The Angry Bee

Message in a bottle!?

2011-09-22T09:07:00.000-07:00

We recently received an email from Shannon Chuchiak in Richmond Ohio who sent us the following Message and Photo:

"Just thought you might find it interesting. That while my family was attending the Edison Local band show in Richmond Ohio (near th WV handle) my son found your balloon floating in.

Good luck with your no vote!"

Now, Richmond is over 200 miles from Perrysburg, so that balloon traveled a long way! The balloons were given away at First Friday to get the message out for people to vote no on issue two. I guess we are getting the message out to other places in Ohio too! We thought it was a great story and wanted to share. Thanks goes out to Drew (Picture in the photo) who got our message in a bottle!

2011-06-21T09:02:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Drs. Downs and hire for their generous hole in one sponsorship this year. Please visit their website at http://www.downsandhire.com/. Come on out and golf with them July 15th. Don't forget to register! You can click on the Fire on the fairways logo to the left to register.

2011-06-03T09:24:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Jason Kessler for finishing 1st overall in the Kip Bolus 5K. On Memorial Day Jason finished the 3.2 mile race in a time of 17 minutes and 24 seconds. The annual event had over 300 runners including Jason and 4 other firemen from Perrysburg Fire. Congrats goes out to Joel Kociancic, Al Bagdonas, Pat Fleming, and Mike Wilson. a special congrats also goes out to Chantilly Kessler (Jason's wife) who finished 9 months pregnant. Running is is going to run in their family. The Kip Bolus 5K is an annual event put on by the Perrysburg Police in memory of Kip Bolus who was killed in the line of duty 35 years ago. Hope to see everyone next year!

Fire at the falls

2010-10-08T13:06:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who came out to support the MDA and golfed on our first ever mini golf outing. For the last 20 years we have put on a golf outing to support our various local charities. This was the first time we put on a "golf outing" the whole family could enjoy. We made the mistake of scheduling it on a football friday. However we were still able to raise over $400 for our national charity....the MDA. Our outing was the first of the year for the MDA. Bee on the lookout for us on Black Friday at Levis Commons as we Fill the Boot. We had great feedback from families who said they had a great time. "Sparky" was worth the price of admission. If we decide to continue our golf outing next year we promise to do it on a home football game. Thanks again and please enjoy out photos in the Events blog!

Fire Safety Week!

2010-10-06T09:29:00.001-07:00

Dont forget this week is Fire Safety Week! All of the Perrysburg Schools are running some of their students through our Fire Safety Trailer. However not all grades are going through it. If you would like for your child to run through our trailer and learn about fire safety please bring them to the Way Public Library on Thursday Oct 9th from 3:00 to 5:30 pm. We will also be at Levis Commons on Oct 24th from 12-3pm. The fire trailer will be there, snoopy's dog house, and lots of useful information about fire safety for your Family. There is also an exhibit at the Library about the history of Perrysburg Fire Department.

2010-06-08T15:14:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all who came out to support our 3rd Annual car wash. The weather did not hold off but we still had a great time raising money for our two heros on the left. To find out more please go to our events blog or profiles blog to learn more about the cause. It sounds like we may be participating in another car wash next week to benefit the local families devastated by the recent tornadoes. Please bee on the lookout for more info. We also had a great turnout for the First Friday held in downtown Perrysburg. It sounds like over 2000 people attended the event. Please check out the Photos above taken by Carli from Shutterlove Photography. For more info please click on the events blog from the pulldown link above.

Car Wash

2010-06-02T15:17:00.000-07:00

Keep your fingers crossed for our rescheduled Car Wash benefiting Hope Burkin and Ty Swoap, this Saturday June 5 at Marco's Pizza. Our car wash was rained out last month and it looks as if there is a chance of rain this Sat.

We are hoping to raise a lot of money for our local heroes. In addition to helping out with on-going medical bills we are trying to raise the last of the funds needed to send Ty and his family to Disney World. The Kids Wish Network is granting Ty's Wish through generous contributions but still need some help.

Remeber the Car Wash is free however any and all donations go directly to these great local families. In addition, Mister Freeze will be handing out gift cards to all who donate!

Thanks to all of our sponsors and volunteers for helping to continue this 3rd annual event! Hope to see everyone there!

Updates!

2010-04-17T15:43:00.000-07:00

The Perrysburg Firefighters are sponsoring a free car wash to benefit two local heroes on April 24th from 10am to 2pm at Marco's Pizza. Donations will be accepted for Ty Swoap and Hope Burkin to help with on going medical expenses. Mister Freeze is also giving out gift certificates to anyone who donates. Bee sure to look out for the Pipe Doctors fire engine in the photos above. To find out more about our heroes please click on our profiles blog from the pull down menu above. Hope to see you all there!

Also, mark your calendars for July 16th to attend our 20th annual "Fire on the Fairways" four man golf scramble. To learn more please click on the logo to the left of this post. Every year just seems to get better and this year should not disappoint.

-- Perrysburg Firefighters local 3331

Updates

2009-11-27T13:59:00.000-08:00

We hope all of you are having a great start to the holiday season! We recently Filled the Boot for the MDA at the entrance to Levis Commons. This was the second year of what is now going to be an annual event. The reponse has been overwhelming. Thanks to all who participated and generously gave to this great cause! Check out the story and the photos in the Events blog. We also are going to participate in Perrysburg's Holiday Parade. Please come and enjoy all of the festivities this Sunday Nov. 29th at 2 pm. Check out the slide show above to view the photo of the truck we are entering in this years parade. Many thanks to Eric Wagner from Pipe Doctor for the use of his 1978 Fire Truck.

Up coming events and new posts

2009-08-11T14:03:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder that every Thursday is the Farmers Market in Downtown Perrysburg that just seems to get bigger every week. Also, every first Friday of the month is the "First Friday" event in Downtown on Louisiana Ave., presented by the Perrysburg Main Street Inc. Check out the new photos in our slideshow of life flight landing during the last First Friday and photos from previous weeks.

Harrison Rally Days is set for September 19th! Do not miss it, as the Fire Division will once again be in the Parade.

A special thanks goes out to Signature Harley Davidson who helped us raise money at their Biker Bash event for our various charities, including $200.00 for the MDA.

And finally, check out the Fire on the Fairways blog under the events tab to view the various new photos of our outing. New photos will be posted as they come in so keep on checking back.

2009-05-21T16:39:00.000-07:00

New to the website is a Sponsor page that is linked to the Fire on the Fairways tab under events on the top of this page. Our first featured sponsor is Engaging Data who is the architect of our website. So we found it only appropriate to feature him first. If you are interested in starting a website Scott Francis is your man. Be sure to check out the new page with all of his contact info. In addition, the sponsor page will continue to feature our generous sponsors of our 19th annual "Fire on the fairways" July 19th. Bee sure and click on the graphic to the left for more info on our golf outing, including team registration, and ways to sponsor. Not only will you find info on our sponsors all year on the sponsor page, but also info on all of the great raffles prizes we are putting together. Hope to see you there!

A Big Thank You!

2009-04-18T18:03:00.000-07:00

The car wash was a huge success! The weather stole the show, however there are many thank you's that need to go around. First of all we would like to thank the families of Hope Burkin and Ty Swoap. Without them we could not have done as well. Everyone was busy, even the kids got involved. Another big thank you has to go to the community for coming out and supporting the event. Finally, another huge thank you for Marcos Pizza (the perfect location for a car wash), Mr. Freeze (for donating the gift certificates), and Alex at Car Brite for donating all of the car wash supplies. Bee sure to check out the photos in the slideshow above. If anyone has other photos please email them to us and we will post them in our events blog.

Car Wash Today!

2009-04-17T20:14:00.000-07:00

Don't forget to come out and see see us today at the Marco's on Rt 25 and get your car washed. All proceeds are going to benefit Ty Swoap and Hope Burkin. Remember the car wash is FREE. However, a donation will be appreciated to help with on-going medical expenses of these two local hero's. As a bonus Mr. Freeze will be giving out Gift Certificates to everyone making a donation. How can you resist Mr. Freeze and a clean car on a warm 70+ degree spring day. See everyone there!

See what's inside

2009-03-31T13:40:00.000-07:00

We are off and running! Obviously, the site is in its infancy and there are some blogs that really have not yet started. However, we have new posts in the events blog with info on our upcoming Car Wash. In the profiles blog, you can read up on our Fire Chief and two of our local hero's. Next, head on over to the equipment blog to see what we have highlighted. Finally, check out the training blog to read about and view the slide show of our recent river rescue drill. Bee sure to check back often to watch our site grow.

Welcome

2009-03-10T16:54:00.000-07:00

Finally, perrysburgfire.com is up and running. We still have a lot of work to do, but bee sure to check back as we will be updating often. As the weeks go on the site will continue to grow with different links to explore. Our vision is to create an internet periodical of sorts that continuously evolves rather than becomes stale with the same information. We hope you enjoy.

Car Wash to Benefit Local Family

2009-03-06T09:52:00.000-08:00

Bee on the lookout for more information regarding our Car Wash tentatively scheduled for April 18th from 10am-2pm. Once again this year we will raising money for a local family in need. Last year we raised approximately $1,800.00 for Ty Swoap who suffers from Treacher Collins Syndrome. For more information please visit http://www.tyswoap.com/.

Early stages of Website

2009-03-04T06:43:00.000-08:00

testing - We are in the early stages of creating a Web site for Perrysburg Firefighters local 3331. In addition, we are going to start this blog to keep the community and our members up to date on current events, photos, videos, fundraisers, and so forth. Please keep checking back or subscribe to our feed to stay up to date.