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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • April 12, 2017 3a
Sheriff’s department hosts self-defense classes
Situational awareness helps you avoid a bad situation in the first place
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
DALLAS — We all know
texting and driving is dan-
gerous, but what about
when you are paying more
attention to your phone
than what is happening
around you in other every-
day circumstances?
Polk County Sgt. Jason
Ball that is a personal safety
risk, a lesson he will teach
during the self-defense and
situational awareness class
for women and girls this Sat-
urday.
That’s not just a concern
for women, but everyone
who is oblivious to the real
world when texting or
checking on their social
media life, he said.
“ With the advent of
smartphones and social
media, people put them-
selves at risk every day,” Ball
said. “A couple good exam-
ples are just being buried in
your cellphone (texting,
talking, interacting on social
media) while walking to and
from your car and com-
Learn more:
What: Personal Protection Training with the Polk County
Sheriff’s Office.
When: Saturday at 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Where: Academy Building in Dallas, 182 SW Academy St.
For information or to register: segovia.jennifer
@co.polk.or.us.
pletely unaware of your sur-
roundings.”
He added, while not a
personal safety concern, so-
cial media updates that
make it known people are
away from home may lead
to home burglaries, as well.
County statistics show do-
mestic and violent crimes
rank second and third in
Polk County, and many
times, the victims of those
crimes are women.
The goal of Saturday’s
class is to help women and
girls be more aware of those
concerns — and empower-
ing them to fight back if they
find themselves in unavoid-
able danger.
The class, from 10 to 11:30
a.m. at the Academy Build-
ing in Dallas, is free to
women and girls. Registra-
tion is required.
Situational awareness is
the first step, Ball said.
“Self-defense isn't just
thwarting an attack, it's
about being aware of your
surroundings, avoiding situ-
ations that sometimes don't
occur to people, like parking
your car in a dark area in a
parking lot,” he said.
Added to that are lessons
on how to stop an attacker
in any situation.
“The hands-on portion or
techniques are simply put-
ting tools in the tool box and
can be used in any situation
whether it’s a stranger attack
or a spousal attack,” Ball
said.
The class will put that to-
gether to help women learn
PAm KIng/ for the Itemizer-Observer
Pam King shared this photo on the Itemizer-Observer’s Facebook page after Saturday’s
self-defense and situational awareness class.
how to protect themselves.
“Maybe the best vulnera-
bility to discuss is just em-
powering women and giving
them the mind set that it’s
ok to fight and to avoid the
complacency of, ‘It's not
going to happen to me,’”
Ball said.
Child Abuse Prevention month events continue all through April
itemizer-Observer staff report
POLK COUnTY — mid-Valley
Parenting and Polk County’s
programs related to child
abuse prevention month,
launched last week with the
Polk County Awareness Walk,
and continue throughout April.
Have you considered taking
a parenting class?
The knowledge and tech-
niques provided could go a
long way to preventing child
abuse, county officials say.
“When parents are better
educated and they know all
the ins and outs of raising kids,
it makes things less frustrating,
and parents are less likely to
potentially engage in some
sort of child abuse or neglect,”
said Brent Demoe, director of
Polk County Family & Commu-
nity Outreach.
mid-Valley Parenting offers
classes based on your child’s
age and in communities
around the county.
Child care and a free meal
are often provided at the semi-
nars and weekly classes.
For more information on
classes or to find the class that
is right for you, go to
www.midvalleyparenting.
org.
more events:
• The Confederated Tribes of
grand Ronde’s Children & Fam-
ily Services holds is its seventh
annual Fun Run/Walk Saturday.
Registration starts at 10 a.m.
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Community Resource meet &
greet at Pressed Coffee & Wine
Bar, 788 main St., Dallas, on
April 27 from 7 to 9 p.m.
The event gives people an
opportunity to talk with service
provider and learn about re-
sources in the community.
For more information:
www.midvalleyparenting.org.
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Everyone is welcome and
children from Community Ac-
tion Head Start will join the
walk. Bracelets, stickers, tem-
porary tattoos, pinwheels, and
other fun items available for
the participants.
Wear navy blue to show
support for child abuse pre-
vention.
For more information:
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Hill Education Support Center,
750 S. Fifth St., Independence.
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