People and Places we would like to recognize for their help and participation. The Wren Community Club is very appreciative of the support provided by generous grants from the Benton County Cultural Coalition in 2013 and 2014. Their funding has been a major component of several infrastructure improvements at the Hall.
The Wren Emergency Preparedness Committee also wishes to
thank:
Jaimi Glass, Emergency Services
Planner at the Benton County Sheriff's Office,
who helped the committee prepare a successful
request for FEMA grant funds. Dawn Dale, Budget Analyst at the
Benton County Sheriff's Office who, helped
with the
administration of grant funds. Mark Cantrell, who authored
initial drafts of the grant proposal, Disaster
Response
Guidebook, and Emergency
Operations plan. Sidra Metzler-Hines, the State
Homeland Security Grants Coordinator. Doug Sackinger, from Benton
County Planning, who helped with maps. David Hackleman, Debra
Hackleman, Mike Brown, and Susan Brown for
their generous
donation of land to be used for
the storage of emergency supplies. Chief Tom Miller and Lieutenant
Rich Saalsaa, of Philomath Fire & Rescue,
for their
continuing support, and for the
assistance of their crew and volunteers. The Wren Emergency
Planning Committee wishes to thank all of the
residents of Wren who have taken part in drills, participated in
training, contributed ideas, and volunteered
their time in order to make this a disaster
resilient community – and a community worth
protecting.
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