Page Twelve N/Warren Town and County News Thursday, November 1, 2007
Celebrating Fire Prevention Month at Oviatt
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Kindergarteners at Oviatt Elementary had the opportunity to visit with Norwalk
firefighters and learn about fire safety Wednesday, Oct. 10. Firefighters brought a
truck to Oviatt Elementary and each student got to go inside. Firefighters explained
the importance of having working smoke detectors in your home, demonstrated
their protective clothing and showed different equipment in the fire truck. Oviatt
teachers appreciate the Norwalk Fire Department helping the students learn about
fire safety annually during FiYe Prevention Month. Photo submitted.
Norwalk Fire Rescue Team Observes
Fire Prevention Week
During Fire Safety
Week the Norwalk
Firefighters came to
Oviatt Elementary and
taught the third
graders how to crawl
through a burning room.
Firefighters had the
students crawl with a
buddy, blindfolded,
through a room to see
what it would be like to
be completely disori-
ented in a burnh g build-
ing. They also had the
children try to feel
around and find "vic-
tims." The students were
also able to try on the
firefighters' coats to see
how heavy they are.
Oviatt Elementary
third graders appreci-
ate the Norwalk fire-
fighters coming and
helping them learn
about fire safety in such
a fun and creative way.
Norwalk Fire Rescue celebrated another successful fire prevention week October
8-14, contacting nearly 1000 children in the Norwalk area. This year's theme
was "Practice Your Exit Drills." Students at Oviatt took part in demonstrations
and created posters that have been displayed around the community. Lakewood
fourth and fifth grade students took part in an essay contest. The topic was
"What 1 can do to keep my family and community fire-safe." Winners were
Meghan Zug, fourth grade, and Michael Guessford, fifth grade. The two were
picked up from school Thursday, Oct. 18, in a fire truck and were treated to lunch
with fire personnel and a tour of the new station. Members of Norwalk Fire
Rescue team and the winners are pictured, left to right, Rich Young, Guessford,
Zug and Mike Leto. Photo submitted.
Photos submitted.
DRAGONFIRES UNDEFEATED
Norwalk Soccer Club U10 Dragonfire team was unde-
feated this season with an 8-0 record. They played
teams from Des Moines and surrounding suburbs.
Pictured, left to right, are Row 1: Kasey Leaper, Reid
Kallenbach, Hunter Pappan and Aaron Gremler; Row
2: Jacob Connelly, Keegan Leaper, Kason Crall and
Kaleb Bierstedt; Row 3: Coaches Lisa Connelly and
Carol Timke. Photo submitted.
Faith is that which is
woven of conviction and
set with the sharp mor-
dant of experience.
--James Russell Lowell
Creativity represents a
mirac,ulous coming
together of the uninhib-
ited energy of the child
with its apparent oppo-
site and enemy, the sense
of order imposed on the
disciplined adult:intelli:
gence.
--Norman Podhoretz
They who dream by day
are cognizant of many
things which escape
those who dream only by
night.
--Edgar Allan Poe
He who has imagination
without learning has
wings but no feet.
---Joseph Joubert
