Greater Reedley Chamber Announces 2026 Business and Community Awards Honorees

Reedley Hall of Fame inductee Dale Melville and Youngstown Grape Distributors, named Large Business of the Year, led a slate of 11 honorees the Greater Reedley Chamber of Commerce announced following its Business & Community Awards Gala on Feb. 19, 2026. The announcement listed winners across business, nonprofit and civic categories the Chamber said recognize “leadership, service, and dedication” in Reedley.

The Chamber’s published recipient list names winners in full: Reedley Hall of Fame - Dale Melville; Large Business of the Year - Youngstown Grape Distributors; Medium Business of the Year - Mid Valley Times; Small Business of the Year - Reedley’s River City Theatre Company; Entrepreneur of the Year - Vincent Martin, Martin Energy Inc.; Citizen of the Year - Mark Luzania, D.D.S.; Junior Citizen of the Year - Kitzaly Sanchez-Villa; Reedley Beautification Award - Kings Canyon Unified School District; Community Hero of the Year - Miriam Aleman; Spirit of Reedley Award - Central Valley Teen Challenge; and Sierra Kings Community Health Champion Award - Kathy Omachi.

“The Greater Reedley Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce and congratulate the recipients of the 2026 Business & Community Awards,” the Chamber wrote on its announcement page, adding that “These recipients exemplify excellence in leadership, innovation, service, and community impact.” The same webpage repeats the line “We are honored to celebrate the following 2026 recipients:” and includes an unsigned closing that says, “We look forward to celebrating them at the 2026 Business & Community Awards Gala and thank our sponsors, partners, and community members who help make this event possible each year.”

The Chamber promoted the honorees on social media as well; an Instagram post headlined the gala and listed Dale Melville as the Reedley Hall of Fame honoree, while a Facebook post mirrored the announcement and included engagement metadata reading, “Phil Tavlian and 35 others.” The Chamber’s online announcement displayed some formatting artifacts and duplicated phrases and carried a copyright line reading “Copyright © 2026 Greater Reedley Chamber of Commerce - All Rights Reserved.”

The posted materials did not include biographies for honorees, a description of the selection process, sponsor or partner names, or a press contact for follow-up. The Chamber asked readers to join in celebration with the statement, “Please join us in congratulating this year’s honorees,” leaving details about gala attendance records and individual honoree backgrounds to be provided separately by the Chamber.