KOM – July 2009 Article

Greetings from the sidelines.  Being unable to respond or to participate in any department activities really stinks, so I have decided  to begin a monthly article. Mostly, this will consist of news, comments about, or planned events from the Fay- West area.  Remember, any comments are mine only, and any feedback should be directed to me at glennl38@zoominternet.net or in the comment section below the article.

First off – this week July 12 through July 18 -71st-Annual Fayette County Convention to be hosted by the Everson Vol. Fire Company. Starting on Sunday, with the Past Presidents Banquet, and the 87th Annual Memorial  Service at the Everson Evangelical Church, located on Painted Street, one block from the Fire Station.

There will be competition Monday through Friday with the Convention Meeting being held on Saturday at 10a.m. The Convention Parade will be held at 5 p.m. with fireworks closing the event at 10 p.m. Everson always host great conventions so if anyone is in the area this week, please stop by and enjoy all the events that are planned.

Second – The Fayette County Fair begins on July 23, with a fireman’s night. A parade and a Demo- Derby will be only part of the entertainment for that evening. Lasting 10 days the fair is one of the best in the state, drawing thousands of local residents to the fairgrounds, located between Connellsville and Uniontown along Route 119.

I can’t believe it, July already, within 6 weeks the Steelers will be in Latrobe, preparing for battle and the kids will be getting ready  to return to school (Well the parents at least).  It’s HOT, remember, stay cool, drink plenty of water, and pace yourselves at any incident that you may encounter.

You all  stay safe , love your family , kiss your kids and the wife, and I will see you next month.

Joke of the month- and this did happen – A man, after tying his dog to a pole, walked into  a mom and pop store and pulled a gun on the counter person.  ON HIS WAY OUT, he forgot to take his pup, where upon their arrival police unhooked the hound, who led them straight to his master’s home. The police found the man counting the money from the crime . Stupid is as Stupid does!!

Contributing Editors Needed

As stated in my first blog entry, we are looking for contributing editors to write blogs and editorials. These blog entries can be anything from editorials on current events, critiques of incidents, product reviews, complaint sessions, or anything else you can think of that relates to emergency services.

This is an opportunity to let your voice be heard, well actually your thoughts and words to be read, to your local peers in western PA as well as from our firefighting visitors from across the country and globe.

If you would like to protect your identity, we can definitely allow for anonymous postings. I know some folks that visit the sites are in pretty high positions and speaking your mind could cause turmoil. That’s not the goal, the goal of this section is to provide and share thoughts and feedback on firefighting and emergency service topics and keep the site fresh with new content.

Be sure to email me if you are interested.

Thanks
Jeff (FF184)