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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-09-09, Page 2Page .,.. Dacknow Sentinel. Wednesday, Se+ptebi r 9 1998 by. Dwight Irwin It takes a lot more than a crashed vertebrae to strip I arlenlc Smeltzer. Snxeltzer of lduron Township had a. 440 pound "cart of perennials flowers fall on her while< working -. at Huron' Landscaping in l.ueknow on April' 27:- After 7:After only four months Smeltzer is walking with the helper of it walker and canttaker a few steps on. her own. "!t Still hurts too much to walk-on any own., My hip is still may bad," Smeltzer said:.. The clay Of the accident she was taker- to Oki Vie hospital in London where she underwent surgery to repair a fractured lower ltuabar ont vertebrae in. her back. •Then'she was sent to New Vic for a• few days and then trr tcx Parkwcxtd. Rehabilitation Centre in:: London, She carne borne to her husband, Pan on weekends. until oily 29, when she wait home for good. She stili' has tt go to London o eoasionally for checkups, After the operation doe - tors never told her whether or not they thought she'd walk again. "They never told me because they really: don't know either; Everybody. progresses d lfen ntly," Bier progresshasn't exceeded any of her own predictions though. - . hough.. "f. think it is going too' slow. 1. wanted to be far- ther. L atienee has never been one of my great virtues," she laughed. Smeltzer goes to physio- therapy three tiines a. week at Community Rehab in Kincardine. "The physigllterapists tjotiee all . the little things,. like better balariee and army 'strength, but V in just look- ing ooming for the big thing.'" Ainslie Marlyn, a kine- siologist who works with physiotherapists, notices the progress. Smeltzer has Made. . "She is able to walk on. her aw'n with guidance, herendurance arid strength; are- increasing and her spirits are very. geefl,', Martyn said. • "Everything seems- to be right on track. She working hard and auhiev- ing: all her weekly seals,'' Martini said, A siopitch tourn ineztt was helti in Point Mark for the";athletic Stneltzer 4 couplle weeks ago. There were 22 teams from the area participating, in the co-ed tournament. The -Ashfield A°s, Smeltzer's team in the Ltteknow stopitch league, the Red Liaron , her ea -ed tournament team, the Ripley Zingers, her bus. band's team and the point Clark Kinsmen werethe ones who drought of -the tournament idea and made it. work, Smeltzer said,. "I've scheduled tourna- ments before and 1 know how hard it- is. I've "never - done one wit- so many teams though, everybody did a wonderful job,. and 1 think everyone hada great time." Stlneitzer, • who also Plays hacke;ywith the Ripley, ladies team, hopes: to helix ceaeh the ladies, this•year.' • "I. haven't talked to any- body about it yet,but if tl>le}c asked me to help out. a 'le* tihnes l would' "Pion the referees would still. have• to put up :with 'rte," she smiled. Take extra bare when 'Orking -near; overhead' •pt?wer lutes," Never allow yourself Or the equijtn ont to come lobe to or *tact the lines. An$'one teaching that equipment wilt; be ` scriously"irijured. Or: killed. Axid step. . ping out; of a " vehicle. Eouching.the: lines, could be Qariene Smelts and her phyaiQtheralpi>et ainall Mertyn Work (rr. Steeltzer'e 109 strength at Ceterrrunity Rohaki Sr elter''s vertebrae was crushed this spring in at Weritelece accident (Dwight lt'win: is a reporter with The Kitteortiitte News) :Q, iamQra'f: 'Fli9ht.Ciptntr'e Fall Session: el Private Pilot Ground $drool statrls.of Titesd$Yr 09t900tatt • al7:prn; Gama out on Tuesday, $El)Tt M80R',i5th & 29;h•1reav •6 -7 p m. to register ' orator meta information eall•Dave at 3674900 AGS Tzauu crackdown; 76 students suspended • from page 11 eonfirmed with. rail measles. lzt some instances. several family members were affeete4.. There were at least 25 hospitalizations, plies many outpatient sorrd physician visits, A second outbreak, in 1995 in the Durham area. included 36. confirmed red measles cases plus several hospi- talizations. ospital zatians. Aecording to Sue Askin, Public Health Manager of Vaccine.. Preventable Diseases Program, "Not only was the health of these people comprc raised but the. Out-, breaks increased: health care costs and disrupted work, school, and every- { ., day activities. It. was alt • prevente.' The mablost recent notices;: were sent to parents in April and lune of 1998. The situation looked bleak: 730 students faced possible suspension, Since then, the situation has improved to where Mum*, ndentsization. information was. needed for only. 76 sa.u- To avoid their child's suspension, parents had, three options: t; 'Have child.'s iattnuniza- bola updated at a•• doctor's office., (Or at a Public Health clinic) and .deliver,. the, inforniation to Public Health by Sept. 4.,' 2:. Stow .proof,•obtained through ,a doctor's Office,' that, the while: hashad the disease, 3 :Sign a consc..iehtious, religious : or medical exemption form;obtained frote. Pubti :. Health., Note, If am experiences ani, . outbreak, studentsfro,tn farnilies that have signed an exemption forth .Will be excluded froth .scJieol tt ttti the risk -of disease. is, gone. ' If sue don't foliaw. up'. with, these,' students now, the: pool of students at risk Will continue to •grow. Inuatirxization is a.: Contin, uoits. process. We don't want to risk, an .oitbreak, rust because. the la ikew years have beim good Ones doesn't mean we can let.-•. down:our guard," says.t',, Aski ti. , Motorists . r Pedorme ,,. your location or our indoor-or.qutdoar chapel • • (non-deaominatinns!}:. For brochure Call; REV. CHRft3 MORGAN !AIX F PAstcrtnt,CENrt ; .40013 R $244124.. 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