District Events

The rain that drenched us over the weekend made attendance uncertain, but as it turned out, we had a very good crowd anyway, and lots of great food and fun.

A huge thanks to everyone who helped to make this another successful community event!!  And particular thanks to:

Jeanne Marin for cooking the corn-on-the-cob, and to Shop-N-Kart Market in Ashland for donating the corn (which they offered to do without even being first asked!);

Sharron Halvorson for her famously wonderful homemade salsa salad (with corn) and dip;

The CalFire crew for attending with their engines, and bringing the tasty macaroni salad;

The lady from our community who brought along a very nice potato salad (we regret not knowing her name; if someone does, please let us know!)

Frankie Marin for providing the barbeque grill and cooking burgers (along with Steve Avgeris and David Lipking);

Our board members for preparation, setting up and clean-up afterwards, and all of the kids who helped them; and our district members who brought and helped with the canopy tents;

Board member Cindy Warzyn, especially, for also co-ordinating the preparations and managing the event itself;

And to all those of you who attended, despite the unpromising weather, and for your unwavering support of and participation in your local volunteer fire district!!

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FUNDRAISING T-SHIRTS were also on sale; a big Thanks to everyone who bought a shirt!!  While we sold quite a few, there are still some left. Right now, they are still available in all sizes but quantities are limited [especially Extra Large] and we can't guarantee availability, so if you want one, get them while you can - and support your local volunteer fire district when you do! The Stateline Store in Hilt has some; if you can't find the one you want there, you can call us at 488-1768 to purchase them directly. For MORE INFO & SHIRT IMAGES, see our fundraising page.
 

Our first firefighter training of the season on April 9th, 2010, was also an awards and appreciation event, most notably honoring Andy Herskind, who has just retired after 15 years of dedicated volunteer service as Assistant Fire Chief in Hilt. Andy's wife, Carole Herskind, was also recognized for her many years of service as a Board member for Hilt, from which she has recently retired.

The appointment of David Lipking as the new Assistant Chief in Hilt was announced, followed by a group recognition of CalFire crew members who have assisted our firefighter and medical trainings and other efforts; individual recognitions of our emergency medical responders who have recently completed that course, receiving either first-time certification or re-certification; and a group recognition of all of our firefighters.

Andy was presented with a plaque commemorating his long years of never-hesitating service, there were refreshments with cake, many photos were taken, and filmmaker (and firefighter) Alex Cox filmed the awards presentations throughout.

• Alex has posted an edited four-minute-plus VIDEO clip from his footage on YouTube, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9RUtX6kUIw  ("CRFD_01" - alexcoxfilms).

• Some of the PHOTOS taken by other volunteers are now available here on our website , at:  Firefighter Training - April 9th, 2010 - Awards & Photos (this goes to a separate page with individual photo links).

[Note: Chuck Biegert, the newly appointed Assistant Chief at the upper end of the valley for Colestin, was not able to attend this event and is not included in the event photos.]
 

On the afternoon of Sunday, September 20th, 2009, we held our Community B-B-Q gathering, celebrating 27 years in service as a Volunteer Fire District here in the valley.

By all accounts, this was a very successful event, well-attended by local residents, as well as by the Hornbrook Cal-Fire crew.

Lots of free food was available, including Sharron Halvorson's wonderful home-made salsa & chips and a vat of fresh local corn-on-the-cob prepared by Jeane Marin.

Board Chair Peggy Moore introduced our Board members and Fire Chief Steve Avgeris to everyone, and Board member Tod Davies gave an informal talk about the District, covering a bit about our history, our current status and abilities, and our goals and plans for the District's future direction. She also explained how the Hilt Volunteer Hose Company (a separate entity) and the CRFD work together, how we receive rental income from other agencies that use our trucks and water tender on fires outside of our district, and what our District's tax base provides and where that money goes, as well as what it does not cover.

Lisa Buttrey presented a Special Award for the most improved property under the ODF-sponsored Fuels Reduction Program (locally coordinated and organized by Lisa); this year's chosen award recipients are Dave and Martha Stan, who were recognized and honored with a plaque (in absentia) for all of their hard work.

Some of our vehicles were also on display, including our water tender, our medical rescue unit, and one of our fire trucks; a few of our crew members later provided equipment demonstrations to some of the more curious younger people.

This event took a lot of preparation and had assistance from many people, both within the Fire District and from local community members at large. The effort was well worth it, however, as it gave us a chance to talk to our constituents about the Fire District, and it gave our community an opportunity to see who we are and what the Fire District offers, ask questions, and give us your input.

The Board and firefighters for Colestin and Hilt thank all of you who attended, assisted, listened to our presentation, and in general, helped to make this event a great success.

And as always, we also thank you for your continued participation in fire prevention and protection, and for your support for YOUR LOCAL VOLUNTEER fire district!

FUNDRAISING T-SHIRTS were also on sale; many thanks to everyone who bought one!