30 years ago – September 15, 1989
Cold weather plagued this year’s annual Fire Fighters Muster, held last Sunday in Black Hawk, and participants and spectators alike made good use of the chili and hot chocolate served up by the “Wrec” Center volunteers. Grousing about the weather aside, everyone enjoyed the day. Even though the temperatures were low, spirits were high as last year’swinning department, Colorado Sierra, held onto its first place standing in a tie with High Country. Only one mishap marred the day. Black Hawk’s Ken Woodring and Jayo Genter got blasted in the face with a powerful surge of water while connecting hoses to the Black Hawk pumper. Woodring was knocked to the ground, Genter was lifted to continue the competition. Even with the loss of precious time, Black Hawk managed to come in ahead of Central City’s team. Although Idaho Springs and Coal Creek Canyon were expected to participate, neither department showed up. Next year’s competition, it is anticipated, will include additional departments.
Tom Wagner of Mountain Bell Telephone came to a sudden stop on Church Street. After reviewing the scene, it became apparent quickly as to the cause of the sudden ceasage of motion: unstable ground yielding to the weight of his truck. Fortunately, only one tire of his service truck embedded itself in the Black Hawk Street, which crosses the old tram tunnel used in the old days for ore haulage. The tunnel passes directly beneath the street and one wrong move could have resulted in Wagner and his truck at the bottom of the underground passageway. Marko Lah showed up with his Black Hawk Conoco tow truck and proved up to the touchy task at hand. The stuck truck was carefully and successfully extricated, to the great relief of Mountain Bell’s insurance carrier.
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