Roundup for Safety awards funds to support Libby safety projects

Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Roundup for Safety Board on Jan. 11 awarded $12,705 in grant funds supporting two Libby community safety projects.

Libby Public Schools asked for help funding a backstop for a new youth softball field. Turner Mountain/Kootenai Winter Sports requested assistance purchasing medical supplies and a rescue toboggan for its all-volunteer ski patrol, one of the last of its kind. 

Turner Mountain ski patroller Jeff Carlson expanded, “each patroller supplies their own ski equipment, lift evacuation equipment, and some specialized medical items. Each must also carry the necessary tools and supplies to provide quality on-scene care. The toboggan is to replace one that is no longer safe to use for transporting patients.”