LAKE COUNTY – The Stars of Lake County Community Awards Program is beginning to receive nominations for the 2009 awards, but more are needed.

Melissa Fulton, chief executive officer of the Lakeport Chamber of Commerce, said they discovered that Stars nominations accepted through the chamber's Web site, www.lakeportchamber.com, may not have gone as smoothly has they originally envisioned.

As with most new systems, there can be “bugs” and they believe they have now corrected those.

She said the chamber also wanted everyone to know that nominations by letters through the mail, faxed to 263-5104 or dropped off at the chamber office on Lakeport Boulevard are encouraged.

While they have received several nominations to date, there are currently many categories for which there have been no nominations received.

Those categories that have yet to receive nominations are Large Business of the Year; Small Business of the Year; New Business of the Year; Arts Award, Professional; Arts Award, Amateur; Senior of the Year; Environmental Award; and Student of the Year.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, Feb. 27, and a list of those who have been nominated will be published shortly.

Every year the community acknowledges usually between 80 and 100 deserving nominees, so they know there are more nominations in the works.

Please forward your nominees to: Lakeport Regional Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 295, Lakeport 95453 or email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

The Stars of Lake County Awards will be held at Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa on Sunday, March 22, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Dinner tickets are $50/person and Sutter Lakeside has made available a limited number of angel tickets for nominees.

Tickets are available to nominees only through Tuesday, March 2, with tickets becoming available to nominees and the general public on Wednesday, March 3.

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