KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Thanks to many in the community, the Ely Stage Stop & Country Museum now has a permanent stage for outdoor performances.

Providing a permanent stage has been a long-term dream of the docents and volunteers at the Stage Stop. This spring, that dream has become a reality.

The Mendocino College Construction Fundamentals Class, taught by Lake County contractor Glenn Mueller, took on the stage-building project giving students experience in working with concrete, building forms and pouring and finishing the cement.

The team of students working on the project comprise the first Construction Fundamentals Class offered at the Lake County Mendocino College Center in Lakeport.

After last year’s wild fires the college responded to the increased need for building skills in the county. Students no longer need to travel out of county to develop safe construction skills and methods. Mueller said the next class is scheduled to begin June 16. Visit www.mendocino.edu for information.

Dennis Woodland, a local contractor with special expertise in concrete, assisted on the project. Clear Lake Redi-Mix gave a discount on the purchase of the concrete used to complete the stage. Dennis Grove Concrete Pumping of Hidden Valley Lake gave a partial donation of services.

Complementing the permanent stage, is a “barn trail” newly constructed between the main house and the red barn on the museum property. The trail construction was undertaken by Kennedy Gaulden, a member of Boy Scout Troop 45, to fulfill his Eagle Scout Project. The Troop Scoutmaster is Austin Mueller, son of Glenn Mueller.

These types of community partnership allow the museum goals to be further realized since the stage and path will remain intact for future events.

The Lake County Historical Society’s Ely Stage Stop & Country Museum is located at 9921 State Highway 281 (Soda Bay Road) in Kelseyville, near Clearlake Riviera, just north of Highway 29-Kit's Corner.

Current hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday. Living History events are held on the fourth Saturday of each month from noon until 2 p.m. Fiddlers’ Jams occur the first Sunday of every month, again, from noon until 2 p.m. Private tours and/or public events can be arranged by appointment.

Visit www.elystagestop.org or www.lakecountyhistory.org , check out the stage stop on Facebook at www.facebook.com/elystagestop or call the museum at 707-533-9990.

.Thank you to all who have encouraged and supported my candidacy for District 1 supervisor. 

Special thanks to my husband, Dave, my son Russell and his girlfriend Cassie and all those who took time from their busy schedules to help achieve a winning result in the June 7 primary election.

I also want to say thank you to Congressman Mike Thompson, Assemblymember Bill Dodd, Board of Equalization Chairwoman Fiona Ma and the many other community members, leaders and organizations who supported me in this effort.

Finally, thank you to the other three candidates. Their active engagement makes south Lake County a better place for all of us.

I am proud of the positive, issue-oriented campaign we conducted. I applaud Voris, Moke and Jim for maintaining a respectful yet challenging District 1 supervisor race.

As we move to the November runoff election, I will continue to speak out on the issues of concern to local residents, work toward full recovery from the fires of 2015, and to highlight my vision and commitment for Lake County’s future.

Thank you again for your help, your encouragement and your support.

Monica Rosenthal lives in Middletown, Calif. Based on the preliminary results of the June 7, 2016, primary election, she is expected to take part in a November runoff with Jose “Moke” Simon III for the District 1 supervisorial seat.

NORTH COAST, Calif. – State Sen. Mike McGuire has given his approval to the budget agreement reached this week.

“This budget is both forward thinking and fiscally responsible,” Sen. McGuire said. “It recognizes that these good financial times will not last forever while at the same time, we are committed to reinvesting in our state’s highest priorities: early childhood education, affordable housing, homeless services, mental health as well as making college more accessible.”

One of the most significant budget investments – that McGuire fought for – was the $2 billion investment in homeless services and housing that will be advanced later this summer.

It’s expected these dollars will build out a minimum of 14,000 units across California over the next several years.

In addition, McGuire worked with his colleagues to increase homeless services funding for shelters.

Early Childhood Education was also a big winner in the budget. Over the next three years, almost 9,000 preschool slots will be added and the state will be focused on child care rate increases, which has been a significant challenge to attracting and retaining qualified education professionals to the field.

Like the Governor, Senator McGuire was also a strong supporter of strengthening our State’s rainy day funds.

“Continuing to build up our state’s reserve is crucial. This past recession was devastating, and I believe we have taken the right steps for our state’s financial future by socking away $2 billion in the rainy-day fund in addition to $1.7 we had already budgeted to invest in reserves,” Senator McGuire said.

One area that Sen. McGuire is not satisfied with is the lack of funding for the state’s crumbling transportation infrastructure.

As one of the legislature’s loudest proponents of striking a deal on transportation infrastructure funding, McGuire is pushing to have a vote on the Senate’s transportation funding plan by the end of the year.

The budget agreement reached Thursday night by the Legislative Conference Committee is expected to be taken up by the Senate early next week, before the June 15 deadline.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Green Party is going on summer vacation.

Party officials said there will be no meetings in June, July or August. Meetings will resume in September.

The group plans to schedule the top two candidates for supervisorial Districts 1 and 4 to speak at the fall meetings. Don't forget to vote in November because local elections count.

Contact the group at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lake County Zoning Administrator will consider approving Minor Use Permit (MUP 16-10) of ROBERT L. DAVIDSON in accordance with Lake County Code to allow a six (6) foot fence within the required front yard setback along Country Club Drive.

The project is located at 6280 Welsh Court, Lucerne CA, and further described as APN 034-831-05. 

The Planner processing this application is Tricia Shortridge, (707) 263-2221 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . 

The Zoning Administrator will approve this Minor Use Permit with no public hearing if no written request for a public hearing is submitted by 5:00 P.M., JUNE 22, 2016 to the Community Development Department, Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport, California. 

Should a timely request for hearing be filed, a public hearing will be held on JUNE 29 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in Conference Room C, 3rd Floor of the Courthouse.


COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Scott De Leon, Interim Director

By: ______________________________________
Danae Bowen, Office Assistant III
               

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

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

LAKE COUNTY

Highway 20

– Paving operations between Blue Lakes Road and Oasis Motocross Trails will begin Monday, June 13. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

– Pavement repairs from Manzanita Road to Pingree Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect during nighttime paving, which will take place between 7 p.m. Sunday evening and 5 a.m. Monday morning. One-way traffic control will also be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

Highway 29

– Valley fire recovery work from the Lake/Napa County line to Hidden Valley will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

Highway 175

– Valley fire recovery work from the junction of Routes 29/175 in Middletown to Loch Lomond will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate 30-minute delays.
 
MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– Paving operations between Old Coast Highway and Glennen Drive will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 20-minute delays.

– Geotechnical core drilling near Pudding Creek began Monday, June 6. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

– Striping operations near Pudding Creek will begin Friday, June 3. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– Highway repairs a quarter-mile north of Ocean Meadows Circle 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.

– Paving operations between Abalobadiah Creek and Blue Side Gulch will begin Monday, June 13. One-way traffic control will be in effect between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Motorists should anticipate 10-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.

– Highway construction from 0.6 mile south of Upp Creek to the north Willits railroad crossing will continue. Intermittent one-way traffic control will be in effect from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– Pavement repairs from Sherwood Road to Rattlesnake Creek will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

– Pavement repairs from the junction of Routes 1/101 to the Bear Pen Undercrossing will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

– Emergency slide repairs just south of Standish-Hickey State Park 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.

Highway 128

– PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit to perform utility work near the Corral Creek Bridge on Monday, June 13. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 162

– Turnout construction between Road 8152 and Poonkiny-Fairbanks will begin Monday, June 6. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 20-minute delays.

Highway 253

– Highway repairs from Cattle Pass to Butler Ranch will continue. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

Highway 271

– The Redwood Run has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit. A full highway closure will be in effect from 5 p.m. Thursday, June 9 to 8 a.m. Monday, June 13. ONLY event attendees and local traffic will be allowed through the closure. Motorists are advised to seek an alternate route.

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).

I am both humbled and excited by the results in Tuesday's election.

I want to thank the voters for their confidence and my campaign volunteers for their faith in me.

I look forward to a competitive general election and know together we can move Lake County in a positive direction.

Tina Scott lives in Lakeport, Calif. Based on preliminary results from the June 7 primary, she is anticipated to participate in a November runoff with Martin Scheel for the District 4 supervisorial seat.