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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Konocti Junior Tennis Summer Program begins June 22 at the Gard Street courts in Kelseyville.
The program will be held on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays each week through August.
Youth ages 8 to 18 are welcome to attend at no charge.
Tennis practice and instruction will take place from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. during the week for the summer session. Players should bring their own drinking water.
For more information call 707-279-9652.
New research from North Carolina State University finds that turnover among executive leaders at nonprofit organizations is often plagued by problems – with very few transitional periods mirroring the scenarios painted in the professional literature.
The study also found that most nonprofit executives do not leave their positions due to voluntary retirement, as previously thought.
“There has been very little empirical evaluation of executive turnover in nonprofits,” said Amanda Stewart, an assistant professor of public administration at NC State and author of a paper describing the work. “And, because executive turnover is inevitable, it’s important to pay attention to what organizations can do to limit any adverse impacts turnover can have on a nonprofit and its mission.”
To better understand the challenges involved in nonprofit executive turnover, Stewart interviewed 40 executives of nonprofit organizations about their experiences during their transition into leadership roles.
Many executives reported significant challenges when taking charge at their new organizations. For example, five executives reported having little to no support from the boards of directors who hired them. And many executives told Stewart that they had to clean up unexpected financial or administrative messes left behind by the previous executive.
“Listen, I think boards figure that if they give a recruit the total picture they might not be able to recruit someone,” one executive is quoted as saying in the paper. “The naiveté is the only way to get into the [executive] position, because if you knew, you would never get into it,” a second executive says in the paper.
“These findings tell us that the conventional wisdom in professional literature about nonprofit executive transitions is based on a best-case scenario,” Stewart said. “And only one or two cases of the 40 I examined were even close to that ideal.
“One of the things I learned was that nonprofit boards do not become more functional during times of turmoil – so if leadership turnover stems from problems in the board itself, a new executive won’t resolve that problem,” Stewart said. Support from the board, and transparency about management decisions, were key to turnover success.
Stewart said that the interviews revealed a “Goldilocks” spectrum of nonprofit boards, when it came to interacting with executives. “Too little” boards offered virtually no support or oversight to executives; “too much” boards tried to micromanage executives; and “just right” boards used the turnover to assess their organizational needs and hire an executive who was equipped to address those needs. Ideally, executives also wanted their boards to communicate effectively and to provide public support when needed.
The study also found that, contrary to expectation, most executives leave nonprofits for reasons other than voluntary retirement.
When interviewing the executives about why their predecessors had left their organizations, Stewart found that only nine of previous executives had left due to “voluntary retirement.” Other factors included eight dismissals for wrongdoing, six due to a mutual agreement between executive and board, five who left for “personal reasons,” and five who left for new jobs at other organizations.
“These findings are very different from the widely held idea that people leave nonprofit executive positions primarily because of retirement,” Stewart said. “And it also highlights the importance of having a good fit between the executive and the board of directors.”
Stewart is following up on this work to better understand, systematically, how the nonprofit community is developing – or failing to develop – a new generation of leaders.
The paper, “Turnover at the Top: Exploring Nonprofit Executive Turnover,” is published in the journal Nonprofit Management & Leadership. The work was supported by American University.
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – St. Helena Martin-O’Neil Cancer Center is offering a free support group for those with life-altering medical illnesses and injuries as well as caregivers.
The Circle of Life and Wellness group will meet the first Friday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Middletown Library. The first meeting will be June 3.
The Circle of Life and Wellness is focused on providing emotional support along with education and opportunities for discussion.
All individuals suffering from a life-altering medical illness or injury such as cancer, chronic pain, systemic disease traumatic injury or other illness are invited to join the dynamic group.
The circle will be facilitated by Amber Warner, LCSW, a psychotherapist in the Live Well Program at the St. Helena Family Health Center – Clearlake.
At Live Well, Warner works one-on-one with patients to improve quality of life and often emphasizes the importance of receiving support from others. “Having a community around you is a powerful tool for resilience and wellness,” explained Warner.
The Circle is sponsored by the Integrative Cancer Support Services at the Martin-O’Neil Cancer Center at St. Helena Hospital Napa Valley.
Colleen Winters, clinical care navigator, began a support circle in Lake County over five years ago.
“We know that learning more and connecting with others fosters healing and relieves stress,” Winters explained. “We hope this group will help patients and caregivers cope through their journey.”
The Middletown Library is located at 21256 Washington St. in Middletown. The Circle of Life and Wellness meets the first Friday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
For more information, contact the Martin O’Neil Cancer Center at 707-967-5791.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Wine Studio is hosting a wine tasting event featuring wine releases from Kaz Winery, and artist reception with works by artist Marcie Ann Long on Friday, June 3, from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, June 4, from 4 to 7 p.m.
Winemaker Richard "Kaz" Kasmier will be at the Studio both evenings to meet with guests. Musical guest Friday evening will be Majide!.
The $15 ($12/pp for Studio club members) wine sampler with paired appetizers by Fresh and Bangin' Eatery, will feature Kazza Roja Red with a frisée salad with charred apple and strawberry vinaigrette, 2014 Bullseye Petite Sirah with skewered portabello mushroom, jalapeño and Fresno chili with goat cheese créme sauce, 2012 Mainliner Lenoir with a butter lettuce wrap with lamb and carrot habanero sauce, and the Portworks White Port with brie custard in sesame seed rimmed waffle cone sprinkled with bittersweet chocolate and Macadamia nuts.
Richard Kasmier was an advertising photographer in his past life. After eight years of award-winning amateur winemaking, he made the leap to commercial winemaking.
Kaz Winery began as a small family owned boutique operation in Kenwood, Sonoma Valley. Kaz and his wife Sandi, daughter Kristin, son Ryan, and daughter-in-law Emily handled all of the facets of the business.
Still a small, family owned winery today, they specialize in organic wines, complex reds, bold blends, rare varietals and port-style wines. They relocated their production and tasting room in 2015 to the Wild West Winery in Big Valley. They are now sourcing all of their fruit from Lake County's vineyards, and their wines are all low, or no sulfite added wines.
A longtime resident of Lake County, in fact 26 years as of Memorial Day weekend, Marcie Long is showing her expressive and colorful flower paintings at the Lake County Wine Studio for the month of June.
Painting in her mother's English garden, bursting with life and color, has been an inspiration for many years. Most of the flower paintings are enlarged blossoms allowing the viewer to see all the way into the details of a flower. Two of Long's favorite painters, Vincent Van Gogh and Georgia O'Keefe have also provided inspiration with their paintings of flowers.
Long is known for her plein air paintings, especially those of the Rodman Slough area and vineyards all around the county. Her exhibit will be on display through June 29.
Lake County Wine Studio is located at 9505 Main St. in Upper Lake and for the months of June through August is open daily from 1 to 7 p.m., and Friday from 1 to 8 p.m.
For more information call Lake County Wine Studio at 707-275-8030 or 707-293-8752.
UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Upper Lake will once again celebrate its western heritage with its annual Wild West Day street faire on Saturday, June 4.
The action takes place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Main Street.
This year's celebration includes the 100-year-old Harriet Lee Hammond Library, the Blue Canyon Gang, parade, children carnival, costume and beard contests, Physics at Play juggling troupe, raffle, vendors and live music.
The schedule of events provided below will help you plan your day.
7 to 10 a.m.: Pancake breakfast at the Upper Lake Fire House.
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Street faire.
9 to 11 a.m.: Costume, beard and bonnet contest.
10 a.m.: Parade on Main Street followed by awards ceremony.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Library is open.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Tri-tip barbecue, strawberry ice cream social at Odd Fellows Hall and renovation raffle.
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Physics at Play Jugglers.
11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Open houses, Harriet Lee Hammond Library, corner of Second and Main streets; and Upper Lake Fire House, corner of Washington and Main Street.
Noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.: The Blue Canyon Gang.
1:15 to 4 p.m.: Live music: Hilarie & Milton.
The map above shows a rough estimate of the area where the fatal boating accident on Saturday, May 28, 2016, occurred. The location is not approximate. Courtesy of Google Maps.
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The body of a man who went missing after a Saturday afternoon boating accident has been recovered from Clear Lake.
A dive team found the body early Monday afternoon in the area of Anderson Island near Kelseyville, according to Lt. Norm Taylor of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
The name of the victim has not yet been released pending notification of next of kin, Taylor said.
Taylor said the boating accident occurred at about 2 p.m. Saturday.
Authorities responded to Braito's Marina in Buckingham on the report of a single vessel that went down near Anderson Island, with the missing man last being seen just north of the island, as Lake County News has reported.
“The cause is still under investigation,” said Taylor.
He said witnesses reported that the boat actually fell apart as it was under way.
“Currently we don't have any information that would indicate that it was speeding,” said Taylor, who added there is no speed limit on the lake.
The boat's operator, a 55-year-old male, was taken to Sutter Lakeside Hospital for treatment of moderate injuries. He was later released, Taylor said.
Another passenger, a 73-year-old male, sustained serious injuries and was flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. Taylor said on Monday afternoon that he did not know that man's current condition.
Taylor said the individual who died in the accident was a 74-year-old man.
Reports from the scene indicated that the man had last been seen at the time of the accident, as he and the other two men went into the water.
The search for the missing man had begun immediately after the incident. A Cal Fire helicopter had been among the resources used to look for him initially, based on emergency radio traffic.
Taylor said the search had continued through the weekend, with divers working 18 hours a day to find the man.
Lake County's local dive team was joined on Sunday by one from Marin County which assisted with the search, Taylor said. It was the work of the divers that finally recovered the body.
“His remains were found in the middle of the boat wreckage on the bottom of the lake,” said Taylor.
The Sheriff's Marine Patrol on Monday afternoon was continuing the work of raising the boat's wreckage so they could continue the investigation to determine the cause of the accident, according to Taylor. A coroner's case also was opened as a result of the body's recovery.
As it was a single-vessel accident, Taylor said the cause is likely to be either a problem with the operator or mechanical failure. Both possibilities are being investigated.
“Until we can determine that we won't know where to go from here,” he said.
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