Osky News and Bank Iowa present Citizen Of The Week August 5, 2011

George England can be found most weeks helping to raise the flag over events at the Southern Iowa Speedway

Oskaloosa, Iowa- Many times, people who deserve to be recognized for their actions are not. Whether it be because they don’t want to be recognized or if they are simply over looked, it has been known to happen. That is why we, here at Osky News, are creating a citizen of the week award. Each week we will recognize a person for their volunteerism. To do this, we need your help. We are asking for you to nominate someone you know that deserves this award.

To nominate a person, we ask that the nominee live within the immediate Osky News coverage area (Wapello, Japser, Poweshiek, Monroe, Keokuk, Marion, and Mahaska Counties), and that you include a brief description of their activities. We will then select the recipient and we will run a feature on that person. The Citizen of the Week Award will appear each Friday on Osky News.

Bank Iowa of Oskaloosa

This week, we want to say thank you to a WWII service member that served in the Navy. Even though he says he didn’t see any heavy action, his boat served in the Azores that are West of Spain in the Atlantic.His job to be there in case of an aircraft that would crash, and he remembers only having to go out one time while he was deployed there.

George England has been coming out to the Southern Iowa Speedway and helping to raise the American Flag for the American Legion, of which he’s been a member for 34 years. “He likes to help out the Legion”

I want to thank Bank Iowa for their kind donation of 25 dollars to this weeks winner. If you or you company would like to help this program along, contact us at info@oskynews.org.