Wednesday, October 4, 2006 · Page 11 ATV club CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 Doug Vickers, vice-president of the Ontario federation, was one of the instructors during the educational ession for members of the ssex County club. Vickers' group currently orks in partnership with olice services in Hamilton, eel, and the Halton Region. When a person goes missng in those areas, police conact the federation to join the earch. Vickers said it's a goal f the two-year-old federaion to develop a number of similar groups across the province. "It's a valuable tool," Vickers said. "The police are using ATVs and their clubs more and more now." During the session, Vickers taught club members about search methods and how to preserve a crime scene. They applied the training in a series of scenarios in the forest. In the first scenario, they were told a family had gone missing and were thought to be somewhere in the forest. It was up to the search and rescue team to find them, flag off the crime scene and revive the victims if necessary. The Essex County club constructed a trail through the forest for the event, where two groups of ATVers worked as a team in the search and rescue missions. During a search, Vickers said it's not uncommon for groups of three ATV members to work together. Amherstburg Police Const. Melissa Taylor was asked by the service's staff sergeant to participate in the training. "The more trained professionals you have looking for a missing person, the better," Taylor said after the scenarios were completed. "Evidence preservation is very important." Taylor said there is a possibility that more officers will be trained with the ATV club. Vickers, who's been Celebrates Thankgiving Day with... Abundant thanks. Teleflora's WILLIAMSBURG® Fall Traditions Bouquet Teleflora's Amber Autumn Bouquet Teleflora's Leaves of Fall Bouquet The Country Flower Shoppe involved in nearly 75 searches, including evidence searches with the RCMP, said ATV rescue missions are not just confined to rural areas and can be used in urban areas as well. ATV models by Polaris, Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki were used during the training. Honda Canada and Rick's Performance in Harrow each donated two machines for the training day. Sarah Fisher / Free Press Safe Driving Ted Wheeler, left, a member of the Ontario Trucking Association Road Knights team, talks with parents outside Essex Public Library Sept. 28. Wheeler drives an 18wheeler for a living and gave a presentation about safety for truck drivers and other motorists. Part of the presentation included an opportunity for local children to sit inside the truck's cab. Thanksgiving is Monday, October 9 7751 South Talbot Rd., Maidstone Phone: (519) 737-6843 or (519) 737-9285 www.countryflowers.ca Daily Deliveries to Essex County and Windsor FAMILY MOVIE NIGHTS AT THE ESSEX RECREATION COMPLEX 242 TALBOT ST. N, ESSEX (NEXT TO EDHS) s Essex Park n ecreatio &R Presents... SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2006 Join us for an evening of fun where we watch a selection of Hollywood's greatest films on the BIG SCREEN, TICKETS MONTHS BEFORE HOME VIDEO RELEASE!! ONLY $5.00 Friday October 6th, 2006 Friday November 3rd, 2006 & Friday December 8th, 2006 SHOW TIME STARTS AT 7:00 PM Honouring ... IB FYNBO Tickets at Essex Railway Station or Municipal Office The Citizen of the Year program is under the auspices of the Rotary Club of Essex, Council 3305 Knights of Columbus Essex, and Heritage Essex Inc. CITIZEN OF THE YEAR · Reception at 6:30 Holy Name of · Dinner at 7:00 · Silent Auction Jesus Parish Hall For More Information, Please Contact Us At: 519-776-8992