Over the past five years, my experience as Taylor Observatory coordinator was challenging but exceptionally fulfilling.

Thank you high school volunteers Eduardo Alatorre, Cord and Nate Falkenberg, Paige Lavrar, Kai Jones, Roxi and Juan Huerta, Zack Bailey and Jared Wagner. Your passion for learning, your eagerness to support and your upbeat personalities made work a joy.

Thank you to the Taylor staff Edward Giannelli, Janis Traub, Stephen Kane and John Zimmerman. Your support was and is the backbone of Taylor.

Thank you volunteers Paul Kobetz, David Rogers, Juan Huerta, Dr. Gerald deBane and Bill Bordisso. Your tutelage and hours of support help our projects reach completion.

Thank you Friends of Taylor, Wine Alliance, Kelseyville Rotary, Lakeport Lions Club and so many community groups. The Taylor Observatory would not exist without your financial and volunteer support.

Thank you to all the private donors whose funds purchased technology, telescopes, transportation and more.

Thank you Lake County Office of Education and the Board of Education for your support and having faith in me.

Our goal was to make the Taylor Observatory into a science center for all children of Lake County.

I believe, with your continued support, your science center will continue to flourish.

Barbara McIntyre is the retiring coordinator for the Taylor Observatory-Norton Planetarium in Kelseyville, Calif.