GENTRY — State Representative Jonathon Barnett will be the featured speaker at the Gentry Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet on Feb. 25 at the Wooden Spoon Restaurant.
Barnett was scheduled to be the speaker at last year’s banquet but was unable to attend when winter storms forced the postponement of the annual event for a week.
Barnett is former Gentry resident. His family attended schools in Gentry. His father was a member of the Gentry Chamber of Commerce and very instrumental in establishing the Gentry Medical Center.
“We had lots of folks who really wanted to hear him speak last year, so I think they will be happy we have worked things out for this year,” said Chamber of Commerce director Bev Saunders.
Annual awards will also be presented at the 6 p.m. banquet. The Chamber is currently accepting nominations for the 2009 community awards. The honors, along with the Lifetime Achievement Awards and honors for Arkansas’ Farm Family ofthe Year winners Bill and Delia Haak, will be presented at the community awards night.
Nominations are being accepted through Feb. 5 for Organization of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Pioneer of the Year, Citizen ofthe Year and Business Person of the Year. Nominations may be sent to P.O. Box 642, Gentry, AR 72734 or by e-mail to info @ gentrychamber .com.
Tickets to the banquet are available at the Gentry Chamber office for $20 each.
“Those wishing to attend do need to get tickets reserved, because we always run out,” Saunders said.
News, Pages 1 on 02/03/2010