A pair of interns who helped spruce up the city’s gardens and shuttle people around for the summer were recognized by Langley Mayor Fred McCarthy this week.

Presented during Monday’s city council Sept. 2 meeting, Langley Main Street Association interns Grace Swanson and Emily Martin were presented with certificates of appreciation from the mayor.

Langley Main Street is a nonprofit service organization that works to improve downtown areas, and is not associated with city government other than some services it provides to public areas and events, such as tending to banners, hanging flower baskets and gardens and driving the electric golf cart shuttle around town on the weekends.

“With any luck, they’ll be back next summer,” said Janet Ploof, Langley Main Street Association president.

Martin’s name was misspelled on the framed certificate, for which the mayor apologized and promised to correct.

Martin is a 2011 South Whidbey High School alumna and recent graduate of Oregon State University, where she earned a bachelor of science in horiculture with a focus in environmental landscape and urban forestry.

Swanson, a 2012 South Whidbey High School alumna, is currently a student at the University of Washington.

Two official city interns with the Langley Public Works Department were also recognized by the mayor. James Myers and Jeremiah Pace served with public works this summer, but were not present to receive the awards at the meeting.