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

LAKE COUNTY

Highway 20

– A highway widening project from Polk Jones Cattlepass to Nice-Lucerne Cutoff 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 10-minute delays. Contractor – Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa.

– A roadway realignment project from 1.4 miles east of the North Fork Cache Creek Bridge to 1.6 miles west of Walker Ridge Road will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 20-minute delays. Contractor – Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa.

Highway 281

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from 0.9 miles west of Tenino Way to 1.0 mile west of the junction of Route 29/281 beginning Friday, Oct. 24. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– A paving project from Walnut Street to Pudding Creek Road will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa.

– The City of Fort Bragg has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit to install a new sewer line between Elm Street and Airport Road. 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.

Highway 20

– A highway widening project from Old Willits Road to Gravel Pitt Road will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 20-minute delays. Contractor – Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa.

Highway 101

– A pavement repair project from 0.1 miles north to 1.5 miles north of Comminsky Station Road will continue. Northbound traffic will be restricted to one lane 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

– The Hopland Passport Association of Hopland has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit to hold the annual Hopland Passport event from the Rosetti Creek Bridge to 0.2 miles north of Hewlitt and Sturtevant Road on Saturday, Oct. 25 and Sunday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Traffic will be stopped intermittently to allow pedestrians to cross at the Center Street crosswalk. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– A paving project from Center Street to the junction of Route 101/253 will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Martin Brothers Construction of Sacramento.

– Roadway repair due to pavement deterioration from 3.6 miles south of Ridgewood Ranch Road to 1.9 miles south of Ridgewood Ranch Road will continue. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

– The City of Willits has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit to install a water main between California Street and Commercial Street. Work hours are 7 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.

– AT&T of Ukiah has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility repair from 0.2 miles south to 0.3 miles north of the Outlet Creek Bridge beginning Tuesday, Oct. 28. Work hours are 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 162

– A bridge widening project at Outlet Creek Bridge will continue. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal is in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Viking Construction Co. Inc. of Rancho Cordova.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from the South Eel River Bridge to Laytonville Dos Rios Road through Friday, Oct. 24. Work hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 253

– A bridge widening project at Anderson Creek Bridge will continue. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal is in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Viking Construction Co. Inc. of Rancho Cordova.

– A bridge widening project at Soda Creek Bridge will continue. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal is in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. 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).

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Musical guests Blue Moon provided folk music as the colors of harvest painted the sky and the farmers' bounty. Pumpkins, tomatoes, squash and other fall vegetables were on offer for the final event.

The Certified Farmers' Market, co-sponsored by the Lake County Community Co-op, the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce and the City of Clearlake, drew hundreds of people throughout the season.

Farmers – both local and regional – artisan and craft vendors from around the lake, food vendors, service organizations, and local musicians from a broad spectrum of musical genres, including the Lower Lake High School Jazz band and Show Choir, joined together each week since June to help create a community event and bring "direct from the farmer" fresh produce and other farm products at the breezy, lakeside setting in downtown Clearlake.

Volunteers in Policing (VIPs) and the Explorer program (a youth in policing program) helped with traffic and crowd control, and many weeks Allen Markowski filmed various vendors, attendees and musicians, which later aired on the county's local PEG Channel, TV 8.

"This was a genuine community organized event," co-organizer JoAnn Saccato said. "I'm delighted at how much we accomplished for our first year together and really look forward to next season. I believe it's an indication of the new 'community consciousness' of Clearlake."

Organizers intend to begin the event again next year in late May or early June.

For more information, contact the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce at 994-3600.

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Attendees are requested to meet at the Wildhurst Vineyards Winery parking lot at 3495 Benson Lane in Kelseyville. Sign in and refreshments begin at 8:30 a.m.

Topics to be addressed include the advantages and pitfalls of machine pruning, goals and expectations in different orchards, effects on light interception and return growth and cropping, and follow-up pruning plans and strategies. While the focus will be on pear trees, growers of all orchard crops considering machine pruning will find the information and discussion valuable.

Guest speakers will include Dr. Ted DeJong and Bruce Lampinen from the Department of Plant Sciences at UC Davis, Larry Peltzer of Peltzer Enterprises in Visalia and Erick Nielsen of Erick Nielsen Enterprises in Orland.

Participants will carpool to four different locations to view various orchard configurations that were machine topped and/or machine hedged soon after the 2008 pear harvest.

There is no registration fee for the meeting and advance reservations are not required. Those requiring special accommodations should contact the UCCE office at least one week prior to the meeting.

For more information or directions to the meetings site, please contact UCCE at 263-6838 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The agenda and directions can also be downloaded from the UCCE Web site at http://celake.ucdavis.edu.

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The guild has outgrown its old meeting location and is now meeting at the senior center. The doors open at 9 a.m. and the meeting begins at 10 a.m. Come early to browse the quilt library, sign up for special events and socialize.

Marjan Kluepfel will be the speaker, presenting a lecture on the “Evolution of an Art Quilter and Fabric Dyer.”

This is a humorous and educational PowerPoint presentation and trunk show that explains where her ideas come from, how her work has evolved and why she does what she does. Her work can be found at the Focus Fabric Art website www.focusfabricart.org.

The Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild welcomes all quilters and prospective quilters to its meetings and events. Through a variety of programs and projects, the quilt guild members learn new skills and techniques, benefit the Lake County community, and enjoy themselves immensely.

For more information, contact Dottie at 462-7036 or Donna 262-1201, or visit the Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild Web site at www.LLQG.org.

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Volunteer service awardees Valarie Skinner-Martin, Ed.D., left, and Susanne La Faver, right. Pictured with them is Charles Russ, chief of Security and Safety, Hidden Valley Lake. Courtesy photo.

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE – Hidden Valley Lake residents Susanne La Faver and Valarie Skinner-Martin, Ed.D, were honored recently for outstanding volunteer service to the HVL association as chair and member, respectively, of the first-ever Safety and Security Advisory Committee.

“Susanne and Valarie were instrumental in providing enthusiasm, direction and leadership in the development of this new standing committee,” said Board President Don Dornbush.

According to Charles Russ, chief of HVL Safety and Security, the women spearheaded policy improvements and security and public safety services within the community.

They worked closely with residents, staff, board members, local government officials, and other association volunteers.

The women were presented appreciation plaques and floral bouquets at an HVL association board of directors meeting.

Other committee members, George Lehne, Ed Carver and Roger Sciutto, were also thanked for their dedication and volunteer service during 2007-08.

The Safety and Security Advisory Committee meets the first Friday of each month from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at HVL’s Greenview Restaurant, 19210 Hartmann Road. Meetings are open to all HVL residents.

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The Violet Richardson Award honors young women, between the ages of 14 and 17, for volunteer action such as fighting drugs, crime and violence; cleaning up the environment; and working to end discrimination and poverty.

“As a volunteer service organization for business and professional women, Soroptimist believes that by acknowledging young women's volunteer involvement now, they will grow up to be vital, active members of the community,” said Brenda Crandall, member of the Clear Lake club.

The Violet Richardson program begins at the local Soroptimist club level, where the type of award varies. Soroptimist International of Clear Lake presents a $500 award to winners.

Club-level winners then become eligible for one of 28 $1,000 awards. In addition, at this level, $1,000 will be contributed in honor of the winners to their volunteer organizations. One finalist will be chosen from among the 28 winners for the additional award, including a contribution of $2,500 to the finalist's volunteer organization.

Applications for the award program are available at the Clearlake Police Department, 14050 Olympic Drive in Clearlake, or by contacting Brenda Crandall at 994-8251, extension 312. Applications must be returned to Soroptimist International of Clear Lake by Dec. 1.

The award program is named after Violet Richardson, the president of the first Soroptimist club in 1921. Richardson believed in personal responsibility and the motto, “It's what you do that counts.”

She lived her life accordingly, as an active member in her community who was committed to creating opportunities for girls and young women.

Soroptimist established this award to honor the memory of this unique woman and her dedication to volunteer action.

Founded in 1964, Soroptimist International of Clear Lake is part of Soroptimist International of the Americas. Its mission is to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world.

Clear Lake members join with almost 95,000 Soroptimists in about 120 countries and territories worldwide to contribute time and financial support to community-based projects benefiting women.

In addition, the club participates in Soroptimist International of the Americas' major service project, the Women's Opportunity Awards program – cash grants for women seeking to improve their economic situation through additional training and/or education.

For more information about how Soroptimist International of Clear Lake improves the lives of women and girls, call Brenda Crandall, 994-8251, extension 312.

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