Two newborns join valley residents

Brent and Amy Gimlin's second daughter was born Feb. 22. Alise Marie Gimlin weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces and was 19 inches long. She joins Bailey, 3, at home. Her grandparents are Jan and the late Chuck Gimlin, Ray and Donna Dowdy, and Claude and Billie Bertheas. Great-grandparents are Doc Carr, Kay Carr, Charlene Gimlin, and Ceora Duncan.

A fifth generation arrives in Glenwood. Ryan and Jodi Sanchey welcomed their first baby into the world on March 2. Landon Jason Sanchey weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and was 20 inches long. Landon joins four other generations of family members residing in Glenwood. Landon's grandparents are Dave and Kim Holly and George and Jerilyn Sanchey. Great-grandparents include Ed and Pinky Holly, Harry and Lorraine Robinson, Richard and Karen Hansen, Jerry and Wilma Moss, and George and Charlotte Sanchey. Landon's great, great-grandmother is Wilma Montgomery.

Congratulations to the Gimlin and Sanchey families on the arrivals of the little cousins.

Best wishes and congratulations are extended to Charlene Gimlin and Rudy Cortez as they marry on March 12. Charlene will certainly be missed in the community. We hope the newlyweds will return to Glenwood often for visits.

The Rural 8 Fire District would like to honor the memory of Chris Tyndall. Mr. Tyndall joined the Glenwood Fire Department in January 1982 and retired more than 20 years later in May 2002. Chris brought many years of fire fighting experience and a lot of knowledge about equipment operation. Due to Chris' experience and willingness to share his knowledge, he became deputy chief and served as training officer for 12 years.

As training officer, he taught the department members how to drive the trucks, run the pumps, how to put the hoses on the truck so they could be removed quickly, how to use the ladders; and how to use the air packs. Chris was always looking for ways to improve the quality of the service to the community. When the time came and there was the need, Chris took on the additional responsibility of First Responder, and worked with the medical staff for nine years until his retirement.

Mr. Tyndall was without a doubt the best recruiter the department ever had. One problem in an area like ours is that most of the firemen work in the woods and are gone from the community during the day. That leaves the department pretty empty in case of an emergency. Chris took it upon himself to train a few wives, most of whom were EMTs, to run the equipment and to at least get started toward a fire while other responders were trying to get out of the woods. Chris even convinced several people from the BIA office, where he worked, to join the department. His daughter, Susie, and her husband Steven and her son Chris were not exempt from Chris' recruiting efforts. Susie went on to become an EMT for the department, as well.

Chris Tyndall was and is an important part of what Rural 8 Fire District is today. He is sorely missed and his presence will be felt as he remains in the department's memories for many years to come.

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