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members of the Granton Fall Festival Committee.

“When Francis Steiner decided to step down from being in charge of taking care of everything for the Granton Fall Festival, he hand-picked several community members to serve on a committee to run the event,” he said. “Cheryl Steinbach, Roger Nitschke, me, Carol Hubing and a few others were invited to be on that first Fall Festival Committee. I still attend meetings, but I’m not on the committee now.”

While he may not be on the current committee, Becker still takes part in helping put together and run events at the festival every year. He helps to put on the Tri-City Car Cruise, as well as the Hot Wheels drag race for the kids to provide some fun at the festival for people of all ages.

Becker said being selected as the Granton Honored Citizen is deeply humbling and he credits his family — which includes two daughters, Sanya and Amber, and their families — for doing so much with him over the years to help bring so many of these things to life in Granton.

“I’m honored by it,” he said. “It was my family that got me here. I credit my mom, my dad and my family for even being nominated.”