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NORTH COAST, Calif. – Caltrans reports that the following road projects will be taking place around Lake County and the North Coast during the coming week.
Included are Mendocino County projects that may impact Lake County commuters.
LAKE COUNTY
Highway 175
– Valley fire recovery work from the junction of Routes 29/175 in Middletown to Loch Lomond will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
MENDOCINO COUNTY
Highway 1
– PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility repairs from Haven Neck Drive to Old Stageroad Drive beginning Thursday, Jan. 19. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
– AT&T has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility repairs in Manchester on Wednesday, Jan. 18. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
– Repairs at the Albion River Bridge will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
– PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility repairs from Albion Little River Road to the Little River Bridge beginning Friday, Jan. 13. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
Highway 101
– Routine maintenance near Frog Woman Rock will continue. Northbound traffic will be restricted to one lane 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.
– Emergency slide repairs just south of Standish-Hickey State Park 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.
– Emergency slide removal near Piercy will continue. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in both directions 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.
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).
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Arline Fay Montgomery was born in San Jose, Calif., on Sept. 14, 1937, and passed away on Jan. 7, 2017.
She was loved by everyone and never said an unkind word about anyone.
Arline is survived by her husband of 61 years, Wendell Montgomery; son, Mathew; grandchildren, Aaron, Chad and Wendy; and sisters, Dorothy, Carol and Marie. She is predeceased by her parents, Marie and Al Converse, and her daughter, Cynthia Borba.
Arline was an avid windsurfer, painter, dancer and craftsperson.
At her request, no services are planned.
Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com .
Stephanie Bowman
Nov. 30, 1948 – Jan. 12, 2017
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Stephanie is survived by her children, David Glisson, Aaron Bowman and Leeann Bowman; siblings, Richard Hoffman and Sharleen Hill; many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband, Butch Bowman, and daughter, Carolyn Knudsen.
She will be dearly missed.
Visitation will be held at Lucerne Community Church on Monday, Jan. 16, from 9 to 11 a.m., with a funeral service at 11 a.m. and interment to follow at Upper Lake Cemetery.
Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com .
CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – Lorell Grueter passed away at her home on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, in Clearlake Oaks.
Friends and family are invited to attend a visitation on Tuesday, Jan. 17, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Jones & Lewis Clear Lake Memorial Chapel in Lower Lake. A graveside service will commence at 11 a.m. at Lower Lake Cemetery.
Arrangements under the care of Jones & Lewis Clear Lake Memorial Chapel.
Please share your loving memories of Lorell by signing her online guestbook at www.jonesandlewis.com .
LAKEPORT, Calif. – A Friday morning fire destroyed a Lakeport residence.
The fire at 2685 Beach Lane was first dispatched just before 11 a.m., according to Lakeport Fire Chief Doug Hutchison.
Hutchison said the fire initially was reported as flames and smoke seen in the area. When firefighters arrived, they found the back of the house was fully involved and the fire was spreading into the front of the structure.
Lakeport Fire's response included three engines, a ladder truck and Hutchison, Kelseyville Fire sent an engine and a chief, and Northshore Fire sent an engine, a battalion chief and its support team, Hutchison said.
He said they started to attack the fire with an engine and a ladder truck, but ran out of water before they could establish a line to the nearest hydrant, which was about 1,200 feet away.
It took time to lay hose all the way from the hydrant and get the hose charged, Hutchison said. During that time, the structure's roof was beginning to collapse, so firefighters backed off into defensive mode.
As of 1 p.m., the fire had been controlled. Hutchison said all of the home's roof had collapsed and the structure was a total loss.
No one was at home at the time of the fire, but the owner returned and firefighters have made contact with him, Hutchison said.
Early Friday afternoon, Hutchison said mop up was continuing at the scene. “We've got hours of work still to do.”
As for the cause, “We have no idea what started the fire,” Hutchison said.
Hutchison said that Beach Lane past Rainbow Road was remaining closed while firefighters were still on scene and involved with mop up.
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UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Local authorities were involved in a search on Friday morning for two subjects who fled after a vehicle pursuit near Upper Lake, with the search called off a few hours later.
A Friday morning report from the Lake County Sheriff's Office and the California Highway said they were looking for one male and one female who fled on foot from the area of Old Lake County Road and Highway 20 near the Lake and Mendocino County line.
CHP Officer Kory Reynolds said the pursuit had begun in the Willits area and ended in Upper Lake. He did not have additional details Friday morning.
The only available description of the subjects are a male with long brown hair in a red jacket or dark-colored shirt and a female with shoulder length hair wearing all-black clothing.
The two subjects are possibly armed with a handgun and should be considered dangerous, the sheriff's office said.
Anyone who sees subjects matching these descriptions in this area should avoid contact and call 9-1-1 immediately, authorities said.
The search led to schools in the area being locked down.
Upper Lake Unified School District Superintendent Patrick Iaccino said he put the schools into lockdown as soon as he got an alert notice from the sheriff's office on Friday morning.
Students and teachers were kept inside and administrators were out monitoring the school campuses, Iaccino said.
Iaccino said they had tried to discourage parents from coming to pick up students due to not wanting activity out on the campus.
Rob Young of the Lake County Office of Education had been communicating with Iaccino about the situation to get him more information, Iaccino said.
With the search about five miles from the school, and with the suspects not believed to be headed in the school's direction, Iaccino planned to lift the lockdown and return school to normal operations at around 11 a.m.
Just as Iaccino was getting ready to lift the lockdown at 11 a.m., the sheriff's office said the search had been discontinued.
At that point, the two subjects – who were last seen on foot going towards Mendocino County – hadn't been located, officials said.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office said it did not have any further information to provide on the incident, as CHP in Mendocino County is the investigating agency.
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