{"id":1392,"date":"2018-10-26T12:43:15","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T19:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/?p=1392"},"modified":"2023-06-26T13:35:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T20:35:11","slug":"45-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/2018\/10\/26\/45-years\/","title":{"rendered":"45 years?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago I wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/2018\/09\/21\/1322\/\">in the blog<\/a> about our terrific colleagues who were recognized with Standing Ovation Awards.\u00a0 We had a great time this week cheering for their terrific accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>Folks were on the edge of their seats as raffle tickets were drawn for some amazing baskets.\u00a0 Melanie Halsan, I hope you bought a PowerBall ticket \u2013 how did you win three baskets??<\/p>\n<p>A highlight of the evening was recognizing the 45 years Marc Simpson has devoted to Pierce County.\u00a0 I\u2019m grateful for his commitment to the county and our residents.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy this fun video:<\/p>\n<p>(<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_86590\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NlSEyKBzJeA?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=1&playlist=NlSEyKBzJeA&modestbranding=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Can you believe that our entire organization \u2013 and the health department \u2013 once fit in the County-City Building?\u00a0 Amazing!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks, also, to Janine Redmond for her 40 years of service!<\/p>\n<p>We also celebrated employees who have worked at the County for 35 years.\u00a0 I think it says great things about our culture and values that so many people have remained County employees for so many years. A few of those long-time employees are\u00a0featured in this video:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dYSOjNrNOj8\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_39268\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dYSOjNrNOj8?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=1&playlist=dYSOjNrNOj8&modestbranding=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Kevin Benton, Dennis Bilderback, Lloyd Bird, Larry Butner, Debbie Combs, John Dusek, Patty Griffiths, Jon Hawkes, Doug Hill, Cindy McClelland, William Pebley, Dennis Pingul and Mary Schmidtke for their dedication and service.<\/p>\n<p>Have a great weekend and enjoy some spooky Halloween fun!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-78 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2017\/01\/Bruce-blue-signature.png\" alt=\"Bruce\" width=\"125\" height=\"65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2017\/01\/Bruce-blue-signature.png 680w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2017\/01\/Bruce-blue-signature-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bruce<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago I wrote in the blog about our terrific colleagues who were recognized with Standing Ovation Awards.\u00a0 We had a great time this week cheering for their terrific accomplishments. 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