South Newton Twp. Vol. Fire Company #49

We would like to take a moment to thank all of those who came out tonight and supported our gun drawing. Below is a list of winners:

Ticket drawn                                         Name

1                                             Dawnn Megonnell 

50                                           Chris Dull 

100                                         Bob Martin 

150                                         J. Bilger 

200                                         Paul Christman 

250                                        Patches Diehl 

287                                        Ron Johns 

288                                        Bill Burkett 

289                                        Stacey & Chris Deshong 

290                                        Amy M. Stitt 

291                                        Mark Fulton 

292                                        James Karper 

293                                        Wayne Bilger 

294                                       John Gossert III 

295                                        Rose Varner 

296                                        Dale Weller 

297                                        Art Ile 

298                                        Braedyn Weller 

299                                       TDH

300                                       Clyde Feister 

Our next gun drawing will be in November 2012, hope to see you then. Not Responsible for typo errors!!

For the month of January Company 49 responded to 9 medical calls and 10 Fire/Accident Calls

Saturday night we had our first Meat Raffle of the year. We had a packed house and had to set up additional tables and chairs. We sold triple meat rounds and had a GREAT night, again thanks for your continued support and we hope to see you in February.

The South Newton Fire Company is selling t-shirts with our Engine, Tanker & Brush trucks on the back. The cost is $20 for S-XL, $22 - 2XL, $24 - 3XL. We will be taking orders until January 31. If you are interrested in ordering 1 or more contact Fire Chief Dan Burkett @ chief0049@yahoo.com

This Saturday night will be the first Meat Raffle of the new year. Come on out and bring a friend or two and have a good time. Also we will be starting a NEW promotion for 2012, a customer loyalty card, come out and get yours for a chance at extra prizes! Doors open at 5 pm, meal served at 6 pm and the raffle starts at 7 pm. The Meal will be Pork Bar-B-Q, Hot Dogs, and Vegtable Soup.

For the month of December we responded to 5 fire/accident alarms and 9 medical calls for a total of 14 calls. Check back soon for the year end wrap up..

This past Sunday Santa visited the firehouse to visit with some kids while some of Santa's Elves helped at the firehouse we loaded up some other Elves to go around the Township to visit. We had a GREAT turnout and a special thanks to Rick Foreman for the donation of Oranges and Brian Fickle for all the GREAT photo's.

Last evening several members supported West End Fire & Rescue by attending their Meat Raffle. They also got to see the new building addition that looks great. Photo by Denny Clopper

This Sunday December 18 Santa will be coming to the Firehouse for all those little ones, stop by from 1 pm - 2 pm to get your photo taken and enjoy some snacks. Santa will also be going around the Township to see all those elderly residents.

For the month of November Company 49 responded to 14 fire/accident calls and 9 medical calls. Our year to date totals are 149 fire/accident calls and 79 medical calls for a total of 228 calls. We also did 1 fire prevention activity and 2 trainings.

Holiday Decorations

Decorating for the winter holidays is fun but can lead to tragedy if you don't practice fire safety. Following a few simple fire safety tips can keep electric lights, candles, and the ever popular Christmas tree from creating a tragedy.

• Don't place your live Christmas tree close to a heat source, including a fireplace or heat vent.
• Keep the tree stand filled with water at all times.
• Never put tree branches or needles in a fireplace or wood-burning stove.
• Inspect holiday lights for frayed wires, bare spots, gaps in the insulation, broken or cracked sockets, and excessive kinking or wear before putting them up.
• Use only nonflammable decorations.

We would first like to take a minute and thank all of those who attended our last meat raffle for the yaer. We had a great crowd. We would also like to thank all those who have supported the fire company during 2011 wih ALL of our fundraisers. The events help offset everyday expenses. We look foward to seeing everybody back in January for the start of a new year. For those who attend our Meat Raffles stay tuned for our Loyal Customer Promotion in 2012. Lastly, From Our Family to yours have a great Thanksgiving and remember to give THANKS for all those that Protect us in this great country.

The meal for the Meat Raffle this coming Saturday night will be a Hot Roast Beef Sandwich, mashed potatoes and a vegtable. This will be the last Meat Raffle for the year so be sure to come out and bring a friend or two. As always we thank you for your continued support.

We would like to take a moment to thank all of those who came out last evening and supported our gun drawing. Below is a list of winners:

Ticket drawn                                         Name

1                                             Steve Saphore

50                                           Kimberly Wilfany

100                                         Tina Lynch

150                                         Cody Hummel

200                                         Pat Karper

250                                        Bonnie Shearer

287                                        Mike Hoover

288                                        T.D.H.

289                                        D.A. Bauserman

290                                        My Turn - Goodhart

291                                        Dawn White

292                                        Bill Wardle

293                                        Mr. H. Hopkins

294                                       Don Coffey

295                                        Doodle Bug

296                                        George White

297                                        Dale Wickard

298                                        Sonny Coons

299                                       George Hilsinger

300                                       Fred Scott

Our next gun drawing will be in February 2012, hope to see you then.

For the month of October we responded to 16 fire/accident calls and 8 medical calls. This brings our year to date calls to 205. We also did 5 fire prevention activities, attended 1 parade and held 1 training.