Production for the now virtual presentation of The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce’s Distinguished Citizens Awards will take place later this week in preparation for it to be shown on January 27. An awards banquet had been planned for this Thursday, but Chamber CEO Lisa Farquharson says the current situation with the Omicron variant led to slow ticket sales and the decision to go virtual, which they did last year. The awards presentation video will be shown on the Chamber’s Facebook page on the 27th at 6 p.m.