2-3 Hughes Awards story

conributed photo Ujjal Gomes (middle front) is the parent whose life was saved, thanks to teamwork by the seven women in the photo, five of them employees of the Sartell-St. Stephen school district and two of them police officers. They were honored with Life-Saving Awards presented by Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes during a ceremony at the April 8 City Council meeting. From left to right are Karen Atkinson, facility scheduler; Lori Traut, paraprofessional; Dianne Amundson, bus driver; Gomes; Heidi Schmidt, speech pathologist; police officer Jill Lundquist; Kristine O’Brien, community-education director; and police officer Shelby Lane.