The secret will be out on Saturday, January 26th !  The 29th Annual Citizen of the Year in North Fork will be announced.  The dinner will be hosted by the 2006 winners, Gretchen and Bill Choate.

The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. at the Town Hall.  Dinner will consist of pineapple chicken, rice and coleslaw.  Tickets can be purchased in advance for $10 or they can be purchased at the door for $12.  Tickets are available at Hair Care Plus, The Buckhorn Saloon or North Fork ACE Hardware.  The North Fork Women’s Club will be selling delicious desserts as a fundraiser and the North Fork Boosters will be handling the bar.

When the Choate’s received their award in 2006, they were only the fourth couple to be recognized for such a high honor.  This year there three more couples on the list of nominees.
 
Winners are chosen by past Citizen of the Year winners.   Nominees have spent their free time making baby blankets, booties and hats, having craft booths,  making jewelry, planting gardens, donating vegetables, organizing parades and bazaar’s, baking tons of cookies, making Christmas baskets for the needy, and coordinating great programs like the Senior Brown Bag Program, to name a few.  The key to the success of these programs and the North Fork area is the volunteers.

Each of the nominees has dedicated countless hours to helping the North Fork area and all deserve to win.  Come and help celebrate this wonderful night of acknowledgements.  For more information on this community event, call (559) 877-7700.