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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLakeshore Advance, 2011-10-26, Page 5Wednesda , October 26 2011 • Lakeshore Advance 5 Community OPP Report HaIIow'�n Safety Tips On October 31st, "trick or treaters" will be out in full force going door to door to collect Halloween treats. They will be focused on getting to as many homes as they can to fill up their loot bags. They won't be thinking about vehicles or other safety hazards, so we need to work together to keep them safe as they trove from house to house. The South Bruce OPP is offering the following tips to parents and motorists to help protect the children on HaI- loween night. Make up is preferable to a mask. If a mask is going to be worn, enlarge the eye and mouth holes for your child's safety. • Carry a flashlight and wear reflective clothing. • Small children should be supervised at all times. ■ Stay in neighbourhood's that you know. • Use sidewalks or the edge of the roadway. ■ Don't cut across lawns; you (von'( see 11 hose of a rake in the dark. ■ Walk; don't run, to houses that are lit up tog' 1 lalloween. ■ Don't snack on treats until they are inspected by your parent/guardian. ■ Ensure pumpkins lit by a candle ore in a safe location. • 'Prick Or treating in a Vehicle? Weil 1' your seatbelt. Parents and caregivers are asked to "Remind your youth of the consequences of being involved in mischief on 1 lutloween night of t )e 'ti's bight': The ()PP \vitt he conducting RIDE checks and closely watching vehicle speeds on Halloween night. Motorists are asked to keep their speed at 01 below tht' posted limit and remetuher theta is a zero tolerance h)r drinking and driving. October 17th — 23rd is National School Safety Week Start the day off right with breakfast UMI Agency OTTAWA - Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, for kids and adults alike. Eating break- fast has been shown to increase mental capacity and improve behaviour, mood, and memory. It's crucial to start your day with a nutritious breakfast and even more so for your children before school each morning. However, it can be difficult to make sure your child gets a well-balanced breakfast dur- ing the morning rush before heading off to school. October 17th - 23rd is National School Safety Week, and Canada Safety Council encourages par- ents and guardians to ensure that children eat a well-balanced, nutritious meal before they head off to school each morning. By eating a nutritious breakfast, children will he well equipped to take on the day with enough energy to stay alert, learn and participate to their full potential. Breakfast literally means to "break the fast" from going eight to 12 hours without eating. You need to give your body and brain the nutrients it needs to el. A balanced breakfast not only kick-starts the `. tabolism, but it will set your child up for a more successful day. More than a quarter-century of research supports a positive link between break- fast, mental alertness, and physical performance. Children who eat breakfast are more creative and have improved memory, can problem -solve easier and have better verbal skills. Children who skip breakfast don't snake up for the missed nutrients later in the day, and have more difficulty focusing on tasks, have lower self-esteem and are absent more from school. A healthy breakfast should contain at least three of the four food groups in Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating, such as a howl of whole grain cereal with milk and fresh berries, or a whole grain muffin, an apple or juice, and a glass of milk or yogurt. Another great breakfast is whole grain toast, a poached egg and an orange. Mornings can be hectic, so save some time by planning breakfast the night before. This is something you can do with your chlldten by having them contribute ideas on what healthy foods they would like to eat. Also, have your kids help by setting the table with bowls, plates, and utensils, as well as taking out (sereal, mullins and bread before they go to bed. Whether you are short on time of dealing with a picky morning eater, here are some simple mimes tions from Breakfast for learning, a national non profit organization solely dedicated to child num tion programs in Canada, to make stere your child attends school well-nourished ;and truth to teat n: ■ Ask. Sometimes giving a child a choice idiom what they wamt fur breakfast cub make a wul ld of difference. Offer a taw 0111111115 and see 11'11111 they prefer. ■ 1011) in. As kids often mimic what their patents or adults around theta ate doing, join them at the breakfast table, and have a nutritious meal as well. ■ Drink Up. Some kids find It easier to dl ink theh breakfast than eat it, s1) pull out your Wendel and whip up a quick and healthy hrealkfast smoothie. IN Have dinner for breakfast. %Vho doesn't like pizza for breakfast? 11(111111y breakfast pizzas all English muffins are always 0 hit with kids. can whip up a week's worth of phials 01411(1111' and pop then( in the oven or mirr()wave lar a quick morning meal. IN Scrap tradition. Some kids don't eat breakfatst because they don't like traditional 1)1e1ktasl foods. Who says that breakfast has to I)1' eel 001 and toast? Serve leftovers from last night's rural instead. • What does your school oftet? (:heck to see i1 your child's school has a breakfast prugraul. 1'at Ing with peers is a great motivation for kids 10 eat breakfast. Lyles lemon-Rapky l nknst)om A dvauico Reaching out for Goderich relief Paige Elliott and Raegan Hayter were in the community on Friday after the Lakeshore Advance told their story last week. The Grand Bend Public School grade eight class is nosing dollars for Goderich relief with tickets for a brand new Samsung Netbook. This began as an in -school project but once the community heard about it—they agreed to sell tickets to the public. if you would like more information or to buy tickets call the school at 519-238-2091. !lad enough tilt catty'? 'I'nt'el' elections in one year is probably as mulch as one can handle consider Mg all else that is goings on. The results of the municipal, federal and provincial elections all had an eerie sh1111atity. \Vhile the SWIM quo ple- vailyd 101 the 1111)51 purl, the elec111.11te 1111)111' thele po1nts by ballot that 1111 1\'1)S not rosy, (,11a►Ilgt' t'1t111e but 1t 11'1)5 11111y (.a11a- (111u1 change. Incremental and reaSnned. At times passionate and reckless. But computed to tinting, I1 was, let's make our point and move on, 111 t11' last 111111111 all into 'estllg II1oVI'- 4111'lll, started 111 Vt111couve1, has I)e't'l1 get- ting headlines by calling themselves Occupy \VaII Sweet and doing so symboli- cally blocks tttvtty.'111t'y. Have been pea;ce- ftil and duly ()lgaulized in diet' protest by setting up a village run collectively. 'their movement has now spread throughout the (;2l) world and Its 1111)5tly ht'ell peace 1111, ulhet than in Italy. '1'hehprotest was ptetly \Yell ignored by local, national and Intel national press which ate fill otvned by the large 01 potations they have 'nob !ems with. Not until social nelwulking hits were rum 'led 1)11 a grand scale did the '111)44111)1' 1)1e551eSpnnd. Politicians in the 11.5. were quick to lit and the pr1)11'Stets as losers tel the stilet but now with media coverage, the tune has changed to listening and responding. It Is inte'lestng that the heady outlive of the pruteSt in the 11.S, is the simple fact that when tinges Started getting had there, those 111411 precipllated 111e ptr)bten1, the From the Countryside John Rus sell traders and hankers, \vera hailed out by gov- ernment while the little folk, the 99'\,, were left to ft'lhtl for tle'11151'lVl'S. 1'lht'st' 5at11t' politi- cians were gird to help the ones that fund their campaigns and to deny any intelligent response to the crisis of unemployment and no growth. The political response by some, seems to fu1- low the logic of another protest (move menu of 2009, the Iva Party who through active 111111 belligerent tactics'.Verl' able to slang -had the Republican Patty and any semblance of coherent social policy think- ing there. The mantra of all government had, no nr)re tuxes and everyone tending for themselves seems to reflect civilization at an earlier period. The sad and funny pant is that is a self-serving mantra not a community mantra, let alone a way to run a country, So during a time of unrest and too many elections, what can be done? 1 believe that the Occupy protestors should join politi- cal pal ties as this old hippy once dill and work for change from within. 'they should t'dtlt'ate themselves o11 telt' political reali• ties of our government structure, join the party that suits their personal agenda and then work to get the vote out next time. (bey should join community groups and organizations that allow volunteers to build community and not just hitch and complain. they should look in the mit for and realize denten"atcy is Menet feel and includes them it they \Pant to participate. Or they can allots those that have gold to continue to make the tales. And that's holy I see it this week.