Hunter and Bowhunter Education Instructors received service awards from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks at the annual Region 1 Instructor Workshop held Saturday, March 6 at Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell.
All service award recipients receive a plaque; additional awards include: 10 year: engraved knife; 20 year: FWP belt buckle; 30 year: .357 pistol; 40 year: monogrammed jacket; 50 year: Hall of Fame award, scholarship dedication.
Highlights this year included the 20-year Hunter Education awards for Charlie Stafford and Dan Atkinson of the Flathead area, and Bill Witts of Polson; 35-year Hunter Education award for Ray Aylesworth of Ronan; 40-year Hunter Education awards for Don Garner of Kalispell and Paul Murphy of Columbia Falls; and the 45-year Hunter Education award for Leonard Howke of Whitefish. Wayne Crismore of Plains and Challis Crismore of Libby received the 2010 Warden’s Choice awards.
All Hunter and Bowhunter Education Instructors are volunteers for FWP. They provide safety, ethics, and firearms and archery equipment handling training to young students across Montana. In Region 1 (northwest Montana) more than 300 instructors train more than 2,000 students each year.
5 Years
WILLIAM HUMENIK, JR KALISPELL Bow Ed
STEVEN CARLSON WHITEFISH Bow Ed
JAY SHEFFIELD LIBBY Bow Ed
TONY STEPHENS LIBBY Bow Ed
BRYON MILLER THOMPSON FALLS Bow Ed
CLYDE BAKER THOMPSON FALLS Bow Ed
GARRY KEYS COLUMBIA FALLS Hunter Ed
JAMES WATSON KALISPELL Hunter Ed
JOSIAH BAER KILA Hunter Ed
DAVID NOBLE LIBBY Hunter Ed
JAY SHEFFIELD LIBBY Hunter Ed
Risa Crismore LIBBY Hunter Ed
NICOLE SHAW LIBBY Hunter Ed
Michelle Reid KALISPELL Hunter Ed
10 years
RICHARD MILLER COLUMBIA FALLS Bow Ed
AARON LASCO KALISPELL Bow Ed
SYDNEY BRELAND KALISPELL Hunter Ed
DENNIS URBAN KALISPELL Hunter Ed
BEN ROSSETTO KALISPELL Hunter Ed
THAD BRIGGS OLNEY Hunter Ed
JAMES RAYMOND POLSON Hunter Ed
WAYNE CRISMORE PLAINS Bow Ed
15 Years
TIM BARTHOLOMEW KALISPELL Bow Ed
TIMOTHY THIER TREGO Bow Ed
JUDY SOMMERS KALISPELL Hunter Ed
TRESSA SCHUTTER MARION Hunter Ed
CHALLIS CRISMORE LIBBY Hunter Ed
HAROLD HUDSON TROUT CREEK Hunter Ed
20 Years
DAN ATKINSON LAKESIDE Hunter Ed
CHARLES STAFFORD KALISPELL Hunter Ed
WILLIAM WITTS POLSON Hunter Ed
35 Years
RAY AYLESWORTH RONAN Hunter Ed
40 Years
PAUL MURPHY COLUMBIA FALLS Hunter Ed
DONALD GARNER KALISPELL Hunter Ed
45 Years
LEONARD HOWKE WHITEFISH Hunter Ed