Community Extra: Applause
Published 10:48 pm Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Honors
Army Reserve honors Navy spouse
Christina Preston of Everett has received a $250 incentive award from Major Gen. Chris Ingram, commander of the 70th Regional Readiness Command.
Preston is the wife of a sailor assigned to Everett Naval Station. She was on the team that won the U.S. Army Reserve Command’s 2008 Financial Management Team Award.
Island County volunteers thanked
A joint Special Board of Health meeting with the Community Health Advisory Board convened at a buffet dinner at Whidbey General Hospital in April for its annual session to honor the community’s volunteers who have been recognized by the residents of the county for their efforts to help others lead healthier, more rewarding lives.
Ten individuals and activities were recipients of the Linda Lee Martens Memorial Health Hero of Island County awards.
Among those honored were Mary Fisher, Kathy McLaughlin, Joyce Swanson, Karin Watson, Anza Muenchow, Lee Spear, Holly Troyer, Jill Workman, Marcia Statz, Anna Statz and Victoria Santos.
Drive honors fallen police officers
Escorted by motor officers from throughout the Puget Sound region, the nationwide Drive to Remember Fallen Officers came through Lynnwood and stopped at the Alderwood mall.
The stop gave the public, fellow officers and other public safety personnel from all around the Puget Sound region a chance to pay tribute to the memories of the officers killed in 2008, whose names are prominently displayed on the hood of the Drive to Remember Fallen Officers vehicle.
The Drive to Remember Fallen Officers is a memorial trek across the United States to raise awareness about officer line-of-duty deaths. The drive is 5,100 miles from Vancouver, B.C., to Washington D.C., where the National Police Memorial Ceremony will be held on May 15.
Mountlake Terrace officer sworn in
Officer Delsin Thomas took his oath of office administered by Police Chief Greg Wilson during a recent City Council meeting.
Raised in Renton, Thomas brings previous police experience from departments in Renton and Brier.
He attended Central Washington University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in music. Thomas plays the trumpet in several local symphonies in the Seattle area.
