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Wednesday, March 6, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
The Nugget Newspaper Crossword
AWARDS:
wards honored going
Awards
above and beyond
By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service
Continued from page 1
District9s annual awards ban-
ge and
quet at FivePine Lodge
Conference Center.
eros-
<Your great generos-
ity has a large and lasting
u-
impact on our commu-
ker
nity,= keynote speaker
ard
and fire district board
ort
member Chuck Newport
told the assembled fire
crews and their families.
mber
Fellow board member
d that
Jack McGowan noted
rberate
such impacts reverberate
across the state.
ers and
<You act in Sisters
think as an Oregonian,= he
said.
Fire Chief Roger Johnson
and Deputy Chief Tim Craig
recounted a year of heavy
activity, from fire incidents to
significant training operations
4 which included a Women9s
Fire Academy, ongoing work
with an introductory fire ser-
vice program at Sisters High
School, and a major multi-
agency active-threat drill.
The active-threat drill held
at Sisters High School, had
particular value and provided
the district and its partners
with new capabilities.
<It9s incredible the amount
of information that was
gained with this,= Craig said.
Firefighters and others
were recognized for saving
two lives from sudden cardiac
arrest.
Firefighter and paramedic
Matt Millar was presented
with a letter of commendation
PHOTO COURTESY SISTERS FIRE
Firefighter and paramedic Matt
Millar was named Career Firefighter
of the Year.
— Last Week’s Puzzle Solved —
for his extraordinary efforts
in helping a patient with
significant and challenging
needs with whom the district
has had repeated interactions
find appropriate care in the
medical system. Several dis-
trict officers noted that his
efforts 4 some on his own
time 4 exceeded even the
district9s high standards for
extraordinary effort in service
to the community.
Craig made a special point
of saluting the Fire Corps
volunteers who serve as an
auxiliary for the district.
<These folks put in an
extraordinary amount of time
to support the operations of
the district,= he said.
See complete list of fire
district awards below.
Sisters-Camp Sherman
Fire District Awards
Lifesaving Awards:
1st Incident: Captain Jeremy Ast, Fire Medic Dave Keller,
Fire Medic David Ward, Resident Volunteer Christi
Davis, Volunteer Sadie Ford.
2nd Incident: Fire Medic Dave Keller and
wife Roma Keller (RN at SCMC-Bend).
Retired from Service Awards: Josh and Angie Ward.
Length of Service Awards:
5 Years: Pat Burke and Ron Ketchum.
10 Years: Roy Dean and Doug Myers.
15 Years: Julie Spor, Dave Wellington, Les Schell
and Bruce Shaull.
Rookie of the Year: Nick Otasu.
Outstanding Fire Fitness: Nick Otasu.
Resident Volunteer of the Year: Andrew Pace.
EMT of the Year: Rachelle Beiler.
Volunteer Firefighter of the Year: Christi Davis.
Career Firefighter of the Year: Matt Millar.
Special Awards:
Letter of Commendation: Matt Millar
Fire Corps Volunteer of the Year: Margie Lombardo.
Partnership Awards: Central Oregon Public Safety
Chaplaincy.
Volunteer of the Year: Travis Bootes.
Chief9s Award for Excellence: Dave Wellington.
Service Recognition Award: Heather Johnson.
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