FARMINGTON – Edgar and Gayle Davis parlayed their love for family camping into a successful business.

The Davises, owners of Good Times Unlimited, the RV supply and sales business, were honored by the Farmington Rotary Club at the sixth annual Franklin County service awards dinner Wednesday at the Granary.

The Davises were awarded the Community Service Entrepreneur Award for their creativity, initiative and determination in growing their business.

The couple raised four children with whom they enjoyed camping. They launched their business in 1978 and it grew out of a love for family camping.

Receiving the Senior Vocational Award were Archie “Bill” Jr. and Irene Berry, owners of Voter Hill Farm and Saddleback Ski Mountain in Rangeley. With this honor, Rotarians recognize local residents who have made a significant impact on their community and the surrounding towns.

Listed among many organizations with whom one or both of them are active were Sandy River Players, Old South Congregational Church in Farmington, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Wilton, Sandy River Railroad Museum, Phillips Historical Society, the Mallet School, Rangeley Library and UMF Community Chorus.

After receiving the award, Archie Berry, a retired geology teacher from UMF, said he “was overwhelmed.”

Francesca Levigne played the violin for the more than 90 attendees and was honored with the Rising Star award. Frank Underkuffler said Levigne is not only a talented musician but one of the most talented dancers to come through the area in a long time. He described young Levigne as not only gifted but truly nice.

“Truly gifted people are rare, truly gifted people who are also nice are even more rare,” he said.

Highlights of the program were Paul Mills’ introductory poetry and Carol Timberlake’s comments about the Rotary Club.

Timberlake said when she joined the club in 1989 she wondered how she would manage to make the 7 a.m. Thursday meetings each week while trying to raise two small children. Both her kids learned that Thursday was Rotary day. She said one of her children actually thought, for a long time, that Thursday was called Rotary day . . . Tuesday, Wednesday, Rotary Day, Friday.

Rotary President Clayton King closed the evening saying, “This club has made my job very easy this year. I’ve enjoyed doing it.”

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