The Sweet Home Elks Lodge named Shannon Thayer the National Elks Foundation Distinguished Citizen for Sweet Home at a ceremony held Friday evening at the Elks Lodge.
Each Elks lodge can present one of these awards each year, Exalted Ruler Ron Sharrah said. As far as he has been able to determine, this is the first year that the Sweet Home Elks have given the award.
Sharrah said Thayer has been a major player in…