Red Cross winter training courses set

    The Pine Tree Chapter of the American Red Cross has scheduled nearly 40 affordable health and safety training courses in four Maine communities between the beginning of January and the end of March, including first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, use of automated external defibrillators, babysitting safety, and even pet first aid.     “These courses are designed to save lives,” said Pine Tree Chapter Health and Safety Program Director Lynn Duswald. “They can be taken in Rockland, Ellsworth, Bangor or Presque Isle. They are available on weekday evenings and on weekends. And they are very inexpensive.” 
    Serving eastern and northern Maine since 1919, the local Pine Tree Chapter responds to disasters such as house fires, floods and storms, offers armed forces emergency communication and referral services, and delivers disaster preparation programs, as well as health and safety training.
    For more information on skills classes, locations, fees and registration, call the local Red Cross office at 762-5671 in Presque Isle.
    Pine Tree Chapter of the Red Cross health and safety training courses offered January through March 2008 will be held in Rockland, Ellsworth, Bangor and Presque Isle.
    Those offered in Presque Isle will occur on the following dates:
• January 19 – Adult, infant and child CPR and first aid, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
• February 13 – Babysitting skills and CPR, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
• February 16 – Adult, infant and child CPR and first aid, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
• March 13 – Instructor training, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
• March 15 – Instructor training, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
• March 15 – Adult, infant and child CPR and first aid, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and
• March 22 – Pet first aid and safety, 9 a.m. to 12 noon.