COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND business leaders who made noteworthy contributions in the past year will be recognized today at the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Citizen of the Year and Business Leader of the Year brunch.
The celebration is set for 11 a.m. in the Fort Worden State Park Commons. Tickets are $25, to be paid at the door.
The chamber also will install a new board of directors at the event led by incoming president Kim Aldrich of Cobalt Mortgage of Port Townsend.
The following people are nominated for the Citizen of the Year award:
• Cindy Hill Finnie, longtime Centrum board member and current chair of the Washington State Arts Commission.
• Helen Marriott, volunteer buyer and manager for Jefferson Healthcare gift shop since 2004.
• Kim McGuire, past president of the Jefferson Equestrian Association who continues to work for establishment of a horse park in Jefferson County.
• Lucille and Noble Nilsen, who have made quilts for nearly 500 babies born at the Family Birth Center at Jefferson Healthcare over five years.
Nominated for the Tim Caldwell Business Leader of the Year award are:
• Katherine Baril, who led the Washington State University Extension Office for 20 years.
• Morris and Sandy James and Lillian Lovato, who established Hadlock Building Supply in Port Hadlock.
• Bill Mahler, executive director of the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding.
• Christina Pivarnik, marketing director for the city of Port Townsend and a board member of the Jefferson Equestrian Association.
• Chuck Russell, owner of the Valley Tavern in Port Hadlock and board member for Jefferson Healthcare.
• Susan Windle, co-owner of Forest Gems Gallery and three-year president of the Port Townsend Main Street Program.
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