LAKE COUNTY – In celebration of Harvey Milk's birthday on May 22, the Lake County Stonewall Democratic Club will donate significant books dealing with lesbian, gay, bisexual issues to the Lake County Library.

The donation will take place in the Redbud Library Conference Room at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 22. Light refreshments will be served. After the ceremony, a barbecue will be held, location to be disclosed. All LGBT people are invited as well as their friends and supporters.

The books are from the personal library of Harold Riley, former president and co-founder of the club.

“It is my hope that these books will be read, examined and discussed, and that they will increase knowledge so that our neighbors and fellow citizens will have a better understanding of the LGBT community,” said Riley.

The books to be donated range from a biography of the gay icon based on the prize-winning movie, a memoir by Judy Shepherd about her murdered son Matthew, for whom the Federal Hate Law was named, and two books about the “don’t ask, don’t tell” military policy.

The birthday of the openly gay supervisor was officially made “Harvey Milk Day” last last year when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the designation after two attempts by the State Congressman Mark Leno.

UPPER LAKE – The Northshore Dive Team will hold a training this Sunday, May 16.

A training originally set for Lakeport has been canceled.

Instead, all team members are asked to meet at the Northshore Fire Protection District's Station 90 in Upper Lake at 11 a.m. Training will be held at Paradise Cove in Lucerne.

All interested personnel are encouraged to attend. You don't have to be a diver to be a team member.

The team, which operates through community donations, also is seeking help in updating its dive gear. Donations can be sent to the team at P.O. Box 61, Upper Lake, CA 95485.

For more information, call team leader Capt. John Rodriguez at 707-275-9007 or 707-349-3367, e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit the team's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Upper-Lake-CA/Northshore-Dive-Team/289897949089?ref=ts.

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

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Ogden Road to Lake Street beginning Tuesday, May 18. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

Highway 29

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Nice-Lucerne Cutoff Road to the junction of Route 20/29 beginning Monday, May 17. 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. LC#M29CA

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– Bob Whitney of Willits has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit to install a driveway near Happy Lane. 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.

– A culvert replacement project 0.8 mile south of Little Valley Road will begin Monday, May 17. 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. Contractor – Kapel Construction of Willow Creek.

– Pavement repairs at Blue Slide Gulch, just south of Westport, will continue. 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. Contractor – Mercer-Fraser of Eureka.

– A culvert rehabilitation project 0.7 mile north of the Hardy Creek Bridge will begin Monday, May 17. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – Paulson Construction of Albion.

Highway 20

– A culvert replacement project from Gravel Pit Road to Parlin Fork Camp 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 – Kapel Construction of Willow Creek.

– A drainage repair project 0.6 mile west of Forestry Station Road will begin Monday, May 17. One-way traffic control will be in effect 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Motorists should anticipate

10-minute delays. Contractor – Kapel Construction of Willow Creek.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from the Broaddus Creek Bridge to Blosser Road beginning Wednesday, May 19. 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.

Highway 101

– A drainage repair project from the Rosetti Creek Bridge to 0.2 mile north of the El Roble Overcrossing 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 – Quimu Contracting, Incorporated of Dixon.

– Pavement sampling 1.7 miles south of Ridgewood Ranch Road will begin Monday, May 17. Work hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. Southbound traffic will be restricted to one lane. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Mactech Engineering and

Consulting, Incorporated of San Diego.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Monica Lane to Muir Mill on Tuesday, May 18. Work hours are 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Reynolds Highway to Ryan Creek Road on Monday, May 17. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

– PG&E of Eureka has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility maintenance and tree trimming from 0.5 mile south of the Jitney Gulch Bridge to 0.4 mile south of Confusion Hill. 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.

Highway 128

– Pavement sampling 0.2 mile west of the Anderson Creek Bridge will begin Monday, May 17. Work hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Mactech Engineering and Consulting,

Incorporated of San Diego.

– PG&E of Eureka has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility maintenance 0.3 mile east of Mountain House Road on Wednesday, May 19. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-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.

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).

NICE – A sunrise ceremony to honor the victims of the Bloody Island Massacre will be held on Saturday, May 15.

The ceremony will be held on Reclamation Road. The turnoff is near the Bloody Island historic marker along Highway 20.

The 1850 massacre was carried out by the US Army in retaliation for the murder of Andrew Kelsey and Charles Stone.

Accounts vary as to the number of dead, ranging between 60 and up to 400.

LOWER LAKE – The Lower Lake Historic School Preservation Committee will host the Lake County Chapter of the California Retired Teachers Association in a ceremony celebrating retired teachers on Saturday, May 22, at 1 p.m. at the Lower Lake Historical Schoolhouse Museum.

Lake County CRTA members donated a substantial portion of the funds to acquire the newly restored bell for the museum's bell tower.

In honor of their donation, and as fitting for a historic schoolhouse, the bell will be rung in celebration of teachers, retired teachers and the teaching profession.

The public is invited to join us for this first annual celebration. Light refreshments will be served. For more information call the museum at 707-995-3565.

The Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum is a facility of the County of Lake, with support from the Lower Lake Historic School Preservation Committee. Museum hours are 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday.