FUND-RAISER FOR FIRE STATION SUPPORTERS ORGANIZE A BLOCK PARTY.Byline: Daily News SHERMAN OAKS - Hundreds of residents enjoyed a block party Saturday to benefit local firefighters, taking in the sounds of a live band and the sight of a 100-foot ladder firetruck at the first Benefit for Our Bravest event. ``Firetrucks and little kids. They just go together,'' said Ed Elliot, whose 18-month-old grandson Grandson (gräNsôN`), Ger. Grandsee, town (1990 pop. 2,473), Vaud canton, W Switzerland, at the southwestern end of the Lake of Neuchâtel. , Trent, got to sit in the driver's seat driv·er's seat n. A position of control or authority. of one of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Fire Department's rigs. The prospect of rain and the cool weather did not deter hundreds from coming to the event at Sherman Oaks Avenue and Dickens Street. Major sponsors for the fund-raiser for fire facilities and emergency equipment included the Valley Inn Restaurant, the Flagg Foundation and Los Angeles Family Magazine. Organizers said they raised at least $30,000 from the event, through donations and a silent auction. The money will be donated to the Adopt-A-Fire-Station Foundation. More than a good cause, the event provided the spectacle of the shiny red big-rig ladder truck, a 1995 Simon Duplex LPI (Lines Per Inch) The number of lines printed in a vertical inch. (language) LPI - A PL/I interpreter for IBM PCs and workstations. ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/mirrors/msdos/pli/runpli1a.arc. E-mail: <rcg@lpi.liant.com>. , that drew the awe of kids and parents. ``Oh, fun,'' Elliot said. ``This is nice.'' Also Saturday, firefighters presented Marge Hearn, the widow of Hall of Fame broadcaster Chick chick abbreviation for chicken (1). Hearn, the Chick Hearn Hero of the Year award for her decades of service to the community. Firefighters shared with participants their stories and answered questions about the trucks. ``We like having the community come out here and meet us,'' said three-year firefighter Kelly Hoss, who attested at·test v. at·test·ed, at·test·ing, at·tests v.tr. 1. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine: The date of the painting was attested by the appraiser. 2. to a spirit of the LAFD LAFD Los Angeles Fire Department LAFD Los Alamos Fire Department LAFD London Association of Funeral Directors (UK) motto - ``At All Times, Service Above Self.'' Hoss is from Sherman Oaks Station 88, and he drives at the tail-end of the ladder truck as a tillerman - in a square cagelike box known as ``the bucket.'' ``It's not that hard,'' he said. ``You just have to avoid large objects.'' Hoss is one of 993 L.A. firefighters stationed at one of the 103 firehouses across the city. The trucks get a lot of use - last year alone, the LAFD responded to 653,505 calls across the city. Hoss said the rig gets quite a workout Workout Informal repayment or loan forgiveness arrangement between a borrower and creditors. workout 1. The process of a debtor's meeting a loan commitment by satisfying altered repayment terms. , rolling out from the station on about 10 calls a day. Other workhorses parked at Sherman Oaks Avenue and Dickens Street included a 1980s-era Seagrave fire engine with more than 57,000 hard miles on it. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Three-year-old Max Lapides of Encino notes the difference in size between two turtles at Benefit for our Bravest, the fire department fund-raiser held Saturday in Sherman Oaks. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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