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

No work is planned in Lake County. Included are Mendocino County projects that may impact Lake County commuters.

In observance of the New Year's Day holiday, Caltrans crews and contractors will not be performing any activity on state highways that would include lane closures on Tuesday, Dec. 31, and Wednesday, Jan. 1. However, Caltrans will respond to emergency situations with traffic control as required.

Have a happy, healthy and safe holiday season.

LAKE COUNTY

There is no major roadwork scheduled for Lake County from Friday, Dec. 27, through Thursday, Jan. 2.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– 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 five-minute delays. Contractor – Golden State Bridge Inc. of Martinez.

– 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 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.

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).

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – On Saturday, Dec. 14, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Auxiliary, Flotilla 8-8 of Lake County, held its annual change of watch ceremony at the Greenview Restaurant in Hidden Valley Lake.

This ceremony commemorates the changing of the flotilla commanders and its officers for the year of 2014.

Attending from the “Gold Side” were USCG personnel BOSN Curtis Barthel of Coast Guard Sector, Humboldt Bay and BM1 Kevin Cornell of Station Noyo Harbor at Ft. Bragg.

The auxiliary is known as the “Silver Side” to the USCG and it consists of more than 30,000 volunteer members throughout the country.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Soper-Reese Community Theatre has lined up a great group of films of all genres for its 2014 Classic Movie Series.

The Classic Movie Series runs on the second Tuesday of every month.

Featured in 2014 will be the following classics:

• Jan. 14: “Casablanca.”
• Feb. 11: “The Love Bug.”
• March 11: “Charade.”
• April 8: “Singin' In The Rain.”
• May 13: “The Birds.”
• June 10: “The Maltese Falcon.”
• July 8: “It Happened One Night.”
• Aug. 12: “Dr. No.”
• Sept. 9: “Arsenic and Old Lace.”
• Oct. 14: “The Man Who Knew Too Much.”
• Nov. 11: “Mr. Roberts.”
• Dec. 9: “The Manchurian Candidate.”

For the matinee showings, doors open at 12:30 p.m., with the shows starting at 1 p.m.

For the evening showings, doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the films starting at 6 p.m.

Donations are gratefully accepted.

Popcorn, candy, soda, water and coffee will be available for purchase.

The Soper-Reese Community Theatre, located at 275 St. Main St. in Lakeport, is a restored, historic, performing arts venue established in 1949 and seating 300 patrons.

Check the theater's Web site, www.soperreesetheatre.com , its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Soper-Reese-Theatre/117392951610902 or call 707-263-0577 to find out about other upcoming events.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Church Women United is having its first meeting of 2014 on Friday, Jan. 3.

The meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Lower Lake Community United Methodist Church, 16255 Second St., Lower Lake.

Join them for a potluck and fellowship, and support the Natalie Mitchell Shoes for Kids project.

The Lower Lake Methodist ladies will supply the main dish and those attending supply salad and dessert dishes.

Since this is the first meeting of the year they will be installing officers for 2014, setting the dates and programs for the three main celebration meetings of the year.

Those churches that are members are asked to bring their $25 donation for the year. This helps with the postage or office-related expenses, so the rest of the monies collected can go to their service project, which is the shoe fund.

Past and new members are welcome.

Reservations are requested to help the women fixing the main dish. Please contact Janet Prosser at 707-350-0178 or the church at 707-994-2507 with the number of ladies attending.

Church Women United is an ecumenical group of ladies coming together to share their love for God, in song, in service and prayer.

For more information, call Ceva Giumelli at 707-264-9362.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Bella Vista senior apartment complex in Lakeport currently is accepting applications for occupancy beginning in January 2014.

The 48-unit complex, located at 1075 Martin St., is intended for income-qualified seniors.

It offers one- and two-bedroom units with a variety of amenities, including on-site management and maintenance; on-site parking; community, computer and exercise rooms; a laundry facility; pool; and picnic area.

The units offer energy efficient appliances including dishwashers and garbage disposals, refrigerators and stoves, along with air conditioning and heating, private balconies or patios, with extra storage available.

For more details on the complex, including site and unit plans, visit http://www.lakeport.pwapt.com/ .

Prospective tenants interested in renting one of the units should contact Buckingham Property Management, telephone 707-845-4497, email http://www.lakeport.pwapt.com/contact.php .

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Free greenwaste dropoff services for Clearlake residents cleaning up after a late November windstorm will continue to be available through Jan. 15.

The storm, which occurred Nov. 21-22, caused significant damage throughout the city and resulted in the declaration of a local emergency.

Property owners throughout the city experienced tremendous amounts of greenwaste and debris in their yards due to fallen trees.

The city is making available to city of Clearlake residents a designated area at the city’s corporation yard to drop off green waste only. There will be no charge for this service.

Only tree and brush debris will be accepted and only in the designated area. Dumping of garbage, tires, scrap metal, hazardous materials or other waste will result in the city having to discontinue the service.

The city reminds property owners who plan to hire tree removal or cleanup service providers to protect themselves by making sure that any contractor hired is licensed and bonded and possesses a city business license.

The corporation yard is located on Airport Road off of Old Highway 53.

Questions about this service can be directed to Public Works Director Doug Herren at 707-994-8201, Extension 102.