LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Jameson's Submission Coalition presents Cage Combat Fighting Championships at Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino on Saturday, Nov. 15.

Doors open at 3 p.m., with fights beginning at 4 p.m.

This event will highlight fighters from Lake, Mendocino, and Sonoma counties.

Fighters from Lake County include Shane Boyd, Wheat Perez, Justin Zabroski and Adam Hourmanesh.

From Ukiah’s Mendo Training Center, Donaldo Garcia will participate, while Santa Rosa’s NorCal Fighting Alliance will send Brady Wicklund, Nick Arcidiacono and Christian Jimenez.

Tickets are available by calling the Robinson Rancheria Casino Players Club at 707-262-4000, or online by going to www.Lakefights.com .

You also can get them from the local fighters mentioned above.

Special thanks to our sponsors Vantage Construction, Southern Smiles Dentistry (Dr. Keith Long), Woody’s Cafegrill & Pub, Minenna Photography, Lake Recycle Center and FlowTribe MMA.

Tickets start at $40. Hurry and get yours before it sells out.

“When I was an amateur fighter pursuing my pro-card, sponsorships helped me greatly. Required medicals for an amateur fighter was over $100, and now as a professional, medicals are a minimum of $2,000 to be considered to participate in an event,” said John O’Donnell, team member of Jameson’s Submission Coalition.

“With the knowledge gleaned through my experiences as a Mixed Martial Artist including all of the support from sponsorships, I am thankful for the opportunity to give back to our local community of Martial Artists, both adults as well as our youth. Though fight training side by side with fellow martial artists motivates me, it is working with our youth that inspires me and really puts my life as a coach, friend and mentor in perspective,” he said.

“FDR said that, 'Although we may not be able to build a future for our youth we can build our youth for a future.' No one knows where life may lead us but by preparing ourselves, we can be better equipped. Martial arts and its teachings provide discipline, respect, determination, and perseverance. It builds confidence and self-respect in our youth, and allows them the opportunity to pursue the fastest growing sport in our nation,” O'Donnell added.

If you would like tickets to the event, or would like to sponsor the Nov. 15 event at Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino, call John O’Donnell at 775-217-8368 or Aaron Jameson at 707-245-5682.

Your sponsorship helps make events like this possible, helps us provide high quality professional staffing and safety for the fighters, and helps aspiring young amateur fighters make their dream of competing a reality.

NORTH COAST, Calif. – 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 29

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Renfro Drive to Highland Springs Road through Friday, Nov. 7. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Philo Greenwood Road to the Navarro River Bridge on Friday, Nov. 7. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

– Bridge deck rehabilitation at the Salmon Creek Bridge will begin Friday, Nov. 7. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance at the Albion River Bridge beginning Wednesday, Nov. 12. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

Highway 20

– PG&E has been issued a Caltrans encroachment permit for tree work from 0.4 mile west of Wildwood Campgrounds to 1.4 miles east of Parlin Fork Camp Road through Friday, Nov. 7. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from the James Creek Bridge to Three Chop Road on Friday, Nov. 7. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8:30 a.m. to 2 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 1.0 mile south of the Haehl Overhead Bridge to the Haehl Overhead Bridge will continue. Intermittent one-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. A long-term detour is in place with a 20 mile per hour advisory speed. Motorists are urged to drive with caution and will experience minor traffic slowdowns.

– Bridge rehabilitation at the Mignon "Minnie" Stoddard Lilley Memorial Bridge will continue through Friday, Nov. 7. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– Pavement repairs from the Elizabeth Jane Rosewarne Memorial Bridge to Piercy will continue through Friday, Nov. 7. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

Highway 128

– Pavement repairs from Philo School Road to Road 150B will continue through Friday, Nov. 7. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

– Culvert rehabilitation at various locations from Mountain House Road to the Mendocino/Sonoma County line will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

Highway 253

– Culvert rehabilitation at various locations from the Soda Creek Bridge to Butler Ranch will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

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).

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – JoAnn Saccato will speak on the health benefits of “Mindfulness” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Middletown Library.

Saccato is a mindfulness teacher and life coach in Lake County.

She recently authored “Companioning the Sacred Journey: A Guide to Creating a Compassionate Container for Your Spiritual Practice.”

Saccato teaches compassion-based mindfulness for stress reduction, personal clarity and emotional freedom courses throughout Lake County and is an inspirational speaker and consultant throughout Northern California.

This free program is open to the public and will feature the definition and history of mindfulness, current research on its benefits and a brief guided mindfulness exercise.

Middletown Library, located at 21256 Washington St. in Middletown, is open Tuesday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The phone number is 707-987-3674.

The Lake County Library is on the Internet at http://library.lakecountyca.gov and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LakeCountyLibrary .

For more information on Saccato, visit www.companioningthesacredjourney.com .

CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – Bernie Butcher, owner and proprietor of the Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Saloon in Upper Lake, will present a program on the history of Upper Lake at the Lake County Historical Society Thanksgiving dinner meeting on Sunday, Nov. 16.

The meeting starts at 1:30 p.m. at the Live Oak Senior Center, located at 12502 Foothill Blvd near the Oaks Plaza Park.

Butcher says that this slideshow presentation will introduce the geography of the county, the historical evolution of Upper Lake on the confluence of the streams entering the lake as a transport hub and market town, the history of the Tallman Family in building a hotel, saloon and livery stable business, the decline of the town and that business and finally efforts by Bernie and his wife Lynne to rehabilitate the hotel and rebuild the saloon into a popular restaurant.

Dinner tickets for Lake County Historical Society members are $15 each and for guests are $18 each.

For more information about the dinner contact Bonnie Skee at 707-262-1432 or Jackie Ridgel at 707-279-4062.

For more information about the meeting or the Lake County Historical Society contact Voris Brumfield at 707-295-7174.

The Lake County Historical Society Web site, www.lakecountyhistory.org , displays details about the society’s programs and projects around Lake County.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – An all-you-can-eat pizza fundraiser on Wednesday, Nov. 19, will benefit an autism advocacy group.

The team “Rebekah and Friends” – which will take part in the “Walk Now for Autism Speaks” event – will host the dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. at DJ's Pizza, 16135 Main St. in Lower Lake.

The cost is $8 per person.

There also will be a raffle for a variety of prizes. Tickets cost $1 each or $10 for 12.

The raffle will take place at 7:30 p.m. Participants do not need to be present to win.

All of the proceeds from the Nov. 19 dinner will go to Autism Speaks, http://www.autismspeaks.org/ , which is “dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a possible cure for autism.”

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Public Works Department said there is a 24-hour street closure in effect on a portion of Green Street due to underground work being performed in the area.

Green Street between Lakeshore Boulevard and Hillcrest Drive is closed is through traffic, officials reported.

The closure, which went into effect at noon on Wednesday, will continue until noon on Thursday, the department reported.

The public is asked to use additional caution in the area.

For more information call the Lakeport Public Works Department at 707-263-3578.