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ARRL Certificate of Merit Awarded to Washoe County


PictureL to R, Commissioner Bonnie Weber, Commissioner Marsha Berkbigler, Nevada Section Manager Gary Grant K7VY, Nevada OOC Ray Maxwell-W7TAP, Commission Chairman David Humke, Local Government Liaison J. Parker-N7TOC, Commissioner Vaughn Hartung, and Commissioner Kitty Jung.



During Tuesday's meeting of the Washoe County Board of Commissioners, ARRL Local Government Liaison    J. Edward Parker-N7TOC presented Washoe County with an ARRL Certificate of Merit for the counties support of Amateur Radio.


Commissioner Vaughn Hartung comented: "I would like to thank the League for the certificate, but all across the nation, ham radio operators... I mean they're the backbone in emergencies like are occurring right now in Napa.... when normal lines of communications are down, you guys jump in and really make a huge difference, so again, thank you for everything you do and we appreciate the certificate."

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