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The turnout wasn’t quite as big as last year, but Saturday night’s 2010 Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet was still a rousing success with dinner, prizes, an abundance of member recognition and entertainment provided by Kansas City, Mo., band G-4ORCE.

“The (Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Area) Chamber of Commerce strives to be a valued organization that is not only your best business advocate, but an organization that works to enhance the future of Edwardsville and Bonner Springs,” said chamber president Marcia Ashford during the awards ceremony portion of the evening. “I encourage all of you to support chamber businesses and buy local in both our communities.”

This year, instead of handing out citizen awards as in previous years, the chamber recognized a chamber business and a chamber member of 2009 – Holliday Sand and Gravel and Mike Clouse, a supervisor with Holliday Sand and Gravel, respectively.

Ashford said Holliday Sand and Gravel had been chosen because of the company’s long-standing support of the chamber and also community events like Tiblow Days and AutumnFest.

“Holliday Sand and Gravel is a great corporate citizen because not only do they donate money for various causes, they encourage their employees to be involved in community activities as well,” said Ashford.

Clouse was recognized due to his involvement with the chamber – he is a past president and officer, serving on the chamber a total of eight years – and his support of such organizations as the Booster Club and Vaughn-Trent Community Services.

“It’s very easy to do these things when you love this stuff,” said Clouse upon receiving his award. “So hopefully unless you guys run me off, I’m not going nowhere.”

More of this story and additional photos from the 2010 Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet can be found in the Feb. 11 issue of the Chieftain.

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