Statewide honor for a tireless recreation director

Westminster’s Recreation Director Herb Poole has received Professional of the Year by the South Carolina Parks and Recreation Association. The award was given Friday at the Sports Institute at Hilton Head. Poole was recognized by fellow recreation professionals for his dedication to the profession and service to youth team sports. The City of Westminster is grateful to Poole’s counterparts in Seneca, Walhalla and Pickens County for his nomination, and advocating that he receive this Award. There are 1200 members in the South Carolina Recreation and Parks Association representing 100 South Carolina county, city and special purpose recreation districts. Poole has served Westminster Recreation Department for many years and became the director in 1992. He’s recognized for hosting recreation programs on a “shoe-string” budget and the number of hours above a normal work week that he devotes to facility maintenance and organizing youth team sports.