Elks honor public safety personnel

GAINEVILLE - Hall County Sheriff&#39;s Deputy Louie Christian Tempel is this year&#39;s winner of the Safety Officer of the Year Award. <br> <br> The award was presented Saturday night by the Gainesville Elks Lodge Past Exatled Rulers Association. <br> <br> It is given each year to recognize service provided to the local community. <br> <br> Templ was cited for his &#34;quick action&#34; and &#34;cool response&#34; last year when he was fired upon by a man he was questioning at Clark&#39;s Bridge Park who was threatening a woman in his car with him. Tempel killed the man. <br> <br> Hall County firemen Tim Roper and Skip Helfin and Gainesville firemen Darren Chandler and Dale Yarek were also honored for their work in rescuing an injured worker from atop a 200-foot cell tower last May.

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