Winners Announced In Fire Prevention Contest

Elementary school winners in the Shoshone County Fire Prevention Cooperative’s Radio Spot Writing Contest were honored last month. Winners and their schools are as follows:

John Mullan Elementary School; Steve Garitone, Tiera Hiatt and Eric Knapp.

Canyon Elementary School; Heather Byers, Cyle Hanan and Jamie Marshall.

Sunnyside Elementary School; Janea Kelso.

Students were selected from approximately 300 entries countywide that contained written safety messages about fire prevention.

Members of the cooperative, including the U.S. Forest Service, Idaho Department of Lands and Shoshone County Fire District Nos. 1,2 and 3, visited all Silver Valley elementary schools during the spring fire prevention program.

They presented safety and prevention tips to 850 children in grades K-3.

Della Braun, Kellogg, was recently elected as the Catholic Daughter of the Year at a state convention held in Nampa, Idaho.

Braun, 80, was recognized for her continued charitable works and contributions to her church and community, including 27 years of parish funeral dinners and volunteer time at the Mountain Valley Rehabilitation Center and Senior Citizens Center.

She was presented with a photo album with a silver frame and several novelty gifts, including a miniature silver Corvette to tool around in, a plastic cruise ship to sail around Lake Coeur d’Alene, and a rocking chair made of Popsicle sticks to rest her bones.

Sandy Shannon was named by her peers as the Employee of the Month for May at Templin’s Best Western Resort in Post Falls.

Shannon, who started working at Templin’s in 1993, started as a frontdesk clerk and phone operator and has since been promoted to night front-desk supervisor. She was chosen based on her dependability, strong work ethic and willingness to help.

William Big Man, who received certification as an audio architect in 1994 from the National Academy of Mobile Electronics, recently completed more than 200 hours of hands-on training in mobile audio and security at the Installer Institute in Florida.

Big Man, a professional electronics installer at Everything Stereo in Coeur d’Alene, received six certifications in different specialties, including mobile security, advanced closure design and advanced fabrications.

, DataTimes MEMO: Contact for Idaho Achievements is Sherry Adkins. Tell us about your achievements by writing to: Achievements, The Spokesman-Review, Suite 200, 608 Northwest Blvd., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814. Pictures must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope.