Ephrata Fire Department chief Jeremy Burns (center) awards Ephrata School District bus driver Patti Helaas (right) with the EFD Civilian Life Saving Award after she saved a child who was choking. Also pictured is EFD deputy chief Anthony Graaff (left).
March 11, 2022
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March 11, 2022 1:20 a.m.
Ephrata SD bus driver saves choking student, receives awards
EPHRATA — An Ephrata School District bus driver received two awards for her quick thinking and quick action that saved the life of an ESD student on March 3. According to a press release from the district, Patti Helaas received the district’s Excellence Award after performing the Heimlich Maneuver on a choking child. Helaas also received the Civilian Life Saving Award from the Ephrata Fire Department. Helaas was on her afternoon route...