CHARLIE VITCHERS
(Nominated by Denny Deters)
Pike County Museum at the Columns & Delaware Valley High School
February 12, 2011
I first met Charlie in August of 2009 when he came to the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in Western Iowa to oversee the construction of the Chapel that the New York Says Thank You Foundation and 500 volunteers built. [...]
COLONEL RANDY CARLSON
(Nominated by wife Diane, and daughters Meghan and Hannah)
Pike County Museum at the Columns & Delaware Valley High School
February 12, 2011
My father is a brave soul. He fought in the Gulf War and is now working at the Department of Defense better known as the Pentagon in Washington D.C. He works very hard [...]
EMILY MAGNOTTA
(Nominated by Sharon Siegel)
Pike County Museum at the Columns & Delaware Valley High School
February 12, 2011
Emily is a recent college graduate from Texas A & M. She is a Gold Star Girl Scout whose scouting ideals continue in everything she does. She has been involved in activities at school and in the community since [...]
FLO SANTINI
(Nominated by Stan and Sharon Siegel and Kathy Basile)
Pike County Museum at the Columns & Delaware Valley High School
February 12, 2011
The tragedies of 9-11-01 and the losses and heroism of others are always on the mind of Town of Deerpark Town Clerk Flo Santini. Four years ago, Flo Santini took it upon herself to [...]
KIM BUTAITIS
(Nominated by Christina Brinster, Jared Burger, Sal Centanni, Lucas Rasselenberg and Sharon Siegel)
Pike County Museum at the Columns & Delaware Valley High School
February 12, 2011
Mrs. Butaitis always tries to do many activities to help our school and the children in it. She makes it a fun place to be, but also challenges us to [...]
KIM PEARCE
(Nominated by Anthony Gosch & Rhett Padgett and Stan & Sharon Siegel)
Pike County Museum at the Columns & Delaware Valley High School
February 12, 2011
Kim Pearce of Matamoras, PA is an uncelebrated hero who has humbly devoted his life to easing the troubles and lives of others. His personal story is one of four generations [...]
MSG GEORGE HOLMES
(Nominated by Major Cory Angeli)
Pike County Museum at the Columns & Delaware Valley High School
February 12, 2011
MSG George Holmes of Pine Grove, PA was seriously injured in a mortar/rocket attack on June 18, 2008 in Afghanistan with the 3rd battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, PA National Guard. He continues to receive treatment for his [...]
ROSS THOMAS TURNER
(Nominated by Sue Casey)
Pike County Museum at the Columns & Delaware Valley High School
February 12, 2011
Tom Turner is my step-Father-in-Law. He served in WWII. He flew fighter planes, P47s, and flew missions on D-Day. Several days later he was shot down and landed in a field in France. He spent nearly a year [...]
SONYA K. COLE
(Nominated by students Dominique Dunn, Victoria Featherman, and Darrian Gordon (also nominated by Sharon Siegel))
Pike County Museum at the Columns & Delaware Valley High School
February 12, 2011
Mrs. Cole was a great principal. She retired gracefully two years [...]
STATE SENATOR LISA BAKER
Pike County Museum at the Columns & Delaware Valley High School
February 12, 2011
Senator Lisa Baker is serving her second term representing the 20th Senatorial District, which includes parts of Luzerne, Monroe and Susquehanna counties and all of Pike, Wayne and Wyoming counties.
She chairs the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee and [...]
