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PAGE 6B THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE COMMERCE NEWS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2016 Crawl under smoke Kindergarten children crawled under smoke as it seeped through the cracks in the walls inside a fire safety house simulator at the Banks County Primary School Tuesday morning. Shown with the children are Cassie Denton, fire fighter paramedic, and Keith Freeman, firefighter EMT, of the Banks County Fire Department. Questions and answers Richard Crowder, Homer volunteer fire department, answered children’s questions about a Homer fire truck during Banks County Primary School’s fire safety and prevention day. Shown is Ashley Hancock and Ashley Edwards’ kindergarten class. BCPS students get fire safety training BY WESLEIGH SAGON Banks County Primary School celebrated its fire safety day recently. During the program, the Banks County and Homer Fire Departments were on hand offering fire safety and pre vention tips and advice. Firefighters went to each classroom to show and walk chil dren through what to do and the steps to take in an emergency situation. Children learned aspects of CPR and the operation of dialing 911, among other emergency information. Scotty Mathis, Banks County Fire Department captain, said one thing they teach children is to always tell 911 the address before telling them the situations, so in case contact is lost, 911 can still send someone to help. Outside of the classroom children got an up-close look at fire trucks and other emergency vehicles. They also toured a fire safety house simulator borrowed from the Cornelia Fire Department. Inside the safety house, children got as low as they could to crawl under smoke that seeped through the cracks in the walls of the mobile simulator. Inside, students took turns using a bed sheet to block smoke from entering through cracks in the wall and learned how to safely test doors to see if they are hot, in case fire is on the other side. During the demonstration, local firefighters and EMTs taught children about fire alarms, tips for safety while cooking, how to make a safety plan and why it’s important to have a meeting point outside the home. Heather Nicholson, a second-grade teacher, said some of the children were afraid of the smoke in the fire safety house at first but she believes that it takes the shock out of the situation so that if a real emergency presented itself the children would know what to do and be less afraid. Nicholson said one step being taken at the school is to make sure each child has his or her address on their book bag to help the children remember their addresses and other necessary information in case of an emergency. Chris Evans, counselor, said local firefighters also come to the school once a week to work with special education children for one-on-one lessons on fire safety and to read to the children. Evans said the school and fire department are trying to get more involved to “bridge the gap between the community and school.” Besides visiting schools, the fire department also visits senior centers to work with residents on plans for fire safety and prevention along with other emergency procedures. The Banks County Fire Department has a kit called “Vial of Life” for seniors, in case of an emergency. This bag goes on the refrigerator and includes the senior’s medical history and other information, and includes two stickers for their windows to let the fire department know that the senior has the kit. Red Ribbon Week activities at Commerce Middle School Too much character for drugs During Red Ribbon Week, fifth graders at Commerce Middle School dressed up as their favorite “tween” of “Teen” book characters. Left to right are (front) Brianna Parr, Jade Moon, Gavin Ebert, (back) Alyssa Gary, Cooper Hall, Lily Head, Ivy Tolbert, Malachi Haines, Keon Rakestraw and Leslie Rodriguez. Favorite book cCharacters Eighth graders at Commerce Middle School dressed up as their favorite book characters for Red Ribbon Week to demonstrate that they have “too much character for drugs.” Left to right are (front) Daniel Nash, (back) Chris Koenig, Anna Wynne, Amy Wioskowski, Jordan Pritchett and Bryson Flint. Sixth grade characters Sixth graders at Commerce Middle School dressed up as their favorite book characters during Red Ribbon Week to demonstrate that they have “too much character for drugs.” They include Connor Legg, Robert Looney, Reece Thompson, Rain Kennedy, Katey Maxwell, Paden Bell, Baleigh Morris, Gabbie Mainer, Julie Wehunt, Abbie Compton, Aidan Weaver and Mkaila McCormick. Seven blind mice Commerce Middle School students dressing up as the “seven blind mice” for Red Ribbon Week are Adriana Coker, Makalya Croy, Sierra Hunt, Alicyn Lewis, Cameron Ford, Kristin Tash and Ginger Thompson. FOR ONLY $5 PER MONTH, YOU CAN LIST YOUR GROUP'S MEETINGS! Let your members know when your group is meeting! Call (706) 367-5233 to advertise your meeting time, place and date in... f •The Jackson Herald •The Commerce News •The Braselton News •The Banks County News •The Madison County Journal JEFFERSON ROTARY CLUB Meets Tuesdays Jefferson City Clubhouse 12:30 p.m. • (706) 387-7416 Sam McDuffie, President 19562 JEFFERSON AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION www.jaba-ga.org Meets 3rd Thurs. • 11:45 a.m. Jefferson City Clubhouse 302 Longview Drive THE MADISON COUNTY RETIRED | EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION meets September - June on the second Tuesday of the month at 11 a.m. at the Ila Restaurant in Ila. There is no local meeting in July and August. President: Ellen Cowne 770-468-3334 Pd . 9/17 ATHENS AMERICAN • LEGION Post 20 Meets each 4th Tues., 6:30 p.m. Harry Evans, Post Commander Phone (706) 362-0259 • Post Phone (706) 296-0979 pd. 12 Pd. l/., Madison County Democratic Party Conolus Scott Jr. ~ Committee Chairman 706-789-3336 Meeting fourth Sat. of each month. I Madison Co. Govt. Complex Office Meeting Room www.madisoncountygademocrats.org Pilot Club of Jefferson Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month, 6:30pm Jefferson City Clubhouse 706-367-9313 or 706-693-4715 m ROCKWELL w 517 1 LODGE F& A.M. No. 191, Hoschton, GA 2nd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. • Dinner at 6:30 p.m. www.rockwelllodge191.com Two blocks behind Larry's Garage West Broad at Hall Street b BANKS COUNTY 1 AMERICAN LEGION | Post 215 Meets each 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m. In Homer, GA at the American Legion Building on Historic Highway 441 po/17 | BANKS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. meets first Monday each month 7:00 p.m. in the Banks Co. Historical Courthouse at 105 U.S. Hwy. 441 North in Homer pa. 9/17 JEFFERSON LIONS CLUB Meets 2nd & 4th Monday 542 1 Jefferson City Clubhouse 6:30 p.m. • (706) 693-7087 Ronnie E. Moore Sr., President St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Mission Mass Schedule: Fri. 9 a.m., Sat. 4:00 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m., Thurs. 12:10 p.m. First Friday Adoration 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Website: www.stcatherinelabourega.org 706-367-7220 „„ „ UNITY LODGE F&A.M. No. 36, Jefferson, GA 1st Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. Tom Hays • 678-316-7492 Borders St. behind Tabo’s 260 A BANKS COUNTY IH AMERICAN LEGION “ AUXILIARY-Post 215 Meets each 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m. In the American Legion Building at 1350 Historic Homer Hwy., Homer, GA Pd. 5/17 Call (706) 367-5233 for all your printing needs! JB| JEFFERSON 210 Q*AMERICAN LEGION Post 56 • Each 3rd Tues., 6:30 p.m. Gene Bennett, Commander Phone (706) 757-2288 www.albertgordonpost56.org f . Tri-County Shrine Club 3'“'Thurs. of each month *7 p.m. Rockwell Lodge 191 JACKSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY Meetings at 6:30 p.m. November 17 Jefferson City Clubhouse I Meeting is open to all who wish to attend. 706-367-4361 Pd . 12
