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Westport Volunteer Emergency Medical Service‘s first certification course since the pandemic began starts September 21. A decline in membership during COVID makes the call for volunteers more important than ever.
The course is open to any 14 and over. High school students earn EMR certification before age 16; then they become EMT-certified. Prior experience is not needed.
Full tuition reimbursement is available to those who successfully complete the course, and go on to volunteer with WVEMS.
For more information, email training@westportems.org.
After state certification, new EMTS can volunteer on Westport’s ambulances.
A few of Westport’s Volunteer Emergency Medical Service heroes.
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When things go wrong in space, who you gonna call?
Dr. Bob Dempsey, for one. The NASA flight director has had plenty of experience, working with Mission Control to solve problems with the International Space Station.
On September 21 (8 p.m.), he’ll join the Westport Astronomical Society for a free virtual lecture on “When Things Go Wrong in Space.
Click here for the Zoom link; click here for the YouTube livestream.
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Tashlich is a ceremony performed on the afternoon of the first day of Rosh Hashanah. Jews symbolically cast off the sins of the previous year by tossing pebbles or bread crumbs into flowing water.
A group of Y’s Women gathered yesterday at Compo Beach. They threw bad thoughts and actions into Long Island Sound, preparing for the start of a good new season.
(Photo/Barb Stephen)
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Fortunately, the dystopian Los Angeles of 2019 predicted in the 1982 film “Blade Runner” did not come to pass (mostly).
It’s still a great movie. And you can see it again, tomorrow night at 7:30 at the Remarkable Theater. Click here for tickets to the drive-in theater on Imperial Avenue.
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Katie Spector has just published her first picture book: “Katie Spector the Art Collector.” It’s about a creative little girl who can’t part with her art. Katie’s story celebrates community, art, and staying true to yourself.
She’s celebrating too, with an outdoor event at Wakeman Town Farm on September 25 (1 to 3 p.m). There will be book readings, art projects and live music. RSVPs required; click here.
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“Westport … Naturally” doesn’t get any more delicious than this:
(Photo/Wendy Levy)
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And finally … on this date in 1900, the US suffered its deadliest natural disaster.
A hurricane roared ashore at Galveston, Texas. The death toll was estimated at 8,000; 7,000 buildings were destroyed, and 10,000 left homeless, out of total population of fewer than 38,000.
It marked the end of the “Golden Era of Galveston” too, as investors turned their sights on the more sheltered city of Houston.
My grandfather and his family lived through the 1900 storm. I heard about it all my life. My grandfather moved to Houston and my father was born in Houston in 1911. I am a by-product of that storm.
you should nominate mimi Greenlee from the library for unsung hero