Sister City Volunteers Recognized For Efforts

Three volunteers with the Sister Cities Association of Spokane were recently recognized for their efforts in providing medical relief materials to Nishinomiya, Japan, following the great Hasin earthquake there last January.

Barbara Koenig, medical director at Sacred Heart Trauma Services; Lori Taylor, program manager at Sacred Heart Trauma Services; and Hugh Burleson, past president of Nishinomiya Sister City Society, shared the Mayor’s Award for Outstanding Overall Contributions to the Sister City Program.

Also receiving Volunteer of the Year awards from their Sister City Societies were: Sue Rodman, Spokane-Nishinomiya, Japan; Bob Snyder, Spokane-Lubeck, Germany; Frances Martin, SpokaneJilin City, China; and Mike and Mary Shields, Spokane-Limerick, Ireland.

Two Spokane high school graduates are on the fall semester staff of The Whitman College Pioneer, a weekly newspaper published by the Associated Students of Whitman College.

Anthony Martinelli, a sophomore and a 1994 graduate of Ferris, is the son of Peter and Joann Martinelli, Veradale. He is one of three news editors for the newspaper.

Pia Longinotti, a sophomore and a 1994 graduate of St. George’s, is the daughter of Anthony and Laurie Longinotti, Spokane. She is one of two photo editors.

Stephen Hines, associate professor of veterinary microbiology and pathology, has received the Washington State University’s Marian E. Smith Faculty Achievement Award for 1994-95, which includes a $1,500 honorarium.

Hines was selected for his teaching and instructional innovation, creativity and performance during the 1994-95 academic year.

Students across the United States and Canada ranked him second nationally for teaching in the basic veterinary sciences. He also was the 1995 recipient of the Merck AgVet Award for Teaching Creativity, considered the premier teaching recognition in veterinary medicine.

The City of Spokane received the Outstanding Achievement in Pedestrian Program Activities from the American Automobile Association, the highest honor the car club gives.

It was AAA’s 56th annual Pedestrian Program to recognize achievements of nine cities in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho.

Activities evaluated were Accident Records System, Specific Pedestrian Control Legislation, Enforcement of Pedestrian and Driver Behavior, Traffic Engineering Service for Pedestrians, Community Traffic Safety Coordination, School Traffic Safety, and Public Information and Education.

There were 2,147 participating cities; Spokane was compared to 57 other cities in the 100,000 to 200,000 population category.

Cheney has been pedestrian fatality free for 22 years. Ephrata, Wash., hasn’t had a fatality in 18 years.

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