At its annual Employee Awards Celebration, Friendship Haven honored 45 employees for reaching milestone employment anniversaries with Friendship Haven in 2015. Comments of appreciation were shared by Phil Gunderson on behalf of the board of directors, and LaVerne Dass on behalf of Friendship Haven residents. Those honored at this year’s celebration were:

Five years: Kayla Arts, Kristin Behrens, Cassie Cerwick, Michelle Dencklau, Charles Flickinger, Janelle Cravens, Lisa Frost, Ashley Gustin, Jodi Mohr, Caitlyn Myers and Angela Tracy

10 years: Sheri Ault, Amy Brayton, Kristin Conrad, Lelane Doyle, Mary Eddington, Sherry Grady, Tom Johnson, Amanda Licht, Alyce Lizer, Brian Myer, Karen Patterson, Sandra Rogers and Karen Shipman

15 years: Deanne Ebelsheiser, Heather Johnson, Maralyn Patterson, Rollie Peterson, Niccole Riles, Kathy Thorson and Lindsay Will

20 years: Tom Alexander, Dana Ayala, Jolene Egli, Kalleen Engels and JoLinda Terranova

25 years: Paula Ayala

30 years: Lori Bair and Martha Norman

35 years: Cathy Edwards, Cynthia Knutson and Judith Reres

40 years: Cynthia Crimmins, Steve Ehrhardt and Mary Jean Ulrich

Friendship Haven is a nonprofit, continuing care retirement community in Fort Dodge that offers a full range of residential options, services and amenities for seniors. For more information, visit www.friendshiphaven.org.