The next meeting will take place at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at the Clear Lake Riviera Community Association building, 9689 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville.

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

Included are Mendocino County projects that may impact Lake County commuters.

LAKE COUNTY

Highway 20

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance near the Lake/Mendocino County line on Friday, April 15. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4PM. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

– Metal beam guardrail repair at Lakeshore Boulevard Extension will continue through Friday, April 15. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 3PM, weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Stewart Dirt and Aggregate of Fairfield.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance 0.8 mile east of Gladys Street on Monday, April 18. Work hours are 9 a.m. to 4PM. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance 0.5 mile west of Sulphur Bank Road on Tuesday, April 19. Work hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

Highway 29

– Metal beam guardrail repair at the Hill Road Undercrossing will begin Wednesday, April 20. 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 – Stewart Dirt and Aggregate of Fairfield.

– Metal beam guardrail repair near the Lucerne Undercrossing will occur on Monday, April 18, and Tuesday, April 19. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Stewart Dirt and Aggregate of Fairfield.

Highway 175

– Metal beam guardrail repair at the Putah Creek Bridges and the Dry Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Stewart Dirt and Aggregate of Fairfield.

– PG&E of Eureka has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility repairs from the Dry Creek Bridge to Bush Street beginning Monday, April 18. 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.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 20

– Ben's Trucking of Red Bluff has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for an oil spill cleanup 1.9 miles west of Wildwood Campground on Monday, April 18. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance near the Lake/Mendocino County line on Friday, April 15. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

Highway 101

– Slide repairs north of the Korean War Veterans War Memorial Bridge will continue. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel 24 hours per day, seven days per week, and speed is reduced to 25 mph. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa.

– A pavement repair project from the Robinson Creek Bridge to Uva Drive will continue. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel 24 hours per day from 8 p.m. Sunday through 3 p.m. Friday. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Northbound ramps at Calpella (Exit 555A) and Route 20 (Exit 555B) as well as southbound ramps at Route 20 (Exit 555B) will be intermittently closed. Motorists will be advised to use an alternate route and may experience minor delays. Contractor – Granite Construction Inc. of Ukiah.

– Repair of a slipout from Reeves Canyon Road to Ridgewood Ranch Road will continue. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Granite Construction Inc. of Ukiah.

– Installation of rumble strips from 1.1 miles south of Big Trails Drive to the Ten Mile Creek Bridge will begin Monday, April 18. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Traffic Solutions of Redding.

– Painting at the Arnold Bridge Overhead will begin Monday, April 18. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Certified Coatings Company of Fairfield.

Highway 128

– Slipout repairs 1.2 miles east of Big Oaks Drive 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 5-minute delays. Contractor – Te a.m. Ghilotti of Petaluma.

Highway 222

– Replacement of the Russian River Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays during work hours and five-minute delays at other times. Contractor – CC Myers of Rancho Cordova.

All of these projects are weather permitting and subject to change. Caltrans wishes to advise 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).

There will be separate areas for children from 0 to10 years of age to gather eggs.

Please bring your own baskets or bags to collect your eggs.

The cost is $2 per child.

While you are there, enjoy a lunch of homemade tamales and rice for only $2, or purchase a delicious home-baked item from the bake sale.

The funds raised will support the Kelseyville High School Senior Class senior trip to Disneyland.

UKIAH, Calif. – The Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council will hold the final of six upcoming public information meetings for select Pacific Gas & Electric-owned watershed lands on Wednesday, April 27.

The meeting will be held from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Ukiah Valley Conference Center's Chenin Blanc Room, 200 S. School St., Ukiah.

The final meeting concerns the following Eel River planning unit within Lake and Mendocino counties.

The purpose of the public information meetings is to update participants on the Stewardship Council’s land conservation program and to solicit input on the future stewardship of these watershed lands.

For more information on these watershed lands, including maps, please visit www.stewardshipcouncil.org/land_conservation/round_2.htm .

All interested members of the public are invited to attend and participate.

For more information regarding the project, please contact Land Conservation Project Manager Toby Perry at 650-401-2152 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Stewardship Council is a private, non-profit foundation that is responsible for developing and implementing a land conservation plan for approximately 140,000 acres of PG&E-owned watershed lands.

The Lavender Blue mascot cat. Courtesy of Lake County Wine Studio.

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Lake County Wine Studio hosting a “Spring Fling” wine tasting event featuring the new Lavender Blue wines on Saturday, April 16.

The event will take place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the wine studio, located at the corner of First and Main streets in historic Upper Lake, across from the famous Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Saloon & Café.

Featured will be winemaker, Stephen C. Dilley and especially prepared appetizers created from his repertoire of recipes.

Recipe cards will be available for attendees to take for their own entertaining enjoyment.

The wine and appetizer sampler is $15 per person and will feature the Lavender Blue 2009 Sauvignon Blanc, 2009 Sweet Suave Blanc, 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon (Bronze Medal Winner at the S.F. Chronicle Wine Competition), 2008 Liquido D’Oro dessert wine and a Tawny Syrah.

For more information, call Susan Feiler at 707-275-8030 or 707-293-8752.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Calpine Visitors Center, 15500 Central Park Road, Middletown.

There will be free bus tours to a geothermal power plant; reservations are required.

There will be booths, guest speakers,musical performers, activities and much more.

Please call 707-987-4270 for reservations.