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Show Monday, April ^2007J\ The Utah Statesman Aggk.Life Health Insurance www.janetanderson. mymedicalquotes.com The life of a Logan firefighter would show up and they knew exactly what to do, and Senior Writer they were all calm and reasWhether it's pulling some- suring," Hellstern said. "They one out of a rolled over car, were just giants to me, and helping someone who just I was just a little kid so they broke their hip or helping a were just these huge guys that would come in and reschild with a seizure, Rhett cue the day. They would drive Hellstern, Logan firefighter, my brother to the hospital will be there. "You're there to help some- and everything would be body in the worst moment of okay," he added. their life and sometimes that He always wanted to be worst moment of their life is a paramedic but didn't realvery tragic," said Hellstern. ize that they doubled as Everyday in a firefighter's firefighters until he started life is different. working after he graduated "I have never been on a high school in 1996. single call that is exactly the He has been a firefighter same, ever. Doesn't matter ever since. He started out at if it seems like a routine call Mendon, and then worked there's always something for Thiokol, a shuttle booster that's going to catch you off testing company, for two guard or that's going to be years, then in Ogden for two different. That's what's so years. awesome about this job," he While working for Ogden said. he, with six other firefightHe wanted to be a paraers, went to help families medic ever since he was little. of the fallen of September He and his twin brother 11"'. They mainly helped were born premature and his with to-do lists of odd jobs brother had seizures often. around the house. They left on November 21, 2001 and "My mom and dad were stayed for five days, and all worried, but these guys BY RANAE BANGORTEK 'All engagement rings O N SALE! Every ring priced UNDER $999.99 Store Hours Monday - Saturday 73 North Main S StQi&mn photo illustration FIREFIGHTERS SPEND THEIR DAYS in several ways. Rhett Hellstern, a Logan firefighter, said there is always something about his days thai will catch him off guard. • helped three families. After that he worked for the Roy fire department part time while also working in Logan and North Logan. "When you become a firefighter you've got to learn to be a jack of all trades. It's tough to be proficient at everything when you've got so much to know. That's why we have specialty teams," Hellstern said. He works on two specialty teams, the HASMAT (hazardous materials response team) and on the technical rescue team. "I'm lucky enough to be on both," he said. In addition to those he works for the state of Utah on the Northern Utah Strike team, which helps with natural disasters around the state. While working for that team he was able to go down to St. George when they had flooding. He was firefighter of the year in 2003 while work• FIREFIGHTERS see page 7 CAUGHT From page 5 APARTMENTS Rent $425 Onsitc Laundromat • Close to USU & Bus Stop • Summer Rent $425 • Private ih'Jmom Forest Gate East (school year) $1395 lo $2350 • Forest Gate West (school year) S2225 livery referral earns you a lickcl for ;i raffle lo win items such as LCD TV'S, Portable DVD players and other grcnl items. Every referral also earns you money off your rent. , LIT HAA2 1 460 N 400 K Saturday April 14th 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm Jomie Oane/jamiecroneSccusu.edu Sponsored by: Celebration Center 1903 South 800 West Logan, UT Newlywed Game, Prizes, Vendors, Cake Dive, Fun! Free Admission, Everyone Invited Grand Prize $1000.00 Shopping Spree from Edwards Furniture To play the Newlywed Game register at WefeUinlove.com MlKE COBURM, A GRADUATE STUDENT IN SOCIOLOGY, SAID he likes the outdoor environment in Logan. His favorite place to relax is in hot springs after being in the woods. Hmm, come back to that one. US: Describe yourself in three words. Cotmrm: Atheist, anarchist, happy. US: If you could be anyone for a day who would it be? Why? Coburm: Maybe I would be my dog to find out what he's really thinking. US: What have you always wanted to do but haven't? 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Coburn: Any kind of hot springs after being out in the woods for a while, having • Coburm: I forget, just a friend of mine from the university. It wasn't anything, well actually it was, it was like faking a homicide. She was a nice enough person but just spent some time in prison. She just mentioned it out of the blue. -britg@cc.iisu.edn WATCH YOUR TONGUE From page 5 who doesn't remember them, then it just seems rude. Second, unless you're related to them, there is probably never a need to hug someone involved in law enforcement. Most likely, if they hold their arm out, they are opening the door for you, not trying to embrace you. Third, if someone is dressed up like Nacho Libre, he obviously knows his stomach is hanging out and probably doesn't care that everybody else knows too. Lastly, fifth grade teachers will always seem like giants to their 11-year-old students. And giants break things sometimes. That's all there is to it. So there you go. Let's all move on. Manette Newbold is a senior majoring in print journalism. Comments you can't take back can be sent to mnewbold@cc.usu.edu. Tuesday April lOth Life Founder and owner of Hamilton's Steakhouse and Cafe Satoor Graduate of Utah State University |
