Wabasha celebrates employee anniversaries

At the February Wabasha Council meeting, the city celebrates three outstanding employees.

Liesl Knox has worked as a library for the Wabasha Public Library for 5 years. She is very creative especially with library displays, creating flyers and programming.  She’s very attentive and helpful when people enter the library with questions or seeking advice for their computer or printing problems.  She’s willing to take on challenges. Her latest challenge was obtaining the Collaboration Grant from the MN Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund for the “Sense of Place” Library murals in the Main Library.  She also organized and hosted the history panel discussion on Wabasha this past Fall.  If we ever need help with a new project, we go to Liesl.

Tina Cook as worked as an EMT for 5 years with the Wabasha Ambulance Service. Tina for 5 years with the Wabasha Ambulance.  Tina started as a volunteer EMT and has progressed to her current role as the Assistant Ambulance Director.  Tina has filled in the role of Interim director as well.  Tina takes care of our billing, scheduling, and our onboarding of our new hires as well as taking call time.  Tina’s hard work and dedication to Wabasha Ambulance is invaluable.

Darren Sheeley has been our fire chief for 10 years, a fire fighter for 36 years, an a EMT with the Wabasha Ambulance Service for 25 years. The decades of experience and countless calls means that he is relied upon in a critical scene by not only his department but by all our public safety departments. Darren has an unmatched passion and dedication for emergency response, as well as a commitment to use his volunteerism, talents and abilities for the greater good and benefit of the community.

Thank you Tina, Liesl, Darren for making Wabasha the place you choose to serve!