LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Department of Public Works (DPW) will soon be starting its annual roadside weed abatement program through the application of herbicides along certain county-maintained roads.

Should residents or property owners with frontage along the roads listed below desire that no weed abatement occur adjacent to their residence or property, they must contact DPW prior to March 30, 2015, unless a previous request for “no spray” was submitted to DPW.

If you would like to remove an existing “no spray” status, you must contact DPW at 707-263-2341.

As a reminder, property owners are responsible for maintaining their frontage in such a way that does not create nuisance conditions.

While property owners can request that their frontage not be sprayed, they must otherwise maintain their frontage to avoid creating a public nuisance that could be caused by overgrown weeds such as fire hazard, aesthetics, sight distances, etc.

To assist those property owners who object to spraying, DPW will review their proposed maintenance plans at no charge and issue a no-fee encroachment permit to perform the maintenance as necessary.

One or more of the herbicides “Roundup Pro Max”, “Krouar I D F” and “Esplanade 200SC” may be used on the following roads: Ackley Cutoff, Ackley Road, Alta Vista Drive, Bell Hill Road, Big Valley Road, Bruner Drive, Butts Canyon Road, Cerrito Drive, Clark Drive, Elk Mountain Road, Gifford Springs Road, Finley East Road, Foothill Drive, Gaddy Lane, George Road, Harrington Flat Road, Hendricks Road, Highland Springs Road, Konocti Bay Road, Konocti Road, Lakeshore Blvd, Live Oak Drive, Loch Lomond Road, Lyons Road, Mendenhall Ave, Mockingbird Lane, Morgan Valley Road, Nice-Lucerne Cutoff, North Drive, Old State Highway, Panoramic Drive, Park Drive, Point Lakeview Road, Pt. Lakeview Road, Robin Hill Drive, Scotts Creek Road, Seigler Canyon Road, Sky Park Drive, Socrates Mine Road, Soda Bay Road, Spruce Grove Road, Sulpher Bank Drive, Sulpher Creek Road, Third Street, Todd Road, Verna Way, Wight Way, Zeno Road.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Lower Lake High School's own Jenny Landeta, represented the county at the Poetry Out Loud State Competition on Sunday, March 15, and Monday, March 16, in Sacramento.

While at the competition Landeta received certificates of participation from Sen. Mike McGuire and Assemblyman Bill Dodd.

WILLITS, Calif. – On Tuesday, March 10, the Terrace Viking wrestlers headed off to their first tournament of the season, most with just a few practices under their belts.

Four boys and five girls made the trip to wrestle for Terrace.

The gym was packed to standing room only; it was nice to see so many wrestlers, coaches and family members out on a Tuesday evening to support middle school wrestling.

First place medalists were Sergio Rodriguez and Mavis Pyorre. Teagan Miller took home a second place medal in her first wrestling tournament.

Third place medals went to George Fred, along with first-time wrestlers, Will Green, Scarlett Ballard, Mia Depaz-Flores and Lupita Heredia.

Andrew Bain came up just short to miss out on a medal and Bryanna Johnson, who also is on the team, did not wrestle in the tournament. 

Sergio Rodriguez rolled through the tournament, pinning all of his opponents, on his way to the championship.

In her first wrestling tournament ever, Mavis Pyorre dominated her division on her way to the gold medal, going unscored on throughout the tournament, including a 19 to 0 technical fall handed out to one opponent.

“I was really proud of all of them,” said Head Coach Steve Fisher. “They all wrestled very well, especially considering the limited number of practices, due to our late start.”

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Lake County Relay for Life will hold its survivor dinner to celebrate cancer survivors and their caregivers on Saturday, March 21.

The dinner will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. at Moore Family Winery, 11990 Bottle Rock Road.

Presale tickets are available for $15 per person or $20 at the door.

The event is free for all cancer survivors, who are encouraged to bring a caregiver for free.

The ticket includes dinner and wine with live entertainment.

Performers will include Briana and Rylee Mix, Shelly Mascari from the Funky Dozen, and the neo-Flamenco duo Austen & Owens.

To purchase tickets and RSVP call Katrina at 707-349-1179.

Visit www.relayforlife.org/lakecountyca for more information.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The North Coast Opportunities Governing Board will meet on Wednesday, March 25.

The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. at the North Coast Opportunities office, 850 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport.
                   
Timed items are as follows:

3 p.m.: Call to order, roll call, introductions, approval of agenda.
3:05 p.m.: Public input.
3:10 p.m.: Consent agenda.
3:15 p.m.: Introduction of guest Eunice Rivera.
3:20 p.m.: Food Hub presentation by John Bailey.
3:40 p.m.: Land, capital, connections sponsorship.
3:45 p.m.: Guidance regarding fundraising partners.
4 p.m.: January Financials.
4:10 p.m.: Update on Human Race.
4:15 p.m.: PPC Update.
4:20 p.m.: Executive director evaluation.
4:25 p.m.: Executive director report.
4:35 p.m.: Approve changes to NCO/RCCC parent and provider handbooks along with policies created due to MB 14-03a and 14-04 mandated by CDE.
4:45 p.m.: Policy changes regarding California sick leave.
4:50 p.m.: Brief reports and announcements.
4:55 p.m.: Parking lot (presentation of topics for consideration/agenda for future     meeting).
5 p.m.: Adjourn to closed session.

For information, or if you need disability modification or accommodation in order to participate in this meeting, please contact the NCO executive secretary 48 hours before the meeting at 707-462-3200, Extension 201.

SACRAMENTO – Caltrans this week published its third issue of “The Mile Marker,” a periodic reporting of areas where the department is excelling and where further improvement is needed.

“As a government department that touches the lives of nearly everyone in the state every day, it is incumbent on us to provide factual information in a narrative that is easily understandable,” Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty wrote in the report’s welcome letter.

According to the 2015 first-quarter report, pavement rehabilitation accounts for nearly half (46 percent) of the state’s transportation upkeep needs. The next largest demand (18 percent) is for bridge reconstruction projects.

Together, pavement and bridges take up almost two-thirds of upkeep needs.

According to the report, while the state’s bridges are safe, Caltrans has a $19 billion 10-year unfunded need for bridge work.

The Mile Marker is one of Caltrans’ steps to improve its transparency and accountability by making the department’s work more accessible and understandable to the public.

Its intention is also to quantify and measure the department’s performance – what’s working, what’s not and what could be improved – based on consistent markers.

The Mile Marker features an at-a-glance chart showing the department’s progress from the previous report, where it’s reaching its goals and where it needs to improve.

The report includes Caltrans’ progress in improving as a department; a rundown of its response to the 6.0-magnitude Napa Earthquake on Aug. 24, 2014; a close look at the planning process for San Diego’s ambitious and forward-looking North Coast Corridor Program; and an update on projects funded by the Trade Corridor Improvement Fund, a program stemming from the 2006 voter-approved Proposition 1B.

The Mile Marker is distributed to the Legislature, local government agencies and transportation professionals statewide and around the country.

Copies of this issue of The Mile Marker are available at http://www.dot.ca.gov/ctjournal/MileMarker/2015-1/index.html .

Caltrans also releases 23 statutorily required reports on a periodic basis on subjects including project delivery, finance, fish passage, state rail and highway maintenance. These reports are located at http://dot.ca.gov/reports-legislature.htm .