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CELEBRATING COMMUNITY
FIREMEN OF THE YEAR At the Lockney Chamber’s 2026 annual banquet Feb. 7, George Basaldua (left) presented the Firemen of the Year award to Austen Rexrode and Justin Graves. | COURTESY PHOTO
BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Sylvia Guerrero (left), owner of Tastee Burger, last year’s Business of the Year, presented this year’s award to Gracie and Fred Cervantes of Cervantes Photography. | COURTESY PHOTO
CITIZENS OF THE YEAR Chamber member Jan Ragland (left) presented the Lockney Chamber’s Citizens of the Year award for 2025 to Stephanie Esquivel, representing the Longhorn Parent Club.
MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT Jessica Liu provided dinner music on violin music at the 2026 Lockney Chamber Banquet. | COURTESY PHOTO
VILMA RUBIO won the top door prize, a $250 Cabela’s gift card.
J. RENAE CONLEE | HESPERIAN-BEACON PHOTOS BY D’LYN MORRISThe Lockney Chamber of Commerce celebrated citizens and businesses at their annual recognition banquet on Feb. 7, 2026, delayed after a January winter storm made travel inadvisable.Sixty people gathered to honor citizens and businesses selected for their excellence during the past year, ac...