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Show Search and Rescue members serve Davis County residents ( ft. .... ( ' ' f - ' : I ) t - : i , I y ' f I j J I V f'-'v -.-3 i)v . ,s i . Members of Search and Rescue are (front row, left to right) Brent Olsen, Don DeVoe, K.D. Simpson, Harry V. Jones, Bill Jensen, Brad Gruebal, (dog is Magnum),(second row) Jim Hamilton, Joe Gonzales, Wayne Owens, Kathy Brande, Ross Garrett, Kenny Harju, Del Ward, (third row) Roger Beachlor, Terry Evans, John Klint, Russ Ackerman, Gary Litster, Andrew Ly-day, Ly-day, Doug Moss, Phil McSwain, Logan Wood, Russ Adams, Hall White and Dale Tejero. The group is led by commander Bill Jensen. L By JAMS STUART "Members of Search and Rescue often risk life and limb on the mountain, ' said Davis County Sheriff Harry Jones. The Davis County Search and Rescue team is made up of volunteer vol-unteer members who must meet the same demanding standards as full time employees in the Sheriffs Department. Search and Rescue volunteers have been involved in efforts from Del Ward finding the tree with serial killer Ted Bundy's name carved on it, to rescues on Great ' Salt Lake, to making presentations in classes like Mrs. Lundstrom's third grade class. "Team members, working under the authority of the Davis County Sheriffs Department, are very dedicated to their calling,' accor-, ding to Jones. "They provide their own ropes and equipment and train on their own time. ' ' Chief Deputy K. D. Simpson explained, ex-plained, "Davis County is a mixed geographic area, which requires varied demands on Search and Rescue Res-cue members." Members must be trained and equipped to provide needed services from the mountains to the lakes, with the jail in between. be-tween. Due to the efforts of team tice on their own time. "Search and Rescue members are civic-minded individuals who bring an added dimension of expertise from the professional world to the team. On Feb. 13, students from Lundstrom's Lund-strom's third grade class wrote letters of appreciation to Search and Rescue for a presentation they gave at the school. Following are excerpts ex-cerpts from those letters. "Dear Davis County Search and Rescue: "I appreciate you coming. I love the story about Vickie and Andy and the wimpy ranger. ' ' "Thank you for coming to our i school. Thank you for telling us embarrassing stories. Thank you for talking about dogs." "Thank you for showing us the dog find the Drugs. The best part I liked is when you went moo. The little white dog is soft and cute." "I will try to remember what you taught us. I all so liked Magger his keen nose was like a vacuem it could smell drugs from a mile away. ' "I like the stories you told. It was way better than the eye program." "I learned where to stay if you get lost. I learned that dogs help people." "I hope you keep doing a good . job on your work. How many people peo-ple have you found lately?" "I want to be a Search and Rescue Res-cue to someday. I have a dog to but he don't rescue." I like the dogs best. I like the black dog the best I wish I can have one. I like Major the best. I learn a lot. But I liked the wite dog the best." One student managed to sum up the appreciation of the Search and Rescue team in a few words. "Thank you for comeing to our school. I think you are neat people because you saved my brother." Search and Rescue member Del Ward was involved in the search for victims of Ted Bundy, serial killer. Bundy's name is carved along with the year 1 974, on the tree spotted by Ward. members, Davis County residents receive a service that the county could not otherwise afford. About 55 members work, study and prac- |