VOLUME I , ISSUE IV


Blue Knights Utah IV/ Summer Quarter 2010 On December 17th at around 2:30 am the his-


toric Provo Tabernacle went up in flames. At around 6:00 am the entire roof collapsed leaving a pile of burning rubble and a brick shell. The fire continued to smolder late into the night with the fire and police departments still on scene. Cold temper- atures and water made


for miserable conditions, but the work had to go on. Long after the fire was extinguished, both fire fighters and offices remained at the scene, secur- ing it and investigating the cause.


For many in our community the Provo Taber-


nacle holds a lot of great memories. On Sunday night Provo City held a special program to help raise money to help replace the personal equip- ment and instruments that were lost in the fire. I was unable to attend the event due to a previous


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commitment but I was able to send a letter to Mayor Curtis (see the callout box in this article).


As we begin another year full of potential and


opportunity, it is my hope and prayer that your lives and families will be blessed for your individu- al sacrifices. If there is ever anything we can do to help you or your family, please don’t hesitate to let Marlys and me know.


Treasurer’s Report Summary By Toby O’Bryant, Treasurer OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE I needed to take a minute and thank all of you


for allowing me to serve as your Treasurer for two terms. The members of the Blue Knights enjoy a unique relationship with one another, and serving on the board of this organization has brought some unexpected rewards while serving in this capaci- ty. I would hope that each member of Blue Knights Utah IV would endeavor to seek an oppor- tunity to serve, in whatever capacity, and learn more about this organization from the nuts and bolts, and from the inside out.


EXPECTATIONS Police service usually “spends” whatever tal-


ents and skills you may bring to your organization, with an oftentimes thankless expectation, consid- ering the time and expense that individual officers


may have made while acquiring those unique and specific skills. However, it soon, and all too often, becomes “expected” rather than appreciated, and usually the skill has reaped no real benefit (monetarily or otherwise) for the officer other than knowing that he volunteered his service. All of that rendering was done while under the scrutiny of supervision and with expectations of flawless results. Behind all of that is the ever expected dol- lar, a promotion, an appointment to a special team, etc. Competition was (and is) fierce, and of- tentimes the selections made may offend your friends, your workmates, and oftentimes runs a toll on family, too. All of us know and understand the drill here.


SERVICE WITHOUT THE PRESSURE I am not lamenting police work; I have enjoyed


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