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The Walkerton Heraldâ€"Tunes, Wedflzglay, July 5. 2006 Finalists announced for Citizen of Year, BY JOHN MCPHEE WHT Editor The top five finalists for-the revamped Citizen of the Year and newly created Lifetime Achievement awards were announced during Friday's: Homecoming opening ceremonies. The five Citizen ofthe Year finalists are Anna Oehring. Joe Rys. 'lim Mancell. and Homecoming co-chairs Brian Dales and Randy Weber. was a very. very tough assignment for the judges. awards chair ‘ Don Leslie told the audience. “All of the nominees won- exceptional people. It was extremely difficult to narrow the nominations down to live.” he said. Residents were invited to nominate deserving citizens until the end of May. A panel of live judges then narrowed the. list to livo in ouch ruth- gory. In announcing the five finalists in Lifetime Achievement. Herald- Times editor John McPhee noted it was a bittersweet moment as four of the five nominated had passed away. “There is a popular expression l and a song that tells us that only the good die young." Mi'l’hnz- said. “Well. the good don't necessarily die young, but they do leavu us to“ soon nonetheless." Nominated for a Lifetime Achievement award are: [.lnyd Cartwright. Gerry Cassidy. Dave Jacobi. Carl Larsen. and Ray Martin. One winner from each category will be announr‘ed at a sported awards banquet Saturday. Sept. 23 at the Community Centre. The awards are co-sponsored by the l-leraldâ€"Times and the Chamber of (:nmnwnw. Tickets are $15 and available at the Chamber and W] IT nflicvs. r u - mirrâ€"~ â€" ' ' - I t wards were " ' Citizen of the Year and Llfehme Achievemen I ‘neofmnggztitfgogl;onfing opening ceremonies. Awards ehalr, Don [IESIIg’i‘ab‘OYIe fit, is seen with Citizen of Year nominees, from left.A lat-Ian Dagteséorrl‘riraee 482:”: Ran Anna Oehring. Joe Rys and Lifetime c reveme Casgiflywfizfgv, are the {our other Lifetime Achievement nominees. .luhn Mrl'hr-I: plum)