It appears that this years annual banquet was quite a success. Those in attendance were entertained by a musical trio playing in the lounge upon entering the building. Each lady was presented with a flower. The room was nicely decorated with flowers and gifts galore. Many thanks to Linda Bennett (and Bob) for all the work they did to get this organized. After a fabulous dinner provided by Moms Cafe, members and guests were entertained by Mr. Darrell Thompson, a relatively unkown by extremely humours foreign comic. The man has talent as he regailed the crowd with stories of a certain firefighter dropping his helmet a couple of times, followed by a story on how he was conceived in a VW. Many tears were shed as people could not help but laugh. Awards were then presented by Training Officer Barney, Mayor Evans and Chief Sorensen for all of the courses completed by the firefighters. This was followed by special awards with Darrell receiving Recruit of the Year, Elaine Kouwenberg for Safety Educator of the Year, Ben Patterson for Firefighters of the Year. As is the custom, special guest Bill Stephenson was brought up to present the annual Officer of the Year award. He was actually speechless when he was presented the honour in the form of a full Fire Chiefs Helmet complete with his name, rank and years of service on the front piece. This was followed by a bouquet presentation to Ruby Stephenson. Dessert was scrumptious, prizes were given to all firefighters and then a social evening followed where more draw prizes were made available to those in attendance. Length of Service awards were also presented for 10 years service to firefighters Bob Bennett, Glenn Harrison and Captain Shane Burket. For fifteen years service, Firefighter Tom Warran and Assistant Chief Matt Barney received special awards. Thanks to all those that attended. It was indeed a very special evening.
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