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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKBB Article 2006 -- / .. Brazos Beautiful PapA6 , , 1 honors 3111 I , The Bryan-College Station Eagle Tuesday, December 5, 2006 I By MATIHEW WATKINS Eagle Staff.Writer Green cities lead to safer and more attractive streets and happier and healthier residents, Chamber of Com- I merce President Royce Hick- man said Monday as he deliv- I ered a keynote address at the Keep Brazos Beautiful Award " Banquet. I It was little surprise, then, . that one of the banquet's most I prestigious awards went to a I tree farmer who has grown · many of the trees that adorn 1 · Brazos County landscapes. Sixteen different awards were given out to 31 residents and organizations Monday night for contributions to the Brazos County community. Kaye Hobbs of the Brazos Val- ley Tree Farm received the Distinguished Partner in IBeauty Award. j The other top award at the i lbanquet - the Community .Stewardship A ward - was. given to the Junior League of Bryan-College Station. The Distinguished Partner in Beautyis given annually to I an individual who the award I committee believes did' the I most work in helping further I Keep Brazos Beautiful's goals of making the Brazos Valley I "clean, green and beautiful." Hobbs received the award I this year because her tree farm provides high-quality: trees at reasonable prices for communities all over the state, organizers said. I I "We are very pleased to have won the award and hope to continue to. work with [Keep Brazos Beautiful] in the Ifuture," Hobbs said. "We [work with Keep Brazos Beau- tiful] to improve the city, the looks of it, and to hopefully bring more~I>le in." 'P" Other awards handed out Mon, day included: . The' Litter "WATCHDOG" Award, which was given to the TexasOepartment of Transporta-' tion Adopt-a-Highway program, Col- lege Station's Adopt-a-Street pro- gram, the Rrst National Bank Junior The Community Stewardl Board of Directors, Rrestone Tire ship Award is given to an and Service Center in College Sta- organization that contributes I tion and KeepB~azos Beautiful vol- positively t4;hthe community, unt~e~ Doug Erv.ln. T~e a~ard rec- regardless of whether those ognl~es efforts, involVing litter pre- efforts contribute to Keep I ventlOn, education and cleanup. , Brazos Beautiful's environ-~ . The Litter "WATCHDOG" Sus- tained Excellence Award, which was' mental goals..-,The ,J;UlJ.igr given to Penny Zent, Commissioner League was given the aWaFd Lloyd Wassermann, Jay Bragg of. this year for promoting volun- I the Brazos River Authority, David! teerism, developing the poten- Slander of the Bryan Police Departi tial of women and improving me nt, Texas A&M WHOOP, Sharon their community, organiZers Hauke of Bryan Code Enforcement,! said. I County Judge Randy Sims and' "They are out there volun- James f:lall of the Brazos Counti teering and raising money for! Sheriff's Department. ' I youth programs," said Laura . The Bright STAR "SALUTE" Tankersley-Glenn, executive Beautification Award, which was director of Keep, Brazos Beau-,' given, to Miramont Country Club. tiful. . I and the College Station Medical1 " . .., Center for their business land- scape. I . The J.C "Jack" Miller Institu-\ tional Beautification Award, which, was given to the George Bush Pres- .idential Library and Museum for its "Locomotives on Parade" program. I . The Miller Youth Award, which' was given to the Texas A&M Envi- ronmental Issues Committee and the Texas Environmental Issues \ Committee for their youth commu- nity volunteerism and involvement. I . The Media "FANFARE" Award, which was given to Crystal Galny of , KBTX for assisting Keep Brazos ~ Beautiful throughout the year. . The Media "SIGNAL" Award, which was given to Jay Socol, pub- lic information officer for the city of Bryan. . The Media "SCOOP" Award, I which was given to The Eagle's advertising department.. . The Keepers of the Kingdom Award, which was given to the City of Bryan Media Department and TxDOT. . The "CAN DO" Recycling Award, which was given to Sheila McQueen and Dawn Self. . The Good Neighbor Award, which was given to Ernestine Park- erson and Edward E. Hazen. . The Volunteer "WORKER BEE" Award, which was given to Aresnio Rodriguez.