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Written by: Faded At Four

Published: 08 March 2008

Bodog Battle of the Bands Regional Finalists, Faded At Four, would like to thank the following businesses for their support in our fundraising efforts to transport our band to the latest Bodog competition at the Avalon in Hollywood.

Nor Cal Moto & Speed

DFM Car Stereo

Piedmont Lumber

Hillside Honda and Yamaha

Golden Pear Day Spa

The Wright Look

On The Waterfront

Off the Strip

All About Me

Locker Room

Molly Brennans

Alliance Auto Service

Mike's Unlimited Auto Accessories

Ceja Quality Tires

Jamie Diaz Chiropractic

Perfect Detail

Marina Grill

Treasure Cove Pizza

Bob Scatena Mac Tools

Eclipse Hair Studio

Lake County News

Clearlake Observer

Kwine / Maxx Radio

Suzette Cook Photography

And a special thanks to Carlos and Vinny's for allowing us and 200 of our fans to rock on Saturday, March 1!

Without the generous support of these local businesses and our fans, we wouldn't be moving on up the ranks of the Bodog Battle of the Bands.

Faded At Four includes Jon Foutch, Chris Murphy, Brian Kenner, Martin “Martan” Scheel and Chris “Pencil” Sanders.

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Written by: Scott and Linda Fergusson

Published: 05 March 2008

We’d like to thank and congratulate Lamar Morgan of CDMM for hosting a very successful presentation by Scott Ullman from the Foundation Center http://foundationcenter.org at the Greenview Restaurant in Hidden Valley Lake on Monday March 3 at 7 p.m.

The Greenview was packed with people we recognized from around Lake County. The information we received was very valuable. We learned all about what it takes to get grants from existing foundations that are created for the purpose of giving funds to nonprofit groups who need it and will use it wisely. Most of the grants given are by private foundations; not the government.

We learned that good relationships and communication skills are very important when asking for grants. A big reason that I am very happy that Scott and I attended this presentation is because I discovered that I may now be able to benefit a nonprofit group that I belong to in Santa Rosa called Connections www.connectionsca.com! One of my friends and past co-board member has a good working relationship with Bill Gates ... I think he may have some grant funds available!

 

Anyway, thanks again Lamar!

 

Scott and Linda Fergusson live in Middletown.

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Written by: Ron Keas

Published: 03 March 2008

Last week I sent a copy of the new Konocti Visitor Magazine to Jay Leno at the NBC Tonight Show as a way of introducing him my photography and artwork. This year I did most of the photography in the magazine, including the front and back covers. I was also named “Artist of the Year” by the magazine.

A few days later, I was surprised by a personal phone call from Jay Leno. He called me to praise my artwork and my photography. He also said that he wasn't familiar with Lake County, but that the Konocti Visitor makes him want to visit here when he gets the chance. He also said he was going to pass the magazine around his staff at NBC.

There is a possibility that I will be on the Jay Leno show this spring or summer to unveil a new oil portrait of Barack Obama. If this happens, I will be proud to brag about our beautiful Lake County. You can see a slideshow of some of my Lake County photography on my Web site at www.3dviewmax.com.

The Visitor Center in Lucerne has a supply of my Lake County DVDs and my new Lake County Screensaver. My wife and I moved to Lucerne three years ago from Santa Cruz County, and we love it here!

Watch for the new Lake County billboard on Highway 101 in Ukiah. It features one of my photographs again this year. It's a picture taken from Clear Lake Vista.

Ron Keas lives in Lucerne.

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