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MEN OF THE YEAR. Rotary District Governor Mike Dalessi was in Kimberley this week to present Paul Harris Community Service Awards (pins and certificates) to two outstanding community volunteers, Clarence Uhll and Jim Webster. Mr. Uhll was introduced by Rotarian Pat Barclay and Mr. Webster by Rotarian and Kimberley Mayor Don McCormick.
Rotary recognizes volunteers Clarence Uhll and Jim Webster Clarence Uhll and Jim Webster honoured for service to community C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
Kimberley’s Rotary Club doesn’t give out Paul Harris Awards every year. They wait until they feel they have two worthy recipients. They certainly found that this year. Rotarians gathered at Centre 64 on Tuesday, March 9, 2016 to present Paul Harris Awards to two community volunteers; Clarence Uhll and Jim Webster. Mr. Uhll is well known to Kimberley residents, likely having taught either them or their children during his long teaching career in Kimberley. He began at Watkins School, then Blarchmont
and Chapman Camp, as well as McKIm and then Marysville. Music was always his first love and it is how he gives back to the community he loves. After retiring, Mr. Uhll began volunteering and became a frequent sight in the old Platzl bandstand, playing his accordion for tourists, often while Adi Unterburger sang and yodelled along. When a friend, Red Foster, was moved to The Pines, Mr. Uhll began to go up and play for him. That evolved into weekly and nowtwice weekly concerts for all the residents, which have continued for 20 years. Mr. Uhll also plays for Garden View residents and in the summer plays at the downtown railway station, as well as many community events such as Oktoberfest. Kimberley resident Gerda Mann said that her mother lives at The Pines and Mr. Uhll’s concerts
are the highlights of her week, as he always plays her favourite song and she sings along. Ms. Mann thanked him on behalf of all Pines residents. “I am surprised to see so many people here,” said Mr. Uhll as he accepted his award. “I really enjoy music. I am happy to play for people because I like it. If people like it too, that’s double enjoyment. It’s quite an honour to be recognized for something you enjoy.” Jim Webster has been around Kimberley a much shorter time, having moved here in 2004, but he has had a great impact on community events since then. Webster was involved in the 2007 and 2014 BC Orienteering Championships, the 2010 North American Orienteering Championships, dozens of local trail running and local orienteering events, 6 years of Round the Mountain, the
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