Reporters’ Notebook / Bits and pieces of news...
Updated: 05/06/08 6:36 AM
OLAF SEZ: FUB According to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, born on this date in 1953, “The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.”
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CALLING OUT — Is your cell phone just too darn complicated? Bring it down to the Cell Phone Forum at Portville Free Library, 2 N. Main St., at 10:30 a. m. Saturday and let Jason Gildner unlock its mysteries for you.
Gildner, a graduate of Portville Central High School and Alfred State College, works for Radio Shack in Wellsville and has a lot of experience with various cell phones. No prior registration is needed. The forum is free. For information, call 933-8441.
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TRAGEDY AVERTED — Hats off to three members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for their heroic efforts during a break in their state convention a week ago Saturday in Adam’s Mark Hotel.
Two of them — Tom McGowan, an EMT from Lyons, and Otto Madsen III, a paramedic from Cohoes — came upon an emergency situation in the pool area. Seeing a young man who was attempting chest compression on an unconscious girl age 5 or 6 who was just pulled from the water, they took over resuscitation efforts.
They turned her on her side to help clear her breathing passages, then continued chest compression until the girl, who had been unresponsive, began to show a pulse and started breathing again. A third Elk, Dave Brown from Ballston Spa, called 911 and was a liaison to emergency dispatchers until Buffalo Fire Department crews arrived.
By then, the girl, although shaken and confused, was able to talk. An ambulance took her to a hospital for further treatment. Reports came back later that she was doing well.
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OLD-TIME PASTIMES —Summer camp will be a trip back in time for fifth-, sixth-and seventh-grade youngsters at the historic Hull Family Home & Farmstead, 5976 Genesee St., Lancaster. Campers will experience daily pioneer life, do Native American and pioneer crafts and participate in an archaeological dig.
Camp sessions will be held from 9 a. m. to noon July 21 to
24. Cost is $50. Registration is limited to 20 campers. For an application, call 681-5494.
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SHOPPING TRIP — Looking for a Mother’s Day gift? You might find it at the Giant Rummage Sale sponsored by the Church at Shawnee Landing from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. Saturday in Sutherland Lodge, 1400 Ruie Road, North Tonawanda. At the moment, tables are still available for sellers if there’s stuff around that Mom doesn’t need any more.
For information, call Shirley Kent at 692-6606.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY — Larry Norton, Tom Stelmach, Andre’ P. Garrett III, Trent Dickinson, Ryan Page, Kim Everett, Ken Kopasz, Phil Jarosz, Chuck Michalewski, Larry O’Connor, Gerard Nowak, Kathy Ciesliak, Raelyn Tiberio and Billy Hughes.
