MIDDLETOWN – The Middletown Area Town Hall (MATH) will meet this Thursday, June 10.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Loconoma Valley High School on Washington Street.

Agenda items will include procedures for notifying the Department of Fish and Game of a streambed alteration project; status reports on streetlights, street signs and a promotional banner; and MATH goals for the year.

They also will set agenda items for the July 8 meeting.

MATH meetings are subject to videotaping. Meeting proceedings may be available for viewing on public access television and/or the Internet.

A municipal advisory council, MATH serves the residents of Anderson Springs, Cobb, Coyote Valley (includes HVL), Long Valley and Middletown.

KELSEYVILLE – The Sons of Norway, Vikings of Lake Lodge will hold its June Heritage and Culture night on Saturday, June 19.

The theme for the night will be “Sankt hans aften,” which translated means “Midsummer Night.”

The group will meet at Eva Johnson's lakeside home at 4 p.m. for the children's fishing adventure.

Dinner will follow at 6 p.m. with a menu of “Polse med Lompe” and chips also known as sausage and chips.

There will be peel and eat shrimp with salad, along with other fixings, all for only $5.

For further information and directions to Johnson's home please call 707-279-4836.

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 Hillside Lane beginning Tuesday, June 8. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 29

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Wardlaw Street to Spruce Grove Road. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 175

– AT&T of Sacramento has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility maintenance from 0.1 mile east of Forest Lake Drive to 1.5 miles west of Socrates Mine Road through Friday, June 4.

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.

Highway 281

– North Bay Construction of Petaluma has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for paving on Soda Bay Road beginning Monday, June 7. 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.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– Bruce Raabe of Kentfield has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit to install a driveway 3.6 miles south of the Elk Creek Bridge beginning Monday, June 7. 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.

– PG&E of Ukiah has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for an aerial crossing near Happy Lane on Friday, June 4, from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Intermittent full road closures will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– 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 Friday, June 4. 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.

– A drainage repair project 1.4 miles south of Hales Grove will begin Friday, June 4. 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 – Green Right O’Way Constructors of Willits.

Highway 101

– Slide repair from 1.1 to 1.5 miles north of the Pieta Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. Northbound traffic will be restricted to one lane. Motorists may experience

minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Granite Construction of Arcata.

– PG&E of Eureka has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for 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 162

– A bridge widening project at Outlet Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

Contractor – Viking Construction Co. Inc. of Rancho Cordova.

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 253

– Construction of a retaining wall from Singley Cattlepass to the Soda Creek Bridge will continue. 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. Contractor – Mendocino Construction Services of Willits.

– A bridge widening project at Soda Creek Bridge will continue. 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 – Viking Construction Co. Inc. 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).

Toni Stewart, Diana Liebe and Lynn Hughes present to Lee Tyree of the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center a check for $1,70 on Thursday, June 3, 2010. Courtesy photo.

LUCERNE – A benefit event last month helped raised much-needed funds for a local senior center.

On Thursday members of the Harbor Village Artists presented Lucerne Alpine Senior Center Executive Director Lee Tyree with a check for $1,700.

The funds were from the “Fashions in Bloom” fashion show, which grew from an idea by Lynn Hughes to highlight art and fashion.

Toni Stewart and Diana Liebe took the idea and produced an amazing show.

Stewart said that the success of the show was due to the efforts of all of the artists at the galleries.

The Harbor Village Artists will produce an annual Fashions in Bloom show again next year to showcase art with the latest in fashion.

NICE – The Sons of Italy is hosting its spaghetti feed from noon to 6 p.m. this Sunday, June 6.

Come and enjoy homemade Italian sauce, garlic bread and salad. Sausages and meatballs are available, too.

The bar will be open for socializing.

Everyone is welcome.

For more information call 707-274-2244.

The hall is located at 2817 Highway 20 in Nice.

NICE – This Saturday, June 5, the Sons of Italy club will host a flea market from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its clubhouse, 2817 Highway 20 in Nice.

Gates open at 7 a.m. to set up.

Tables are available for $10, first-come, first-serve basis.

There also will be a bake sale.

The club’s kitchen and bar will be open to sell coffee, drinks, hot dogs, and Italian sausage sandwiches. Everyone welcome. For more information, call 707-274-9952.