Dressed out in bright green hardhats, green reflective vests, goggles, and gloves, 25 Shelby County citizens spent the three-day "Make A Difference" weekend learning how to teach others how to survive disasters.

These students had previously graduated from the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training and were now attending the "train the trainer" course to become certified CERT instructors themselves.

CERT teaches citizens about the potential hazards and threats that are likely to occur in this region and trains them how to survive and be self-sufficient until professional rescuers arrive on the scene.

Action News 5 received the following press release from Wasterecyclingnews.com

Seattle became the first city in the nation to create a registry that allows its residents and business to stop delivery of unwanted yellow pages phone books.

The new law passed by in an 8-1 vote by Seattle City Council on Monday creates an Opt-Out Registry that residents and businesses can access on the web, by phone or by mail and requires yellow pages publishers to pay the costs of operating the registry.

The legislation also sets out penalties for yellow pages publishers who continue to deliver books when requested not to. And it requires yellow pages publishers to begin paying for recycling of unwanted and outdated yellow pages directories beginning next year.

The Double Tree Diggers, the Double Tree Elementary gardening club, will create stepping stones for the school's Peace Garden on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 3:15 p.m. and Thursday, Oct. 28 at 3:15 p.m.

The stones will contain designs that symbolize peace.

The Peace Garden was started three years ago with a grant from Lowe's Toolbox for Education, and has been improved over the last two years with grants from Home Depot and the Memphis Herb Society.

Information provided by Memphis City Schools.

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