The group will serve homemade red sauce over raviolis with Italian sausage, salad and dessert, at the club hall, 2817 E. Highway 20 in Nice.

The bar is open for socializing at 5 p.m. then dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.

Enjoy dancing to music of John Zimmerman right after the meal.

All tickets cost $15 at the door.

Everyone is welcome.

For information about this event or renting the hall for your own, call 707-263-1606.

Do you have an authentic beer stein? The Kitchen Gallery would like to include it in a display of beer steins at Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 2, 2010. Courtesy photo.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – It’s back by popular demand – Oktoberfest will take place in Lakeport on Saturday, Oct. 2.

Join your friends and neighbors while enjoying the fun contests, great food and craft vendors, beer garden and music all day and into the evening.

The Kitchen Gallery is hosting a German beer stein contest that you may view in their windows on the Third Street side that day.

This is a call out for anyone who has a favorite stein that they may want to enter into this contest. Get your stein entry in early for viewing.

There is also a pretzel making contest for all ages, so come early to sign up for the fun.

Don’t forget about the weiner dog races as well as the Dirndl/Lederhosen costume contest. Prizes will be awarded courtesy of your Main Street businesses.

The hours on Saturday are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Two hundred and nine quilts, on loan from guild members and from the community at large, will hang in Lewis Hall.

A stroll through the aisles brings a new vista at every turn, with quilts from minis to king size, in styles ranging from traditional to innovative, presenting a full spectrum of color.

Old quilts, new quilts, quilts pieced, appliquéd and embroidered will dazzle the eye.

The work of Sandy Turner, this year’s featured quilter, offers a visual treat for show guests.

Turner’s quilts vibrate with color and pattern, incorporating tropical flowers and beachscapes. Turner designs quilts, and teaches, lectures and writes about quilts and quiltmaking. Her website, www.sandyturner.com, features a gallery of her splendorous works.

Vendors of quilt-related merchandise will display their wares. Fabric, books, patterns, notions and sewing machines will all be available to buy in the vendor mall.

At the Country Store boutique, quilt guild members will sell a variety of quilt and craft merchandise, a good place for some holiday shopping. Show guests can take their chances at an opportunity quilt and a selection of gift baskets, and can bid on the silent auction items.

Angelina’s Bakery and Espresso of Lakeport will cater lunch in Barty’s Café at the fairgrounds, conveniently located near the quilt show.

LLQG welcomes all quilters, prospective quilters and quilt lovers to its meetings and events. The guild members make and donate a baby quilt to St. Helena Hospital Clearlake for every baby born there.

For more information about the Falling Leaves Quilt Show, contact Julie Nodine at 349-0846 or visit the Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild Web site at www.LLQG.org.

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

LAKE COUNTY

Highway 20

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Witter Springs Road to the junction of Routes 20/29 beginning Monday, Sept. 27. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

– The county of Lake has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility maintenance near Alpine Park. 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.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– Live Oak Ranch, LLC, of Yorkville has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for a road approach near the Greenwood Creek Bridge beginning Monday, Sept. 27. 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.

– Replacement of signal heads from the junction of Routes 1/20 to Manzanita Street will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should

anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Republic ITS of Novato.

– Culvert repairs 0.8 mile south of Little Valley Road will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

Contractor – Kapel Construction of Willow Creek.

– Bridge deck repairs at the Union Landing Viaduct will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

Contractor – Peterson-Chase General Engineering Construction Inc. of Irvine.

Highway 101

– A metal beam guardrail repair project at various locations from 0.1 mile north of the Mendocino/Sonoma County line to Ukiah will continue. Nighttime work hours are 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., Sunday evening through Friday morning. In four-lane sections traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel, and motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. In two-lane sections one-way traffic control will be in effect, and motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor –

Wahlund Construction of Eureka.

– A metal beam guardrail repair project at various locations from the El Roble Overcrossing to 0.4 mile south of the Haehl Overhead bridge will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekdays. In

four-lane sections traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel, and motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. In two-lane sections one-way traffic control will be in effect, and motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Wahlund Construction of Eureka.

– A pavement repair project from the Route 101/222 (Talmage Road) Interchange to the Presswood Overhead Bridge 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. Ramps at Talmage Road (Exit 548A), Gobbi Street (Exit 548B), and Perkins Street (Exit 549) will be intermittently closed. Motorists will be advised to use an alternate route and may experience minor delays. Contractor – Granite Construction Inc. of Ukiah.

– Pavement repairs from Steel Lane to 0.6 mile south of Rattlesnake Summit will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. In four-lane sections traffic will be restricted to one lane in each

direction of travel, and motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. In two-lane sections one-way traffic control will be in effect, and motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Mercer-Fraser Company of Eureka.

Highway 162

– Storm damage repair east of Sand Bank Creek will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

Contractor – Granite Construction 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.

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).

President Linda Waterstraat has the garden club doors open to provide opportunities for all to reap the benefits of gardening.

Whether you’re new to Lake County or a “native,” we can all learn so much from one another while enjoying the bonds of friendship.

Waterstraat chose the theme “Grow Along with Us” because not only would she like to attract new members, but hopes all the members continue to work together, take advantage of the programs and activities planned for this year and grow immensely from the experience.

In September, 1955, Ruth Miller, Carol Kesey, Jenny Grothe (Carol Kesey’s mother), Lousie Bossert, and Alda Nordyke (Louise’s sister) were going to enter a garden in the Lake County Fair.

Ann Stewart (Phil Lewis’ secretary) came out and told them if they wanted to enter a garden they had to have a name. Bossert said “trowel” and Kesey said “trellis” – and from there the name of the garden club was Clear Lake Trowel and Trellis Garden Club.

The club meets at noon on the third Tuesday of the month, except in July and August.

Members, guests and all interested are most welcome. President Linda Waterstraat, 707-245-4731, invites interested gardeners to join the group.

Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club is a member of Mendo-Lake District, Calif. Garden Club Inc., Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs Inc.

For more information visit www.clttgc.org.