The Samaritan Awards (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Paul Smith and Lauri Lehman (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Brad Fuqua (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Roger and Carla Kaminga (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
The Grant Family (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Posing for a photo with Mayor Chas Jones, far left, were First Citizen award recipients David Low (Senior First Citizen), from left, Eric Niemann (First Citizen), Maeve Dempsey (Junior First Citizen) and Blaise Pindell (Future First Citizen). (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
David Low (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Eric Niemann (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Maeve Dempsey (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Blaise Pindell (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Janelle Iverson (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Accepting for Randy Tryon (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Accepting for Helen Bennett (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Deidre Ehlers with Darrell Hinchberger and Bre Miller (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Paula Anderson (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Alicia Warren (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Oscar Gutbrod (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Melinda Passon (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Accepting for Kevin Collins (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Wren Hall (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Trish Hendrickson (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Trish Hendrickson (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Brittany Kennedy (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Steve Boggs (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)
Alicia Warren (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Eddie Van Vlack and grandchild pose for a photo with Mayor Chas Jones. Van Vlack was accepting a Samaritan Award on behalf of PYAC volunteer Randy Tryon. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Students serving beverages (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Blaise Pindell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
The Samaritan Awards (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
First Citizen Eric Niemann shakes hands with Future First Citizen Blaise Pindell. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Bre Miller and Eric Niemann (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Eric Niemann (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Bre Miller (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
David Low makes his way to the stage as the Senior First Citizen. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Lauri Lehman (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Brittany Kennedy and Mayor Chas Jones (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Mayor Chas Jones (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Janelle Iverson (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Wren Huff (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Carla and Roger Kaminga (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Trish Hendrickson (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Oscar Gutbrod and Bre Miller (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Deidra Ehlers (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Maeve Dempsey and Blaise Pindell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Maeve Dempsey accepts the Junior First Citizen award from Mayor Chas Jones (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Steve Boggs accepts a Samaritan Award from Mayor Chas Jones (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Paula Anderson (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)

Brad Fuqua, Philomath News

bradfuqua@philomathnews.com

Brad Fuqua has covered the Philomath area since 2014 as the editor of the now-closed Philomath Express and currently as publisher/editor of the Philomath News. He has worked as a professional journalist since 1988 at daily and weekly newspapers in Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, Arizona, Montana and Oregon.