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Milliron named chambers outstanding citizen

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Nita Milliron of Wells Fargo Bank received the Outstanding Citizen of the Year award Saturday at the Burnet Chamber of Commerce's 55th annual banquet and awards presentation.

Milliron is a 25-year employee of Wells Fargo, rising to the position of Store Manager, a title the bank uses instead of Bank President.

She received the award named for the late Thomas C. Ferguson, a former Burnet County resident, attorney, judge and member of the Lower Colorado River Authority's first board of directors.

"Nita is a role model," said new chamber president Damon Beierle. "She is open, easy to work with and truly stands out as a leader in the community."

Beierle made special note of Milliron's work with the Seton Caravan Golf Tournament, which raises money to benefit children's health care, and as a board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Burnet.

"She is a wonderful as set to the community," Beierle added.

Seton Highland Lakes Hospital was named Large Business of the Year.

"They are probably the most dedicated, loyal and caring organization around," said chamber board member David Ben-net, who presented the award. "Their employees make it a priority to give so much of their personal hours in volunteering for every event to help this great community, not to mention the Seton Caravan, which helps out hundreds and hundreds of kids a year."

Others nominated for the large business award were Hoffpauir Chevrolet Buick, Johnson Sewell Ford, Cecil Atkis-sion Motors and Gibralter Materials.

D 85 W Printing was named Small Business of the Year.

"The company donates to countless individuals and non-profit organizations year after year and assists the booster club in printing the programs for athletic events," said Ben Farmer, the chamber's 2nd vice president, who presented the award.

Others nominated for the award were Fetty Fast Signs, Attorneys Abstract, Galloway Insurance and Re/Max Burnet.

Burnet High School athlete Dillon Chafin received the Outstanding Youth Award.

"Dillon's heart is the best thing about him," said Scott Meadors, youth and family minister of the Vanderveer Street Church of Christ, who presented the award. "He really knows who he is. I commend your choice."

Other awards at the banquet, which was held at the Burnet Community Center, were:

Bluebonnet: to Melissa Reyes for her outstanding volunteer service while at the same time dealing effects of breast cancer and its treatment.

Educator of the Year: to Kristie Messer, seventh grade English teacher at Burnet Middle School.

Outstanding Farmer/Rancher: to Robin Zimmerman.

Wallace Riddell Law Enforcement Officer of the Year: to Texas Ranger Sgt. Garth Davis.

The featured speaker for the event was Mike Carroll of Austin, a survivor of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, which killed 2,750.

Carroll was a 22-year-old trainee for the Morgan Stanley Company and on his first trip to New York at the time of the attack.

He was part of a 335-member training class on the 61st floor of the World Trade Center South Tower (2) when the towers were struck by passenger jet planes and ultimately collapsed.



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