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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Odessa rural firefighter Jon Fink, HighLine Grain Growers employee Paul Katovich and Odessa Rural Fire Chief Roger Sebesta finalized acceptance of the burned-out flathouse property as a donation from HighLine Grain Growers, Inc.
ODESSA – Paul Katovich of HighLine Grain Growers, Inc. met with firefighters Jon Fink and Roger Sebesta in Odessa Tuesday, Dec. 21, to officially announce the donation to Lincoln/Adams Fire District #3 of a flathouse and the property on which it sits in the Town of Odessa. The building lost its roof to fire a few years ago and has stood empty ever since.
It came to his attention while visiting his Odessa friends Bill and Carol Bell that the local firefighters were having a difficult time with recurring damage and theft. Their storage facilities were just not large enough to store all the equipment and trucks indoors. Katovich brought the problem to the HighLine Board of Directors, and they were eager to help, he says.
Katovich adds, "There is no greater role model of selflessness than small-town volunteer firefighters. We admire their dedication to serve others, because it seems so increasingly rare. A local patron (Chris Edwards) taught me several years back to think of it this way, 'It's not ours, it's just our turn.'
We talk about what that means every day and try to uphold our responsibility to serve others when the opportunities arise.
The decision to donate HighLine's nearby flathouse to Lincoln/Adams Fire District #3 was a way we could contribute to the community by helping to solve a long-term problem.
With a new roof, the donated flat-house would be able to keep trucks and equipment out of the weather and out of harm's way for years to come."
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