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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Main Street Association recently honored Pieces Boutique with the “Best Storefront Presentation Award” for the month of January.
The association's Economic Restructure Committee nominated Pieces Boutique for the award based on the quality of the store's streetside appearance.
Owner Danna Bell was commended for the store's beautifully decorated and colorful windows and the well maintained state of its storefront.
To honor Pieces Boutique's contribution to the downtown, Economic Restructure Committee Chair Sarah Delk and members Earlene Taylor and Wilda Shock presented a certificate of excellence to Bell and her sales associate, Debi Frogue.
Pieces Boutique, a mainstay of the downtown scene since it opened six years ago, is located at 155 N. Main St. in Lakeport and offers gently used department store women’s clothing labels for a fraction of the original cost.
The boutique is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays and Mondays.
For more information call 707-262-0800.
The Lakeport Main Street Association is a nonprofit organization which follows the National Trust Main Street program.
The association's mission is to improve the economic health of downtown Lakeport, preserve its historic beauty and foster its small town friendliness.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Bob Bartley Pump Inc. is celebrating 25 years in business in 2013.
“We want to thank everyone who has made our business a success,” President Jeanette Bartley said. “We would not be here if it was not for you and again thank you.”
On March 1, 1988, Bob Bartley opened his business, Bob Bartley Pump Distributing, as a sole proprietor at Industry West, an industrial park in Santa Rosa.
The company has been a water and sewage pump distribution business with a wide array of pumps and related products serving retail and wholesale markets both residential and commercial in Northern California.
Bob, who has more than 40 years experience and grew up in the pump business with his family, specializes in the wastewater treatment system industry.
Bob Bartley Pump Inc. provides wholesale sales to mostly contractors, wineries and government agencies.
In 1994, Bob Bartley and his wife, Jeanette, purchased a home in Lake County where they started all the administrative and office related work out of their home.
As the company expanded, Bob Bartley hired his son for over the counter sales/shipping and receiving at the Santa Rosa warehouse, and later the business moved in December 2003 to a larger space, but stayed in the same industrial park in Santa Rosa.
In April 2004, Bob Bartley Pump Inc. incorporated and Jeanette Bartley became the president, who oversees the operations and administrative duties of the business, and Bob handles the daily operations of the warehouse in Santa Rosa, sales, job bids/quotes, pricing, ordering product and speaking engagements at seminars.
Bob Bartley Pump, Inc. belongs to business related organizations. The company is a member of North Coast Builders Exchange. For the past couple of years, Jeanette was a board director with the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and for the last two years, event committee chairperson.
Currently, Jeanette Bartley is the president for the Kelseyville Business Association fulfilling a second term. Also, the company is an affiliate member with Lake County Winegrape Commission.
Throughout the years in Lake and Sonoma County, the company has sponsored many events with Lake County Chamber of Commerce and charity organizations and donated money to many nonprofit organizations.
For more information about Bob Bartley Pump Inc. please call 707-279-2304.
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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Visit Middletown Florist & Gifts throughout the year for a series of ongoing “trunk shows” featuring local California artists and artisans.
Each show will include a special collection of a particular artist’s work as well as information about the artist.
The month of March will showcase Rustic Illuminations, a one-man California-based company that makes handmade lamps out of upcycled barn wood, insulators and other materials.
Every lamp is one-of-a-kind and makes for an amazing statement piece in any home.
Stop by Middletown Florist, located at 21037 Calistoga St., Suite 1, Middletown, any time during the month to take part in this unique opportunity to support local artists and businesses or call (707) 987-9500 for more information.
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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Lake County Websites & Computer Repair will offer a workshop entitled “Safety on the Internet” on Saturday, Feb. 23.
The workshop will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 15642 Armstrong St. in Middletown in the Jazzercise Center, two blocks behind the post office.
The workshop features hands-on learning for beginning to intermediate computer users.
Learn about free anti-virus programs, storing passwords, what is safe to click on and what to avoid, how to steer clear of viruses and scams and what to do if your computer or accounts have already been compromised.
The presenter, Mark Rudiger, is the owner of Lake County Websites & Computer Repair in Middletown and has more than 18 years of experience installing, trouble-shooting, and working with computers.
If you have a laptop, bring it along and connect to the high-speed Internet. If you don’t, you will still get all the same information as Rudiger’s laptop screen will be projected on a 120-inch screen so you can follow along.
To keep informed and receive information on future workshops, go to www.facebook.com/lakecountywebsites and “Like” the page.
To register, email
No registrations will be accepted the day of the workshop. Admission is $10 per person. Space is limited.