• Greenfield K-9 Officer Matt Llewelyn brought comfort dog Frank to the Beacon of Light Preschool on Tuesday. Greenfield resident Alex Martin brought her children Amelia Martin, 5, and Ava Martin, 11, to meet him. Credit: PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo
  • Retired nurse Ava Clark of Deerfield visited the Beacon of Light Preschool on Tuesday to demonstrate some heart-related practices during American Heart Month. Here, she is taking the blood pressure of Catherine-Anne Cuff, director of the preschool. Credit: PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo
  • Beacon of Light Preschool students try out a stethoscope to listen to each other’s heartbeats on Tuesday for American Heart Month. Credit: PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo
  • Retired nurse Ava Clark of Deerfield visited the Beacon of Light Preschool on Tuesday to demonstrate some heart-related practices during American Heart Month. Here, she checks the pulse of the students after they jumped around for a minute. Credit: PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo

Paul Franz is the Photo Editor of the Greenfield Recorder and has worked there since 1989. He can be reached at pfranz@recorder.com