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Award winners recognized at Thursday’s Aurora Chamber of Commerce banquet included, from left: Cellie Holliday, Teresa and Todd Vettel with Scooter’s Coffee (Large Business of the Year); Bridgett Svoboda (Community Leader of the Year); Georgia Berthelsen and Megan Newman with Hello Gorgeous (Small Business of the Year); Paul and Brooke Johnson with the Hamilton County Youth Center (Civic Business Award). Not pictured is Loren Berthelsen with Grape Frog (Rising Star Award).

Award winners recognized at Thursday’s Aurora Chamber of Commerce banquet included, from left: Cellie Holliday, Teresa and Todd Vettel with Scooter’s Coffee (Large Business of the Year); Bridgett Svoboda (Community Leader of the Year); Georgia Berthelsen and Megan Newman with Hello Gorgeous (Small Business of the Year); Paul and Brooke Johnson with the Hamilton County Youth Center (Civic Business Award). Not pictured is Loren Berthelsen with Grape Frog (Rising Star Award).

Chamber banquet back with awards, celebration

The Aurora Chamber of Commerce celebrated a year of local business growth and success with its first in-person annual awards banquet in several years Thursday.
Scare the Square will be boo-ming back in spook-tacular fashion Thursday at 5 p.m.

Scare the Square will be boo-ming back in spook-tacular fashion Thursday at 5 p.m.

Scare the Square tradition comes back from grave

Scare the Square will be boo-ming back in spook-tacular fashion Thursday at 5 p.m. on the courthouse parking lot with the downtown square closed at 4 p.m. to make way for all the little boys and ghouls who will be out trick-or-treating the brick-laden road.
Those members of the Hamilton County Leadership Tomorrow graduating class that were on hand to help with their final presentation included, from left, Tina Larson, Dereck Djernes, Loren Berthelsen, Kelsey Bergen and Blair Shearer.

Those members of the Hamilton County Leadership Tomorrow graduating class that were on hand to help with their final presentation included, from left, Tina Larson, Dereck Djernes, Loren Berthelsen, Kelsey Bergen and Blair Shearer.

Leadership Tomorrow celebrates grads

 Over the past nine months a number of up-and-coming individuals in the Hamilton County community have been working hard to foster skills and relationships in leadership that will take them forward into the future.
Diane Keller, CEO of Memorial Community Health, is presented a plaque along with other members of the staff recognizing MCHI as the Aurora Chamber of Commerce large business of the year.

Diane Keller, CEO of Memorial Community Health, is presented a plaque along with other members of the staff recognizing MCHI as the Aurora Chamber of Commerce large business of the year.

Chamber goes virtual to recognize member honorees

The Aurora Chamber of Commerce celebrated achievements from a most unusual year with its first-ever virtual banquet Thursday, reflecting the on-going challenges of conducting business in the midst of a global pandemic.
Anna Johnson, bottom left, sits with her Gamma Phi Beta sorority family at Oklahoma City University.

Anna Johnson, bottom left, sits with her Gamma Phi Beta sorority family at Oklahoma City University.

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