The Burlington Santa Fa Railway Co. honored Auburn’s Terry During as one of its 2007 BNSF Employees of the Year in ceremonies April 7 at Fort Worth, Texas.
During was awarded for his work in support of BNSF’s Vision and Values and strategic initiatives last year.
During, work equipment supervisor at Auburn, was honored as a member of a team that successfully planned and executed a maintenance blitz. The team relayed all rail in the Cascade Tunnel and completed the upgrade of high-voltage and fiber optic cable systems. He was one of more than 100 employees recognized during the ceremonies.
“We honor your achievements and your hard work, creativity and focus on efficiency,” Matt Rose, BNSF’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, told the honorees. “As we strive for continuous improvement, your contributions make a difference in the workplace and in the communities we serve.”
A subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., BNSF Railway Co. operates one of the largest North American rail networks, with about 32,000 route miles in 28 states and two Canadian provinces. BNSF is among the world’s top transporters of intermodal traffic.
You can learn more by visiting www.bnsf.com.
Cut above
Olson’s Meats & Smokehouse recently came away with top honors at the Northwest Meat Processors Association convention in Redmond, Ore.
The business, located on the Auburn-Enumclaw Highway at 20104 SE 436th St., was selected grand champion for cooked sausages for its Portuguese link, grand champion for fresh sausages for its fresh Italian link, and best overall product for its smoke meat.
Olson’s competed against other businesses from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Northern California.
Free shredding
Shredding documents is a simple way to reduce the risk of personal information falling into the wrong hands. That’s why Sound Credit Union is sponsoring a free community shred day on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at its Auburn branch located at 2326 Auburn Way N.
There is limit of two paper ream boxes.
Sound Credit Union is a member-owned financial institution.
Founded in 1940, Sound serves the personal financial needs of more than 43,000 owner-members and employees from over 500 select employee groups.
Sweep time
The City of Auburn is seeking volunteers for the May 10 Clean Sweep project, a major community-wide volunteer effort to clean up and beautify Brannan Park, Environmental Park, Lea Hill Park and Shaughnessy Park.
Each park will have different projects such as planting, pruning, weeding, painting and more.
To volunteer or for additional information, please visit www.auburnwa.gov, call 253-931-3043, or e-mail jbrewer@auburnwa.gov.
Elsewhere
Auburn Junior Football will be holding its registration in the Aviation Court at the SuperMall on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. … Nordstrom Rack in the mall is having Medical Professional Appreciation day on Saturday, beginning at 8 a.m. Employees in the medical field are invited to a continental breakfast, complimentary gift wrapping, and are welcomed to enter to win prizes. … The Auburn Chamber of Commerce’s 22nd annual golf tournament and barbecue dinner is set for May 9 at the Auburn Golf Course, 29630 Green River Road SE.
