The 2022 Enderlin Honors Event was held on Sunday, February 20th at the Enderlin City Auditorium. This Church Basement/Jell-o themed event became a reality thanks to the efforts of many different Enderlin area groups: the City of Enderlin, Enderlin CDC, Enderlin Fine Arts Association, Enderlin Area Community Endowment Fund. The following businesses and organizations sponsored tables at the event: Enderlin VFW; Family Chiropractic and Massage, Relaxing Moments Massage Therapy, Enderlin Alumni Association, Enderlin Hardware Hank, BankNorth, Trio Bar and Grill and Enderlin Insurance Agency.
Before the awards were announced, our local men’s group, Bass Clef, performed two fun pieces including the theme to Pink Panther and a fun twist on a pirate love song, AARGH!. Following the awards ceremony, the crowd was entertained by the very musically talented and hilarious group “The SISTERS”.
The following are the five honors that were awarded:
The first award was the Community Person of the Year: This is a person who goes above and beyond in service to our community and deserves to be honored. The nominees for Community Person of the Year were Robin Person, Dolores Lunneborg and Ross Berglund. We would like to congratulate Robin Person on being selected as the 2020 Community Person of the Year!
The second award was Young Person of the Year: This person is 20 years old and under who deserves to be honored for their involvement in our community. The nominees for Young Person of the Year were Rachael Bergstedt, Gage Schlecht, Kaden Campbell.
We would like to congratulate Gage Schlecht on being selected as the 2020 Young Person of the Year!
The third award was the Educator of the Year: This is a person who helps to educate our community members. They may be an educator in, but not limited to, our school district, a church, music and art lessons, health and exercise related classes. The nominees for Educator of the Year were Matt Webb, Tyler Schlecht and Jordan Finger.
We would like to congratulate Tyler Schlecht on being selected as the Educator of the Year!
Our fourth award was Retiree of the year: This is a person who has retired from their choice of career that deserves to be honored for their continued dedication to our community. The nominees for Retiree of the Year were Mike Martin, Nancy Farnham and Roger Maras.
We would like to congratulate Nancy Farnham on being selected as the Retiree of the Year!
Our final award was Employee of the Year: This person works in an establishment that operates in the Enderlin School District and deserves to be honored for their dedication and customer service. The nominees for Employee of the Year were Kerry King, Annell Alger and Kody Liebenow. We would like to congratulate Kody Liebenow on being selected as the Employee of the Year!
Special Thank You’s need to go out to the 2022 Enderlin Honors planning committee: Deb Gillund, Nancy Farnham, Dr. Maggie Peterson and Annell Alger. Also, thank you for the special help from Tri-County 4-H Club, Enderlin Area Community Endowment Committee members, and Terri Egan’s English class for writing up all the biographies of the nominees.
