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FIREMEN’SPARADE

87TH Sullivan County Volunteer

Firefighters Association

Hosted by theLiberty FireDepartment

Saturday, August 12 p.m.

Liberty, NY

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T he Liberty Fire Department is celebrating 145 years of serviceto the community by hosting the 87th Annual SullivanCounty Volunteer Firefighters Assn. Parade next Saturday,

August 1.It is a huge undertaking for any group – especially firemen – to

host a parade steeped in such his-tory and tradition. Firemen andemergency personnel from theentire Hudson Valley will be repre-sented at this parade, marchingproudly down Main Street, Libertyas parade goers show their admira-tion with applause.

It is not often that we truly pauseto thank our volunteer firemen forall they do for our community. They

are certainly the first ones we think of when an emergency hap-pens in our home or community and they respond faithfully andprofessionally, as Liberty Fire Dept. has done for the past 145 years.

This one department, of which there are over 40 in SullivanCounty, has responded to nearly 100,000 emergencies in its histo-

ry, with little fanfare and hardly any notice. We would like toapplaud their efforts for helping to make our communities safeand for helping so many people in their time of need. Their selflessacts of courage have saved lives, saved property from damage andprotected their fellow community members from hurricanes,floods, fires and the other ravages of Mother Nature.

And might we add that our firemen are some of the best trainedand most devoted firemen in New York State. Sullivan County haslong been regarded as a leader in training and dedication to thevolunteer firemen ranks and we proudly say that our departmentshave handled some of the worst disasters with great expertise.

The fire departments of our area also work closely with theambulance corpsmembers, who are also on the top of the list ofdedicated volunteers, ready to step up any time of day or night tosave a life and comfort those who need their help the most. Thesehumble and caring individuals – like their firefighter brethren –need many hours of training and practice to hone their skills incase they are called upon to help.

We hope the community will respond on Saturday, August 1 andturn out for the Annual Firemen’s Parade to say thank you to thethousands of volunteers who keep us all safe and sound.

It is not often that we trulypause to thank our volunteerfiremen for all they do forour community.

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LIBERTY — Members of the LibertyVolunteer Fire Department are cele-brating 145 years of service to thecommunity.

In honor of this anniversary, they’llbe hosting a variety of events during aweek long celebration that will culmi-nate with the 87th Annual SullivanCounty Volunteer Firefighters Associ-ation Parade.

“There’s a lot of hard work and coor-dination that goes into pulling off thistype of production,” said Rick Sauer,volunteer fireman and chairman ofthe parade committee.

“The parade is only one facet of alarger production,” said Sauer. “We’llhave festivities for the whole familythroughout the week.”

Starting July 29, at 6 p.m., the festivities

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At 7 p.m. on the evening of Friday, July31, there will be a “Mardi Gras” styleparade followed by Bed Races down

Main Street. The action then shifts tothe Carnival Midway for awards, tro-phies and DJ entertainment.

The 87th Annual SCVFA Parade willtake place on Saturday, August 1, at 2p.m. Bring the family down to MainStreet to show your appreciation andhonor hundreds of firefighters andemergency service personnel.

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Members are, front row, from left: Fran Nichols, SueHuggler, Cynthia Farrand, Janet Martinkovic, NancyCampanaro and Tami Chanov. Back row, from left:

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on Saturday, there will be a “People’sChoice” battle of the bands competi-tion. So, if there was one band thatyou really enjoyed as they marched by,make sure you get to the stage on theCarnival Midway to cheer them on!

Enjoy raffles, souvenirs, food,drinks, entertainment and carnivalrides before the presentation of tro-phies at 7:00 p.m.

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You can call all of them ‘Chief ’Seated left to right: Past Chiefs Jim Collins, Carlton Fritz, Joe Maxwell, Lynn Morgans, Tim Vogler, Mike Chanov, Ben Campanaro, John Burkeand Don Nichols. Standing: 2nd Assistant Chief Rick Sauer, Chief HG Huggler and 1st Assistant Chief John Nichols.

If You Go...If You Go...Who: The 145-year-old Liberty F.D.

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T H A N K Y O U !The Sullivan County Democratwould like to thank theLiberty Fire Department, andespecially Paul Murphy andRick Sauer, for all of their helpin producing this specialSullivan County VolunteerFirefighters Parade edition.

Please come out Saturday,Aug. 1 to support the emer-gency services in SullivanCounty at the 87th AnnualSullivan County VolunteerFirefighters Assn. Parade onNorth Main Street, Liberty at 2p.m.

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“I would like to wish Ralph all the luckin the world,” Maltese said of his suc-cessor Ralph Hornbeck before he andBrunch Committee Chairperson BillLothrop announced the three mainawards.

Isaac “Yitz” Kantrowitz was the recipi-ent of this year’s appreciation award,

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Maltese and Lothrop also revealedtwo plaques to be placed at the SwanLake Fireman’s Training Center recog-nizing Past Presidents of the SCVFAwho had gone on to be presidents of

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Legislator Kathy LaBuda and ChairmanSamuelson also presented the SCVFAwith a Legislative Proclamation passed inMay. The proclamation recognized notonly the many different Sullivan CountyFire Departments, but also thanked allthose fire departments that responded tothe Shawangunk Ridge forest fire.

Following the acceptance of the Leg-islative Proclamation, JudgeKantrowitz inducted the newest SCVFAofficers. New SCVFA President RalphHornbeck has been a firefighter forover 40 years and is the current Chief ofthe Neversink Fire Department.

“I hope to continue the relationbetween our association with organi-zations in Sullivan County andthroughout the state because this asso-ciation is number one,” Hornbeck saidafter thanking his wife and family fortheir support of his involvement, “Thisassociation is one large family thatsupports each other.”

The SCVFA’s past presidents gathered for the traditional group picture. Front row, from left:Ralph LaVecchia, Frank LaBuda, Isaac Kantrowitz, Barry Herzbrun, Dick Sturdevant, and Nel-son Durland. Back row: Mark Meddaugh, Don Sherwood, Bill Lothrop, Richard Martinkovic,Craig Burkle, Michael Hoyt, Peter Maltese, Chuck Kinne, Roy Worden, Chet Smith, and JohnCassidy Jr. See a complete list of past presidents on page 16F. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14F


SCVFA Past Presidents• 1927 George Mauer*• 1928 Dail Johnson*• 1929-1930 Floyd Brown*• 1931 H. E. Williams*• 1932 Ed Glickman*• 1933 Edwin Keyser*• 1934 Ben Strain*• 1935 Andrew Schoonmaker*• 1936 Ed Wilkenson*• 1937 Herbert Persbacker*• 1938 Adolph Doeinck*• 1939 Harry Gardener*• 1940 Robert S. York*• 1941 Harry Schuler*• 1942 Jack Liss*• 1943 Herman Berberich*• 1944 Frank McKeon*• 1945 Fred Sprague*• 1946 Wm. Rosenberger*• 1947 Harry J. Zehner*• 1948 Charles Stangle *• 1949 Thomas Kelly*• 1950 C. P. Stanton*• 1951 Lou Hansel*• 1952 Kenneth Godfrey*• 1953 Morris Miller*• 1954 Alan Altmark*• 1955 Arthur Krier*• 1956 George Bedik*• 1957 Michael Diamond*

• 1958 Walter Finkle*• 1959 Lawrence H. Cooke* • 1960 Max Eronimous*• 1961 Richard Schrumpf*• 1962 Edmund Parry*• 1963 Edward Richardson*• 1964 Robert Bruns*• 1965 Donald Bradley*• 1966 Alfred Prince*• 1967 Harold Kronenberg*• 1968 John Amback*• 1969 William Bensinger*• 1970 Ed Ackerly*• 1971 Willard Schop*• 1972 Gordon Piper• 1973 Edward DeCamp*• 1974 Gerald Mootz*• 1975 William Carlson*• 1976 Dick Sturdevant• 1977 Tom Hasbrouck• 1978 Ronald Bodens*• 1979 Joe Nosek• 1980 Nelson Durland• 1981 Steve Dworetsky• 1982 Jack Sherwood• 1983 Pete Thiele*• 1984 Paul Walsh• 1985 Vernon Beseth*• 1986 Roy “Porky” Worden• 1987 Frank LaBuda

• 1988 Carl Fredd• 1989 Spencer Shaw*• 1990 Mark Meddaugh • 1991 Clyde Finkle*• 1992 Richard Martinkovic• 1993 Harry Barrett• 1994 Wm. Buckmaster, Jr.• 1995 Mac Feinman• 1996 Yits Kantrowitz• 1997 Barry Herzbrun• 1998 Chuck Kinne• 1999 Oliver Hutson*• 2000 James Searl*• 2001 Deborah Forsblom• 2002 Paul Durland• 2003 John Hickey• 2004 John Cassidy Sr.• 2005 Gordon Frost• 2006 Chet Smith• 2007 Tom Sprague• 2008 James W. Buck• 2009 Donald Sherwood• 2010 Bill Lothrop• 2011 Michael Hoyt• 2012 Ralph LaVecchia• 2013 Craig Burkle• 2014 Peter Maltese

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MONTICELLO — Pet owners canrest assured their companions will besafer after the Monticello FireDepartment received a visit from thevet recently.

Veterinarian Joseph D’Abbracciowent to the Monticello Firehouse todonate new pet technology and togive a presentation on what can harmanimals – and not just in fires – andthe best ways to help them if they doget into trouble.

The presentation was put togetheras an outreach for animal ownerswith the help of Dr. D’Abbraccio’sbrother, Mike, who is a fireman inMonticello.

A dog or cat may be the first to leapout of a burning home and the newSurgiVet oxygen masks Dr.D’Abbraccio donated to the

Monticello FD will make it easier totreat these animals. Members of theMonticello Police Department K-9Unit also attended to learn moreabout the dogs who are constantcompanions.

“I like to have people informed andI like to teach, and a little communityoutreach helps to give better infor-mation,” explained Dr. D’Abbracciowho owns Catskill VeterinaryServices, a mobile service based inMonticello. The 2006 graduate ofMonticello HS has been a vet for overthree years and mainly visits sick petsin their homes but also providesmedical and surgical services at theWurtsboro Veterinary Clinic.

Not only did Dr. D’Abbraccio detailways to treat animals in emergencies,but he also elaborated on many sim-ple household items that can harmpets, some of which may surprisemost pet owners.

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The newly donated SurgiVet oxygen masks are specially shaped to fit over the mouth of catsand dogs. They will be added to the Monticello Fire Department’s emergency equipment ontheir fire trucks.

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After the vet finished his presenta-tion, Matt Rohner of the MonticelloPD’s K-9 Unit helped his dog Deccaonto the table to demonstrate how thenewly donated oxygen masks can beused. The oxygen masks can be easilyconnected to an oxygen tank but themask portion is designed specially tofit over the mouths of canine andfeline friends.

Dr. D’Abbraccio is hoping to puttogether similar outreach presenta-tions for other fire departments in thecounty as well. As for this first one, theMonticello Fire Department mem-bers greatly appreciated the new toolsand information.

“In the course of what we do wecome across animals and this gives usa set of tools to better serve the com-munity,” stated ex-chief Alan Kesten.“We never know when we get to save alife and that may now be a dog’s life.”

From left, Assistant Chief A.J. Washington, Monticello Fire Department Chief Scott Schoonmaker, Veterinarian Joseph D’Abbraccio and Mon-ticello Police K-9 Unit officer Matt Rohner smile for a photo after the Fire Department received the new oxygen masks.



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