Hill House closed; more information later this week

LODI — The Hill House Museum is currently closed to the public. More information about the closure will be available later this week.

The museum, located at 826 S. Church St., was once the home of the Hill family in Lodi. The house was designed by George Washington Hill and built in 1901. It was turned into a museum in 1998. — News-Sentinel staff

Lodi police to host 411 with 911 workshops

LODI — Have you ever wondered when it’s appropriate to call 911? How about how to keep your home safe while on vacation, why cars have to stop behind school buses, or how to volunteer with the police department?

Officers from the Lodi Police Department are teaming up with the Lodi Public Library to present a series of monthly workshops on the finer points of law enforcement and how citizens can take charge of their own safety.

The first workshop, “When and how to contact the Lodi Police Department,” will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the library. Lodi residents are welcome to come, learn and ask questions. Additional topics will be tackled over the next 12 months.

The workshops are free and open to the public. For more information, email literacy@lodi.gov. — News-Sentinel staff

CIEE seeking host families for exchange students

LODI — The Council on International Educational Exchange is seeking local host families to house exchange students in the Lodi area.

Students from Italy, Spain, Thailand, Germany, Slovakia, South Korea and China are waiting for placements. All of the students in the CIEE program go through a rigorous application process, and have learned enough English to fully participate in high school curriculum.

Anyone interested in hosting a foreign exchange student can contact Barbara St. Urbain, the new local coordinator for CIEE, at 209-603-5365 or bsuatmjc@aol.com.

For more information, visit

www.ciee.org/hostfamily. — News-Sentinel staff

Registration open for Nature in the City

LODI — The Lodi Lake Docents and friends will lead students on an adventure of exploration from July 11 to 13.

Students will examine rocks, streams, trees and the lake itself to see how plants and animals live in the middle of a city. Registration is open to children ages 8 to 10.

Each session will last from 9 a.m. to noon. The fee is $50 for residents or $60 for nonresidents, which includes a $15 kayak rental. Students must provide their own snacks.

For more information, call Docent Coordinator Julie Giometti-Wahl at 559-240-5612 or email jwahl@lodi.gov. — News-Sentinel staff

Fish and Wildlife accepting proposals for grant programs

LODI — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is accepting proposals for ecosystem restoration and protection projects that fulfill the objectives of Proposition 1.

For the 2017-18 fiscal year, $31 million in Proposition 1 funds will be made available through two programs. The Watershed Restoration Grant Program will fund up to $24 million in projects of statewide importance outside of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, while the Delta Water Quality and Ecosystem Restoration Grant Program will fund up to $7 million in projects that specifically benefit the Delta.

Application instructions and other information about the Restoration Grant Programs are available at www.wildlife.ca.gov/conservation/watersheds/restorationgrants.

Proposals must be submitted online at soar.resources.

ca.gov by 4 p.m. July 14. Approved projects will contribute to the objectives of California Water Action Plan and State Wildlife Action Plan, the Delta Plan, California EcoRestore and the fulfillment of CDFW’s mission. — News-Sentinel staff

Caltrans announces highway closures

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY — The California Department of Transportation has announced temporary road closures in the Lodi area over the next week.

• From Wednesday through Friday, Caltrans will perform one-way traffic control on Highway 12/Victor Road at Highway 99 in both directions, for bridge work. Construction will take place between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. daily. Motorists should expect 10minute delays.

• Roadwork will be underway on Highway 99 from the south county line to Kettleman Lane in Lodi from Tuesday to Friday. The right lane on northbound Highway 99 at Kettleman Lane will close from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Work is subject to change due to traffic, weather, equipment availability or other unforeseen circumstances. For more information, visit www.dot.ca.gov. — News-Sentinel staff

State officials investigate accident at new water park

DUBLIN — Three of the six slides at a new $43 million water park in the San Francisco Bay Area were closed Sunday as city and state officials investigate after a boy was launched from a three-story water slide, landing on the concrete exit next to the ride, at The Wave’s grand opening Saturday.

The slide from which the boy fell, the Emerald Plunge, as well as a similar slide adjacent to it called the Dublin Screamer remained closed as staff from the city of Dublin and California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health Administration try to determine what caused the boy to fly off the slide and assess the safety of all the park’s slides.

Dublin Assistant City Manager Linda Smith said Sunday that the park closed a third slide, called the Riptide Rider, because staff was re-examining that ride’s water pressure.

The 10-year-old boy who was thrown from the Emerald Plunge slide on Saturday was “just shaken up” and had a scratched shoulder that was treated by first-aid workers, a park spokeswoman said after the incident was witnessed and recorded by a Bay Area News Group photographer covering the opening of the park. The photographer saw scratches on the boy’s back. The boy walked away from the incident and was helped by a lifeguard and city employee shortly after noon Saturday. — East Bay Times

We’ll always have Van Nuys: Hangar from ‘Casablanca’ saved

LOS ANGELES — The airport hangar facade from the opening scene of “Casablanca” has found a home a decade after being saved from the wrecking ball.

The arched facade dating to the 1920s has been in a Los Angeles parking lot since it was removed during 2007 renovations at Van Nuys Airport.

The hangar with 95-foot doors appeared in movies including the 1939 Laurel and Hardy comedy “The Flying Deuces.” Most famously a plane lands in front of it in 1942’s “Casablanca,” starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.

Christine Dunn, who with her late husband recovered the hangar 10 years ago, told the Daily News on Sunday that it’ll be moved to Valley Relics Museum, home to many pop culture items.

The goal is to restore it as part of a Moroccan-themed restaurant at Van Nuys Airport.