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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-03-07, Page 1Mary Ude, one of the Huron Hearts 'Skipping team demonstrates her prowess doing a running skip into a summer Sault. A grade five student at Wingham Public School, Mary is also an avid, track and field participant recently competing in the Massey Indoor Games in Toronto. i o iJ Mach 7, bN 40s PM COPY "Jump rope" takes on new meanil1. On entering Brookside gym last Thursday, one was struck by the year sung to grab a rope and start skipping, as the walls to the gym rocked to the latest rock soundss and ,the senior skip- ping kipping team; along with the Huron Heart Skipping team skipped to the music. The . Huron Heart' Skipping . Team "B" was at Brookside demonstrating and teaching the senior club 'different maneuvers. The Huron team is from Wiugham Public School,- under the leadership of have Shaw. Skipping teams were started in . the United States by one individual and caught on quickly, spreading across the States' and into Canada. In' the States the clubs were promoted as a means of physical fitness and fund raisers. Huron County was one of the first in the province .to have a team. and Don • Young, a member : of the Board of Directors for the countychapter of the Heart Foundation, says it is extremely successful in terms'of physical fitness. A noncompetitive sport, :.skipping benefits participants both , muscularly • and characteristically. In Hoon county . the physical side is stressed over fund raising. Rick Whiteley, the new principal at Brookside this year, was very familiar with skipping clubs from his previous schoolsand instituted it this year, remarking that he was amazed at the number of students who signed up. It's a good winter time activity, bringing the students together .during lunch time, in addition to promoting the physical fitness. of students. Brookside School has reg ed in the stopping program. They received educa- tional .material for health and heart, a class set of skipping, ropes, . including a• double dutch, and teaching material to assist in doing various tricks. In. mourn, the school a�. to host a two hour skip-a-thon. school is divided in teams, with six students to a team. One member of the; team must be skipping at all times during the skip -then. . "Jumprope", hasdefinitely taken on a new Meaning for. Brookside students: ;- as . they.practice each .lunch hour to perfect their skis; Bread? Ongg of Sraokside School gets into the mood of the music while practic- ing some fancy maneuvers:with the dou- ble dutch ropes. Erin Whiteley of the Huron Hearts Skip ping team (front) practices with Traci Curran of Brookside. As Erin skipped along, Traci had to time it just right and jump in. (Pat Livingston photos) Information vial could be vital BY PAUL RUIIAN medical j`old- program to provide emergency e�r`ggeer cy medical information has recently remise, e, ed a boost through Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) support and financial aid, The Emergency Information Vial prom gram began in 1500, but because of a lack of awareness among the public and social services providers, and little finar tial support, the plan was never a success. Now, National Trust is tooting the bills and the program is being promoted and supported by the OPP, local police, am= bulance and fire services. "The Emergency Inf©rmatiou Vial is aimed at providing emergency services personnel with important medical infor- mation nformation that could be crucial in ad- ministering d=mi niste ' aid to a victim in a ,medical emergency," stated Constable John Mar- shall arshall of the Goderich OPP, who rein- troduced the program during press cone ference at the Stanley Township Complex, on February 21. The 10 centimetre high, amber vial contains two information medical forms, two bright orange, adhesive stickers and instructions. Participants in the program or their doctors are asked to fill out the medical form. Basically, the form asks for: your name, emergency contact numbers,doctor's name and :.phone. number and specific medical problems, medications or 'allergies. • Accompanying the. medical information sheet will be an attached, photograph of the person. No medication is to be kept in the vial. When the information is corp- pleted, it is stored in •the vial and is to be placed in the refrigerator door. One. orange, sticker is to: be stuck' en the out- side of the vial andthe other is placerY near the. refrigerator door handle. EntergeneY service personnel have been ,Instru ted to look for the orange sticker' when they, enter' a residence. ' "In a emergency; ' this vial can be takento the hospital with the victim, .either by emergency personnel by or anyone taking• them to the hospital. Such a case could involve an elderly person living alone or .a youngster," said Corr stable Marshall. "For -example, a babysitter has a child take a diabetic seizure. When 'emergency personnel at- tend; the Emergency Information Vial'. will contain all the vital information the emergency ward at thehospital may 'I need. The information ordinarily may not bestress." �remembered'by the sitter when under The informationvials are free and are available at all area police departments. Additionally, the OPP are relying on. social services providers and home care groups to distribute ,the . vials and to assist the participants in completing the information forms. Constable Marshall noted- that there could be a fee involved if doctors distribute the vials or if they fill out the medical information sheet National Trust has provided 5,000 vials to area police departments, and another 20,000 will soon be received. This pro- gram. has - been underway in the Kitchener -Waterloo region for two years and is a success, Constable Marshall pointed out. "They keep running out of .vials," he. said. The Emergency Information. Vial pro- gram is now in effect in OPP' Area 6, which encompasses the counties of Huron, Bruce, Grey, Perth and Wellington. To promote the program, Constable Marshall will be visting area schools to advise students and staff, and he is hop- ing oping area police departments will talk to seniors' groups. "It comes inhandy when they're un- coneious...i think it's important," offered Art McNaughton,, a supervisor with the Seaforth Ambulance Service. Ludlow's Community Oriented Police officer, Constable Andy Burgess advised the Sentinel that these vials are available for area residents by contacting him at the Kincardine OPP office, or for your convenience a supply has been left at The Lucknow Sentinel, where you may drop in to pick them up,