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The awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 30, at Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa, Kelseyville beginning with a reception at 4 p.m.
Currently, only nominees may purchase tickets to the event. General public ticket sales will begin on Monday, March 3.
Any questions concerning the Stars of Lake County Awards Program may be addressed to the chamber at 263-5092.
Man of the Year
Dave Fesmire, Lucerne (Posthumously)
Robert L. DeWitt, Jr., Kelseyville
Dr. Janus Madej, Lakeport
Scott Fergusson, Hidden Valley Lake
Woman of the Year
Elizabeth Larson, Lucerne
Lori Peters, Clearlake
Georgina Lehne, Clearlake
Valerie Duncan, Upper Lake
Large Business of the Year
Wal-Mart, Clearlake
Lakeport Grocery Outlet, Lakeport
Shannon Ridge Winery & Vineyard, Clear Lake Oaks
Orchard Park Assisted Living & Memory Care, Clearlake
Umpqua Bank
Small Business of the Year
Main Street Café (Sam Polo), Clearlake
Mugshots Expresso, Middletown
Kelseyville Drug, Kelseyville
Kerrie’s Quilting, Lakeport
Sylvie’s and The Bunk House, Middletown
Touch of Class Hair Salon (Charlene Munoz), Lakeport
Main Street Bakery, Kelseyville
Wilson Repair & Agricultural Equipment
Skin Fitness, Lakeport
Freedom Heating & Air Conditioning, Clearlake
Moore Family Winery, Cobb
Youth Advocate, Volunteer
Helen Finch, Kelseyville
Jill Robbins, Lakeport
Upper Lake High School Booster Club, Upper Lake
Rich Swaney, Lucerne
Floyd Surber, Lakeport
Youth Advocate, Professional
Adam Garcia, Kelseyville
Brian Sumpter, Cloverdale
Student of the Year, Male
Daniel Gildea, Lakeport
Erik Jameson, Lakeport
Student of the Year, Female
Kacey Tallman, Hidden Valley Lake
Ashley Crawford, Lower Lake
Krista Collins, Upper Lake
Stephanie Tregea, Upper Lake
Agriculture Award of the Year
California Women for Agriculture, Kelseyville
Arts Award of the Year, Amateur
Lorna Sue Sides
Shelby Posada, Lakeport
Lois McCoy, Glenhaven
Arts Award of the Year, Professional
Ronald Keas, Lucerne
Expressive Motion Dance Studio, Middletown
Sandra Wade, Lower Lake
Konocti Dance Academy, Clearlake
Raymond Farrow, Kelseyville
Volunteer of the Year
Bob Sola, Lucerne
Dennis Locke, Clearlake Oaks
Eells Family, Lucerne
William Barrows & Connie Miller, Hidden Valley Lake
Norma Wright, Nice
Roth Shilts, Middletown
B.J. Woods, Lakeport
Eldena Russell, Hidden Valley Lake
Mae Nahmais, Clearlake Oaks
Marla Ruzicka Humanitarian of the Year
Julie Kelly, Lakeport
Susie Wiloth, Lower Lake
Eva Johnson, Kelseyville
Senior of the Year
William Edwards, Lower Lake
Best Idea of the Year
Lake Family Resource Center Wine and Chocolate Fundraiser, Lakeport
Lake County Screen Saver, Lucerne
Hot Spot Youth Center, Clearlake
A Discovery Center at Anderson Marsh State Park, Lower Lake
Team DUI, Clearlake
Organization of the Year, Nonprofit
Lakeside Dental Clinic,Lakeport
Lake County Farm Bureau, Lakeport
Sutter Lakeside Hospital, Lakeport
Channel Cats of Lake County, Lakeport
Organization of the Year, Volunteer
Operation Tango Mike, Kelseyville
Clear Lake CHP Senior Volunteer Program, Kelseyville
Sponsoring Survivorship, Lakeport
Soroptimist International of Clear Lake
Lakeport Rotary Club, Lakeport
Trowel & Trellis Garden Club, Lakeport
Lifetime Achievement, Male
Barry Loflin, Lakeport (Posthumously)
Don Emerson, Cobb
Dr. Morton Levine, Clearlake
Lifetime Achievement, Couple
Robert and Nadine Strauss, Lucerne
Lifetime Achievement, Female
Joan Steele Holman, Lakeport
Verna Wicks-Demartino, Lakeport
Local Hero of the Year
Dominic Cardinale, Kelseyville
Ginny Craven, Kelseyville
Javier Batres, Lakeport
New Business of the Year
Main Street Bakery, Kelseyville
Wild About Books, Clearlake
The Kitchen Gallery, Lakeport
Bigg’s 155 Diner, Lakeport
Konocti Dance Academy, Clearlake
Olivia’s Organics, Upper Lake
Zino’s Ristorante & Inn, Kelseyville
Holy Joe’s Café, Upper Lake
Environmental Award
Children’s Museum of Art & Sciences, Clearlake
Tom & Val Nixon, Kelseyville
Robert Lossius, Lakeport
Holly Harris & Chuck Lamb
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On Friday March 14 at 10:15 a.m. story reader Barbara will present Easter stories and an Easter craft project at the Lakeport Library. Barbara will present stories and a project for spring on Friday, March 28 at 10:15 a.m.
The Families for Literacy March story times will take place in Lakeport Library on the alternate Fridays, March 7 and March 21, at 10:15 a.m., and at the Redbud Branch Library in Clearlake on Thursday, March 13 and Thursday, March 27.
See the library Web site, www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/DepartmentDirectory/Library/Children__Teens_and_Students.htm, for the 2008 story time schedule.
Call your local branch if you have any questions.
Lakeport Library, located at 1425 N. High St., is open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday from noon to 8 p.m.; telephone, 263-8817.
Redbud Library, 14785 Burns Valley Road, Clearlake, is open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, from noon to 8 p.m.; telephone 994-5115.
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The club meets at noon on Saturday, March 8, at the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center in Lucerne.
The senior center serves breakfast from 9 a.m. until noon.
The public is invited. Membership in the Lake County Democratic Club is open to registered members of the Democratic Party.
The senior center is located at 3985 Country Club Drive in Lucerne.
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UPPER LAKE – Historical conditions in the Scotts Creek Watershed will be the topic of a special Scotts Creek Watershed Council meeting.
The meeting will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the old Saratoga Springs Resort, 10243 Saratoga Springs Road off of Highway 20 west of Upper Lake.
Longtime and multi-generation residents of the watershed will share their memories and experiences of past watershed conditions and changes.
The evening will include a fireside potluck dinner and panel discussion by these longtime residents.
The event is free of charge and watershed residents (those in Bachelor Valley, Blue Lakes, Scotts Valley, Cow Mountain and Tule Lake to the confluence at Rodman Slough) are especially encouraged to attend.
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