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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Boat access ramps at Lake County parks have been temporarily closed due to high lake levels.
The high water has flooded county park roads and brought debris onto the ramps creating safety concerns for park users.
The ramps will reopen once these concerns are reduced with receding water levels.
Affected parks include:
• Clearlake Oaks;
• Keeling County Park;
• Lakeside County Park;
• Lucerne Harbor;
• Nice Community Beach;
• Rodman Slough.
For more information contact the Public Services Department at 707-262-1618.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Mendocino College's Lake Center Campus still has spots available in its Construction Fundamentals and Green Building class.
The class takes place on Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m., with lectures on various phases of construction.
Hands-on labs are on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
For more information or to sign up visit www.mendocino.edu .
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Parks and Recreation Commission will next meet on Thursday, Feb. 2.
The commission will meet beginning at 3 p.m. in the conference room at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
The agenda includes updates on activities at Library Park and Westside Community Park.
The commissioners also will discuss changing to quarterly meetings and will get a progress update on a sign for a new walking path.
Commissioners are Ann Blue, Kipp Knorr, Suzanne Lyons, Suzanne Russell and Cindy Ustrud.
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Kelseyville Methodist Thrift Shop will hold a special 25-cent sale on Monday, Jan. 30, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The shop is located at 5250 First St., just off of Main Street.
“This is a special sale to new and regular customers,” said Methodist member and volunteer Marti Dunn. “We have an array of pants, blouses, dishes, linens, purses, sweaters, infant clothing and coats.”
The 25-cent sale is for inside items only. All outside items are at regular prices.
The thrift shop has been providing assistance to the community since 1954 and all proceeds assist the operation of this Kelseyville Church, which has served the community since 1854 on the same spot at First and Main streets.
In addition to Kelseyville United Methodist Sunday Services at 9 a.m. with Sunday brunch on the first Sunday each month, the church hosts Girl Scouts, 4-H, AA and the Lake County Unitarian Universalist at 11 a.m. on Sundays.
For more information about donations to the thrift shop, contact Linda Breeding at 707-349-5400.
For information about the Kelseyville United Methodist Church and prayer requests contact Pastor Voris Brumfield at
On day one of his administration, President Donald Trump suspended a quarter point decrease in the FHA mortgage insurance premium that was set to begin on Jan. 27.
The decrease was designed to make FHA mortgages more affordable as mortgage interest rates are on the rise and allow more people to qualify for home ownership.
The National Association of Realtors expressed disappointment stating that “roughly 750,000 to 850,000 home buyers will face higher costs, and 30,000 to 40,000 new home buyers will be left on the sidelines in 2017 without the cut …”
If I had voted for Donald Trump based on his promise to make “America Great Again,” I would be curious as to why that doesn’t include giving more people an opportunity to own their homes.
But maybe his supporters aren’t aware. There’s little media coverage of this mean-spirited action because we are all distracted by the facts and alternative facts of crowd counts for the inauguration.
Shirley Howland lives in Clearlake, Calif.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Roadside rumble strips are designed to alert motorists that they may be veering off the road, but for bicyclists, rumble strips can catch them by surprise.
Caltrans worked with Northern California bicycling advocates and designed the “Flying Wedge,” a new pavement striping that alerts bicyclists of upcoming rumble strips.
In this latest Caltrans News Flash, see how collaboration and creative thinking resulted in an innovative and inexpensive solution that is having a big impact on the safety of bicyclists.