Every year, since I can remember, the Fire department has lent a helping hand to our friends at the Salvation Army by ringing the bell to collect cash donations. This year was no different. The fire department set up outside Rainbow Foods and began ringing the bell at Ten O’Clock in the morning and went until Two O’Clock in the afternoon. the Salvation Army tells us that when the fire service gets involved in the bell ringing process donations go up measurably. We are happy to help them out with their fund raising efforts. the Salvation Army does a lot of great things for those in need, they also help out firefighters at large scale emergency scenes by providing stuff to drink and eat. If you would like to donate to the Salvation Army you can go to their web site by clicking on this link.
In the first photo from left to right: Retired Firefighter Jay Bohlen, Retired Assistant Chief Tom Montgomery and Firefighter Bill Buemer. In the Second photo from left to right: Assistant Chief Steve Koering, Firefighter Kurt Schendel, Assistant Chief Rick Hammerschmidt and Fire Chaplain Tim Power. Thank you to these people as well as the other firefighters that helped out that day, but managed to avoid the camera!
