Dear Editor,

Thank you to all who made the 33rd annual Fortuna Christmas Music Festival an event to remember.

Special thank you to our Christmas Angels: Coast Central Credit Union, Demello, McAuley, McReynolds & Holland, Dolly Ross, Fortuna Music Mart, Fortuna Business Improvement District, Gerald Becker Ins., Holiday Inn Express, Holmes Security, Johnson Consulting Group, LPL Financial Services, NorthWest Insurance, Redwood Capital Bank, Wyatt & Whitchurch, Inc. and Umpqua Bank.

Thanks to the Fortuna Chamber of Commerce, Fortuna High Music Dept., Humboldt Bay Coffee, Walgreens, Tom's Sourdough Pizza, Fortuna Junior Academy, Color Impressions, Horizon Office Products, Ed Tanferani, CA Conservation Corps, Gene Galliani, Wendt Construction, City of Fortuna, Fortuna Parks and Recreation, Scotia Printing, Fortuna Florist, Scotia Band, Fortuna Historical Commission, Mel Kreb, Tom Merrill, Jim Stanfield, Tom Silva and River Lodge.

Finally thank you to the more than 1,000 concert-goers and all the musicians and singers for making this festival such a successful holiday tradition.

Bob Besanceney, Chairman

Fortuna Christmas Music Festival