Good Citizens Honored by Captain Christian Brown Chapter DAR - Past Winners Honored

COBLESKILL – The Captain Christian Brown Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution honored the “Good Citizen” from Sharon Springs Central School, Yasmin Issa, on December 6 during their annual holiday luncheon held at the Cobleskill United Methodist Church with 30 people present.  Yasmin is the daughter of Tareq and Sofia Issa of Sharon Springs.  In attendance at the luncheon were three former Good Citizens award recipients, Rob Farrell who received the award from Mount Upton Central School in 1979, Susan Rightmyer who was the recipient of the award from Richmondville High School in 1967, and Joan Sondergaard who won the award in Newton, Connecticut 70 years ago in 1955.  Rob Farrell shared what winning the award meant to him as a young man and his love of country today.  

The guest speaker was Max Horning, a graduate of both the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and Ithaca College, holding Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in Music Education.  Following college and a brief job in the capital region, Max returned to Schoharie County to give back to his community.  Currently the music teacher at Sharon Springs Central School and a Cobleskill-Richmondville school board member, Max gave a fun and inspiring talk titled, "...but you can choose where you live."  

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