It would be difficult to find a friendlier, more easy-going fellow than "Freck" Shivelbine, owner of Shivelbine's Music Store in downtown Cape Girardeau and recipient of this year's Otto Dingeldein Award from the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri.

The annual award recognizes individuals who have had a lasting impact on the arts. Through his business and his unstinting devotion to making music widely available to local audiences, Shivelbine has created quite a legacy.

A nice touch this year was the decision to commission a piece of original art for the award winner. Shivelbine was presented a soft-hammered hollowwork silver chalice by Dean Spencer, coordinator of the School or Art and Art History at the University of Iowa. The chalice is similar to work Otto Dingeldein created.

Congratulations to Leland "Freck" Shivelbine for his long and durable contributions to the arts.