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Halton Hills This Week (Georgetown, ON), 14 April 1993, p. 2

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Page 2 = Halton Hills This Week, Wednesday, April 14, 1993 Lyn & Keith... Happy 25th Anniversary! Congratulations and love from your family Halton Hills residents Christopher D. Sallay (left) and Doug Rock worked with two other men to save the life of a pilot whose helicopter had become disabled. Both men will be receiving an award at the Annual Life Saving/Service Awards Banquet Thursday, (Thursday) at the Holiday INN in Burlington. ACHILLES MAZDA IS OING ALL OUT (WITH THE BEST DEALS EVER! Z 8,888 16,888 Siees Forget the Rest come to the best!!! The Place for Unbeatable Prices and Service MAKING YOU FEEL JUST RIGHT 4,888 0,808,688 *All Mazda pet ad appl photo by Oksana Buhel/HHTW Halton residents rewarded for brave By Oksana Buhel Two Halton Hills residents who helped a pilot land his damaged helicopter safely, will be receiving awards at the annual Halton Life: Saving/Service Recognition Awards Banquet Thursday evening (tomor- row) at the Holiday Inn in Burlington. Doug Rock, of Georgetown, and Christopher D. Sallay of Glen Williams, worked with two Milton men, Timothy Kunica and Kenneth Bass, in preparing a device which enabled a helicopter with a broken., _ Strut and a missing pontoon to:land. \, 18 “It (the stand) was made of a steel mesh-like material,” explained Rock, “so it wasn’t very sturdy. We had to hold down the helicopter so that it wouldn’t topple over.” McCALL'S MEN'S WEAR FFAG Rock remembers the event clear ly. He described how he had t reach through a hole in the fron window of the helicopter to reach second set of earphones whic! would enable him to communicate with the pilot, Russell Dawson. The engine would not shut dowr because of jammed controls anc Rock had to use a fire extinguishe to shut it down. Fortunately, no on was hurt during the incident. All four men received a medal 6 bravery from Governor-Genera Ray Hnatyshyn in December y.explained that. sit lent, he adds the initials (Medal of Bravery) to his name “Tt’s an honor that was awarded t us by the governor-general. I’n proud of it.” 4 -GLEARANGE- SUITS and — HV 4a 50% OFF C\o rei .o) SHIRTS

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