IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers RETURNING A FAVOR- - Mayor Pro Tem Steve Sojka, above right, serves a hot roll to resident Hal Tipton, a volunteer for the Council on Aging's Lifeline program, during the city's annual volunteer recognition dinner last Thursday at the Simi Valley Boys & Girls Club. Dylan Hermansen, top right, a freshman at Simi Valley High, entertains on the saxophone. Jack Scroggins, right, volunteer coordinator for the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, has confetti stars on his forehead, representing the evening's theme, "Volunteers are Shining Stars."