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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017
Keep children safe around water
May is National Water
Safety Month, a good time for
parents to consider teaching
their children how to swim.
The American Academy of
Pediatrics supports swimming
lessons for most children 4
years and older. Water safety
classes can also reduce the risk
of drowning in younger chil-
dren, the pediatrics group
reports, but advises that
because children develop at
different rates, not all will be
ready to swim at the same age.
The Pediatric Academy cites
several water-safety tips for
parents, including:
• Never — even for a
moment — leave small chil-
dren alone or in the care of
another young child while in
bathtubs, pools, spas or wad-
ing pools or near irrigation
ditches or standing water.
• Empty water from buckets
and other containers immedi-
ately after use.
• To prevent drowning in
toilets, young children should
not be left alone in the bath-
room.
• Closely supervise children
in and around water. With
infants, toddlers and weak
swimmers, an adult should be
within an arm’s length.
With older children and bet-
ter swimmers, an adult should
be focused on the child and not
distracted by other activities.
Bath seats cannot substitute
for adult supervision.
• If children are in out-of-
home child care, ask about
exposure to water and the ratio
of adults to children.
• If you have a pool, install a
four-sided fence that is at least
4-feet high to limit access to
the pool. The fence should be
hard to climb (not chain-link)
and have a self-latching, self-
closing gate.
Families may consider pool
alarms and rigid pool covers as
additional layers of protection,
but neither can take the place
Stables offering Adult Riding Club
of a fence.
• Parents, caregivers and
pool owners should learn
CPR.
• Do not use air-filled swim-
ming aids (such as inflatable
arm bands) in place of life
jackets. They can deflate and
are not designed to keep swim-
mers safe.
• All children should wear a
life jacket when riding in a
boat. Small children and non-
swimmers should also wear
one at water’s edge, such as on
a river bank or pier.
“When Ellie finally swims,
she realizes that learning some-
thing new is wonderful and if
you give it a try, you can do
anything you wish,” Hales
says. “This is a lesson I hope
all children will take to heart,
not only when learning to
swim, but also when facing
any challenge that comes their
way.”
With the success of its recent
Adult Riding Club, C&M
Stables will continue the pro-
gram with a new summer ses-
sion.
The program includes a 2-
hour ride during each of the
months of June, July and
August. The 2 hour rides will
follow the trail and beach, with
a 30-minute orientation before
the first ride.
Members who are interested
in learning how to groom and
saddle their horses as a part of
the experience are welcome to
come 30 minutes before each
ride. The Riding Club is open
to riders age 18 years or older,
and no previous riding experi-
ence is necessary.
For more information, call
541-997-7540.
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“It was well out of his comfort
zone,” Wartnik said. “The rules
are very different and many of
the moves that work in freestyle
don’t work to your advantage in
Greco.”
For example, wrestlers aren’t
allowed to lunge at an oppo-
nent’s legs in Greco-style
wrestling as you can in freestyle.
Still, Huff managed to battle
back from an early loss and into
consolation, where he faced
Sparks once again but fell short
— but still high enough to finish
third in the 120-pound division.
Huff’s performance this sea-
son has qualified him for the
Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D.
this summer.
Assuming he isn’t in Russia.
“Richard is wrestling at the
level of some of Siuslaw’s very
best wrestlers,” said Wartnik.
“Nicky Lutz, David Mann,
Jeremy Bernhardt — and people
have taken notice.”
Among those who have taken
notice is the International
Wrestling Cultural Exchange
Program, which invited Huff to
travel to Russia this summer for
11 days of wrestling against
opponents from around the
world.
“It’s going to be an amazing
experience,” Wartnik said of
Huff. “He’s a truly quality person
that has worked very hard and is
reaping the benefits of that hard
work.”
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