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Most recently, Everett M. Christensen received the
2009 KEYC-TV “Good People” award for his contributions to his community.
View the KEYC newscast here:
http://www.keyc.tv/node/25801
In making the presentation, Dion Cheney, KEYC-TV
News Anchor recognized Christensen for the following:
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purchasing the local newspaper when it
was about to leave town;
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being instrumental in building a new
public library and locating a new elementary school building on main
street;
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purchasing and reopening the local movie
theater after it had been closed for five years;
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purchasing and renovating the oldest
building in the county and putting
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a mural on it that was instrumental in
starting a local annual celebration;
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negotiating to keep a local variety store
open after it had been announced that it would close;
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commissioning and funding a bust, in the
local veterans’ memorial park, of a local man who had risen from Air
Force enlisted ranks to the rank of major general, become the first head
of the Electronic Security Command, and had a building on Lackland Air
Force Base named after him.
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as President of the area Boy Scout
Council, engineered the elimination of a substantial debt and the
accumulation of a significant reserve; and
initiated and funded, along with the County, a non-profit redevelopment
corporation to foster economic development in the area.
60-40 Or Fight, by Everett M. Christensen, has been selected to
receive the
2008 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award
from The
North American Bookdealers Exchange. The award was presented to
33 authors, in 15 different categories, from among more than 500 books
submitted. The book was listed first, overall, and first, among six
winners, in the SELF HELP category. It is based on 25 Postulates that
suggest how to make just about any relationship successful, if that’s
what is desired. Click on
Publisher’s Profile for more information.
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