Eddie Lillis Runt of South End Fire Company Still Active at 70
Eddie Lillis known as Runt remains a vigorous 70 year old firefighter with the South End Fire Company in Winchester. He rails against retirement, listing softball and tennis as favorites while overseeing a 30 member active squad and a 400 strong membership. He recalls firefighting’s evolution from simple water to foam techniques and remembers fighting the Virginia Cold Storage blaze. He has wrestled, lifted weights, and kept a busy life with family, two jobs, and long service to the community. He credits sponsors for Winchester’s strong summer softball program.
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Lillis
South End Fire Company
Virginia
Handley High School
Handley
Winchester
Winchester Men Enter Great Raft Race on Potomac
Four Winchester men piloted an air filled raft built from two air cushions and plywood sheets in the WPGC Budweiser raft race on the Potomac near West Potomac Park. Captain Bill Martin led Ty Triplett Dave Fencham and Rob Smith aboard a craft with a galley and no anchor. The raft finished without honors but the crew plans further night river cruises and describes wildlife sightings from the raft while noting a gum powered emergency repair plan.
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Star
Washington, D.C
Maine
Florida
Potomac River
West Potomac Park
Winchester
Martin
Explosion injures girl at Front Royal residence
In Front Royal on August 27 1978 an explosion in the basement of a John Galloway home injured Cindy Slingluff stepdaughter of Galloway. She was transported first to Warren Memorial Hospital then Winchester Memorial Hospital for treatment. Fire caused damage to the foundation and other structural parts. The blast cause is under investigation. Firefighters also responded to an open hydrant near Pullman Coach Co and a shed fire at a Brad Haynes property. A traffic crash at Rt 55 east of Front Royal injured a man identified as Denesre and sent him to Warren Memorial Hospital.
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Front Royal
John Galloway
Galloway
Cindy Slingluff
Warren
Memorial Hospital
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Thurston McIntosh
McIntosh
Pullman Coach Company
E. 6Th St
Warren Memorial Hospital
Denesre
Whitham Listed in Serious Condition
Virginia Secretary of Transportation Wayne A. Whitham remains in serious condition at George Washington University Medical Center. The Winchester native, 54, was taken off the critical list over the weekend and admitted August 13 after chest pains following an official Capitol luncheon. He worsened with a heart attack on August 20.
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Virginia
Secretary of Transportation
Wayne A. Whitham
George Washington University Medical Center
Whitham
Winchester
Capitol
Winchester City Council to tour city facilities
Winchester city council members will spend five hours touring facilities and discussing with department heads. They will meet at Rouss City Hall at 10 a.m. and visit the water treatment plant, Winchester Municipal Airport, and Friendship Fire Company for lunch, then tour the recreation park, city yards, and public safety building before returning to city hall by 3 p.m.
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Winchester
Rouss City Hall
Winchester Municipal Airport
Friendship Fire Company
Winchester Recreation Park
City Yards
Public Safety Building
City Hall
Firemen See Bylaws Change and Dispatch Plan Near
Frederick County Firemen's Association reports a settlement on new bylaws and a dispatching system to serve 10 departments. Details will be released September 18 at the Star Tannery Fire Department meeting. A committee will study options and report soon before company approvals.
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Frederick County
Assa
James Haines
Haines
Dunn
Polly
Gainesboro
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Eddie
Swimley’s
J. Miles Cary
Hank Ebert
Potomac
By Joe Bageant
Ole’ Bill
River Yacht
Winchester Evening Star
Ravea News
Reliance
Brad Haynes
Round Hill
Charles Dunn
The
Greenwood Fire Co
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