2009 - Sportswoman of the Year - Eleanor Tillinghast |
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Chuck and Gige17 viewsChuck Jones gets bible and verse from Gige Darey, Chairman of the Fisheries and Wildlife Board.
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18 viewsAt the County League table are Christine, Jim Wallace, Holly Wallace, and Gary Wilk.
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Jan Chague18 viewsJan Chague took as many pictures as anyone there
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Group of Award Winners27 viewsAt left is Mark Jester, President of the Berkshire County League of Sportsmen and master of ceremonies for tonight's event.
l. to r.: George Wislocki, Eleanor Tillinghast-Sportswoman of the Year, Andrew Madden, and Stanley Tracy.
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Gige, Mark, and Gene18 viewsThree of the great minds confer on the evenings' events:
George (Gige) Darey, Mark Jester, and Gene Chague
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George Wislocki17 viewsGeorge Wislocki receives the "Sportsmen's Appreciation Award" from County League President Mark Jester. Although retired, Geore was one of the driving forces along with Eleanor in the effort to get the Upper Housatonic River declaared an Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). He also wrote the visionary Scenic Mountains Act, a piece of legislation that was pushed through in 1974 and adopted in nearly a dozen Berkshire towns.
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Table guests16 viewsEnjoying the meal are Gary Johnston, Ron Smith, Jan and Gene Chague.
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Eleanor and friends24 viewsEveryone was looking to get Eleanor's attention that evening and rightly so. She has much to offer!
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Eleanor and the Joneses21 viewsChuck Jones and wife Evelyn share memories of last year when Eleanor was a member of the first all women's shooting team in Berkshire County, the Hot Shots. Chuck is a coach of the women's team (along with his brother Wes) and Evelyn is captain of the women's team.
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Honoree's Table24 viewsCelebrating with Eleanor tonight was her husband, Morgan Bulkeley (left) and George "Gige" Darey, the Chairman of the Fisheries and Wildlife Board.
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The Chague's18 viewsEleanor celebrates the night with Gene Chague, Sports Writer for the Berkshire Eagle - and his lovely wife, Jan.
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Eleanor24 viewsMost notable among Eleanor's contributions here in Berkshire County has been the establishment of a new organization called Save the Housatonic - an initiative to get the state's Secretary of Environmental Affairs, Ian Bowles, to declare and incorporate a ACEC designation of the upper Housatonic River. On March 30th of this year she was successful!!!
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