Wichita, KS, Weather Forecast Office Meteorologist-In-Charge Richard Elder washes the truck of Electronics Technician Mike Gill as a reward for his participation in the Combined Federal Campaign. Photo by WFO Wichita Warning Coordination Meteorologist Chance Hayes.

The Shreveport, LA, Weather Forecast Office honorerd Billy Joe Metteaur, cooperative weather observer in Chireno, TX, with two awards recently. In a ceremony at the Chireno Cafe, Metteaur received the John Campanius Holm Award as one of the Nation's top observers in 2004, and he also received a 30-Year Length of Service Award as a weather observer. From left: Marion Kuykendall Data Acquisition Program Manager; Steve Griffin, Hydrometeorological Technician; Mike Asmus, Regional Cooperative Program Manager from Fort Worth, TX; Billy Joe Metteaur; and Lee Harrison, Meteorologist-In-Charge. Photo by Lisa Farrar, Administrative Services Assistant.

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