Pictured are the members of the Boy Scouts carrying the American Flag to kick off the 2011 Memorial Day Parade where the Corvette enthusiasts sported 70 of their cars. Courtesy photo.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Corvettes of Lake County's eighth annual all-Corvette “Run to the Lake” show, was sponsored once again this year by Boardwalk Chevrolet of Redwood City.

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Each year the Corvettes of Lake County proudly sponsors the Boy Scouts with a presentation to their club of $300.

The Lake County Chamber awarded the club a blue ribbon for first place in the Memorial Day Parade

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During the car display show awards were presented to Jeff and Jackie Hanson of Lakeport for “best of show,” while Steve Cleveland was awarded “best wheels” and Jeff Hanson won “best paint.”

“Best engine” went to Duke of Diablo Valley Corvette Club, with “best interior” won by Carl Ries from Yuba City.

“Most Corvettes from one Club Award” was won by Diablo Valley Corvette Club with 21 cars entered.

Special acknowledgments and thanks go out to local sponsors Mackey Tire and Skylark Motel, located in Lakeport along with a special thank you to DeFatte Equipment Rentals of Ukiah.

The Corvettes of Lake County Club raises money through these shows and events and is generous in their “charity of choice” donations to local charities.

Last year, the club donated $3,000 to Lake Family Resource Center's Freedom House domestic violence shelter.

For more information regarding the Corvettes of Lake County, see the group's Web site at

www.corvettesoflakecounty.org.

Outgoing North Lake Garden Club President Don Smith and incoming President Kimberly Marsh at the Blue Star Memorial in Nice, Calif. Courtesy photo.

LUCERNE, Calif. – The North Lake Garden Club has been very busy this month and last.

The May meeting featured speaker Dan Charvet of Heartwood Nursery of Fort Bragg.

He made a wonderful presentation on hybridizing plants and camellias then brought plants for a raffle from the coastal town known for the flowers. Members gathered together to have their annual plant sale.

On Memorial Day, outgoing President Don Smith with incoming President Kimberly Marsh placed a wreath on the Blue Star Memorial at the Triangle Park Way in Nice.

The club was delighted to hear that outgoing publicity officer Marie Ulvila received a Publicity Press Book award at the gardening conference in Santa Rosa.

Lastly, the club celebrated National Garden Week June 5-11 by placing a flower arrangement at the Lake County Visitor's Center.

This month's meeting will be held on Saturday, June 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in a beautiful garden at the home of Sharon Thorne and Don Smith.

The club will install its new officers and have a potluck picnic.

North Lake Garden Club is a member of California Garden Clubs Inc, National Garden Clubs Inc. and Mendo-Lake District with meetings held on the fourth Tuesday, September through May.

If you have a public place where a tree should be planted or need more information about the garden club please call President Don Smith, 707-972-6023.

North Lake Garden Club officers Marie Ulvila and Don with Publicity Press Book award at the gardening conference. Courtesy photo.

The show can be heard beginning at 7 p.m. at www.kzyx.org.

Rigoglioso teaches on women and religion at Dominican University of California, the California Institute of integral Studies and the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology.

She was interviewed in the documentary shown at the recent Mendocino Film Festival, “The Vanishing of the Bees,” about the relationship between bees and and the goddesses of antiquity.

Greek religion is filled with strange sexual artifacts – stories of mortal women's couplings with gods; beliefs in the impregnating power of snakes and deities; the unusual birth stories of Pythagoras, Plato and Alexander; and more.

In this provocative study, Rigoglioso suggests such details are remnants of an early Greek cult of divine birth, not unlike that of Egypt.

Scouring myth, legend and history from a female-oriented perspective, she argues that many in the highest echelons of Greek civilization believed nonordinary conception (parthenogenesis) was the only means possible of bringing forth individuals who could serve as true leaders or avatars, and that special cadres of virgin priestesses were dedicated to this practice.

Her book adds a unique perspective to our understanding of antiquity, and has significant implications for the study of Christianity and other religions in which divine birth claims are central.

The book's stunning insights provide fascinating reading for those interested in female-inclusive approaches to ancient religion.

Rigoglioso's other subjects of study which will be discussed are reconnecting with the Pleiades, our starry virgin mothers; reclaiming Mary's mystery of virgin birth, and women's sacred use of psychotropic substances in antiquity.

There will be time for call-ins; call 707-937-5103.

Julie East of Caltrans said crews will work 24 hours a day, beginning at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 12, on installing a drain pipe on the Hopland Grade two miles east of Buckman Drive.

Work will continue around the clock for a week, East said. Work in the area will continue after that, but not around the clock.

Motorists can expect 10-minute delays, East said.

The meeting will begin at noon in the Middletown Methodist Church Social Hall, 15833 Armstrong St.

The guest will be Sheriff Frank Rivero.

The serving group will be EcoArts of Lake County.

For lunch reservations if you don't usually attend or are coming with a group call Helen Whitney, 707-928-9812, or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The speaker at the July 20 meeting will be District Attorney Don Anderson.

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

LAKE COUNTY

Highway 20

– PG&E of Eureka has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for tree trimming at various locations from just east of Le Trianon Resort to Mitchell Road. 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.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Sayre Avenue to 0.3 mile east of Lakeshore Drive. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

– AT&T of Ukiah has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility pole maintenance from the Morrison Creek Bridge to Lakeshore Boulevard beginning Monday, June 13. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel and motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Lucerne to Island Road/Road 208K beginning Monday, June 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.

– Metal beam guardrail repair at 9 Street/Schindler Street will occur on Thursday, June 16. Work hours are 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Stewart Dirt and Aggregate of Fairfield.

– Slide repairs west of Gravel Plant Road will continue. 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. Contractor – Figas Construction of Eureka.

Highway 29

– Metal be a.m. guardrail repair at various locations from just south of the Hill Road Undercrossing to the Scotts Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. In two-lane sections, one-way traffic control will be in effect and motorists should anticipate 5-minute delays. In four-lane sections, traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel and motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Stewart Dirt and Aggregate of Fairfield.

Highway 53

– Highway widening from 0.5 mile south of Olympic Drive to Old Highway 53 will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Sierra Equipment Rental of Glenn.

Highway 175

– PG&E of Eureka has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility repair from just west of Snead Drive to Emerford Road/Road 137N on Wednesday, June 15. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Old State Highway/Road 501A to Manchester. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from just north of Robinson Reef Drive to Point Arena. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, June 13, and Thursday, June 16. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from 0.7 mile north of the junction of Routes 1/128 to 0.5 mile south of Ocean View Drive. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, June 14, and Wednesday, June 15. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– Caltrans will perform drainage work from Comptche Ukiah Road to the junction of Routes 1/20 beginning Monday, June 13. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

– PG&E of Ukiah has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility repair at Lansing Street/Road 500 on Thursday, June 16. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Intermittent full closures will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– Storm damage repairs near the Union Landing Viaduct will continue. A temporary signal will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Valentine Corporation of San Rafael.

– A maintenance project on the South Fork Eel 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 five-minute delays. Contractor – NY Blastco of Gardenia.

Highway 20

– Highway widening from 2.3 to 3.3 miles east of Gravel Pit Road 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 – Team Ghilotti Inc. of Petaluma.

Highway 101

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from the Pieta Creek Bridge to the truck scales beginning Monday, June 13. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

– A pavement repair project from the Robinson Creek Bridge to Uva Drive will continue. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel 24 hours per day from 8 p.m. Sunday through 3 p.m. Friday. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Northbound ramps at Calpella (Exit 555A) and Route 20 (Exit 555B) as well as southbound ramps at Route 20 (Exit 555B) will be intermittently closed. Motorists will be advised to use an alternate route and may experience minor delays. Contractor – Granite Construction Inc. of Ukiah.

– Metal be a.m. guardrail repair from the junction of Routes 101/222 to Gobbi Street will continue. Work hours are 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel and motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Wahlund Construction of Eureka.

– Metal beam guardrail repair from 0.5 mile south of the Haehl Overhead Bridge to 0.7 mile south of the junction of Routes 1/101 will continue. Work hours are 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekdays. No work will occur on Friday, June 10, or Monday, June 13. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel and motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Wahlund Construction of Eureka.

– Painting at the Arnold Bridge Overhead will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. No work will occur on Monday, June 13. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Certified Coatings Co. of Fairfield.

– Culvert repairs from Sherwood Road to 1.5 miles north of Sherwood Road will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays, and from 7 p.m. Wednesday evening through 5 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Granite Construction, Incorporated, of Ukiah.

Highway 128

– Culvert repairs from the Beebe Creek Bridge to the Sonoma County Line will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – Team Ghilotti of Petaluma.

– Slip out repair from 1.2 to 1.0 miles west of Big Oaks Drive will continue on Friday, June 10. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 5-minute delays. Contractor – Team Ghilotti of Petaluma.

Highway 162

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from the junction of Routes 101/162 to the Covelo Ranger Station beginning Monday, June 13. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 5-minute delays.

Highway 222

– Replacement of the Russian River Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. 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 during work hours and five-minute delays at other times. Contractor – CC Myers of Rancho Cordova.

Highway 271

– Kiwanis of the Redwoods of Redway has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for the Redwood Run motorcycle rally from Friday, June 10, to Monday, June 13. Route 271 will be restricted to local traffic only.

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).

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).