CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Glory Days Flag Football League will hold a fundraiser car and boat wash on Saturday, July 27.

The event will begin at 10 a.m. at the Clearlake Youth Center, 4750 Golf Ave. in Clearlake.

The car and boat wash benefit Lake County Youth Services.

All those who are willing to come by and volunteer will quality for a car wash and lunch.

The event is taking place in affiliation with the Best Bass Tournament aat Redbud Park.

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Friends of the Middletown Library will host a book clearance sale on Saturday, Aug. 3.

The sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the old Middletown Library site – soon to be the Gibson Museum & Cultural Center – on the corner of Calistoga and Callayomi Streets.

All books must go.

The cost is $1 to $2 per bag. There will be lots of best sellers, mysteries, children’s, self-help, cookbooks and reference.

All proceeds are for the purchase of new books and supplies for the new library.

Show your support of the local library by joining them for the sale Aug. 3.

NORTH COAST – 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

– Paving from Coyote Creek to 1.1 miles south of the junction of Routes 29/53 will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Windsor Fuel Co. of Pittsburg.

Highway 53

– Highway widening and rehabilitation from 40th Avenue to the junction of Routes 20/53 will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 7 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

– PG&E of Eureka has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility work just south of Stonebord Road beginning Thursday, Aug. 1. Extended work hours are 11:30 p.m. Thursday through 9:30 p.m. Friday. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– 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.

– Bridge painting at the Salmon Creek Bridge and the Albion River 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 15-minute delays. Contractor ‐ Jeffco Painting and Coating of Vallejo.

– Charles and Bonnie Eagleton of Hidden Valley have been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit to remove a well near Abalone Street Monday, July 29, through Wednesday, July 31. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– 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.

– Replacement of crash cushions will occur from the South Ukiah Overhead to the Orr Creek Bridge Monday, July 29, through Wednesday, July 31. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Southbound traffic will be restricted to one lane. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Granite Construction of Ukiah.

– Bridge rehabilitation at the Ash Creek Bridge will continue. Nighttime work hours are 6 p.m. to 7 a.m., weekdays. One way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – J. McLoughlin Engineering of Rancho Cucamonga.

Highway 128

– Metal beam guardrail repair at various locations from Navarro Ridge Road to the Robinson Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor ‐ Coral Construction of Wilsonville.

Highway 253

– Road stabilization 2.6 miles east of Cattle Pass will begin Wednesday, July 31. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Exaro Technologies Corporation of Burlingame.

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).

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Democratic Central Committee will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, Aug. 1.
 
The monthly meeting will take place in Lakeport at 1210 S. Main Street at 6 p.m.
 
The agenda includes reports from representatives for Congressman Mike Thompson and Congressman John Garamendi, Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada and State Sen. Noreen Evans, as well as reports from the Stonewall Democratic Club Chair Mark Wickhamshire and representative from the Lake County Democratic Club Paula Mune.
 
The guest will be Craig Bach, president of Lucerne Friends of Locally Owned Water. He will be discussing the impact of Cal Water's rate increases on the citizens of Lucerne.

The purpose of Lucerne FLOW is to investigate ways and means of acquiring local control of the community water system, including forming a special district, and represent the interests of the community – not only in water matters, but in providing support to the local senior center and working with the county redevelopment agency to bring further economic assistance to the community.

Visit the group's Web site at http://www.lucerneflow.org/ .
 
They also will revisit the issues of the recall effort of Sheriff Frank Rivero and senior mobile home park rent control initiatives.
 
The annual LCDCC Legislators Bar-B-Que is Oct. 6. Volunteers are still being accepted.
 
The group invites public participation. Meetings are open to the public and committee membership is open to all registered Democrats.
 
The Lake County Democratic Central Committee is the official governing body of the Democratic Party in Lake County.
 
For more information about the Democratic party in Lake County please visit www.lakecountydemocrats.org .
 
Contact the Democratic Party 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. .

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Three generations of active 4-H involvement adds up to 106 years and recognition as a “Century Family” for the Alexander-Jones clan of Lakeport.  

Paul Alexander (1918-98) racked up an amazing 44 years of service starting in Texas 1945. He moved to Ft. Jones, Calif., where he founded a 4-H club in 1947.  

In 1950 he relocated to Upper Lake and became a 4-H project leader and longtime volunteer at the Lake County Fair and the Junior Livestock Committee.  

His wife Otha Alexander (1916-2005) acted as a project leader in California and Texas, acquiring 32 years of service over the years.  

Not surprisingly, all four of their children were Lake County 4-H members and one a 4-H All Star.

In 2006 daughter Peggy Alexander-Jones helped to charter a new club in Lakeport, Blue Heron 4-H and enrolled her own children, Ethan Jones (4-H Emerald Star and seven years involvement) and Asia Jones (4-H All Star and seven years involvement). Together they can claim 30 years of participation.  

Add all the years of all five of these individuals and the grand total is 106 years of 4-H earning them the honorary title of “4-H Century Family.”

4-H has a long and proud history in Lake County and no doubt there are other “century families.” If you know of a family who qualifies, please visit the 4-H Centennial Web site by searching “Lake County 4-H century family,” visiting www.celake.ucanr.edu or find the link on Facebook: Lake County 4-H (event) or call Peggy Alexander at 707-263-1733.

Various centennial celebrations throughout the state of California are under way and Lake County is planning its own event to honor the 4-H organization and its members past and present on Oct. 6 at the Lake Country Fairgrounds in Lakeport.  

For more information on 4-H and the UC Davis Cooperative extension, contact the area’s local office at 707-263-6838.

Peggy Alexander is the Lake County, Calif., 4-H Centennial Committee chair.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The regular meeting of the Lake County Flying Saucer Club will take place beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 28.

The meeting will be held at McDonald's on Todd Road in Lakeport.

The video “Sirius” about the Disclosure Project by Steven Greer will be shown.

Meetings are free and open to the public.

For more information, visit the club Web site at www.lakcountyflyingsaucerclub.yolasite.com , email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call Chip at 707-263-3391.