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News
Crossing guard hono'.ured for
After 12 years
of service mak-
ing sure chil-
dren travelled
safely to and
from Seaforth
Public School
(SPS), Mary
Van Loon of
Seaforth, has
retired from her
crossing guard
duties, but not
without 'much
deserved recog-
nition.
On Dec. 21,
Van Loon was
honoured by
SPS principal
Kim Black and
students, for her
years of work
and kindness.
Van Loon, 64,
received cards
and two poems
from students.
She was given
an angel for
being the chil-
dren's guardian,
and a star for
lighting their
way.
In addition,
the school pur-
chased a stone
which will be
engraved and
placed in the
school's peace
garden, which is
expected to be
built behind the
school.
Van Loon says
the gifts were
more than she
could have
asked for.
"You do get
paid, but it's
nice to know
•
you're appreciat-
ed for all you've
done," she says.
Van Loon took
over the crossing
guard duties in
May of 1993,
after having
worked as a
caretaker at
SPS during the
`70s.
She says her
decision to take
the job was an
easy one.
"I always
wanted the job
because it was
so handy," being
that she lived
next door to
SPS, when it
was on Market
Street.
It also didn't
hurt that Van
Loon has a love
ears o'
service
Retiring crossing guard Mary Vain Loon looks on as Grade 8 students Michelle
Hewitt and Chelsea Tideswell read a poem about her years of service at SPS:
for children.
She recalls her
first months on
the job when she
was still an
unknown face to
kids.
"I remember
how shy they
(thee kids) were.
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They wouldn't
even look up at
me. But they
progressed, and
you'd see them
open up more,"
she says.
Van Loon says
there was at
least one reason
she was happy
to seethe the school
change location
to Chalk Street
three years ago.
She says
speeding . on
Highway 8
where students
crossed was
always a prob-
lem at the
Market Street
location.
The winter
was always an
interesting time.
to be outside
working too,
says Van Loon.
When the
weatiier was
really bad, and
visibility was
poor, Van Loon
says she would
tell the kids to
listen for vehi-
cles coining,
rather than look
for them.
Seldom did
Van Loon have
to report kids
who were misbe-
having around
the school.
"I didn't have a
problem with 99
per .cent of
them," she says.
Van Loon
offers 'this advice
to other crossing
guards: "Treat
the kids how you
want to be treat-
ed."
She says -she
told her replace-
ment that "if
you have to wait
(for cars to
pass), atop and
talk to the kids."
"I think talk-
ing to the young-
sters helps to
keep you young,"
she says.
Now with her
spare time, Van
Loon is looking
forward to the
spring when she
can spend a few
more hours each
day .working on
her four acre
lawn, and gar-
den.
By Jeff
Heuchert