Glenns Ferry honors its citizens of year

Gary Klett, left, prepares to officially honor Virginia Blish, seated at the right, as Glenns Ferry’s citizen of the year during the community’s yearly banquet on Saturday. Klett, who won the citizen of the year award last year, recognized Blish’s contributions to the community’s food bank and food pantry programs throughout the year.

Photo courtesy of the Glenns Ferry Chamber of Commerce

The Glenns Ferry community paused to honor one person’s dedication to the community and the countless hours they’ve spent in different volunteer roles by selecting them as the city’s citizen of the year.

Honored during the Glenns Ferry Chamber of Commerce’s Installation Banquet on Saturday, Virginia Blish joined the dozens of other individuals that earned the distinction since Wanda Edwards became the community’s first person to earn that title in 1968.

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