HONORS & AWARDSJames and Angie Sessions of Pasco received the 2018 Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s Angels in Adoption award. The couple was inspired to become foster parents after learning about the foster care system at a local church camp for children in state custody. They became foster parents for four...
HONORS & AWARDSSkip and Shannon Novakovich, owners of Esprit Graphic Communications with offices in Kennewick and Enterprise, Oregon, were honored at the 2018 Pacific Printing Industries PrintRocks Award celebrating excellence in print. Esprit received a “best of” category award for a full color and gold foiled poster produced for St....
HONORS & AWARDSAuctioneer Scott Musser, CEO of Musser Bros. Inc., was inducted into the National Auctioneers Hall of Fame. The second-generation Kennewick auctioneer operates estate and equipment auctions throughout the Northwest and has offices in Pasco, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. He became a full-time auctioneer in 1982. He began serving...
HONORS & AWARDSThe Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District recently honored eight civilian employees and one team: Aaron Schuff, Engineering Excellence; Julio Morelos, Public Outreach and STEM education program; Joe Braley, Quality Proponent; and McNary Turbine Replacement Project Delivery team, Project Management Business Process. Patty Ramos, Andrew Dankel Ibáñez,...
HONORS & AWARDSThe City of Pasco was among the Top 20 finalists in the All-American City Award competition put on by the National Civic League. The award recognizes efforts to engage residents in innovative, inclusive and effective ways to tackle challenges. This year’s theme was “Promoting Equity Through Inclusive Civil...
HONORS & AWARDSTrios Health received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award. The award recognizes Trio Health Southridge Hospital for treating stroke patients with 85 percent or higher compliance to core standards level of care for at least 24 consecutive months.Pasco City...
HONORS & AWARDSShae Frichette, co-owner of Frichette Winery in Benton City, is among eight female winemakers to be honored in the International Women in Wine Celebration Dinner and Cruise. Frichette’s rosé of merlot, Sashay, will be among the winemakers’ wines that will be featured in a multi-course dinner during the...
HONORS & AWARDSFlo Sayre, a real estate agent with Farmers National Co. in Pasco, received the 2017 Land Realtor of America Award from the Realtors Land Institute. She has been a real estate agent for 24 years and is a fourth-generation Pasco resident.Jason E. Johnson, an advisor with Ameriprise Financial...
HONORS & AWARDSEdward Jones, with offices in the Tri-Cities, has been named among the best places to work. The company was No. 5 on the 2018 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work. It was the 19th time Edward Jones has made the list.The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys recognized...
HONORS & AWARDSThe Tri-City Association of Realtors has announced the winners of its 2017 annual awards: Realtor of the Year, Gayle Stack, owner of Everstar Realty; Sunrise Award (for contributions to a better tomorrow for the community), Cathryn Tames, executive director of the Children’s Developmental Center; Realtor Community Service Award,Jed...