Fraik earns Award of Merit

Beltrami County Corrections officer Robert Fraik received an Award of Merit for consistently demonstrating organization skills, enthusiasm and professionalism to the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office. He encourages others from within and outside the division to cooperate freely in problem solving and accomplishing the variety of tasks that the transportation division presents with limited available staff, and daily and long-term operations of the transport division have improved greatly during his tenure, Sheriff Phil Hodapp said. From left are Hodapp, Fraik, Chief Deputy Mike Bakke and assistant jail administration Bill Ahern.