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Show Thursday, August 28, 2008 SPRINGVILLE HERALD :: From surveys, we have the ten most treated pet wounds for 2007: 1. Bite Wounds 2. Torn Nails 3. Insect Bites and Stings 4. Abrasions 5. Eye Traumas 6. Punctures 7. Foreign objects in skin 8. Foreign objects in ear 9. Foreigh objects in paws 10. Snakebites. Also for your information, Michael Phelps, winner of eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Bejing, shares his home with Herman, a bulldog who watches TV on the couch with bis buddy bud-dy Michael and snores a lot. Phelps says "Herman is like a kid, except that he is very laid back and low maintenance". Kids and beverages: How much sugar is too much? Most of us hear a lot of talk about healthy eating, but what about healthy drinking? Studies suggest that out-of-control consumption con-sumption of sweetened sodas and sport drinks is helping fuel the obesity epidemic epi-demic among children and teens. Even too many servings serv-ings of real fruit juice can be a problem. "Most people would be really surprised if they knew how much sugar was in their favorite drink," says Tamara Lewis, MD, spokesperson for Inter-mountain Inter-mountain Healthcare's LiVe public service campaign. cam-paign. LiVe encourages children to have a healthy diet and be active. "We've found that soft drinks provide a high amount of added sugar in the American diet," said Dr. Lewis. "Since most beverages bever-ages have been super-sized to 20 ounces, we're talking about 15 to almost 20 teaspoons tea-spoons of sugar in the most popular soft drinks. What's even more alarming is that these are what we call empty calories. They don't provide the body with any nutrients, but they can lead to weight gain, which puts us at higher risk for health problems, including type-two type-two diabetes, high blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes." So, what should parents par-ents and kids be drinking with meals, and to quench their thirst in general? Dr. Lewis votes for water first. "Water is a wonderful beverage," she says. "We should aim for drinking six to eight cups of water a day. It's a naturally 'high octane', option that not only quenches your thirst, it helps carry nutrients through your system. And, it's free." Dr. Lewis says that low fat. or fat-free milk is a good choice, too, as it provides pro-vides calcium along with important vitamins and 1 Sci .r'fwi IGrsi lMl The Pet Dish Pet wounds Dr. Harold Davis D.V.M. tut. West Animal Hospital minerals. "If you're going drink juice, be sure it's 100 percent juice and drink it in moderation. You can dilute di-lute the calories and sugar by cutting it with mineral water. Or, better yet eat a piece of fruit instead," she advises. Dr. Lewis recommends that kids (with parental help) aim for less than 12 ounces per week of soda, sports drinks, lemonade, lemon-ade, and other sweetened drinks. Juice should be limited lim-ited to six ounces a day. "Power drinks" constitute consti-tute another category of beverages that are causing a buzz, especially among teens. They can include anything from sports beverages bev-erages to "high-energy" supplement drinks. "This brings up the question ques-tion of whether kids need extra beverages to avoid dehydration when they play sports," notes Primary Prima-ry Children's Medical Center Cen-ter nutritionist and LiVe spokesperson Pauline Williams. Wil-liams. "Basically, the average child athlete can and should get all the necessary nutrients nu-trients and hydration by eating healthy foods and drinking plenty of water before, during and after exercise. If your child isn't crazy about plain water, go ahead and add a splash of orange juice. You'll get the taste of flavored water without too many extra calories." Williams notes that sports drinks may help if your child participates in endurance sports that last longer than an hour, such as long-distance running and biking, or high-intensity games of soccer, basketball, basket-ball, or hockey. "But they're really not necessary for the casual athlete and can increase the risk of excess weight gain," she said. "And, they are definitely not for sedentary sed-entary kids." Fast Phone Quotes No salesman will visit you. Fast quotes from your rough measurements. Final measurement done at time of order. Visit our showroom! CALL (801 )-222-3350 (Have your measurements ready!) FREE ESTIMATES! SHOWROOM 35 East 400 South Springville Hours: Mon-Sat 8a.m to 6p.m. Itolen equipment found in Springville Caleb Warnock STAFF WRITER State investigators say more than $230,000-worth of heavy construction equipment stolen nine months ago has been discovered dis-covered at the home of a Springville man. Felony charges for theft, theft by deception and removing vehicle identification numbers are pending for John E. Webb, age 37. During an investigation into unlicensed sales of heavy equipment, investigators inves-tigators with the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division Divi-sion of the Utah State Tax Commission received a tip about Webb allegedly trying to sell a $165,000 road grader and a $70,000 loader. Springville Library Corner Following is a list of events for September at the Springville Library: Repeated Programs: Mondays - 10 a.m., Explore with me lap time (for babies up to two). This story time focuses on songs, baby signs and early literacy strategies. Tuesdays -11 a!m., Spanish Span-ish Story Time (Hora de Cuentos para Ninos), starts Sept. 16. Wednesdays - 10 a.m. Adventure Story Time (1-3 yrs), Music & Movement Time (3-5 yrs); 11 a.m., Discovery Story Time (3-5 yrs), Music & Movement Time (1-3 yrs). Thursdays -10 a.m., Discovery Dis-covery Story Time (3-5 yrs), Music & Movement .Time (1-3 yrs); 11 a.m., Adventure Ad-venture Story Time (1-3 yrs), Music & Movement Time (3-5 yrs). Third Thursday of each month - Teen Game Night (6th grade and up) 7 to 8:30 p.m. Special Programs (Please sign up for these at the library) li-brary) ; Thursday, Sept. 11, 4 p.m., Girls Only! Program - American Girls - (ages 8-11). , Tuesday, Sept. 16, 12 p.m., Bagels and Books (Book Club for adults). September's Sep-tember's book is "The Bean Trees" by Barbara King-solver. King-solver. Copies of the book are are available at the library. li-brary. Thursday, Sept. 18, 4 p.m., Boys Only! Program (ages 8 -11). , Wednesday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m. MotherDaughter Book Club (ages 8-12). Pick up a copy of the book at the library. If you have any questions ques-tions about any of these programs, please call the Springville Library at 489-2720. Webb was allegedly offering of-fering both for "nickels on the dollar' according to investigators. Investigators have been in contact with Webb and his attorneys and his arrest ar-rest was imminent on Thursday afternoon, said Charlie Roberts, spokesman spokes-man for the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division. Webb is believed to have acted alone. The loader had been parked at South Towne Center mall in Sandy when it was stolen between 15-minute security checks, Roberts said. The loader was being used for snow removal at the mall when it was stolen last fall. "It was there, then it was gone," Roberts said. The road grader was Senior volunteers needed Frazzled parents and teachers often need help teaching chidren to read. Seniors, now might be a great time in your life to vounteer at a local school. You can help children simply by listening to Wildlife This fall's waterfowl hunting season, and next spring's wild turkey hunting hunt-ing season, are among the items members of the Utah Wildlife Board are expected expect-ed to discuss and approve rules for when they meet Aug. 28 in Salt Lake City. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. The public is .invited and encouraged to attend. Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame. - Alexander Alex-ander Popeww S ,'i stolen from a residence in Salt Lake City and then repainted yellow. Webb allegedly used a file to remove the VIN numbers from both vehicles and then welded his name onto them. Interestingly, a third piece of equipment, another an-other road grader, which was being leased by the same Draper company that owned the loader, Kimball Property Maintenance, Mainte-nance, was stolen around the same time, and only blocks away. That grader was discovered discov-ered a few weeks ago at the U.S. border just before being sent to Tijuana, said state officials and owners. Webb does not appear to be connected to that case. While stealing heavy them unlock the words in a book. Give an hour a week, or an hour a day, it's up to you. Whatever time you have to give, the Retired and Senior Volun teer Program can make it work for you. They will' meeting The meeting will be held at the State Capitol building, build-ing, room 240. WCustoni, monumenis Large Selection of Colors & 725 ?Outh 900 East Provo, i 1 1 E !i iinii 374 - Beeslev Charity 1 M r 6 it-, it ! If-, ajsM I iff' construction equipment is difficult, "unfortunately, it's on the rise," Roberts said. "It happens way too often." Nate Bullock pf Kimball Property Maintenance said the theft had happened so long ago that "we thought for sure it was gone, but it is great to have it back." Bullock said the company com-pany had already been reimbursed re-imbursed by its insurance for the stolen loader and the loader now belongs to the insurance company. He said "it was a scramble" scram-ble" to find another loader of that size to do the work last fall, and said the company com-pany is now looking to install in-stall GPS locators on all its equipment so they can be quickly recovered in the event of future thefts. at schools match you with a school near your home, at a time convenient to your sched- ule. If you are already volunteering vol-unteering at a school, please check in with Jean Hatch, 229-3810, or Bon nie Wright, 229-3820, or if you would like a placement in one of the local schools, they will find you a spot. If you are 55 or over and want to volunteer, call one of them. Quality 0580 Monuments r.- y J i j e 4 ' it - |