CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Thursday Morning Breakfast Group invites community members to come to its meetings.

The group meets at 7 a.m. each Thursday at Main Street Bar & Grill, 14084 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake.

The lineup of speakers and topics for upcoming meetings is as follows:

• Oct. 3: Lilly Barry, Northern California Vipassana Center;
• Oct. 10: Nils Palsson, Transition Lake County;
• Oct. 17: forensic psychologist Eytan Bercovitch, Ph.D., mental health laws;
• Oct. 24: Victoria Brandon of the Sierra Club, Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area proposal;
• Oct. 31: Voris Brumfield, “Creating spiritual community across religious diversity.”

For more information call arrangements coordinator Elizabeth Montgomery, 707-987-8860.

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Middletown Luncheon Club will no longer host a monthly speaker program on the third Wednesday of the month.

The “club” will continue to act as a mini foundation for groups that serve the Middletown-Cobb-Hidden Valley Lake area and will continue to offer scholarships to graduating seniors from Middletown High School.

The board of directors voted to suspend the speaker program until such time as someone volunteers to coordinate the activity on a regular basis.

Current board members are Nina Bouska, Linda Darms, Jon Meyer, David Neft, Helen Whitney and Bill Wright.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Senior Activity Center will host a dinner to benefit the annual Sponsoring Survivorship walk on Friday, Oct. 4.

The spaghetti dinner will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the center, 527 Konocti Ave.

All ages are welcome to the dinner, which is to help sponsor the 18th annual walk run held by Sponsoring Survivorship, a local nonprofit organization which assists Lake County residents diagnosed with breast cancer.

The price is $10 for adults and $3 for those 12 and under.

There will also be a vegetarian plate option, a raffle and prizes.

For more information call the center at 707-263-4218.

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 7 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-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 Bush 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 Ocean View Drive to Navarro Bluff Road will continue. 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 5-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 6 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor ‐ Granite Construction of Ukiah.

– Bridge painting at the Salmon Creek Bridge and the Albion River 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 15-minute delays. Contractor ‐ Jeffco Painting and Coating of Vallejo.

– 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 20

– AT&T of Sacramento has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility repairs near the Wildwood Campground on Wednesday, Sept. 25. 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 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.

– Bridge rehabilitation at various locations from the Pieta Creek Bridge to the Route 20/101 interchange will continue. Nighttime work hours are 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor ‐ J. McLoughlin Engineering of Rancho Cucamonga.

– Highway construction from 1.0 mile south of the Haehl Overhead Bridge to the Haehl Overhead Bridge will continue. Daytime work hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekdays. Nighttime work hours are 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., Sunday evening through Saturday morning. Intermittent full road closures will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor ‐ DeSilva Gates Construction of Dublin.

– Highway construction from 0.8 to 1.5 miles south of the North Willits Railroad Crossing will continue. Daytime work hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekdays. Nighttime work hours are 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., Sunday evening through Saturday Morning. Intermittent full road closures will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor ‐ DeSilva Gates Construction of Dublin.

– Pavement repairs from Cummins Road to the junction of Routes 1/101 will continue through Friday, Sept. 20. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekdays. A shoulder closure will be in effect, and motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Ramps at Cummins Road will be closed, and motorists will be advised to use an alternate route.

– Bridge rehabilitation at the Ash Creek Bridge will continue. Nighttime hours are 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., weekdays. One way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor ‐ J. McLoughlin Engineering of Rancho Cucamonga.

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).

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Barbara Swanson will conduct three free knitting classes at the Lakeport Library in October.

The classes will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 2; Wednesday, Oct. 9; and Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the library, 1425 N. High St.

Each class starts at 5:30 p.m. and finishes at 7:30 p.m.

The first two sessions are for beginning knitters and the third session is open to all knitters.

On Oct. 2 Swanson will teach a pattern for a simple eyeglass or cell phone case and on Oct. 9 she will teach the purl stitch.

The supply list for the beginning class is a set of size 8 knitting needles and some inexpensive worsted-weight yarn in any color.

All knitters, regardless of skill level, are invited to bring in unfinished knitting projects on Oct. 23 for help and advice.

For more information call Amy Patton at 707-263-8817, Extension 17105 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The next meeting of the Chi Council for the Clear Lake Hitch will take place at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25.

The meeting will take place at the Lake County Agriculture Center, 883 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport.

The group will discuss the upcoming hitch migration season and get an update on the progress of the Department of Fish and Wildlife status review under the California Endangered Species Act.

For more information about the group visit http://www.lakelive.info/chicouncil .