August 1st Rotary Meeting Features First Sergeant Dan Dulin
August 1, 2011
Alligator poaching and fast flowing water rescues were just a few of the adventures shared by First Sergeant Dan Dulin of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources at the Kentland Rotary Meeting on Monday August 1st. Officer Dulin highlighted the duties of Indiana Conservation Officers and explained how their training prepares them for much more than watercraft, ATV, hunting, and fishing code enforcement. DNR officers conduct water rescues and evidence searches in natural bodies of water. The DNR also has a canine unit trained to find firearms. This unit found the weapon used at a southern Indiana school shooting earlier this year after other attempts were unsuccessful. The DNR also protects Indiana Ginseng crop from poachers conducting illegal harvest and sale of the valuable root crop. DNR Officers typically work through the local Sheriff’s Department for dispatch. Officers also conduct safety workshops and work with students in local schools, 4-H clubs, and at Indiana DNR properties. Dulin noted that DNR officers are dispatched to other parts of Indiana and to other states. He helped in the days after hurricane Katrina and that gave him the opportunity to discover the alligator poaching violation mentioned earlier in this article, a crime thankfully not relative to the State of Indiana. Officer Dulin was the guest of John Frischie.
In other Rotary news Darrell Fredrickson, Rotary President announced tentative plans for a new member rib dinner later this summer. President Fredrickson and International Committee Chair Jay Brinkman presented the Paul Harris Fellowship to Pastor William Hall for his support and dedication to the goals of Rotary International and the Kentland Rotary Club.
John Frischie
Public Relations Committee Chair
Kentland Rotary Club
