2026 Crawford County Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet

The 2026 Crawford County Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet at the Hub in Crestline.

By Crawford County Now Staff May 9, 2026 9:37 am

Round table covered with a red cloth displaying event programs, sponsor flyers, and a small floral centerpiece in a blue vase in the middle. — Crawford County Now

CRESTLINE, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—The 2026 Crawford County Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet was held Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at the Hub in Crestline.

Chamber Awards

Business of the Year
- Stellar Industries
Chamber Ambassador of the Year
- Jon Worthington
Chamber Chair of the Year
- Galion Kiwanis
Chamber Service Award
- Terry Gribble
Citizen of the Year
- Jim Gerstenslager
Executive Director Award
- Avita Home Health & Hospice
New Business of the Year
- Forge Fire & Co.
Organization of the Year
- Crawford Partnership
Posthumous of the Year
- Jeanette Fox
Professional of the Year
- Carrie Cottrell
Small Business of the Year
- Pub House 123

Food buffet at a patriotic event with sandwiches, bowls of tapas, and orange-tinted desserts on a long table covered in a stars-and-stripes tablecloth.

People stand at a buffet table indoors, selecting food from trays as others chat nearby; a banner with 'The Pickwick Place' is visible on the front of the table.

Catering table with assorted pastries and skewers on tiered trays, with guests in the background at an indoor event.

People line up at a buffet table indoors, serving themselves food at a casual event hall.

Catering booth at an indoor event with a long table covered in a black Buehlen Fresh Foods Catering banner, staff behind the table, a man in a blazer approaching the food, and a cake on display in the center.

People browse a long table of patriotic gifts and decorations, with red, white, and blue garlands draped along the edge.

People gather around a long buffet table at an indoor event, with volunteers serving food and coffee on white tablecloths.

Catering staff in black shirts behind a buffet table with chafing dish and bite-sized appetizers for guests in a banquet setting

Blue vase of red, white, and blue flowers with a small American flag, flanked by two open boxes of cupcakes and cookies on a white-table backdrop; people conversing in the background.

Informational poster for the Crawford County History Alliance showing its partners and supporters, with logos and a long list of organizations.

Poster-style informational panel about The Hopley Monument along the Lincoln Highway, with a map, portrait, and historical text.

Banner about Parachute Nurse exhibit at Lauretta Schimmolor Museum, with photos of Lauretta Schimmoler and a nurse in uniform and text panels about WWII aviation history.

Tall banner poster about the Harvey One-Room School, titled 'Student Lunchtime in Early America,' with historical text and several black-and-white photos along the right side and a photo of a brick school at the bottom.

Informational banner about Bucyrus clay-working companies with historical photos and text.

Two women talk at a registration table with a dark suitcase on display in a gallery-like room with wooden geometric wall panels in the background.

Two people stand behind a dessert table decorated with red, white, and blue bunting, next to a Taylor ice cream machine and cones in cups.

Five people chat around a red-cloth table displaying folded blue and white tie-dye T-shirts at an indoor event.

Informational banner about The Nortons Founding Bucyrus, with portraits and historical text.

Informational vertical banner about Crestline's WWII Canteen, with historical photos and descriptive text from Crestline Historical Society and Museum.

Vertical banner from Galion History Center titled 'When The Buggy Whip Cracked: Galion's Battle Over Prohibition,' with a left text column and right-side images including a portrait of Bert Lersch and a couple of historical photos about temperance.

Banner about Colonel William Crawford from Crawford Park District with historical text and portraits; includes images of Crawford and Delaware Native Americans with a map section.

Vertical banner titled Remembering Passenger Rail with historic train photos and narrative text about rail history.

Poster-style display titled 'Remembering Passenger Rail' with historical photos of trains and narrative text about the rail line’s impact on communities by Friends of the Galion Big Four Depot.

People stand at a curved bar counter in a rustic wood-paneled lounge, waiting to order drinks with bottles and a water dispenser in view behind the bar.

People seated at round tables with red tablecloths in a crowded banquet hall, eating and chatting.

Busy banquet hall with guests seated at round tables covered in red and blue cloths, chatting and dining under hanging greenery and wooden beams.

Reception counter with patriotic red, white, and blue paper decorations and brochures in a wood-paneled room on display shelves and stands nearby.

Patriotic display at a information desk with brochures, brochures stands, an American flag, and red‑white‑blue pinwheels on a white counter.

Indoor banquet hall with round tables, people dining, blue tablecloths, and floral centerpieces; wooden chevron wall in back.

A woman in a red dress speaks at a podium on a stage, with a large screen showing sponsor logos behind her and an audience at banquet tables in the foreground.

Audience seated at round tables in a hall, facing a stage with a colorful balloon arch and patriotic decor against a wood-paneled wall.

People seated around a long banquet table in a dim room, with plates, drinks, and a patriotic projection on the wall behind them.

Older woman in a gray sweater reads a menu at a crowded banquet table in a large room

Woman in a white blazer stands at a wooden podium, speaking into a microphone with papers in front of her.

Woman in a white one-shoulder dress stands at a podium, speaking into a handheld microphone in front of a plain wall.

Audience seated at round tables in a hall, facing a stage decorated with red, white, and blue balloons and drapes.

Crowded banquet hall with round tables and people dining at a formal event; a woman in a red dress stands in the back near a pillar.

Eight adults pose in a patriotic backdrop with red, white, and blue balloons; a woman in blue scrubs in the center holds a green award plaque.

A group of four adults posing for a photo in front of red, white, and blue patriotic decorations; one woman holds a plaque.

Smiling man in a blazer holds a green award plaque at a patriotic event with red, white, and blue balloons and American flag banners.

Smiling couple posing at a patriotic event; woman in a white dress beside a man in a blazer who holds a green award plaque, with red, white, and blue decorations behind them.

Two women pose for a photo at a patriotic event, holding a green award plaque together in front of red, white, and blue decorations.

Eight people pose together at a patriotic ceremony with red, white, and blue balloons and star banners.

Woman in a black cardigan holding a green award plaque, standing in front of red, white, and blue patriotic decorations and balloons.

Two men pose on a patriotic stage; one holds a plaque while the other smiles, with red, white, and blue decorations in the background (event award scene).

Man in a beige blazer and navy shirt smiles while holding a green award plaque at a patriotic event with red, white, and blue decorations.

Two women hold a green award plaque together, with red, white, and blue balloons and patriotic decorations behind them.

Group of adults posing for a patriotic celebration photo with red, white, and blue balloons overhead; man in a tan blazer holds an award plaque in the center.

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