State of Community Luncheon

State of Community Luncheon

State of the Community Luncheon 2026

S.O.C.L. Committee Members include, (seated, left to right) Lorey Keele and Tess Coffman, (standing, left to right) Chair Maggie Fleming, Anne Hartline, Kay Escarda, Byrd Lochtie, Connie Smith, Carolyn Prescott, Judith Stoffer, and Anne Wasson. Committee

S.O.C.L. Committee Members include, (seated, left to right) Lorey Keele and Tess Coffman, (standing, left to right) Chair Maggie Fleming, Anne Hartline, Kay Escarda, Byrd Lochtie, Connie Smith, Carolyn Prescott, Judith Stoffer, and Anne Wasson. Committee member not pictured: Kathy Johanson. (Photo by Doreen Lane) 

Civic Contribution Award recipients, Betty and Gene Senestraro (center), are congratulated by family and friends after accepting their award. In their nineties, the couple have been volunteers in Humboldt County all of their adult lives. (Photo by Anne Wa

Civic Contribution Award recipients, Betty and Gene Senestraro (center), are congratulated by family and friends after accepting their award. In their nineties, the couple have been volunteers in Humboldt County all of their adult lives. (Photo by Anne Wasson)

Marilyn Tucker -- long-time educator, library fundraiser, volunteer, and philanthropist -- thanks the League for her Civic Contribution Award at the State of the Community Luncheon. (Photo by Anne Wasson)

Marilyn Tucker -- long-time educator, library fundraiser, volunteer, and philanthropist -- thanks the League for her Civic Contribution Award at the State of the Community Luncheon. (Photo by Anne Wasson)

Keynote Speaker Susan Seaman, (center) and Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mike Wilson (left), are welcomed by SOCL Chair Maggie Fleming. Seaman, Program Director at North Edge Business Financing and Community Development, explained how loca

Keynote Speaker Susan Seaman, (center) and Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mike Wilson (left), are welcomed by SOCL Chair Maggie Fleming. Seaman, Program Director at North Edge Business Financing and Community Development, explained how local economic choices can build community. Wilson, who is a licensed civil engineer and consultant in land use and resource planning, updated attendees about economic concerns as well as recent successes in Humboldt County. (Photo by Anne Wasson)

The League welcomed a record number of people to the 33rd State of the Community Luncheon, its major fundraiser. Attendees included League members, business leaders, elected representatives, volunteers, and friends and family of the Civic Award winners. (

The League welcomed a record number of people to the 33rd State of the Community Luncheon, its major fundraiser. Attendees included League members, business leaders, elected representatives, volunteers, and friends and family of the Civic Award winners. (Photo by Anne Wasson)