AWARDS WINNERS!

Thank you, community, for your nominations! After carefully reviewing all submissions, our committee has identified the standout winners who received the most nominations. We invite you to join us in celebrating the exceptional achievements of our 2025 Awards Winners!

• Citizen of the Year: Grace Sanchez – Recognizing an individual who has made a significant positive impact on Dunsmuir.

• Business of the Year: Bee Kind Bakery & Catering – Celebrating a local business that exemplifies excellence and community support.

• Teachers of the Year: DES: Susan Keeler, DHS: Jake Mekeel, CRS: David Sommers – Honoring educators who inspire and make a difference.

• Alexander Dunsmuir Award: Ray Kellar – A special distinction awarded for exceptional service and dedication to the community over 10 years or more.

Join us at Bee Kind Bakery, 5853 Sacramento Ave, for a FREE film screening event for two new episodes of Shasta Stories by local filmmaker Autie Carlisle.

In “We Exist,” Sweet Bean Selene and Buck Grochol talk about Dunsmuir’s railroad culture, from engineers to hobos, music, and more.

“Full Circle” shares Franklin Thom’s journey to learn his native tongue and give the Karuk language back to Yreka.

Shasta Stories is a Docuseries about Humanity & Siskiyou County. Learn more at www.autiecarlisle.com/shastastories.

You are cordially invited to an afternoon of Spanish Classical Harp, Flamenco, and Voice featuring the acclaimed Mendieta Sisters!

Anna Maria Mendieta, Harp
Suzanne Mendieta, Flamenco
Gloria Mendieta Gazave, Soprano

• Sunday, May 18th, 3-4:30 pm

• 5819 Sacramento Ave, Dunsmuir

• $35/ticket or $60/couple

• Kids 10 & under free!

A Fundraiser for Cedar Grove’s Children & Youth Arts Education Programs, Sponsored by: Cedar Grove, Music by the Mountain, Seeds of Ancestral Renewal, Dunsmuir Chamber of Commerce

About the Artists

Global Music Award winner Anna Maria Mendieta proved the impossible and made history offering her harp as a new voice for Argentine Tango. Her recent album Tango Del Cielo featuring Tango & Flamenco with harp and orchestra won several international awards and reached #2 on Billboard’s Classical Crossover Chart. Ms. Mendieta is the winner of four Global Music Awards, three Clouzine International Music Awards, two Fox Music USA Latin Music Awards, two LIT International Music Awards, among others. She continues to gain international attention with her groundbreaking vision. Anna Maria enjoys a busy career as a soloist, orchestral musician, recording artist and teacher. She is the principal harpist with the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera and has performed with many symphony orchestras and chamber music groups in the United States and abroad including the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera & Ballet, Russian National Orchestra, and Russian State Ballet.

A classically trained dancer in both ballet and flamenco, Suzanne Mendieta has been a member of many dance companies, including: Theatre Flamenco, Rosa Montoya’s Bailes Flamenco, San Francisco Dance Theater, and the Arabesque Dance Company. She has been a featured flamenco dancer for the San Francisco Opera’s productions of “La Traviata” since 1991. Additional appearances include soloist with the Santa Clara Ballet, Pacific Dance Theater, and Michael Smuin’s Ballet/SF; as well as a featured dancer performing in China, St. Martin, the Dutch Antilles, and in Seville, Spain for the 1992 World Expo. Suzanne appeared in the film “A Walk in the Clouds” and in the television series “Nash Bridges“. 

Gloria Mendieta Gazave is a classically trained soprano from San Francisco with a background in Musical Theater, where she has performed such roles as Chava in Fiddler on the Roof and Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, and Maria in West Side Story in Bay Area theaters. Ms. Gazave is an alum of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, whence she began her lifelong love of Opera and Classical music. Gloria sings in Italian, French, German, and Spanish. Her repertoire spans Opera, Oratorio, Art Songs, Broadway, and Popular Ballads. Experienced in singing Sacred Music, including Latin Chant, she has cantored for many events for the San Francisco Archdiocese. Gloria has the honor of being the youngest member selected to perform in the choir for Pope John-Paul II at a Mass celebrated during his visit to San Francisco. She performs as a soloist with orchestras and ensembles and has represented the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera for various recitals and outreach programs in the Sacramento area. Ms. Gazave enjoys singing for special events and was chosen as the featured Opera singer for the Kettle Chips Company for the promotion of their new product.

Dunsmuir’s Annual City-Wide Yard Sale

Saturday, May 24th, Dawn til Dusk