Nevada City, CA – Earlier this summer, seven local law enforcement and fire agencies invited community members to create and submit their best Nevada County breast cancer awareness design to be transformed into this year’s Pink Patch Project Breast Cancer Challenge Coin.

The 2025 winner was unanimously chosen by all seven agencies as Sharyl Shelton of Penn Valley.

“We’d like to congratulate Sharyl on her beautiful design, which caught all of our attention immediately,” said Tina West, a spokesperson for the Grass Valley Police Department.

Ashley Quadros, a spokesperson for the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, concurred, noting, “Sharyl did a great job capturing several elements that encompass not only Nevada County but the state as a whole with her towering pine trees and California popp

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