LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Seven local students who have been selected for a Lake County Farm Bureau scholarship will be honored at Celebration 2018: Annual Meeting and Love of the Land Dinner on June 28 at the Cole Creek Equestrian Center.

The LCFB scholarship is awarded to students who are pursuing an agricultural field and is based on academic merit, extra-curricular activities and a demonstrated interest in agriculture.

The scholarship recipients are Megan Franco, studying Ag Education at UC Davis; Hailey Finch, studying Animal Science at Cal Poly SLO; Delaney Love, studying Poly Sci with a minor in Ag at Chico; and Ariana Montero-Pille of Kelseyville High School and Serena Onate of Lower Lake High School who will both study Ag Education.

The Wildhurst Scholarships have a broader scope and are open to all exceptional students pursuing a degree.

The Hans and Carol Dobusch Scholarship Committee chose Nicholas Warner who will study Computer Science at UC Davis.

The Myron and Marilyn Holdenried Scholarship Committee awarded Yareli Lozano of Kelseyville who will pursue nutrition and kinesiology at UC Davis.

Lake County Farm Bureau wishes to thank Michael and Tanya Hat of Wildhurst Vineyards
and Winery for their sponsorship of the Wildhurst Scholarships.

In addition to the scholarship recipients, three Upper Lake High School FFA students will receive FFA Jackets through the Farm Bureau’s Blue Jacket Bonanza program. Rebecca Harper, Hailey Reams and Mallory Henry will accept their FFA jackets following the scholarship presentation.

The Lake County Farm Bureau raises money for its youth education and scholarship programs during the Annual Meeting Dessert Auction which is now in its seventh year. Scholarship recipients are honored at the Annual Meeting and usually assist in the dessert auction activities.

LCFB also hosts a raffle which benefits scholarships and other youth agricultural programs such as 4-H and FFA.

Celebration 2018 will be on June 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the Cole Creek Equestrian Center in Kelseyville. There will be a wine social followed by a delicious barbecue dinner provided by and benefitting the Kelseyville FFA program.

Dinner will be concluded with a brief meeting of the members, announcement of the scholarship and FFA jacket winners and the dessert auction. The Annual Meeting celebrates Lake County’s agricultural community and supports the next generation of farmers, ranchers and agricultural professionals.

If you are interested in purchasing tickets for Celebration 2018 please contact Executive Director Brenna Sullivan at 707-263-0911.

The Lake County Farm Bureau is Lake County’s largest farm organization, representing more than 450 farm families and individual members. LCFB strives to protect and promote farming throughout Lake County and to find solutions to challenges on the farm and throughout the rural community.