Annual Santa Paula Chamber of Commerce Awards

Awards presented at the luncheon included Citizen of the Year, which went to Maria Sust Bombara, a Santa Clara Valley Bank employee and philanthropist whose many involvements include the Rotary Club, Junior Achievement, Santa Paula Hospital and the Santa Paula Theater Center; Business of the Year, awarded to Heritage Hardware, which opened in the city in 2000 and recently added a nursery, and is owned by Ray and Brenda Padgett; and Beautification Project of the Year, presented to Dudley and Dianne Davis of Do Right's Plant Growers, who donated and maintain flower planters on Main Street. Source: Ventura County Star - www.venturacountystar.com.