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Mountain Grove VFD Appreciation Dinner
An
appreciation dinner in recognition of the Mountain Grove Volunteer Fire
Department was held Saturday, September 15 at the community center. Over 55
people attended with fire department volunteers, family, and friends joining
together for this special event.
 | | Willie Jenkins (standing), Fire Chief for over
25 years, gave a brief historyand work of getting this fire
department started 30 yearsago. In this photo, Jenkins
explained how the departmentacquired its first piece of
equipment and the how thefirehouse was built. He told the
group that today, thedepartment has the equipment needed, but
not the man power. He urged the community become more involved
and be a part of an aginggeneration of firemen. "Letus not
lose," Jenkins said,"what we fought so hard to
get." |
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 | | Current firemen who were present at the dinner (front row, l-r) were: Jon Trees, Ray Ryder, Darrel Green, Bruce Ryder, Dottie Jenkins, Betty Ryder, David Kershner and Willie Jenkins, Fire Chief; (second row) M. G. O'Farrell, Jerry Phillips, Steve Gibson, Danny Hicks, Craig Buzzard and Bob McDaniel. Not pictured are Clyde Cutlip, Jean Cutlip, Jeremy Cutlip, Darrell Hiner and Harold Sparks. (Photos courtesy of Sherrie Morton) |
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 | | Jon Trees,
above lighting an appreciation candle, explainedthe importance
of the volunteer fire department's role inthe community. He
stressed the need to encourage the youth and younger individuals to become involved, saying the community needs to look down the road five to ten years ahead. The Mountain Grove fire department could lose its benefits if more people do not get participate. He expressed the need to encourage training and preparation for the future, as the department is a valuable asset to the community. |
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