The Press-Dispatch
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A-4 Local Wednesday, September 6, 2017 The Press-Dispatch SALES AND SERVICE 812-482-1155 Mon-Tue 9-5:30 Wed 8-7 Thur-Fri 9-5:30 Sat 9-2 Closed Sunday 701 W. 6th St., Jasper "at the Y" Hours: with Special Purchase Stainless Steel 25 cu.ft. REG. $ 599 EACH $ 499 Fall Savings supplies limited Laundry refrigerator WTW4816FW WED4815FW AFI2539ERM each REG. $ 1,499 $ 1,399 we can afford. And we didn't raise taxes to do it," said Klipsch. "We should be very proud of these guys." Assistant Chief Ross El- more announced fire depart- ment members and their years of service. They are: Chief Rich Coan 32, Asst. Chief Jon Craig 20, Asst. Chief Ross Elmore 30, Capt. Jeff Nelson 20, Capt. Brooks Yon 20, Capt. Chris Mor- ton 19, Capt. Carl Benner 23, Lt. Nathan Harker 12, Lt. Kyler Henry 6, Lt. John Voyles 6, Lt. Josh Hartley 7, Kyle Adams 20, Ryne Bies- terveld 10, Evan Tegmeyer 11, Todd Dawson 22, Dustin Powell 10, Steve Cook 1, Al- an Tegmeyer 32, Cory Roach 19, Daren Cook 1, John Hess 11, Nick Willis 6, Evan Bi- esterveld 1, Jim Middleton 15, Mike Middleton 15, Ash- ley Roach 1, Cullen Cook 5, Devin Tegmeyer 11, Al- ex Dedman 2, Heath Abell 2, Matthew Fulcher 1, Past Asst. Lowry Cooper 54 and Cadets Colin Craig, Blake Henson, Joel Henson, Sam Henson and Levi Cannon. Former Department Chaplain Mel Camp led a prayer of ded- ication for the building. "We dedicate this building and facilities to the glory of God and emergency needs of this community," said Camp. "There is lots of stuff that goes on before and af- ter the pagers go off," said Camp about the prepara- tion that is necessary to be able to re- spond when the pagers go off. Sam Em- ery, District 17 represen- tative of the Indiana Vol- unteer Fire- fighters As- sociation, presented Fire Chief Rich Coan with an IVFA clock to be placed in the new building. Mayor Klipsch also an- nounced Coan was "step- ping aside" as fire chief to al- low younger members to get involved. He was presented a plaque by Klipsch for his service to Petersburg. Ross Elmore was named the new fire chief at the Tuesday meeting of the Pe- tersburg City Council. They ended the ceremony with a firefighters version of a ribbon cutting. They used a jaws-of-life to cut a fire hose instead of a ribbon. OPEN HOUSE Continued from page 1 Mike Cunningham of Grayville, Ill. played the bagpipes during the grand opening ceremonies Sunday for the new Petersburg Fire Depart- ment Building. VIDEO NetEdition Exclusive • Motorcoach Transportation • 2 nights lodging • 4 meals: 2 breakfasts and 2 dinners • Guided Tour of Nashville • Admission to the Grand Ole Opry Behind the Scenes Tour • Visit to Opry Mills • 2 Great Shows: 1) e Grand Ole Opry, 2) Nashville Nightlife Dinner eater • Ride on the Delta Flatboats inside the Opryland Hotel • For more pictures, video and information, visit: www. GroupTrips.com/leisuretraveler. Leisure Traveler PRESENTS Nashville Shows Trip For information & Reservations, Contact: Deann Stephens • 812-789-3043 deann@leisuretraveler.org $ 359 3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS PER PERSON, DOUBLE OCCUPANCY Mon., November 27 Wed., November 29 THROUGH Price Includes: DEPARTURE: Petersburg, IN November 27 at 8am About 100 people gathered for the dedication ceremonies of the new Petersburg Fire Department building. Petersburg Fire Chief Rich Coan and Petersburg Mayor R. C. Klipsch laugh as Klipsch presents Coan with a plaque for his 32 years of service. Coan's resignation as fire chief was announced during the cer- emony. He will remain a member of the department. Above: Sam Emery of Indiana Volunteer Fire- fighters Association Dis- trict 17 presents Chief Rich Coan with a plaque/ clock for the new build- ing. Left: Interim Fire Chief Ross Elmore and Assis- tant Chief stand at atten- tion during the National Anthem. It takes 3 mInutes to subscrIbe to 812-354-8500