A 35 year Fremont County Road and Bridge Department employee has been honored as the 2006 Fremont County Employee of the year. Curtis Stone, the foreman of the District 3 Tallahassee Road Department shop, was presented with the award by the Fremont County Commissioners at the board's November 22nd meeting. Stone was selected by the Fremont County elected officials after a review of several employee nominations. Stone's nomination letter from a fellow county employee noted that "he always has a postive attitude, a smile, and is a pleasure to deal with".
Commission Chairman Larry Lasha noted that county roads in Stone's area are always well maintained and safe to drive. A state official from County Technical Services Inc. said that during recent training sessions Stone was interested in following guidelines and keeping his employees safe.
In addition to a $300 cash award for being chosen Employee of the Year, District 3 Commissioner Ed Norden presented Stone with a toy miniature road grader. Norden said it signified that Stone possessed the greatest of skills while operating a road grader and "probably would feel more comfortable sitting on a road grader right now, than being here with us". Norden said that during his campaign for commissioner in 2004 he heard plenty of positive things about Stone's work ethic from previous commissioners and retired road department employees.