Chamber holds yearly award ceremony
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Steve Leonard (left) owner of Breckenridge Auto and Engine Supply was awarded the 2018 Business of the Year. -
Barbara Thornton (right), was announced as the Citizen of the Year. Jesse Shortes was awarded Ag Citizen of the Year, but was not present to accept the award. For more photos of the ceremony, check out page 2. BA photo by James Norman
The Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce hosted their yearly award ceremony where they announced the 2018 Citizen of the Year, Ag Citizen of the Year and Business of the Year. They also served food and had a guest speaker.
Barbara Thornton was named the 2018 Citizen of the Year. Thornton has lived in Breckenridge for nearly four decades. Breckenridge ISD Superintendent Tim Seymore was on hand to present the award to her.
Jessie Shortes was named the 2018 Ag Citizen of the Year. Shortes, who serves as the Breckenridge High School Ag teacher, was not in attendance for the event. In lieu of a presentation to her, the chamber surprised her last week at a restaurant and announced to her in front of her family that she had won the award. The video of the presentation was shown at the chamber’s banquet.
Steve Leonard for Auto and Engine was named the 2018 Business of the Year. One of the owners of Breckenridge’s Mc-Donalds, which took home the 2017 Business of the Year, was on hand to present the award to Leonard.
Other highlights of the night included Caroline Witcher, who is the marketing director for Chick-Fil-A out of Abilene. Witcher spoke to the audience about team building and how to help advance individuals employees while still having them contribute to the greater goal of a team. She broke her speech down into three aspects: clarity, development and celebration. She also talked about having a vision and mission statement, as well as the benefits of developing a team and the individuals within it.
A raffle was also announced at the event. Attendees were allowed to purchase raffle tickets for a final drawing at the end of the night. The prize included a Tomahawk steak dinner at Canyon Road, one dozen red roses from Main Street Floral and Gift Shop, a $50 floral arrangement from The Bouquet and Co., a dozen chocolate covered strawberries from Chamber Executive Director Carrie Holson and a box of chocolate and two bottles of wine from the chamber itself.
The event was catered by the Rusty Rooster.
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