ELKS HONOR HOMETOWN HEROES.Byline: Daily News Members of Elks Lodge No. 2379 honored outstanding public-safety workers, community activists and student winners of scholarships and essay-contest prizes, along with their own lodge leaders, at their recent annual awards banquet in Canyon Country. Charlotte Kleeman of Newhall was named Citizen of the Year. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County sheriff's Deputy Mike Dailey Mike Dailey is an Arena Football League coach for the Colorado Crush. He has a career record of 88-58, including a 9-5 mark in the postseason. Under his leadership, the Crush won the ArenaBowl XIX in 2005. , California Highway Patrol Officer David Pokorny, Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La Capt. Glen Goulet and paramedic par·a·med·ic n. A person who is trained to give emergency medical treatment or assist medical professionals. paramedic Charles Hunter got awards. So did Dorothea Benison ben·i·son n. A blessing; a benediction. [Middle English, from Old French beneison, from Latin benedicti of the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. and Paris Kretik of Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. Winners of an Americanism essay contest, in which students wrote about the American flag's meaning to them, were Mina Choe of Old Orchard Elementary School, first place among fifth-graders; Rosedell Elementary School's Chrisa Lopez, first among sixth-graders; Arroyo Seco Junior High's Jessica Fleming, first among seventh-graders; and Sierra Vista Junior High's Ayesha Ali, first among eighth-graders. Each received a $50 savings bond Savings bond A government bond issued in face value denominations from $50 to $10,000, with local and state tax-free interest and semiannually adjusted interest rates. savings bond A nonmarketable security issued by the U.S. from the Elks Lodge. Runners up were Genevieve Ticlo and Gina Correla, fifth-graders; Lindsey Powell and Nick Marshall, sixth-graders; Courtney Foley and Briana Brown, seventh-graders; and Steven Soto and Andra Weissberger, eighth-graders. Each got a $10 gift certificate. Nicolas Pontecorvo of Saugus High and Ashley Litteken of Canyon High High school students who received $1,000 scholarships. Raphie Syed and Loren Sitomer of Saugus High, Aaron Andrade of Canyon High and Natalie Ayala of Valencia High received $500. Ginger Larkin was named Elk of the Year. Mike Fisher got the Tall Elk award, and Frank Webster was named lodge Officer of the Year. Elks Dan Cormingston, Dennis Atkins and Skip Henke and Emblem Club President Patty Chisler also received awards. The lodge's exalted ruler, Kelvin Swanson, and Santa Clarita Mayor Frank Ferry presented the awards. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Sheriff's Deputy Mike Dailey accepts an award for bravery under fire from Kelvin Swanson, exalted ruler of Elks Lodge 2379. In the background is Capt. Don Rodriquez of the Santa Clarita sheriff's station. (2) Three of the lodge's scholarship winners, from left, Raphie Syed, Natalie Ayala and Loren Sitomer. Special to the Daily News |
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