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PAGE6 THURSDAY, SEPTEMJIER 29,2011 ~ocal firefighters honored for saving lives Paws with Potential WESTFIELD - Two of Westfield'' firefighters were honored at the 103r J annual Convention of the liPJthwestern Association uf Volunteer Firemen in Hamburg on Aug. 5. E'erett Reardon, a mem- ber of Westfield's Hook and Ladder Company, and J3t andon Wright. a former pt<·mher of Westfield's Citttens Hose Company, ~el·c· 1\ ed ·the :?0 II ~·trdtghter of the Year Submitted photo \''·•rd during the Everett Reardon A\<ll·tatwn's 'awards cere- feet. Wtthin an hour's time. iltuny. the temperature had , Some of the qualifica- dropped by ten degrees and Dotb to he nominated for the waves and winds l)le a 'A ard include saving a changed dramatically. The Jj fe and performing acts of two teenagers, Nathan and br;l\ery without due regard Allison, ages 14 and 13 to one's own safety. respectively. became dis- Eitgihle nominees must tressed and called out to belong to a fire department their father, Joseph. age 45. :,r company within the for help. Both teenagers Southwestern's four mem- were being pullt:d away hershtp counties: Allegany; from shore by the rolling l'attaraugus; Chautauqua; surf, drifting northeast of and Erie. Letters of nomina- where they had entered the lion are submitted by fir.e water. As the father entered departments and companies the water to render aid, the tu 'the Southwestern's mother, Diane, went to call l'trd1ghter of the Year for help. The father was ( 'ommittee by February of able to reach both children, the year in which the con- but the son became so dis- lc'nl!on \to be held. The tressed that Joseph was not utllllllittee then reviews all able to hold on to both cntne> to determine which teens. The son drifted fur- i.' mmt deserving of the ther northeast and then back .1\\ard. It is quite an honor in toward the cliff line, to be selected from all of where his father and the luur counlle;' submis- bystanders Just sight of him. \\ns. The Fire Department of The Fire Department of Westfield was called out to w~,tfield submitted the Edgewater Condominiums names of Reardon and to rescue three distressed Wright for an incident that swimmers over a cliff. occurred on Aug. 8, 2010. Upon arrival of Westfield's On that date, members of Chtefs, it was determined {he Pollisnto family were ·that there was limited \ i>iting relatives at access for the rescue and Edgewater Condominiums. the waves had reached five They went to the beachfront to six feet. They were able property to go for a swim as to mamtain a visual on two the weather was sunny and of the swimmers but could X I degrees, with waves not locate the third. Rescue approximately two to three ropes and rings were sent Submitted pooto Brandon Wright down to the two swimmers alorig with .several life vests. The U.S. Coast Guard from the Erie, Pa., station was summoned while the fire department deployed its 17-foot rescue boat off of Barcelona Pier, three miles from the incident. Reardon and Wright manned the rescue boat, traveling from the pier in very bad.conditions which got progressively worse. It should be noted all boat pilots are able and expected to abort any mission they deem is unsafe. When the two firefighters arrived on scene, they rescued the father and daughter who were being held with ropes and rings by rescue person- nel tn some very choppy water conditions. Waves were pounding the cliff line, spraying water up and over the 40 to 50 foot cliff. Reardon and Wright brought the pair safely to shore with a very water- lugged, barely running boat. Waiting Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel transported the daughter to Westfield Memorial Hospital, where she was treated for hypothermia, fatigue and minor injuries. The father declined transport and chose to stay with the moth- er at the scene. The Chautauqua County Water Emergency Team ( W .E.T.) assisted in the recovery of the son who bad washed up on shore approx- imately one-half mile east of tlie incident. The dive team initiated CPR and headed to Barcelona Harbor to awaiting EMS personnel, who then tran~ported the son to Westfield hospital where he was later pro- nounced deceased. The Fire Department of Westfield had assistance from the following for this rescue: Westfield Police Department; Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department and CX503; Chautauqua County W.E.T. and Dive/Rescue I; StarFiight I; Chautauqua County Tech Rescue; Chautauqua County Fire Coordinator Julius Leone; Deputy Fire Coordinators Tony Faso and Bob Frank; Battalion 2 Coordinator Rick Cole; Ripley EMS; Mayville FD's Advanced Life Support (ALS) unit; and the U.S. Coast Guards of Erie and Detroit. Reardon and Wright faced treacherous condi- tions without the best of equipment and without regard for their own safety. Without a doubt, their efforts saved the lives of the father and daughter. The fire department is very proud of these two individu- als and was in attendance at the Southwestern's awards ceremony held in the Town of Hamburg by the Lake Shon: Fire Company. Reardon remains with the Fire Department of Westfield as Lieutenant of the Hook and Ladder Company. Wright moved to Erie, Pa., earlier this year and is pursuing an interest in joining the City of Erie Fire Department. Northern ·Chautauqua Canine Rescue - Mickey Submitted photo \Hi folks, they tell me here. that I have to wait until someone falls in love with me before I can have a home of my own. What's not to love? Look at the ears and the face. I'm really a fun loving lit·. tie doxle mix, about 6 months .old. I love to play; and would be a great playmate for older kids or' another dog. I have some scars on my back. I'~ not telling what hapJJened to m.,e, but it sure did hurt. I'm healing up okay, and I'll be just fine. Give me a call at 326-PAWS.\ View other dogs avail- able for adoption at www.canlnerescue.org. Westfield Moose Pinochle Results Club Results Week of Sept. 2(>, 20 II I. Ruth Wentzel - 707 2. Reda Hoth- 676 3. Bob Breads- 652 (~ _______ T_a_ke_N_o_te_/ ______ ~) Pinochle is played on Mondays at the Westfield Moose Club at 12:30 p.m. Call 326-6997 to find out how you can join. ADULT EDUCATION OFFERINGS AT WACS WESTFIELD Westfield Academy and Central School is announc- ing the Community l3du~ation Course Offerings for Fall 20 II. . : Courses offered are: Pigital Scrapbooking with ~butterfly; Skin Care - ~verything You Need to !(now; Knitting 10 I; Make- \tp Done Right; Mini-Paper fJag Scrapbook Class; Just :(ioogle\ It; and Building find Maintaining Positive Relationships With Adult Children. The description of each c·our;e, registration fee, sup- phes needed, instructor and registration form may be found on the school web- ~>~te. www.wacs.wnyric.org. under the programs tab and then Community Education. :fhe Community Education IJ~er, including registration form, is also available at the reception desk in the school lobby and downtown at Patterson Library, The Woolgathering in Brocton and the lnnerlakes Federal Credit Union. Anyone with questions may contact Rebecca Huber-Ross at J26-2151,ext. 243. KEY CLUB SELLING MUMS WESTFIELD - Fall has arrived and with it beautiful autumn foliage. The Key Club of Westfield is selling 10-inch mums for $7 from Sept. 29 until Oct. 5. Pick up will be on Oct. 6 from 2:30 to 4 p.m., in the bot- tom of the Wayside build- ing, the last driveway com- ing from the village. All proceeds from the sale will go to the Westfield Community Kitchen to ensyre fund~ fur the rest of the year. The kitchen also offers a turkey dinner with all the fix mgs to anyone on Thanksgiving. Consider purchasing a plant for the house while helping feed our communi- ty. For more information or to order, call Talena Baideme at 326-2151 ext 338. Payment is due at the time of pick up. COMPUTER COURSES - OFFERED IN BROCTON BROCTON - lntro and basic computer courses will be offered at the Ahira Hall Memorial Library in Brocton during the school year. For those who have ever wanted to learn how to use a computer, now's the time. For more informa- tion,call792-9418. REHABILITATION SERVICES Get free and confidential help finding rehabilitation services in your local area through findrehabnow .com or call today at S88-629- NCCF offers grant writing training class . \' WESTFIELD - The :-lurthern Chautauqua Community Foundation in <:onjunction with the Patterson Library is offering .t free two-part \Grant )eekmg Basics\ training on Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to noon. The training will be held at the Patterson Library, locat- ~d at 40 S. Portage St. in Westfield. A Foundation Directory Onhne Data Base training w11l be held from 9 to 10:30 ,1.m , and a Grant Wrising Bastes training will follow from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Part1cipants of this training \'til learn how to search for g:raot sources via the Foundation Directory Online database and increase their grant writing ~kills. W~nt to get your business noticed? Advertise witll us! Contact Jim Saxton~ 326-3163 or The Foundation Directory Online Data Base is a fully searchable data- base which includes detailed profiles of all active U.S. foundations, as well as an extensive ftle of grants recently by the nation's top funders. Megan Disbro. Software Training and Web Specialist Librarian from the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus library System, will teach the Foundation Dtre<.:tory Online Se.arching \es>ion. Professional grant writer Sherry Lantz will cundu~t the \Grant Seeking Basin\ training. Registtation is require'd as space i~ limited. For more information and to register for this training. conta<.:t Eileen Dunn, NCCF Program Coord111atm at 366-4892 or edunn@nccfoundation.org. 0333 to speak to a counselor. Join the thousands of homeowners who have saved up to $700 on their annual. home energy costs* NYSERDA'S HOME PERFORMANCE WITH ENERGY STAR~ PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADERS IN MAKING HOMES MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT. Most New Yorkers qualify for a free.er reduced-cost comprehensive home assessment, also referred to as an energy audH, and low-interest.loans.** Additionally, participants may be eligible for cash-backincentives. All our Home Perfonnance contractors are accredHed by the Building Performance Institute. For complete informa1ion, go to GeiEnergySmart.orgl home-performance or call 1-877-NY.SMART. • Aclualsa11ings may vary based upon efciency measures solec!ed. age of home,~\\\\'\\\' andothor factors. 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