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Successful Rush City Blood Drive
By Captain Ashlee Berts
The Rush City Blood Drive Committee held a successful blood drive at the facility on 1/10/24 where they helped the American Red Cross collect 27 total products!
One brand new staff in the academy donated and one first time donor came in on his day off to donate.
Job well done to the committee and thank you to all of the donors.
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Shout Out: Paul Sommerfeld
By Rush City Health Services
Paul always goes above and beyond making sure we have the supplies we need. He is always pleasant and easy to work with.
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Rush City Promotes Chandler to Sergeant
By Lieutenant Jacquelyn Chard
Officer Jamie Chandler recently promoted to Sergeant in Complex 4 on 3rd Watch at MCF-Rush City.
Sgt. Chandler began her career in MCF-St. Cloud, and then transferred to MCF-Rush City.
Congratulations on your promotion, Sgt. Chandler.
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Shout Out for Rush City WOOC CM Mitchell
Case Manager Career Theresa Wohlhaefer-Maynard sent in this Shout Out for WOOC Case Manager Emily Mitchell:
I want to express how wonderful Emily has been to the RC CM team. She came in as a WOOC at an extremely difficult time at RC. She took on some challenging cases and voluteered for many additional tasks. She was ultimately extended after the untimely passing of CM Cortney Gay. Through everything, she has been a great asset to our team and a wonderful person to work with. She will be greatly missed as her WOOC here come to an end and wish her the best as she continues her journey--but we hope she finds her way back here.
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SORT Master Instructor-Chemical Munitions Appointment
By Jay Olson
Sgt. Justin Watrin (MCF-RC) was recently appointed as Special Operations Response Team Master Instructor – Chemical Munitions. In this capacity he will help oversee a specialized area of SORT training to include standardization of curriculum, qualifications, certifications, and measurement of training.
Watrin has been with the DOC for 18 years, a member of SORT for 15 years, and a SORT instructor for 12 years.
Sgt. Justin Watrin, Rush City -
Congrats to Rush City's Doug Greene on His Retirement
By Stephanie Huppert
Congratulations to Physical Plant Director Doug Green on his retirement after 42 years of state service. He wil certainly be missed, best wishes on a well-deserved retirement.
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Shout Out: Union Delegates and Alternates
By Officer Teresa Newton
I would like to sincerely thank the Delegates and Alternates for their countless hours, dedication, and transparency in negotiating a significant pay raise for the officers at MCF-Rush City. Thank you to the following officers: President Amanda Biggins, Vice-President Sgt. Adam Booth, Sgt. Branden Tatum, Sgt. Nick Kaminski, Ofc. Robert Van Dusen, and Ofc. Matt Johnson.
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Shout Out: All Rush City Staff
By Mfon Archibong
Working together as a team, the security staff and other members at Rush City have shown unwavering dedication to ensuring the safety of the IPs. Their profound commitment and passion for their career is truly inspiring and not unnoticed. The new trainees were welcomed with open arms and made to feel part of the Rush City family, thanks to the wonderful staff who took the time to connect with them.
We are grateful for the inspiring leadership of Lt. Diane Reineccius, Lt. Jason Chard, Barry Lund, the academic instructors, and the supervisors (Laurel Skoglund, Crystal Kraft, Michelle Saari, and Cory Swenson), who shared their experiences with the new hires.
Together, we can achieve great things, and the Rush City team is a shining example of what can be achieved through teamwork and dedication.
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Warden's Peer Interaction Program
By Stephanie Huppert
Three Associate Wardens from across the department traveled to Huntsville, Texas as they were chosen to be a part of the Warden's Peer Interaction Program held at Sam Houston State University, October 2 - 6, 2023.
The conference was a peer-led training where wardens from around the country prepared presentations to train others on prevailing issues in departments throughout their agencies. The presentations included ADA in correctional facilities, contraband detection, suicide prevention, giving back to communities, cultural change, Scandinavian style corrections, and many others.
This program also included tours of prisons within the Texas Criminal Justice system, and meeting with senior leadership from other states in the country.
(L-R) Laura Westphal AWA Faribault, Ian Heaslip AWA Moose Lake, and Stephanie Huppert AWA Rush City -
Shout Out: Rush City's Will Spencer
By Mfon Archibong
I want to share my appreciation for Will Spencer from the Warehouse for his impressive speedy delivery and efficiency.
I recently ran out of copier paper while preparing for the October Academy and contacted Will for help. His response was lightning fast, and within two minutes, he had delivered the copier paper I needed.
This experience perfectly captures the culture of leadership, efficiency, and accountability that is central to MFC-RC's operations. Will Spencer and all of the staff at MCF-RC are an embodiment of the everyday success story.
