.

1. 8
MARCH
11,
2019
•
PASCACK
VALLEY
PRESS
UNCLE FRANK’S
BARBER SHOP
UNCLE FRANK’S
BARBER SHOP
89 PARK AVE. • PARK RIDGE, NJ • 201-782-9060
89 PARK AVE. • PARK RIDGE, NJ • 201-782-9060
Rolled Back Price on Hot Shaves
Reg. $25. With coupon only. Expires 3/31/19
$5.00 OFF
Men’s Haircut ..........$16
H.S. Students ..........$15
Children Under 12 ........$14
TUES - WED - THURS
We offer Senior Discounts Wed. & Thurs.
Tuesday 8-6
Wednesday 8-6
Thursday 8-8
Friday 8-6
Saturday 7-4
FREE
WIFI
Stop In And See Frank & Fred!
be used, and several took special note
of military time after noticing the
unitʼs 24-hour clock.
The second-graders sat in the
driverʼs and passengerʼs seats, while
Capt. Bob Rayve demonstrated the
lights and sirens.
“The girls were extremely fond
of testing out the different sirens,”
Tsai told Pascack Press.
After Tsaiʼs presentation on first
aid, the squad reviewed with the
young ladies when to call 9-1-1 and
what to say to be most helpful during
emergencies.
“Corpsmembers also empha-
sized the importance of safety first in
an emergency, including the impor-
tance of using gloves, not touching
bodily fluids, washing hands, staying
on the line with 9-1-1 until told other-
wise, staying with the patient if possi-
ble, and keeping the patient warm and
comfortable,” Tsai said.
Then there was more hands-on
work, all of which helped the girls
knock out their first aid badges.
The squad taught the girls how
to properly apply a bandage and
apply pressure to a bleeding wound.
They practiced on their friends and
members of the squad.
Tsai said the troop went above
and beyond, learning how to “pop” a
disposable ice pack and how EMTs
administer oxygen.
Tsai said the corps emphasized
“When in doubt, call for help.”
In addition to Rayve and Tsai,
corps members at the event were
EMTs Christopher Hahn and Nina
Buchakjian, probationary EMT Lind-
sey Sirois, and EMR Joseph Conway.
Tsai thanked the troop and its
leaders, Alicia Xaka, Roni Silber-
stein, Nicole Murad, and Mandy
Terzi “for affording us this fruitful
opportunity to both educate and posi-
tively influence the young ladies of
Brownie Troop 97083.”
Ready for trouble
According to Xaka, who was a
Girl Scout herself, the first aid badge
shows girls know how to get help in
an emergency and even treat minor
injuries.
The badge builds on knowledge
of how to treat first-degree burns, how
to apply a finger splint, what to do for
animal bites and insect stings, how to
apply bandages and gauze, and what
to do for nosebleeds.
The work included skits, games
and puzzles, and family follow up.
Xaka said the troop of 20,
including her daughter, Sophie, has
been together since Daisy days.
“Our group is really happy that
the ambulance corps could take the
time to spend with the girls and take
an ambulance out of service to do it,”
she told Pascack Press on March 5.
She said she hopes the corps has
many opportunities to meet with
other childrenʼs groups because the
message is so important and “because
it sounded like they liked to be able to
be out and talking with the kids.”
She joked that the troop “drove
the neighbors crazy” by sounding the
ambulance siren.
Next up for the troop, Xaka said:
a visit to Goodwill as part of their phi-
lanthropy badge; a hike; and wrap-
ping up a unit on money manage-
ment, which includes an examination
of what common things cost.
It also includes cookie sales.
Look for their booth this month.
WTVAC has loan-out medical
supplies available to residents of the
Pascack Valley. Anyone in need of
free equipment should call Naomi at
(201) 474-5626. For more informa-
tion on theWTVAC, including volun-
teering, visit wtvac.org or call (201)
664-3784.
Girl Scouts of Northern New
Jersey serves girls 5–18 in 160 com-
munities in Bergen, Morris, Passaic,
Sussex and northernWarren counties.
— Photos courtesy Justin Tsai
First-aid fans!
FROM PAGE 1
Members of the Township of Washington Volunteer Ambulance Corps enjoyed time with Brownie Troop 97083
at Jessie F. George Elementary School. From left to right are Capt. Robert S. Rayve, Lt. Justin G. Tsai, EMTs
Lindsey Sirois, Christopher Hahn and Nina Buchakjian, and EMR Joseph Conway.
St. Patrick’s Day Specials
We never use tap water! All our bagels & coffees are made with filtered water.
PLEASE ORDER GREEN BAGELS & GREEN CREAM CHEESE AHEAD
CAFE-BREAKFAST-LUNCH-CATERING “WE’RE NOT JUST BAGELS.”
$
1799
1 DOZEN BAGELS
& 1/2 Lb.
GREEN
Cream Cheese
$
349
1/2 LB. GREEN
CREAM
CHEESE
Open
7 Days
Voted
#1 Bagel
Hours: Mon-Sat 5am-4pm,
Sun 7am-3pm
150 Kinderkamack Rd.
Park Ridge
201-930-1100
185 Kinderkamack Rd.
Emerson
201-483-9955
190 Westwood Ave.
Westwood
201-666-9896
90 Westwood Ave.
Westwood
201-666-9896
185 Kinderkamack Rd.
Emerson
201-483-9955
150 Kinderkamack Rd.
Park Ridge
201-930-1100