Moving Forward Together Annual Dinner
Lake County Land Trust
24th Land Trust annual dinner was fun at a
New venue with over 100 people attending
The Lake County Land Trust’s (LCLT) Annual Dinner 2025 was a success with over 100 enthusiastic Land Trust Supporters in attendance. This year the dinner was held at Konocti Vista Event Center on October 11, 2025. The theme of 'Moving Forward Together' was highlighted by demonstrating the many partnerships LCLT has been forming over the years. The first Land Trust dinner was held in 1999 and minus 2020-21 one has been held every October since.
Making the dinner possible were sponsors and patrons:
Thank You to Our Sponsors
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J. Oliver
Maxwell, LLC
Thank You to Our Patrons
Eric & Deborah Woychik
Bernard & Lynne Butcher
Todd Hoselt & Louis Schump
Debi Sally & Ken Ling
Jim & Olga Martin Steele
Pete McGee
Judith Rae Mullens
Marybeth Alteneder
David & Merry Jo Velasquez
Photographs by:
The silent auction, organized by volunteer Melissa Kinsel and Wilda Shock brought some impressive bids; the food by Konocti Vista was delicious and plentiful, Ripe Choice catering served up an impressive array of appetizers and desserts, and guest speaker Randy Krag highlighted the evening with information about one of LCLT’s partners, the Lake County Resource Conservation District. As part of the evening’s events Lakeport resident, Tom Horton was honored as Supporter of the Year and was given a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition by Congressman Mike Thompson who was on hand to present the honor.
Abby Leutholdt of AbbyLeuPresents and crew did a great job making sure everything ran smoothly and staff at the Konocti Vista Center were extremely helpful with setting up, serving, and breaking down. Decorations with a Pomo theme of tules and acorns added a festive aspect to the hall with many thanks to Kelseyville resident Kathy Windrem for making sure the tables were all properly embellished and to That Ranch for providing gourds for the finishing touches on the tables.
Flaman McCloud, chairman of the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians welcomed attendees and shared a blessing for the food and event. All evening music was provided by Paul Kemp. Jim Steele, a seasoned auctioneer, delivered over $15,000 of supporter pledges for some important Land Trust projects.
Sam Euston was kept busy all night photographing the event and all members of the LCLT board of directors, volunteers and staff contributed heartily. Thank you Sam for the great photographs!
Another year has passed where Lake County Land Trust has "Moved Forward Together" with the community in conservation efforts for Lake County. Many thanks to all our guests for helping us celebrate our accomplishments and pave the way for more work to be done in the coming year!
