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The Anderson News | Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | A7
Dancers selected to attend
convention in New York
Girls to host fundraisers, seeks donation to fund coming trip
Photo by Ben Carlson
Major Susan Johnson, a paramedic, and Public Safety Director Bart Powell administer treatment to EMT Doug
Green from inside of an inflatable hospital last Thursday afternoon. The facility is owned by the state but stored
in Anderson County.
An inflatable hospital, just in case
EMT Doug Green portrayed
a patient while Powell and
paramedic Susan Johnson, a
major, treated him on one of
the unit’s 16 beds, complete
with oxygen and a heart
monitor.
Powell said the 700 pound
tent can be inflated in about
five minutes and is fully
operational in about an hour.
It comes with its own inflation unit, along with a 15 kilowatt generator and a 40,000
BTU heat and air conditioning system.
“It’s good for people to
know that we’re sitting on
these types of assets,” Powell
said.
Safety officials demonstrate 16-patient mobile facility
By Ben Carlson
News staff
What has 16 rooms, suction, oxygen and four inflated
walls?
Anderson County’s version
of a hospital, that’s what.
OK, hospital might be a bit
grand, but if the need arose
to treat mass casualties on a
moment’s notice, local emergency responders do have an
inflatable device that can
house up to 16 patients.
It even has heart monitors.
Owned by the state but
stored here just in case, the
facility was on display last
Thursday outside of the EMS
building on US 127 Bypass.
“It’s a state asset,” said
Anderson County Public Safety Director Bart Powell, who,
along with his staff, was preparing for mandatory state
meetings and drills scheduled
for this later this month. “We
can use it during a natural
disaster or a [weapons of mass
destruction] event.
“If an area hospital’s emergency room were decimated,
we could take there and function in the parking lot.”
And it’s mobile.
Powell said the facility
can be moved to wherever
it is needed, even outside of
Anderson County if the need
arose.
During a demonstration,
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lifetime opportunity, according
From staff reports
to a news release.
The Kelley Puckett Dance
The team has planned sevAcademy Dance Team was
eral fundraisers to raise money
recently selected to attend the
for the trip. A “Parent’s Day
2012 All Star Dancers National
Out” will be held
Dance Convenat Kelley Puckett
tion in New York
Want to help?
Dance Academy
City, according to
Donations to assist the Kelley
on May 12, and
a news release.
Puckett Dance Team’s trip can
anyone ages 3 and
The team was
be mailed to KPDA Dance
up may attend.
chosen from hunTeam, 201 East Court St.,
Dance classes
dreds of groups
Lawrenceburg, KY 40342.
and other fun
to attend when
For more information, call
events are planned
they performed a
839-0776 or email kpuckett@
for children that
group jazz routine
kelldance.com.
day.
at the Applause
The academy
Talent Dance
will also raffle off
Competition in
a year’s worth of free dance
Louisville.
class to help raise funds, and
The five-day convention
other fundraisers are also being
will include a dance workshop
planned.
and mock audition taught by
Those interested in Parent’s
the world famous Radio City
Day Out or entering the raffle
Rockettes at Radio City Music
are asked to call Kelley PuckHall.
ett at 839-0776 or by email at
The tour will also include
kpuckett@kelldance.com.
master dance classes at New
Donations can also be sent
York’s premier dance studio,
to KPDA Dance Team, 201 East
The Broadway Dance Center.
Court St., Lawrenceburg, KY
Students also have classes
40342.
taught by New York’s Broad“Any help that can be
way show performers.
offered to help these dancers
This is a tremendous honor
make their dream a reality
for the dancers and a once in a
would be greatly appreciated,”
Photo furnished
The Kelley Puckett Dance Academy Dance Team will perform in New York City
after being selected at a recent competition in Louisville. Front, from left,
are Suzanne Lilly, Lauren Coates and Katie Shouse. In back are Allie Griffie,
Raven Hutton, Olivia Hatter and Susanna Wardrip.
Photo by Ben Carlson
SHEAR TALENT OPENS AT EAGLE LAKE
Tasha Watts, seated, prepares to cut a ribbon for the grand opening of her hair salon, Shear
Talent, located at Eagle Lake. The full-service salon opened April 30. Hours are Monday from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Friday from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Saturdays are by appointment only. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, call
839-3008. Shown, back row from left, are Jenna and Brad Smith of SmithCo Properties, Mike
Harrod, Cody Becknell, Janet Chilton, Jenny Sarver and Bob Sarver. In front are Austin, Tasha
and Tanner Watts.
Photo by Ben Carlson
BIG WINNER
The staff at 127 Beer and Tobacco, located near the Bluegrass Parkway, display a banner
after the station sold a $250,000 lottery scratch off winning ticket. The winner declined to
be identified, but store workers said he lives in Lawrenceburg. From left are Sheila Beasley,
Stacey Bell and Cathy Wells, the store’s manager.
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