Wayne Kinzie named citizen of the year
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January 27, 2017
Lynn L. Martin
The final event of the Chamber of Commerce Gala evening was naming Wayne Kinzie as citizen of the year. Mayor Kelly Parker, right, holds the microphone as Wayna expresses his appreciation.
Many people were honored during the Alva Area Chamber of Commerce Gala Monday evening, Jan. 23. The final award of the evening was for Citizen of the Year. Nominations were requested from the public, and Mayor Kelly Parker announced that Wayne Kinzie had been chosen for the honor.
Parker read information submitted by a local resident in the nomination. Wayne and Lynn Kinzie stared a business repairing bicycles and scooters in the 1960s. They began buying wrecked planes and helicopters that they rebuilt and repaired to sell. In December 1963 Lynn died in a helicopter crash, but Wayne continued...
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