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"If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance." Bernard Williams
Restaurant
Employees
Save Life
Three restaurant employees saved a
71year old male patron with the
Heimlich Maneuver at the
Off the
Hook restaurant at 833
Embarcadero, Morro Bay, on June
26th.
Marilee Bell of
Off the Hook restaurant recognized
one of her customers not being
able to breath and initiated the
Heimlich Maneuver on the Signal
Hill California visitor. The
71-year-old patron was able to use
non-verbal communication to
illustrate his inability to
breath.
With the Signal Hill
visitor being a tall person,
Marilee summoned help from Hide Hi
Ko Nogi and Mike Toodicso, both
Chefs with the restaurant. All
three took turns performing the
Heimlich Maneuver with positive
results.
First on scene Morro
Bay Fire Department Paramedics found
the man breathing on his own and
speaking in full sentences with no
apparent injuries.
Morro Bay Fire
Captain Paramedic George Rees
stated, "The ability for Maridee to
recognize someone choking and not
being able to breath was key and her
quick action to initiate the
Heimlich Maneuver definitely saved
their patron’s life.
In addition,
the tenacity not to quit performing
the Heimlich Maneuver from all three
employees made a difference between
life and death."
The Morro Bay Fire
Department would like to encourage
all residents to learn the signs of
a choking person and how to perform
the Heimlich Maneuver before you
need to use it on a family member or
even a stranger. Nearly 3,000 people
die each year from choking on food
during their meals.
Learn more about
thee
Heimlich Maneuver. The next
person saved from choking may be a
family member.
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Why Irons, Makowetski Won the
Primary Election
by Jack McCurdy
Mayor Jamie Irons and ally Matt Makowetski swept
the Morro Bay primary election last month, giving
them a clear majority on the City Council,
counting Christine Johnson and Noah Smukler who
were not up for reelection. The other winner in
the primary was John Headdiing, who does not
appear, at least at this point, to be aligned with
opponents of the new majority — past opponents
such as Council member Nancy Johnson, who lost to
Headding, and George Leage, who did not stand for
re-election.
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Morro Bay Primaries On The
Block
by Jack McCurdy
A ballot measure giving voters the
opportunity to eliminate primary elections in Morro
Bay has been approved by the Morro Bay City Council. Morro Bay is the only city in San
Luis Obispo County to hold primary elections.
Primaries have been held in the city
since voters approved such elections eight years ago
and have been very controversial ever since.
Primaries were the product of a people's initiative
spearheaded by activist John Barta, who some thought
was motivated by a goal of making elections more
costly for candidates, enabling those backed by
money from business interests gaining better chances
of winning. Barta was an attorney in a local real
estate office at the time.
Read More
New City Budget Balanced with
"Help"
by Jack McCurdy
Summary: The city of Morro Bay adopted a balanced budget but
to do so had to get "help" from some other funds in
the budget, such as the Risk Management Reserve,
which is used in pinches for money like this. Of
course, if other pinches come along in 2013-14, the
city could be at least a little strapped. But there
are other funds in the budget that could make "contributions" if need be. The budget needed the
extra money mainly because of "key infrastructure
projects," as Council member Noah called them—the
main one being the development of a new
multi-million dollar water reclamation facility just
down the road. Read
More
Morro Bay Fire
Department Recognizes It's Firefighters
During an Annual Luncheon
Every year, the Morro Bay Fire
Department recognizes its firefighters
at an annual event. This tradition gives
the Department the opportunity to honor
firefighters for their service in our
community. Morro Bay Fire Engineer
Paramedic Jeff Simpson was awarded
Firefighter of the Year for his
dedication and passion for the emergency
service profession that started when
Jeff was a lifeguard at the age of 16
years for Alameda County.
Read More
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