Chamber Recognizes Community’s Best

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Kaipo and Bobbie Chock with man of the year Charly Shelton and CVHS Principal Linda Junge.

The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce held its annual recognition banquet honoring local civic leaders and community supporters. The event, held at the Oakmont Country Club in Glendale, had over 100 people in attendance who came to congratulate the recipients.

In their acceptance speeches, many of the honorees acknowledged the importance of living in a community that supports the efforts of volunteers, law enforcement and educators.

Karen and Steve Pierce look over the raffle prizes.

This year’s recipients were Business of the Year: Bonner’s Party Rentals, Woman of the Year: Joanna Linkchorst, Man of the Year: Charly Shelton, Volunteer of the Year: Cindy Charles, Organization of the Year: Crescenta Valley Lions Club, Educator of the Year: Shawn Zargarian, Student of the Year: Mia Lewis, Beautification Award: Saint Luke’s of the Mountains, Firefighter of the Year: Grant Grunbaum, Glendale Police Department: Justin Darby, California Highway Patrol: Phillip Cooper, and LA County Sheriff: Rodger Burt. The American Legion/VFW was recognized with the prestigious Don Carpenter Award and a special President’s Award was presented to Mike Baldwin.

Photos by Dick CLUBB

Accepting on behalf of the American Legion-VFW was Robert Wollenweber with his wife Monica
Volunteer of the year Cindy Charles won a raffle prize
From left Kaipo Chock, Blake Dellinger, Christian Daly and Mary Hovagimian
GUSD board of education Nayiri Nahabedian, Dr. Vivian Ekchian, Jennifer Freemon and Principal Linda Junge

  

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