Peninsula Daily News
PORT ANGELES — The 2011 Clallam County Community Service Award will be bestowed tonight on seven recipients whose lives, careers and volunteer activities embody outstanding public service.
The ceremonies, open to the public, will begin in the downstairs meeting room at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 Lopez Ave., in Port Angeles at 7 p.m.
Admission is free.
The honorees are:
■ W. Ron Allen, tribal chairman (1977-present) and CEO (1982-present) of the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe — an impressive community and business visionary with a national reputation.
■ Jaye Moore, selfless director of the Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center, a nonprofit, state and federally licensed facility in Sequim that rescues and rehabilitates injured wildlife and releases the animals back into the wild.
■ Dewey Ehling, Clallam County’s “music man,” whose efforts stretch from the Port Angeles Symphony to the Peninsula Singers to Sequim Community Aid.
■ Colleen and Ray Divacky, longtime community activists who have contributed energy, hard work and leadership in Joyce and for the Crescent School District.
■ Alan Barnard, whose volunteer activities stretch from chairing public safety advisory committees and spearheading 9/11 memorials to coordinating anti-litter campaigns and promoting local aviation.
■ Stephen Rosales, tireless volunteer for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula (Sequim and Port Angeles), Sequim Food Bank, Sequim schools and Little League.
Tonight’s ceremonies mark the 31st year of the award, begun by the Peninsula Daily News and now co-sponsored with Soroptimist International of Port Angeles-Noon Club.
A judging committee that included past Community Service Award recipients selected the seven from almost 25 nominations made by individuals, clubs, churches, businesses and other organizations.
“At this moment, with so many of our residents burdened by economic challenges and ever-increasing obligations in our daily lives, it is heartening to recognize the abiding spirit of selflessness and care that drives volunteerism, public service and giving back to others,” said John Brewer, PDN publisher and editor.
“We are proud to shine a deserving spotlight on these extraordinary recipients.”
