By Stan Matthews
County Communications Program Manager
The San Juan County Council honored 34 County employees who celebrated anniversaries number 5, 10 ,15, 20 or 25 with the County. Council Members thanked each employee present with a handshake, a certificate and a service pin; and joined them for a pot luck luncheon – with food provided by the Council and department heads.
The longest serving employee honored – Scott Johansen, a 25 year veteran of the Sheriff’s Department, and several of the other honorees were unable to attend in person because duty called, but more than a dozen of the 34 honored employees were able to receive a personal thank you and socialize with the Council over lunch.
Complete List of Honorees
| Name | Anniversary | Department |
| Scott Johansen | 25 Years | Sheriff’s Dept |
| James Tyrrell | 20 Years | Sheriff’s Dept |
| Angela Bolger | 15 Years | Sheriff’s Dept |
| John Manning | 15 Years | H & CS |
| Susan Herrera | 15 Years | Extension Office |
| Elizabeth Seaton | 10 Years | Sheriff’s Dept |
| Mairi Sage MacLeod | 10 Years | H&CS |
| Brad Fincher | 10 Years | District Court |
| Karen Vedder | 10 Years | Prosecutor’s Office |
| Rhonda Silva | 10 Years | Public Works |
| Patricia Martin | 10 Years | Public Works |
| Marie Johansen | 10 Years | District Court |
| Debbie Emery | 10 Years | County Administration |
| Bonnie Potter | 10 Years | District Court |
| Kandy Hirschel | 10 Years | County Administration |
| Herbert Crowe | 10 Years | Sheriff |
| John Kulseth | Years | Assessor |
| Joe Luma | 5 Years | Parks & Rec |
| Jodie Snapp | 5 Years | Parks & Rec |
| Brent Johnson | 5 Years | Sheriff’s Dept |
| Tamara Joyner | 5 Years | H&CS |
| Sheldon Bedsole | 5 Years | Fair |
| Kristina Bayas | 5 Years | Extension Office |
| Cindy Gauthier | 5 Years | Extension Office |
| Rawson Hirschel | 5 Years | Public Works |
| Terri MacNichol | 5 Years | H&CS |
| Kathleen Obenaus | 5 Years | Civil Service |
| Doris Schaller | 5 Years | Auditor |
| David Halloran | 5 Years | Sheriff’s Dept |
| Erin O’Rourke | 5 Years | Public Works |
| John Van Lund | 5 Years | Public Works |
| Greg Sutherland | 5 Years | Public Works |
| Douglas McCutchen | 5 Years | Land Bank |
| Susan Kimball | 5 Years | Prosecutor’s Office |
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