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The Stanley Community Association and Martino’s Restaurant have joined together to create the “High Five Award.” This award will be given out monthly to a member of the community that has gone above and beyond to serve others and the area around them. We wanted to mirror the important traits that National Honor Society highlighted on the benches around town. It is important not only to recognize the traits that make Stanley great but also the individuals that enhance our city; people should be celebrated for their contribution therefore we have chosen 5 character traits that we would like to honor with this award. The traits include being supportive, trustworthy, nurturing, loyal and extraordinary in action. Members of the community are encouraged to nominate a fellow community member for next month’s award by filling out a nomination form available at our website www.stanleycommunity.us, visiting our facebook page or pick up a nomination form at Martino’s Restaurant or Reclaimed Tavern. Winner receives the High Five Award certificate and a Martino’s Restaurant gift card.
August 2022 Winner: Tom Larson
The winner of the 1st High Five Award is Tom Larson; he received 5 nominations for his work with the Independence Day Celebration. A nominator said “Tom spear headed this amazing event for our great little community. He loves helping with community stuff when he can and really cares about the direction we are all trying to take this community.” Another said “He has gone above and beyond in our community to make this a fantastic town!!” When presented with this award Tom echoed that he wouldn’t have been able to do it without the community coming together “It was the effort of many volunteers and sponsors to put this event together.” He also added the event is in the works for next year and “the celebration will be even bigger and better next year!” We are happy to award this month’s High Five Award to Tom Larson. Thank you for taking the time to help make Stanley a great city!
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September 2022 Winner: Anyonomus
The September High Five Award has been awarded to two members of the community who have gone above and beyond to help at community events, make improvements to the surrounding area and are an all around a wonderful couple. Their work has been noticed by members of the community and they have received this award with humbleness and gratitude; however they wish to remain anyonomus and we are respecting their privacy. We are happy to award this month’s High Five Award to these two very deserving people. They are a shining example of the traits we are highlighting with this award; being supportive, trustworthy, nurturing, loyal and extraordinary in action. Thank you for taking the time to help make Stanley a great city!
October 2022 Winner: D.R. Moon Library Staff

The October High Five Award has been awarded to a group of wonderful ladies who take such pride in their work at the D.R Moon Public Library. Their nominator said the following about the staff “The Library Staff are always very friendly and they very helpful. The creative things they do with the kids are so cute. We appreciate the time and energy they put into the library and all their hard work!” On behalf of the Stanley Community Association and Martino’s Restaurant we thank you for supporting young minds through literacy and nurturing a love of reading. The library is a wonderful resource and a great addition to the community; having a wonderful staff is icing on the cake! Thank you for taking the time to help make Stanley a great city!
Find out more about what is happening at the library by checking out the D.R Moon Public Library WEBSITE or FACEBOOK
Picture of library staff--from left to right: Wyann, Elizabeth, and Michelle
Find out more about what is happening at the library by checking out the D.R Moon Public Library WEBSITE or FACEBOOK
Picture of library staff--from left to right: Wyann, Elizabeth, and Michelle
November 2022 Winner: Nikki Witt

The November High Five Award has been awarded to Nicole Witt, local mom and the current SCA Secretary. The nominator said the following about her “I nominate Nicole Witt to receive the High Five award. She exemplifies each of the character traits but she especially demonstrates the trait: “extraordinary”. Nikki is extraordinary in her post as SCA secretary as demonstrated by her creative ideas for service/entertainment project details, organizing and promoting events. She remains upbeat and encouraging even when obstacles threaten to overwhelm volunteers (supportive/nurturing). Being supportive and nurturing shows in her support of area foster families and seeking to provide opportunities for moms of young children to gather together. I witnessed this at a recent D.R. Moon Library event when she interacted with two young women new to Stanley along with their young children, gathering contact information to share with a new Mom’s Group. In addition, Nikki is loyal promoting Stanley as a family friendly town and trustworthy to seek donations for the many family friendly events sponsored by SCA and other Stanley organizations. Thank you Nikki for sharing your time and talents” On behalf of the Stanley Community Association and Martino’s Restaurant we thank you for your dedication to the Stanley Community Association and the city of Stanley. Members of the community are encouraged to nominate a fellow community member for next month’s award by filling out a nomination form available at our website www.stanleycommunity.us, visiting our Facebook page or pick up a nomination form at Martino’s Restaurant, Harris Family Chiropractic or Reclaimed Tavern. Winner receives the High Five Award certificate and a Martino’s Restaurant gift card.
December 2022 Winner: Andrea Mahr

The December High Five Award was presented to Andrea Mahr, an elementary teacher at Stanley Boyd School. She was nominated for her work with Camp Read S’more. Mrs. Mahr and a dedicated team work to bring books to various locations in Stanley and Boyd for students to enjoy reading all summer long. The team plans fun themes for the kids to dress up and gets prizes for the kids to earn while reading each week. The nominator that submitted Mrs. Mahr and the Camp Read S’more team had this to say in their nomination form “Camp Read S’more is such a great addition to the summer; it is something my daughter looks forward to each week! It is fun how they have prizes and things for the kids each week. Also I can imagine setting up and taking down at all the different locations is a lot of work and I appreciate that they make books accessible all summer long and they make it fun for the kids!” On behalf of the Stanley Community Association and Martino’s Restaurant we thank you for your dedication to the school and the city of Stanley—thank you for coordinating a fun event for kids and adults to rally around the excitement of reading! Members of the community are encouraged to nominate a fellow community member for next month’s award by filling out a nomination form available at our website www.stanleycommunity.us, visiting our Facebook page or pick up a nomination form at Martino’s Restaurant, Harris Family Chiropractic or Reclaimed Tavern. Winner receives the High Five Award certificate and a Martino’s Restaurant gift card.