The Doug Stewart Beacon Editor Award has been around long enough to mean something, and absent long enough that bringing it back felt like an occasion. Presented by Al Mallory on behalf of Club Service, the award recognizes the Rotarian who best captured the year in Beacon form — the right blend of fact and fun, week after week, keeping the Club informed and entertained in equal measure. After a lengthy hiatus, the award was dusted off this year and it went to exactly the right person.
Dave Mills, known affectionately as Millsy, took home the 2026 honours. Anyone who has read a Beacon he put together knows why. There is a craft to making a weekly club newsletter feel like something worth reading, and Dave has it. The facts are always there, but so is the personality, the wit, and the sense that the person writing it is genuinely enjoying themselves.
Congratulations, Millsy. The award is back, and it found a worthy home.