KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Bring on the face painting, crowd cheering, car-pooling, cookouts, pep rallies, halftime showdowns, hometown pride and mud-slinging battles in the trenches.

Bass Bowl III (sponsored by SERVpro) will be Friday night, Oct. 26, and this year’s game has been included into the Great American Rivalry Series by the United States Air Force.

The annual game features longtime rivals the Clear Lake High Cardinals and the Kelseyville Knights.

A member on the US Air Force will present two $500 scholarships to the players with the top GPA from each team prior to the game.

“The Air Force is proud to be part of the Great American Rivalry Series again,” said Robert J. Morse, of the US Air Force. “This allows us to showcase how teamwork, dedication and commitment to excellence goes beyond the football field. It helps us connect with fans and emphasize these values are common in both football and the Air Force.”

The Great American Rivalry Series selects a limited number of rivalry games across the nation for their scholarship program.

“We are proud that we were able to secure such a coveted selection since this is just the Bass Bowl’s third year in existence,” Bass Bowl coordinator Phil Smoley said. “The Bass Bowl is one of just eight rivalries in California chosen for this honor, and it shows that when the community pulls together, we can make great things happen.”

The Bass Bowl is a series of fundraising events that leads up to the game itself, to help with local high school athletics.

For more information, go to www.BassBowl.com .

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

– Lake County Special Districts has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility work from Nice-Lucerne Cutoff Road to Ogden Road through Friday, Oct. 19. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– PG&E of Eureka has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility work near Harvey Boulevard through Friday, Oct. 19. 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.

– Emergency guardrail repairs from the junction of Routes 20/53 to New Long Valley Road will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel.  Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Teichert Construction of Davis.

Highway 53

– Pavement repairs from Route 29 to 40th Avenue will continue. Work hours are 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will  be  in  effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Teichert Construction of Davis.

– Highway widening and rehabilitation from 40th Avenue to the junction of Routes 20/53 will continue. Work hours are 6:30 a.m. to 6 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

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Mallo Pass Creek to the Navarro River Bridge beginning Monday, Oct. 22. 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.

– 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. Beginning Monday, Oct. 22, motorists should anticipate 30-minute delays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. Contractor – Golden State Bridge Inc. of Martinez.

– Metal beam guardrail repair at various locations from Blue Slide Gulch to Leggett will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute  delays. Contractor – Coral Construction of Wilsonville.

Highway 20

– A pavement repair project from 1.4 miles west of Little Lake Road to Three Chop Road will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa.

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.

– 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, Oct. 20, and Sunday, Oct. 21, from 10 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 128

– Pavement repairs from 0.4 mile east of the Robinson Creek Bridge to the Mendocino/Sonoma County line will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 25-minute delays. Contractor – OC Jones and Sons of Berkeley.

Highway 253

– Slipout repairs about 5.6 miles west of Butler Ranch 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 271

– Metal beam guardrail repair at various locations from the southern junction of Routes 101/271 to the Humboldt/Mendocino County line will continue Tuesday, Oct. 23. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute  delays.  Contractor – Coral Construction of Wilsonville.

– Electrical upgrades 0.9 mile south of the Caltrans Maintenance Yard will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. A shoulder closure will be in effect. Motorists are advised to drive with caution through the area and may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Cal Electro Inc. of Redding.

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 members of the Lake County Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Commission invite guests and curious citizens from all areas of Lake County to visit with and learn more about the commission at its next regular meeting at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18.

The panel, under the direction of chairperson Valerie La Bonte, has for several years worked to help coordinate several of the Lake County and state of California programs that provide services to Lake Counties youths and their families.

The JJDPC would like to expand the commission with the addition of under 18 year old members as well as adults who have the time and motivation to include themselves and their expertise into diverse and sometimes complicated programs that have been designed to help the counties youth avoid the many elements that influence troublesome behavior, as well as provide serious advice and assistance to them and their families when trouble has become part of the lives.

The commission meets at 12:15 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. Meetings are held in Room C on the third floor of the Lake County Courthouse at 255 N Forbes St. Lakeport.

Interested parties may contact La Bonte at 707-245-8455 should there be any specific questions.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – In recognition of Family History Month, Lakeport Library. Will present a program called “First Steps in Family History Research” at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at 1425 N. High St.

Jan Cook of the library staff will introduce the basics of genealogy research and will cover resources available through the library.

Guests will have a chance to do some Internet research and will receive a packet of materials to take home.

On the subject of family history, Alex Haley commented in Roots, “In all of us there is a hunger, marrow deep, to know our heritage – to know who we are and where we came from. Without this enriching knowledge, there is a hollow yearning. No matter what our attainments in life, there is still a vacuum, an emptiness, and the most disquieting loneliness.”

Mark Twain expressed a different view of genealogy: “Why waste your money looking up your family tree? Just go into politics and your opponents will do it for you.”

Genealogy is a puzzle with no end, a mystery that expands with every solution. Finding one ancestor leads to two more.

Everyone is welcome to attend this library program and to begin exploring his or her own unique heritage.

Sign ups are requested, but no library card is required to attend this free program.

Lakeport Library’s phone number is 707- 263-8817.

The library Web site is http://library.co.lake.ca.us .

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Green Party of Lake County will have its monthly meeting on Sunday, Oct. 21.

The group will meet from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the clubhouse at Lakeport Lagoons, 1800 S. Main St.

Guest speaker at 2 p.m. will be Mike Lunas, candidate for Lake County Superior Court judge.

They also will have a speaker from the local anti-GMO community to speak on proposition 37, the GMO labeling law.

The group may have a speaker on Measure E, the county sales tax proposal to clean up the lake.

They will talk about the group’s trip to Napa to see Jill Stein, Green Party Presidential candidate, on Sept. 25.

There will be a light potluck; bring something if you wish.

Call Joanne or Phil at 707-263-3391 for more information or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

The group’s Web site is www.lakecountygreenparty.bravesites.com .

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The docents and volunteers of the Ely Stage Stop and Country Museum are partnering with Wildhurst Vineyards to present a Fall Farm to Table winemaker’s dinner on Saturday, Oct. 20.

The event will be held at the beautifully restored Ely Stage Stop, located at 9921 Soda Bay Road (Highway 281) and is a benefit to help with the purchase price of the newly acquired stage coach that will be on display that evening.

Seating was limited to 20 people and the event has sold out.

The six course gourmet dinner will be prepared by Chic le Chef and each course will be paired with a Wildhurst wine.

Additionally, there will be live music and a storyteller speaking on the history of the stage stop, the people closely related to it – including the infamous highwaymen – and the areas of Lake County served by it.

The stage can still be viewed during regular museum hours, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Watch for the announcement of future benefit events to be hosted at the Ely Stage Stop and Country Museum.