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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2001-01-31, Page 22 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, January 31, 2003 News Program tries to reach kids before facing drug temptation From Pogo 1 cousin did die. He shared those personal stories in the Grades 6-8 classes at the school last week as part of efforts to teach the students about the dangers of dtugs and alcohol misuse. But despite the stories and watching a video in which tearful parents described how their children had died from binge drinking, students weren't scared away from alcohol. Grade 6 students Emily Ryan and Daniel Myers said the presentations scared them "a bit" but not enough that they couldn't see themselves drinking with friends in a few more years. "I think I might get sucked in. I'll try to stay away from it," said Myers, adding he expects his friends will all start drinking and that it will be hard not to. "All my friends might start. I might feel the odd one out," he said. "I think I might start dhnking but I'll try not to drink too much," said Ryan. Shropshall focussed on alcohol and smoking and followed up with lessons on marijuana and LSD, the most common drugs students will encounter as they enter their teen years. Shropshall graphically described other calls he has responded to involving kids facing alcohol poisoning. In one instance, he and another officer were responding to a complaint about a party. In the driveway, he said, "We heard something like gurgling from a car." What they found was a 16 - year -old boy whose friends had brought him from the house and placed him in the front seat of the car. He passed out and his head had fallen back. "He's being sick. It's coming into his mouth and it's settling back in and going down into his lungs," said Shropshall. The sounds they heard was the young man choking and they dragged him out of the car so he could safely throw up. But he wouldn't wake up. The officers rushed the boy to a hospital when they gave him an injection to help counter the effects of the alcohol. From there, doctors put a tube down his throat and into his stomach and poured a chalky liquid down his throat to get him to be sick again. They had to do it twice. "That whole time, this young person doesn't wake up," said Shropshall. Fourteen hours later, he finally does wake up in a hospital bed, remembering nothing of the past day before leaving school. Hallett man seriously injured A 25 -year-old Hullett Ward man was seriodsly injured and taken to London Health Sciences Centre after a Jan. 28 accident in the McKillop Ward of Huron East. OPP were called at about 12:30 a.m. after the driver of a 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck, James Dalton, failed to negotiate a snowcovered, icy curve, rolling the truck in the ditch on Kippen Road near Stone Road. A passenger, David McKay, 25 of Hensall, climbed out of the wreckage and walked back to the edge of the road where a passing motorist stopped and took the two men to Seaforth Community Hospital. McKay was held overnight at the local hospital while Dalton was transferred to London. Dalton was released from hospital on Monday. Hensall couple charged with trafficking A 23 -year-old. Hensall man and a 19 -year- old Hensall woman have been charged with possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking. OPP went to their Queen Street residence on Jan. 25 after a tip was made to Crimestoppers. Police seized an unreleased quantity of suspected "drugs" and growing equipment from the residence. Car stereo stolen A $600 car stereo was reported stolen from a car on Centre Street in Egmondville Jan. 25. The theft occurred sometime overnight. Taken was a Panasonic Model CQ- DF44EUC car radio/CD player. Revisions needed in buildifltcodes From Pogo 1 roofs should have been capable of withstanding it," he says. Johnson points out that while the building codes have decreased snow load requirements during the past 30 years sometimes by more than half, the snow loads on the collapsed roofs still did not exceed today's requirements. For example, in Mount Forest in the 1970s, the building code required a roof be able to support a snow load of 110 pounds per square foot but now only requires a roof to support a snow load of 53 pounds per square foot. He says the lateral braces of the compression wcbs of thc trusses were sometimes not tied off properly and sometimes there was significant drifting on' the roofs. He questions whether the building code requirements take thc large size of the barns, whose roofs are collapsing, into consideration. "In the country, we assume that the wind is going to take the snow off the roof but these are very large buildings - sometimes 130 by 400 feet - and you can't make the same assumptions on a larger roof that you can make on a smaller one," he says. "Some of the assumptions that the building code asks us to make may have to be revised because they may be taking away too much from the factor of safety," says Johnson. While Johnson says more roofs may collapse if rain adds weight to existing snow and ice on barn roofs, he cautions farmers to seek some professional advice before clearing their roofs. "Cleaning off the snow can be a dangerous thing to do since you can create an unbalanced load on the roof if you don't clear it off uniformly and bring about a collapse," he says. Johnson also warns that the snow and ice on barn roofs can also be so heavy and plentiful that it can knock the person trying to clear it off the roof. "It might be a good idea to have your roof evaluated if you have any concerns at all," he says. Union leaders call off traffic delay tactics From Pogo 1 manager Clarence Murphy is on vacation this week and director of finance, Murray Mackey said the facility, which produces salad dressing and mayonnaise products, had no comment at this time. Last week, union leaders had called off any planned attempts to delay traffic near the Creamery building on Main Street. "We don't want that happening," said McCulligh, Some striking employees made remarks that they were going to increase their action at the picket lines to an area television crew but McCulligh said they had called off any plans to delay traffic. Instead, he said, "Everything's the same as it has been." OPP had been called to the Creamery about three weeks ago after a striker's car was used to block an entrance to the Creamery property. OPP reported strikers cooperated and immediately moved the car when officers arrived. Doctors had to tell him how lucky he was to have survived. While he said he can't stop the students from drinking, he wanted to be sure they understood the dangers, limits and importance of having designated drivers or someone they can call for a ride. Shropshall said the program is an attempt to warn and reach out to the kids a few years before they are more heavily faced with decisions to make about drugs and alcohol. Give Yourself a Valentine's Gift Treat yourself to a41101-6 15 minute seated massage 0 per therapy treatment. • treatment All proceeds for Feb. 15 going to Seaforth Community Hospital. Full Service Salon 527-0780 59 Main St., Seaforth GErrAWAY VACATIONS puce° 1 Week AU Inclusivee.. 5 9 g3 February 10th Departure `plus taxes }RLD cf VACATIONS PIM°S&T,4 1 Reek 1031. February 10th Departure More Departure Dates & Destinations Available! 68 Courthouse Sq. 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