Blankenship earns Bob Shanks Award
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Naomi Blankenship (center), daughter of Leon and Susan Blankenship, is pictured accepting the Bob Shanks Outstanding Youth Award before the beef sale at the 2009 Highland County Fair. A $1,000 scholarship goes with the award, which encourages exceptional youths to continue their education and possibly return to Highland County to work. Blankenship is a 2009 graduate of Lynchburg Clay High School and plans to attend the University of Cincinnati – Clermont College. She is pictured with 2008 award winner Brenda Keltner (left) and Highland County Extension 4-H Program Coordinator Libby McNeal.[[In-content Ad]]