Red Cross honors volunteers

Published 7:13 am Monday, September 1, 2008

Phil Hatten, Joe Collins and Norm Hanson were the three top award-winners at the recent Mower County Chapter of the American Red Cross banquet Aug. 25.

Hatten was named the chapter’s “Board Member of the Year.”

Collins received the “Eileen Nierengarten Volunteer Achievement” award.

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Hanson took home the chapter’s “Volunteer of the Year” honor.

Jeanne Sheehan, chairman of volunteers, and Elaine Hansen, the chapter’s executive director, presented awards to volunteers who have completed five-year increments with the chapter.

Five-year honorees were: Paul Baartemes, Patrick Byron, Peggy Drennan, Steve Drennan, Bob Gehhardt, Harry Hansen, Mary Harrington, Phil Hatten, Sarah Hatten, Renae Henaman, Chuck Keller, Bruce Loveland, Anu Nanda, Pat Reinartz, Ewrin Schmidt, Carol Schollmeier, Jennier Smith, Dorothy Triplett, Brian Underhill.

Ten-year honorees were: Jane Felten, Cleo Grebin, Carol Kline, Sue Roberts, Tom Walsh and Jan Weness.

Fifteen-year honorees were: Eloise Foss, Arlene Hein and Bernice Osterholt.

Twenty-year honorees were: Alta Gaines, Pat Hinz, Jim Juenger and Joan Lewison.

Twenty-five year honorees were: Helen Keating, Ken Schara and Fern Paschke.

Thirty-year honorees were Jim Grunewald and Lorraine Schneberger.