Kristin Cox, First Runner Up at State Pageant

In preliminary and finals pageant competition July 11-12, held over two nights at the Pantages Theater in Tacoma, Kristin won in two categories, including evening gown and talent competition, receiving $1,000.00 scholarships in each.

In finals competition held Saturday night, Kristin scored very high on all ballots, finishing second only to eventual winner and new Miss Washington, Janet Harding of Yelm. The competition was webcast statewide from misswashington.org.

Hero Award: Chewerl Radican

During the recent Behavioral HealthCare Conference held in Yakima, Chewerl Radican was presented with the Outstanding Advocacy Award from NAMI WA and deservingly so.

Chewerl has worked tirelessly on a number of huge projects through the years. To mention a few, she organized a very successful seminar on mental health courts, bringing Judge Chow in as keynote speaker and then again she arranged a weeklong training for our area’s first Crisis Intervention Training held this spring.

In addition, Chewerl has served as Chair of the Benton-Franklin Counties’ Mental Health Alliance Committee for several years.