A big hearty congrats to Betsey for sure!!!

Please point us to the QST feature story when it comes out!

And, yes, Barb, you should indeed be proud!!!!

73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barbara Lombardi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 11:43 AM
Subject: great news!


> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Betsey, K1eic was chosen by 
> the
> ARRL Board of Directors to receive the George Hart Public Service award!
> This is in recognition of outstanding work either as a leader, or traffic
> handling through NTS or ARES.  She will be featured in QST and of course 
> the
> bulletins and will receive an engraved plaque at some point at a gathering
> of her choosing.  This was established in2009 honoring Georg Hart w1NJM 
> who
> was and is a great pioneer in traffic handling structure and procedures.
> You can contact her if you wish at [log in to unmask] or of course send her
> traffic hi.  --from her proud twin sister, k1eir
>