Chowchilla hosts annual awards dinner

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Chowchilla Chamber presents Jeff Sterling with the Unique Citizen of the Year award. From left are president Chad Middleton, Sterling, Tricia Placencia, and John Pope.

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The Chowchilla District Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Community Awards Dinner and Installation at the Portuguese Hall in Chowchilla.

Dennis Haworth, Executive Director of the Chamber gave a warm welcome to guests on January 24, and thanked them for attending to honor the award recipients, to recognize the Chamber Directors, and for allowing the Chamber to keep supporting the community.

Haworth then turned the program over to the 2026 president of the Chamber, Chad Middleton, who served as the emcee for the event.