Staff Report -

The Amador County Peace Officers' Association gave out its annual awards last week, selecting Tom Sage, Tracey Towner-Yep and Kevin Summers as its prize winners. Mark Estey in a news release announced the selections and congratulated Amador County District Attorney Investigator Tom Sage as Peace Officer of the Year for 2008. Amador County Recreation Agency Executive Director Tracey Towner-Yep was named Citizen of the Year. And Jackson Police Officer Kevin Summers was selected as the Public Safety Performer of the Year.

Towner-Yep said Amador County is a “great place to live and work, and it's a pleasure to serve this community.” She thanked her family, friends, staff, and board, for being such a magnificent support network. She said “Thank you also to the Amador County Peace Officers Association for deeming me worthy of this distinguished award. This is truly an honor!” Sage, an investigator for Amador County District Attorney Todd Riebe, said he heard about his winning the award last Tuesday, after an interview at the office, when Riebe broke the news. Sage has been at the DA’s office since 1997. He said the award was a nice recognition and he thanked the Peace Officers Association for it. An awards dinner will be held Saturday, October 25th at the American Legion Hall in Martell.