CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Redbud Library will hold its quarterly book sale on Saturday, March 3.
The sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the library, located at 14785 Burns Valley Road, Clearlake.
Stuff a book bag with books, CDs and DVDs for $15 or buy them separately.
For more information call the library, 707-994-5115.
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
– AT&T of Eureka has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility relocation at Nice-Lucerne Cutoff Road beginning Monday, March 5. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 3p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
– Metal beam guardrail repair from 0.8 mile west to 0.8 mile east of New Long Valley Road will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Stewart Dirt and Aggregate of Fairfield.
Highway 175
– A pavement repair project from Socrates Mine Road to County Road 4 will continue through Friday, March 2. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 5p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – Granite Construction of Ukiah.
MENDOCINO COUNTY
Highway 1
– PG&E of Santa Rosa has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility work from Gualala to Old State Highway. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4p.m., weekdays. A shoulder closure will be in effect. Motorists are advised to drive with caution through the area and may experience minor traffic slowdowns.
– Replacement of the Greenwood Creek Bridge will continue through Friday, March 2. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Golden Gate Bridge Inc. of Martinez.
Highway 101
– A pavement repair project from the Robinson Overcrossing to Reeves Canyon Road will continue through Friday, March 2. Work hours are 5 a.m. to 3p.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 Ridgewood Ranch Road to the CAL FIRE station on Friday, March 2. Work hours are 9 a.m. to 3p.m. Southbound traffic will be restricted to one lane. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.
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).
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – A spaghetti feast to benefit Lake County International Charter School will take place on Saturday, March 3.
The dinner will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Middletown Community United Methodist Church, 15843 Armstrong St.
The whole community is invited to the event, which will offer food and fun for the whole family,.
There will be vegetarian and meat sauce options, raffles and a bake sale.
Tickets will be available at the door or at the school, 15850 Armstrong St., Middletown.
The price for tickets is $8 for adults, $5 for children and $25 for a family of four or more.
All proceeds benefit the school, the county's only free public charter school option offering grades kindergarten through seventh grade.
Visit the event's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/197045130396045 .
LAKEPORT, Calif. – On Saturday, March 17, at noon the Lake County Chamber of Commerce will break onto the scene with the inaugural Rhythm & Brews music and beer festival starting with a kazoo and costume parade in Lewis Hall at the Lake County Fairgrounds.
From there, a variety of bands are scheduled to thrill the audience along with demonstrations from the Lake County Home Brewers Club and Lake County Winemakers Club. And then there will be home made musical instruments. The entire event will be held from noon to p.m. on March 17.
This inaugural event is going to celebrate beer and music on a day known for its shenanigans already, but there is a standing invitation to bring home-made musical instruments of any kind to the stage where the audience will vote for their favorite. The winner will get a $100 gift certificate to Lake Builders Supply in Nice.
More information is available at www.rhythm-and-brews.com or by calling the Lake County Chamber of Commerce at 707-263-5092.
Planned festivities include a wacky Irish costume contest, demonstrations by local beer brewing and wine making clubs, a variety of beer tastings, Irish stew competition and three terrific and diverse musical acts on the stage.
Admission is free to the event; however, there will be an opportunity to purchase beer tastings from the huge number of breweries that will be represented at the celebration and/or tastings of Irish stew by the number of people who have already signed-up to compete in this challenge.
Furthermore there will be an ongoing opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for a ‘pot of gold.’ At the conclusion of the event, three drawings will be held for $500, $250 and $100 in cold, hard cash.
Tickets for this are now available at the Chamber of Commerce in Lakeport or at the Featherbed Railroad in Nice.
Younger guests will have plenty of choices, too, with plans for a Little Leprechauns area featuring games and more.
Three bands are scheduled: The Cob Stompers will break loose the celebration with their traditional Bluegrass music followed by Andi Skelton and the Clan featuring traditional Irish music and much more. Finally, Bound to Ride will fill Lewis Hall with music for two sets.
Between these fine acts will be demonstrations of beer brewing, wine making and shenanigans of the homemade musical instruments and wacky costume contests.
Bring your spirit of fun, love of music and taste for beer and Irish stew to the Lake County Fairgrounds on Saturday, March 17 for the inaugural Rhythm & Brews festival from noon to 5 p.m.
Don’t forget to don your craziest Irish costume for a chance to win the costume contest, or put together your own musical instrument to make merry.
For more information, the Chamber of Commerce has it at 707-263-5092 or www.rhythm-and-brews.com .
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Kelseyville Food Pantry will open its doors to those in need starting Tuesday, March 13, at the Kelseyville United Methodist Church at First and Main Streets in Kelseyville.
The pantry will be open from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.
Volunteers from the Kelseyville United Methodist Church, the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church and the Unitarian Universalist Community of Lake County have worked to organize and stock the pantry in preparation for the semi-monthly event.
The pantry has an ongoing need for donations of food, grocery bags and cash to sustain its mission and operations.
The following foods are needed: canned fruits, vegetables, meat products (like tuna, ham, chicken) and meals (such as meat stews, chili, ravioli), pasta, rice, soups, macaroni and cheese (boxed), peanut butter, and bags of dried beans are needed.
In addition, the pantry hopes to provide packages of dry milk, dry cereals, oatmeal and baby food as well.
Cash donations will be used to provide some fresh fruits and vegetables to its clients.
Donors are reminded that the pantry is not able to accept food stored in glass containers and cannot accept home-made canned goods or bulk quantities of dry goods.
The pantry needs ongoing contributions from the community and is accepting donations of nutritious canned and boxed foods at the following locations in Kelseyville:
“Looking for ways to address the problem of hunger in our community has been a focus of our outreach ministry during the past year,” said Wanda Celli, pastor of the Kelseyville United Methodist Church.
“In Lake County, 18 percent of the population lives below the poverty level, 26.1 percent of the children in Lake County live below poverty level. Almost 50 percent of the children living in Lake County are eligible for free or reduced meals,” said Celli. “While we know we cannot end hunger, we can address the problem in our local community and share the resources we are able to gather with those in need.”
The Kelseyville United Methodist Church also will participate in “Lake County CAN!” an event to stock seven local food pantries and to ship 20,000 meals overseas by partnering with “Stop Hunger Now.”
“Lake County CAN!” is being hosted by the Lake County Circuit of the United Methodist Church.
The circuit is comprised of the seven United Methodist Churches in Lake County.
The “Lake County CAN!” event will be held at the Upper Lake Community United Methodist Church on Friday, March 30 from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and at the Clearlake United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 31, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Community participation at both events is welcome.
Individuals can register to be a part of this event at http://rethinkchurch.org/impact-event/lake-county-can.
Information about the "Stop Hunger Now" program can be found at http://www.stophungernow.org.
For more information about “Lake County CAN!” contact Reverend Shannon Kimbell-Auth at 707-263-4788.
MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. – The Mendocino National Forest has tentatively scheduled a helitorch burn on Thursday, March 8, or Friday, March 9, depending on weather.
The burn will clear approximately 600 acres of brush off Forest Highway 7, at Long Point approximately 40 miles northwest of Willows.
Approximately 30 wildland firefighters and helicopter will supervise the operation.
Ecological restoration and an integrated approach to forest and natural resource management is a top priority for the Mendocino National Forest and prescribed burning is one of several tools used to restore overall forest health. Helitorch burning is one way to achieve this goal.
Helitorch burning is the controlled release of a flaming accelerant from a 55 gallon torch that looks like a barrel which is suspended from underneath the helicopter.
The method is utilized to burn large areas of brush in order to maintain fuel breaks and type conversions for wildlife and grazing.
The type conversions were created back in the 1950s by burning large areas of brush and replanting them with grass seed.
The forest burns to maintain these areas and keep the brush from encroaching on the unit.
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