Thank you to all who attend the 49th annual Salem Professional Firefighters Banquet.  We had over 200 people attend this year.

Below are the names of this year's award winners.

15yr IAFF Service Pin: Richard Beaudoin, Greg Rains, Marshall Rash, Mike
Hanlon

Past L314 Executive Board Award:  Ray Murray

Gerry Frank Meritorious Award: Bob Benson

L314 Community Service Award: Chuck Ettel

Rookie of the Year: Brandon Bell

Firefighter of the Year: Matt Brozovich

Quis Erant Von Reputo: Jeff Zaluskey

Retired Members Honored:
-Jennifer Fraley
-Al Szymanski
-Noel Brown
-Debbie Beahm
-Ron Hill
-Mike Farmer
-Randy Durschmidt
-Tom Roth
-Ken Hedlund

Union Hall Vote 2009

Total Votes: 75

Yes Votes: 45
No Votes: 30

Result: Passed

Motion: for a $10.00 union hall assessment to allow move to new office (the
old dance studio between Magoo's and the liquor store).

This would allow the membership to move to a bigger office space. (Below our
current office. The space between Magoo's and the liquor store. This space
also has enough room to hold our meetings and other union functions).  After
the initial move and setup we would take extra money from the assessment and
place it into an account earmarked for the purchase of our own union hall at
a later time.  This new space would be about $1000.00 a month increase from
our current rent.  That would leave approximately $500.00 a month left over
to be placed into the account.

Vote has passed re: $10 assessment for new union hall (description, below
email).

Thank you to all those that voted.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Thanks
Brad

Brothers & Sisters,

What: Online vote for Union Hall Assessment
When: June 8 (A), 9 (B), 10 (C) shifts

Motion: for a $10.00 union hall assessment to allow move to new office (the
old dance studio between Magoo's and the liquor store).

This would allow the membership to move to a bigger office space. (Below our
current office. The space between Magoo's and the liquor store. This space
also has enough room to hold our meetings and other union functions).  After
the initial move and setup we would take extra money from the assessment and
place it into an account earmarked for the purchase of our own union hall at
a later time.  This new space would be about $1000.00 a month increase from
our current rent.  That would leave approximately $500.00 a month left over
to be placed into the account.

Absentee Ballots: "If you have not already done so, set up an account (log
in info) with the webmaster Matt Brozovich.  Then email me and we will meet
you and provide a computer.

If you have any questions please let me know.
Thanks
Brad

Come on everybody, GET HAPPY!

Stop by Dutch Bros. Coffee TOMORROW, May 8th!
Dutch Bros. Coffee locations nationwide are donating all proceeds to MDA in honor of MDA ALS Awareness Month and in support of Dane Borsma, co-founder of Dutch Bros. Coffee who has ALS.

Salem Locations:

Market and Lansing

West Salem

Lancaster and D

Commercial and Owens

Carolanne Wipfli
Program Coordinator – Portland South District
Muscular Dystrophy Association
4800 SW Macadam Avenue, Suite 205
Portland, OR 97239
Phone: (503) 223-3177
Fax: (503) 223-3026

1st Annual Portland Firefighter Stairclimb

Registration will begin on-line: Monday, May 4th at 8:00 AM

Amount: $50.00

Benefit: Cystic Fibrosis

When: Sunday, September 27th 2009 in Portland (A-Shift)

Event Info: 40 Flights of Stairs in Full Turnout & SCBA

As an incentive Leatherman Tool co. is offering a Leatherman knife engraved with the logo of the stairclimb to the first 50 people to sign up.

http://www.cff.org/chapters/oregon/ffstair

Contact Matt Brozovich with any questions.

Salem Professional Firefighters 49th Annual Banquet

Date: June 13, 2009 (C-shift)
Time: Happy Hour 5pm-630pm, Banquet 630pm-830pm, Casino night 845pm-1145pm.
Place: Salem Conference Center

RETIREE’S
Tom Roth - Al Symanski
Ron Hill - Debbie Beahm
Jennifer Fraley - Michael Farmer
Randy Durschmidt - Ken Hedlund

Tickets $30.00

RSVP by June 1st
Contact Brad Paris
Phone: (503) 931-4171
Email: fyre314@comcast.net

Salem Professional Firefighters Pipes and Drums is the band of the Week.  

Salem Pipes and Drums can now be seen on www.firepipesanddrums.com

For more information go to salemprofessionalfirefighterspipesanddrums.com