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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS
Harris County Emergency Corps has honored Carl B.
Young's lifetime commitment to EMS by awarding him
"Life Membership" at their Annual Awards Banquet in
December. Carl is only the ninth member to be honored
by this award in the Emergency Corps sixty year history.
TDH recently honored Carl by inducting him into the
Texas EMS Hall of Fame. The Harris County Emergency
Corps expressed their gratitude to Carl for his many
years of dedication and service to EMS.
Another long-time EMS professional Billy Daniel is in
the Fort Davis area these days, teaching EMS classes.
He and his wife are semi-retired and are working on their
Masters Degrees in Health Science Education through
Texas Tech University. Billy says he has known his
ABC's since he started in the EMS business, and now
he is learning his numbers! Take a trip through most
parts of the Western half of Texas and see how many
times "Billy Daniel" gets dropped into any EMS conver-
sation.
Public Health Region 3's, Dolt Lee who is based in
Midland, recently traveled to Chihuahua, Mexico, with
Billy Daniel to deliver medical supplies to that region.
Ray Dillard is the new program specialist in the Abilene
office of Public Health Region 5. He joins Andy Cargile
and Cheryl Masters there. Ray has been in EMS since
his EMT course in 1975. And he became a Paramedic in
1979 when he graduated from the first Paramedic
course taught in Abilene. Long-time EMS supporter Dr.
Dale Brannom taught that course. Ray was the adminis-
trator of Root Memorial Hospital and director of Mitchell
County EMS in Colorado City. With his Masters Degree
in Education and background as an educator in EMS,
public schools, and college, Ray expects to be involved
in Coordinator Training in the Region 5 area.
Chili Cookoffs seem to be the hot thing in EMS this time
of year.
Cypress Creek EMS (we love getting their newsletter)
raised about $3,000 with theirs and also held a "Little
Miss Cypress Creek EMS" contest. Cypress Creek's
Chili Team was attending a BTLS course that weekend
and didn't get to enter the competition, but a few years
ago they won the competition, to cries of "Rigged!
Rigged!" we are told. The Cookoff is CASI-sanctioned
and had 26 teams entered.
Forty-two teams entered the Port Aransas EMS Auxiliary
Chili Cookoff held October 29 on the beach. The PortAransas South Jetty newspaper said Roberts Point
Park became a "fairway of chili booths and carnival
games and rides (with) 42 cooks and untold numbers of
hams giving it their all for showmanship awards." We
saw a picture of the "EMS Chili" team - what are those
costumes? Raisins? Dried chili pods? They looked like
they were lined up to sing some Motown, so I vote for
raisins.... The "Flamebusters Chili" team had to be a
bunch of firefighters, because they had little red wagons,
fire extinguishers, and probably a pot of outrageously hot
chili!
And, not to be out-done, the Bureau of Emergency
Management had its annual Chili Cookoff on October
28. Eight cooks entered this totally non-sanctioned
Cookoff - the winner's name is engraved on a plaque
that hangs in the Bureau office. Ginger Gober, of the
MAB Division, won with her "No Beans Chili." Debby
Hollan, who is Administrative Technician for Gene
Weatherall, won 3rd place, and Louis Hartley and
Garland Latham tied for 2nd. Gene Weatherall entered
with "Ticked Off Chili" and if he was ticked off before he
lost this year's judging, we cannot imagine what his chili
will be named next year.
Ed Zwanziger - "Major Z" to most who know him -has
left Texas for Nebraska. Ed is administrator of Fritzer
Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Nebraska, and runs "Z"
Clinic, which he says is a booming pediatrics clinic. Ed
was renowned in Texas EMS for his moulaging tech-
niques - he was the one who had burn and shooting
victims wandering through the Hilton at TDH's EMS
Conference in 1987 and he often helped moulage
"patients" at TAEMT's Wilderness Rescue Competition
at Garner State Park. Ed was a Course Coordinator for
PHR 1 and taught EMT courses at The University of
Texas at Austin. Ed, a retired Air Force major, an R.N.,
an EMT, and a physician's assistant, was named
Outstanding Physician's Assistant of the Year in 1983
from a field of 700 Air Force P.A.s.
Marion County Volunteer Ambulance Group in
Jefferson lets folks know when they receive special
citizen cooperation. Marion County Hospital
Administrator Tom Sturdivant (who is also an EMT and
volunteers with the Marion County group) passed along
a newspaper clipping showing EMS president Glen
Barnhill presenting a certificate of appreciation to
Marion County Deputy Sheriff Terry Nelson. Deputy
Nelson assisted Marion County Volunteer Ambulance
Group in completing a call when their ambulance broke
down outside of Jefferson. The EMS group has 15
certified volunteers, 2 ambulances, and runs about 400
calls a year.4
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