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LAKEPORT – Relay For Life is an annual event wherein teams raise funds to support cancer research, provide education and assist cancer patients through various resource and support programs.
The teams then walk for a continuous 24-hour period, maintaining at least one member of each team on the track at all times for the entire period. Because “cancer never sleeps” the participant teams commit to the 24-hour period to fight back against the disease.
The top fundraising team for the 2008 Lake County event, which took place on May 17-18, was the “Quick Steppers.” The team had a roster 26 strong, including five cancer survivors.
The team name was derived to honor Ron Quick, the one team member still in the midst of battle against cancer.
The team’s total was $7,550, with $1,500 coming in the form of matching funds from Umpqua Bank. To qualify for the funds, the Quick Steppers had to initially earn $5,000, an amount they exceeded.
Most members of the team do double duty as they are also staunch supporters and volunteers in the Operation Tango Mike volunteer effort to support our troops. The Lakeport branch of Umpqua Bank can proudly boast one hundred percent participation in Relay For Life 2008, as every employee raised funds, walked and contributed to the effort.
Ginny Craven is team captain for the Quick Steppers.
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“It’s about using the government’s power to help the powerless,” said Berg, D-Eureka.
Berg’s bill, AB 2487, would allow the collection arm of the state’s Franchise Tax Board to help collect civil judgments owed to the victims of domestic violence.
The measure, which has received strong bipartisan support in the Assembly, would apply only to cases in which the abuser is convicted in criminal court. The cost of collecting the debt would be paid by the abuser, not the state.
“Basically,” Berg told the Senate panel, “it takes the machinery of government and gears it to work on behalf of people who have been stripped of their power, people who have been abused by someone obsessed with exercising power over them.”
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Headquartered in Port Chester, NY, PAX is a nonprofit educational organization which invites international high school students to the United States for an academic homestay.
El-Amin was selected to represent PAX due to a demonstrated enthusiasm, interest in foreign cultures and desire to become more active in the community.
She is currently interviewing Lake County families who are interested in sharing their lives with a young person from another country for the coming academic year.
“All PAX students have been carefully screened, speak English, have full medical insurance and come with their own spending money,” said El-Amin. “We work with students from 35 different countries, including those in Eastern Europe, Asia, South America and Africa.”
Host families are asked to provide the student with meals, a warm and supportive environment, and a place to sleep and study.
Local support is provided to the host family and student by El-Amin as community coordinator.
“We're looking for families who are interested in the world and in helping an exchange student learn more about America,” she said.
For more information, contact El-Amin at 995-2099 or PAX headquarters at 800-555-6211.
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Pageant hopefuls are invited to sign up for this year's contest. The deadline to become a contestant is June 20.
This year's pageant will take place on Aug. 8 at Robinson Rancheria Resort and Casino in Nice.
Young women will have the opportunity to represent their community and receive scholarship money. The pageant winner will have the chance to compete for the Miss California title, which in turn takes part it the Miss America Pageant.
Earlier this year, Miss California Melissa Chaty of Ukiah was featured on Miss America's Reality Check and also was a Miss America Pageant finalist.
For information on how to become a contestant for Miss Lake County or Lake County’s Outstanding Teen call 707-263-1667 or send an e-mail to
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