The Bedford Lions Club announced that Manchester resident Michael Whitney is the recipient of the first Armand J. LeBlanc Trade Scholarship for $2,500, funded jointly by the family of late longstanding club member Armand J. LeBlanc and the Bedford Lions Club. Whitney has enrolled for the fall semester at Manchester Community College. From left, Bedford Lions Club chairman Ernie Henrichon, Michael Whitney and Armand J. LeBlanc’s daughter Joy LeBlanc.