MIDDLETOWN – Buck English, stagecoach robber, cattle rustler and overall outlaw, terrorized the Middletown area in the 1870s and 1880s and was finally captured in 1895, in a Wild West chase described as the “greatest manhunt in Napa County history.”

In 1890, three people died, four went to prison and many lives were ruined in an event that was labeled by the newspapers as the “White Cap Murders.”

Linda Lake, curator of the Lake County museums, will describe these two snippets of Middletown history on Tuesday, Aug. 3, at the regular meeting of the Stone House Historical Society.

Her talk will be followed by an old-fashioned potluck picnic.

The group meets at 10 a.m. in the activity room next to the Hidden Valley Lake Association offices.

Visitors are always welcome.

Nonresidents of Hidden Valley should call 707-987-8764 or 707-987-7370 for gate access, and enter at the Hartmann Road gate.

GinaBelle Smith, far right, recognized past directors and handed out awards at the Mendo-Lake District's recent annual picnic and awards presentation. Photo courtesy of Sharon Thorne.

The morning brunch was prepared by the members of the North Lake Garden Club.

Mendo Lake District Director GinaBelle Smith convened the meeting and she recognized the past district directors presenting them a lei. She honored all of her chairs with a plant.

Chair Donna Callendar gave a report on the Painted Lady Butterfly, Penny Pines Chair Ann Blue shared information about the program and Anita Decker reported on the tour to Thompson Heather Gardens on Aug. 15.

Smith introduced the presidents of each club as follows, Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis, Linda Waterstraat; North Lake Garden Club Don Smith; Fort Bragg, GinaBelle Smith; Ukiah Garden Club Wil Gonzalez; Potter Valley Garden Club, Lee Patton; and Willits Garden Club, Wilma Schaffer.

Jo Shaul conducted the awards ceremony, recognizing all the club efforts to enter awards to the California Garden Clubs Inc.

A certificate was presented to Sharon Thorne from the National Garden Clubs Inc. in grateful appreciation for her participation in the Garden Entry Contest and commitment to National Garden Clubs Inc., signed by Renee D. Blaschke, NGC President 2009-10.

Each member brought a decorated box lunch and the lunches were numbered and a drawing took place.

Mendo-Lake district is a members of California Garden Clubs Inc. and National Garden Clubs Inc.

Decorated lunch boxes at the Mendo-Lake District meeting hosted by North Lake Garden Club. Photo courtesy of Sharon Thorne.

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

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Saratoga Springs Road to Witter Springs Road beginning Monday, July 26. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 a.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from 0.2 mile west of Bartlett Springs Road to Foothill Drive beginning Monday, July 26. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 a.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

– PG&E of Ukiah has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility maintenance 0.8 mile west of Rosemont Drive beginning Monday, July 26. Work hours are 9 a.m. to 3 a.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

Highway 29

– Chip sealing from the Lake/Napa County line to Hidden Valley Road will begin Monday, July 26. Nighttime work hours are 7 a.m. to 6 a.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – International Surfacing Systems of West Sacramento.

– Paving from the junction of Route 29/175 near Lakeport to Mockingbird Lane will continue. Work hours are 4 a.m. to 4 a.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Beginning Monday, July 26, ramps at Lakeport Boulevard (Exit 102), 11th Street (Exit 103), Park Way (Exit 106) and Nice-Lucerne Cutoff Road (Exit 108) will be intermittently closed. No more than one onramp and offramp will be closed at a time. Motorists will be advised to use an alternate route and may experience minor delays. Contractor – Granite Construction of Ukiah.

Highway 281

– North Bay Construction of Petaluma has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for paving on Soda Bay Road. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 a.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect.

Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– Paving from the Albion River Bridge to Jackson Street will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 3 a.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

Contractor – Granite Construction of Ukiah.

– Pavement repairs at Blue Slide Gulch, just south of Westport, will continue. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 a.m.. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Mercer-Fraser of Eureka.

– A drainage repair project from 1.4 miles south of Hales Grove to 1.2 mile south of Mill Bank Resort will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 3:30 a.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Beginning Monday, July 26, one-way traffic control will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – Green Right O’Way Constructors of Willits.

Highway 20

– Storm damage repair 1.0 mile west of Three Chop Road will begin Monday, July 26. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 a.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – Kapel Construction of Willow Creek.

Highway 101

– Installation of rock slope protection from Reeves Canyon Road to the Haehl Overhead bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 3 a.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Granite Construction of Ukiah.

– A highway restriping and signing project from Reynolds Highway to 1.2 miles north of Ryan Creek Road will begin Monday, July 26. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 7 a.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control

will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Apply-A-Line Inc. of Anderson.

– Bridge deck repairs at the Cummings Road Undercrossing will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 6 a.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may

experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – DeBruin Construction Inc. of French Camp.

– Paving from the Dora Creek Bridge to 0.5 mile north of the Dora Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 6 a.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should

anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Mendocino Construction Services Inc. of Willits.

Highway 162

– A bridge widening project at Outlet Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 a.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

Contractor – Viking Construction Co. Inc. of Rancho Cordova.

– Storm damage repair east of Sand Bank Creek will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 3 a.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. From 3 a.m. Sunday, July 25, through 3 a.m. Friday, July 30, one-way traffic control will be in effect 24 hours per day. 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 a.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.

– Rogina Water Company of Talmage has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit to install a water line from Sandford Ranch Road to Talmage Court. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 a.m., weekdays. Intermittent one-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 253

– A bridge widening project at Anderson Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 a.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

Contractor – Viking Construction Co. Inc. of Rancho Cordova.

– Construction of a retaining wall from Singley Cattlepass to the Soda Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 a.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists

should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Mendocino Construction Services of Willits.

– A bridge widening project at Soda Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 a.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

Contractor – Viking Construction Co. Inc. 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).

KELSEYVILLE – A clothing open house fundraiser to benefit the Miss Lake County Scholarship Program will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, at the Galilee Community Center, 8860 Soda Bay Drive in Kelseyville.

Be the first to experience the new fashions of Jockey clothing, a line of super comfortable, casual and beautiful clothing for women.

Ladies of many ages and sizes will be modeling the wardrobe and showing the versatility of mixing and matching these flattering and easy-to-care for pieces.

Sandra Orchid, executive director of Miss Lake County, announces that she has joined the company as a representative of the line.

Her intent is to create fundraising opportunities for the girls in the scholarship program to wear great clothing, learn about business and find out what clothing looks best on their body types.

The clothes will be available to purchase on site. Enter to win fabulous prizes! Light refreshments served.

For more information about the clothing, go to www.jockeyp2p.com.

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LOWER LAKE – The Lower Lake Historic School Preservation Committee will host its 17th Annual Quilt and Textile Exhibition from Aug. 7 through Aug. 28 in the Weaver Auditorium.

The public is invited to bring quilts and fiber art work for display. Items can be brought to the museum through July during regular business hours, 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday.

Featured artists will include the Clear Lake Quilt Guild, renowned weaver Sheila O'Hara and her students, and members of the Sheep Thrills Spinning and Weaving Guild.

Works include quilts, weavings, tapestries, clothing and other fiber art items, in soft and subtle pastels to bold colors and textures.

For more information, call the museum at 707-995-3565.

KELSEYVILLE – District attorney candidate Doug Rhoades will hold his fall campaign kickoff event on Saturday, Aug. 14.

The evening will begin at 6 p.m. at the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro in Kelseyville.

A light buffet and wine will be served; the cost is $10 per person.

To RSVP or for more information e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 707-279-9769.

Visit Rhoades' Web site at http://dougrhoadesforda.com or his Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Doug-Rhoades-for-Lake-County-District-Attorney/109154492448095?ref=ts.