Members of Sistersville Volunteer Fire Department were on hand to accept a “Senate of West Virginia Community Participation Discretionary Grant Award” in the amount of $7,500 in order to purchase vehicle extrication equipment. The grant request was made by WV Senators Kessler and Edgell. Pictured at the grant presentation above are (left to right): Don Pickett, SVFD Treasurer/Assistant Chief; Delegate Roger Romine; Phil Konopacy, SVFD President; Senator Larry Edgell; Bill Dawson, SVFD Chaplin/Public Information Officer; and David Maxwell, SVFD Chief. (Photo by Ed Parsons)