Citrus Recognizes Top Performers for 2016
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LCNI news 26 Pages Landmark Community Newspapers, LLC February 2017 Citrus County Chronicle Publisher Gerry Mulligan, left, presented Deckelmann, Volunteer of the Year; and Trista Stokes, Leader of trophies to (l-r): Lori Driver, Employee of the Year; Carol Ann the Year. Citrus recognizes top performers for 2016 The Citrus County Chronicle recognized proudly wears her Chronicle tee when she resounding enthusiasm, “YES!” its top performers at the January Quarterly is out and about in the community. Leader of the Year – Trista Stokes, Meeting. The awards recognize individu- Advertising Sales Manager als who made a significant impact on our Employee of the Year – Lori Driver, The 2016 Leader of the Year has been business and our community. Inside Sales Rep with the company over 20 years. Even This employee constantly has a positive after all of these years, she brings creativ- Volunteer of the Year – Carol Ann attitude and shares her positive spirit with ity, innovation and fun to her department Deckelmann, Graphic Artist all of her co-workers. She embraces new – which is always under scrutiny for their This individual is one of the first people projects with excitement and works dili- results. This individual has been a vital to sign up when there is a request for vol- gently to make them work. She genuinely part of the changing environment over the unteers. We can count on her to sign up enjoys working each of our events and past several years. She works well with from the very popular events like Manatee typically encourages friends and family our customers and finds ways to appease Fest and Strawberry Fest to the not-as- members to work with her. This employee those who are not happy. She provides popular events like the Key Training maintains over 95 active customers every great leadership for her department and Center telethon. When we have a need for month and continues to look for new cus- consistently exhibits her dedication to the volunteers at a fashion show she is sure to tomers while maintaining approximately company through achieving department show up. When we need to represent at a $20,000 in revenue each month. When we goals, loyalty to the principals of the com- parade, she is right there helping to deco- ask her to do a special task or coordinate a pany and a call to action to community rate, dress up and wave! This individual new endeavor she always says, with service. Anderson News displays KPA Best Weekly Newspaper trophies from the 1920’s By David Thompson Executive Director Kentucky Press Association Walk into the Anderson News’ office in Lawrenceburg, Ky., and you’re greet- ed with a framed full front page from 1927. The lead story announces that the Anderson News was just named the Best Weekly Newspaper in Kentucky. I’m sure other newspapers have similar framed articles around the office but I wonder how many still have the trophies to prove it. Yes, trophies! Not hang-on- the-wall plaques. You have to go on down the hall to Ben Carlson’s office, the GM/editor, but he’ll gladly go over to the bookshelf and show you trophies from 1927, 1929 and 1930. As we approach the first 150 years of KPA in January, 2019, I hope to find more stories and artifacts about KPA and newspaper histories as we look for These trophies — from 1927, 1929 and 1930 — were presented to the Anderson News by ways to celebrate. the Kentucky Press Association as a result of news contests conducted those years. 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