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Show :.S!iSSs:M ! sis : ? -Wis?:; . ' - . -jmWsSi iPK&;ps - - U 1 i . W;:' plillBBiii ss. - - 1 j : ; f " , 1 ."' V if ! .msm- mm ' !;?; ' 5 1 1 .Si.;. : MllSlPSPHM 111 & AHHB if till tick it over here arren Gilbert was named MVP by fan vote in the KPGR lonkey Basketball game last week. (Photo by John Hill) Smith honored For community fire safety service Carolyn Smith, a former president :' the Pleasant Grove Firemen's uxiliary, and her assistant, Eberle Tiith, were honored last week for leir efforts towards educating the lblic on fire safety. Mayor David Holdaway presented Dmmunity Service Awards to the o fireladies in behalf of the city iring a meeting of the auxiliary, e also presented a certificate to the ire Auxiliary for their work on the ograms. Mayor Holdaway said that the city id received a letter from David M. ingree, Chief of Fire Prevention r the state of Utah. In the letter lief Pingree said he wanted to .press their pleasure with Carolyn, . ho has worked in various ways ith his department for the past ree years. "She was the head of the Pleasant rove Fire Ladies when the ganization was selected as our ban-suburban organization under e Utah Community Volunteer Fire evention Program," Pingree rote. "Carolyn spearheaded this effort id developed programs which were it only successful, but were stributed throughout the state ider a cooperative project with the TA and the statewide coordinating mmittee," the chief explained. He noted that her efforts and thusiasm to carry the fire evention message to as many ople as possible was one of the key ctors for the Community Volun-sr Volun-sr Fire Prevention Program in ah becoming a model for the tion. Her efforts later led to her ing selected as the executive ector of the newly formed Utah re Education Association. Because of her willingness to rve and her abilities she was cently selected to act as a con-ence con-ence coordinator for a national nference the state hosted in ivember. The conference was a sounding success, due mostly to rolyn's efforts, the chief said. Eberle has been the record keeper the fire education programs and s assisted Carolyn these past ee years. rhe Pleasant Grove Fire Ladies :eived the $25,000 grant in 1985. ey purchased 500 smoke detectors lich they gave free of charge to the lerly and to low income families, ey conducted free fire in-jctions, in-jctions, held a family fair in ijunction with the Ambulance sociation and Police Deprtment, ight videos and films which could j shown in the schools and rented ijor home use. Tie second year they received a J,Ant of $17,500 which was used to juire more safety education 1 'lipment , yfhey developed a program which nt into all the schools to teach fire ?'ety. The program was geared for the separate age groups in grade school, then junior high and high school. They leased a little robot fire plug, Pluggy, which they were later able to purchase with outside help to teach children about fire safety. After the Pleasant Grove program was developed, Carolyn was asked to prepare a curriculum for statewide use. In turn, this was then sent back east and lots of states have since copied after it. Of the three states which received grants in 1985 as a pilot program, Utah (Pleasant Grove) was the only one which followed through on the project, Carolyn reported. She said that one state returned the grant and the other dropped it after one year. Since then, the government has been trying to give a grant to 10 states every year for five years until they all have had the program. The Pleasant Grove Fire Ladies have kept the fire safety education ' program going even though the grant has all been used. Each year they go to the schools and present the programs so that all children are taught and are up to date on fire safety. Carolyn has been all over the United States to speak to state fire people. She travels to each state when it gets a grant to teach them about the program. This week she will be in Florida to explain the program to them. When they were preparing the curriculum, Carolyn said that they came up with the basic concepts of how to get out of a burning house, who they should call and what to do if their house catches fire. They have taught the program to Relief Societies, Primaries, and several adult groups, too, Carolyn explained. Each year they have changed the concepts a little, she addied. They are available to go to any group to discuss fire safety. Those who are interested should contact the Firemen's Auxiliary. Annette Mills is president. Carolyn said that Utah received the National Safety Council Award for two years in a row, the first time this has ever happened. Named last year as a Utah Volunteer of the Year, nominated by the State Fire Marshall's Office, Carolyn is on the National Fire Academy adjunct faculty for public education programs. This academy is in Maryland. . She teaches two-week classes several times a year. She teaches Introduction to Public Eduction and an advanced course in the same subject. She said it is quite an honor to be selected to teach at the academy. Carolyn said she is committed to educating the children on fire safety. See Smith Pntfc :i : ; i ; M ' !" i ! i f v f -; f i ; , t l 1 l ' r ' . s i j I - J ' ... , ' ' " I "I - ' ' J " 1 i I ' . t i, ! 1 , i it. i I : . j' - ? ' ! i r . . ' ; 1 ' - t ' ' Y 1 . y : i lm I ' . u i i 3 i ? M , j Mayor David Holdaway presents certificates of appreciation to Carolyn Smith and Eberle Smith for their contributions to the community in fire safety education. Smith honored Continued from front page Since the program was started in the community there have been instances in-stances when the children been able to use what they have learned. She expressed appreciation to the Fire Department and Fire Auxiliary for their help with the fire safety programs. Carolyn has been a member of the . Firemen's Auxiliary for the past 14 years. Her husband, Brent, is a volunteer fireman with the department. depart-ment. They are the parents of six children and have one granddaughter. grand-daughter. Carolyn is also the Pleasant Grove PTA Council president. She has been active in PTA for many years, having served as a unit president and in other capacities. She enjoys all kinds of sports. Mayor Holdaway thanked Carolyn and the other Fireladies for all that they have done to promote fire safety in the community. |