More than 60 Quincy seniors came out to the Senior Police Academy Wednesday afternoon. Organizations from the American Red Cross to the Transportation Security Administration taught residents how to prepare for a disaster. The classes are every Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center. For more information call (217) 228 - 0557.
QUINCY, Illinois (Quincy Herald Whig), May 4, 2006:
The 11th annual Senior Police Academy involves more than just sitting in a classroom and listening to speakers.
The five-week academy kicked off Wednesday with presentations from Kirby Wiemelt of the Adams County Chapter of the American Red Cross and Adams County Sheriff's Department Brent Fischer.
Next week, the 60-plus seniors enrolled in the academy will be the first Quincy group to officially tour the new Quincy Regional Emergency Services Training Center on North 18th.
Add a trip to the Quincy Regional Airport, door prizes, discussion sessions and a graduation ceremony, and you have what West Central Area Agency on Aging Executive Director Lynn Niewohner says "is the best police academy ever."
Elder Services Officer Kelly VanderMaiden of the Quincy Police Department said she was pleased with Wednesday's turnout of about 60 people.
"A lot of the same people come back every year, so we are trying to give them some different options," VanderMaiden said. "We try to get a lot of information and knowledge to the seniors."
Virginia Dieterich of Quincy, 91, said she enjoyed Wednesday's session and is looking forward to the next six weeks.
"It's very educational and very social," she said. "It gives you a boost and it's very helpful to learn things."
The only graduation requirement is to attend seven of the 10 academy hours. The final class is May 31, and there will be a dinner to celebrate graduation that night.
Next Wednesday, buses will take the seniors to the Quincy Regional Emergency Services Training Center. The session includes a representative of the Secretary of State Police, and seniors will be bused to the airport May 24.
Wednesday's session was at the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center's Laura Kent Dohanue Educational Center. Wiemelt talked about the many Red Cross services and volunteer opportunities.
Fischer talked about combating the ever-growing problem of methamphetamine, a drug that wasn't prevalent when most of the audience was younger.
The American Red Cross was there and they passed out disaster guide packets talking about what to do in the event of a disaster,
During a question-and-answer session, seniors asked Fischer about mailbox vandalism, handicapped parking stickers, rural school speed zones and officer response time.
The academy is sponsored by the WCI Area Agency of Aging, the Quincy Police Department and Adams County Sheriff's Department.
For more information, call the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center at 223-7904.
By Rodney Hart
Herald-Whig Staff Writer
rhart@whig.com
May 4, 2006
USA: Seniors Get Set for 'Best Police Academy Ever'
More than 60 Quincy seniors came out to the Senior Police Academy Wednesday afternoon. Organizations from the American Red Cross to the Transportation Security Administration taught residents how to prepare for a disaster. The classes are every Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center. For more information call (217) 228 - 0557.
QUINCY, Illinois (Quincy Herald Whig), May 4, 2006:
The 11th annual Senior Police Academy involves more than just sitting in a classroom and listening to speakers.
The five-week academy kicked off Wednesday with presentations from Kirby Wiemelt of the Adams County Chapter of the American Red Cross and Adams County Sheriff's Department Brent Fischer.
Next week, the 60-plus seniors enrolled in the academy will be the first Quincy group to officially tour the new Quincy Regional Emergency Services Training Center on North 18th.
Add a trip to the Quincy Regional Airport, door prizes, discussion sessions and a graduation ceremony, and you have what West Central Area Agency on Aging Executive Director Lynn Niewohner says "is the best police academy ever."
Elder Services Officer Kelly VanderMaiden of the Quincy Police Department said she was pleased with Wednesday's turnout of about 60 people.
"A lot of the same people come back every year, so we are trying to give them some different options," VanderMaiden said. "We try to get a lot of information and knowledge to the seniors."
Virginia Dieterich of Quincy, 91, said she enjoyed Wednesday's session and is looking forward to the next six weeks.
"It's very educational and very social," she said. "It gives you a boost and it's very helpful to learn things."
The only graduation requirement is to attend seven of the 10 academy hours. The final class is May 31, and there will be a dinner to celebrate graduation that night.
Next Wednesday, buses will take the seniors to the Quincy Regional Emergency Services Training Center. The session includes a representative of the Secretary of State Police, and seniors will be bused to the airport May 24.
Wednesday's session was at the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center's Laura Kent Dohanue Educational Center. Wiemelt talked about the many Red Cross services and volunteer opportunities.
Fischer talked about combating the ever-growing problem of methamphetamine, a drug that wasn't prevalent when most of the audience was younger.
The American Red Cross was there and they passed out disaster guide packets talking about what to do in the event of a disaster,
During a question-and-answer session, seniors asked Fischer about mailbox vandalism, handicapped parking stickers, rural school speed zones and officer response time.
The academy is sponsored by the WCI Area Agency of Aging, the Quincy Police Department and Adams County Sheriff's Department.
For more information, call the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center at 223-7904.
By Rodney Hart
Herald-Whig Staff Writer
rhart@whig.com
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