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August 30-
September 5
2017
Volume 10
Number 18
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Bakersville
Volunteer Fire
Dept. receives
funding
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By Josie Sellers
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H.S. Fall Sports
Preview
Mark Fortune | Beacon
Ernie Haase and Signature Sound delight
crowd at Roscoe UMC
The voices of Ernie Haase and Signature
Sound fi lled the sanctuary of the Roscoe Unit-
ed Methodist Church on Saturday evening,
Aug. 26. Left to right; Ernie Haase, Devin
McGlamery, Dustin Doyle and Paul Harkey.
Tyler Vestal, not pictured, was on the piano.
The group, which is widely known for their
southern gospel music, performed in front of
a capacity crowd with Mount Vernon pianist
Timothy Noble opening. The concert was
dedicated to long time Roscoe organist Janet
Mosier. See story on page 16.
SEE FUNDING ON PAGE 11
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Section inside
BAKERSVILLE – Fire Chief John
Ridenour was happy to hear U.S.
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) an-
nounce that the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal
Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) awarded $68,715 to the Bak-
ersville Volunteer Fire Department
for Operations and Safety through
the Assistance to Firefi ghters Grants
(AFG) program.
“We go through a grant writing ser-
vice and have been trying for this for
three years,” Ridenour said. “We were
rejected the fi rst two years and fi nally
got accepted.”
According to Ridenour, the fi re
department has been very fortunate
lately.
“Last year we went in with neigh-
boring departments for a regional
grant and were able to get 14 new air
packs with bottles and face masks
and a new washer and dryer for our
turnout gear,” he said. “Cancer is a
big thing now with fi re departments
and our gear has to be washed after
every fi re and at least twice a year.
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