Henry's and Hamburgers

Several months ago myself and a couple of buddies all went to Estillene for a bar-b-q cook-off one afternoon. As we were ending the day we were asked if we would like to purchase raffle tickets for a Henry .17HMR Golden Boy Rifle. Well the cause was a good one and I am a fan of guns anyway, so what would it hurt right. Well one week ago today I got a phone call from the man drawing names at the Rodeo where it was to be given away. He told me that i had won the gun! After standing back up from falling out of my chair, I immediately asked about paperwork and ect. Well this weekend RaNay, Camo and I all went to Childress to pick up the gun and maybe eat some lunch while we were there. JT's drive-In in looked like a good place to stop and eat. It is a typical road-side greasy spoon with about 6 tables inside and three outside. Not much on the menu but simple items, burgers, fried shrimp, fish, ect. I decided on the Cheeseburger and so did RaNay, camden had the Steak Fingers and all of them were really good. But be advised that when dining at JT's remember that they only take cash money or local checks (within a 30 mile radius). And, of course I did not have any cash so I had to make alternative arrangements to obtain cash. Here are a couple more shots from our Saturday road trip.

This is how a wedding should be!!!!

It's just about that time again, Floydada's 26th Annual Rescue School is August 15th 2009. We as a department are excited to once again use our new state of the art training facility (more commonly known as "Sims Field") for a second year. There have been literally thousands of man hours put into this new facility and it is in a league of its own for small community departments. We will offer classes such as Rappelling I,II,III, Extrication, High Angle Rescue, Confined Space Rescue and many more through-out the day. If you know of someone that is on a department and might be interested in attending this school please leave a comment and I will make sure they get the information needed.
Now onto another subject, in a meeting with our City Manager today, I realized what a poor job we have done to market ourselves and our facility to others. In the Emergency Services Industry it often seems like firemen, police, EMS, are often forgotten until a real emergency. Our department of 21 active members currently has over 14,000 hours of training to help our community and at the same time have done very little to market ourselves as a valuable resource worth contributing to. It is our responsibility to raise public awareness of our services as well as find ways to continue to grow and expand our department. This training facility is truly one of a kind in this part of the country and I again encourage everyone to tell anyone you know that might be interested in our school to please comment and I will provide all information needed for them to attend.