Gold Bar Mayor Bill Clem, Citizen of the Year Kevin Weiderstrom, and Sultan Mayor John Seehuus at the 20th annual Sky Valley Community Awards Celebration, held Feb. 17 at Sultan High School. (Contributed photo)

Way to Go

Sky Valley honors its own

Civic and nonprofit groups in Sultan, Gold Bar, Index and Skykomish gather to recognize volunteers.

by Herald Staff
Saturday, March 17, 2018 1:30am
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The 20th annual Sky Valley Community Awards Celebration was held Feb. 17 in Sultan, honoring volunteers from a variety of civic and nonprofit groups in Sultan, Gold Bar, Index and Skykomish.

Citizen of the Year honors went to Kevin Weiderstrom, of Skykomish, a history and train buff who serves on the town council and the Skykomish Historical Society, which has called him the “volunteer of the decade.”

Among the many other honors presented:

Sultan-Monroe Masonic Lodge 160 Ole Carlson Citizenship Award: Ruth Shapovalov

Snohomish County Fire District 5 Firefighter of the Year: Tim Tullis

Snohomish County Fire District 26 Firefighter of the Year: Bob Delvecchio

Sultan Volunteers of the Year: Jim and Michelle Tinney

Random Acts of Kindness: Steffany Sears

Gold Bar Royalty Queen of Queens: Alexis Perdomo

Sky Valley Arts Council Supporters of the Year: Rick Cross, Dick King and Mark Hopkins

Sky Valley Historical Society Lifetime Contribution Award: Joy Rutherford

Operation Sky Valley Volunteer of the Year: Christina Landis

Volunteers of America Sky Valley Volunteer of the Year: Tracy VanHee

Sky Valley VOA Senior Center Volunteer of the Year: Marlene Carlson

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