Boys and Girls Club honors youth, volunteers

March 6, 2019 at 4:00 a.m. | Updated March 4, 2019 at 4:54 a.m.

Westside Eagle Observer/JANELLE JESSEN Boys and Girls Club of Western Benton County honored the Gravette site Youths of the Month and announced the Gravette Youth of the Year during a banquet on Feb. 19. Pictured (from left) are Youth of the Month Cooper White, Youth of the Year Cameron Bedwell, Youths of the Month Ryan Butler and Kaelyn Powell, administrative director and former Gravette unit director Ashley Oosterman, and Youth of the Month Saphfire Hollaway. Not pictured are Youths of the Month Preston Legrand, Malliya Davis, Matthew Wright, Conner Reinking and Cade Phillips.
Westside Eagle Observer/JANELLE JESSEN Boys and Girls Club of Western Benton County honored the Gravette site Youths of the Month and announced the Gravette Youth of the Year during a banquet on Feb. 19. Pictured (from left) are Youth of the Month Cooper White, Youth of the Year Cameron Bedwell, Youths of the Month Ryan Butler and Kaelyn Powell, administrative director and former Gravette unit director Ashley Oosterman, and Youth of the Month Saphfire Hollaway. Not pictured are Youths of the Month Preston Legrand, Malliya Davis, Matthew Wright, Conner Reinking and Cade Phillips.

SILOAM SPRINGS -- The Boys and Girls Club of Western Benton County honored the Youths of the Month and announced the Youth of the Year for each of its sites in western Benton County during a banquet in Siloam Springs on Feb. 19.

The awards were presented to youths in Decatur, Gentry, Gravette and Siloam Springs.

Decatur Youths of the month included Anya Thompson, Eli Felton, Joshua Tran, Tiffany Martinez, Travis Lafary, Layton Sutherland, Ebby Holman, James Ottinger and Vivienne Vang. The Youth of the Year winner from Decatur was Amy Tran.

Gentry Youths of the Month included Chloe Darrin, Alexis Lopez, Taylor Ryan, Maya Hittson, Aurea Gibson, Easton Smith, Jensen Gann, Jimmy Hughes, Whitley Waldroop, Jayla Hyche and Emily Waldroop. Youth of the Year in Gentry was Emery Brown.

For Gravette, the Youths of the Month included Cooper White, Ryan Butler, Kaelyn Powell, Saphfire Hollaway, Preston Legrand, Malliya Davis, Matthew Wright, Conner Reinking and Cade Phillips. Youth of the Year was Cameron Bedwell.

Volunteers of the Month included Elizabeth Happy, Mike Hargett, Jim Stacy, Levi Marlatt, Heather McHaney, Vence Motsinger, Scott Blaha, Terry Potter, Sarah Tarbay, Patty Arnett and Santa Claus. Volunteer of the Year was Greg Drysdale.

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