It’s Lois Henry’s world…

Sometimes the world gifts us wonderfully kooky fun that must be celebrated.

Such as, there is ANOTHER Lois Henry. And she’s into water.

In 2013 I wrote a column about her for The Bakersfield Californian discussing our eerie similarities. (Except she’s good a math, which is where we part ways.)

Then she came to Bakersfield and we had dinner in 2015.

We’ve remained friends and she sent me an article about a new tank she christened for the San Lorenzo Valley Water District, where she serves as Vice Chair.

Here’s her quote in the Santa Cruz Sentinel:

“Just look at how beautiful it is. I don’t know if tanks are called male or female or whatever, but this tank is definitely female,” Henry said to audience chuckles. “It’s beautiful, it’s strong and it’s gonna serve the community for many years to come.”

Isn’t she great?

Lois Henry, Vice Chair of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District, prepares to swing a bottle of champagne against the district’s new water tank. Courtesy: Lois Henry
Author

CEO and editor Lois Henry has spent 30 years covering the San Joaquin Valley.

She was raised on a ranch east of Fresno and attended Fresno State where she majored in Journalism.

In Bakersfield she covered a variety of beats including the military, social services, the oil industry, city and county government and did a stint in Sacramento at The Californian’s capitol bureau.

Henry spent 10 years as a manager and was the lead editor for the paper’s many award-winning projects.

In 2007, she began a twice weekly, investigative column and was able to focus on one of her passions – water.

Valley residents innately understand the importance of water. Henry has helped develop that understanding by untangling the complicated knots of rights, lawsuits, contracts and deals by which water is moved and consumed.

She plans to continue that mission through SJV Water.

Henry lives with her husband, one dog and two very spoiled cats in Bakersfield.