LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Fair Board will meet on Monday, Oct. 28.

The meeting will begin at 4:45 p.m. at the administration office at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin St., Lakeport.

Action items include include approval of the 2014 facility rental rates and refund of a $35 entry fee to Jamie Canada.

There also will be committee reports, appointment of a nominating committee, discussion of the November calendar of events and an invitation from the Napa County Fair.

Fair board directors include President Janeane Bogner, Vice President Marcia Chauvin, Sham Cochrane, Annette Hopkins, Meyo Marrufo, Jerry McQueen, Carol Brandt, Dr. Paul Marchand and Doug Rhoades.

For more information call the fair office at 707-263-6181 or visit the fair online at www.lakecountyfair.com .

LAKEPORT, Calif – The Lake County First 5 Lake Commission will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 23.

The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. at the Mendocino College Lake Center campus, 1005 Parallel Drive, Lakeport.

Committee updates will include revision of vision and mission statements, and a report from Lake County Superintendent of Schools Wally Holbrook on the task force.

The commission will hold public hearings to review and accept the annual financial and program audit for fiscal year 2012-13, and review and approve the local annual data submission to First 5 California.

In other business, the commission will review and accept the annual evaluation report prepared by C.A. Ferron Associates.

There also will be commissioners' reports and the report from Executive Director Tom Jordan, and public comment and announcements.

For more information call the Lake County First 5 Lake Commission at 707-263-6169 or visit www.firstfivelake.org .

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Blanka Doren’s art students once again showed their exceptional talents at the Lake County Fair this past Labor Day weekend by winning a total of 14 awards out of 27 entries for their paintings.

Doren is a talented artist who loves to give back to the community in many ways, one of them by teaching art. She teaches painting in all types of mediums, including oils and acrylics.

This year’s entries displayed the talents of some of our local artists who are attending her class.

Of the artists who entered paintings in the Lake County Fair, Doren had seven students who entered a total of 24 paintings, with those paintings winning a total of 13 first places, six second places, two third places and one best of show.

Those artists who received artists are Charlene Coakley, Blanka Doren, Terry Durnil, Judy Labelle, Lorraine Martin, Steven Martin, Arline Montgomery and Jack Southwick.

For information about the classes call the center at 707-263-4218.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A caregiver support group for families dealing with memory loss or other cognitive impairments will meet on Wednesday, Oct 23.

The group meets at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 14310 Memory Lane in Clearlake from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Social worker Jenny Johnson is the facilitator.

The groups are sponsored by Redwood Caregiver Resource Center (1-800-834-1636) and the Social Day Programs in Lake County.

For more information call Jenny Johnson at 707-350-3030 or Caroline Denny at 707-263-9481.

Respite is provided by the centers at no charge.

NORTH COAST – Caltrans reports that the following road projects will be taking place around the North Coast during the coming week.

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

LAKE COUNTY

Highway 53

– Highway widening and rehabilitation from Crawford Avenue to the junction of Routes 20/53 will continue. Work hours are 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Teichert Construction of Davis.

Highway 175

– AT&T of Santa Rosa has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility repairs from Anderson Springs Road to Santa Clara Street. 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

– Guardrail repairs at various locations from Pirates Drive to Navarro Ridge Road will continue through Friday, Oct. 18. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Coral Construction of Wilsonville.

– Replacement of the Greenwood Creek Bridge 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 – Golden State Bridge Inc. of Martinez.

– Pavement repairs from 0.6 mile north of the junction of Routes 1/128 to the Albion 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 10-minute delays. Contractor ‐ Granite Construction of Ukiah.

– Replacement of a culvert with a bridge at Dunn Creek 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 ‐ Shasta Construction of Redding.

Highway 101

– Caltrans will perform slide repairs near the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge (near Frog Woman Rock). Northbound traffic will be restricted to one lane 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

– Destination Hopland has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit to hold the Hopland Passport event on Saturday, Oct. 19, and Sunday, Oct. 20, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Brief intermittent closures will be in effect to allow for pedestrian crossing. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– Northern Aggregates Inc. of Willits has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit to add turn lanes just south of Black Bart. Work hours are 7 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.

– PG&E of Santa Rosa has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility repairs just north of the UPP Creek Bridge. 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 128

– Navarro Ranch of Philo has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit to install a driveway near Philo Greenwood Road. 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.

Work on all these projects is weather permitting and subject to change. Caltrans advises motorists to drive with caution when approaching work areas and to be prepared to stop at traffic control stations.

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 above.

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).

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The Lake County Land Trust hosted more than 100 people for its annual dinner on Saturday, Oct. 12 at The Lodge at Blue Lakes.

The event is held every year and offers land trust members, as well as the general public, a chance to learn about projects the trust is involved with, along with enjoying great music, food, fun and a fabulous silent auction.

Guest speaker at this year’s event was fisheries specialist, Charlotte Ambrose, who works as a Salmon Recovery coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Ambrose discussed the federal Endangered Species Act, including its successes and failures, and talked about the alarming decline in salmon over just the space of a lifetime.

Also discussed was the Lake County Land Trust’s effort to protect wetlands on the shores of Clear Lake, including its current drive to raise funds to purchase a 31-acre parcel near Kelseyville.

The land features beautiful native wetland and shoreline forest as well as upland wet meadow, pasture, and oaks. The trust has been successful in raising more than $50,000 to go towards the purchase price of the land, set at $225,000. The land trust has an option to buy the property valid until March 2014.

Val Nixon, a retired California state parks ranger and avid volunteer for the Land Trust was honored as the trust’s 2013 “Supporter of the Year.”

Nixon received a plaque from the trust and a proclamation from Congressman Mike Thompson. She was honored for her work on creating interpretive signs at the land trust’s Rodman Preserve near Upper Lake, as well as other volunteer work.

Sponsoring this year’s dinner were Homestake Mining of California, the Law Office of Dennis Fordham, Brad and Kathy Barnwell, John Wise and Evelyn Wachtel and the North Coast Winegrape Brokers.

A beautiful venue and delicious dinner was provided by Maryann and Peter Schmid with several dinner attendees opting to spend the night at the Lodge and enjoy a lovely morning on Blue Lakes.

The Lake County Land Trust is a local, nongovernmental nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the natural habitats and open spaces in Lake County.

For more information about the organization go to www.lakecountylandtrust.org and “like” the trust’s page on Facebook.