21 Valley residents are nominated for prestigious 2011 Legacy Awards

BOARDMAN

Twenty-one area residents will be recognized at a luncheon Oct. 19 as nominees for Valley Legacy Awards, which honor civic-minded seniors and senior advocates for their contributions to the Mahoning Valley. Three of the nominees will be named Outstanding Seniors and two will be named Outstanding Advocates for Seniors at the event, which will take place at Avion on the Water, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road. Tickets are $25, and the public is invited.

The 2011 nominees for Outstanding Senior follow:

Carol Bovee of Girard

Carren Chamberlin, New Waterford

Marjorie Dangaran, Warren

Bill Farragher, Canfield

Pete Gabriel, Boardman

Carol Jean Goddard, West Farmington

Zoa Lykins, Niles

Gretchen Keefer Reed, Girard

Donna J. Rois, Poland

Shirley Stryffeler, Columbiana

Mary Theis, Warren

Richard Thompson, Warren

Jeanne Deibel Tyler, Girard

Nominees for Outstanding Advocate for Seniors follow:

Sarah Campbell of North Jackson

Kathy Gordon, Hospice of the Valley

Leanna Hartsough, Canfield

Carol Hitchcock, Home Instead Senior Care

Sam Kooperman, Jewish Federation of Youngstown

Charles Rupert, ClareBridge Austintown

Sisters of Humility, Villa Maria, Pa.

Dr. Thomas Timko, Prima Health Care, Columbiana.

For tickets or more information, call Lynn Miller at 330-530-4038, ext. 2057.

Major sponsors of the event, now in its seventh year, are Shepherd of the Valley, WFMJ-TV, Big 106.1; Mix 98.9; Newsradio 570 WKBN, The Review Newspapers, The Senior News, RLSmith Graphics, Huntington Bank, Keynote Media Group, ComDoc, Diamond Level and First Place Bank.