Show Search Rescue Patrol Honors Bernice Thomas The Uintah County Search and Rescue Hescue Patrol gave a spec lai fal dinner In honor of Bernice Thomas member of the and wife of Bud Thomas deceased who was a member of th the patrol The din ner Vas held Friday at pm at the Seven Eleven Cafe Commander er Merlin J Walker opened the meeting and intro intra d special guests Mayor i ivin vin Kay County Commission ers Rulon Hacking and Victor Wilkins Uintah County Red RedCross RedCross Cross Chairman Francis Len ox UTAH STATE Search and Re nt selle Commander Glen Tore Torp Butters of Morgan First Na Commander Christ ensen Markle Markie Wright first female member and honorary state and national member Wayne Swett vocalist Mrs Thomas and family the Miles limes Sharon Anderson Andelson and Sheriff Norman Fletcher Present were 47 persons WHITNEY was master ceremonies to the following program three vocal solos by Mr Swett the history of Uintah County Search and Rescue Patrol by Ken String ham who related how the patrol was organized seven years ago during April Mr Introduced d Sheriff Fletcher who told why the patrol was organized CoRn Com mander Butters Butlers introduced Com Commander mander Christensen who told about the organization of the first search and rescue pat pat- patrol rol which was organized in Bountiful 22 years ago with five members lie He said two of the original members were from Vernal Harold Calder and Clive I Calder HE RELATED experiences of rescue and safety through out Utah lie He said there are pat rols in all of the western states and patrols may be or or- or organized this summer in Cana Canada a an and Mexico making this an In organization Mr 1 Lenox presented Com mander Walker and Past Com mander Cecil Massey with th their lr first aid Instructor cards and badges and spoke on the importance of first aid aid training MR HAMMOND Introduced Commander Butters who pre tented Mrs 1 Thomas with her hr honorary membership to the State Search and Rescue Or Or- Organization and the sheriffs sheriff's badge Mrs Thomas Is the second female member of this and the sixth honorary state member The award was presented due to her contribution tion in search and rescue work through hc her r job with the sheriff and her hr untiring work with the while her late bus hus band was In the Uintah Patrol and In honor of her late hus hus- hus husband band who was commander of the Uintah Count County group at the time of his death MRS THoMAS accepted the theaward award and commented on her friendship with members of the organization and the Lance tance of search md and rescue work She expressed her appreciation for the sheriffs sheriff's badge of the Utah organization Mrs Wright ed cd Mrs 1 Thomas and told of her own great satisfaction as a member and the places she had been with search and rescue groups and to national and state conventions and board meeting throughout the western states stales TH THE E presented Mrs Thomas With an orchid A birthday cake was presented and the group sang Happy Birthday to the honored guest Commander Walker adjourn ed cd the meeting and II a social hour followed the dinner |