The meeting will be hosted by Ukiah Garden Club at the clubhouse, 1203 W. Clay St., Ukiah.

Registration and coffee hour start at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting starts at 10:30 a.m., to be followed by the lunch ($12 by reservation only, make checks to Ukiah Garden Club, PO Box 447, Ukiah, Calif. 95482). Menu is a variety of soups and salads.

The fundraiser is 50-50 drawing; potted and named plants, books and items also will be sold.

The meeting's speaker will be Jo Jameson, president of Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club, who will present her garden therapy projects. You’ll have a chance to create a pressed flower mini “stand-up” card that she did with participants in the club's Adult Respite Program and they found it to be very enjoyable. Samples of other projects will be on display.

There are six garden clubs all within the Mendo-Lake District (www.mendolakedistrict.org). All the districts in California are under the Calif. Garden Club Inc. (www.CaliforniaGardenClubs.org), then within the Pacific Region (www.PacificregionGardenClubs.org), and then the National Garden Clubs Inc. (www.gardenclub.org ). These Web sites contain a wealth of information – check them out.

GinaBelle Smith is our Mendo-Lake District Director. For further information check out any of the above Web sites or call 707-964-3798.

All are welcome to visit the garden clubs. The district meets quarterly and the public is invited to attend any of the meetings. Watch for future announcements of meetings and activities.

High schooler Tenae Chiotti Stewart is hosting a USO benefit dance in Lower Lake on Saturday, January 23, 2010.

LOWER LAKE – Tenae Chiotti Stewart, a 16-year-old local high school student, is hosting a 1940s swing dance on Jan. 23 to benefit the USO.

The dance will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Lower Lake Brick Hall located in Lower Lake.

The proceeds will benefit the USO, an organization that helps to provide entertainment and many other services to United States troops and their families.

The event will include live swing music by David Neft and friends, a dessert buffet by Chic Le Chef of Hidden Valley Lake, a silent auction, a World War II costume contest, a swing dance contest complete with instructions and souvenirs available for purchase.

Tickets are available at Middletown Florist ($35 per or $50 for two). Call 707-987-9500 to order tickets over the phone or come in to purchase.

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.

In observance of the New Years Day holiday, Caltrans crews and contractors will not be performing any activity on state highways that would include lane closures on Friday, Jan. 1. However, Caltrans will respond to emergency situations with traffic control as required.

The agency wishes everyone a happy, healthy and safe holiday season.

LAKE COUNTY

Highway 20

– AT&T of Ukiah has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility installation from Collier Avenue to Foothill Drive beginning Monday, Jan. 4. 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.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Ogden Road to Catholic Church Road. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– Pavement repair 0.2 mile north of Big Gulch Road 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 – Rege Construction Inc. of Cloverdale.

– Construction of a retaining wall about three miles north of Elk 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 10-minute delays. Contractor – Granite Construction of Ukiah.

Highway 20

– Construction of a retaining wall 0.4 mile east of Three Chop 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 5-minute delays. Contractor – Granite Construction of Ukiah.

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).

Social time starts at noon. Flower roll call is at 12:30 p.m.

The 1 p.m. meeting will be followed by a program featuring Master Garden and garden club member Mary Welsh, who will speak on pest control of roses, soil preparation and the products she uses.

The club meets at noon on the third Tuesday of the month at the Scotts Valley Women's Club House, 2298 Hendricks Road, Lakeport.

Members, guests and all those who are interested are most welcome to attend. President Jo Jameson, 707-263-4039, invites interested gardeners to join.

For more information see www.clttgc.org .

Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club is a member of Mendo-Lake District, Calif. Garden Club, Inc., Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs Inc.

The group's guest will be Philip Harlan, the Sonoma County Coordinator for the CA Majority Rule Campaign.

This measure will be on the ballot for the November general election. It is a proposal to restore majority rule to California's budget process, by enacting a law that all legislative actions on revenue and budget must be determined by a majority vote (www.camajorityrule.com ).

Meetings are open to the public and committee membership is open to all registered Democrats.

Contact the Democratic Party of Lake County at 707-277-0713 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

The committee's Web site is www.lakecountydemocrats.org .