Gibraltar senior Logan Mittermann’s Labor Day weekend working at the Ephraim Marina was anything but ordinary, but he treated it as such until recently. Mittermann was working his job at the marina when he heard a commotion outside the office he usually sits in, waiting for boats to come in to dock. Upon going outside, he noticed a dog had fallen off the dock, and its owners were struggling to pull the dog onto the pier. Mittermann jumped in and helped push the dog out, much to the delight of its owners. After receiving a tip and some compliments from the owners, Mittermann thought that was the end. Little did he know, North Chicago Assistant Police Chief Gary Lunn was witnessing the whole event unfold and contacted the Village of Ephraim to make sure the deed did not go unnoticed. Lunn says he was impressed by the composure the high school student showed during the emergency.
The email triggered a commendation awarded to Mittermann at a Village of Ephraim Board Meeting earlier this month, which has attracted additional attention ever since. Mittermann says he just wanted to help and believes other employees he worked with this summer deserve similar credit.
He looks forward to finishing his senior year after wrapping up his final cross country season with an All-Packerland Conference selection.
