Celebrating the Volunteer Spirit
National EMS Week, May 18-25, has been observed annually since it was first declared by
President Gerald Ford in 1974. It brings together local communities and medical personnel to
recognize and honor the dedication of those who provide the day-to-day lifesaving services of
emergency medicine’s “front line.”
Keokuk County celebrated with an awards banquet on Friday, May 9 at Keokuk County Bowl,
Sigourney. Awards were given to volunteers with 20 years or more of service in the community:
• Barb Henderson with 28 years in Keota (pictured above top-left with Amy McCulley),
• John Snedigar with 21 years in Keota (pictured above bottom-left with McCulley),
• Teri Carl with 24 years in Keota (pictured above bottom-right with McCulley),
Not pictured were award recipients:
~ Jeanie Striegel with 25 years in Keota, Lynn Reasor with 37 years in Sigourney, Caryl
Cavner with 20 years in Richland, Terry Burger with 45 years in What Cheer and Mike
Armstrong with 32 years in What Cheer.
Dick Coffman, pictured above top-right (with Casey Thompson and McCulley), is a Keokuk
County 911 Center dispatcher (not volunteer). He was honored for his 14 years of service to
Keokuk County for dispatching and he is retiring this month. All photos were submitted.
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