The Los Osos/Baywood Park Chamber of Commerce held its 2015 Installation & Awards Dinner, and celebrated its 60th anniversary on Jan. 23rd at Los Osos Memorial Park.
The 2015 Board of Directors was installed, and awards for Business of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, and Citizen of the Year were presented.
Over 75 people attended, enjoying a delicious buffet catered by Celia’s Garden Cafe. Bob Wacker was the emcee and CSD Director, Marshall Ochylski, swore in the new board.
The new officers are: President Steve Vinson of Central Coast Realty Group, President-elect Gari Cave a California Senior Legislator, Treasurer Cheri Grimm of Cheri Grimm Bookkeeping, Secretary Shar Gregory of The Mortgage House, and Immediate Past President Jim Stanfill.
The new directors are Mike Elliot of Los Osos Valley Memorial Park, Christina Grimm of Knight & Day Publishing, Gene Heyer, Wendy Hill of Chase Bank, Brain Hamilton of Sea Pines Golf Resort, Simon Van Beurden of Bay Osos Brokers, Jonnipat Mobely of the Friends of the Los Osos Library and attorney AJ Fudge.
The Business of the Year Award went to Los Osos Rexall, owned by Gary and Judi Tewell. For over 30 years, Los Osos Rexall Pharmacy & Gift Store, a family owned and operated business, has supported both the community and the Chamber. Leon Van Beurden of Bay Osos Brokers, who was last year’s winner, presented the award.
The Volunteer of the Year Award, presented by Joe Asire the 2012 winner, went to Simon Van Beurden of Bay Osos Brokers. Joe talked about how Simon, as a first time board member, jumped right into co-chairing the Membership Committee, chairing the Holiday Parade, helping with the Golf Ball Drop and assisting anywhere he was needed.
The Citizen of the Year Award was presented by last year’s winners Bob and Beth Crizer, owners of Crizer Contruction, to John Lindsey, public information officer and meteorologist at PG&E’s Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant and a weather columnist for the Tribune.
In addition to the presentation of recognition certificates to the award winners, the Chamber was presented certificates recognizing its 60th anniversary by Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian and Annie Aguiniga of State Senator Bill Monning’s office.
