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Dear Editor:
Lucknow:. a village that has had the for-
tune of never experiencing a serious acci-
dent at the local swimming pool.
This is an obvious indication that the
lifeguards are doing exactly what they
have been trained -to do: PREVENT AC-
CIDENTS. However, this is not an easy
task as many children, teenagers and
adults use the pool as a place to frolic. Ob-
viously they do not realize that their
"horseplay" is endangering every single
person's life in the swimming pool - in-
cluding their own.
To make the pool a safe and enjoyable
aquatic environment, those who break the
rules are warned and if they do not heed
the warnings the lifeguard has no choice
but to ask them to leave the premises.
A police officer does not allow a person
to break laws every time he/she drives a
car since this is hazardous to the public as
well as the driver. Those who break traffic
regulations are warned or punished so that
social order can be maintained. If a driver
wishes to perform dangerously on the
highways, he/she is going to have to have
to accept the consequences.
This applies to swimmers who break the
pool rules (which are posted in full view).
If they are willing to break them then they
will have to take responsibility for the out-
come - which may mean loss of pool
priviledges for the summer.
Unfortunately some people become bit-
ter and resentful when they are punished,
be it for breaking a traffic regulation or a
pool rule. It is necessary for these people
to remove themselves from the emotion of
the situation to realize that lifeguards or
police officers are only doing their job -
they don't make the rules, they are only
paid to enforce them.
It is a good idea to place yourself in a
lifeguard's position to get a different
perspective of the job so as to increase
understanding and respect of the occupa-,
tion. Spending up to twelve hours in the sun
guarding as many as 125 people ( mostly
children) is a lot of responsibility. The
guards have to create a safe environment -
to protect themselves and the public.
I worked at the pool for five years and I
know that it is not an easy job. I loved the
work and found it very rewarding - you
have to feel this way since it is basically a
thankless job. There are parents who ap-
preciate the work the pool staff does, but I
don't think they realize how much their
gifts and kind words touch the staff.
Fortunately, as I mentioned before,
there has never been a serious accident at
the pool: a trend which will helpfully con-
tinue. However, the only way this will oc-
cur is if the staff are allowed to do their job
and. gain the co-operation and respect of
parents while doing so.
Sincerely,
Helen Maclntyre
P.S. Have you hugged your lifeguard
today?
Dear editor and area residents:
This is a short letter from your local
lifeguards.
Once again, another summer draws to a
close. We hope everyone made use of the
pool, on those hot, summer days, and had
an enjoyable summer.
We do not claim to be "perfect"
lifeguards. Our main job is to prevent ac-
cidents. We are not out to ban people from
the pool. We enjoy seeing the pool. full of
people, enjoying themselves, without risk
of injury.
With approximately 100 people in the
pool many days, a great deal of respon-
sibility is placed on us. When people
disobey the rules, whether knowingly or
unknowingly, it is our responsibility to cor-
rect them. It does become frustrating
however, when rules are repeatedly
disobeyed. Such things as wrestling,
pushing others in, vandalism, may seem
harmless, but they can easily lead to
injury.
We are not capable of seeing everything
which is done but when we do see an action
endangering the lives of others, it is our
job to act. In the past 5 years that we have
been here, we can proudly say we have
never had to deal with a major accident.
Let's hope we never do.
Thank -you to all those who have made
use of the pool, and ,helped in any way to
make our job as enjoyable as possible. We
'r0 THE EDITOR
hope everyone enjoys the rest of the sum
mer, and we hope to see many of you again
next summer.
1988 Lucknow Pool Staff
Dear Sir:
Some of your readers w,r the
Grey Ox School which was k J at the
intersection of the "Gravel Road" and the
Fourth Concession of Kinloss. And many
will remember the late Doris and Harvey
MacDougall of Bayfield. Years ago,
Harvey and I attended the Grey Ox School.
In accordance with the terms of Doris
and Harvey's will, a large sum of money
was left to "Operation Grey Ox" which,
several years ago, was my personal pro-
ject to ship school supplies to Caribbean
schools. Harvey remained a strong sup-
porter of the project. Later he had an idea
which led to the formation of the Grey Ox
Memorial Cairn Committee, and the pre-
sent cairn that stands at the Grey Ox Cor-
ner is the result of the Committee's work.
Later, Harvey had another idea and that
led to the publishing of the book, "Tales
From The Grey Ox."
Doris and Harvey were community -
minded citizens, and the bulk of their
estate was left to charitable organizations.
It was a pleasure for me to work with them
and with other "Grey Oxers" on the Grey
Ox project.
"Operation Grey Ox" has become part
of a National program called Canadian
Organization For Development Through
Education (CODE) of Ottawa, and this
organization provides school supplies and
literacy materials for developing world
countries.
Doris and Harvey's generous 'bequest
has been received with gratitude by
Robert Dyck, National Director of CODE,
and the funds will be used to finance a
specific project in the Caribbean.
So, the spirit of the Old Grey Ox lives on!
Sincerely,
Graham MacDonald
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, August 24, 1988—Page 5
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