The 10th Annual Volunteer Appreciation was held Saturday April 9. Over 240 guests enjoyed a red carpet night, with a delicious dinner catered by Margarita’s Restaurant. The convention center was decorated with an Oscar theme. From the walk of fame on the floor to the mini Oscars and sunglasses on the tables for each attendee the message was clear. Our volunteers are the stars of this community! White Pine County Tourism & Recreation would like to thank Bath Lumber, Cruise In, Ghost Riders, Helping Hands, Leioloni Kammerer, Margarita’s, Ridley’s Family Market, R.M.E.F., Ely Rotary Club, Sportsworld and This & That for their raffle prize donations. We would also like to thank Mt. Wheeler Power and Wilson Bates Furniture for their donation of our grand prize. Without the help of these organizations, Ely would not be able to offer all the great activities, events and programs available that make this a such a great place to live and visit.
This year’s winners were:
American Heart Association All Volunteers
Beta Sigma Phi RHO Chapter Rachael Gubler
Bristlecone Arts Council Robin Hansen
Committee Against Child Hunger Debbie Fairman
Ely Renaissance Society Jennifer Messina
Ely Rotary Jerry Piccinini
Ely Volunteer Fire Dept. Marian O’Donnell
Ghost Riders Harry Franke
Great Basin Service Club Linda Derbidge
Helping Hands Iris Little
Lincoln Highway Don Wallis
McGill Fire Dept. Ricky Garcia Jr.
Nevada Norther Railway Howard Bohrn
Pink Ladies Bernice Apodaca
Pony Express Schellbourne Reriders Tom Love
Relay for Life Sandra Conner
R.S.V.P. Calvin Kennedy
David E. Norman Elementary Angie McVicars
White Pine 4 Wheelers John Grothe
White Pine 4-H Nikki Barainca
White Pine Chamber Earlynn Betsill
White Pine County EMS All Volunteers
White Pine County Fire District All Volunteers
White Pine Horse Races Duke & Melanie Cato
White Pine Jr. Jazz Mele Kingston
White Pine Public Museum Howard Bohrn
White Pine Fast Pitch Kathy Moskoff
Lori Drew photo
Winners at the volunteer appreciation dinner held on April 9.