LAKEPORT, Calif. – On Nov. 11, 1998, the Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club sponsored the installation of the beautiful Blue Star Memorial Marker located on the north side of the Veteran’s Building in Lakeport.  

The club also installed a lovely garden beneath the memorial which it continues to maintain. Every year the club donates a beautiful handmade wreath during the Christmas season to display on the marker.

The Blue Star Memorial Marker Program of the National Council of State Garden Clubs Inc. (now the National Garden Clubs Inc.) was adopted in 1946 to establish living memorials to all those who have, or are now serving, in the U.S. Armed Forces.  

The markers are placed in public gardens, parks, aside flagpoles, fountains, picnic areas, viewpoints, historical or civic buildings, national cemeteries or veteran medical centers across the country.  

The placement of the markers and the continuing upkeep of surrounding landscaping is done by local garden clubs across the county to show their deep appreciation for the Armed Forces’ sacrifices towards the freedom and peace we enjoy in the United States of America.

The CLT&TGC meets at noon on the third Tuesday of the month (except July and August) at the Scotts Valley Women’s Clubhouse, 2298 Hendricks Road, Lakeport, and welcomes new members.

For more information see www.CLTTGC.org or contact Club President Leanne Harvey, 707-263-0850.  

CLT&TGC is a member of the Mendo-Lake District, California Garden Club Inc., Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs Inc.