Comments by quartermoonranch
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Posted on July 15 at 7:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The Advertiser doesn't publish on Sunday and Monday. I'm only guessing this was the reason there was no news of Paw Paw's passing, or of the great job he did for so many years.
As for the comment "he was only a dispatcher", might I remind folks that a good dispatcher saves lives and property every bit as much as law enforcement, fire and ems.
Paw Paw will be missed!
Posted on November 12 at 5:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Beautiful photos, Brent! Thanks for taking the time to share them!
Posted on November 6 at 4:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I'll add one more comment. Most, if not all stations in the county are hurting for volunteers that either have some experience or are willing to work hard and learn. We can use volunteers with a variety of skills. As it was pointed out, there is plenty of work to be done.
Recruiting volunteers who will stay, learn and grow are hard to come by. The work can be hard, dirty and heartbreaking. Community support can be slim to none. Those citizens who care, please don't hestitate to show it.
Posted on November 6 at 8:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Regarding REK's comments about North Chilton's possible station at CR 54 and 73: The "donated land" fell through and actually was outside the mileage limits from the parent station. I recall people at that meeting wanting a station there, but stating they would man the station and not respond to the rest of the coverage area when asked. None of those people wanted to help our station, yet they wanted us to fund and staff theirs. That is NOT how we operate. We have mutual aid and we all help each other. We work together, not independently.
North Chilton, and other stations, have been upgrading equipment so that when the next ISO inspection happens, residents will have lower insurance premiums. We train on a regular basis to be ready. Our members are continuing EMS education to be better able to help the community.
Your tax dollars are put to good use. We put in our own money for a lot of things, so that we can be better prepared to serve you. We already donate our time, and our energy at the expense of time with family and other things we would be doing. When the pager goes off, we drop what we're doing and go, or get out of a bed that was barely warm to respond.
Our station needs repairs and renovation, but with the money crunch, those projects have to wait. The way the money is allocated to each department has put a big strain on an already tight budget. It just seems to me, that people who have no connection to the FD voted against the best solution to our countywide funding problems.
Informational flyers were available, and at our station, members passed them out and answered questions. Other stations went door to door to ask for support. The results were so disheartening.
We'll continue doing our best to raise funds and make ends meet. I would ask the community to support us the best they can out of their own pockets and have a kind word for us now and then.
Posted on November 5 at 7:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)
This loss is very disappointing. Whether the verbage was too complicated for voters, or people were tired of reading and selecting after a long ballot, or citizens don't care about the problems rural fire departments face, it leaves us with a hard road ahead.
Perhaps it is time for a special election where there is no confusion.
Thanks to Dan for all his hard work getting this amendment on the ballot and explaining it all.
Posted on October 18 at 7:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I am an open minded person and the debate here is interesting. I read Obama's book in an attempt to discover who he is. I found it disturbing that he could call his grandmother a "typical white person" who worried about strange black men in her neighborhood" after she was accosted by a panhandler who was irate she didn't give him enough money. Other things popped up in the book that gave me pause as well.
Then learn about his church and Black Liberation Theology, as well as The Nation of Islam. Those people I happen to know from too many years of dealing with their HATEFUL antics. He defended his pastor until it was no longer convenient to do so.
HIs ideas are great if you believe Socialism is the way to go.
As far as Joe Biden, no on calls him on his absurd votes over the years or thinking FDR had his fireside chats over television, or was President during the crash of the stock market in 1929.
Even more disturbing to me are the leaders of Hamas declaring joy over Obama's presidency. Throw in the radical Muslims elsewhere declaring their support for Obama and I cringe. One t-shirt read "GOD made him Obama".
Friends in IL thought he did a poor job as state senator because he was too busy campaigning for US Senate. His voting record is sad. Obama supports NO care for an aborted infant born alive. I've seen smaller babies born early who survive with care and attention. Who are we to decide who has the right to live?
I know my opinion will never change anyone else's rabid support of a man who has too liberal ideas and so much support. Many of his fans have no idea what his platform really is other than he offers hope.
Do you really want federal control of health care given the fact that government programs are out of control now and poorly administrated? My husband's grandmother was refused a much needed knee replacement at 68 becuse she was "too old". At 97 she was still limping along without relief, because the government not her doctors, decided it wasn't cost efficient.
I have no hope for this country with Obama as president.
Posted on October 14 at 7:30 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I read Obama's book and was sad to see his comments about white people...his grandmother as a "typical white person" who was afraid of strange black man" after she was accosted by a panhandler.
Blacks would be enraged if one of their own was called a typical black person.
Further, Barack cannot know the powerless feeling a woman can have when threatened by any man, black or white.
I think he has too much hate for white people to be a good leader.
Posted on July 13 at 6:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)
In this neighborhood, and others I am sure, it is a common sight to see riders on ATVs flying down the road with no helmet. Over the years, I have seen too many lives altered or lost by injuries sustained in crashes with cars and trucks.
Parents must make sure that riding without a helmet and other protective gear is not an option, and riding on the road is forbidden.
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Posted on August 6 at 7:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Thank you for your service, sir.
On Frater makes honor flight