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BILL WEST / Star Beacon LUKE MOISIO, 7, of Ashtabula, receives some guidance to hit a target from Vicki McBean of Geneva Saturday during the Geneva-on-the-Lake Firefighters Roundup.


Published June 28, 2009 01:29 am - Volunteer firefighters generally only meet when battling blazes or responding to tragedies.
They met under happier circumstances Saturday afternoon to do what they love, plus participate in friendly competition.


Let the games begin!
Firefighters do (friendly) battle at competition in GOTL

By SHELLEY TERRY - Staff Writer - sterry@starbeacon.com
Star Beacon

GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE — Volunteer firefighters generally only meet when battling blazes or responding to tragedies.

They met under happier circumstances Saturday afternoon to do what they love, plus participate in friendly competition.

About 100 firefighters, rescue workers and their families from nine area volunteer fire departments — Geneva, Geneva-on-the-Lake, Plymouth, Sheffield, Mentor, Bloomfield, Lowellville, Madison and Craig Beach — gathered for the second annual Firefighter’s Roundup at the Landing at Geneva-on-the-Lake.

Sunny skies and warm temperatures also drew thousands of tourists, families and teens to the GOTL “strip” by 1 p.m., when the children could begin their events at the Roundup — big boot race, a water ball battle with garden hoses, and a mock burning building.

A fire truck parade arrived at 2:30 p.m., and the games for firefighters started at 3 p.m. Live musical entertainment played at several venues.

Jessi Kerrel, 4, came from Mentor with her family to celebrate her birthday. Her first stop was the Adventure Zone, she said.

She waved at the firefighters as they passed by. Her 5-year-old sister, Megan, waved, too.

“Everyone is having a great time today,” said Brook Hall, event coordinator for the Roundup, Landing Festival Marketplace.

The firefighters’ competition, included a bucket brigade, a tug-of-war and a water ball battle behind the Old Firehouse Winery.

Sheffield took the lead early in the games by garnering first place in the bucket brigade, followed by Plymouth Township, second-place, and Bloomfield, third.

After a short break, the teams reassembled, putting their biggest and strongest in for the tug-of-war contest.

“Come on, you bunch of Clydesdales, PULL!” firefighter Ben Moisio yelled as he dug in his heels and led the Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department, Team 2, to win the semi-finals over Geneva-on-the-Lake Fire Department.

It was a tremendous effort, but the Plymouth team still needed one more victory to take home the trophy. They had to beat big, bad, Bloomfield.

Unfortunately, for Plymouth, the Bloomfield boys tugged hard. Although, for a minute or two, it appeared it would be a draw; but Bloomfield buckled down, and Plymouth firefighters collapsed to the ground in sweet defeat.

Bloomfield had won!



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