LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Public Works Department will begin road construction along Main Street from Seventh Street to Clearlake Avenue in the coming week.

The construction will only affect the parking spaces along Main Street.

Parking spaces are unavailable northbound on Monday, May 7, and Tuesday, May 8, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and southbound on Wednesday, May 9, and Thursday, May 10, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The community's cooperation and patience is appreciated and the city apologizes for the inconvenience.

If you have questions regarding the road construction work, call 707-263-0751.

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

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

LAKE COUNTY

Highway 20

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Le Trianon Resort to Scott Valley Road beginning Monday, May 7. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

– Construction of a roundabout at the Route 20/Nice Lucerne Cutoff Road intersection will continue. 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. Contractor – Granite Construction Inc. of Ukiah.

Highway 53

– Highway widening from 40th Avenue to the junction of Routes 20/53 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 – Teichert Construction of Davis.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– Replacement of the Greenwood Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.
Contractor – Golden Gate Bridge Inc. of Martinez.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance at the De Haven Creek Bridge on Tuesday, May 8, and Wednesday, May 9. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from the Hardy Creek Bridge to Cottoneva Creek Bridge beginning Monday, May 7. Work hours are 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

Highway 101

– Destination Hopland has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit to hold the Hopland Passport event from 0.2 mile south of East Side Road to 0.3 mile south of the Cal Fire station on Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6, 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.

Highway 162

– Slipout repairs 1.6 miles east of the Rodeo 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 – Mendocino Construction Services of Willits.

Highway 175

– A pavement repair project from the junction of Routes 101/175 to the Lake/Mendocino County line will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect.
Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – Granite Construction of Ukiah.

Highway 253

– Slipout repairs about 5.6 miles west of Butler Ranch will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Mendocino Construction Services of Willits.

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).

LUCERNE, Calif. – The Lake County Democratic Club will meet on Saturday, May 12.

The meeting will begin at noon in the Rose Room at the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center, 3985 Country Club Drive (corner of 10th and Country Club Drive) in Lucerne.

Thurston Williams will be guest speaker and will bring the group up to date on genetically engineered foods.

Also on the agenda will be discussion of the annual Harvest Festival fundraiser and the group's booth at Upper Lake Wild West Days on June 2.

All meetings are open to the general public and everyone is invited to attend. Membership in the club is open to all registered Democrats. Attendees are invited to come early and support the senior center by enjoying their $6 full breakfast.
 
Lake County Democratic Club meetings are held on the second Saturday of the month at noon in the Rose Room of the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center.
 
Contact the Democratic Club of Lake County at 707-533-4885 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Planning Commission will meet on Wednesday, May 9.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

Agenda items will include a discussion and recommendation on the Forbes Creek Neighborhood Improvement Study, continued from the April 11 meeting.

The commission also will discuss potential amendments to Secondary Accessory Dwelling Unit regulations.

The commission also will discuss and set its next meeting for Wednesday, June 13.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – On Sunday, May 6, and Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Konocti Lioness Club will be selling raffle tickets at the Riviera Shopping Center for a chance to win a huge Mother's Day gift basket loaded with wonderful items such as chocolate, wines, gift certificate, lotions, cologne, jewelry and many other items.  

The gift basket is on display at "Accents on the Lake/Home for the Holidays" gift shop.

Tickets will also be available at Riviera Market and the gift shop.

Tickets are $1 each or six for $5 and the winning ticket will be drawn at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 12.

The proceeds from this fundraiser will go toward "Helping Lake County Kids," an ongoing project of the Konocti Lioness Club.

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Shannon Michele of Cache Creek Catering and Lake County Wine Studio are presenting a monthly food and wine series featuring gourmet appetizers paired with select Lake County wines.  

Locally produced foods are proudly featured as key ingredients in recipes created by Cache Creek Catering.
 
The series is held from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the second Friday of each month. The per person cost is $20 and reservations are required.

The next event is May 11.
 
April’s event featured Gregory Graham wines with locally grown spring favorites. The first course was a dill and sunflower patê on crostini with fava bean greens from Finch Gardens, tossed in citrus olive oil dressing with 2010 Sauvignon Blanc, followed by a rosemary, Dijon and garlic lamb skewer with baby artichokes and roasted red potatoes paired with 2007 Syrah.  

The final pairing of late harvest cluster select sweet Zinfandel with balsamic and chocolate mint marinated strawberries with dark chocolate chip cookies completed the three-course event.
 
May 11 will be themed “Le Pairings of Provence” featuring Sol Rouge wines. The first course will be a Provencal white bean salad made with locally grown organic greens paired with Gypsy Blanc, which is a lovely white blend of Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier, followed by red pepper shrimp toasts with rouille paired with Rosé.   

The dessert course will be an apricot galette paired with Sol Rouge Late Harvest Viognier.

Sol Rouge wines garnered 11 awards at this year’s American Fine Wine Competition in Boca Raton, FL.  

The Gypsy Blanc and Rosé wines to be featured on May 11 are among the award winners.

June 8 will be a preview (“pre-Q”) of summertime barbecue favorites with wines from Six Sigma.
 
For reservations and additional information, contact Susan Feiler at 707-293-8752.