Every seat at the Green Lake Snowmobile Club’s fundraising Pig Roast was filled as the event was sold out to the club members and their guests well before the party on Feb. 17.
Event coordinator Ron Tonts said, “It was a successful fundraiser and everyone seemed to have a good time.”
He noted the club rectified a small problem at the previous year’s Pig Roast.
“Last year, we had a 75-pound hog which wasn’t enough. This year, we had an 89-pound hog and a 22-pound hind quarter.”
It was more than enough. There was pork left over for party-goers to purchase and take home at the end of the event.
Club members put in a lot of work to make the event successful.
John Sullivan, Herb Weitzel and Tonts roasted the hog.
Club members prepared the hall with cleverly adorned table cloths, and the walls were decorated with information about the club, photos of past rides, gatherings and other events, as well as thank-you posters to business owners who donated door prizes and auction items.
The club provided baked beans, scalloped potatoes, vegetables, salad and desserts.
Two club members did a great job in collecting prizes from 70 Mile House, Lone Butte, 100 Mile House, Kamloops and Clinton and local businesses.
Party-goers were eager to take the prizes home and the bidding was aggressive.
The auction fever started early in the evening as the first item up for grabs was to see which table would get dinner first. It started with a low bid that quickly climbed to a $200 winning offer.
After dinner, the Repeat Offenders picked up their instruments and started to play. It didn’t take long for people to get up to dance, laugh and have fun on the dance floor.
Band spokesman Jack Keough said the band enjoyed the event.
“We thought the pig roast was a resounding success and it was our pleasure to be a part of it for the last couple of years.”
Preparing for an emergency
Members of three area fire departments got together at the South Green Lake Volunteer Fire Department (SGLVFD) Fire Hall to take the Justice Institute of British Columbia’s Incident Command System Level 100 course presented by SGLVFD Training Officer Dave Plenert.
The visiting firefighters were from the 70 Mile House Volunteer Fire Department and the Watch Lake North Green Lake Fire Department. This training is mandated by the BC Office of the Fire Commissioner.
Plenert made the course, which was chock full of information and training programs, understandable by providing helpful descriptions and examples.
The program goal was to introduce firefighters to an effective system for command, control and a coordinated response at an emergency scene.
Another goal was to have firefighters gain a basic understanding of the Incident Command Systems (ICS). It covered organization, principles, basic structure and comment responsibilities, as well as the ability to work with other agencies in an emergency.
Plenert wrapped up the course by providing three possible ICS scenarios with a set of questions attached: Who is in charge?; What needs to be done and how will it be done?; What resources are being used and what response activities are being carried out?; What resources are required to support the incident (for example meals, shelter, equipment)?; and What expenses need to be tracked and monitored?
The scenarios and questions hammered home the need to prepare for the possibility of there being an emergency incident in our communities, such as an interface fire, or train derailment.
The fire department members will attend an ICS Level 200 course next; during which they will utilize the ICS to efficiently manage a small to moderate-sized incident. They will also learn how to establish and transfer command, determine objectives, strategies and tactics; and effectively organize an emergency scene; and request and organize resources.
This will give the firefighters an opportunity to mentally and physically work on what they learned at the ICS Level 100 course.