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  Calendar of Events

3rd Quarter MFD Exempt Association Meeting
July 21, 2007  7:00pm
 
Eureka Hose Company  ~  Clam Bake
The quarterly meeting will be held at Eureka Hose Company.  Cocktail Hour begins at 6:00pm.

3rd Quarter Relief Meeting
July 21, 2007   6:00pm
 
Eureka Hose Company
The quarterly meeting will be held at Eureka Hose Company prior to the Milltown Exempt Firemen’s Association meeting.

Middlesex County Pre-Convention Caucus
August 1, 2007   7:00pm
 
American Legion Post 25 - Milltown
Registration begins at 6:00pm.

MFD Annual Family Picnic
August 25, 2007   12:00pm
 
Eureka Hose Company
Food, Music, Fun and more.

  Meetings

2nd Quarter Exempt Meeting

By: Drew Harto - Secretary

MFD Exempt Firemen’s Association Minutes
2nd quarter meeting- April 14^th, 2007

Eureka Engine Company

President Pete Belonis called the Second Quarter meeting of the Milltown Exempt Firemen’s Association to order at 7:00 PM on April 14, 2007.  He led the men in a salute to the Flag.  The minutes of the First Quarter Meeting were read a motion was made to accept them, seconded and approved by the membership.

Trustees Report:
No Report

Fundraising:
Currently the 50/50 purchases are light.

Good  & Welfare:             
It was reported that Bud Haefner, Pete Pawlowski are doing OK.  Doby was doing better and George Guise is now on Viagra.

Flags & Bibles: 
Bill Petry said that we were out of Bibles and needed to order.  He would like to purchase two Catholic ($28.99 / per piece) and three King James ($19.95 / per piece) a total cost of $132.45 including shipping.  A motion was made a motion to purchase the Bibles as recommended, seconded by Steven Bailey and passed by the membership.

Bill Petry said he was looking into flag holders and is currently getting prices.  He said that he was also looking into flags in which Steve Bailey said that he believes there are some at Hose Company. 

Randy Micale questioned whether or not the Exempt Association should take responsibility of placing the flags on the departed members gravesites in the future.

Liquids:                               
Plentiful

Relief Association:            
Bill Petry said that we elected members already and that the delegates to the Exempt Convention will be the same as last year.

Chief’s Talk:                      
Chief Brian Bush said that the new Chief’s truck has been painted and will need to go out for lights and lettering.  Hopefully this will begin within two and a half weeks.  He expects that Engine 63 will be back within two weeks from replacement of the generator.  He apologized for missing the previous meeting.

Nominations & Elections:
None

Treasurers Report:           
Opening Balance:                $3448.12
Receivables:                        $    91.00
Disbursements:                   $161.00 (Hungarian Mkt)
                                            $207.06 (Hanna’s Florist)
                                            $132.05 (Refreshments)

Final Balance:                      $3038.61

George Guise made a motion to put $1000 into a CD, seconded and approved by the membership.

New Business:     
Brian Harto made a motion that we take out the usual ad for the New Jersey State Exempt Association Convention Ad Book; it was seconded and approved by the membership.

Vice President Anthony Fama said that Chief Hermann went down at Chief Andy Miller’s funeral.  He would like to see us inquire out providing rides for funerals for our elder members.  Bill Visokay Sr. says that we should have a call list for the older Exempt members and extend the offer.  The Secretary will put together a list of phone numbers and there will be more discussion at the July Meeting.

Steve Bailey brought up the idea that we record the meetings for the stories that get told for our future.

There was a moment of silence for our departed members and the meeting was adjourned at 7:37 PM.

Respectfully Submitted
Drew J. Harto
Exempt Secretary

121st Annual NJ State Exempt Firemen's Association Convention

The Boonton Fire Department & The Boonton Exempt Firemen’s Assn.           

The Convention Meeting will be held on Saturday, September 1, 2007 at 9:00 A.M. at The Montville High School 100 Horseneck Road, Montville, New Jersey 07045

Registration will be from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Speaking at the convention will be Mr. Ronald E. Kanterman, Chief of Emergency Services at Merck Co. in Rahway, N.J. He is a nationally recognized authority and speaker in the fire service, is active with the National Fire Academy and also instructs licensing update classes.  

  Fire Activity in Milltown

Second Quarter Department Activity
2007

The main event that has give the Milltown Fire Department an excessive number of calls thus far was due to the floods that occurred back in April.  There were in excess of 60 calls that were responded to over a 24 hour period.

The power to the town was shut off and the majority of calls revolved around flooding issues in resident’s homes and several motor vehicles stranded in the rising waters near the Post Office and Washington Avenue.

Our new Dodge Durango Chief’s vehicle was put into service on June 25, 2007.  The long awaited arrival of the truck was a welcome sight.  The Milltown Fire Department now has three Chief’s vehicles that were purchased exclusively for the department.  The Borough sold our oldest vehicle, a converted Crown Victoria police car, to Old Bridge.

Ladder 73 was called to East Brunswick to assist in a stand-by for a house fire on Greenwood Circle.  As the need for manpower rose, they were moved up to the scene to assist.

The repairs to Engine 63 have been completed and highlighted by the replacement of an undersized generator.  The need to do major bodywork and additional work caused the apparatus to be out of service for roughly one month.  Other changes included the replacement of the light bar to an all LED display.

There has been the arrival of some new equipment, including two new thermal imaging cameras. We now have one on every apparatus.  The installation of a new accountability system will be done in the month of July.

  News

Memorial Day 2007

The end of May brings us our Annual Memorial Day services.  The services began with the placing of a wreath at Eureka Hose Company by Chief Brian Bush. 

The Members then took part in the silent march across town to Eureka Engine Company for services to be held in front of the Monument. 

Once the equipment was parked and members in place, a long blast from the siren could be heard throughout the town, signifying the start of the program, which was led by Department Chaplain William Petry Jr.

The Milltown Fire Department, Ladies Auxiliary, and the Milltown Exempt Firemen’s Association placed flowers in memory of those we have lost. The reading of our departed members over the past year was held, followed by the playing of Taps and bagpipes.

A list of the names of the past Members who had flowers placed at the Memorial by their friends and families was held prior to the commencement of the services.

Afterwards, members from the Department headed to North Brunswick for their Annual Memorial Day Parade.

Middlesex County Caucus

The Middlesex County Annual Pre-Convention Caucus will once again be held in Milltown; this has been the norm for several years now.  It will be held at the American Legion Hall at 4 JFK Drive on Wednesday, August 1, 2007. Registration begins at 6:00pm; the meeting begins at 7:00pm sharp. Food will be once again prepared by the Milltown Fire Department.

Jensen's Fish Market Swan Song

This year’s “Annual Clam Bake” will mark the end of an era.  This will be the last year that Jensen’s will do the event due to the fact that they will be closing the business.

It was voted to have a commemorative plaque presented to Jensen’s in appreciation of the many years service that they have provided the Milltown Fire Department for.  Their services also include the fish for the Annual Fish Fry held at our January meeting.

We would like to urge as many members to come out to this year’s event to say “Thank You”.  These will be very large shoes to fill, and we will begin the search for a replacement shortly.

  Announcements

Milltown Exempt Shirts Available

The MFD Exempt Firemen’s Association has golf shirts in stock.  The shirt is forest green with white lettering and includes the Exempt patch.  The cost of the shirts will be $22.00 for S–XL, $23.00 for XXL and $24.00 for XXXL.  If you would like to have the shirt shipped to you, there will be a $5.00 shipping and handling fee.  The orders that have been placed can be picked up at the next meeting where they will also be for sale.

Exempt Association Memorial Flags

It was approved at the June meeting for the ordering of Exempt flags so we are ahead of the curve for next year’s need.  Once they are in they will be available for sale.

Wildwood 2007

Anyone going to the 2007 Convention and plans on staying at the Coliseum with the MFD needs to get their money to Jules Dekovics ASAP.  We will again be staying with Iselin and Rahway.

Want 50/50 Tickets

Anyone that can not make the meeting but still would like to purchase 50/50 tickets please mail your check to:

Jules Dekovics 29 Pershing Ave. Milltown, NJ 08850

1 for $1.00
3 for $2.00
or an arms length for $5.00