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Post by wardengine on Oct 3, 2008 10:22:19 GMT -5
PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND!!! Bring family and friends as well!!!
The 2nd Annual Schuylkill County Antique Muster & Open House is scheduled for this Sunday, October 5, at the Schuylkill Fire Training Academy east of Frackville. The event begins at 10:30 AM with a parade of antique fire trucks from the Schuylkill Mall to the training academy and ends at 3 PM with the presentation of awards. Activities include a variety of firefighting and rescue demonstrations in addition to an antique fire apparatus pumping contest and Safety House. New and old apparatus alike will be displayed. A variety of fire memorabilia vendors will be in attendance to offer a great opportunity for early Christmas shopping for your firefighter friends. Any Schuylkill County fire company is welcome to display their fire/rescue apparatus.
Schuylkill County Firefighters' Association Chaplain, Reverend Fred Crawford, will conduct a Memorial Service at 2 PM at the Fallen Firefighters' Monument on the grounds. The food menu includes burgers, sausage sandwiches, pasta salads, hot dogs, pierogies, and a variety of drinks. The Schuylkill Historical Fire Society new t-shirts and sweatshirts can also be purchased. The Muster/Open House is co-sponsored by the Schuylkill County Volunteer Firefighters' Association and the Schuylkill Historical Fire Society. The event is FREE to the public. For more info, contact M.Kitsock at mkitsock@ptd. net.
Sincerely,
Mike Kitsock
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Post by wardengine on Oct 5, 2008 18:54:54 GMT -5
the winner of 577.00 from 50/50 is Adam B from Ashland
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Post by wardengine on Oct 5, 2008 19:11:19 GMT -5
award winners : 1)Best of Show= WEst End Fire Pottsville for their Aherns Fox 2)Furthest Distance =Charley Gardecki 85 miles 3)Fastest Water from Draft=Jim Atkinson 15 seconds with Chevrolet Pierce 4)Best Overall Privately owned=Jim Yeingst 1958 Mack B 5)Best Aerial =Joe 'Blackie' Kufiovich 1954 Mack L 65 ft 6)Best Non-Motorized=Tremont Fire Silsby Hose Cart 7)Best FWD/Seagrave=Ralph Zercher 8)Best American LaFrance=Coby Williams 1968 Amerrican LaFrance Pioneer I 9)Best Mack=Citizen's Mahanoy City 10)Best Commercial Chassied Apparatus=Jeff Jones 1948 Chevrolet/Oren ex-Schuylkill Hose #2 11)Judges Award=West End Mahanoy City 12)Judges Award=Ken Houck ex-Luthersville MD Mack CF 13)Judges Award=Privately Owned ex-Islen Fire FWD 14)Judges Award=DCNR Humvee 15)Hard Luck=Shenandoah Phoenix #2 1954 Seagrave( broke primer)
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