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Free Remote Area Medical clinic this weekend in Belmont BY KATHRYN ROSS
BELMONT — Remember the guy in the khaki shirt and shorts who braved close calls with dangerous wildlife and played with monkeys on “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” television show? That guy was Stan Brock and in 1985 he started RAM — Remote Area Medical — which is coming to Belmont Sept. 24-25. RAM offers free medical care in several areas including medical exams, blood work, dental and vision, for anyone. RAM offers a variety
of services and what is offered at one clinic may be different than what is offered at another. Clinic Coordinator Audra Fitzgerald explained that the community which invites RAM to come into an area selects what services will be offered. At Genesee Valley Central School there will be medical services including exams, women’s health, bloodwork and more. Dental services including cleaning, fillings, extractions, and x-rays will be offered and there will be a Vision clinic with exams, eye evaluation and
glasses made right on the premises. The clinic will also be offering Covid-19 vaccines and boosters. The health care workers who man the clinic are all volunteers. Fitzgerald explained that they come from a variety of areas including practicing practitioners, medical schools with specific programs, and retired physicians. The local community pays for only the room and board of the 30 volunteers who are part of the program which is headquartered in Tennessee. The remaining volunteers, upwards
Photo provided Stan Brock (April 21, 1936-Aug. 29, 2018) was a British philanthropist who founded Remote Area Medical in 1985.
of 200, come from the community. This is the second year RAM will have come to Belmont and this year the personnel are staying in Cuba. They are currently preparing for a clinic in Greenwich this weekend. RAM clinics have taken place all over the country and in South America and the Bahamas. More than 400 attended last year’s RAM Clinic in Belmont. Fitzgerald urged that people get there early, the parking lot will open at midnight, and RAM personnel will be in the parking lot questioning
Allegany County latest legislature to condemn new gun laws BY BOB CLARK
BELMONT — County legislatures in Western New York continue to join growing calls for changes to the state’s latest gun laws. The Allegany County Board of Legislators voted earlier this month to support a nonbinding resolution opposing changes to concealed carry laws that went into effect earlier this month, echoing a grow-
ing number of governments and groups opposed to the new limits. Majority Leader Mike Healy, R-Belmont, said during the Legislature’s meeting on Wednesday that the laws were hastily passed, and their content “I believe are an unconstitutional attack on the rights of law-abiding citizens,” and is “making our communities unsafe.” The panel is made
up of 15 members, all Republicans. The voice vote was not unanimous, but a roll call was not taken. The resolution specifically called out restrictions on “sensitive areas,” which include parks, houses of worship, and restaurants serving alcohol — the possession of a firearm in which is punishable as a felony. However, Healy noted the resolution also served as criticism of other recent
gun control laws passed at the state level. The specific law targeted by the resolution went into effect Sept. 1, and was one of two new laws going into effect that week. On Sept. 4, a law requiring a license to purchase semiautomatic rifles also went into effect. The law was introduced, passed and signed on July 1 due to New Gun Laws continued on PAGE 4
those attending to find out what services they require. “They will pass out tickets to get the people into the right lines to make things faster,” Fitzgerald said. “People should come prepared with the medicines they require and food and drink.” The clinic is for everyone, there is no need for ID cards or insurance information. It is free. The clinics are made possible through donations and the Mutual of Omaha. A list of the volunteer opportunities for RAM is posted on the RAMUSA.org website.
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