Lake County ForeFronts – Do you know someone special?
Those who read the Lake County Journal regularly probably have noticed that one of our strengths lies in telling the stories of individuals doing great things for others and their community.
Every year for more than 15 years, the Lake County Journal has published a special feature called “ForeFronts.” This year’s ForeFronts will appear in the Feb. 23 edition.
While work is already under way in finding and telling the stories of this year’s honorees, I also wanted to provide readers and those in the community the opportunity to weigh in.
ForeFronts honorees are the people who make their communities great. By volunteering their time, efforts and resources, it’s clear these people care about what’s going on around them with their neighbors, friends and even complete strangers lucky enough to live in the same community. Many people do things from time to time to make their communities better places to live. ForeFronts honorees do these things every day all year long.
It might be someone who’s worked in a local soup kitchen for years. Or maybe a doctor who provides health care to the homeless. Perhaps it’s someone who was dealt a tough hand of their own in life yet turned it around to make things better for others in a way only they could.
It could be anyone. And while we are lucky to hear about many such individuals from our readers as it is, I wouldn’t be doing my due diligence if I didn’t open the process up to our readers to make recommendations and nominations of their own.
So do you know someone who deserves this kind of recognition? Please let me know if so. You can reach me either by email at jputerbaugh@shawmedia.com or by phone at 847-231-7522. Thanks, as always, for reading and caring about your community and the people who make it great.
• John Puterbaugh is the managing editor of the Lake County Journal. He can be reached at 847-231-7522 or jputerbaugh@shawmedia.com.
ForeFronts winners – 1995-2011
2011: Brian Floriani, Julie and Steve Hupp, George and Linda Jackson, Bruce Mazurkiewicz, Robert Miller, Sgt. Joseph Perminas, Martina Rocha, Samantha Stautz, The Honorable Jane D. Waller, Dr. William Watson and Capt. Mike Wahl
2010: Ron Hoehne, Irene Pierce, Liz Richards, Jeff Nehila, Terri Zenner Greenberg, The Rev. Michael Pimpo, Juncee St. Cloud, Alexa Fuller, Mariella Galletti and Glenn Watt
2009: Mark Curran Jr., Melinda Gonziano, Tom Smith, Kari Blass, Jim Sarver, Kathy Ferrigan, Dennis Smith, Mark Kirk, Sari Oosta and Dave Bruecks
2008: Debra Rentner, Glen Kozlowski, Mark McHugh, Nora Bowers, Cedric Lee, Ruth Stark
Heidi Wodrich, Tom Hahn and Jason Redford
2007: Eric Skoog, Jeannette Campbell, G. Gary Grace, Kirk Morris, Rob Carmichael, Saji Lukos, Chet and Cathy Stanley, Bill Gentes and Anthony Brown
2006: Nat Dykeman, Nancy Paulick, Andy Mills, Joe Anderson, Bish Krwyko, Gloria Jean Swopes, Paul Howard, Tim Girmscheid, Eugene Pritchard, Mary Bird-Parks and Suzi Schmidt
2005: Elizabeth Frobrich, Frank Giannamore, Eartha Johnson, Steve Kolber, Randy Kuceyeski, Bob McCammon, Mary Relijic, the Scarpelli Family, Dennis Stonewall and Mark Waller
2004: David Alarcon, Ricky Bueno, Frank Davis, Phyllis DeMott, Gene Hanson, Onya Hadad, Fran Forys, the Rev. Scott Keenan, Kathy Myers and Joanne Osmond
2003: Terre Ezyk, Gary Graf, Miguel Juarez, Chris Lienhardt, Jack McKeever, Mark Pleasant, Rosa Reyes-Prosen, Alex Rothacker, Larry Scire and Stefanie Vollmer
2002: Ila Bauer, Barbara Richardson, Barry Henby, Russ Schneider, Don and Barb Kutinac, Ken and Betty Smouse, Joyce Heneberry, Donald Thielsen, Adam Radford, Ron Shelton and Richard Stevenson
2001: Bonnie Thompson Carter, Julie Donovan, Bruce Johnson, Dean Larson, Duane Laska, Claude LeMere, James McKinley, Denny Porter, Nick Sheridan, Maru Tomusiak and Bob Wegge
2000: Jim Boyle, Michele Drinkard, Charlie Foy, Susan Grant, Marge Keenan-Denniston, Phil Mazur, Rosemary Mers, Tim Perry, Mary Shahbazian and Gail Svendsen
1999: Joe Bean, Cindy Irwin, Gordon Kiesgen, Michael Lescher, Brad Lutz, Jack Martin, Linda Pedersen, Bob Roth, Max Sanders and Richard Welton
1998: Laurel Dahl, Don Gossett, F.T. “Mike” Graham, Stacey Kanzler, Pam Newton, Jim Pappas, Bill Rockar, Jeff Shook and Mary Ellen Vanderventer
1997: Sarah Catterson, Gary Del Re, Kim Eudy, Torrie Flink, Barry Gold, Terry Link, John Miller, Margaret Mullen, Sheila O’Neil and John Porter
1996: Andy Bitta, Ralph Davis, Charles and Teresa Bartels, Adeline Geo-Karis, William O. Harry, Willard Helander, James LaBelle, George and Victoria Ranney, Raymond Rose, John Alan Sfire and Susan Zingle
1995: Richard Brown, Dr. William Dam, Robert Depke, Joann Eckmann, Mack Gaston, Francine Jones, Lisle Kauffman, Raymond McKoski, Al Salvi and Carol Spizzirri
