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Chamber honors Heidt
Former longtime school board member receives Treutlen Award
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Surrounded by his family, former Effingham County Board of Education member Charlie Heidt receives congratulations from state Sen. Jack Hill. Heidt was named the Treutlen Award winner at the Effingham Chamber of Commerces annual meeting Thursday. - photo by Photo by Pat Donahue
After serving more than three decades on the Effingham County Board of Education, Charlie Heidt was recognized Thursday night for his service. Heidt, a member of the school board for 34 years before his retirement in 2006, received the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce’s Treutlen Award at the Chamber’s annual meeting. “I appreciate this honor,” he said, “and I should have smelled a rat when I saw my grandkids here.”
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