The following citation was presented by last year's Person of the Year, Terri Jones of Eileen's Cafe

The person I'm speaking of I met at Eileen's Café.
This person moved to Valley City around 1977. With his family playing practical jokes on people and enjoying life always seemed to be a high priority. One of his first jobs was landscaping and helping with maintenance at a nearby church.
He graduated from Buckeye Local Schools in the top 10 of the class and went on to Baldwin Wallace College, graduating with honors in criminal justice. On May 17, 1992 he was hired as a Medina County Sheriff Deputy and in July, 1995 he became a Sergeant. In April 2001 he became a liaison with the courts. In 2007 he received an award as Regional Court Officer of the Year, Region C, from the Bailiff and Court Officer's Association.
He mentors young people who may not have the family life he did. You will generally find him volunteering his time at Emmanuel United Church of Christ or St Martin's Catholic Church in their kitchens. [Webmaster note; Don had not a clue he was to receive this award. He was at St Martin's only to help with the dinner.] He spend time this past summer helping with the construction of the Bicentennial log cabin. He spends more of his time being a volunteer fireman. He has headed up the kitchen during the Street Fair for the past couple of years. He even plows the sidewalks in the downtown area.
He is very committed to Valley City. He is one of the most passionate people I have met when it comes to his beliefs.
This is Donald Arthur Boone