2006 Citizen of the Year to be named Friday
Ticket sales close at 5 p.m. Thursday

Ticket sales to the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce annual banquet end at 5 p.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 19.

The banquet will be tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 20.

Ticket sales were lagging behind last week, so a seating limit was imposed in order to give the caterer an accurate count.

Anyone who wants a ticket is urged to make the purchase as early in the day as possible.

Corporate tables sell for $500 and seat eight. Individual tickets for general seating are $50 each.

Highlight of the banquet will be the presentation of the 2006 Citizen of the Year. After the presentation, attendees will be treated to dance music by Jokers Wild. The six-piece rock/country band plays a variety of music by artists such as LeAnn Rimes, Brooks and Dunn, Steppenwolf, Patsy Cline, Garth Brooks, the Righteous Brothers, Eric Clapton and more.

The evening will begin with a social hour at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner and the program at 7:30 p.m. The Citizen of the Year award recognizes individuals for past and current service in several aspects of the community. Nominees must have a record of giving back to the community in volunteer time without expectation of personal or professional gain.

Nominations are reviewed to determine that all nominees are eligible. Selection is based on the criteria, not the number of nominations an individual receives.

Previous recipients of the Citizen of the Year Award are, starting in 1991, Dale Bietendorf, the late Lillian

Graham, Mark Creighton, Una Farley, the late J.C. and Wanda Barr, Georgia Neblett, Mike Hall, Barbara Sheppard, John Thompson, the city's first responders in 2001, George Horner, Pam Greene, Betty Crawford and Charlie and Linda Zahn.

For more information, call 749- 5919.