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

LAKE COUNTY

Highway 20

– PG&E of Eureka has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility maintenance near Irvine Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 13. Work hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

Highway 175

– PG&E of Eureka has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for tree trimming from 0.3 mile east of the junction of Route 29/175 near Kelseyville to 0.3 mile east of Arroyo Vista Road beginning Tuesday, Jan. 12. 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

– 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.

– PG&E of Eureka has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility maintenance near Pacific Avenue (south) on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. One-way traffic control

will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

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 five-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).

The show runs on KPFZ, 88.1 FM.

Holbrook is running for the office currently held by Dave Geck.

Holbrook will introduce himself to the Lake County public and tell the community about his vision for the Lake County Office of Education in his first on-air interview.

Holbrook’s opponent in the race, Judy Luchsinger, will be on at a later date.

Prior to the interview, the show will feature a short announcement from county Supervisor Denise Rushing.

Registration is at 10:30 a.m. and tryouts are from 11 a.m. to noon, and are open to the community.

Tryouts will take place at the PACK Community Arts Academy located at 21055 Bush St., Middletown.

If your son or daughter has ever wanted to be a part of a great squad of talent, now is the time.

There are 12 spots available and training is provided.

The Middletown Majorettes Baton Twirlers have twirled their way in parades in the past two years, winning many trophy's and also helped raise money for charitable events such as Breast Cancer Awareness and Twirling for Dollars.

There will be a flat fee of $150 to be a part of the squad and the squad practices start in March. The fee covers the uniform rental, class time, parade entries and other miscellaneous expenses.

Each student will be required to present a routine for 30 seconds to one minute at tryouts that they choreograph themselves.

If you would like to start in a baton class ahead of time the PACK offers them on Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information contact Miss Jodi at 707-987-8230 or email your questions to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit www.packcaa.org .

LAKEPORT – Lakeport Enhanced Education Foundation (LEEF) is a nonprofit foundation founded in 1993 with the sole purpose of promoting a quality educational program for the district by raising monies for enrichment and enhancement projects for the Lakeport Unified School District.

In the last five years, LEEF has funded over $105,000 in projects for the district such as purchasing numerous computer technology upgrades at each school site and in most departments, helping outfit the new Marge Alaksay Center with lighting and sound, campus improvements and most recently partnering with the Lakeport Rotary and Clear Lake High School Booster Club to build new bleachers for the CLHS stadium.

LEEF is gearing up for the 13th Annual Big Band Dance and Auction to be held March 20 at the Lake County Fairgrounds.

Save the date for this elegant and fun-filled evening with music provided by the Clear Lake High School Jazz Band and guest musicians.

Each year LEEF transforms Fritch Hall at the Lake County Fairgrounds with a surprise theme which welcomes guests and prepares them for an evening of good food, first class music and the opportunity to purchase a wide variety of items in our live and silent auctions.

Some of these items have included guided local kayak tours by park docents, an exclusive day of Lake County diamond hunting with picnic lunch, weekends at vacation homes in Tahoe and the coast and much more.

LEEF shares its success with the generous community of Lakeport. We are only able to provide the support to Lakeport Unified with their continued generous support. LEEF would like to take this opportunity to genuinely thank those who have contributed each year and helped make our events so successful.

The current board of directors includes Phyllis Gabehart, Jill Falconer, Dana Thoman, Colleen Rentsch, Amy Wind, Linda Banfill, Jeannie Markham, Bonnie Tringali and Jodi Mansell. One of these ladies may be contacting you soon as we prepare to host this years’ event.

Tickets are $25 each or a table for ten can be reserved and prepaid for $500. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with a buffet dinner served at 6 p.m. The CLHS Jazz Band begins performing at 6:30 p.m. with the auction beginning at 7 p.m.

Tickets are available at the Terrace Middle School office at 250 Lange St. in Lakeport or can be purchased through one of the board members.

LAKE COUNTY – Lake County Department of Social Services and Arbor Education and Training will present a new subsidized employment program to potential employers.

This program is funded with newly available federal stimulus dollars with the goal of placing qualified participants in jobs to stimulate the local economy.

To be eligible to participate, employers must have had to cut back on employees because of the economy.

The Lake County Department of Social Services will reimburse employers the wages and taxes for qualified employees.

The employer will, in turn, provide supervision and training to the participants.

They are offering informational meetings for employers about this program at the Job Zone, located at 9055 Highway 53, Lower Lake.

Informational meetings will be held on Jan. 7 at 2 p.m. and Jan. 13 at 6 p.m.

The agency is excited to present this new program and hope that any potential employers will attend.

Space is limited, so please, RSVP to Jeremiah at 707-995-9015.