LOWER LAKE – The community is invited to a free performance of talented student musicians this Tuesday, March 9.

Lower Lake High School will host the event in its new gym on Lake Street beginning at 7 p.m.

The concert will feature the Lower Lake High School beginning band, the seventh and eighth grade band, the concert band and the jazz band.

The event will last a little over an hour and admission is free.

Come out and join other community members for an evening of great music and talented students.

Lower Lake High School is located at 9430 Lake St.

NICE – Sons of Italy is hosting a spaghetti feed from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 7.

Come and enjoy a homemade Italian sauce, garlic bread and salad. Sausages and meatballs will be available, too.

The bar will be open for socializing.

The hall is located at 2817 Highway 20 in Nice.

For more information call 707-274-2244.

NICE – Sons of Italy is holding an indoor flea market from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at 2817 Highway 20 in Nice.

Gates open at 7 a.m. to set up inside the building. Inside tables are available for $10, first-come, first-serve basis. There also will be a bake sale.

The club’s kitchen and bar will be open to sell coffee, drinks, hot dogs and Italian sausage sandwiches.

Everyone is welcome.

For information about this event or renting the hall for your own call 707-274-9952.

LAKEPORT – The Lake County Scout Carnival will take place Saturday, March 13.

The Scouts of Lake County have created for you a carnival of crazy games and great food. The fun happens from noon to 5 p.m. at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin St., Lakeport.

Join them for jousting, a cake and elephant walk, car bashing, or shoot some hoops, an air soft gun or the recycling cannon.

Door prizes include a used car from Guy Strohmeier's Auto Center, a recliner from Allen's Furniture and 30 other door prizes. Admission is free.

"Script" tickets are five for $1. Presale tickets are $1 and include a $2 off coupon at most Lake County pizza parlors.

Where else can you get such a deal, have fun with your family, and support your local Scouts at the same time?

For more information or a scout near you contact Jane Ruggles at 707-279-2129 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Air Quality Management District is seeking applicants to fill a public member position on the district’s hearing board.

Persons interested in serving are encouraged to apply.

The hearing board meets infrequently and sits to consider regulation and permit condition variances, abatement orders, and permit appeals of air pollution control officer decisions. Hearings are formal and judicial in nature.

Applications may be obtained from the Lake County Air Quality Management District Hearing Board Clerk at 885 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport, CA 95453, or call 707-263-7000 for more information.

Resumé submittals are encouraged from interested applicants. Submittals must be received by March 31 for consideration.

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 Ukiah has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit to upgrade aerial crossings near the junction of Route 20/53 beginning Tuesday, March 9. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays.

Intermittent full road closures will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 53

– Caltrans will be installing signs and striping to modify the Olympic Drive intersection to an all-way stop through Tuesday, March 9. Work hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control

will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– Construction of a retaining wall about three miles north of Elk 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 10-minute delays. Contractor – Granite Construction of Ukiah.

Highway 20

– A culvert replacement project from 2.6 miles west of Little Lake Road to the James Creek Bridge will continue. 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. Contractor – Kapel Construction of Willow Creek.

– Construction of a retaining wall 0.4 mile east of Three Chop Road 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 five-minute delays. Contractor – Granite Construction of Ukiah.

Highway 101

– An emergency culvert replacement project at the junction of Route 101/271 near Reynolds will continue. 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 – Mendocino Construction Service of Willits.

All 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.

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).