HOWLETT HILL 2007 ANNUAL AWARDS & OFFICER INSTALLATION BANQUET
Celebrating our 60th Year of Fire Protection Service to the Community
Saturday, January 12, 2008 at the Howlett Hill Fire Station
Master of Ceremonies: Dick Weslowski, HHFD Life Member and County 911 Dispatcher Supervisor
Master
of Ceremonies & President review agenda
Members and Guests in attendance
Getting down to business:
Officer Installations
The Chief takes the oath of
office
Car 2, Car 3, Car 4 take the
oath
The Captain (left) and LT's
take the oath
The President takes the oath
of office
The Vice Pres. and Secretary
take the oath
The Board Chairman takes the
oath of office
Board members take the oath
A few Gag-gifts break the serious side of the evening
Kurt
receives the "Pot Stirrer Award", while Valerie awaits her turn.
Both Kurt and Valerie also received "Pager Restraint Devices" to
minimize "future loss and damage".
Kitt
receives the prestigious "Dog Water Repellent Fabric Protection"
award. Never saw anybody jump so quickly!
Curt
gets "fish eye" mirrors and something about a "personal
floatation device" !!
The
Chief wasn't going to let the night pass without giving Fairmount Car 1 to take
the color blind test. It seems more people get out of the way for a black
command vehicle than a red one.
Turn
about is fair play as Paul gets snow markers to guard against plowing mishaps.
A return to more serious awards
5 Years 10 Years
30
Years Barry Peryea, Congrats! (missing photo)
35 Years of Service Congrats Dick Farrell !
Unit
Citation for Rescue of hunter down in the woods. 10 HHFD members and 2
Town Highway employees received recognition for this tough rescue.
Gary
Murphy, center, receives certificate from HHFD for his involvement and fellow
Town Highway employee Cliff Squire, for their volunteering during the
rescue. Highway Supervisor, Dick Walters, left, acknowledges his crew's
involvement.
Rookie
of the Year !! Way to go Zach.
Rich
("Donk") received the President's Award while Renee (not pictured)
received the Chief's Award. Congratulations.
HHFD
Auxiliary President Cindy Doner presents a check to the department to help cover
half of the costs to replace our aged kitchen stove. Thank you Auxiliary
members !!
Congratulations
to the 2007 Firemen of the Year !
Lt. Gio Primerano and Captain Todd Griffin stepped into new jobs and had a great year for HHFD. Well deserved.
Thank
you to Donna, our photographer !
Everyone had a nice evening. Thank you to the Banquet Committee of Jeb Bealer, Laureen Legnetto and Barry Peryea. Honorable mention to Kitt for resolving the musical entertainment ! Best wishes to all for a Safe New Year 2008.