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Category: Impulse Issue 62

The Quotable A.C.: Impulse 62

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.  

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Parade celebrates Carnegie hero after 63 years of community service

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

In fitting celebration of a fire chief’s decades of service to his community, Carnegie Hero Paul H. Stoudt, Jr., 88, was recently surprised with a parade of at least 20 …

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Board notes: Individual actions speak louder than words

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Posted on September 2, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission “As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.” —Andrew Carnegie One hardly …

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State rep, police chief present Carnegie Medal to South Dakota police officers

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

Two Sturgis (S.D.) police officers received the Carnegie Medal July 9 after a private presentation at the Sturgis City Hall. Rep. Dusty Johnson and Sturgis Police Chief Geody VanDewater presented …

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Investigations manager celebrates 35 years at Carnegie Hero Fund Commission

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

If you ask Hero Fund Investigations Manager Jeffrey Dooley what he likes to do outside of work, he’ll tell you he likes to do what everyone likes to do: He …

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Hero Fund commits to honor COVID-19 heroes

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

The Hero Fund will create a special committee to look at ways to recognize and honor those who have willingly placed themselves in harm’s way to care for those afflicted …

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Overheard: Impulse 62

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

I turned from news cameraman into a rescuer, basically. — Austin Raishbrook, Carnegie Medal awardee #9992 At that point, I had to do something. I couldn’t wait any longer. She …

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Suffragist, 1 of 3 rescuers in 1915 water case, wanted focus on drowned painter

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

After Lucy G. Branham became known as a suffragist and agitator for other political causes, news reports commonly cited her as a Carnegie hero when she stumped across the country. …

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Friends remembered: Gerald A. LaMonica

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

Gerald A. LaMonica, 85, of Dearborn Heights, Mich., died Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Ten years earlier, LaMonica was awarded the Carnegie Medal for saving a 10-year-old girl from attacking dogs …

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From the Archives: Hiking trip gone awry — 1965 rappelling rescue takes hours

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Jewels Phraner

On the evening of July 7, 1965, 18-year-old Clayton E. Toensing was descending the steep face of a 430-foot cliff with two younger teenagers, when he lost his footing, fell …

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