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THE HERALD Wednesday April 1990- Page GDHS wins tech Olympics The number one welding team in Halton show off their troph from he Technical Olympics held at Secondary School In Milton April The team consisted of from left to right Coach Ted and Mike Herald Photo them The welding competition con of creating different angles Georgetown Distnct High School won first pnze in welding at the Halton Technical Olympics last week Four students won individual medals at the games held Drury Secondary School in Milton Mason Lavs won the bronze medal in the mechanical drafting event David Porter won the silver medal in the architectural drafting event Mike Smith won the bronze medal in the small engines com petition and Mike McElroy won the bronze in the welding competition Mr McElroy said the competi tion helped him learn how to weld underpressure David Lawrence the technical director at GDHS said for the school to win first place in the welding competition must have been really close to winning an in dividual medal Mr Brankiewicz said the com petition was challenging and a good learning experience This was Mr Brankiewicz se cond year in the technical pics He added the school courses are good and prepare the com for the Olympics Mr McElroy said the technical Olympics gave him a chance to show his talents as well as to test with different thicknesses of metals Both students said the Olympics are helping the image of technical programs Mr McElroy said for the last few years the technical courses have been looked down on The Olympics sort of spark an interest in people Mr Brankiewicz said He noted a lot more academic students have been taking technical courses this year Mr McElroy said the courses have also changed Before it was a lot of book work but you learn most of it welding in practical work While he admits to enjoying the practical side of technical courses he did note you have to know the theory The teachers seem to know what theyre doing Mr Brankiewicz said He is currently in Grade 13 and is planning to take a job as a welder for one year before going to- Waterloo Universi ty for a course in environmental Mr McElro a Grade dent is hoping to head for Con estoga College for a course in welding and smail engines The World Almanac Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 9 13 Cow Songtttu 15 Encloturt 17 IB ISUxnetl CrudtmtUI 4Q FuNon 47 Not w Froin In 51 Flinch Is I 3 1 M vHr DECIDE is bee HEDGE BO DDE DDE DEC EEDE EEC EEDEEDDE 39 LOU 41 Wood 42 VUalnln Conttndti 45 47 Coup m- 51 Compni point Sort IUi J Monitoring medication before surgery DEAR GOTT Im being treat ed for hypertension with Tenormin and am considering having prostate surgery Should I discontinue my medication prior to surgery so as to prevent any poor reaction while un der anesthesia DEAR READER As you imply certain medications increase the risk of complications from surgery For example Tenormin atenolol a beta blocker used to treat hypertension can cause a patient to have an unac- slow heart rate during gen eral anesthesia Therefore the pru dent patient always informs the physician the anesthesiologist or the surgeon about medicines he is taking both prescription drugs and the counter compounds In addition before surgery a pa tient should never stop prescription drugs on his own This could be gerous For instance if you were to discontinue Tenormin without your doctor prescribing an appropriate substitute your blood pressure could suddenly rise to very high levels the rise might be accentuated by the stress of surgery putting you at risk for stroke or heart failure Therefore if patients need to forego their medi cines for several days this decision and the subsequent monitoring should be made by a physician In your case you probably dont need to discontinue Tenormin be cause most prostate surgery is per formed under spinal anesthesia dur ing which the lower portion of your body is temporarily numbed while you remain fully awake Because heart function and respiration are not affected by spinal anesthesia as they are by general anesthesia the effects of the Tenormin should pose no threat Nevertheless you should discuss this with the anesthesiologist before surgery because your situation may have unique features To give you additional information I am sending you a free copy of my Health Report Hypertension DEAR GOTT Why do I get se vere chest if I eat a big spoonful of peanut butter DEAR READER The nerves sup plying sensation to the lower esopha gus and stomach travel alongside the nerves from the heart Therefore heart attacks may produce pain that is misperceived as indigestion Simi larly the discomfort of esophageal or stomach irritation often mimic the pain of heart attacks This confusion sometimes causes quite a challenge to doctors who attempt by obtaining a medical history to differentiate be tween the various sources of chest pain The pain you experience from eat ing peanut butter is probably the re sult of Ioweresophageal nerve stimu lation As the spoonful of peanut butter passes into your stomach it stretches the esophagus causing chest pressure and discomfort Avoid swallowing large lumps of dry mate rial or dilute this material with a swallow or two of liquid Its About Time We Gave HALTON HILLS The Business Good for you folks who are purchasing the things you need here at home What you re doing is smart because buying locally helps our economy and improves our standard of living Dollars spent with Hills merchants stay here They dont drift to Brampton Toronto and Can you remem the last time people in those communities showed up here to help put out a fire or donate to a local project Give Halton Hills the business Pester its retailers for your shoes shirts groceries home furnishings everything you need or want You save time money and more im portantly youll be making an investment in our future that will benefit you your children and your children s children A Message on behalf of Our Community brought to you by the HERALD Home Newspaper 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