Nils Weborg began serving the Ephraim Fire Department in 1959, and Wednesday he was recognized for his 65 years of continuous service to that department. Over 50 attendees gathered in the Ephraim Fire Station to witness State Representative Joel Kitchens and State Senator Andre Jacque present Weborg with an official legislative citation for his 65 years of service to the Ephraim community. Current Ephraim Fire Chief Justin MacDonald spoke first as he detailed those many years…
Then Representative Kitchens mentioned how he presented Weborg with an award back in 2015 after his retirement as chief, and now 9 years later Weborg is still serving the department…
Senator Jacque spoke about all that Weborg has done for the department and the community over the years, as he presented him with a plaque recognizing Weborg through the legislative citation for his service…
While accepting the citation from Senator Jacque and Representative Kitchens, Fire Chief Weborg expressed his thanks and gave a brief history of the village’s historic fire department. He then shared the advice he’s always given to Ephraim firefighters…
Many community members shared their thanks and appreciation with Fire Chief Weborg after the ceremony, and after 65 years he still continues his service to the village and surrounding communities.
