Thursday, 28 March 2024

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NORTH‌‌ ‌‌COAST, ‌‌ ‌‌Calif. — Caltrans‌‌ ‌‌reports‌‌ ‌‌that‌‌ ‌‌the‌‌ ‌‌following‌‌ ‌‌road‌‌ ‌‌projects‌‌ ‌‌will‌‌ ‌‌be‌‌ ‌‌taking‌‌ ‌‌place‌‌ ‌‌‌around‌‌ ‌‌the‌‌ ‌‌North‌‌ ‌‌Coast‌‌ ‌‌during‌‌ ‌‌the‌‌ ‌‌coming‌‌ ‌‌week. ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
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Included‌‌ ‌‌are‌‌ ‌‌Mendocino‌‌ ‌‌County‌‌ ‌‌projects‌‌ ‌‌that‌‌ ‌‌may‌‌ ‌‌impact‌‌ ‌‌Lake‌‌ ‌‌County‌‌ ‌‌commuters, as well as work in Del Norte and Humboldt counties.
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Caltrans‌‌ ‌‌advises‌‌ ‌‌motorists‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌drive‌‌ ‌‌with‌‌ ‌‌caution‌‌ ‌‌when‌‌ ‌‌approaching‌‌ ‌‌work‌‌ ‌‌areas‌‌ ‌‌and‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌be‌‌ ‌‌‌prepared‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌stop‌‌ ‌‌at‌‌ ‌‌traffic‌‌ ‌‌control‌‌ ‌‌stations. ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌
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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. ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌

For‌‌ ‌‌updates‌‌ ‌‌to‌‌ ‌‌this‌‌ ‌‌list‌‌ ‌‌check‌‌ ‌‌QuickMap‌‌ ‌‌at‌‌ ‌‌‌www.dot.ca.gov‌‌‌ or‌‌ ‌‌1-800-GAS-ROAD‌‌ ‌‌‌(1-800-427-7623). ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌

LAKE COUNTY

Highway 29

Route 29 (30.2/31) – Road work at Jct Route 175 will occur on Friday, March 8. Lane closures will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and motorists should expect up to 5-minute delays. LC#C29KA

Highway 175

Route 175 (8.2/9.9) – Tree work from Jct Route 29 to Private Road will occur on Friday, March 8. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Motorists should expect up to 5-minute delays. LC#P175DA

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

Route 1 (53.2/54.6) – Emergency work south of Caspar from Sea Pines Lane to Little Lake Road continues. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Motorists should expect up to 5-minute delays. LC#P1FA

Route 1 (59.8/59.9) – Emergency work from Jct Route 20 to Ocean View Drive will occur on Friday, March 8. continues. Lane closures will be in effect from 12 a.m. to 3 a.m. and motorists should expect up to 5-minute delays. LC#P1FA

Route 1 (75.4/76.1) – Emergency work south of Westport from the Blues Beach Trailhead to the Overlook will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Motorists should expect up to 5-minute delays. LC#C1TA

Route 1 (104.9/105.5) – Emergency work in Leggett from Jct Route 271 to the South Fork Eel River Bridge continues. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Motorists should anticipate up to 10-minute delays. LC#C1UA

Highway 20

Route 20 (34.8/36.9) – Utility work east of Calpella from Road A to Elledge Ranch Road will begin on Monday, March 11. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Motorists should expect up to 5-minute delays. LC#C20OA

Route 20 (39.6/44.1) – Utility work from the Cold Creek Bridge to the Lake County Line continues. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Motorists should expect up to 5-minute delays. LC#C20OA

Highway 101

U.S. 101 (33.7/43.2) – Road work south of Willits from Route 20 to Uva Drive in Redwood Valley will continue. Lane closures will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and motorists should expect minor slowdowns. LC#M101QD

Highway 128

Route 128 (33.8/34.4) – Electrical work will occur on Thursday, March 14 south of Boonville from the Ornbaun Creek Bridge to the Shearing Creek Bridge. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Motorists should expect up to 5-minute delays. LC#P128AA

Highway 162

Route 162 (11/12.6) – Road work south of Dos Rios near the Rodeo Creek Bridge continues. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 3 p.m. to 7 a.m. weeknights. Motorists should expect up to 10-minute delays. LC#C162IA

Route 162 (28.2/30) – Electrical work in Covelo from Wattenburg Road to the Cal Fire Covelo Fire Station will begin on Monday, March 11. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Motorists should anticipate up to 15-minute delays. LC#C162CA

Highway 253

Route 253 (1.7/2.5) – Road work near Boonville at Bald Hills Ranch will begin on Monday, March 11. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Motorists should anticipate up to 10-minute delays. LC#C253DA

DEL NORTE COUNTY

Highway 101

U.S. 101 (8.3/8.6) – Bridge work near Hunter Creek Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate up to 10-minute delays. LC#C101KB

U.S. 101 (12.5/13.4) – Construction near Wilson Creek Road in the Last Chance Grade area will continue. A southbound lane closure will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate 5-minute delays. LC#C101OB

U.S. 101 (35.8/36.5) – Construction at the Dr. Fine Bridge near Smith River will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Motorists should anticipate up to 10-minute delays. LC#C101WA

Highway 199

U.S. 199 (0.8) – Work will occur near the 101 junction at Elk Valley Cross Road from 7 p.m. on Friday, March 8 to 5 a.m. on Saturday, March 9. Motorists should anticipate 5-minute delays. LC#C199IA

U.S. 199 (15.6/31.1) – Emergency work from the Gasquet area to the Collier Tunnel Rest Area will continue. One-way traffic is scheduled weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should expect up to one-hour delays. LC#C199HA

HUMBOLDT COUNTY

Highway 36

Route 36 (11/11.5) – Bridge work from Pamplin Grove to Redwood House Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. LC#C36UA

Route 36 (25.3/25.4) – Bridge work at Little Larabee Creek will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. LC#C36UA

Route 36 (37.2/37.4) – Slipout repair near Burr Valley Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 5-minute delays. LC#C36DA

Highway 96

Route 96 (0.8/3.2) – Permit work near the 299 junction is scheduled on Friday, March 8 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Motorists should expect 5-minute delays. LC#P96BA

Route 96 (14.9/16.3) – Permit work between Hoopa and Weitchpec is scheduled on Monday, March 11 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Motorists should expect 5-minute delays. LC#P96BA

Route 96 (19/19.5) – Permit work between Hoopa and Weitchpec is scheduled on Monday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 12 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Motorists should expect 5-minute delays. LC#P96BA

Route 96 (27/27.6) – Construction work near Bluff Creek Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. LC#C96LA

Route 96 (29.9) – Bridge work at Slate Creek Bridge will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate 5-minute delays. LC#C96KA

Highway 101

U.S. 101 (78.5/79.1) – Road work in Eureka from G Street to R Street will continue. Lane closures will be in effect and motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns. LC#C101HD

U.S. 101 (88.3) – Work at the 299 interchange in Arcata will continue. The northbound onramp to Route 299 will be fully closed. Motorists should use an alternative route. LC#C101KD

Highway 169

Route 169 (22.7/23.6) – Permit work near Kep’el will continue. Motorists should expect 5-minute delays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. LC#P169AA

Highway 254

Route 254 (3.2/4.3) – Bridge construction near Fish Creek Road will continue. A full closure will be in effect. Motorists should use an alternate route. LC#C254CA

Route 254 (4.3/4.8) – Road work north of Fish Creek Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should expect 5-minute delays. LC#C254DA

Route 254 (18.4/18.6) – Emergency work in Weott has begun. A full closure is in effect. Motorists should use an alternate route. LC#T254AA

Route 254 (41.1/41.5) – Emergency work north of Redcrest will continue. A full closure is in effect. Motorists should use an alternate route. LC#T254AA

Highway 299

Route 299 (0/5.7) – Work from Arcata to Blue Lake will continue. Lane closures will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns. Off the highway on the Guintoli Lane Overcrossing, expect 5-minute nighttime delays from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. through Friday, March 8.. LC#C299HA

Route 299 (11/11.4) – Construction east of Blue Lake near North Fork Mad River Bridge 4-194 will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should expect 10-minute delays. LC#C299FA

Route 299 (19.1/19.8) - Work west of the Berry Summit Vista Point near Bair Road will begin. Expect 5-minute delays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. LC#C299GA

Route 299 (24.3/24.7) - Emergency work near Chezem Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate 5-minute delays. LC#C299GA

Route 299 (32.1/32.5) - Construction work near East Fork Campground will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 5-minute delays. LC#C299LA

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As the Lake County Registrar of Voters works on certifying the election over the coming weeks, it is asking community members to be sure to return any documents they receive regarding unsigned or signature verification statements.

The elections office reported that it plans to certify the election results on April 4.

It is asking all voters who received a “Signature Verification Statement” or an “Unsigned Ballot Envelope Statement” that the deadline for the Lake County Registrar of Voters office to receive the completed forms either by fax, email, or in person is April 2 by 5 p.m.

Please be aware that the Lake County Registrar of Voters cannot count a voter’s vote-by-mail or provisional ballot if the completed and signed Statement is not returned by the deadline.

For more information, call the Elections Office at 707-263-2372 or toll-free at 888-235-6730.

Lake County Women’s Civic Club President Barbara Hollenkamp presented a check for $500 to Janine Citron of Hospice Services of Lake County on Feb. 2, 2024. Photo courtesy of the Lake County Women’s Civic Club.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Women’s Civic Club continues to work toward their philanthropic mission of serving the residents of Lake County and improving the resources and programs for everyone.

On Feb. 2 the group presented a check for $500 to Janine Citron of Hospice Services of Lake County.

Hospice welcomes donations of cash as well as goods to sell at the Hospice Thrift Store on South Main Street.

The organization provides help and comfort to individuals and families who are preparing for end-of-life experiences.

The next project that the group is preparing for is the vocational scholarship program for full time graduating high school students who are planning to attend a vocational school or program to prepare them for a career such as mechanics, hairdressing or other service jobs.

This year the Lake County Women’s Civic Club, or LCWCC, will be able to award three scholarships of $1,200 each. High school counselors have applications available for students who are interested in applying for these scholarships. The deadline for applications is April 26.

The club’s biggest fundraiser is coming up soon as well.

The fun and entertaining black and white, sassy and classy Mad Hatter’s Luncheon will take place on Saturday, April 27, at the Greenview Bar and Grill in Hidden Valley. Tickets for $50 are on sale now so if ladies are interested in attending this great event they can contact Sharon Leckbee at 707-900-1486.

In preparation for the event, ladies will be collecting donations from local businesses and individuals to create beautiful gift baskets to raffle off. There will also be a live auction with special great opportunities to bid on. All of the proceeds from this event are used for the projects that the LCWCC supports.

Lake County women who are interested in becoming involved in this great group may contact Sharon Leckbee, membership chairperson at 707-900-1486.

The Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild invites you to learn about Fabric Art Collage at their monthly meeting on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Courtesy photo.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild invites you to attend this month’s guild meeting.

They will be learning fabric art collage from Jane Haworth.

The meeting will be Saturday, March 9, at the Lakeport Senior Center at 527 Konocti Ave.

Saturday’s speaker is Jane Haworth.

She is an award-winning professional quilter specializing in making nature inspired raw edge fabric collage quilts using her own hand dyed fabrics and commercial fabrics.

Haworth lectures and teaches classes at quilt guilds, quilt shops and quilt shows and festivals, encouraging students to go out of their comfort zone and "just create!" She has a new book out called,” Capture Your Own Life with Collage Quilting” that is available on Amazon.

At Saturday’s meeting Haworth will present a combo slideshow and trunk show. You will learn more about the fabric collage trend, who’s making fabric collage and how Haworth makes her fabric collage quilts.

See various examples of her work over the years, her progression from only making fish quilts, working through various themes to her newer collage pieces. You will also learn how to make an enlarged pattern suitable for collage, the types of fabric and tools you will need and Haworth’s collage technique using glue.

Information and preregistration for the workshop by Haworth on Sunday, March 10, is available by advance reservation at the guild meeting or by calling Gretchen Moore at 707-459-3141. Cost of the workshop is $40 plus an optional kit for $30. Set up time is 9:30 am and start time is 10 am.

Haworth will provide a choice of patterns for students to work on a cat or a dog. This will give students an opportunity to learn the fabric collage technique, work it out on a small project before embarking on their own portrait of their own pet later. Haworth will give instruction on how to make the enlargement and pattern of their pet.

For more information go to: https://www.llqg.org/contact.html.

Editor’s Note: Suzanne Lee is publicity chairperson for the Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild.








CLEARLAKE, Calif. — The weekly Judge's Breakfast has announced its March schedule of programs.

The following is the schedule of speakers. All meetings, with the exception of the March 21 event, will take place at the Clear Lake Masonic Lodge, 7100 S. Center Drive, Clearlake, beginning at 7 a.m.

Thursday, March 7: Elise Jones, director of Lake County Behavioral Health, who will give an overview of the agency’s services and hold a question and answer session.

Thursday, March 14: Dr. Lizette Navarette, Woodland Community College president, who will speak on the topic, “Charting Our Future Together: A New Chapter for Woodland Community College and Lake County Campus.”

Thursday, March 21: Ernesto Padilla, chief executive officer of Lake County Tribal Health. Breakfast and presentation at South Shore Campus, 14440 Olympic Drive, Clearlake.

Thursday, March 28: Lisa Kaplan, executive/artistic director Middletown Art Center. A conversation about what the center is up to as it celebrates its ninth anniversary.

Caltrans on Monday launched an equity tool designed to help all Californians benefit from transportation projects and identify communities most negatively impacted by the transportation system, which results in high rates of traffic, crashes and air pollution, as well as limited transit options.

The Caltrans Transportation Equity Index, or EQI, tool will help inform project selection, program evaluation, and policy decisions, better align the transportation system to state environmental and equity goals and help address transportation-related inequities.

Data will be used to identify transportation-based priority populations to help end harms created or made worse by the state’s transportation system.

Caltrans aims to advance equitable outcomes during project planning, development, and design phases, for both the department and partner public agencies.

“Establishing the EQI tool shows our serious commitment to embedding equity in our decision-making to improve the quality of life for all Californians,” said Transportation Secretary Toks Omishakin. “By more easily identifying and prioritizing communities with the greatest transportation needs, there is tremendous potential in this tool to help achieve an equitable transportation future for all.”

“Caltrans will use this tool to help ensure all California communities benefit from our transportation projects,” said Caltrans Director Tony Tavares. “We need to identify the ways our transportation infrastructure has negatively impacted our communities and neighborhoods. Better data lets us build equity into our transportation system from the ground up.”

Caltrans began developing the EQI in 2021 as a commitment to the department’s equity statement and to deliver on the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI), which acknowledges the communities in California that experience fewer benefits and shoulder a greater burden from the state’s transportation system.

These disparities often reflect a history of decision-making that “… quite literally put up barriers, divided communities, and amplified racial inequities.”

The tool includes three key data indicators: the first focuses on household income and federally recognized tribal lands; the second measures traffic proximity, volume, and crash exposure; and the final considers access to destinations, measuring gaps in the transit, bicycle, and pedestrian networks.

The EQI relies on both publicly available and internally developed datasets from public and private sources.

Some examples of the adverse effects of transportation decisions include higher exposure levels to dangerous crashes, lower access to jobs and education, and reduced environmental and health outcomes.

The EQI can be used to help ensure new transportation projects lead to long-term improvements in the quality of life for every neighborhood and community. Research regarding communities that have been hurt by unfair transportation decisions includes Pasadena and Stockton, as well as other cities around the state.

With the EQI, Caltrans can more easily identify transportation projects that improve access in these areas to prioritize for state and federal funding programs.

The EQI’s first application will be to deepen the analytical capabilities within the Caltrans System Investment Strategy, or CSIS.

The CSIS will be a data and performance-driven system that guides transportation investments. Additional applications of EQI are still under development.

Upcoming Calendar

28Mar
03.28.2024 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Vision resource group
30Mar
03.30.2024 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Second annual Bunny Brunch
30Mar
03.30.2024 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Lakeport Community Cleanup Day
30Mar
03.30.2024 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Lake County poet laureate inauguration
31Mar
03.31.2024
Easter Sunday
31Mar
03.31.2024 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Lakeport Rotary Club Easter Egg Hunt
1Apr
04.01.2024
Easter Monday
1Apr
10Apr
15Apr
04.15.2024
Tax Day

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