STOP PLEASE

This issue is dedicated to one of our people that most folks don't even think about and literally take for granted. I am featuring our school crossing guards. These people look like some of our ordinary people who seem to have nothing better to do but that is not the real truth behind the story. These men and women have jobs to do, jobs that are important to us and our families. These jobs are to look after the safety of our young children as they go back and forth to school and cross the streets, which at times can be quite loaded with traffic. To me this is extremely important as it is an unfair competition and match set up as you consider the opponents involved. One opponent is a child, age 4 to possibly 20 years weighing maybe 40 lbs to about 170 lbs and the other opponent is a vehicle starting at about 2000 lbs moving down the street at a possible 30 miles per hour. As you can see the smaller person or child hasn't a slight chance of surviving an impact with one of these monsters even though it might be only 2000 lbs so society has decided to give these youngsters a fighting chance by hiring crossing guards to look after our young people when they are in the enemie's territory ( alias school crossing zones).
As well as crossing school children, crossing guards cross adults, not necessarily older retired ones who can hardly get around. The guards look after the safety of these people who decide to go on foot instead of motoring around all of the time.
The guard I interviewed is named Sue Lavictoire. We have known her for a long period of time and know her to be a very dedicated guard with a sincere attitude toward protecting her charge. She has a very kind heart and a loving disposition towards her people. I wouldn't doubt it if some of the kids call her Mom. I know that most of her little people respect and care for her as she fights wind,rain, hot,cold and stormy weather doing her duties.
Besides doing the crossing guard job, Sue can be
found helping at Central Public School serving hot
dogs on Fridays so the proceeds from this can
go to help pay for trips and outings for the
students.


Heads up to our crossing guards and when you approach a school crossing zone with a guard on duty, do our people a favour and wait while the guard holds her/his sign up telling you to stop while our next generation proceeds across the street on their way to and from school.
See you next time.
Wilf Blakey