LAKEPORT, Calif. – A bridge replacement project on Hendricks Road is set to start this month.

Effective Monday, July 11, and continuing through Aug. 19, Hendricks Road bridge will be closed to all traffic in order to replace the bridge, according to the Lake County Department of Public Works.

Signage will be in place directing through traffic to use alternate routes.

This is a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week closure.

For additional information contact the Public Works Department at 707-263-2341.

NICE, Calif. – The Lake County Republican Women will hold a lunch in Nice on Wednesday, July 13.

The group will meet at 11:45 a.m. at The Boathouse restaurant, 2685 Lakeshore Blvd.

Peter MacRae will be the guest speaker. He holds a master's degree in international relations from San Diego State University. His academic specialty deals with the inability of international law to deal with 21st century violent conflict.

During the master’s program he was the teaching assistant for upper division courses in conflict resolution. As a result, his academic interest and studies expanded to include today’s terrorism and terrorist organizations.

MacRae has written numerous essays on international conflict, international law and terrorism. He has three published works: “A Measured Response: The United Global Security Partnership,” “The Poppies of Mohammed,” a fact-based novel; and his master’s thesis, “Twenty-first Century Violent Conflict: The Insufficiency of International Law.”

In addition to his interest in world affairs, MacRae's recreational interests include fishing, spearfishing, boating, hiking, travel and cooking. As a former lifeguard for the city of San Diego, MacRae has been active in the United States Lifesaving Association and the World Lifesaving Federation ocean rescue competitions. 

Along with his wife Patricia, MacRae lives in the Lake County. He will have copies of his books available for sale at the meeting.

Lunch selections include a French dip sandwich with au jus, smoked tri-tip smothered with Swiss cheese on a garlic sourdough roll or an oven-roasted turkey melt with cheddar and Swiss cheese, and sliced tomato on grilled sourdough. The meal comes with a choice of French fries, coleslaw, macaroni salad, soup or salad, plus ice tea, hot tea or coffee. everything else no host bar.

The price is $20 per person. Please RSVP by Monday morning so the restaurant can be notified.

Call 707-994-3543 with your reservation or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Be sure to indicate which entrée you want for lunch.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – On Sunday, July 10, at 2 p.m. at Rancho de la Fuente (in The Barn) there will be a lecture/slideshow presentation exploring the unique blend of races, languages and cultures – Spanish, African, Native American – that combined to make early California one of the most diverse societies in North America.

The lecture by Deb Baumann is titled “Californios: Born of Three Cultures.”

Baumann has lectured on this topic for 25 years. She has partnered with the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles, the Smithsonian Institute, and the Santa Ynez Historical Society in past Californio presentations.

"Most people know little or less about this period in our history," said Baumann, "and I guarantee there will be many surprises in this lecture. It was a fascinating time in California, a truly multi-racial society, in many ways more progressive than the society that came after, under US statehood."

Rancho de la Fuente is at 2290 Soda Bay Road south of Lakeport.

Admission is free to this event, but RSVPs are appreciated at 707-275-9234.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Following the lifting of a health advisory in the same area, the commercial and recreational rock crab fisheries are now open from Pigeon Point in San Mateo County south to the U.S. - Mexico border.

The commercial and recreational seasons for rock crab are open all year.
 
The open area along the mainland coast for rock crab fishery has been extended northward to include Pigeon Point, San Mateo County (37 1 N lat.).

This follows the lifting of the health advisory today by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and a recommendation from the director of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), after consultation with the director of CDPH, to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Fish and Game Commission (Commission) to lift the closure.

The recreational and commercial rock crab fisheries are now open in ocean waters between 37 11 N lat. (Pigeon Point, San Mateo County) to the U.S - Mexico border. A closure remains in effect north of this point.
 
As a precaution, CDPH and OEHHA recommend that anglers and consumers not eat the viscera (internal organs, also known as "butter" or "guts") of crabs.

CDPH and OEHHA are also recommending that water or broth used to cook whole crabs be discarded and not used to prepare dishes such as sauces, broths, soups or stews.

The viscera usually contain much higher levels of domoic acid than crab body meat. When whole crabs are cooked in liquid, domoic acid may leach from the viscera into the cooking liquid.

This precaution is being recommended to avoid harm in the unlikely event that some crabs taken from an open fishery have elevated levels of domoic acid.
 
CDFW will continue to closely coordinate with CDPH, OEHHA and fisheries representatives to monitor domoic acid levels in rock crabs to determine when the fishery can safely be opened north of this location.
 
Areas open to crab fishing include:

– Commercial and recreational rock crab fisheries are open along the mainland coast south of 37 11 N lat. at Pigeon Point, San Mateo County and in state waters off the Channel Islands.
– Recreational Dungeness crab fishery is open north of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line. The recreational season is scheduled to close north of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line on July 30.
– Commercial Dungeness crab fishery is open north of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line and is scheduled to close on July 15.

Areas closed to crab fishing include:

– Commercial and recreational rock crab fisheries are closed north of 37 11 N lat. at Pigeon Point, San Mateo County.
– Commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fisheries are closed south of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line. The  season closed on June 30 in this area.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The annual Mr. Lake County Pageant will take place on Saturday, July 16.

The event, for age 18 and over, takes place beginning at 7 p.m. at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin St.

This is a fundraiser for the Lake County Theatre Co.'s building fund.

Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. VIP tables are $300.

Tickets are available at the Soap Shack in Lakeport or online at www.lakecountytheatrecompany.org .

For more information call 707-533-9645.

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Artist Anna Sabalone and Lake County Wine Studio are presenting an ongoing series of art classes and parties.

The next class will be held on Sunday, July 10, from 1:30 to 4 p.m.

During the two-and-a-half-hour class, Sabalone will demonstrate with acrylic paints and participants will then paint a scene of boats on Clear Lake under the fireworks with Mt. Konocti in view.

All supplies will be provided along with a glass of wine for sipping for $40 each class.

Each class in future months will focus specifically on a different art medium.

Sabalone was born and raised in Lake County. She has been involved in the Lake County Arts Council since her teen years.

She attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and the University of Leeds, England for her undergraduate degree in English, history and anthropology.

She earned her teaching credential and Master's of Education degree from UC Santa Barbara and has been teaching art, English, history and Academic Decathlon at Upper Lake High School since 2008.

For a class schedule, reservations and additional information, contact Susan Feiler at 707-293-8752.
 
Lake County Wine Studio is both a gallery for display of arts and a tasting room, wine bar and retail shop for the fine wines of Lake County.

Artist's shows are held on a monthly basis with art and wine receptions held the first Friday and subsequent Saturday of each month.
 
The gallery is located at 9505 Main St. in Upper Lake and is open daily during the months of June to August from 1 to 7 p.m. and Friday from 1 to 8 p.m.

For more information call the Lake County Wine Studio at 707-275-8030.

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The not-for-profit Sutter Health announced the launch of a new medical transport network serving the critically ill, injured and most fragile patients needing to transfer to higher levels of care in Northern California.

The network features a fleet of air ambulances operated by California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) and a fleet of ground ambulances operated by American Medical Response (AMR).

Sutter Health collaborated with AMR and CALSTAR to establish the new medical transport network, which will help quickly and efficiently transport patients from facility to facility – both within the Sutter Health network and outside of it.

Minutes matter during medically delicate situations, and swift transfer to a facility with an appropriate level of care facilitates timely access to medically necessary treatment.

Sutter Health’s goal is for CALSTAR and AMR to achieve immediate and seamless dispatch of air and ground ambulances with one call from the patient’s clinical care team.

CALSTAR and AMR will strategically locate aircraft and vehicles across a dozen geographic deployment areas to minimize response and transport times.

“Our new transportation network helps us provide vital care quickly and efficiently,” said Stephen Lockhart, M.D., Sutter Health’s chief medical officer. “After initial examinations and tests, clinical care teams may determine some patients need more intensive care. For example, a patient may suffer from a stroke and require specialized treatment at a hospital with neurointensive services.”

“We’re committed to developing creative solutions so we can give the right care, in the right place and at the right time,” said Sarah Krevans, Sutter Health President and CEO. “Our new transportation network illustrates just one more way we’re innovating and deploying novel approaches to better serve and support patients.”

Special features of Sutter Health’s air-ground ambulance network include:

· One call to transfer a patient. Care teams needing to transfer a critical care patient make a single call to Sutter’s central transfer hub, which coordinates directly with AMR and CALSTAR.

· Rapid response time. Close coordination with Sutter’s central transfer hub enables AMR and CALSTAR to immediately dispatch the closest available critical care ambulance resources to achieve rapid response.

· Trained medical personnel. Two registered nurses staff each air ambulance. EMTs and a critical care nurse staff critical care ground ambulances.

· A strategically located network. Sutter Health stationed 12 AMR co-branded critical care ground ambulances at 11 Sutter hospitals, and located four CALSTAR co-branded helicopters at four CALSTAR airbases across Northern California.

Sutter Health’s transport network will help meet the growing demand of patients needing transfers. Sutter Health coordinated 17,000 patient transfers in 2015.

The co-branded air and ground ambulances are located at the following deployment hubs:

Air: CALSTAR

· Auburn, Concord, Modesto and Merced County (helicopters) / Modesto and Merced County begin service Sept. 1, 2016.

Ground: AMR

· Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Summit campus, in Oakland.

· California Pacific Medical Center, Davies campus, in San Francisco.

· California Pacific Medical Center, NICU/PICU, California campus, in San Francisco.

· Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley.

· Memorial Medical Center in Modesto.

· Mills-Peninsula Health Services in Burlingame.

· Novato Community Hospital.

· Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch.

· Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento.

· Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, NICU/PICU.

· Sutter Roseville Medical Center.

Sutter Health believes its air-ground medical transport network is one of the largest air-ground medical transport networks in the nation.  

The CALSTAR and AMR agreements do not include 911 first-responder services.

SACRAMENTO – Caltrans has released the California Transportation Plan (CTP) 2040, the State’s new long-range integrated approach toward transportation planning that is multimodal, sustainable and environmentally responsible.

The CTP 2040 is available at www.californiatransportationplan2040.org .

The plan presents a set of supporting goals, policies and recommendations to chart a long-term vision to help guide transportation decisions and investments in the 21st century that meet our future multimodal mobility needs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

“The California Transportation Plan 2040 sets the correct course for the state’s transportation future,” said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. “With a growing population that requires an integrated, effective transportation system, the Plan will improve transit options while fulfilling economic and environmental goals.”

The CTP 2040 takes a “whole system” approach toward the state’s transportation system that integrates statewide long-range modal plans and programs with the latest technology and tools to articulate the State’s broad vision for a single, seamless transportation system that complements regional transportation plans, sustainable communities strategies and land-use visions for greater mobility choices.

Preparation of the CTP 2040 included an extensive outreach campaign through an open and collaborative planning process with input and guidance from transportation partners representing various governmental agencies, tribal governments, and advocacy groups who participated on the CTP’s Policy Advisory and Technical Advisory Committees.

The plan also gathered input from a wide range of stakeholders, including the public, elected and appointed officials, and community-based organizations across the state.

Achieving the goals and polices of the CTP 2040 and transforming the transportation system from where California is now to where it needs to be in 2040 will take significant effort among transportation partners and stakeholders, as well as broad public support.

The CTP provides recommendations for how California can move toward its greenhouse gas reduction targets and achieve the vision for a fully integrated, multimodal, and sustainable transportation system that enhances California’s economy and livability.