WELCOME TO THE
PowellRiverSAR NEWS
Chief Editor: Doug Logan ------ duglogan@hotmail.com
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This is issue No. 5 of The Powell River Search and Rescue News.
This newsletter belongs to the membership of Powell River SAR.
(But all are Welcome!)
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"QUOTE OF THE DAY"
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.--Dr. Suess
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Apr 2 - Regular Meeting and Training
Apr 16th Rope Team Training Night-Recent Events and Issues,
-Practice stretcher operations with new two-piece stretcher and wheel attachment.
-rope assisted lowering
-Response truck checkouts, winch, various controls, etc.
-recent events and future plans,
-unassisted ascent and decent practice,
-further work on developing a rope harness for vertical stretcher operations.
The good news, - No callouts.
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New Stretcher
The replacement bracket for Plexi-shield has arrived and the cover can be fitted to the stretcher. The protective cloth bag is still in progress. We will need try this unit in the field to work out the handling problems. Probably on the June training night.
PRSAR Website
Work continues on building our website. It requires a lot of content and building. We have several photos to be put on the photos page. Please pass any photos you have of PRSAR members training, and StraitTalk Computing will scan them, then return them.
When we have a working site that wil still be 'under construction', we will publish the link.
Links and stuff(Know of a coming conference send in the info or link)
Here is the link to the Washington Sar Conference - May 17, 18,& 19 , 2002 www.skamaniasheriff.com/2002sarconference.htm
Coming Events
May 7/02 PRSAR Meeting/Training Night - 7 p.m.
Full Pack and outdoor clothing required
(USUALLY FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH PRSAR/FIRE HALL)
May 14/02 Rope Team Meeting/Training - 7 p.m.
(USUALLY THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH PRSAR/FIRE HALL
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This newsletter will be issued once a month. The monthly issue will be sent out in the morning of the Friday before our regular meeting night. Therefore, contributions must be sent in by midnight, the Wednesday night before the meeting.
In order for this to work, everyone needs to be involved, and contribute.
Forward your contributions to duglogan@hotmail.com. Or call me, Doug Logan - 604-485-4834
The more people participate, the more this becomes 'our' newsletter.
The next issue will be June 2002. It will be sent out on Friday, May 31st. Deadline for contributions will be midnight, May 29th. Preferably, send in submissions as soon as possible. The information can always be changed before the deadline date.
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"Thought for Tomorrow"
Predicting the future is easy. It's trying to figure out what's going on now that's hard.--Fritz R. S. Dressler
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