Health Heroes to be named

Recipients of the annual Linda Lee Martins Community Health Hero Awards will be honored as a special meeting 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 12.

Recipients of the annual Linda Lee Martins Community Health Hero Awards will be honored as a special meeting 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 12.

The Island County Board of Health join with the Community Health Advisory Board at the Pacific Rim Institute, 180 Parker Road in Coupeville for the award ceremony that is open to the public.

Past recipients, who are selected from a pool nominated by the community, have been Island County residents, organizations and businesses.

The award is named in honor of Linda Lee Martens, who died in 2001 of cancer.