ummmmmm, STEAK!

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Sheffield Township – Throw a couple hundred steaks on a huge grill with a red emergency light on it and the hungry will come.

Hundreds showed up to this year’s Sheffield Township semi-annual Steak Fry held at St. Lads on Clifton in Lorain on Saturday afternoon. Along with awesome steaks guests were able to browse an Ohio State Highway Patrol booth, dance to music provided by a DJ and of course the featured guest that brings the in crowds each year – a special appearance by Metro LifeFlight.

Chief Joe Bandagski of the Sheffield Township Fire Department said that his Firefighters and the spouses put in plenty of hours long before the night of the steak fry to make sure that everything is just right and that the event runs smoothly. “As a Chief you just kind of stand back and see how dedicated your guys are to the Department and the community and it really makes you proud. They worked very hard and there is still more work yet to do tonight but they will be here until it’s all over.”

Chief Bandagski said that with the money raised from the steak fry the Department will be able to purchase items like new jackets, shirts or even equipment like Pulse Ox’s. “Say we need a small piece of equipment quick or even if we wanted to buy a piece of equipment as a spare to have on hand just in case, instead of going to the Trustee’s we can just make the purchase using this money”

Another dedicated group working the Staek Fry was The Blazettes! The Blazettes will go to fires and provide drinking water and snacks at scenes for the Firefighters, Sheffield Townships own little Red Cross canteen. “They are wonderful, they are made of up some wives and other volunteers who just want to help out and make sure that our Firefighters are taken care of while doing their job.”

Chief Bandagski wanted to make sure that all of the citizens of the Township were properly thanked for all of their support. “It’s for them that we do this and to receive such tremendous support from them is amazing and it is very much appreciated by everyone on the department, I hope they know that.”

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Editors Note: When I interviewed Chief Bandagski at last year’s Steak Fry I learned that was his second day as Chief of the Sheffield Township Fire Department. Happy 1 year Anniversary Chief