Kiwanis Citizens-of-the-Year Celebration

The Kiwanis Club of Spring Valley has selected Spring Valley business owners and musicians, Brenda and Matt Stier, as
their 2026 Citizens-of-the-Year. Club-president Pam Phillips said many great nominations were submitted but that Brenda
and Matt stood out because of their service to the community.

Brenda and Matt will be recognized by the Kiwanis Club, Sunday, November 8, at the Spring Valley Community Center.
There will be a meet and greet at 1:00 pm with the program to start at 1:30.

Kiwanis International is a world-wide service organization with its’ guiding principle being, “improving the world one
child and one community at a time”. As such, the public has traditionally donated money to the club in honor of the
selected Citizen-of-the-Year to be used for the clubs yearly Citizen-of-the-Year Scholarship which is given to a graduating
Kingsland senior. Donations this year may be brought to the community center on the 8th or sent to: Kiwanis Club of
Spring Valley, P.O. Box 133, Spring Valley, MN 55975, in recognition of Brenda and Matt.