LAKE COUNTY — The 13th annual Stars of Lake County will be held on Saturday at Robinson Rancheria Resort and Casino in Nice.
Entrance for guests this year will be through the north entrance to the building, not through the casino area.
Look for the lighted archway into the concert room from the north end parking lot area.
Tickets are $60 per person for the dinner, awards ceremony and dance. The reception begins at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. David Neft will be playing for the reception hour for the 13th year in a row. The awards ceremony will begin at 7:15 p.m. Tony Barthel of the Featherbed Railroad B & B will provide DJ music for the dinner hour and for dancing following the awards.
The nominees for Stars of Lake County are:
Man of the year-Sponsored by Lake County Record-Bee, Andy Weiss and Kyle A. Reams.
Woman of the year-Sponsored by North Lake Medical Pharmacy, Mildred Pickersgill, Paula Bryant, Jennifer Rodgers, Maria M. FitzGerald and Cheri Johnson.
Large business of the year?Sponsored by Bruno”s Shop Smart, Mendo Mill Lumber & Home Center and Lakeport Grocery Outlet.
Small business of the year ? Sponsored by Food”s Etc., Pogo”s Pizza in Kelseyville, A&B Collision, Featherbed Railroad B&B, Quail Run Fitness, Kelsey Creek Coffee, Howard”s Grotto, Doug Reams Dental Office and Floortown.
Youth advocate/volunteer-Sponsored by Polestar Computers, Peggy Alexander and Darren Brookshire.
Youth advocate/professional-Sponsored by Umpqua Bank, Brian Sumpter, Barbara Clark, Jill Hoeffer and Lucas Madrzyk.
Student of the year-Male-Sponsored by McDonald”s-Lakeport, Chance Crail and Benjamin Mullin.
Student of the year-Female-Sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson, Cylinda Neidenbach, Tenae Stewart, Courtney Havrilla and Laura Wold.
Agriculture award-Sponsored by Gossett Alarm, Yerba Santa Goat Dairy and Renker Farms.
Arts award/amateur-Sponsored by Shannon Ridge Winery & Vineyards, Lake County Theatre Company, Bert Hutt, Vicki Werkley and Richard Seisser.
Volunteer of the year-Sponsored by Barry Parkinson, Attorney, Denise Johnson, Carol Thorn, Phil Spooner, Scott and Melody DeLeon, Alberta Knoll and Pete and Carol Germenis .
Marla Ruzicka humanitarian of the year-Sponsored by Cliff and Nancy Ruzicka, Richard Birk and Debra Rodrique.
Senior of the year-Sponsored by WestAmerica Bank, Freda Mohr, Jean Welch, Harry Graves of Clearlake, Edward McDonald, Rita Doyle and Jacque Spiker.
Best idea of the year-Sponsored by Kathy Fowler Auto Dealerships, Paperless newspaper via Lakeconews.com, Cardboard and duct tape regatta by Lakeport Yacht Club and Woody”s Caf? Inside of Kelseyville Lumber.
Organization-volunteer-Sponsored by Strong Financial Network, Lake County Community Radio, Soroptimist International, L.E.E.F., Mt. Konocti Facilitation, Lakeport Rotary Club and Lake County AARP Tax Preparer”s.
Organization-non-profit-Sponsored by Lakeview Market, P.A.C.K Arts Academy and Healing Rooms of Lake County
Lifetime achievement-Sponsored by St. Helena Hospital , Clearlake, Audrey Lenore Keithly Murphy, RN, (Posthumously), Thomas Hewlett, DDS, Frances Crary (Posthumously) and Esther Tarin-Flores, Kelseyville
New business of the year-Sponsored by Kelseyville Lumber, LuLu”s Ice Cream & Desserts, Lyndall”s Sport Stop Grill, Guido”s Pizzeria and Lake County Jazzercise.
Environmental award-Sponsored by Lake County Land Trust, Terry Knight, City of Clearlake Planning Commission, Bill Stone, Marilyn Waits, Kelseyville and Roberta Lyons, Lower Lake
The “Spirit of Lake County” is not announced until the evening of Stars. The category is sponsored by John Tomkins.
Contact the Lake County Chamber of Commerce at 263-5092 for more information.
