1978 - Orrin Freier and His Wife Accept a Certificate of Appreciation for Raising Money for Jaws of Life from Sheriff Duane Badder...and...Mark Pomranke and Fred Dempsey Are Heading to Individual State Finals From Presque Isle County Advance and Onaway Outlook February 15, 2018

  
CAPTION: Orrin Freier and his wife accepted a certification of appreciation from Presque
Isle County sheriff Duane Badder in February 1978.  It was in recognition of their effort
to raise money so the county could buy its first Jaws of Life. Knowing it would be 
difficult for one man to raise the $5,100 needed to purchase the equipment Orrin approached
the Onaway Area Search and Rescue CB Club with the idea of raising enough money to buy the tool.
Club members sold thousands of raffle tickets and other groups were enlisted to help with 
the fundraising drive.  When it became apparent that the idea was more than just a flash
in the pan, the county commission added a very generous amount to the drive and the goal
was reached.  The new equipment ws presented to the county in early October 1977.  In other 
Onaway news, Mark Pomranke and Fred Dempsey qualified for the individual state finals in 
Grand Rapids.


From the The Presque Isle County Advance February 15, 2018, page 7B. 


Retyped by J. Anderson