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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 20
– Pavement repairs from Manzanita Drive to the junction of Routes 20/53 will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.
Highway 29
– Valley Fire recovery work from the Lake/Napa County line to Hidden Valley will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.
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 7 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 30-minute delays.
MENDOCINO COUNTY
Highway 1
– PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility repairs near Big Gulch Road beginning Friday, April 28. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
– Geotechnical studies near the Little River Bridge and Jack Peters Creek 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.
– Highway repairs just north of Ocean Meadows Circle 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.
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.
– Highway construction just south of the Haehl Overhead Bridge 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.
– Pavement repairs from County Road 307 to Rattlesnake Creek will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.
– Emergency slide repairs just south of Standish-Hickey State Park will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
Highway 253
– Electrical work from Cattle Pass to Butler Ranch will begin Wednesday, April 27. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.
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. – Sutter Lakeside Hospital will host its monthly Wellness & Stroke Recovery support group on Wednesday, April 27, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the hospital conference room.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Bereavement counselors from Hospice Services of Lake County will present to the group on grief, loss and coping mechanisms following the death of a loved one or the diagnosis of a chronic illness such as diabetes, heart failure or COPD.
Grief is defined as deep sorrow typically triggered by a significant loss, such as the death of a loved one or the diagnosis of a life-altering illness such as diabetes, heart failure or COPD.
While individuals cope with grief differently, research shows that a social support system and healthy habits greatly impact the ability to overcome grief, according to the American Psychological Association.
Severe grief, defined by the APA as the bio-psycho-social impact of the death of a loved one that can complicate daily function, requires individualized attention and treatment.
Bereavement support groups can offer a safe place for grieving people to find fellowship with others who are empathetic and understanding.
Groups can help an individual validate his or her feelings of loss, alleviate the loneliness that often accompanies a significant loss, and offer ways to work through the emotional and spiritual implications of sorrow, according to the Hospice Foundation of America.
The group is free and open to the public.
For questions about the group or for more information, please contact Nikki Bullock, M.S.W. by phone at 707-264-9492 or by email at
Morgen Wells is community relations and fund development specialist at Sutter Lakeside Hospital.
SACRAMENTO – California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith is lifting the health advisory regarding Dungeness crabs caught from ocean waters south of 40°46.15′ N Latitude (a line extending due west from the west end of the north jetty at the entrance of Humboldt Bay), including all ocean waters of Humboldt Bay.
Recent tests show traces of domoic acid have declined to low or undetectable levels in Dungeness crabs caught in these areas.
This partial lifting comes after the March 18, 2016 announcement lifting the advisory for Dungeness crab caught south of the Sonoma/Mendocino County Line (Latitude 38° 46.1' N).
The advisory remains in effect for Dungeness crab caught in state waters north of the north jetty at the entrance of Humboldt Bay (Latitude 40°46.15′ N).
CDPH and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment concur that meat from Dungeness crabs caught along the coast south of the Sonoma/Mendocino County line is safe to consume.
However, consumers are advised to not eat the viscera (internal organs, also known as “butter” or “guts”) of crabs. The viscera usually contain much higher levels of domoic acid than crab body meat.
When whole crabs are cooked in liquid, domoic acid may leach from the viscera into the cooking liquid.
Water or broth used to cook whole crabs should be discarded and not used to prepare dishes such as sauces, broths, soups or stews (for example, cioppino or gumbo), stocks, roux, dressings or dips.
The best ways to reduce risk are:
1) Remove the crab viscera and rinse out the body cavity prior to cooking; or
2) Boil or steam whole crabs, instead of frying or broiling, and discard cooking liquids.
Symptoms of domoic acid poisoning can occur within 30 minutes to 24 hours after eating toxic seafood.
In mild cases, symptoms may include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, headache and dizziness. These symptoms disappear within several days.
In severe cases, the victim may experience trouble breathing, confusion, disorientation, cardiovascular instability, seizures, excessive bronchial secretions, permanent loss of short-term memory (a condition known as Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning), coma or death. There have been no confirmed illnesses associated with this year’s domoic acid event.
Domoic acid accumulation in seafood is a natural occurrence that is related to a “bloom” of a particular single-celled plant. The conditions that support the growth of this plant are impossible to predict.
While the bloom that occurred last year has dissipated, it takes a period of time for the organisms feeding on the phytoplankton to eliminate the domoic acid from their bodies.
CDPH will continue to coordinate its efforts with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the fishing community to collect crab samples from the central and northern California coast until the domoic acid levels have dissipated.
To receive updated information about shellfish poisoning and quarantines, call CDPH’s toll-free Shellfish Information Line at 800-553-4133.
For additional information, visit CDPH’s Natural Marine Toxins: PSP and Domoic Acid Web page at http://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/environhealth/water/Documents/Shellfish/Natural_Marine_Toxins_2015.pdf and CDPH’s Domoic Acid health information Web page at http://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/Pages/fdbDomoicAcidInfo.aspx .
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The Lake County Sheriff's Office reported Friday that doctors have declared the deputy injured this week off the Mendocino Coast brain dead.
Jake Steely, 39, and his 11-year-old son were rescued from the ocean at Mendocino Headlands State Park on Monday, as Lake County News has reported.
Steely subsequently was flown to Enloe Medical Center in Chico for treatment, according to Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
At 2:40 p.m. Thursday, doctors at Enloe Hospital determined that Steely had suffered irreversible brain damage and pronounced him brain dead, Brooks said.
Deputy Steely, a nine-year law enforcement veteran at both the Lakeport Police Department and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, had chosen to be an organ donor. With his family’s approval, he remains on life support so that his organs may be donated this week, according to Brooks.
Brooks said the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, along with several other law enforcement agencies, will escort Steely and his family home to Lake County within the upcoming days.
Deputy Steely is survived by his wife, Lynda Steely; children, Alexsandria Calbreath, Braiden Wayment, Tori Wayment, Nia Steely and Ty Steely; brother, Caleb Steely and David Laird; sisters, Anna Mix, Leabeth York, Abigail Steely, Becky Steely and Deborah Langley; parents, Luke and Karen Steely; and grandmother, Marian Steely.
Cards and condolences will be accepted at the Lake County Sheriff’s Office at 1220 Martin St., Lakeport, CA 95453.
For those wanting to make a donation to assist the Steely family during this tragic time, a Go Fund Me account has been set up in Deputy Steely’s name at https://www.gofundme.com/29y4dxk4 , and a “Dep. Jake Steely Family” account has been opened at Mendo-Lake Credit Union in Lakeport.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The five candidates seeking the District 4 supervisorial seat met to discuss their reasons for running and how they would serve the district at a Wednesday forum.
Ted Mandrones, Phil Murphy, Ron Rose, Martin Scheel and Tina Scott participated in the event, which took place Wednesday evening at the Lake County Courthouse in Lakeport.
All five will be on the June 7 primary election ballot.
Lake County News and the Lake County Economic Development Corp. partnered to present the event.
The forum, which lasted an hour and 40 minutes, can be seen in its entirety in the video above.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Rain is back in the forecast for Friday, but clearer conditions are expected to return this weekend and into early next week.
Showers began early Friday morning, and are anticipated to continue into Friday night, according to the National Weather Service.
Up to half an inch of rain could fall on Lake County during the day on Friday, with less than a tenth of an inch forecast Friday night.
Weather models posted by the National Weather Service showed that the heaviest rain was likely to hit before 5 a.m. and in the early afternoon.
Also forecast are winds with gusts into the high 20s on Friday night, based on the local forest.
No showers are forecast so far on Saturday and Sunday, when mostly sunny conditions are expected.
The forecast calls for a chance of showers to return on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Daytime temperatures are forecast to be in the mid 60s, with nighttime lows in the high 30s, the National Weather Service said.
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