McIntosh Fire & Rescue celebrates 125 years of community service

On Saturday, April 11, 2015 the Community of McIntosh and the McIntosh Fire & Rescue squad celebrated the great service that the volunteers give to our community at the 125th Annual Fireman’s Ball held at The Club Bar & Grill in McIntosh. 

There was a crowd of people and great music by local “Sound Sensations”. To round out the night, there was a drawing for prizes. The winners of the prizes were: 17 HMR Rifle: Nick Schmidt, McIntosh; $100 gift certificates to Jered’s Grocery, donated by Jered Agnes:  Stephanie Halland, McIntosh, Orlan Rokke, Fargo, ND; Carbon Monoxide Alarm & Smoke Detector: Jason Venom, Grand Forks, ND.

The current members of the 2015 McIntosh Fire & Rescue Squad along with their years of serive are: Fire Chief, Justin Schultz, 6 years; Assistant Chief, Toby Strom, 11 years; Secretary, Bernie Marshall, 14 years; Gary Schommer, 28 years; Mike Boehrnsen 24 years; Mark Thompson, 20 years; Clay Syverson, 19 years; Ron Lemer, 19 years; Steve Olson, 18 years; Mark Strom, 16 years; Ken Kasprzak, 15 years; Kris Johnson, 13 years; Shawn Hedlund, 9 years; Rick Grove, 8 years; Dean Roy, 8 years; Dave Senn, 7 years; Tamera Ostenaa, 6 years; Tanya Hamre, 5 years; Brook Johnson, 3 years; Mark Simonson, 3 years; and New member Jeremy Jerdee.

The department and community thanked retiring member Mike Hanson for his 22 years of fire serivce to the community.