A chamber of winners
<p>The Polson Chamber Board of Directors in their ‘celebration’ attire. The Awards nominations are made by the Chamber Board of Directors, and then sent out to the community via a Survery Monkey survey to decide on the winners. We received over 400 responses from community members on the survey.</p>
<p>Shad Hupka & Rob Turner present the Non-Profit of the Year Award to Penny Jarecki for the Greater Polson Community Foundation.</p>
<p>Left to right: Rich Forbis & Louis Cross present the Polson Leadership Award to Judge James Manley.</p>
Jarecki
<p>Polson Mayor Heather Knutson</p>
The Andersons
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The Polson Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual banquet and awards presentation on Nov. 9 at the Kwa Taq Nuk Resort.
The Chamber recognized the local businesses, volunteers and non-profits that dedicate so much time, talent, and energy into making Polson successful.
The president of the Polson Chamber, Rob Turner and president-elect, Louis Cross, began the evening with welcoming remarks and thanked all the board members, volunteers and ambassadors for their year of hard work and commitment.
Once dinner was served, a short video produced by David W. King Pictures was presented spotlighting the events and business’ that make Polson such a fun and fantastic place to live and visit.
The winners of the 2014 Polson Chamber of Commerce Awards along with the Polson School District Teacher and Classified Staff of the Year and the City of Polson Employee of the Year were presented with a plaque in recognition of their efforts in each of the categories in which they were nominated.
The winners in each category are as follows:
Business of the Year – Anderson Broadcasting
Non-Profit of the Year – Greater Polson Community Foundation
Agricultural/Natural Resources Business of the Year – Flathead Lake Biological Station
Leadership Award – Judge James Manley
Citizen of the Year - Mayor Heather Knutson
Volunteer/Ambassador of the Year – Ann Belen
Past President Award – Rich Forbis
Teacher of the Year – Jon Gustafson
Classified Staff of the Year – Dan Giles
City Employee of the Year - Alan Booth.
For more information on the event, call the chamber office.
at (406)-883-5969 or go to www.polsonchamber.com.