LAKEPORT – The Lake County Chamber of Commerce has released the latest list of nominees for this year's Stars of Lake County Community Awards Program.

The Stars of Lake County awards ceremony will be held April 10 at Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino in Nice.

The following is the list of nominees received as of Friday, Feb. 26.

MAN OF THE YEAR

1. Andy Weiss, Lakeport

WOMAN OF THE YEAR

1. Mildred Pickersgill, Lakeport

LARGE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

No nominations yet submitted.

SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

1. Pogo’s Pizza, Kelseyville

2. A&B Collision, Clearlake

3. Featherbed Railroad B&B, Nice

4. Quail Run Fitness, Lakeport

YOUTH ADVOCATE/VOLUNTEER

1. Peggy Alexander, Clearlake

YOUTH ADVOCATE/PROFESSIONAL

1. Brian Sumpter, Lakeport

STUDENT OF THE YEAR, MALE

No nominations yet submitted.

STUDENT OF THE YEAR, FEMALE

No nominations yet submitted.

AGRICULTURE AWARD

1. Yerba Santa Goat Dairy, Lakeport

2. Renker Farms, Lakeport

ARTS AWARD/AMATEUR

No nominations yet submitted.

ARTS AWARD/PROFESSIONAL

No nominations yet submitted.

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

1. Denise Johnson, Kelseyville

MARLA RUZICKA HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR

1. Richard Birk, Hidden Valley Lake

SENIOR OF THE YEAR

No nominations yet submitted.

BEST IDEA OF THE YEAR

No nominations yet submitted.

 

ORGANIZATION, VOLUNTEER

1. Lake County Community Radio, Lakeport

2. Soroptimist International of Clear Lake, Clearlake

3. L.E.E.F., Lakeport

ORGANIZATION, NONPROFIT

No nominations yet submitted.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

1. Audrey Lenore Keithly Murphy, RN, (Posthumously)

2. Betty Irwin, Lakeport

3. Thomas Hewlett, DDS, Clearlake

LOCAL HERO OF THE YEAR

No nominations yet submitted.

NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

LuLu’s Ice Cream & Desserts, Kelseyville

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD

No nominations yet submitted.

Nominations must be received no later than 5 p.m. Friday, March 12.

The Selection Committee will be provided with a copy of every nomination in every category, to review for approximately one week.

They will then meet for approximately four to five hours, discuss all the nominees and cast secret ballots on each category.

The results of those votes will be known only to the Awards Production Committee until the presentation.

The Stars will be announced at the April 10 ceremony.

For more information, contact the Lake County Chamber of Commerce office at 707-263-5092 or visit the chamber online at www.lakecochamber.com .