Newspaper publisher Victor Jordan has been nominated for the 2011 Valley of the Flowers Peace Prize.
For the past eight years, Jordan has single-handedly produced The Lompoc Vision, an upbeat and positive catalog of life in Lompoc with a special effort to include little-known events in the community.
The newspaper’s online edition has mushroomed in the last few months to more than 50,000 hits each month.
Jordan is the first nominee announced for the second annual award sponsored by Valley of the Flowers United Church of Christ.
Last year’s award drew nine nominees, including youth boxing manager Roy Baca, youth center director Dale Willis, Boys & Girls Club teen director Conrad Gonzales, Fillmore School teacher Patricia LoCicero, Catalina McIsaac of The Peace Chair Project, poet Bill Cawley, the Rev. Bert Langdon, activist Elizabeth Hatcher, and contractor Jeffrey Esparza. Gonzales was awarded the prize in January.
Other nominees for 2011 may be submitted by the public by calling 735-7832 or e-mailing valleyoftheflowersucc@verizon.net.
Arts Briefs is compiled by Arts Editor Shelly Cone. Information should be sent to the Sun via fax, e-mail, or mail.
This article appears in Sep 8-15, 2011.
