Star Hose Company Banquet

The Star Hose Company Banquet was held Saturday, March 1 at the Port Allegany Fire Hall.  Master of Ceremonies was Alex Johnson, President of the group.  He introduced other business officers as follows:  Vice President James Rankin Jr, Treasurer Thomas Johnson, Financial Secretary Michael Johnson, Secretary Barb Neilson.

Line Officers were announced by Fire Chief Fred Roys.  Deputy Chief Kevin Ernst, Assistant Chief Michael Johnson, Captain Alex Johnson, Captain Andrew Johnson, Lieutenant Lucas Johnson and Lieutenant Nathan Kio.

Those earning service awards included 1st year - Randy Andreano and Dan Roche; 5 years - KaSandra Goodrich; 10 years - Eric Button; 15 years - Nathan Kio; and 45 Years - Bruce Manning.   

Mayor George Riley was the guest speaker.  Riley, who came from a fire fighting family, told a few humorous stories.  He thanked the firemen for their service to the community and said he always tells his students that it is important to "give back" and because he wanted to do just that, he ran for mayor. 

Several special presentations were made - the first was from the Dana Bachman Family.  Debbie Bachman gave a donation to the Ambulance Service which was accepted by Jason Stake.  She also presented a plaque to the Fire Department thanking them for the love and support they showed her late husband, former Fire Chief, Dana Bachman. 

 

Another was from firefighter Jeremy Barnard who presented a painting to the members of the Port Allegany Fire Department to thank the group for their love and support during his recent illness.  The painting was created by Clarissa Burford.

 

A presentation was made to Debbie Bachman and her family in memory of their former Chief.  A solar light, created by Dave Hobbs, was presented to the family.

 

The Sigfred G. "Sig" Anderson Training Award was presented to Randy Andreano for his dedication to training in the spirit embodied by Sig Anderson.  Andreano acquired the most hours of training with the company during the past year.

 

The dinner was catered by Fox's and served by members of the Bachman family and members of the Eldred Fire Department.  DJ for the evening was Bob Emerson.  Pam Fischer Photo