Polk County Genealogical Society, Inc.
Headquartered in Bolivar, Missouri, United States of America

Finding Aids

"Bolivar Fire Department Collection"

 

ABFD-001-09 Bolivar City Fire Department 3B-7-01
This collection contains minutes of meetings, two scrap books, over 500 photographs, many cards of thanks from school children, businesses and individuals, and newspaper articles all pertaining to the Bolivar City Fire Department. This collection is contained in two boxes with one box containing all the above mentioned items and the second box containing oversized items including 13 maps of Bolivar as divided into sections. This collection was brought to us by Fire Chief Terry A. Lane to sort and put in archival safe materials. This collection is on loan until called for.
 

Folder/Item

 Contents

1

 Index to photos

Finding aid for collection

2

 Spiral Note book containing minutes dated Dec. 1974 through May 5, 1977. This is not a complete set of minutes for meetings between these dates.

3

 Minutes 1982
  1. Jan 7
  2. Mar 4
  3. uniform money pd. May 6
  4. Oct 7
  5. Oct 21
  6. Nov 4—18 pages includes equipment list
  7. Dec 2

4

 Minutes 1983
  1. Jan 6
  2. Feb 3
  3. Mar 3
  4. June 2
  5. July 211
  6. Aug 4—2 pages
  7. Sep 1—2 pages
  8. Oct 6
  9. Nov 3

5

 Minutes 1984
  1. Jan 19
  2. Feb 2
  3. Feb 16
  4. Mar 1
  5. May 3
  6. May 17
  7. June 9
  8. July 5
  9. Aug 6
  10. Sep6
  11. Oct 4—3 pages
  12. Oct 18
  13. Nov 1

6

 Minutes 1985
  1. Jan 3 & Feb 7
  2. Feb 7
  3. April 4
  4. April 5
  5. May 2 & July 18
  6. Nov 15
  7. Nov 21
  8. Dec 5

7

 Minutes 1986
  1. Jan 2
  2. Mar 6
  3. April 3
  4. List of firemen—Name/Number/Status
  5. May 1
  6. June 5
  7. Oct 2

8

 Minutes 1987
  1. Jan 18
  2. Jan 22
  3. Feb 5
  4. Mar 5
  5. April 2—2 pages
  6. April 7
  7. July 2
  8. rough draft of letter to City Council—proposal for 2 new trucks—no date
  9. Oct 1
  10. Oct 17
  11. Nov 5
  12. Holt-Newcomb-Lacy #/Status
  13. Dec 17

9

 Minutes 1988
  1. Jan 7
  2. Jan 21—two pages
  3. Mar 3
  4. No date
  5. Equipment List dated 7-7-88
  6. No date
  7. Oct 6—3 pages
  8. Nov 3
  9. Nov 17
  10. Dec 2
  11. Dec 15

10

 Minutes 1989
  1. Jan 5
  2. Jan 19
  3. Feb 2—2pages
  4. Feb 4
  5. Feb 16
  6. Mar 2
  7. Apr 6
  8. June 1
  9. July 6
  10. July 20
  11. Aug 3
  12. Aug 8
  13. Sep 7
  14. Nov 2
  15. Dec 7

11

 Minutes 1990
  1. Feb 1
  2. Feb 15
  3. May 3—2 pages
  4. July 19
  5. no date
  6. Aug 2
  7. Sep 20
  8. Oct 4—2 pages
  9. Oct 18—3 pages
  10. Dec 6

12

 Minutes 1991
  1. Jan 17—2 pages
  2. Feb 7 & Mar 21
  3. Mar 21 & Apr 4
  4. May 2
  5. June 20—2 pages
  6. July 18
  7. Aug 15
  8. Sep 19—2 pages
  9. Oct 3—2 pages
  10. Oct 24
  11. Nov 7

13

 Minutes 1992
  1. Feb 6
  2. Feb 20
  3. May 7—2 pages
  4. May 21
  5. July 2
  6. July 16
  7. Aug 6
  8. Aug 20
  9. Sep 3
  10. Sep 17
  11. Oct 1—4 pages
  12. Dec 3—2 pages

14

 Minutes 1993
  1. Mar 4
  2. Mar 18
  3. Apr 1—2 pages
  4. June 3—2 pages
  5. July 15
  6. Aug 19
  7. Sep 2
  8. Sep 16
  9. no date
  10. Oct 7

15

 Minutes 1994
  1. May 5
  2. July 7
  3. July 21—3pages
  4. Sep 1—2 pages
  5. Oct 6
  6. Dec 1

16

 Minutes 1995
  1. Jan 5—2 pages
  2. Jan 19
  3. Feb 2
  4. Feb 16
  5. Mar 2
  6. Mar 16
  7. May 4
  8. Dec 7—2 pages

17

 Minutes 1996
  1. Jan 18
  2. Feb 1
  3. Feb 15
  4. Mar 7

18

 Minutes 1997
  1. Feb 6
  2. Feb 20
  3. Mar 6
  4. Mar 20
  5. Apr 3
  6. May 1
  7. June 5
  8. June 19
  9. July 3
  10. Aug 7
  11. Aug 21
  12. Sep 4
  13. Sep 18
  14. Oct 2
  15. Oct 16
  16. Nov 6
  17. Nov 20
  18. Dec 4

19

 Minutes 1998
  1. Jan 15
  2. Feb 5
  3. Feb 19
  4. Mar 5
  5. Mar 19
  6. Apr 2
  7. Apr 16
  8. May 7
  9. July 2
  10. Aug 6
  11. Aug 20
  12. Sep 3
  13. Sep 17
  14. Oct 1—2 pages
  15. Oct 15
  16. Nov 5
  17. Dec 3

20

 Minutes 1999
  1. Jan 21
  2. Feb 4—2 pages
  3. Feb 18
  4. Mar 4
  5. Mar 18
  6. Apr 1
  7. Apr 15
  8. Apr 29
  9. May 6
  10. June 17
  11. July 1
  12. July 2
  13. July 15
  14. Sep 16
  15. Oct 7
  16. Nov 4—4 pages
  17. Dec 2—2 pages

21

 Minutes 2000
  1. Jan 6
  2. Jan 20
  3. Apr 20
  4. June 15
  5. Oct 5—2 pages
  6. Oct 19
  7. Nov 2—2 pages
  8. Nov 16—2 pages
  9. Dec 7—4 pages
  10. Dec 21—2 pages

22

 Minutes 2001
  1. Jan 4—2 pages
  2. Jan 18
  3. Jan 31
  4. Feb 1
  5. Feb 15
  6. Mar 1—4 pages
  7. Mar 15—2 pages
  8. Apr 5—3 pages
  9. Apr 19
  10. May 2
  11. May 17
  12. June 7
  13. June 21—2 pages
  14. July 5
  15. July 19
  16. Aug 2
  17. Aug 16
  18. Sep 6
  19. Sep 20
  20. Oct 4—3 pages
  21. Oct 18
  22. Nov 2
  23. Dec 6—3 pages
  24. Dec 20

23

 Minutes 2002
  1. Jan 3
  2. Jan 17
  3. Dec 19

24

 Minutes 2003
  1. Jan 2
  2. Jan 4
  3. Jan 16
  4. Feb 12
  5. Feb 20
  6. Mar 6
  7. Mar 20
  8. May 15
  9. June 19
  10. Dec 4—3 pages
  11. Dec 5

25

 Minutes 2004
  1. Jan 1
  2. Jan 8
  3. Feb 5—8 pages
  4. Mar 4
  5. Mar 11
  6. May 6
  7. June 3
  8. June 17—3 pages
  9. July 1
  10. July 8
  11. July 15
  12. Aug 19 with flyer "Shape Up Missouri"
  13. Sep 2
  14. Nov 4
  15. Nov 18

26

 Minutes 2005
  1. Jan 6
  2. Jan 20
  3. Feb 3
  4. Mar 3
  5. Mar 17
  6. Apr 7
  7. Oct 6

27

 Minutes 2006
  1. Feb 16

28

 Miscellaneous
  1. Bylaws of the Bolivar Fire Department 3 Nov 1983 3 pages 3 copies
  2. Uniform regulations for the Bolivar Fire Department
  3. Bolivar Fire Department—3 pages from website bolivar_fd.tripod.com 2 Feb 2002 (fire personnel information)
  4. no date—Name, gear, badge, Key of fire personnel 4 pages
  5. no date—Name, present, radio, description of code & pay of fire personnel
  6. June 15, 2000 Name, radio #, phone #, address of fire personnel
  7. March 31, 2005 Name, address, phone of fire personnel
  8. no date Name, address, phone of fire personnel
  9. July 22, 2004 Name, assignment of fire personnel
  10. meetings attended checklist no date

29

 Miscellaneous
  1. Street map of
    Bolivar c. 1982, revised ‘87
  2. blue ribbon—Hose Rolling 7 Sep 1991
  3. white ribbon—Barrel Fight 7 Sep 1991
  4. fire department emblem (generic)
  5. picture of old fire truck (generic)

30

 2005 Mayor’s Council on Health & Fitness Calendar

31

 Copies of photos from unidentified fires, unidentified source, 13 photos on regular paper. These photos are not included in the photo files.

32

 Burn Camp photos 8 X 10 photos
  1. 2001
  2. 2002
  3. 2003
  4. 2004
  5. 2005

33

 MFA Grain Elevator Fire photos 1977

8 X 10 black/white photos 7 photos

Scanned images on Disk 4

34
    1. group photo of Bolivar City Firemen with identification 9 X 41/2 inches

Scanned image on Disk 5

35

 Dairy Queen Fire photos 1980

5 X 7 black/white photos 17 photos

Scanned images on Disk 3

36

 Bolivar Hotel Fire photos 1971

5 X 7 black/white photos 7 photos

Scanned images on Disk 4

37

 Large photos from unidentified fires
  1. Gene Cockrell, Joe B., Raney, --, Ripple, Harold Garretson
  2. unidentified
  3. unidentified
  4. unidentified

Scanned images on Disk 5

38

 Group photos—no date
  1. Entire Fire Department
  2. Chief and Captains
  3. Explorers
  4. fireman in bucket—roof fire

39

 Newspapers/Articles/Photos 1980s
  1. Jan. 13, 1983 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Blaze guts downtown building" Village Discount Center
  2. Sept. 12, 1985 Humansville Star-Leader pg. 1 & 2
  3. Aug. 29, 1985 Humansville Star-Leader "More police, fire phone gripes" Pages 1-2
  4. Aug 15, 1985 Humansville Star-Leader "Fire rating means cheaper insurance for rural Humansville" Pages 1-2
  5. April 27, 1988 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "City has some growing pains, but manageable ones" pg. 6

40

 Newspapers/Articles/Photos 1990s
  1. Jan 11, 1995 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "1994 Year in Review—Sep, Oct, Dec" pages 11-12 & 15-16
  2. April 26, 1995 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Curry works to keep Dunnegan Park beautiful"
  3. April 26, 1995 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "New fire chief is truly ‘Head’ of the department"
  4. Aug 9, 1995 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "T & 13 again" (car accident)
  5. April 21, 1999 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "House fire" (Freeman & Benton Streets)
  6. June 30, 1999 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Fire on the Square" (Backward Glance—1957)
  7. Oct. 30, 1996 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "A fair ‘connection’" Patrick Phillips with Safety Pup
  8. May 22, 1996 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Dorm fire guts one room/Caring students aid in crisis situation" fire at SBU Memorial Hall

41

 Newspapers/Articles/Photos 2001
  1. Jan 5 Weekend Edition Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Dwight Crites’ Fire"
  2. Mar 3 Appleton City Journal "Osceola fire claims lives of 2 firefighters"
  3. Sep 12 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "World Trade Center, Pentagon hit" (front page)
  4. Sep 14 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Still in shock" front page only
  5. Sep 21 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Bolivar grad at Ground Zero" (Kelly Doyle) front page only
  6. July 4 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Fire Fighters teach fire safety, give tours in May"
  7. no date Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Firefighters respond to 10 commercial calls in June"
  8. no date Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Fire department responds to seven residential calls" (July)
  9. no date Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Firefighters respond to eight accidents in September"
  10. Nov 28 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Bolivar Fire Department responds to nine commercial calls during Oct." ( 2 copies)

42

 Newspapers/Articles/Photos 2002
  1. Sep 27 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "A Legacy of Caring—CMH 1982-2002" 24 page supplement
  2. Jan 30 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Fire Department leads Christmas parade in December"
  3. Feb 1 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Early morning fire" Reynolds fire photo
  4. no date Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Bolivar firefighters respond to fires spot storms during April"
  5. Mar 13 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Bolivar firefighters participate in incident management class during month of January"
  6. Oct 16 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Fire department receives continuing education"
  7. Oct 23 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "1977: Farmers Exchange grain elevator destroyed in fire"

43

 Newspapers /Articles/Photos 2003
  1. May 7 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Bolivar post office handling Stockton’s mail for now"
  2. May 7 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Path of Destruction" pgs 1A & 18A
  3. May 7 Cedar County Republican "We will rebuild"
  4. Aug 22 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Students meet family of fallen NY firefighter" pg 1B
  5. Jan 16, 2004 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "2003 Year in Review"

44

 Newspapers/Articles/photos 2004

Dec 31 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Bolivar’s rock landmark" pg. 1B

Teegarden building on S. Springfield

45

 Newspapers/Articles/Photos 2005
  1. Feb 4 SBU Omnibus "Commons kitchen damaged by fire"
  2. Jan 20, 2006 Bolivar Herald-Free Press 2005 Year in Review 14 pages

46

 Newspapers/Articles/Photos 2006

All dated March 15

  1. Buffalo Reflex "Major damage" pgs. 1-2
  2. Cedar County Republican "Sunday tornado levels homes in Cedar County" pages 1-2 & 13-16
  3. Marshfield Mail "Storms tear through county" pgs 1-2, 13-16
  4. Republic Monitor "Tornado follows ’03 path" pgs 1-2, 13-14
  5. Christian County Headliner "Tornados strike" pgs 1-2, 11-12
  6. The Index "Tornado ravages area, injures eleven" pgs 1-10 (Sec. A)

47

 Newspapers/Articles/Photos 2006-2007
  1. June 2006 Ozarks Maturity "Bolivar Fire Chief Patty Head’s view from top of the department ladder"
  2. Jan 17, 2007 Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Frozen Destruction" pgs. 1-4, 7-12

48

 Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings
  1. Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Firemen lose heads" Tom Standley at fire corner of Benton and Freeman
  2. Bolivar Herald-Free Press "Crews respond to ‘crash’ scene at airport" 2 clippings
  3. "Curfews, traffic control try to keep order in Stockton"
  4. "Internet friends meet here"
  5. Photocopy of Springfield News and Leader, July 2, 1950 "A portrait of Bolivar: One of the Ozarks; fastest growing and most remarkable cities" includes picture of fire department

49

 Miscellaneous
  1. Letter to Bolivar Fire Department postmarked 18 Dec 2007 from Freiwillige Feuerwehr Klinga (all in German)
  2. Poem "The Firefighter’s Prayer"
  3. "The Lord Created Firemen/Paramedics 4 pages copied from Internet
  4. Thanks poster MDA—Jerry Lewis
  5. Certificate of recognition MDA Telethon 1980
  6. Certificate of Appreciation to Bolivar City Hall May 1983 for flying lighted American flag
  7. Certificate of Appreciation to Bolivar Fire Department from SBU Child Study Center April ????

50

 Letters
  1. 18 Aug 2000 from Sergeant Jim Hanak concerning National Night Out
  2. 18 Sep 2000 from Polk County Library thanks for traffic control for dedication of new library
  3. 19 Sep 2002 from Marion C. Early Schools R-V cover letter for student artwork
  4. 10 Sep 2002 from Bolivar Primary School cover letter for banner
  5. 26 May 2006 from Eric Davey
  6. Thank you from Berean Baptist Church VBS no date
  7. 18 Nov 1994 Thank you letter from Joe and Donna Cox
  8. Thank you from 3rd-5th grade Sunday school class, Southern Hills Baptist Church no date
  9. Thank you "hook ’n’ ladder crew" for rescuing toy rocket from tree from Anna Widman no date
  10. Letter from Allison Rochelle Baker no date

51

 Twenty letters addressed to Safety Pup from school children (no identification as to school or date)

52

 Thank you letters/cards
  1. Child Study Center (2)
  2. from Josh at Polk County Christian School Oct 2001
  3. Story Time Gang
  4. Boy Scouts Den #5 5 handmade cards
  5. Miss Taylor, 1st Grade Polk County Christian School
  6. note and 4 handmade cards from Amy Roberts’ Class Bolivar Primary School
  7. card and 5 letters from Mrs. Ankrom’s 2nd Grade class Polk County Christian School
  8. card and 15 letters from Michelle Ritenour’s class Polk County Christian School 1 Sep 2000

53

 Thank you letters written by the following students Sept 2006

Brye Crites, Ryan Kulju, Kassie Foreman (2 pages), Korin Cross (2 pages), Manny Ofori-Yeboah, Sarah Magana, Peaeye Steele, Shelby Mossman, Taylor Hedges, Larisa Reut, Mariah Periman

54

 Christmas Cards sent to the Fire Department
  1. Total Fire Group
  2. Contreras Family & El Rodeo Staff
  3. Kenco Fire Equipment, Inc
  4. Citizens Memorial Healthcare
  5. Shelly Woods
  6. Action TV Family
  7. Brenda Custodial
  8. Kathy Price
  9. Bob Mullin
  10. Patricia & Chris Schneider
  11. ?

55

 Thank you letter and children’s colorings from Noah’s Ark Playhouse 4 (Ms. Jessica’s class) 11 pages Dec 2006

56

 Construction Information Book

Notes on station renovations
The photos in this collection have been scanned and are found on 5 disks in this box as follows

Disk 1

 Chili Supper 2005

Photos from Scrapbook 1

Tree Lighting Ceremony

Allen Property Controlled Burn

Claude & Fair Play Street Controlled Burn

Disk 2

 Masten Property Controlled Burn

Fire Equipment 1995 (b&w)

Fire Department Trip 2004

Fire Department Building 2001

Disk 3

 Burn Camp

Dairy Queen Fire 1980

Fair Play Fire 2001

Fire Games

Personnel

Disk 4

 Fire Trucks

Bolivar Hotel Fire 1971

MFA Grain Elevator Fire 1977

Miscellaneous Photos

Safety Pup

Disk 5

 SBU Homecoming Parade 2004

Susan Drake Fire—Hughs Addition

Unidentified Fires

Fire Department Group Photos 1967 & 1972-75
The actual photos can be found in photo envelopes and/or in an archival safe photo album as follows

File 1

 Susan Drake Fire Hughs Addition 9 photos

File 2

 Claude & Fair Play Streets Controlled Burn 25 photos

File 3

 Allen Controlled Burn 51 photos

File 4

 Fair Play Fire 2001 or 2002 4 photos

File 5

 Masten Property Controlled Burn 15 photos

File 6

 Unidentified fires 24 photos (photos 17-20 are found in folder 37

File 7

 Miscellaneous photos 23 photos

Album

 Personnel 64 photos

Safety Pup 69 photos

Fire Trucks 39 photos

Equipment Jan 1995 18 photos

Equipment Feb 1995 18 photos

Equipment Apr 1995 45 photos

Fire Department Building Sep 2001 21 photos

Fire Games 9 photos

Amusement Park Trip June 2004 24 photos

SBU Homecoming 2004 10 photos

Tree Lighting Ceremony 9 photos

Chili Supper 12 photos

 

ABFD-001-09 Bolivar City Fire Department Box 2 3B-8-2
This box contains the rest of the Fire Department Collection and consists of over sized materials including Sanborn Insurance Maps of Bolivar dated 1928 containing 6 pages and Sanborn Maps of Bolivar dated 1957 containing 7 pages. Also included in this box are posters and pictures created by area school children.
 
Art work by the following students:
  1. Jessica McGinnis Marion C. Early
  2. Cody
  3. Courtney Clark
  4. Logan
Thank you cards from
  • BASE—Bolivar After School Enrichment
  • Residents and Staff of Memorial Hall Southwest Baptist University
  • Ms. Summer’s 2’s and 3’s Jaeden S.,Trevor C., Lauren M., Travis B. (5 pages)
  • Sunshine Preschool @ BPS
    •
    Black and White Posters
  • "Brotherhood" Police Dept. Fire Dept. EMT
  • "Brotherhood" on flag
  • Fire Dept. "We make house calls"
    • Plaque

    This department is a member in good standing with the Fire Fighters Association of Missouri 1981-84
    Notebook containing maintenance manuals for various pieces of equipment.
     
    ABFD-001-09 Bolivar City Fire Department Scrapbook I 3B-7-1
    Two scrapbooks were a part of the collection from the Bolivar Fire Department. The scrapbook pages have been numbered and each item found on the page is listed here. Photos have also been scanned.
     

    Page

    		 Contents

    1

    		 Poem—"I’ll Show You a Volunteer" by Foley

    "Legend of the Maltese Cross" by Larry McLaughlin
    The following pages contain short biographies (questions and answers) of the fire fighters in Bolivar and Polk County. These articles came from Local Life unless otherwise noted.

    2

    		 Robert L. Head July 2002

    3

    		 Theron Becker follows the action with Bolivar Fire Department Bolivar Herald Free Press October 10, 2001

    Theron Becker (Local Life)

    4

    		 Chad Wright October 2002

    Jim Ludden December 2002

    5

    		 In the line of FIRE—Dale Newcomb

    6

    		 Seth Stinnett February 2003

    7

    		 Robert Yeargain June 2003

    Tommy Price May 2003

    8

    		 Charles Lewis September 2003

    9

    		 Brad Conard October 2003

    10

    		 Joe Haas November 2003

    Susan Becker December 2003

    11

    		 Eric Davey

    Brian Hawthorne

    12

    		Brandon K. Reathaford May 2004

    Jeff Burkart

    13

    		 Dawn Barron

    Jonathan Stephen Lichtenwalner

    14

    		 Shane Duncan

    15

    		 Danny Burkhead

    16

    		 Shawn Lawrence Feb 2004

    17

    		 Brian Conard April 2004

    18-19

    		 Photos—Chief Patty Head and Shane Gatewood at the Polk County Christian School

    20

    		 1999 Season’s Greetings picture Hammons Lifeline Flight Crew

    21

    		 Flyer from Econo. Chem, Inc. containing pictures from a controlled burn at Walnut and Pike Streets in Bolivar

    22-23

    		 Photos from burn at Walnut and Pike Streets used in advertisement for Hydro Break

    24-25

    		 Lynch House fire

    26

    		 Photos of Seth Stinnett with long hair during his college years

    27

    		 Photos of the float from SBU Homecoming Parade after 9-11

    28-29

    		 Photos of participants for line up funeral service for Jim Altic, Fire Chief Halfway

    30

    		 Photo—Jim Ludden-Producer of play at SBU
    The following pages contain newspaper articles and/or photos from the Bolivar Herald Free Press unless otherwise noted. The title of the article is listed.

    31

    		 Precaution –photo concerning Cal-Gas burning off propane tank for repair Jan 13, 1983

    32

    		 Dave Berry commentary "Thank you, Mr. Beaman" April 10, 2001

    33

    		 Fire department inspection completed: results not in yet September 19, 2001

    34

    		 Fire chief in Bolivar one-of-a-kind in state Springfield News Leader June 8, 2002

    35

    		 Crash victims’ loved ones struggling to understand Springfield News Leader April 25, 2002 David and Myra Stoke death from accident in Springfield

    36

    		 Radiation accident training given Springfield News Leader May 11, 2002

    37

    		 Hydrated hydrant—photo Albany & Parkview May 15, 2002

    Photo—city employees Dean Ponder, Patricia Schneider, Virgil Harris getting lumber for makeshift barricades.

    38

    		 Station, fire trucks offer smoke alarms May 1, 2002

    39

    		 Bolivar gets funds to aid firefighters Springfield News Leader September 22, 2002

    40

    		 Make a difference in a child’s life Local Life

    Painter’s Choice donates $250 to BFD October 30, 2002

    41

    		 Chili fund-raiser October 30, 2002

    42

    		 Bolivar, MO.: No coincidences Adelante December 2003/January 2004

    43

    		 Docudramas: catching a glimpse of what happens in an alcohol-related crash. Prevention July-Sept 2003

    44

    		 Firefighters are on the scene more than 20 hours January 22, 2003 15-unit apartment fire

    45

    		 Fire destroys apartments January 17, 2003

    Firefighters battle blaze, freezing temperatures Springfield News Leader January 18, 2003

    We help each other—photo SNL

    Firefighters work to put out blaze—photo SNL

    46

    		 Fire and rescue personnel complete auto technician course March 14, 2003

    47

    		 Friday morning crash injures two April 9, 2003

    Help firefighters send children to burn camp BHFP photo May 7, 2003

    Money for the kids BHFP photo May 7, 2003

    48

    		 Central dispatch center up and running June 6, 2003

    49

    		 Thursday crash near Bolivar square results in minor injury June 18, 2003

    Fire truck should arrive next week June 18, 2003

    50

    		 Falling far—photo June 11, 2003

    Weekend car fires—two photos August 27, 2003

    51

    		 It’s here! Arrival of new fire truck generates excitement June 27, 2003

    52

    		 Safe T. Pup, A Great Instructor –visit to Polk County Christian School Kindergarten October 2003

    Brent Watkins Sept. 12, 2003

    53

    		 Rescue mission new fire truck on display at Downtown Festival and Rural School Reunion

    54

    		 Bolivar firefighters to get grant Springfield News Leader November 10, 2003

    55

    		 Vehicle crashes into apartment building E. Division Street February 25, 2004

    56

    		 Bolivar man runs from police, crashes into ditch March 5, 2004

    57

    		 Keeping things under control March 24, 2004

    Burning to train March 24, 2004

    58

    		 MoCAP good for everyone in the community March 19, 2004

    59

    		 National "Honey Board" Day advertisement for breakfast and lunch by Bolivar fire department April 24, 2004

    False alarm—Landen Hall

    60

    		 CERT teaching citizens to help in time of need April 28, 2004

    61

    		 New service takes flight April 30, 2004

    62

    		 Docudrama brings reality of accident to BHS May 4, 2004

    63

    		 County fire departments to hold fund-raiser for Watson June 18, 2004

    BCFD becomes one-of-a-kind with Class 3 rating August 13, 2004

    64

    		 Fire department repairs trailer stage August 11, 2004

    65

    		 Kansas man dies in four-vehicle crash on Mo. 13 September 8, 2004

    66

    		 For Jerry’s kids—photo September 8, 2004

    67

    		 American Red Cross assists fire victims September 29, 2004

    68

    		 Early-morning fire damages Bolivar restaurant (El Rodeo) October 6, 2004

    Back in business November 19, 2004

    69

    		 Heating sources can cause house fires if not properly cleaned, used Octob er 15, 2004

    70

    		 Late night fire under investigation October 20, 2004

    SBU students risk lives to save others November 12, 2004 SBU Omnibus

    71

    		 George William Watson memorial December 29, 2004

    72

    		 Watson placed service above self December 29, 2004

    73

    		 Lemmon remembered for his love of Bolivar May 11, 2005

    74

    		 Early morning alarm—photo Tracker Marine Jan 2005

    Wakefield fire—photo Wakefield Auto and Towing January 5, 2005

    75

    		 Construction fire at SBU quickly contained January 7, 2005

    Fire turns dangerous Roberts fire on E. South Street January 12, 2005

    76

    		 Todd Stephens, Russ Taylor and others filling sand bags—photo June 15, 2005

    Searchers hunt for site of plane crash News Leader February 11, 2005

    David Cole—photo Leslie’s Cross Stitch and Framing January 26, 2005

    77

    		 Floating along—photo heavy rains June 8, 2005

    Fire in clothes dryer fills fail with smoke July 13, 2005

    78

    		 Firefighter training—photo July 20, 2005

    79

    		 Downpours wreak havoc on area streets, homes; damage assessment begins June 10, 2005

    80

    		 Shop fire—photo Jim Rush August 5, 2005

    Vehicle fire—photo E. Jackson Street July 13, 2005

    81

    		 Chemical cleanup—photo August 24, 2005

    Fender bender –photo August 17, 2005

    Hay bale wreck—photo September 21, 2005

     

    ABFD-001-09 Bolivar City Fire Department Scrapbook II 3B-7-1
    This is the second scrapbook which is a part of the collection from the Bolivar Fire Department. The pages have been numbered and each item found on the pages is listed here. This scrapbook contains thank you cards, funeral cards, some obituaries and newspaper articles and/or pictures cut from the newspaper.
     

    Page

    		 Contents

    1

    		 Poem—A Fireman’s Prayer

    2

    		 Obituary of Jerry L. Lewis

    Funeral card for Chester Steven Cozad

    Thank you card from Nancy Lewis & family

    3

    		 Funeral card for Frederick (Fred) Savage

    4

    		 Obituary of Joe L. Lemmon

    Funeral card for Joe L. Lemmon

    5

    		 Obituary of Johnathon David Mullaney

    Funeral card for David Mullaney

    Memorial card for Lt. David Mullaney

    6

    		 Funeral card for Gary Bryan Gammill

    7

    		 Funeral card for Joseph W. Gerke (Harrisonville Fire Chief)

    Thank you from Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection District

    8

    		 Funeral card for Richard Sydney "Tiny" Corbett

    9

    		 Obituary of Richard Sydney "Tiny" Corbett

    10

    		 Funeral card for Thomas Riley Duncan

    Thank you card from Katie and Shane Duncan

    11

    		 Thank you card from Tom and Patti Duncan (Shane’s parents)

    Funeral card for David and Myra Stoke

    12

    		 Life & Times of George W. Watson A Celebration of Life! (funeral card)

    13

    		 Curriculum Vitae of George W. Watson (3 pages)

    14

    		 Thank you card from Dawn Hodson, Rachel Oglesby, Rachel McNamera, Jennie & Mandy

    Thank you card from Bill and Pan Yeargain and Yeargain family

    Thank you card from Mrs. Samek and her kindergarteners

    Thank you card from Louis and Vera Gorden

    15

    		 Thank you card from Robert Beaman

    Thank you card from Julie Young Gooch

    16

    		 Thank you card from Evelyn Shelton

    Thank you card from the Bob Curry family

    17

    		 Thank you card from Robby Kroll

    Thank you card from Mrs. Hosteller’s 5 p.m. SBU Child Study Center class

    18

    		 Thank you card from --- no name/s listed

    Thank you card from Ruth Cox

    19

    		 Thank you card from Jim & Betty Watson

    20

    		 Thank you card from Sherry LuCerne Boy Scout Day Camp Director

    Announcement of Regional Fire Department Memorial in honor of 9-11 victims Saturday September 22, 2001

    21

    		 Thank you card from -- no name/s listed

    Thank you card from Jim & Erin Ludden

    22

    		 Thank you card signed b y Amy, Linda Lee, Tim Allen, Brian H., Greg Wood, JoAnna Newcomb, Leland James, Erin Davey, Richard Peterson

    Red Ribbon Week ribbon

    23

    		 Thank you card from Amanda Parks, staff and children of Noah’s Ark Two

    Thank you card from Rick Seiner family

    Thank you card from CMH Rehab—Haley, Deanna

    24

    		 Thank you card from Debbi Simms, Lauren & Nathan concerning help after accident July 19, 2001

    25

    		 Thank you card from Austin, Chandler, Matthew, Cameron, Michelle, Morghann, Christy, LeAnna, Kaly

    Thank you card from Fran Shover

    26

    		 Program for Polk County Emergency Services Day October 6, 2001

    27

    		 "Brotherhood" by William Shakespeare

    28

    		 Thank you card from Freedom Fellowship

    29

    		 Thank you letter from Tom Liberty and Ron Mattson

    30

    		 Obituary of Albert L. "Sonny" Jump

    31

    		 Dave Berry column honoring Sonny Jump and Coach Charles "Hoss" McCallister

    32

    		 Wedding invitation—Candy Lynn Hall and Robert William Yeargain

    33

    		 Wedding invitation—Sherrie Lee Fisher and Jonathan Stephen Lichtenwalner

    Wedding invitation—Michelle Lynn Summers and Shane Hayden Gatewood

    34

    		 Wedding invitation—April Marie Spore and Chad Allen Wright

    35

    		 Wedding invitation—Elizabeth Tripp and Eric Davey

    36

    		 Wedding invitation—Erin Marie Reichmann and James Michael Ludden

    Funeral card for Ruth Pearl Zidlicky

    37

    		 SBU Graduation announcement for Erin Marie Luddeen

    SBU Graduation announcement for Ricky Lewis Pennington

    38

    		 SBU Graduation announcement for Chad Allen Wright

    Bolivar High School Graduation Announcement for JoAnna Dale Newcomb

    39

    		 MSU Graduation announcement for Lisa Marie Oheim

    Morrisville High School Graduation announcement for Richard Andrew Peterson and Timothy Douglas Allen

    40

    		 Bolivar High School Graduation announcement for Amy Arbuckle

    Pleasant Hope High school Graduation announcement for Linda Diane Lee
    The remainder of this scrapbook contains newspaper articles and/or newspaper photos from the Bolivar Herald Free Press unless otherwise noted.

    41

    		 Trailer fire—photo October 28, 2005

    Labor Day crash—photo September 7, 2005

    Bolivar firefighters at PCCS—photo October 28, 2005

    42

    		 In the line of duty—article on death of Rick Seiner September 7, 2005

    43

    		 Obituary for Ricky Allen Seiner

    44

    		 Car fire—photo October 19, 2005

    45

    		 Fluke fire—photo October 28, 2005

    46

    		 Colorful parade—photo November 2, 2005 SBU homecoming parade

    47

    		 BCFD at Kiddie Korral—photo November 9, 2005

    48

    		 BCFD chili supper—photo November 16, 2005

    Grass fire—photo January 11, 2006

    49

    		 Fire destroys fur warehouse—article/photo on fire at Duryee’s Fur Co. January 27, 2006

    50

    		 Morning crash—photo January 25, 2006

    Grill fire—photo (Wendy’s) January 25, 2006

    51

    		 New sales tax can’t be collected until April 1—article January 6, 2006

    52

    		 Duryee’s Fur Co. Still buying furs, plans call for rebuilding—article February 1, 2006

    Newcomb named to honor roll—article January 18, 2006

    Fire education donation—photo April 26, 2006

    53

    		 House fire—photo (Jackowsky family) February 1, 2006

    54

    		 Two area responders selected as Heroes—article March 15, 2006 Rick Seiner & Rick Davis

    No, that’s not snow—photo March 15, 2006 (hail)

    55

    		 Rollover crash—photo March 1, 2006 (All-Star Gas truck)

    Brush fire out of control—photo March 29, 2006

    56

    		 Officials, fire depts., urge farmers to put off burning fields—article March 1, 2006

    Birth announcement of Madelynn Grace Duncan—article May 24, 2006

    57

    		 Columbaria placed in Greenwood Cemetery—article/photo no date

    58

    		 Highway right of way becomes part of Bolivar—article/photo January 18, 2006

    59

    		 Storms, tornado hit area—article/photo March 15, 2006

    60

    		 TIF commission adjourns until June 6—article/photo May 24, 2006

    61

    		 Control burn—photo January 7, 2004

    Brush pile fire—photo no date given

    62

    		 Bolivar’s new water tower—photo April 11, 2001

    New water tower, fire station on line—photo no date given

    63

    		 Hay fire—photo no date given

    Stealth bombers now in Afghanistan—photo no date given

    64

    		 False alarm—photo no date given (City Hall)

    Craig to wed Cole June 16—wedding announcement Cindy Craig and David Cole

    Car wreck—photo November 15, 2000

    65

    		 Bolivar FD inaugurates honor guard—article/photo December 12, 2001

    66

    		 Fire guts house, destroys generations of memories—article/photos January 5, 2002 Dwight and Judith Crites house

    67

    		 Fire safety week—photo October 20, 2000

    Donavan gets fire hat—photo June 27, 2001

    68

    		 Stop, drop and roll your way to safety—photo no date given

    69

    		 Tuesday wreck closes MO. 13—article/photo April 25, 2001

    Pine Street fire—January 24, 2001

    70

    		 Kansas man dies in crash early Friday morning—article/photo February 13, 2002

    Plaques of appreciation—photo November 21, 2001

    71

    		 Bolivar business lost, mobile home totaled in weekend fires—article/photo August 6, 2003 Riley’s Package Store & trailer on West Locust Street

    72

    		 Rains, winds storm across county—article/photo no date given

    73

    		 Children safe after fire starts at daycare—article/photo July 12, 2002 Noah’s Ark 2

    74

    		 Bolivar Fire department works to improve city’s ISO rating—article no date given

    Bolivar Fire Dept. getting ISO check-up—article August 6, 2003

    75

    		 Frozen pipe—photo no date given CMH Administrative building

    Firefighters find victim of heart attack Friday—article June 28,1995 Robert R. Clark

    76

    		 Bolivar, county crews respond to emergencies—article December 15, 2000

    Early snow notice helped—article December 15, 2000

    Snow on the square—photo December 15, 2000

    77

    		 Second storm blankets area—article/photo December 27, 2000

    78

    		 Man dies in Fair Play fire---article/photo October 26, 2001

    79

    		 Water for you—photo October 10, 2001

    Birth announcement Jennie Marie Yeargain—article October 20, 2004

    80

    		 Friendly competition—photo no date given

    Fire at Butterfield—photo September 6, 2006

    81

    		 Docudrama—photo September 6, 2006

    Driver injured in rollover crash on RT. D—article September 6, 2006

     

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