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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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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Upcoming speakers include Sandy Elliott of Spirit Wild (Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation) on March 19; a presentation on the new Sutter Lakeside clinic being built in Middletown on April 16; and on May 21, a District 1 Supervisorial candidates forum.

Programs and lunch are held at the Middletown Methodist Church Social Hall, Armstrong and Washington Streets, Middletown.

Lunch is $4 per person and is served by a different nonprofit organization each month. Reservations are not necessary. (The Middletown Luncheon Club is not associated with the Methodist Church.)

For more information, call Helen Whitney, 928-9812.

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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 history of the Scotts Creek Watershed will be the topic at the Wednesday meeting. Photo by Greg Dills.

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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Nominations will be accepted at the Lakeport Regional Chamber office, 875 Lakeport Blvd. in Lakeport, until 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22.

Any nominations received by mail with a postmark of Feb. 22 will be honored and added to the list for the 11th Annual Stars of Lake County Community Awards Program.

The Stars Selection Committee, comprised of Lake County residents from around the county, will be given the book of nominations early next month for their review. That committee will meet on March 13 to select the final recipients whose names will be revealed at the awards ceremony.

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.

STARS NOMINEES 2008

Man of the Year

• Dave Fesmire, Lucerne (Posthumously)

• Robert L. DeWitt Jr., Kelseyville

• Dr. Janus Madej, Lakeport

Woman of the Year

• Elizabeth Larson, Lucerne

• Lori Peters, Clearlake

Large Business of the Year

• Wal-Mart, Clearlake

• Lakeport Grocery Outlet, Lakeport

• Shannon Ridge Winery and Vineyard, Clearlake 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

Youth Advocate, Volunteer

No nominees

Youth Advocate, Professional

• Adam Garcia, Kelseyville

• Brian Sumpter, Lakeport

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

Agriculture Award of the Year

No nominees

Arts Award of the Year

Amateur (Arts Award)

• Lorna Sue Sides

Professional (Arts Award)

• Ronald Keas, Lucerne

• Expressive Motion Dance Studio, Middletown

• Sandra Wade, Lower Lake

• Konocti Dance Academy, Clearlake

Volunteer of the Year

• Bob Sola, Lucerne

• Dennis Locke, Clearlake Oaks

• Eells Family, Lucerne

• William Barrows & Connie Miller, Hidden Valley Lake

Marla Ruzicka Humanitarian of the Year

• Julie Kelly, Lakeport

• Susie Wiloth, Lower Lake

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

Organization of the Year, Volunteer

• Operation Tango Mike, Kelseyville

• Clear Lake CHP Senior Volunteer Program, Kelseyville

• Sponsoring Survivorship, Lakeport

• Soroptimist International of Clear Lake

Lifetime Achievement, Male

• Barry Loflin, Lakeport (Posthumously)

• Don Emerson, Cobb

Lifetime Achievement, Female

• Barbara Flynn, Cobb

Local Hero of the Year

• Dominic Cardinale, Kelseyville

• Ginny Craven, Kelseyville

New Business of the Year

• Main Street Bakery, Kelseyville

• Wild About Books, Clearlake

• Moore Family Winery, Cobb

• The Kitchen Gallery, Lakeport

Environmental Award

• Children’s Museum of Art and Sciences, Clearlake

• Tom and Val Nixon, Kelseyville

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