The Board of Trustees gives thanks to GFES!

October 29, 2009

Dear Great Falls Emergency Services:

On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Great Falls Public School District 1 and A we are pleased to accept your gift of four Automated External Defibrillators, valued at $1,400.00. Your gift is greatly appreciated.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Administration, thank you for your consideration and support.

Sincerely,





Robert V. Odermann
Executive Director for Business

GFES remembers paramedic Paul Erickson, "May his legacy of helping others live on."

Montana Emergency Medical Services Association
EMS 'Stars of Life' 2009

Great Falls – They are the unsung heroes who risk their lives everyday to save ours. They are the Montana men and women who deliver life-saving emergency care. And now, for the first time, they are being honored for their heroism and dedication.

On Thursday, February 5 at 11:30 a.m., the Montana Emergency Medical Services Association (MEMSA) will recognize outstanding physicians, paramedics and emergency medical technicians who have been chosen by their communities for their care and commitment.

The MEMSA’s “Stars of Life” will be honored at a special luncheon at the Colonial Red Lion Hotel in Helena.

This year's honorees are Mary Ann Schladweiler, basic EMT from Rygate, Golden Valley; Jeremey Virts, EMT Paramedic from Great Falls' Emergency Services; Floyd Peterson, EMT First Responder from Cut Bank, Glacier County; and Jim Upchurch, MD from Hardin, Big Horn County.

“We want to recognize these excellent men and women in the emergency field for their outstanding contributions to the Montana communities they serve,” said MEMSA President, Justin Grohs.

This is the first year for the Montana Stars of Life. It is modeled after the American Ambulance Association’s Star of Life recognition program, which honors emergency medical services personnel from around the country at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. every year.