2010 Cooperative Observer Awards

Cooperative Observer Awards

The following Cooperative Observers have been honored with awards during 2010...

In Warrenton... ( click image to enlarge )
The National Weather Service presented a 25 Year Length of Service Award to Albert Wheeler, Cooperative Observer in Warrenton, Georgia on November 2, 2010. Mr. Wheeler (right) is shown accepting the award from Shirley Lamback, Senior Meteorologist, from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City. The ceremony took place at the Wheeler family farm in Warrenton. “I’m not sure I’ll be around for another 25 years, but we’ll go as long as we can,” Albert said. Every morning Albert takes his coffee at a local café and every morning the local patrons ask him about the weather in Warrenton. Mr. Wheeler loves his weather work and is an excellent representative of the National Weather Service. Photograph courtesy Frank Taylor, NWS Peachtree City.
CO-OP Award in Warrenton.

In Warrenton... ( click image to enlarge )

The National Weather Service presented a 25 Year Length of Service Award to Albert Wheeler, Cooperative Observer in Warrenton, Georgia on November 2, 2010. Mr. Wheeler (right) is shown accepting the award from Shirley Lamback, Senior Meteorologist, from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City. The ceremony took place at the Wheeler family farm in Warrenton. “I’m not sure I’ll be around for another 25 years, but we’ll go as long as we can,” Albert said. Every morning Albert takes his coffee at a local café and every morning the local patrons ask him about the weather in Warrenton. Mr. Wheeler loves his weather work and is an excellent representative of the National Weather Service. Photograph courtesy Frank Taylor, NWS Peachtree City.

CO-OP Award in Warrenton.

In Blairsville... ( click image to enlarge )
The National Weather Service recently presented a 15 Year Length of Service Award to Mrs. Freya Browning. The ceremony was held at the Georgia Mountain Experiment Station in Blairsville, Georgia where Mrs. Browning is employed. Mrs. Browning (left) is shown accepting the 15 Year Length of Service Award from Frank Taylor, National Weather Service Peachtree City.
CO-OP Award in Blairsville.

In Crawford... ( click image to enlarge )
The National Weather Service recently presented a 10 Year Length of Service Award to Jack, Russell and Martha Beach of Winterville, Georgia. The ceremony was held at Jack and Martha’s business, INCO, Inc. in Crawford on 29 July 2010. The 10 Year Award was not for service at Winterville, which they received last year, but for overseeing the Hourly Precipitation Data tape pickup at Jefferson and Monroe. You might think that Russell, their German Sheppard is only in the picture as a prop, but you would be wrong. Russell travels with Martha and Jack to both locations to retrieve the tapes each month and also travel with the Beach’s when the sites were transferred to them ten years ago! Pictured left to right: Jack, Russell and Martha Beach, Cooperative Observers at Jefferson and Monroe.
CO-OP Award in Crawford.

In Crawford... ( click image to enlarge )

The National Weather Service recently presented a 10 Year Length of Service Award to Jack, Russell and Martha Beach of Winterville, Georgia. The ceremony was held at Jack and Martha’s business, INCO, Inc. in Crawford on 29 July 2010. The 10 Year Award was not for service at Winterville, which they received last year, but for overseeing the Hourly Precipitation Data tape pickup at Jefferson and Monroe. You might think that Russell, their German Sheppard is only in the picture as a prop, but you would be wrong. Russell travels with Martha and Jack to both locations to retrieve the tapes each month and also travel with the Beach’s when the sites were transferred to them ten years ago! Pictured left to right: Jack, Russell and Martha Beach, Cooperative Observers at Jefferson and Monroe.

CO-OP Award in Crawford.

In Curry... ( click image to enlarge )
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City presented a 20 Year Length of Service Award to Grace L. Owens of Curryville, Georgia on Wednesday, 2 June 2010 at a ceremony at her home. Pictured from left to right are, Frank Taylor, Observation Program Leader, Grace Owens, COOP in Curryville and Laura Belanger, Meteorologist with NWS Peachtree City.
CO-OP Award in Curryville.

In Americus... ( click image to enlarge )
The National Weather Service presented a 30 Year Length of Service Award to Mamie and Rindall Dunston in Americus, Georgia at a ceremony at there home on Thursday 13 May 2010. Pictured from left to right are, Frank Taylor, Observation Program Leader, NWS Peachtree City, Mamie and Rindall Dunston, Coops for Americus. Photograph courtesy of Christopher Dunston, grandson of Mamie and Rindall.
CO-OP award in Americus.

In Cleveland... ( click image to enlarge )
The National Weather Service recently presented a 20 Year Length of Service Award to the WRWH radio station in Cleveland, Georgia. The ceremony was held at the WRWH studios on 11 February 2010. Pictured left to right: Bonnie and Dean Dyer, owners of WRWH and Frank Taylor, NWS Peachtree City, Georgia. Also in attendance was Bill Kinsland, Cooperative Observer from Sautee, Georgia. Photo was courtesy of Laura Belanger, Meteorologist with NWS Peachtree City, who also provided the listeners of WRWH with an interview about winter weather, meteorologist college requirements and general weather information.
CO-OP award in Cleveland.

In Cleveland... ( click image to enlarge )

The National Weather Service recently presented a 20 Year Length of Service Award to the WRWH radio station in Cleveland, Georgia. The ceremony was held at the WRWH studios on 11 February 2010. Pictured left to right: Bonnie and Dean Dyer, owners of WRWH and Frank Taylor, NWS Peachtree City, Georgia. Also in attendance was Bill Kinsland, Cooperative Observer from Sautee, Georgia. Photo was courtesy of Laura Belanger, Meteorologist with NWS Peachtree City, who also provided the listeners of WRWH with an interview about winter weather, meteorologist college requirements and general weather information.

CO-OP award in Cleveland.