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Citizen of the year highlights chamber banquet
- Destination Rusk!" Congressman Jeb Hensarling was originally scheduled to speak, but cancelled because of Washington commitments. Judge Davis will serve as master of ceremonies and welcome guests by groups. The invocation will be offered by the Rev. Robert Corbell. The citizen of the year will be announced by the 2005 recipient TDCJ Warden Todd Foxworth. Wendy Wiley and Ike Frazer, the 2005 Businesswoman and Businessman of the year, will announce this year's recipients. Chamber manager Connie Brown will introduce entertainers, including Jan and Susan Pate and the Rusk Twirling Center. President's awards will be presented by outgoing President Angela Raiborn. Incoming President Penny Reynolds will give her remarks, introduce directors and new directors. A raffle drawing for a Caribbean cruise will close out the banquet. Tickets are still available for the 2008 cruise for $50 each. The cruise for two is valued at $1,620 including taxes and gratuities. The cruise departs Jan. 27, 2008 from Galveston to Cozumel, Roatán, Costa Maya and Progreso. New chamber officers include Mrs. Reynolds, president; Teresa Tosh Langley, president-elect; Angela Raiborn, past-president; Kenneth Welch, vice-president; Toni Meador, treasurer; Mike Crysup and Greg James, executive board members. Officers for 2006 were Mrs. Raiborn, president; Penny Reynolds, formerly Mike Murray, president elect; Bob Francis, past president; Harold (Buz) Parrish, vice-president; Debra Dominy, treasurer; and Stephanie Caveness and Toni Meador, executive board members. Outgoing directors are Mr. Francis, Mrs. Dominy, Mr. Frazer, Jane Parsons, Kay Epperson, Louis Caveness, Mary Madden and Monte Ethington.
The chamber board will include Mrs. Raiborn, Mr. Crysup, Mr. Welch, Robert Corbel, Robert Gonzalez, Mrs Caveness, Suzann McCarty and Sue Gilchrest, retiring in 2007; Anita Woodlee, Mr. Parrish, Glenda Long, Leslie Hassell, Gary Epperson, Mrs. Reynolds, Sara Welch and Mrs. Meador, retiring in 2008; and new directors, Mrs. Langley, Mr. James, Tara Crosby, Roy Reynolds, Ted Debbs, Walter Preble, Judy Faye Garner and Laila McCalister. |
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