Monday, July 29, 2024
Watch a video tribute to Alex Trebek
USPS has honored the ‘Jeopardy!’ host with a stamp
The Postal Service has released a video about its new Alex Trebek stamp.
The Forever stamp honors the longtime “Jeopardy!” host, who died in 2020.
The seven-minute video features archival footage and interviews with Ken Jennings, the quiz show’s current host; producer Sarah Whitcomb Foss; Jean Trebek, Alex Trebek’s widow; and Michael Elston, the USPS Board of Governors secretary who spoke at the stamp’s July 22 dedication ceremony.
Heroes
Smoke signal
This rural carrier’s call to 911 saved a pet caught in a home blaze
Rural Carrier Richard Bremini was delivering mail in Gainesville, VA, recently when he spotted smoke coming from a residence.
Bremini called 911 and waited. Firefighters found no one inside except a dog, which was rescued.
The blaze had started in the attic, causing major damage.
According to Gainesville Postmaster Laura Haas, the house sits away from the nearest road and the smoke may have not been visible to neighbors.
“Richard’s perfect timing, alertness and readiness to act were instrumental in saving the life of the family pet,” she said.
Employees featured in “Heroes” receive letters of commendation through the Postmaster General Heroes’ Program. The nomination form is available on Blue.
Week in Review
Here’s what Link covered July 21-27
Alex Trebek’s stamp, FSA fraud and a new video made news
Link remembered Alex Trebek last week.
We covered the July 22 dedication ceremony for the stamp honoring the longtime “Jeopardy!” host, where his successor, Ken Jennings, praised the stamp’s design.
“It’s so appropriate that the stamp illustration commemorates Alex with a ‘Jeopardy!’ clue. He loved the game so much, and he always insisted the clues were the true star of the show,” Jennings said.
Link also spoke to USPS employees who met Trebek, including one who appeared on “Jeopardy!” as a contestant.
Additionally, we reported the Federal Flexible Spending Account Program has temporarily suspended enrollments because of recent fraudulent activity; covered the release of a Postal Service video on the organization’s new sorting and delivery centers; commemorated Benjamin Franklin’s appointment as the first postmaster general on July 26, 1775; and introduced you to the USPS pedal pushers who make deliveries by bicycle.
Other highlights included a “Heroes” column on Richard Bremini, a Gainesville, VA, rural carrier who saved a pet caught in a home blaze, and an “Off the Clock” profile of Ishé Smith, a Las Vegas letter carrier and former prizefighter who will soon be inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame.
“There are special events, things that happen once in a lifetime, and this is truly an unforgettable blessing,” Smith said.