I would like to publicly thank Lisa Nordsrom. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to take the Marine Safety Drill Instructor class. I don’t think our family can thank you enough. This will save us a lot of money and time. Now we can go fishing safely, and we have you to thank for that.
Dennis Martishev and Timon Reutov
Editor’s Note: January is National Mentoring Month. The following letters are from community members who are mentoring through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program of Homer. To find out how you can mentor, see Susan Kirn’s Point of View piece on this page.
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