Traditional service set for Memorial Day
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Steve Dean, well-known Gilmer businessman and aviation veteran, will be keynote speaker  at  this  year’s Memorial Day service on the south lawn of the Upshur County Courthouse at 9 a.m. Monday. ...
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“PUBLICITY HOUND” Major demonstrates how to use the Wag’N 02 Fur Life™ mask to revive a pet overcome by smoke or other toxic fumes. With Major, a 9-year-old German shepherd, is his handler, Longview Animal Control Officer Jacqui Lynch, and Gilmer firefighter Shelby Henderson.
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    Breathing masks give pets chance for survival
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    Upshur County’s pets who are rescued from burning homes will now have a better chance of survival, thanks to the generosity of a number of businesses and individuals. Every volunteer fire departme...
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