KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The 40th quilt block to be installed on the Lake County Quilt Trail is located at Polestar Computers, 3930 Main St. in Kelseyville.
Owners of the quilt block are Trena and Armand Pauly.
The quilt block “Pole Star” was chosen especially for their computer sales and service business of the similar name – Polestar Computers.
Trena and Armand are active in the Kelseyville Business Association and are very supportive of local schools.
Celestially speaking, a pole star is a prominent visible star which appears to be a navigational tool when searching for other celestial bodies.
In this sense, Polestar’s business serves as a guide and helping tool to patrons and businesses alike in Lake County.
The Polestar Computers building housed other businesses beginning in the 1970s when it was built and then used as a doctor’s office.
Rumor has it that the doctor abandoned the practice, and Calvin Watson purchased it in 1980 and used the site for Watson’s Thrift Shop.
Later in the 1990s and 2000s Marilyn Holdenried’s upscale gift shop used this space. The building is owned by Norm Watson.
The LCQT is an agricultural and tourism project designed to promote community pride.
The 4-foot by 4-foot quilt block was drawn and painted by the LC Quilt Trail team, a group of dedicated quilters, graphic artists, painters, writers, carpenters and a videographer.
For more information about the Lake County Quilt Trail visit www.lakecountyquilttrail.com or go to the Lake County Quilt Trail’s Facebook page.