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Home  News Latest Unsung Hero awarded to Majerus at banquet
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Unsung Hero awarded to Majerus at banquet |
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Wednesday, 07 March 2007 |
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Page 1 of 2 By Buck Traxler, I-O Editor
A packed Norley Hall at Blue Sky Villa on Tuesday was the place to be for the 42nd annual Conrad Area Chamber of Commerce meeting and banquet.
Debbie Hicks, outgoing CofC president, gave a short welcome and review of the Chamber year.
The flag was present and posted by the local Boy Scout troop who led the Pledge of Allegiance and Pastor Jeff Redlin from the Pondera Valley Lutheran Church did the invocation. Coaches Corner catered the meal.
 TOP HONOREE -- John McFarland (on the left) presents the coveted Unsung Hero award to Stockman Bank President Dan Majerus. Majerus is Mr. Whoop-Up in helping to make the two-day rodeo come together, works behind the scenes with the Orpheum Theatre, has helped raise funds for computer touch pads for the swim team and conducts a Bible study class each Wednesday at the CCC. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
Gerald Miller of Gerald Miller Farms will be the CofC president; Everett Breding of Conrad Building Center is the 1st VP; and Jamey Byrnes of Gary and Leo’s IGA is the 2nd VP.
Directors include Mike Brownell of Mountain View Coop, Terry Diedrich of the Branding Iron Lanes and Lounge, D. Hicks of Pure Bliss Cycle Sales, Joan Jensen of Stockman Bank, Laurie Morris of Courtesy Ford, Doug Moritz of G & D Hardware, Cheryl Sawyer of 3 Rivers Communications, and George Tornga of the Pondera Arts Council/Orpheum Theatre.
The Chamber, when turned down by Gov. Brian Schweitzer when he was asked if he would like to be the keynote speaker, departed from their traditional political keynote speaker and went outside the box to get Flint Rasmussen.
Rasmussen, from Choteau, is the number one rodeo clown and bullfighter in North America.
Before he got to the podium, there were a number of short reports.
Conrad Mayor John Shelvin jokingly said, “The new thing is, come to the islands. You can go out to the lagoons and see the islands.”
County Commissioner Sandy Broesder, fighting off a bad cold, reported that 800 miles of county roads have been our top priority.
She praised the local road crew, noting, “They set a standard that others follow.”
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