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E I Hot Hews From the Hugo Fire Department Num Fire Department Awarded a specialized training course in hazardous mate- Decontamination Trailer rials operations. The decontamination trailer allows firefighters to perform a thorough decont- amination of any victims who have been The City of Hugo Fire Department was recently involved in a hazardous materials situation. awarded one of 15 decontamination trailers pro- vided to the State of Minnesota by the Federal Emergency Management Association(FEMA). Hugo Fire Chief Jim Compton explains that the ' ;. trailer allows firefighters to process 50 contami- rminim Hugo was chosen as the most qualified fire I=N ,, nated people per hour,with facilities for both department to receive the trailer from 33 depart- children and adults as well as physically chal- ' ments in the four-county region including Anoka, lenged victims. Compton notes that the trailer Washington,Ramsey,and Dakota counties. The also provides gender privacy and can be used as decision,made by the Capitol City Regional Mutual Aid Association,was based on Hugo's a warming or cooling shelter. "We're very proud that Hugo was chosen as the recipient of this Change superior ability to shelter and maintain the trailer „trailer for our region, states Compton. This is Your Smoke and the hazardous materials training received by a recognition of the fact that our firefighters are its membership. highly trained and equally as qualified as those Detector in big cities with full-time departments." Batteries Earlier this year 15 Hugo firefighters completed Hugo Fire Chief Jim Compton reminds all resi- Hugo Historical Commission Adds Two Members dents to change the batter- ies in their smoke detectors The Hugo Historical Commission has announced share, including Mayme's wedding picture from when they set their clocks the addition of two new members, long-time 78 years ago,which we will photograph for our back this fall. Hugo residents Grace Waugh and Vi Maslowski. collection and return to them." Formal oral Commission Chair Kitty Cheesebrow states, interviews have been scheduled with Mayme and "We're pleased and honored to have these valu- Roy. able historians working with us. They bring so much energy and a sense of history that we real- Other items of interest with regard to the ly appreciate." Maslowski was instrumental in Historical Commission include: helping re-create the "Hugo of 1930" display at Good Neighbor Days. Waugh's family owned • Cheesebrow attended three days of PastPerfect Traeger's Restaurant and Motel,which has Museum software training at the Minnesota changed names 16 times over the years and is History Center. Commission members have now currently the End Zone. begun entering Hugo historical facts into a per- ' manent electronic archive. The Commission held a v Mayme Vail, workshop in September •Archivist Pam Videen is considering the pur- 95 year old Hugo to lay out and begin sort- chase of special supplies, including a portable resident. ing their collection. light box for viewing slides and photo negatives, Participants included as well as acid-free boxes to store over 20 City Cheesebrow,Maslowski, ledgers found in the old City Hall,which date Mayme Vail,a 95-year back to the late 1880s and contain a wealth of old Hugo resident, and historical data that will take years to document. her daughter,Arlene Leydon. Mayme's other daughter,Viola Brisson, •Volunteer Tom Cheesebrow is photographing and her husband Roy, former Hugo residents the City until the snow flies—residents may see who were visiting from their home in Arizona, him around Hugo with multiple cameras hanging also attended. Cheesebrow notes, "Between around his neck. Mayme and Roy,they knew everybody in every photo we had. They also brought pictures to COMMISSION CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 1