Spencerport Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards dinner

A full house was in attendance for the Spencerport Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards dinner, held January 30 at the Whittier Party House. In photo (left to right) are: Sheila Vandertang, who accepted the Clyde B. Carter Citizen of the Year Award for her husband, Tom, who died in July 2003; Bill Bleier, owner of Bleier Electric, the recipient of the Business Person of the Year Award; Fran Merkel representing The Spencerport Garden Club, a recipient of the Civic Beautification Award; Dave Widger, Highway Superintendent for the Town of Ogden, and Terry Rice, a representative of the Monroe County Department of Transportation. Mr. Widger and Mr. Rice, along with John Martin (not pictured) representing Roberts Wesleyan College as its president, received a Civic Beautification Award for their combined efforts that resulted in the reconstruction of a section of Westside Drive now known as Ronald J. Starkweather Boulevard.