Owens is, in a word, amazing!
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March 13, 2014 |
By Gary Pfleuger
 When
you look up the term “old school,” the
definition reads, “anything that is from an
earlier era and looked upon with high regard or
respect.” This fits the description of our
Classified Employee of the Month for February.
Edwina Owens has been with the Boundary County
School District 101 for 36 years. She spent 25
years at the High School, six years at Middle
School and the last five at Valley View
Elementary School.
Now, since we are a school, let’s look at this
as a story problem: 36 years with 140 days in
the school year; serving over 200 students a
day—equals over a million satisfied children! Do
the math!
She is, in a word, amazing!
District Food Supervisor Tammy Schneider says,
“Edwina is the last of her kind; a traditional
old style cook! She constantly goes above and
beyond. She takes personal time to decorate the
lunchroom, she does whatever it takes! I don’t
know what else to say, she is truly amazing!”
What I see on a daily basis in the lunchroom is
a woman who loves her job and truly cares about
the kids. She knows all the students by name and
always treats them with unconditional love;
never wanting a child to go hungry.
She effectively manages the kitchen facility and
crew. Both breakfast and lunches are served
daily, on time and without issue.
Edwina is one who makes me fondly long for the
“Good ol’ Days,” and VVES is fortunate to have
the services of this fine person!
Edwina was born in Creston, B.C., and raised in
Bonners Ferry. She has been blessed with two
sons, Dean and Darrin, a daughter, Michelle and
three grandsons. |
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