Two members of the Marine Corps League Detachment 1328 present the colors

Chamber Board Member Jack Herndon speaks

Chamber Board President Bart Roselli points out the year's chamber successes

An overview of the full room

Incoming Board President Sharon Offutt looks forward to serving

Cruz recognizes his team, from left, Salvador Samaniego, Rori Smith and Edward Flores

Board Member Mike Morones recognizes two exceptional community leaders

Town Manager Alex Brown and Silver City Mayor Ken Ladner are the community leaders

Brown receives a plaque of recognition

Ladner also receives a recognition plaque

Brown thanks everyone for the recognition

Board Member Ray Borst recognizes chamber and event sponsors

Board Member Sabrina Pack gives the invocation

After the dinner, County Manage Charlene Webb lauds the work of Grant County volunteer firefighters

Another overview of the room

Webb accepts a plaque of recognition from Cruz

Pack lauds and presents a recognition plaque to Grant County Fire Chief Roger Groves

Representatives of the Grant County VFDs and municipal fire departments receive recognition for Trout Fire service.

State Sen. Gabriel Ramos recognizes the firefighters and others for their donations and service

State Rep. Luis Terrazas thanks the chamber for recognizing those who worked on the Trout Fire.

Terrazas, Cruz, Groves, Ashburn and Ramos after giving and receiving the state recognition proclamation

Santa Clara Arnold Lopez lauds the Employee of the Year, Sheila Hudman, with presenter Offutt

Hudman thanks those who work with her at Santa Clara

Board Member Melanie Gomez introduces the Small Business of the Year, WSI Inc.

WSI Inc. founder and owner Jubal Williamson recognizes his supervisors gehind him

Kathryn McCarroll accepts the Volunteer of the Year award from Herndon

GRIP Executive Director Allyson Siwik accepts The Community Stewardship Non-Profit of the Year award.

SASS executive director Chelsea Cooper accepts Social Services Non-Profit of the Year award

Board Member Dr. Miguel Vicens-Feliberty introduces the Citizen of the Year awardee Patricia Morales Cano

Cano, in accepting the award, talks about her future projects

Mary Alice Murphy, recipient of the Linda Kay Jones Lifetime Achievement award, thanks everyone