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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Bar Association has published its Web site at www.lakecobar.com .
“The site is designed to allow the public to search for a local attorney by name or by practice area,” said Mary Heare Amodio, president of the local bar association. “Attorneys listed on the site are members of the local association who have provided information to the bar for publication.”
Amodio said Lake County has less than 90 active attorneys – including several who practice outside of the county – registered as active members of the State Bar of California.
The association tries to provide Mandatory Continuing Education to those attorneys as well as an occasional social event to increase interaction among members of the bar, she said.
“We hope that the online 'Find an Attorney' feature will replace the informal referral service the bar president has provide to consumers in the past,” Amodio said. “While larger county bar associations such as Sonoma, Marin, Solano and Contra Costa counties have a formal lawyer referral service that helps link consumers with attorneys in a particular practice area, the Lake County Bar is just too small to have that type of service.”
Amodio added, “Recommendations and suggestions that would help the bar improve the Web site and information that consumers believe should be a part of the Web site are welcome. Comments can be sent through the 'contact us' box on the Web site itself.”
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Main Street Association invites business and property owners, residents and any interested persons to the Main Street Mixer on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 5:30 p.m.
Livin Made EZ will host this event at their store, located at 1855 S. Main St. in Lakeport.
Livin Made EZ features a wide variety of men’s and women’s clothing. Among the items available are western clothes, an urban skate section, and local handmade jewelry.
The winner of the Business of the Quarter Award will be announced. Complimentary appetizers and bottled water provided. There will be a no host wine and beer bar.
For more information call Kathy Windrem at 707-263-8843.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Lake County winery Rosa d’Oro Vineyards has built a reputation on growing and crafting unique Italian varietal wines, but over the last year they have also built a reputation for food.
The family owned and operated winery takes the DIY spirit to heart, and their popular “Flight Night” series of global cuisine wine dinners is cooked by their winemaker while the family serves and discusses the wine pairings with guests in their tasting room in downtown Kelseyville.
The Kickstarter platform supports a wide range of creative projects that seek funding within a limited time window and utilizing rewards in exchanged for funding pledges.
Rosa d’Oro’s campaign launched earlier this month had reached 68 percent of its goal, raising $6,161
of its $9,000 goal. They are very encouraged by their most popular pledge being a $500 package rather than the $70 average for the Web site.
When asked about the project winemaker and chef Pietro Buttitta said, “This type of fundraising is really a natural fit for our winery. Over the last year we slowly built our food series and our dedication is being reflected by those who offer their help. Our multi-course menus have been based on different themes and culinary traditions and I am excited to bring more thoughtful historical elements into play, add educational angles to the food and wine traditions, and also begin working on the cookbook project that is part of the popular $500 pledge package. It truly is a creative project as well as a personal journey for me.”
Buttitta also stated that for a creative project like this it is better to reward project investors directly than involve bank loans and compromise the small is beautiful paradigm that the winery is based on.
To learn more about the project please visit the Kickstarter page here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1174387600/bringing-food-and-wine-together-in-a-unique-way?ref=live .
Rosa d’Oro Vineyards was founded in 2001 by Nick Buttitta who had a fondness for Italian wine and faith in the quality of Lake County grapes.
In 2005 daughter Livia began managing the tasting room and Pietro joined in 2008 and became winemaker in 2009.
Previously Pietro Buttitta had cooked in Portland, Ore., and at Michelin-starred Terra Restaurant in Napa Valley.
Today Rosa d’Oro produces over a dozen Italian varietal wines including Aglianico, Nebbiolo, Montepulciano and many others including their Barbera that has won multiple double-gold medals in wine competitions.
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corp., continues to expand its presence in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Umpqua Bank has expanded its Home Lending division in the area with three seasoned lenders to assist growing the bank’s Home Lending and construction lending presence in the Bay Area.
In 2013, Umpqua Bank opened a new store in downtown San Jose and will be opening a flagship location in San Francisco later this year.
As part of the expansion of its construction lending teams, Umpqua has selected Kevin Nunn as construction/renovation sales manager for the Northern California region.
Nunn specializes in home loan renovation products, including loan programs for energy efficient construction, and brings more than 20 years of experience in home lending.
Nunn will oversee Umpqua’s existing custom construction offerings as well as the roll out of new Umpqua construction loan programs including the FNMA HomeStyle renovation product, Energy Efficient Mortgage, FHA 203k Full and Streamline.
Umpqua also is expanding its San Jose team with the addition of Bryan VanHuystee as the flagship store’s mortgage sales manager.
VanHuystee brings more than 25 years of experience in mortgage lending and management to Umpqua. He and the store’s growing team of loan officers will leverage Umpqua’s ability to deliver rapid loan decisions and funding to give customers an advantage in the competitive Silicon Valley housing market.
Mark Young has been hired as an associate vice president and mortgage sales manager in the North Bay Area.
Young brings 20 years of mortgage industry experience and a background in sales management. He will oversee home lending teams, increasing Umpqua’s home lending presence and production throughout the North Bay Area.
“Umpqua offers a unique approach to home lending – one that combines responsive, high touch service with a full range of products and services – and we’re seeing robust demand for this kind of home lending throughout the Bay Area,” said Dan Starelli, senior vice president and regional manager for Umpqua Bank Home Lending in California and Nevada. “The addition of Kevin, Bryan and Mark allows us to continue serving our customers and communities, and we look forward to continuing our growth in the area.”
In addition to its San Jose and San Francisco store openings, Umpqua acquired Circle Bank in Q4 of 2012, increasing Umpqua’s North Bay presence with six additional stores in the area.
Umpqua Bank Home Lending is a full service lender offering a wide variety of home loan options for purchase and refinance including first time homebuyer, investment, custom construction and remodel, high balance and government financing programs. Umpqua Bank has more than 20 residential home lending offices across California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada and mortgage specialists in each of its more than 200 stores.