Show r 4 M d 4 YF q h 1 y t S 4 r 1 v 1 vA 1 v x rd Y ti py x P k e w e hk h r 1 1 1 U t Q If J j it J. J Summit County Sheriff Patrol Ready for Anything Taking the Summit County Sheriff Patrols Patrol's Search and Rescue Rescue- bus on a dry run J volunteer members of the Summit Summit Summit Sum Sum- mit County Sheriff Patrol at attended attended attended at- at tended the Utah Snowmobile races held Sunday August 23 in the south pastureland across the 80 1 Highway from Flinders Mountain Meadow Ranch Over spectators watched racers run their machines for trophies The Patrol was on hand to render first aid if necessary as well as direct traffic and parking Three members Tom Flinders FUnd FUnd- Flinders ers ers of Parleys Parley's Park Dave of Henefer and Gene Brooks of Coalville left to right explained the purpose of the converted school bus About two years ago they SC Sheriff Patrol purchased the surplus vehicle from the North Summit school district With funds they had raised they re reo repainted repainted re- re o painted the bus white with green lettering refurbished hed the interior with four bunk-beds bunk refrigerator butane stove and space heater cabinets for supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies and food two radios One with the Highway Patrol and one for the Patrols Patrol's intercommunications intercommunications intercom intercom- m un i c a 0 n s tables and benches The work has just been completed completed completed com com- j and a week before they had a trial search and rescue rescue- for two boys lost northwest of Henefer The volunteer patrol members found the bus most suitable in its shake down down- trial to acquaint the men with the necessary in carrying out a search-and-res- search cue The bus provided shelter food first aid and communications communications communications the mobile center enabled th the men men in their learning man man- man man- to work out the bugs to achieve a vital community service The reason for the participation tion of the Patrol in this late summer snowmobile r racing a c i n g event is to acquaint them with the type of operation which will willbe willbe be necessary for t them t toper toper- form this coming January or February The Summit County Sheriff Patrol has been invited by the Utah Snowmobile Association to sponsor co-sponsor a snowmobile rata race at the same site when winter comes The Patrol is hopeful the race will become an annual affair for them to generate funds for their continued volunteer work in the County The members of the patrol receive no compensation for the many hours they spend helping Summit County Sheriff depart depart- ment The funds are needed to keep their equipment updated increase their first aid supplies and to defray the expense of operating the Search and Rescue Rescue Rescue Res Res- cue cue- bus The Patrol p a t r 0 1 uses various methods to raise money necess necessary necessary s sary ry for their work There willbe will willbe willbe be a drawing for a colored television television television tel tel- set at the Park City Labor Day celebration on September September September Sep Sep- 7 Donations are the only means of financial support the group of volunteers receive The Sum Summit m i t County Sheriff Patrol work summer and win win- ter They are often called in into into into to help in the search of lost persons in our mountainous country With the increase of vacationers hunters and snowmobile snowmobile snowmobile snow snow- mobile c com coming o m i in n g into Summit County the need for this group of volunteer men to train and continue their training for emergency work in our community community community com com- increases t |