Game and Fish Volunteers Recognized
Volunteer instructors for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department were recognized Aug. 27 at the annual training conference in Bismarck.
Lynn Baier, Fordville, and Chuck Vasicek, Bismarck, were recognized as instructors of the year; Dickinson residents Dave Urlacher and Troy Anderson were named team of the year; and Harold Randall, Grand Forks, Lorne Sterner, Casselton, and Gordonna Toepke, New Salem, received the lifetime achievement award.
Honored for 30 years of service were David Colby, Kenmare; Wayne Evans, Stanley; Bruce Fairbrother, Towner; Allen Giese, Wahpeton; David Just, Beulah; Gary Leslie, Burlington; Allen Martin, Drake; Mark Walsh, Williston; Terry Week, Beach; Walter Zimbelman, Fullerton.
Recognized for 25 years of service were Ray Aamold, Hatton; Rene Arnold, Cavalier; Douglas Benson, Fargo; Dale Bren, Elgin; Neil Dockter, Horace; Mark Frost, Carrington; Thomas Kelsh, Minot; Arvid Knutson, Park River; Bruce Messmer, Dickinson; Darris Olson, Bowbells; Paul Sinner, Wahpeton; Larry Thompson, Watford City; Merle Weatherly, Jamestown.
Honored for 20 years of service were Wayne Anderson, Bismarck; Lynn Baier, Fordville; Thomas Balsdon, Osnabrock; Beth Darr, Williston; Glen Fuhrman, Enderlin; Theodore Hoberg, Grand Forks; Mark Hunt, Minot; Dan Imdieke, Linton; Larry Johnson, Belfield; Larry Leier, Hague; Bradley Moser, Medina; Larry Nagel, Shields; Pam Podoll, Velva; Paul Roeder, Milnor; Douglas Sommerfeld, Lisbon; Larry Viall, Epping; Mark Volk, Bismarck; Linda Weigum, Zap.
Fifteen-year service awards were presented to George Babcock, Garrison; Lynn Baltrusch, Fessenden; Janice Bishop, Kathryn; Diane Dockter, Horace; Craig Enervold, Moorhead, Minn.; Corinne Engen, Anamoose; John Gorman, Larimore; Jeremy Haugen, Minot; Rodney Howatt, Langdon; Brent Jacobson, Garrison; Grant Johnson, Almont; Mitchell Kallias, Minot; Darrell Kersting, Kindred; Richard Michels, Elgin; Tony Poupa, Sand Coulee, Mont.; Chris Pulver, Stanley; Scott Rehak, Williston; Randel Sand, Tuttle; Elizabeth Schaner, Center; Wayne Stanley, Minot; Jodie Woroniecki, Hebron.
Ten-year active instructors recognized were Richard Bell, Wyndmere; Jim Bennett, Minot; Roger Decker, Belfield; Gary Green, Granville; Todd Greenmyer, Oakes; Kari Helland, Kathryn; Justin Hughes, Minot; John Jacobson, Hatton; Sean Jalbert, Grandin; Perry Johnson, Northwood; Ruth Johnson, Belfield; Curtis Kaseman, Jamestown; Suzanne Kersting, Kindred; Kristi Kilde, Glen Ullin; Todd Lerol, Grafton; Calvin Leyendecker, Marion; Dale Miller, Grandin; Michael Myers, Dickinson; Robert Olstad, Galesburg; Ross Reimche, Bottineau; Gary Schaner, Bismarck; Gerald Schmidt, Devils Lake; Steve Schrader, West Fargo; John Schwalk, Milnor; Renae Selensky, Rugby; Dan Spellerberg, Oakes; Rich Truesdell, Wahpeton; Joe Tuchscherer, Rugby; Lavern Vance, Ray; Lamar Wells, Wyndmere; Gary Wilz, Killdeer.
Recognized for five years of service were Joshua Barringer, Mooreton; Lena Anna Marie Bohm, Mohall; Damon Bosche, Medina; Jamey Boutilier, Hazen; Rodd Compson, Jamestown; Matthew Deal, Grace City; Jeremy Duckwitz, Moffit; Shari Fisher, Bismarck; Albert Frisinger, Harwood; David Kraft, Bismarck; Jacob Miedema, Jamestown; Scott Norton, Mandan; Tom Nowatzki, Bottineau; Quentin Obrigewitsch, Belfield; Daniel Olson, Medina; Jeffrey Sorum, Grand Forks; Matt Webster, Jamestown.
Two-year active instructors recognized were Michael Bahm, Mandan; Craig Blomster, Leeds; Daniel Duchscherer, Towner; Jason Forster, Lidgerwood; Jamie Germundson, Stanley; Clarence Gilstad, Ashley; Lacy Gustafson, Lincoln; William Harkness, Leeds; Craig Hendrickson, Grand Forks; Michael Hoime, Moorhead, Minn.; Coby Hubble, Crosby; Alan Klitzke, Powers Lake; Evan Kuntz, West Fargo; Dennis Lakoduk, Minot; Seth Larson, Max; Krista Lundgren, Kulm; Bob Martin, Jamestown; Jerome Moszer, Bismarck; James Nadeau, Dunseith; Erin Odell, Belfield; Javier Ortiz, Minot Air Force Base; Carl Quam, Tolna; Dorsel Randolph, Velva; Kristofer Schmidt, Washburn; Daniel Sem, Minot; Richard Srejma, Minot; Russell Thomas, New Town; Earl Torgerson, Bismarck; Neal Walker, Jamestown; Houston Williams, Minot; Al Zimmerman, West Fargo.