Jeff Canterbury, middle, speaks to chamber dinner visitors as Douglas Pettit, left, and Brice Brightbill, proper, pay attention as he accepts his Group of the Yr award. Pettit is president of the Marietta Chapter of the Ohio Society Sons of the American Revolution, and Brightbill is a workers assistant to U.S. Consultant Invoice Johnson, R-Ohio. (Picture by Nancy Taylor)

Excellence is available in many kinds in relation to civil servants. Some are sensible, some are courageous, some simply do not quit.

The Muskingum Valley Beverly-Waterford Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner final Thursday at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church Social Corridor in Beverly was an train in civic excellence, cooperation and neighborhood constructing.

It featured the fortieth Annual Yr of Service Awards recognizing the efforts of legislation enforcement, firefighters and 911 companies suppliers. The service awards are co-sponsored by the chamber of commerce and the Sons of the American Revolution, Marietta Chapter of the Ohio Society. Chapter President Douglas Pettit and Brice Brightbill, assistant staffer to Ohio Sixth District Consultant Invoice Johnson, helped with the introductions.

EMT James Black was named Washington County Emergency Medical Service Affiliation EMT of the Yr, however was unable to attend the chamber dinner. The opposite awards had been offered in particular person.

The chamber occasion additionally offered the enterprise of the 12 months, group of the 12 months, the Paul King Founders Award and fellowships to 2 Fort Frye seniors. The 2 $1,000 scholarships had been sponsored by the Home.

There have been 17 Watertown Enterprises workers who attended the chamber of commerce dinner and had been reunited with founder and CEO Damian Lang as he accepted the award for Enterprise of the Yr. Lang grew up in Waterford, attended Waterford Excessive College and the Washington County Profession Middle, and began his authentic bricklaying enterprise shortly after commencement. Waterford Enterprises now gives administration to eight firms and employs 775 folks. Lang advised the chamber dinner crowd that “Is the shopper comfortable?” is a very powerful query requested of every of the businesses. (Picture by Nancy Taylor)

Washington County

Sheriff’s workplace

The sergeant. Duan Painter

In relation to his job, Sgt. Duane Painter wastes no time. He received the Washington County Sheriff’s Workplace worker of the 12 months award.

“He caught 5 folks at three totally different properties for trespassing,” Captain Bryan Lockhart advised visitors of the chamber’s awards dinner. “He is only a nice particular person, reliable, has an important work ethic, prepared to work extra time when wanted.”

Scholarship winners Caitlyn Lipscomb and Zaden Huck, each upcoming graduates of Fort Frye Excessive College, are launched by Muskingum Valley Beverly-Waterford Chamber of Commerce President Sam Skinner. Every acquired a $1,000 grant from the chamber. Lipscomb plans to pursue a nursing diploma from The Ohio State College. Huck will likely be finding out petroleum engineering at Marietta School and plans to play soccer. (Picture by Nancy Taylor)

Painter started working on the jail in 2008 and rose to the rank of lieutenant. In 2019 he determined he wished to work within the crime division, so he began over as a deputy, Lockhart stated.

“And he is already been promoted to sergeant.”

Painter additionally serves within the Military Nationwide Guard.

Jeff Canterbury

Washington County Profession Middle Electrical Commerces Program

Yearly since 2007, when town’s Christmas decorations turned too massive a challenge for Jayne Dye, Sue Hart and the opposite authentic volunteers, Jeff Canterbury and his Electrical Commerce class on the Washington County Profession Middle have lent a hand. Rain or shine.

“I helped out one 12 months when the following day’s forecast was horrible,” Home Speaker Sam Skinner recalled. “I recommended suspending the Christmas adorning session as a consequence of all of the anticipated rain.”

“No, we are going to do it tomorrow as scheduled” stated Canterbury. “They need to study to work within the rain.”

One other 12 months, Skinner stated, requested when Canterbury confirmed up strolling on crutches: “Why are you right here?” Canterbury replied, “As a result of it needs to be achieved.”

Canterbury college students assist with all the things from placing up lights, working wires, organising shows, Skinner advised attendees of Thursday’s chamber of commerce awards dinner.

Dye and Hart advised him, “Due to you, we’ve got Christmas lights yearly in Dodge Park.”

“I wish to repay, assist out the place I can” Canterbury stated as she accepted the Group of the Yr award for her electrical trades class. “I attempt to assist the neighborhood the place I stay and the place I work.”

Chief Katherine Warden

Marietta police station

“I can not consider any time earlier than this the place a division head has received the award,” Marietta Mayor Joshua Schlicher stated of Chief Katherine Warden’s award for Marietta Police Division Worker of the Yr.

“We all know she’s the primary feminine sergeant within the historical past of the division,” he stated. “She is the third feminine officer and the primary feminine boss. However I consider you’re additionally the primary head of division proposed by workers within the 40 years these service awards have been given, as a substitute of the opposite method round.

Warden herself says the appointment, which got here within the type of a letter signed by 26 workers, is among the nicest issues to occur to her since she took over as boss.

The letter begins, “We had been requested to offer somebody as ‘Officer of the Yr.’ After a lot deliberation, we determined to vote for Chief Katie Warden as Officer of the Yr.

Warden has made nice strides in enhancing coaching and tools, the letter stated. She is receptive to concepts and she or he has taken the time to speak to workers and see what the wants are.

“Since she took over, morale in our division has soared to the best stage lots of our officers have ever seen. She usually says “no” to us, however we’re handled as energetic contributors within the functioning of the company.

“As a gaggle, we want to present our assist for our boss and let the neighborhood know that we assist them on this new place and sooner or later. The Chief Director is main us from the entrance and main us into what we consider is a greater division within the current and sooner or later.

Paul King Founders Award

Rick Walters

“Paul King was one of many authentic founders of this chamber of commerce, so it is an honor to obtain this award,” Walters stated in his remarks.

Sam Skinner, president of the Muskingum Valley Beverly-Waterford Chamber of Commerce, famous that Walters was his predecessor in that publish, “and it was an enormous a part of our room.”

Walters is a former Washington County Commissioner and a semi-retired marketing consultant for the Dietz, Futrell and Walters insurance coverage company.

Forwarder Chief Donny Meyers

Belpré PD

Worker of the Yr

Officer Jared Miller

Ohio State Freeway Patrol Officer of the Yr

Beverly Police Division

Det. Aaron Prine

Worker of the Yr

Marietta of the Fireplace Brigade

Adam Woton

Firefighter of the 12 months