LAKEPORT – Are you a senior 55-plus with a lifetime of experience to share? Would you like to give back to other seniors and learn how to age gracefully yourself?

The Senior Peer Counseling program of Konocti Senior Services Inc. is accepting applications for the spring volunteer training for this enriching opportunity to help seniors talk through a discouraging time, access services, cope with losses and adapt to the challenges of older age.

Volunteers will share their experiences with other inspirational volunteers, engage in lively discussions and receive weekly training in the gifts and challenges of aging.

Volunteers will learn skills such as compassionate listening, strategic coping and clear communicating.

They will learn the secrets of increasing peace of mind, reducing stress, recovering from a loss, building healthy relationships and exploring the spiritual advantages of later life.

As a volunteer, you will spend a total of about four hours a week with clients and attending a group supervision session in Lakeport or Clearlake.

They are now accepting a limited number of applications for volunteers throughout Lake County for this free training facilitated by licensed psychotherapist Kim Baughan Young MFT, clinical consultant; which includes experiential practice, movie clips, lively group discussion and even free lunches!

The training will be held on three successive Fridays beginning May 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Konocti Senior Support’s Senior Peer Counseling program has helped hundreds of Lake County seniors and is rapidly expanding, so please call Konocti Senior Services Inc. now for your application at 707-995-1417.

Pictured from left to right Donna Wood, Westwind Mobile Home Resort manager; Donald Morris, maintenance technician; Bette Marston, assistant manager; and county Public Services Director Kim K. Clymire. Courtesy photo.

LOWER LAKE – In honor of the recent celebration of Earth Day, County Public Services Director Kim K. Clymire recently met with the Westwind Mobile Home Park staff management and presented them with a certificate of appreciation.

The Lake County Public Services Department honored the park and its staff for their successful efforts in recycling approximately 15 tons of paper, cardboard, aluminum, plastics, metals, green waste and other recyclable materials annually.

Clymire said he was impressed by the Westwind Mobile Home Resort staff and residents for their unselfish and exemplary volunteer efforts to help reduce the park's waste stream that will help to save our natural resources and extend the life of the county's landfill.

He went on to say that he is appreciative of all Lake County’s residents and businesses that recycle because they are contributing to Lake County’s successful recycling programs.

Clymire thanked Bob Pestoni and his staff at South Lake Refuse and Recycling Company for providing the extra recycling bins for the Westwind Mobile Home Resort residents' recycling needs.

If you have any questions or need additional information regarding any of Lake County’s recycling programs please contact the Public Services Department at 707-262-1760.

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 Ukiah has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility repairs between Spring Street and Manzanita Road. Work hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Ogden Road to Butler Street beginning Monday, April 26. 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.

– Clearlake Oaks Water District has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility repairs near Glenhaven Drive on Tuesday, April 27. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance at the junction of Route 29/53 on Friday, April 23. Work hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The off-ramp from eastbound Route 20 to southbound Route 53 will be closed. A detour will be provided, and motorists may experience minor delays.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– A culvert replacement project from Cliff Ridge Road to Navarro Ridge 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 – Kapel Construction of Willow Creek.

– PG&E of Eureka has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility maintenance in Westport beginning Thursday, April 29. Work hours are 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 101

– AT&T of Fort Bragg has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for an aerial crossing between Walker Road and Forestry Entrance Road on Sunday, April 25. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Intermittent full road closures will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

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 will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Beginning Wednesday, April 28, 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 5-minute delays at other times. Contractor – CC Myers 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).

CLEARLAKE – A fundraising event for the Adult Daycare Program in Clearlake will be held this Wednesday, April 28.

The event will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at D J's Pizza, 1635 Main St., at the corner of Highway 29 and Highway 53 in Lower Lake.

The requested tax-deductible donation is $8 per person.

Students from Carlé High School will serve the meal.

Tickets are available at Valley Glass, 6820 Old Highway 53, D J's Pizza, Highway 29 and Highway 53, St. John's Lutheran Church on Tuesdays and Wednesdays or call Eva Johnson at 707-279-4836.

LOWER LAKE – The Lower Lake Historical School Preservation Committee will hold its annual Treasures and Trash Sale on Saturday, May 8, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum, 16435 Main Street, Lower Lake.

Small appliances, tools, books, live plants and gently used household and kitchen goods will fill the auditorium for this one-day, rain or shine event.

Donations are welcome for the sale.

To donate items, please contact the museum during regular business hours, 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, 707-995-3565. No large appliances or clothing please.

LAKEPORT – The monthly meeting of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 8-8 of Lake County will be held on Saturday, May 1, at the Lakeport Yacht Club, located at the Fifth Street launch ramp in Lakeport.

The meeting will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

On the agenda will be plans and discussion about the upcoming boating season and National Safe Boating Week which is May 22 through May 28.

A proclamation is scheduled to be read at the Board of Supervisors' meeting on May 11 at 9:30 a.m.

Also on the agenda will be the children's life jacket giveaway scheduled in May.

Flotilla 8-8 encourages anyone who is interested in joining this active group to attend the meeting and learn how to become one of America's Volunteer Lifesaver.