River council bestows awards

The Upper Delaware Council’s 19th Annual Awards Ceremony took place April 29 at Central House Resort in Beach Lake, Pa. Honored were, seated from left to right: Pamela Bush for the Delaware River Water Trail Guide, Recreation Achievement Award; Norma Schadt of Deerpark for “Hawk’s Nest: Newspaper History of the Road,” Cultural Achievement Award; Marcia Nehemiah of Lackawaxen for the Upper Delaware Preservation Coalition, Volunteer Award; Austin LoCicero and Zach Smith for Damascus Boy Scout Troop 122, Special Recognition Award; MaryPaige Lang-Clouse for the Narrowsburg Beautification Group, Special Recognition Award; and Charles Wieland, 2006 UDC chairperson, Oaken Gavel Award. Standing, from the left: John Fletcher for the Equinunk Watershed Alliance, Community Service Award; Nelia Wall and George J. Fluhr for Shohola Township, Outstanding Community Achievement Award; Mike Reuber, chief of Resource Management for the National Park Service (NPS) Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, Distinguished Service Award; Ranger Bill Weber of NPS, Harry Balthaser of Welcome Lake Fire and Dive Rescue Team, and Patrick Connolly of NPS, for the Robin M. Daniels Memorial Lifesaving Award; Pat Carullo of Lackawaxen, Upper Delaware Preservation Coalition, Volunteer Award; and the event’s keynote speaker, Pennsylvania State Representative Michael T. Peifer (139th District). Sharing in the Robin M. Daniels Memorial Lifesaving Award were the Callicoon Volunteer Fire Department and Equinunk Volunteer Fire Company. (Contributed photo)