Readers now must choose volunteer of year

Readers have until next Wednesday, Jan. 21, to make their wishes known on choosing the person to be honored as the 2014 Volunteer of the Year.

All letters nominating eligible volunteers are published in this week’s Star, starting on page 3. The letters are also online here.

In all, nine people were nominated this year. Two other writers named persons who had already received the honor in years past, which makes them ineligible to receive it this year.

Readers can make their preference known through an online poll, which will be linked in this story on The Star’s website at grandcoulee.com or by dropping off or mailing a signed slip of paper with their preferred honoree written on it by Jan. 21.

The honoree will be announced in the paper Jan. 28.

The Star’s annual tradition of selecting a person to honored for their selfless service began in 1985.