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452' <br /> <br />... I:.FRI.DAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1990 <br /> <br /> members--Jim Peverall, John Phillips, John Potter, Susan <br /> Potter and Benny Summerlin--competed at the 44th Annual <br /> Conference of the International Rescue and Emergency Care <br /> Association recently held-in Somerset, New Jersey; and <br /> <br />:'WHEREAS, the Martinsville-Henry County Rescue Squad <br /> earned the title of "World Champions" in the Emergency <br /> Care Division competition by successfully solving <br /> simulated life-and-death situations testing their medical <br />"skills, knowledge, and ingenuity; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, John and Susan Potter also placed seventh in the <br /> international competition in the Emergency Medical <br /> Technician Division; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Virginia L. Phillips served as the voting <br />delegate and representative to the International Rescue <br />and Emergency Care Association board of directors; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS,I the outstanding accomplishments of the <br />Martinsville-Henry CountyRescue Squad have brought honor <br />not only to themselves but also to their community as a <br />whole; noww therefore, <br /> <br />BE.. IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled <br />September 14, 1990, that it does hereby extend its <br />sincere congratulations to the Martinsville-Henry County <br />Rescue Squad and to the 'members who competed for their <br />outstanding achievements· in the field of emergency <br /> <br /> medical services .... <br /> <br />'counCil ~conSidered adoption <br /> <br />of a Resolution supporting the <br /> <br /> 'de-~'kgnation of" the' West Piedmont Planning District as an Economic <br /> Development" District. Mr. Robert W o Dowd~ Executive Director of" <br /> WPPDC, reviewed material which had been included in Council ' s <br /> <br /> agenda packet citing" the advantages of Economic Development <br />· IDist~ict' designation. ' City' Manager Brown stated that he <br />~rec:o'mmended adoption of the Resolution, but that he hoped that <br />Martinsville would continue to receive assistance from WPPDC if it <br />"~Chose ~to continue to develop· its own Overall Economic Development <br /> Program and he hoped that the expanded financial support available <br /> <br /> <br />