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Officer John Smith, 2019 Awardee

Category: Impulse issue 60

Children ensure mother’s memory lives on

Mother's memory lives on

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

In the Lake George region of New York, Jane M. Mason’s legacy lives on in her family’s stewardship of a thriving cottage-rental business and a memorial scholarship named for her …

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15:13 Dangerous low-head dam at site of 1987 rescue attempt to be removed

dangerous dam

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

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The enraged deer attack, investigated by H.W. Eyman

deer attack

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

Through a tubular frame gate Yates entered the deer pen intending to feed the white-tailed buck that occupied the space. The enclosure measured 40 feet by 55 feet and it …

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Board Notes: Carnegie Medals cannot be awarded without first a disaster

without disaster

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

When I speak or write about the Carnegie Hero Fund, I note how blessed we are to deal with the best of human nature, that is, the splendid altruism of …

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Overheard: Impulse 60

March awardees

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

When you see this little round face screaming, that’s something you just can’t leave. I don’t think there’s a human in the world that would not jump out and grab …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Jason P. Maxwell

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

Jason P. Maxwell, left, receives the Carnegie Medal from Hero Fund President Eric Zahren at a private ceremony held Dec. 14, 2019, at a restaurant in Tukwila, Wash. Maxwell, of …

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Carnegie Medal presentations to Carnegie Heroes Richard J. Gandolfo and Robert M. Hosey

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

In a Dec. 12, 2019, ceremony held at the Suffolk County (New York) police headquarters, Chief Stuart Cameron and Deputy Inspector David Regina presented Officer Richard J. Gandolfo with the Carnegie …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Mark Oscar Tuura

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

Burnaby (B.C.) firefighters honored their former colleague, Carnegie Hero Mark Oscar Tuura of New Westminster, B.C., at the department’s Nov. 2, 2019 Burnaby Firefighters Badge Ceremony and Retirees dinner. Pictured …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie heroes Sommer Marie King and Rebecka Blackburn

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

Carnegie heroes Sommer Marie King, left, and Rebecka Blackburn, right, pose with Mike Lake, member of the Canadian Parliament. Lake presented the award to the duo Dec. 15, 2019 at …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Jose L. Casanova

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

Jose L. Casanova received his Carnegie Medal Oct. 10, 2019, at his home in New Britain, Conn., through arrangements by the office of U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, who issued a …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Julie K. Callaghan

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

Carnegie Hero Fund President Eric Zahren, left, removes the Carnegie Medal from its case to show recipient, Carnegie Hero Julie K. Callaghan, of Chilliwack, B.C. Zahren presented the medal to …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Stephen Anthony Eberle

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, left, presents the Carnegie Medal to Stephen Anthony Eberle, center, in a private ceremony Oct. 25, 2019, at the Essex, Conn., Town Hall also attended by …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Andrea L. Harris

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey honored Andrea L. Harris Oct. 9, 2019, in a ceremony in her office in Montgomery. Ivey presented Harris with the Carnegie Medal and a commendation. “Folks …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Todd D. Lyford

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

Todd D. Lyford, formerly of the Dover-Foxcroft Police Department in Maine, was presented the Carnegie Medal Dec. 12, 2019, at an annual Christmas banquet organized by his new employer, the …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Allen Sirois

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

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Administrative assistant and spring intern join Carnegie Hero staff

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

The Hero Fund has two new hires this year including part-time administrative assistant Janet Thomas and spring intern Katherine Lewis, a 22-year-old Fairfax, Va., native who graduated from the University …

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The Quotable A.C.: Impulse 60

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself. — 1908 address before a graduating class in New York.

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Angela Lynn McQueen

Angela Lynn McQueen

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

The Rev. Ian Stamps presented Carnegie Hero Angela Lynn McQueen, of Mattoon, Ill., the Carnegie Medal at a private ceremony held Oct. 6, 2019, at Broadway Christian Church in Mattoon. …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Heather Zabrowski

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

Carnegie Hero Heather Zabrowski, right, is shown with Hero Fund President Eric Zahren after a Dec. 14, 2019, ceremony honoring her at the McLane Black Lake Fire Department in Olympia, …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Carnegie Hero Phillip H. DiLuca

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

Hero Fund President Eric Zahren, left, and Chair Mark Laskow, right, presented the Carnegie Medal to Phillip H. DiLuca at a private ceremony held Nov. 15, 2019, at the Allegheny …

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