Seemed like the whole town came out to Hobart, ID fire station #1. Dave here is getting a hug from Marge (Honey) who is dear to the fire service here. Honey had two family members in Hobart Fire who died in the line of duty. Seemed she was the strong one for the department.
Nicole, the fire department secretary is placing the Hobart FD patch on the door. We got to talk with her a few times before getting into town and she let us know they had special plans for us. Little did we know!
When we left Chicago Fire we were met by Phil who lives in the Hobart area and wanted to ride with us. Phil rode up to Chicago and met us close to downtown. Phil made it for a good ride to our next destination and most of it was on bike path. Phil wanted to make sure his wife Leah got the chance to meet us so he brought the family back Great family and we'll be talking with them more in the future.
So, the FD secretary, Nicole let us know that there would be someone to meet us at the bike path in Hobart to lead us into the fire station. So a short scenic tour through the town and we were led down the final street towards the station. We could see the truck set up in front of the station with a huge U.S. flag draped off the tip of the aerial. As the lead FD apparatus moved out of the way, it opened up a line of sight where we saw a carnival type atmosphere.
The apparatus floor had been cleared out to make way for tables and chair for all the people from the community who showed up to greet us. A live, 4 piece band, jump house for Dave and the kids, BBQ complete with fresh corn on the cob (picked that morning and donated from the farmer) BBQ in the husk and a table full of homemade side dishes and desserts. My weight is now going the wrong way again.
Dave here is showing an article printed up in the local news paper of a project started by Holly and Lisa. They get handprints from people in the community on large sheets to memorialize different events. One was done with kids applying 343 pairs of hand prints for a 9/11 anniversary
Seemed like the whole town came out to Hobart, ID fire station #1. Dave here is getting a hug from Marge (Honey) who is dear to the fire service here. Honey had two family members in Hobart Fire who died in the line of duty. Seemed she was the strong one for the department. 
Nicole, the fire department secretary is placing the Hobart FD patch on the door. We got to talk with her a few times before getting into town and she let us know they had special plans for us. Little did we know!
When we left Chicago Fire we were met by Phil who lives in the Hobart area and wanted to ride with us. Phil rode up to Chicago and met us close to downtown. Phil made it for a good ride to our next destination and most of it was on bike path. Phil wanted to make sure his wife Leah got the chance to meet us so he brought the family back Great family and we'll be talking with them more in the future.
So, the FD secretary, Nicole let us know that there would be someone to meet us at the bike path in Hobart to lead us into the fire station. So a short scenic tour through the town and we were led down the final street towards the station. We could see the truck set up in front of the station with a huge U.S. flag draped off the tip of the aerial. As the lead FD apparatus moved out of the way, it opened up a line of sight where we saw a carnival type atmosphere. 
The apparatus floor had been cleared out to make way for tables and chair for all the people from the community who showed up to greet us. A live, 4 piece band, jump house for Dave and the kids, BBQ complete with fresh corn on the cob (picked that morning and donated from the farmer) BBQ in the husk and a table full of homemade side dishes and desserts. My weight is now going the wrong way again. 
Dave here is showing an article printed up in the local news paper of a project started by Holly and Lisa. They get handprints from people in the community on large sheets to memorialize different events. One was done with kids applying 343 pairs of hand prints for a 9/11 anniversary
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