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Coshocton
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Nov. 22-28
2017
Volume 10
Number 30
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Two long
serving fi remen
honored
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By Mark Fortune
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Loca d l ay
Holi
Local Holiday section
Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived in downtown
Coshocton on Friday evening, Nov. 17 with the
Miracle on Main parade. Prior to the parade
Santa and Mrs. Clause made a surprise visit to
Mark Fortune | Beacon
the Coshocton Fire Department. Three year
old Lauren Akers, the daughter of Andrew and
Jessica Akers, is all smiles as she visited with
the special guests clad in red and white.
SEE FIREMEN ON PAGE 13
145 Dover Rd. NW, Sugarcreek
101 E. Main Street, Baltic
33919 SR 643,
New Bedford
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See pages 18-23
WARSAW - Volunteer fi remen, friends
and family members recognized two
long serving members of Company 7,
Walhonding Valley Fire Department,
on Monday evening, Nov. 13 at the
fi re station in Warsaw.
Ernie Norris, number 722, and Chet
Beard, number 724, received a round
of applause, plaque, sweatshirt and a
piece of cake in a surprise ceremony
to recognize their years of service to
Company 7. Norris began serving in
1958 and has 59 years of service, clos-
ing in on his 60th year while Beard
started in 1967 and has served for 50
years.
Chief Mike Snyder said of the two
volunteer fi remen, “Well, they’ve
been here longer than I have. I’ve
been here 32 years and these two
guys have gone over and above.
You’re looking at over 100 years of ser-
vice between the two and they’re still
going. Th ey still get up in the middle
of the night and run the tankers, you
couldn’t ask for two better men.”
“Th eir primary role is to drive a
tanker full of water to the fi re to
supply us with our lines. Th at’s a most
important role. If we don’t have water
we don’t put the fi re out.”
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Vice President
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