Fisher receives grant

Amanda Fisher of Electric City has received a Continuing Education Grant of $1,800 from the International Chapter P.E.O. Sisterhood. Amanda was sponsored for the grant by the local P.E.O. Chapter DG, Coulee Dam. The grant is a needs-based grant for women in the United States and Canada whose education was interrupted and who find it necessary to return to school to support their families. The recipient must be within 24 months of completing her degree. Amanda is enrolled in Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Ariz., and is completing a Master’s Program in Special Education. She is one of 1,327 women awarded grants during 2012 by P.E.O. totaling $2.5 million. — submitted photo