I’m not sure why the fire department was handing out Cracker Jacks and candy canes, but they look like a happy group.
Jerry Brashears was able to supply me with most of the name:
Top Row, left to right: Less Butts, Arnie Haynes, Larry Christian, unkown, Tom Brown, Stan Nelson, uk, Gary Feldman, Virg Butler, Gerry Garrison, Bob Severson, George Smallwood, Alex Etherington.
Bottom Row, left to right: Tim Daniel, Dan Ciccorini (sp?), Helmer Norberg, Dick Taylor, uk, Denny Hightower, Ron Gehring, Dave Marchetti.
If you have more names ore more about this event, please give a shout!
Image courtesy of the Taylor family.
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Eatonville To Rainier 
12 responses to “Fire Department Hands out Treats (1960s)”
I recognize most of these characters,ha ha. Top left les Butts,Arnie Haynes,Larry Christian, unknown,Tom Brown,Stan Nelson,uk,uk,Virg Butler,Gerry Garrison Bob SEverson. G Smallwood, Alex Etherington. Front row,T Daniel Dan Ciccorini sp?, Helmer Norberg,D Taylor,uk,D Hightower,Ron Gerhing sp?,Dave Marchetti
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Thank you SO much. I’ll add this to the post.
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second unknown in top row might be Gary Feldman, it’s been too long since i’ve seen him
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You might be right. Let me ask around.
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Denny Hightower worked for my Dad at Mashell motors back in the sixties. Denny and I worked together many Saturdays. The picture of him looks just like I remember him !!
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You’d recognize him immediately today. 🙂
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Hi Diane: Jerry Brashears is correct about the “second unknown” in the top row. It is Gary Feldtman standing next to Virg Butler. What a great bunch of guys – not just for handing out treats – but for all their volunteer service to Eatonville.
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Thanks so much! And yeah, a heck of a bunch of great guys!
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I remember George Smallwood telling a story about how he picked up a new fire engine at the American LaFrance factory and drove it to Eatonville. I think he said he couldn’t go above 35 miles per hour the whole trip in order to break in the engine properly.
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That’s great. Probably a lot of people behind him wondering why a firetruck can’t go any faster than 35 mph. 🙂
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Yeah, and I think the factory was in New York or Pennsylvania! I wish I could talk to George now, what a character he was! 🙂
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[…] are a few shots from the event. You’ll notice some familiar names: Dick Taylor, Florence Parrish, Dick Logston, Susan Burgess, Mike Van Clausen, Steve Packer, Dick Christensen, […]
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