Nominations are due next Friday, May 11, at 5 p.m. for the 2018 Tama Citizen of the Year recogitation.

Nominations are submitted to the Tama City?Clerk’s Office, 305 Siegel, Tama.

Every year since 1982, the Tama Firefighters Association has recognized a Tama resident who has contributed their own time and efforts to better the Community.

The Citizen will be recognized during the annual Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival on May 18 and 19. A full schedule of the festival will appear in The News-Herald on May 11.

Past recipients are:

1982- Victor Varnum; 1983- George Novotny; 1984- Maxine Brandon; 1985- Dr. A. J. Havlik; 1986- Marie Vileta; 1987- Anna Rose Blayer; 1988- Ben Jones; 1989- Bess Ingles

And, 1990- Inez Novotny; 1991- Ron Cory; 1992- Bob Thomas; 1993- Leonard Taylor; 1994- Roger Hill; 1995- Rose McNamee; 1996- Ed Draisey; 1997- Mike Haughey; 1998- Virginia Allen; 1999- Don Wacha.

Also, 2000- Darla Cory; 2001- Bob and Laura Etta Metz; 2002- Dave Nitz; 2003- Ed Hardon, 2004- Ernie Buresh; 2005- Robert W. Harrison; 2006- Pat Downs; 2007- Hans Moeller; 2008- Bill Smith; 2009- Jake Jacobson;

And, 2010- Joe Waterbury; 2011- Patti Youngman; 2012- Cliff Havens; 2013- Sue Carnahan; 2014- Kenny McAdoo; 2015- Cletus Miller; 2016- Byron Witt; 2017- Brenda Youngbear.