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| Bernards Township discussion to focus on library as next chapter in job search Posted: 12 Sep 2010 12:33 PM PDT BERNARDS TWP. – Ruth Lufkin, supervising reference librarian at the Bernards Township Library, will discuss using the library as a job search tool from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, in the library's Program Room. During "The Library: Your Job Search Research Center," Lufkin will introduce useful library resources and showcase tools that make career exploration and transition easier as well as materials of special interest to job seekers. She will also describe ways to search for information on particular industries, pinpoint potential employers and find nuggets of company data. Online resources that are available remotely to every library card holder in the state, as well as those specifically available at Bernards Township Library, will be highlighted. Members of the Career Forum, Career Networking Group (CNG) and other support groups are especially invited to attend this free meeting.The Career Forum meets from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Somerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mount Airy Road in Basking Ridge. The CNG meets on the first and third Thursday evenings of each month at the library, 32 S. Maple Ave. in Basking Ridge. Both of these local support groups offer programs of interest to those looking for work or contemplating transition and opportunities to network with other members of the group. Pre-registration for Lufkin's presentation is suggested but not required; those who register in advance using the Program Calendar at www.BernardsLibrary.org will receive an email reminder before the event. For more information, call the library at (908) 204.3031, ext. 4, or email rlufkin@bernards.org. The following are comments from the readers. In no way do they represent the view of recordernewspapers.com. We encourage your feedback and dialog, all comments will be reviewed by our Web staff before appearing on the Web site. RecorderNewspapers.com requires readers to register with an e-mail address to leave comments. Registered users: This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Search dog efforts on 9/11 are recountedz Posted: 11 Sep 2010 07:11 PM PDT  Photo courtesy of Ryan Morrison National Disaster Search Dog Foundation founder Wilma Melville oversees the ceremonial groundbreaking for the foundation's national training facility in Santa Paula. The organization said it needs to raise $3 million by the end of the year and hopes to have a grand opening Sept. 11, 2011.  Photo courtesy of Ryan Morrison Ron Weckbacher brought his search dog, Dawson, to the ceremony in Santa Paula on Saturday. If tears shed during the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation's salute Saturday to those who died and those who searched the piles of rubble that once were the World Trade Center could count as dollars, the Ojai-based nonprofit would have no problem raising the $10.6 million needed to build a national training facility for search dogs and handlers. More than 300 supporters gathered under a large tent on the 125-acre historic Santa Paula ranch on Wheeler Canyon Road for a moment of silence for lives lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. They also came to hear first-hand accounts of what search dog rescue teams encountered in New York City attack before walking to the site of a ceremonial groundbreaking for the training center. "Today is all about we have not forgotten," said Wilma Melville, 76, foundation founder. "It's to remember those who died in that tragedy and the men, women and dogs who tried to save lives. It's to honor those who perished and those dogs and handlers who risked their lives to save others. "This is a ceremonial groundbreaking because we still need to get our conditional use permit," she said. "But our goal is to raise $3 million more by the end of the year and have a grand opening Sept. 11 of next year." Ron Weckbacher, the first civilian trained by Search Dog Foundation, said he responded with his dog, Manny, to the Twin Towers site along with San Diego Fire Department search dog personnel. "It was so surreal, like a movie set," said Weckbacher, 49. "Spires backlit from behind, smoke coming out. It was overwhelming; a huge massive area of destruction. I stood there for a moment, realized Manny was gone and then saw he was already doing his job, working his way through a huge pile of rubble. "I've been to a lot of different disasters," he added. "You go in with your game face and do your job. But 9/11 was much more significant because it was man-made. When you think someone intentionally caused that horror. "When I see the planes colliding into the towers it takes me back," he said. "I have a lot of memories about what a horrific environment it was. " Weckbacher gave credit to the foundation and Melville for the training he and Manny, who died a year ago, received. "The foundation changed the whole dynamics of canine search and rescue, took it to whole new level," he said. "Before Wilma got involved, it would take up to five years to train and certify a handler and dog. Now the certification takes six months to a year." Kayte Carr, 46, a Search Dog Foundation volunteer, said she lost a cousin who was working in one of the towers. "Her name was Murielle, and she worked in one of the towers above the 89th floor," said Carr. "We heard she was helping people to the staircases, and then they said she was missing. They never found her." Ventura County Supervisor Steve Bennett said it was an honor for the county to host Saturday's event for the national search dog rescue center. "The county Board of Supervisors is committed to making this happen," said Bennett. "We have a tremendous amount of work between now and next year's grand opening. We know how important it is to get this job done." The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation gained worldwide recognition after Sept. 11, 2001, when 13 of its teams were deployed to search the rubble of the World Trade Center. Since then, trained teams have responded to 67 disasters, including the Paso Robles earthquake, La Conchita mudslide, the Chatsworth train derailment and Haiti earthquake. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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