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Caltrans crews are working around the clock seven days a week on numerous state routes in California to repair roadways impacted by recent storms and unstable soil.
“Our roadways have been pounded this winter by the severe weather conditions,” said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. “Crews are mobilized across the state removing debris, repairing road damage, performing traffic control and assessing ongoing risks. As we work to reopen many of our roadways, we are also preparing for the next wave of storms. We will continue to work around the clock.”
Every region in California has been affected by the winter storms, and thus far, there has been an estimated $401 million in storm damage to the state highway system at 190 locations.
Meteorologists are predicting storm systems to impact California beginning Thursday and by Monday, the state may receive three to eight inches of rainfall, and snow levels could drop as low as 5,000 feet in Northern California.
Crews are currently working to restore full access to the following roadways; however, an estimated time of reopening is unavailable due to the incoming storm:
· Westbound Interstate 80 is closed at the Nevada State line due to a landslide.
· State Route 1 near Leggett in Mendocino County has been closed since Feb. 3 due to an active slide. Cleanup to reopen the highway has been slow due to the instability of the slide and concern for worker safety.
· Northbound State Route 17 at Sugarloaf Road in Santa Cruz County is closed due to a mudslide.
· Crews are working to restore State Route 37 between U.S. Highway 101 and Atherton Avenue in Marin County.
In the Caltrans News Flash above, get a glimpse at the work that was done to clear fallen debris and to stabilize the hillside on While U.S. Highway 50.
The recent storms have also affected rail and freight movement; below are a few of the major routes affected:
· Union Pacific Fresno Sub South of Elk Grove is out of service due to derailment on Feb. 10.
· Union Pacific Sub above Oroville is out of service due to washouts, rockslides and flooding.
· Heavier than usual freight traffic over the Martinez subdivision between Oakland and Sacramento is leading to significant delays to Amtrak trains.
· The Coast Starlight is canceled between Redding and Sacramento; however, trains are running from Redding to Seattle, and Sacramento to Los Angeles.
Caltrans anticipates additional closures with the new storm systems; motorists should check road conditions frequently.
For the latest road condition information, the radio may be tuned to the Caltrans Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) at 530 AM, 1610 AM or 1670 AM or call the Caltrans Road Condition Hotline at 1-800-427-ROAD (7623).
Real time conditions are also available online and for mobile phones at http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov .
ALBANY, Calif. – Friday, Feb. 10, and Saturday, Feb. 11, was this year’s two day Girls North Coast Sections Championships.
The Clear Lake Cardinals entered four wrestlers into the tournament, two would make it to the second day and one would medal.
Mavis Pyorre (111 lbs.) won the sixth place medal, with three pins throughout the tournament.
Holding true to her sixth seed, Mavis finished as she was seeded, as well as putting the pressure to the fourth- and fifth-place finishers along the way.
On day one she would face off and pin the eventual eighth placer from Washington. On day two, she got caught by the third seed and eventual third place finisher from Castro Valley in the quarterfinals. Mavis would then battle back, pinning a top 12 finishing wrestler from San Leandro.
In the consolation quarter finals Mavis would meet up with the eventual 8th placer from Washington again, pinning her to move on to consolation semifinals. Here she would come up just short, in a close back and forth decision match against the fourth seed and placer, from American High.
Then, Mavis was pulled from her finals match while leading, after getting her previously injured arm caught in an awkward position, against the eventual fifth placer from Santa Rosa.
Mavis was the highest placing freshman in the division and becomes Clear Lake’s first Girl to medal as a freshman.
Kally Vinson (235 lbs.) lost a close decision match against the eventual sixth placer from Eureka and battled hard before falling against the eventual fourth placer from Alhambra.
Merari Alvarez (150 lbs.) fell against the eventual fourth placer from Ukiah and then lost to her next opponent from Rancho Cotate. After controlling the match, she broke her ankle and was out.
Mackenzie Markham (101 lbs.) fell to the eventual seventh placer from Albany and eighth placer from Irvington.
Lake County ended this year’s Girls North Coast Section Tournament with four state qualifiers and 12 total medalists:
– 101 lbs.: Senior Krystal Lockwood, Lower Lake High, sixth.
– 111 lbs.: Freshman Mavis Pyorre, Clear Lake High, sixth.
– 116 lbs.: Sophomore Adriana Lopez, Upper Lake High, third.
– 121 lbs.: Freshman Bailey Huggins, Kelseyville High, seventh.
– 126 lbs.: Junior Christina Wilson, Upper Lake High, first.
– 126 lbs.: Junior Lily Wetmore, Lower Lake High, sixth.
– 131 lbs.: Junior Isis Martinez, Upper Lake High, sixth.
– 137 lbs.: Sophomore Kylie Dredge, Middletown High, sixth.
– 143 lbs.: Senior Rachel Harvey, Middletown High, fifth.
– 150 lbs.: Sophomore Alixe Olson, Middletown High, third.
– 189 lbs.: Sophomore Jasmin Clarke, Kelseyville High, third.
– 235 lbs.: Senior Brianna Christian, Kelseyville High, fifth.
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Soroptimist International of Clear Lake will meet on Thursday, Feb. 23, for the annual awards luncheon meeting.
The meeting will begin at 11:45 a.m. at Aromas Café at Woodland Community College’s Lake County Campus, 15880 Dam Road Extension in Clearlake.
The cost for lunch is $14 and can be paid at the door or a reservation can be made by calling the number below.
Kathy Freeborn, chair of the Soroptimist Live Your Dream Award, will present a monetary award to three deserving women, Jealena Cooke, Tiara Rodriguez and Choya Murphy.
This award is given to a woman who serves as the primary wage earner for her family and seeks financial assistance to continue her education or receive training.
Kelley Slater, Ruby Award chair, will present this award to a woman who is recognized for her effort on behalf of women and girls, helping to improve their conditions through her own personal or volunteer efforts or through professional avenues.
These awards are given every year to deserving women in Lake County. To find more about either award and how to nominate a deserving woman you know or even nominate yourself, contact President Olga Martin Steele
Soroptimist is an international organization for women who volunteer to work to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and in the world.
More than 100,000 Soroptimists in some 130 countries and territories contribute time and financial support to community-based and international projects to benefit women and girls.
The local group meets for lunch on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month in Clearlake.
The group is currently working on the annual signature fundraiser Spring Fling slated for March 11 at Twin Pine Casino Community Room in Middletown.
Membership is open to anyone with the desire to help women and girls locally, nationally and internationally.
For more information about the luncheon or joining Soroptimist International of Clear Lake, please contact Membership Chair Wanda Harris at 707-225-5800 or
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Tickets are now on sale for the Race to Scouting Family Fun Carnival on Saturday, March 11.
The event will take place from noon to 5 p.m. at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin St. in Lakeport.
The scouts currently are out and about selling tickets.
Tickets purchased in advance for $1 each will get a $2 off coupon on a large pizza at almost all of the pizza parlors in Lake County, as well as a chance to win one of the many door prizes and a coupon for five activity tickets at the carnival.
To purchase tickets, keep an eye out for a Scout in your area or, in Lakeport, call 707-263-5963 or 707-245-7598; in Kelseyville, call 707-279-2129; 707-889-3186 in Clearlake or Middletown; or text 707-489-5417.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
AND NOTICE OF PROPOSED MINOR USE PERMIT
BY THE LAKE COUNTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lake County Zoning Administrator of the County of Lake, State of California, will consider approving Minor Use Permit 16-39 with no public hearing if no written request for a public hearing is submitted by 5:00 P.M., March 1, 2017 to the Community Development Department, Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport, California.
Should a timely request for hearing be filed, a public hearing will be held on March 8, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in Conference Room C, 3rd Floor of the Courthouse.
Minor Use Permit 16-39. Location: 9818 Elliott Street, Upper Lake, APN 004-068-13. Owner: James and Diane Devries. Project: In accordance with Lake County Code to a Collectors permit for a 2,700 square foot storage building. Project planner: Michalyn DelValle, 707-263-2221 or
Copies of the application, environmental documents, all reference documents, and staff reports associated with each project are available for review through the Community Development Department, Planning Division; Telephone, 707-263-2221.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Robert Massarelli, Director
By: ____________________________________
Danae Bowen, Office Assistant III
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Sutter Lakeside Hospital has welcomed a new chief administrative officer.
Dan Peterson, MHA, joined the hospital this week.
Peterson comes from the Sutter Santa Rosa Surgery and Endoscopy Center, where he served as administrator for four and a half years.
He succeeds Siri Nelson, who led the hospital for nearly eight years before leaving to take the chief executive officer’s position at South Meadows Medical Center in Reno earlier this month.
Peterson, who grew up in rural Michigan, is happy to return to his small town roots.
“I look forward to raising my family in a place with a strong sense of community,” said Peterson. “I devote most of my free time to my family, and they’re thrilled to be moving to a place with a lake, mountains and the forest.”
Peterson has a decade of experience in health care administration. His father’s career as a physician inspired Peterson to pursue the health care field.
“To me, health care is the most impactful industry,” said Peterson. “I find it gratifying to positively influence such an important aspect of people’s lives.”
He added, “Sutter Lakeside has a great team in place. I’m excited to continue improving health care in Lake County.”