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Business of the Year Awards


Gene de la Forêt, President of Nature’s Way Landscaping, accepting Lakeshore Chamber Business of the Year Award.

Gene de la Forêt (foreground), with son and Manager, Shawn (left), Family, and Associates, celebrating their recognition as Business of the Year.

Gene de la Forêt of Nature’s Way Landscaping accepted the award for Business of the Year.  The award was based on the growth of Nature’s Way into an outstanding family business with 40 employees, and their years of excellent service to the community.  Gene recognized the outstanding contributions of his staff, including his son Shawn, and revealed his plans to have Shawn take the business into the coming decades.
Nature’s Way Landscaping has been outstanding for its contributions as a landscape architectural firm to the Lakeshore and surrounding areas, and for community involvement with organizations such as the Lakeshore Excellence Foundation.

Lakeshore Chamber $1000 Scholarship Award Winner

Chamber President Diane Mensinger presenting the LMC Scholarship to Katherine Sukys.  Next to Katherine are her parents, Barbara and Vitautas Sukys.

Our $1,000 scholarship winner is Katherine Sukys.   Katherine attended St. Paul’s School in Stevensville, and is now a senior at Lakeshore High School.  Her activities have included clubs, sports, and her church, while maintaining an excellent grade point average.  She is Miss Baroda for 2008.   Katherine told the group about her plans to attend Lake Michigan College to study pre-law, and her aspirations to become a district judge.

Annual Meeting, January 2008

Annual Meeting of the Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce at Tabor Hill.

Rep. John Proos addressed the Chamber on recent developments in Lansing, and the need for 2 year state budgets and fiscal responsibility to avoid funding crises.  A Plaque was presented to outgoing Chamber Treasurer Rob Burgess, Lakeshore Schools Chief Financial Officer, in recognition of his service to the  Chamber.

Chamber President Diane Mensinger presented the new Mission and Vision statements which were developed at the Chamber Board Retreat in October.