It was a night of celebration Monday at McMinnville Civic Center as the Chamber of Commerce recognized eight upstanding citizens for their leadership roles in the community.Jan Johnson, Buzz Spivey, David Britton and Thomas Smith were honored with annual awards at the Membership Banquet, while Todd Herzog was bestowed a special Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition, Wally and Pat Bigbee and Swanson Bennett were called to the podium as Lifetime Membership Honorees.“Never grow weary of wanting to do good things,” said Wally Bigbee upon accepting the honor.It was also a night for Cindy Rogers to step down as chair of the Chamber board of directors and turn the reins over to new chair Sheri Denning. In giving a brief outline of what to expect from the Chamber in 2015, Denning pointed to continued change.“It’s no secret the Chamber lost focus on our members in recent years,” said Denning.
Chamber honors community members