The Billings Community Chamber of Commerce will host the Billings 2022 Citizen of the Year Award Dinner Saturday, January 28th at the Billings Community Center beginning at 6:00 pm. We are excited to once again host the annual Award Dinner which has not been held since February 2020, due to the Pandemic.The main event of the evening will be the announcement of the 2022 Billings Citizen of the Year Award recipient. Nominees for this prestigious award are Tracy and Michelle Carter, Rachel Silvey and Kevin West. The nominees and their families will be special guests at the covered dish dinner.Also selected to receive special Chamber awards to be presented during the evening are Lifetime Service Award - Delbert and Mary Lou Foltz; Business of the Year – Billings Fairchild Center; Employee of the Year - Kay Ranney, First Bank and Trust Co. and Billings Pride Award – H.B. Evans. A special committee from the Tonkawa area has selected the recipients for the Billings Citizen of the Year and other special awards by reviewing the nomination forms submitted by Billings Chamber members.The Chamber will also recognize Melinda and Mark Branson, 2020 Billings Citizen of the Year Award recipients during the event. The Bransons were chosen in 2020 for their outstanding volunteerism to the Billings Community during the 2019-2020 Pandemic.Highlights of the 2020-2022 years will be reviewed during the evening in a special video presentation created by Rachel Silvey. Special entertainment will be provided for the event. Past Billings Citizen of the Year Award Recipients will also be recognized during the program.The Chamber will provide meat entrees for the dinner and ask those attending to bring a family sized covered side dish and/or dessert as admission to a fun and enjoyable celebration. Feel free to contact Candy Oller at 580-716-4821 for more information.-- Candy Oller, Billings Chamber of CommerceSubscribe to The Tonkawa News... Call Janel at 628-2532 ...
