CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – Local attorney Dennis Fordham will host a free educational seminar titled “Why a Trust and Not a Will?” on Saturday, April 9.
The seminar will begin at 1 p.m. at the Live Oaks Senior Center, 12502 Foothill Blvd., Clearlake Oaks.
Refreshments will be offered.
Fordham is a State Bar Certified Specialist on estate planning.
Please RSVP at 707-263-3235 or www.DennisFordhamLaw.com.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Each year in March Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club hosts the Daffodil Tea to welcome springtime.
The purpose of this event is for members to share with new members and friends all the beautiful daffodils from their gardens and the floral arrangements made by the Kabatin Flower Arranging group.
Members host tables decorating with their china tea sets and provide wonderful tea sandwiches and desserts. Also members donate gifts for the door prizes so that each person attending has a chance at winning one of the many door prizes.
Chairman Nora Gerrard noted that 98 people attended this year’s tea party, 45 members and 53 guests which was held on March 15 at the Bachelor Valley Grange in Upper Lake.
Eighteen tables were set up and all were decorated with china and flower arrangements with clever hostesses gifts. Gerrard thanked all the hostesses and all the people who helped to make this tea a success.
There were 77 door prizes donated by members so that almost everyone received something. The rain didn’t bother the friendship and good time everyone enjoyed.
Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club meets at noon on the third Tuesday of the month at the Scotts Valley Women's Club House, 2298 Hendricks Road, Lakeport.
Members, guests and all interested are most welcome. President Linda Waterstraat, 707-245-4721, invites interested gardeners to join them.
Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club is a member of Mendo-Lake District, California Garden Club Inc., Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs Inc.
For more information see www.clttgc.org .
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – “The Philadelphia Lawyer,” with Lower Lake attorney Ron Green, airs from 10:30 a.m. to 11a.m. every Wednesday during Steve and Catherine Elias’ Lake County Magazine radio show on KPFZ 88.1 FM.
Green discusses a wide range of legal and political news, issues and cases.
On March 23, Green will discuss police misconduct, including his own past personal experiences and recent Bay Area news stories.
Audience participation is encouraged for this discussion, and the call-in “on air” number is 707-263-3435.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – There is still time to enter your short film in a festival that “stars” Clear Lake.
The second annual “We Love Tules” Four Minute Film Festival will be accepting filmmakers short films until the evening of Wednesday, March 30.
Films should be around four minutes in length and in DVD format.
All ages are encouraged to enter, and every imaginable genre is invited – drama to documentary; animations to sunsets.
Films should be delivered to Watershed Books at 305 N. Main St., Lakeport.
For information, feel free to contact Cheri at 707-263-5787 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
A premier gala will take place on April 7 at the Lakeport Yacht Club; reservations are required.
The producers of this event wish to thank the Lakeport Main Street Association and the Sierra Club Lake Group for their generous support.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Central Committee Chairman Mark Cabaniss and delegates Randy Ridgel, Jaxan Christensen, Jackie Ridgel and Walt Christensen are heading to Sacramento for California's annual Republican Party State Convention.
At the event delegates will elect a new state chairman and northwest regional vice chair.
The central committee's next meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 28, at the Kelseyville Pizza, 5285 State St. in downtown Kelseyville for dinner, with the meeting to follow at 6:30 p.m.
Meetings are open to the public and committee membership is open to all registered Republicans.
For more information contact Cabaniss at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 707-391-3637.
NORTH COAST – Caltrans reports that the following road projects will be taking place around Lake County during the coming week.
Included are Mendocino County projects that may impact Lake County commuters.
LAKE COUNTY
Highway 20
– PG&E of Eureka has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility repairs near Saratoga Road on Tuesday, March 22. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.
– PG&E of Eureka has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility repairs at Gladys Street through Friday, March 18. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
Highway 29
– Metal beam guardrail repair at the Kelsey Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Stewart Dirt and Aggregate of Fairfield.
Highway 175
– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from the junction of Route29/175 near Kelseyville to the junction of Route 29/175 in Middletown. Work hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.
MENDOCINO COUNTY
Highway 1
– Soroptimist International of Fort Bragg has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for the annual 5K/10K Run and Walk on Saturday, March 19. A full road closure will be in effect 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. from Pine Street to Redwood Avenue, and a detour will be provided. Northbound left turns onto Laurel Avenue will be restricted 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., and motorists should use an alternate route.
Highway 101
– Repair of a slipout from 3.4 to 1.2 miles south of 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.
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.
These projects are weather permitting and subject to change. Caltrans advises 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).
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