Local fiddlers Edison Serena and Melissa Mahnke scored well in the Junior Division at the Cloverdale Fiddle Contest. Photo by Andi Skelton.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Members of the Konocti Fiddle Club made a good showing at the Cloverdale Fiddle Contest recently.

Melissa Mahnke scored in the top five with her three tunes and was able to play in the second championship round.

She came in fifth in the junior division, and Edison Serena, who played an excellent round, came in sixth.

The teams of Eleanor Cook and Erin Call, and Sue Condit and Andi Skelton, entered in the Twin Fiddle Division.

The “Cook and Call” team scored very well with much competition, and came in fifth.

Another Fiddle Club member, Annie Perez, came in second in the Young Adult Division, and club leader Andi Skelton, came in first in the Senior Division.

The Cloverdale Fiddle Contest attracts fiddlers from many parts of the state and is well-known for perpetuating the "Old Time" or traditional style of fiddling in America.

All of these Konocti Fiddle Club members are also active in the Clear Lake Performing Arts Symphony and Youth Symphony.

For information about fiddle/violin activities and CLPA youth education programs, call Andi Skelton at 707-279-4336.

Eleanor Cook and Annie Perez having fun and trying out a new twin fiddle technique in the practice area at the Cloverdale Fiddle Contest. Photo by Russell Bishop.