Commissioner uses his pulpit to spread some thanks around.Byline: COUNTY BEAT By Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard One of the last - and most pleasant - official acts a county commissioner does at the end of each rotation as board chairman includes honoring outstanding Lane County citizens and staff members for their contributions to society and government. Commissioner Bobby Green, who handed over the gavel gavel small mallet used by judge or presiding officer to signal order. [Western Culture: Misc.] See : Authority this week after his year at the head of the table, handed out plaques and thanks Monday to his choices: Bob and Lois Reynolds: Longtime African-American residents of Springfield, recognized for their solid citizenship and instilling in·still also in·stil tr.v. in·stilled, in·still·ing, in·stills also in·stils 1. To introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant: "Morality . . . high standards in their nine children and 27 grandchildren GRANDCHILDREN, domestic relations. The children of one's children. Sometimes these may claim bequests given in a will to children, though in general they can make no such claim. 6 Co. 16. . Betty "The Hat Lady" Snowden: For "championing the underprivileged" and giving time GIVING TIME, contracts. Any agreement by which a creditor gives his debtor a delay or time in paying his debt, beyond that contained in the original agreement. When other persons are responsible to him, either as drawer, endorser, or surety, if such time be given without the consent of and financial support to others during the holiday season. Outgoing Eugene Mayor Jim Torrey: Tireless advocate for children, education and transportation, and representative of the interests not only of Eugene citizens but all of Lane County, as well as "being a mentor and great friend." John Van Landingham: For continuous years of service to Lane County, Eugene and Springfield as chairman of the intergovernmental in·ter·gov·ern·men·tal adj. Being or occurring between two or more governments or divisions of a government. in Housing Policy Board, which sets standards for encouraging affordable housing. Sonny son·ny n. pl. son·nies Used as a familiar form of address for a boy or young man. [Diminutive of son. Chickering: For his professional style of managing county transportation projects and "not taking it personally" when overruled or redirected by the commissioners. Karen Gaffney: As second-in-command of the county's Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS , for "innovation and out-of-the-box approaches" to providing services to needy citizens in the face of severe budget shortfalls. Christine Rogers: For being the "straw that stirs the drink" as an administrative assistant in the Department of Children and Families, doing wonders with minimal resources. Ethel Mashaw: The "first voice you hear" when calling the commissioners' office. Mike Davenport Davenport, city (1990 pop. 95,333), seat of Scott co., E central Iowa, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1836. Bridges connect it with the Illinois cities of Rock Island and Moline; the three communities and neighboring Bettendorf, Iowa, are known as the Quad Cities. and Teresa Nelson: Staff members who keep the county running by preparing and distributing hundreds of documents and other information for the public and county officials each year. Malinda Dodson: Best known for her promptness in providing support for the commissioners and other staff members, especially the Public Safety Coordinating Council. Lynn Greenwood and the Department of Developmental Disabilities developmental disabilities (DD), n.pl the pathologic conditions that have their origin in the embryology and growth and development of an individual. DDs usually appear clinically before 18 years of age. : Tireless workers on behalf of people learning life skills and assisting them "with the utmost compassion." Turnabout still fair play After bestowing honors on others, Commissioner Bobby Green had to endure some himself as his colleagues "thanked" him for his tenure as chairman. Commissioners Anna Morrison and Peter Sorenson ribbed Green about turning 50 this year and gave him a bottle of hair dye to ward off the gray. Quipping that already that day Green couldn't read something at the lectern because he'd didn't have his glasses, the two presented him with a poster-sized membership card to the AARP AARP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan national organization dedicated to "enriching the experience of aging"; membership is open to people age 50 or older. Founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus as American Association of Retired Persons, AARP now has over 30 million . They followed up with a gift certificate to dinner and tickets to "My Soul Is a Witness," a civil-rights musical at the Hult Center. But Green got in a dig of his own, via a reference to the commissioners' reputation as a contentious lot. "I want to thank all you board members, especially Anna and Peter," he said. "To see them working together is refreshing." |
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