Basket Bingo

The Midway Volunteer Fire Company Auxiliary's Fourth Annual Basket Bingo will be held on Sunday, April 13th at Midway Volunteer Fire Company Station 5 located on Route 202 in Lahaska, PA. Doors open at 12:00; the games will begin at 1:00 p.m. Tickets are available for $20.00 in advance (or $25.00 at the door) for 20 games of bingo (additional bingo cards will be available). There will also be 2 raffles, a chinese auction and several free give-aways! Advance tickets are available by calling Rhonda at 215-499-7989. Food and drinks will be available! Proceeds will benefit Midway Volunteer Fire Company.

(NOTE: Longaberger® and the other basket and collection names are the property of The Longaberger® Company. This fundraiser is in no way connected with or sponsored by The Longaberger® Company)

Click Here for Map and Directions to Bingo at Station 5

The Midway Auxiliary will also be holding a flea market on Sunday, May 4, 2008 at the Midway Training Grounds (Carnival Grounds) on Rt. 263 in Buckingham.  The flea market will be open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.; breakfast and lunch available.  10x10 space available for $20.00 and tables can be rented for $5.00.  For more information or to reserve a space, please call Kelli at 267-221-0333.  Rain date is Sunday, May 18, 2008 (same time and place).

Click Here for Map and Directions to Flea Market

Dave Hathaway Chosen 2007 “Firefighter of the Year”

Each year, fire companies and ambulance squads in Central Bucks County choose a member of their organization to honor as “Firefighter of the Year” for their accomplishments and commitment to serving their community.

In October of each year, the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce and the Burpee Family host a dinner and awards ceremony for all of the “Firefighter of the Year” honorees from each organization.

This year’s honoree from the Midway Volunteer Fire Company and the 2007 “Firefighter of the Year” is Dave Hathaway.

Click here to view a list of past “Firefighter of the Year” honorees from Midway.

2007 Carnival

Thank You!

The Midway Volunteer Fire Company and Auxiliary would like to thank everyone for helping to make this year’s carnival a success and for supporting the Fire Company. The carnival is a significant fund raising event for us, but it is also an opportunity to enjoy a few summer evenings with our neighbors.

We realize that many of you look forward to the carnival each year and mark the dates on your calendars as soon as they are announced. So check back here on our web site where we will be posting the dates of next years carnival shortly. In the mean time, enjoy the memories of carnivals past, winning at Kelly Pool, the look of excitement on your child’s face as they clutch that stuffed animal you just won for them and the taste of a funnel cake or cotton candy.

Thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you next year.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to George Kozma, of Robinsville, NJ for winning the car raffle and taking home a new 2007 Ford Mustang, and to Anita Peters of Warrington, PA for winning the dream vacation. George had this to say about winning the car; "To say that we were shocked when we received your phone call is a huge understatement.  I truly have never won anything in my whole life.  What a way to start!  As I told you on the phone, on June 28th we purchased a new 2007 Ford Mustang GT convertible.  We absolutely love it.  After many years of sacrifice and saving and doing for the kids before ourselves, my wife and I decided to buy ourselves something fun.  I was just 54 in July and my wife just hit her 40's and we finally thought that if we didn't do something like this now, we never would.  Then, on top of that, we received your call and became the proud owners of a 2nd Mustang.  My wife actually comes from a Mustang family.  Her Dad had a 1964 White Mustang with red interior (like the one in the James Bond movie) and he later bought a 1976 Mustang 4 speed, on which my wife learned to drive.  We are truly a Mustang family and the beautiful car we won from you will be well taken care of!" We could not be happier for George and his family! 

Midway Volunteer Fire Company Firefighter Richard Stover Receives Rotary Club's Four-Way Test Award

The Four-Way Test was developed by the Rotarians for promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives.  It’s based on the ideas of the Rotary, however, is given to a non-Rotarian who exemplifies these ideas. The Doylestown Rotary Club has been giving out the annual award for about 10 years. It is one of the world’s most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics and has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways. It asks the following four questions:

“Of the things we think, say or do:

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2.  Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3.  Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships?

4.  Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?”

The two gentlemen next to Mr. Stover from the left are Ron Smith, the Rotary District Governor and John Stanojev, president of the Doylestown Rotary Club.

Richard "Dick" Stover has been a Midway Firefighter since 1951. He has held just about every position in the fire company from Junior Firefighter to Chief! Congratulations Dick!

Local Area Schools Participate In Fire Prevention Week

Volunteers from the Midway VFC participate in Fire Prevention Week by visiting local area schools and demonstrating firefighting equipment and procedures. These demonstrations allow the children to become familiar with the Fire Company and greatly assist in allaying the children's fear.

Helping Our Own

After continually updating and upgrading our fire fighting equipment to better serve our community the members of Midway Volunteer Fire Company decided the best thing to do with the retired equipment was to donate it to a fire company who could put the equipment into active fire service. By putting the word out through this website Midway firefighter Dave Shapp connected with the Cherokee River Volunteer Fire Company (www.fire.cric.org) a newly formed all volunteer fire company lacking the equipment and funding needed to adequately protect their new community in Moulton, Alabama.

Arrangements were made for Cherokee River’s Chief Steve Bison and Captain Klieta Bagwell to visit Midway Volunteer Fire Company’s Station 5 in Lahaska, Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 12th to pick up the fire fighting equipment. The donated equipment includes 15 sets of personal protective equipment without which the Cherokee River volunteers have been actively fighting fires. The Cherokee River volunteers have a fire truck which was donated by Hagerstown, Maryland. Richland Fire Company also donated much needed breathing apparatus.

Midway’s Fire Police Captain John Reinhardt and his wife Mary provided housing for the visiting firefighters from Cherokee River. Members of Midway VFC joined the visitors for a tour of the stations and the exchange of equipment on Saturday morning. The press was there to cover the event represented by NBC 10 News and The Intelligencer.

Thank You

After 15 years as a member of the Midway Volunteer Fire Company, we say goodbye and Thank You to Craig Peters. Craig and his family are moving to Berks County. Craig served the Fire Company as President for five years from 2000 to 2004, two years as Vice President from 1998 to 1999), one year as Secretary in 1997 and as Treasurer from 1994 to 1995. In addition to these positions, Craig also served as the Chief Engineer helping to maintain our trucks and to train new drivers. The Fire Company has benefited greatly from Craig’s leadership, guidance and can do attitude.

Thank you Craig for your sacrifices and your dedicated service to the Fire Company and the communities we serve.

The Midway Honor Guard Makes Their Big Screen Debut

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After waiting a year and a half to find out whether or not they made the final cut of the new movie Ladder 49 or ended up on the cutting room floor, the Midway Honor Guard finally got the answer they wanted when the movie opened up on October 1st. While members of the Honor Guard can be seen in four or five scenes in the movie, the proudest moment for the Fire Company is when the Company flag can be seen in one of the last scenes in the movie. Look for a large blue flag with MVFC and Lahaska, PA on the bottom of it, on the right side of the parade scene near the end of the movie. Now the Honor Guard is anxious for the DVD to come out so that they can use the zoom and pan features to make their seconds of fame on the big screen go on for as long as they want. To view pictures of the Honor Guard during the filming of the movie, including a group picture with John Travolta, click here. For more information on the movie, visit these links:

www.ladder49.com
This is the offical movie web-site.

www.firehouse.com/ladder49
This web-site is sponsored by Firehouse Magazine and includes the movie trailer, music video, cast and crew interviews and movie merchandise.

Thank you and congratulations to Firefighter Walt Robertson

The Midway Volunteer Fire Company would to thank Firefighter Walt Robertson for his 11 years of service to the community and to the Fire Company. Walt and his wife Diane recently decided to move to Florida to begin a new chapter in their life in the sunshine state. Walt has served as an officer, engineer and as a driver for the Fire Company. Walt also was in charge of the Funnel Cake stand at our annual carnival and was responsible for making sure that thousands of delicious funnel cakes were prepared and served each year.

Thank you Walt for your dedication, service and sacrifice for the community. Best wishes to you and your family in Florida.