COLUMBIANA COUNTY Local chapter honors Red Cross Heroes

Winners were honored for their local and international service to others.
SALEM -- The North Columbiana County American Red Cross chapter recently honored several individuals with Red Cross Heroes awards.
Ginger Grilli, chapter executive director, said the local "heroes" winners were nominated by county residents.
Those honored are:
UDaniel J. Babb of Salem is a longtime member of the Fraternal Order of Elks Salem Lodge 305 and participates in many of the Lodge's community service projects aimed at public safety. He volunteers with veterans who are disabled and those in veterans hospitals.
UKaren S. Brunk of Salem, a registered nurse, has been involved with the American Red Cross as a local and national disaster volunteer and a local Red Cross board member. Since 1987, she has done short-term missions work in Jamaica a few weeks each year, and recently served a year at a clinic in Good Hope, a remote, rural mountain community in that country. She plans to return there for a more long-term commitment.
UJohn Talbot of Salem is a retired Air Force master sergeant and a Red Cross CPR and first-aid instructor. As chairman of the chapter's armed forces emergency services, he initiated a support group for military families.
UJim Harp of Salem has been involved with Red Cross blood services in Columbiana County and neighboring counties since 1993. He works all stations at a blood drive but is primarily a blood-drive escort, monitoring people who have just donated blood, watching for dizziness, fainting or other adverse reactions.
UFrank A. Zamarelli Jr. of Salem is a member of the Salem Rotary Club. He is the 2003 president and board member of the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, vice president of alumni relations for the Salem Alumni Association and on the Salem Community Center's technical advisory committee.
UDixie Morris of East Liverpool, a registered nurse, has worked at Columbiana County Health Department for nine years and was an East Liverpool City Hospital nurse for 25 years, including service as the hospitals director of emergency services. Through the county health department she serves as health director for homeland security.
UDamascus Volunteer Fire Department, was chartered in 1947. Chief John Bricker has a roster of 30 firefighters. Since 1980, the department has staffed an advanced emergency medical services team and ambulance. The department has a new pumper and a mass casualty and rehab unit trailer. Jerry Allison, a 35-year department veteran, spearheaded the campaign to develop this trailer to augment the department's resources. The trailer can be used for respite care and to rehabilitate firefighters during a response. It also contains mass casualty equipment and tower floodlights.
For information about nominating an individual or group for the 2005 "heroes" awards, call Grilli at the Red Cross, (330) 332-0028.