The Lake County Record-Bee, in a joint project with a dozen other north state newspapers that are part of the California Newspaper Partnership, are asking our readers for nominations for our second annual “Lake County Hero” feature. The deadline has been extended in order to get as many nominations as possible.
Here’s how: Just send an email to desk@record-bee.com and tell us who you’d like to nominate, and why.
How you choose your hero, and what criteria you want to establish for your hero, is entirely up to you. You can send us an email about anyone you see as someone who does great things for the community, or other people, or animals, or the environment, or anything you consider hero-worthy. We’ll give equal consideration to heroes who perform their extraordinary feats behind the scenes as those who are paid to do it.
We’ll convene a panel to review the entries, and in early February, we’ll announce five finalists and write stories on each, highlighting their “heroic” acts.
The overall winner will receive a $500 cash prize, an honor that will be repeated for “Hometown Heroes” throughout our Northern California newspaper group from Monterey to Eureka.
Nominations are due Saturday, February 1, 2025 at noon.
Our panel of judges will pick five finalists, who we’ll honor in a series of stories before announcing our overall “hero” Feb. 22, 2025.
The everyday heroics of people doing great things behind the scenes have always been a big part of what makes Lake County such a special place to live. We’re looking forward to receiving your nominations and sharing their stories.
To nominate a hometown hero, please send an email to desk@record-bee.com
