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Saline Salutes selects honorees
Marl, Jacobsen and Graden to be receive awards March 6
By Brian Cox, Staff Writer
PUBLISHED: February 14, 2008
It was a clean sweep for the Saline Area School District after the Saline Salutes selection committee Tuesday morning chose a first-grade teacher, a retired high school arts teacher and the district's interim superintendent for three prestigious community awards.
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Longtime Woodland Meadows first-grade teacher Betsy Marl was named Citizen of the Year in recognition of more than 30 years' involvement in the community.
The Citizen of the Year is a person chosen because they have contributed a significant amount of time to the community in a volunteer capacity.
"I'm very honored and I was extremely surprised," Marl said. "When they called, I had to ask if it was a joke."
Taylor Jacobsen, a retired art teacher who has remained highly active in the community's artistic and historical pursuits, was chosen to receive the Lifetime Achievement award.
The award is presented to someone in appreciation of their many years of service to the community.
Jacobsen, too, was surprised to learn of the honor.
"I'm pretty humbled by it," he said.
The George A. Anderson Vision award recipient is Scot Graden in recognition of his stewardship of the Cultural, Arts, Recreation, Enrichment and Senior Citizens, or CARES, committee, which oversees funding for recreation programs and facilities intended to enhance the community.
Graden is serving as the district's interim superintendent and is the director of Community Education. He was named Citizen of the Year in 2005.
The vision award is designated for someone who works or serves in a volunteer or advisory capacity to a Saline area government entity.
Nominations for the three awards come from individuals in the Saline Area School District and are chosen by a selection committee comprised of community leaders and past recipients.
Award recipients must live, work or volunteer in the Saline Area School District.
A Youth of the Year award is also presented by the Saline Youth Council.
The 2008 recipients of the Saline Salutes awards will be guests of honor at a special evening sponsored by the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce March 6 at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds.
The event includes entertainment, awards program, buffet dinner and dessert.For more information or to make reservations, contact the chamber at 429-4494.
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