UKIAH – Caltrans announced today that motorists northbound on Route 101 through Ukiah will see three new signs beginning Wednesday, May 19.

Two of the signs will say, “THRU TRAFFIC USE LEFT LANE.”

They are intended to help the flow of traffic by reducing conflicts with traffic exiting and entering the highway.

The first sign will be placed about a quarter mile south of the Route 101/222 interchange, and the second about a quarter mile south of the Route 101/North State Street interchange.

The third sign says, “MERGING TRAFFIC AHEAD.” It will be placed just before the North State Street on-ramp to warn motorists of traffic entering the highway from North State Street.

MIDDLETOWN – Middletown High School Sober Grad will hold a rummage sale on Saturday, May 29.

The annual rummage sale will be held in the high school parking lot on Big Canyon Road from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Event organizers report that the sale will be gigantic, with their warehouse storage unit of goods bursting at the seams.

For more information contact Melinda Clouse of Middletown High Sober Grad at 707-928-4088.

CLEARLAKE OAKS – A spaghetti dinner to benefit the Eyerly family of Clearlake Oaks will be held on Saturday, June 26.

The spaghetti feed will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Clearlake Oaks Moose Lodge, located at the corner of Highway 20 and Highway 53.

The Eyerlys are longtime Clearlake Oaks residents.

Dave Eyerly is a retired volunteer firefighter with the Northshore Fire Protection District's Clearlake Oaks station. Jodie Eyerly has been employed by Westamerica Bank and Adventist Health. She is currently fighting cancer and is unable to work.

The dinner will help raise funds for travel to treatment centers as well as medical expenses.

Tickets cost $8 per person.

There also will be include drinks, dessert, an auction and raffle prizes.

The event's organizers would appreciate donations for desserts and prizes for raffles.

You may contact Ray at 707-998-4032 or Twila at 707-998-1457 or 707-995-0766.

Monetary donations also may be made in trust for the “Jodie Eyerly Medical Fund” at any Westamerica Bank.

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE – Hidden Valley Pet Palace will hold its first class for canine cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Monday, May 24.

The class will be held from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Learn how to save your dog's life before an emergency happens.

The cost is $25 per person in advance.

Please call or come in the store to reserve your spot. Space is limited so call early.

Hidden Valley Pet Palace is located at 18983C Hartmann Road, Hidden Valley Lake, telephone 707-987-1981.

LAKE COUNTY – Lake County Public Service’s Director, Kim K. Clymire has announced that the Eastlake Landfill and the Lakeport Public Services office will be closed Monday, May 31, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

All three facilities will reopen on Tuesday, June 1.

Normal operating hours at the landfill are 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

The Public Services office is normally open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If you have any questions regarding this subject or any of the solid waste issues in Lake County, please call 707-262-1760.

LOWER LAKE – The fifth annual “Goat Grass Grab: A Volunteer Stewardship Day” will be held at the McLaughlin Reserve on Saturday, May 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Serpentine areas in California provide some of the few remaining examples of truly native California grasslands/meadows. Over most of California, native grassland species have been replaced by invasive annual grasses from Europe and Asia.

Most of these invasive species are unable to tolerate the harsh soil conditions on serpentine, and so serpentine meadows have become a refuge for our native grassland flora.

Barbed goat grass is a noxious weed from the Mediterranean and Asia that shows unusual tolerance to serpentine. It is rapidly invading serpentine meadows and other grasslands throughout California, where it can dramatically reduce native species abundances if allowed to establish dense populations.

The mission during the goat grass grab will be to comb some of the best native serpentine meadows in the McLaughlin Reserve area, and selectively hand-pull goat grass before it has a chance to spread.

Bring work gloves. Lunch and refreshments will be provided, and they will cook a group dinner at the reserve field station at the end of the day.

Registration is required; the meeting location will be provided to registrants.

For those coming from a distance to attend this volunteer event, there may be the opportunity for overnight camping. Please ask if you are interested.

The McLaughlin Reserve is located at 26775 Morgan Valley Road, Lower Lake, Calif.

For more information, contact Cathy Koehler at 707-995-9005 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..