LAKE COUNTY
Deadline for Hands Up Lake County competition is June 30
The Hands Up Lake County Business Competition 2022 is a program designed to drive the local economy forward. It will give small businesses the chance to win up to $85,000 in cash prizes to start, grow, or improve their business. The deadline for submissions is on June 30, 2022.
A total of $50,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to five local small businesses that compete in this year’s Hands Up Lake County competition with prizes ranging from $4,000 to $20,000. All startups and small businesses are encouraged to apply by visiting: https://1team1dream.net/hands-up-lake-county/application/
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CLEARLAKE
Lake County Flotilla repeats mirror project
On Thursday, Flotilla 08-08 of Lake County repeated their mirror project for the students at Pomo and Burns Valley Elementary schools and the Creative School in Clearlake. This mirror project, which the Flotilla first demonstrated in May of last year, was taken from a page of Lake County history.
A brief story by Flotilla member Dorothy De Lope was told of Mary Downen who in 1903 built a cabin and lived alone on Mt. Konocti and used a mirror to signal her daughter in Lakeport. Then the students were instructed by Flotilla members Gary Jolley and Bernadette Straub on how to use the special mirrors and other reflective devices to capture the sun’s reflection and aim it to the top of Mt. Konocti.
At the top of Mt. Konocti, Flotilla Commander Kevin Kealey and his crew of John McAlear and Nicole Caldweld held up a large mirror and reflected the image back down to the schools. The event’s organizers said the youngsters were fascinated and so excited in seeing the huge mirror reflected back down to them.
The main purpose of the Flotilla’s Mirror Project is to teach the children safety by carrying a mirror and a whistle with them when walking or hiking in unfamiliar countryside and to use should they become lost. Also, a whistle and mirror should be attached to their lifejacket in case of a boating emergency in which they end up in the water.
The Flotilla reminds parents to review safety habits with their children and to always wear their lifejackets.
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SANTA ROSA
NorCal Public Media to televise 21-22 Santa Rosa Symphony World Premiere Concerts
Santa Rosa Symphony, in partnership with Northern California Public Media, will televise four of its 2021-2022 Classical Series concerts in July on two NorCal Public channels: Public Broadcasting Service channel KRCB and non-PBS channel KPJK. All four of the concerts in the Santa Rosa Symphony World Premiere Series were conducted by SRS Music Director Francesco Lecce-Chong at the Green Music Center’s Weill Hall, on the campus of Sonoma State University, before a live audience.
President and CEO Alan Silow said, “We are so thrilled to be, once again, partnering with NorCal Public Media, to share the artistic creativity of our world premieres with the entire Bay Area.”
Santa Rosa Symphony, the Resident Orchestra of the Green Music Center, is the third-oldest professional orchestra in California, and the largest regional symphony north of Los Angeles. Francesco Lecce-Chong, the Symphony’s fifth music director in its 94 years, began his tenure in 2018. Alan Silow, President & CEO, began his tenure in 2002. The Symphony is committed to core values of artistic excellence, innovative programming, comprehensive music education and community service.
The Symphony’s performance schedule includes 21 Classical Series concerts (seven sets), seven Discovery Dress Rehearsal concerts, a three-concert Family Series and a four-concert Pops Series, as well as special concerts.
Awards include an American Symphony Orchestra League MetLife Award for Community Engagement and a first-place award for adventurous programming in the 2012-2013 season from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
The Symphony is recognized for having one of the most comprehensive music education programs in California, serving nearly 30,000 youths annually. Collaborations with schools and organizations across Sonoma County have gained the Santa Rosa Symphony national attention and support.
For ticket information and season overview visit https://www.srsymphony.org/Events-Tickets/Season-Overview-2022-2023
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