County Commissioners rename skate park, swear in coroner

Lake County Clerk and Recorder Tracy Lauritzen swears in Jeffery Edmonds as the new coroner following Alexander Krieg’s resignation at the end of October. (Photo courtesy of Elsa Tharp) The Lake County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution renaming the Lake County Skate Park as the Donny Lama Skate Park, swore in Jeffery Edmonds as the new county coroner and approved a memorandum of understanding between the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the National Insurance Crime Bureau during a special session on Wednesday, Nov. 4.The commissioners approved a resolution that renamed the skate park at Huck Finn Park to the Donny "Lama" Conner II Skate Park, named after a local icon who championed the skateboarding scene in the county.Donald Conner II, also known as the Donny Lama, founded the Blaze the Belt longboard race on the Mineral Belt Trail. The event raised funds to repair the previous skate park in conjunction with the Lake County Recreation Department.

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