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APRIL 14, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 12
A Special 5K For Mother’s Day BY CATHY MOLITORIS
When it came to raising funds this year for Brittany’s Hope, executive director Mai-Lynn Abel Sahd and her team got creative. “We usually do a big 5K fundraiser in the fall, but we had to scale that down this year,” Sahd said. “So, we came up with this idea of the 5K Mother’s Day Challenge.”
Elizabethtown Area High School students (from left) Emma Kreider, Claire Thomas, Matthew Smedley, Makenna Heisey and Ainsley Raybold are getting hands-on experience in an EMT course with Northwest EMS.
Learning How To Save Lives field experience before we even graduate from high school,” said ach school day, students from Claire Thomas, a senior at ElizaElizabethtown Area High bethtown Area High School. She is School can be found learning one of five students in a morning how to save lives. They are part of a class that meets at the station in new program that offers emergency Elizabethtown. Ten students also medical technician (EMT) training meet every day in the afternoon. The class takes students through through Northwest Emergency various stations covering everything Medical Services (EMS). “We are all interested in going from bandaging wounds to CPR. “We provide health care services into the medical field, and this is giving us an opportunity to have for the community, and this is a way to continue that while also focusing on the education component of our mission,” said Ryan Runkel, who teaches the class. “There is a big demand right now for EMS providers, so this is great that the school district is interested in this program and that the students are interested in Instructor Ryan Runkel leads students participating.” (from left) Emma Kreider, Claire Thomas and Makenna Heisey in practicing reviving a patient. BY CATHY MOLITORIS
“This course is giving us a really good opportunity to experience what happens before someone gets to the hospital.”
See 5K pg 3
Brittany’s Hope will hold a 5K Mother’s Day Challenge to raise funds for children like Samuel, who was adopted from Vietnam through a grant from the nonprofit organization.
Creating Art “En Plein Air” BY CATHY MOLITORIS
For the next few weeks, don’t be surprised to see artists painting at spots all throughout Marietta, Columbia and Wrightsville. They are part of the first River Towns Plein Air event. The event will feature artists painting “en plein air,” or outdoors, through Wednesday, April 21. The public is invited to watch the painting, and the final products will be displayed at an art show and competition at Marietta Community House, 264 W. Market St., on Friday, April 23, through Sunday, April 25.
See EMT Training pg 7
See Plein Air pg 2
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For senior Makenna Heisey, the class is providing an opportunity to learn new things and then prove that knowledge. “The tests are pretty difficult,” she stated. “They are not your typical school tests, because they cover a lot of material in a very specific way. That’s definitely the most challenging part of this class.” In addition to classroom time, the students complete clinical hours with the EMS staff. “I love being able to go out in the field and actually be on call,” said junior Emma Kreider.
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Junior Ainsley Raybold said the class is fun but challenging. “I love the hands-on training,” she noted. “Ryan puts us through some very tough situations.”
The “race your way” event will run from Saturday, May 8, through Saturday, May 15. “It’s a way for people to participate in an easy, safe manner,” Sahd noted. “You just go to our website and choose how you want to participate.” There are multiple options for the fundraiser, which raises money for orphaned and at-risk children through adoption grants and humanitarian initiatives. Participants may pick the distance of their choice and complete the miles anywhere and any way they choose, from walking to running, biking, inline skating and more. Participants may also choose to celebrate Mother’s Day through the event, Sahd said. “The beautiful piece of this is you have the option to honor or dedicate your race to a mother figure - any woman you respect - and we will write a Mother’s Day card and send it out on your behalf,” she explained. “It’s a nice Mother’s Day gift to your mom or any influential woman in your life.”
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