.

Also available is the above-referenced “Cooking With the Seasons” cookbook at a cost of $13.

If calendar and cookbook are purchased together, the price for both is $23.

For further information, or to order the calendar and/or cookbook, contact UC Cooperative Extension, 883 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport, 263-6838, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Friends of the Lake County Library will host its annual book sale on Saturday, Nov. 3.

The sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lakeport Library, 1425 High St., telephone 707-263-8816.

Friends members get in a half hour early starting at 9:30 a.m.

There will be countless books, records, DVDs, CDs and VHS tapes. Everything from thrillers, romance novels, reference books, horror novels and children’s books.

Special offer will be Friends’ book bags – all the items you can stuff in a book bag for $15. Look for one-of-a-kind books, book sets and possibly books no longer in print. Part of the fun is browsing through boxes, and stacks of books for that special treasure.

Proceeds from this event support the libraries in Lake County. Friends generously provide books, children’s tables and chairs, and display items that would otherwise not be available to the libraries.

Friends are a group of volunteers that are dedicated to supporting and expanding what the Library offers to children and adults.  

Since the public library is one of the main cultural and informational centers of the community, Friends’ realize that a community with a strong library system is a better place to live.

The group would appreciate your donation of books in good condition. Please drop off at any library branch.

Friends of the Lake County Library is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit.

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 20

– Construction of a roundabout at the Route 20/Nice-Lucerne Cutoff Road intersection will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – Granite Construction Inc. of Ukiah.

– Emergency guardrail repairs from Walker Ridge Road to the Colusa/Lake County line will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Teichert Construction of Davis.

Highway 29

– Replacement of traffic signal heads at Route 281/Soda Bay Road (Kits Corner), Live Oak Drive, Highland Springs Road, and at Route 175 near Lakeport will begin Monday, Oct. 29. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Mike Brown Electric Company of Cotati.

– PG&E of Ukiah has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for an aerial crossing 0.4 mile south of Route 175 near Lakeport on Sunday, Oct. 28. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Intermittent full road closures will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 53

– Replacement of traffic signal heads at Route 29 and 40th Avenue will occur Friday, Oct. 26. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Mike Brown Electric Company of Cotati.

– Pavement repairs from Route 29 to 40th Avenue will continue. Work hours are 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Teichert Construction of Davis.

– Highway widening and rehabilitation from 40th Avenue to the junction of Routes 20/53 will continue. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekdays.  One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Teichert Construction of Davis.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from 0.3 mile north of Stonebord Road to 1.3 miles south of Elk Creek beginning Monday, Oct. 29. 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.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Mallo Pass Creek to the Navarro River Bridge through Friday, Oct. 26. 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.

– 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. Motorists should anticipate 40-minute delays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays.  Contractor – Golden State Bridge Inc. of Martinez.

– Metal beam guardrail repair at various locations from Blue Slide Gulch to Leggett will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute  delays. Contractor – Coral Construction of Wilsonville.

Highway 20

– PG&E of Eureka has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility repairs from 0.1 mile east of Gravel Pit Road to 0.3 mile west of Wildwood Campground beginning Monday, Oct. 29. 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.

– PG&E of Ukiah has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility repairs from 0.5 mile west of Wildwood Campground to Forestry Station Road beginning Monday, Oct. 29. 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.

– A pavement repair project from 1.4 miles west of Little Lake Road to Three Chop Road will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa.

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 128

– Metal beam guardrail repair at various locations from Route 1 to Navarro Ridge Road will begin Friday, Oct. 26. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists  should  anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Coral Construction of Wilsonville.

– Pavement repairs from 0.4 mile east of the Robinson Creek Bridge to the Mendocino/Sonoma 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 25-minute delays. Contractor – OC Jones and Sons of Berkeley.

– Sheri Hansen of Yorkville has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit to install a driveway 0.5 mile west of the Ornbaun Creek Bridge beginning Monday, Oct. 29. 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.

Highway 162

– Round Valley Indian Tribes of Covelo has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit to pave a commercial driveway just west of the Town Creek Bridge on Monday, Oct. 29, and Tuesday, Oct. 30. 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 253

– Metal beam guardrail repair at various locations from Cattle Pass to Slide Creek will begin Friday, Oct. 26. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute  delays. Contractor – Coral Construction of Wilsonville.

– Slipout repairs about 5.6 miles west of Butler Ranch 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.

Highway 271

– Metal beam guardrail repair at various locations from the southern junction of Routes 101/271 to the Humboldt/Mendocino County line will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 7 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 utility repairs about 1.4 miles north of Cummings on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Work hours are 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– Electrical upgrades 0.9 mile south of the Caltrans Maintenance Yard will continue through Friday, Oct. 26. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays.  One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Cal Electro Inc. 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).

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Lake County NAACP will hold its general membership election of officers and at-large members of the executive committee on Saturday, Nov. 10.

The election will take place at the Highlands Senior Center, 3245 Bowers Ave. in Clearlake.

Polls will be open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the center’s Auxiliary Room.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The American Red Cross is offering a free class to teach residents how to help people set up and operate a Red Cross shelter during times of disaster.

“Shelter Operation and Simulation” will be held on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the multipurpose room, 14970 Lakeview Way, Clearlake.

There will be additional classes regarding sheltering around the Lake, so those who are unable to attend the Shelter Operation/Simulation class may call to be placed in the next scheduled class.

To sign up, interested individuals should contact Pam Plank at 707-272-3665.