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Show 16 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, September 14, 2006 The Pet Dish Dr. Harold Davis D.V.M. IIIiIiIKmt, west animal hospital When we remember the heroes of 911, we must not forget the Hobble Creek Elementary School is happy to announce this Seegmiller, Megan Neff, Michael Lutz, Mariah Madsen and Nathan week's winners of the Students of the Week. Standing, top row Winward. Front: Amanda Schultz, Kenneth Merrill, Idaris Torres, are: Trevor Bartholomew, Riley Smith, Ben Krehbiel, Kailee Gilson, Mitchell Knudsen, Daylen Rasmussen and Adaline Harkness. Alex Bingham and Kylie Beutler. Middle: Caroline Croghan, Hailey . Teens experimenting with tobacco at all-time low The percentage of high school students reporting they had tried cigarettes reached a historic low in 2005. Only 25 percent of Utah's teens have experimented experi-mented with smoking, compared to nearly 50 percent in 1991. The Utah Department of Health's (UDOH) 2006 Utah Tobacco To-bacco Prevention and Control Program (TPCP) Annual Report published today also shows the youth smoking rate has decreased de-creased 38 percent since 1999 and continues to be the lowest in the country. "Utah's efforts are successfully suc-cessfully reducing tobacco tobac-co use among Utah's teens through local school and community-based prevention preven-tion programs, a high profile pro-file marketing campaign, and efforts to enhance tobacco policies to help youth stay tobacco free," says Heather Borski, TPCP manager at the UDOH. "Local health departments and law enforcement have done a tremendous job of reducing youth's access to tobacco through retailer education and compliance checks as well." Recall of The TRUTH anti-tobacco ads was exceptionally ex-ceptionally high, with 98 percent of youth ages 13 through 17 reporting they had seen or heard the ads in the past month. A recent national study of state-funded anti-tobacco media campaigns found Utah's TRUTH campaign reached youth more frequently fre-quently than any other campaign in the study. Borski said ongoing exposure expo-sure to The TRUTH messages mes-sages is crucial for ensuring ensur-ing that youth smoking rates don't rebound. The annual report highlights high-lights the accomplishments accomplish-ments of the UDOH's TPCP and its many part- Help Wanted Springville Library - Performers for young audiences au-diences needed. Pay is $10hour. Audition by appointment. E-mail v.miliusspringville.org for appointment and audition details. Those selected se-lected will create a new half hour show each week, to be repeated 4 times every Wed. & Thur morning thru November (5 hrswk). Also looking for early afternoon performers Wed & Thur (212 hrswk). 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The statewide program, pro-gram, funded through Tobacco To-bacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) and Cigarette Tax Restricted Accounts, also produced significant results in reducing re-ducing adult smoking, adult and child exposure to secondhand smoke and smoking among pregnant women. The report shows that adult smoking has decreased de-creased 17 percent since 1999; twice the average US decline. In 2005, 80 percent of Utah adult smokers reported re-ported they wanted to quit and 60 percent tried to quit for at least one day. The demand for quit services remains high. During the 2006 fiscal year more than 12,000 Utahns enrolled in UDOH-sponsored free or low-cost tobacco cessation services. The TRUTH campaign messages that encourage quit attempts and inform about quit services. The annual report shows 97 percent of adult smokers reported seeing campaign ads in the past month. Eighty-nine percent were aware of the Utah Tobacco To-bacco Quit Line and 69 percent reported knowing about Utah's online quit service, Utah QuitNet. Fewer pregnant women are smoking as well, with a 23 percent drop between 1999 and 2004. The likelihood likeli-hood of smoking during pregnancy varies by age and education. Pregnant teens and women with a high school education or less continue to report smoking rates of 10 percent per-cent or higher. The campaign to reduce non-smoker's exposure to secondhand smoke has been particularly successful. success-ful. Children's exposure to secondhand smoke in homes has fallen by 53 percent since 2001 and more Utahns have adopted adopt-ed household rules barring smoking in homes. Since 2005 more than 2,500 additional multi-housing multi-housing units became smoke free, and since 2003 fewer Utahns report worksite exposure to secondhand sec-ondhand smoke. It is anticipated an-ticipated that even fewer people will be exposed to secondhand smoke as amendments to the 2006 Utah Indoor Clean Air Act eventually phase out smoking in taverns, private pri-vate clubs and other previously pre-viously exempt venues. "We are very encouraged encour-aged by the latest survey results of smoking behavior behav-ior in Utah," Borski added, "but we can't sit back and think the work is done. The tobacco industry spends over $60 million each year to market and advertise its dangerous tobacco to-bacco products in Utah. A long-term commitment to tobacco control is crucial to continue to save lives and reduce smoking-re-lated costs." Borski cited additional public health challenges in the tobacco prevention and control arena: . Tobacco use remains almost as high as national figures in Utah's low income in-come and less educated populations and in some racial and ethnic minority groups. More than 200,000 Utahns continue to use tobacco. to-bacco. Tobacco use is the leading lead-ing preventable cause of death in the U.S., and more than 1,100 Utahns die annually as a result of their own smoking. Every year Utah incurs more than $530 million in smoking-related medical and productivity costs. courageous Canines who tunneled tirelessly through burning rubble in search of victims of America's worst terrorist attack. ' Who dug undaunted through millions of tons of debris to detect infinitesimal human remains? Who returned dog-tired at the end of all hour shifts and still found the strength to comfort rescuers in need of their touch? Nona Kilgore Bauer has not forgotten these four-footed four-footed patriots. The award-winning writer salutes them in her latest book, "Dog Heroes of September 11th: A Tribute to America's Search and Rescue Dogs" (Kennel Club Books, 232 pages, $29.95) A Lush, coffee-table compendium with more than 250 compelling, color photographs, the book shines a spotlight on 78 amazing animals, whose handlers recount their dog's noble efforts in the aftermath of 911. Bauer introduces canines who came from across the country to the World'Trade Center, to the Penta-gon-and to the lesser known Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island, where the wreckage from the Twin Towers was hauled. The debris was sifted through by more than 60 canines, affectionately dubbed "Dump Dogs" by the rescue crews. Although June was one of the first search and rescue res-cue dogs to arrive in Shanksville, Pa., where United Airlines Flight 93 went down, she never worked the site. No dogs did. "There was simply nothing there, just a huge hole in the ground," June's handler recalled. re-called. In addition, the author applauds the veterinarians and vet techs who volunteer for the Veterinary Medical Med-ical Assistance Teams (VMAT), which provide on-site on-site care for both the rescue dogs and the animals that are rescued during disasters. Dr. Anne Qwinn DVM from Richfeild, Utah, spent two weeks on a VMAT Team in Louisiana after Katrina. She also gives a nod to DOGNY, the collection of painted rescue-dog statues displayed by the American Ameri-can Kennel Club on the first anniversary of 911 as a tribute to these four-footed heroes. In a chapter devoted de-voted to an ongoing study on health problems associated associ-ated with the dogs of 911, Bauer notes that no statistical sta-tistical difference in the mortality rates of 911 and non-911 dogs has been found, nor is there any clear evidence of adverse medical or behavioral problems. But, she stresses, researchers have cautioned that it may still be too soon to draw such conclusions. Another chapter highlights the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, a nonprofit organization that recruits dogs from shelters and breed rescue groups, trains the dogs in search and rescue, then pairs them with firefighters and other first respond-ers respond-ers at no cost. UVSC to honor college heritage with Founder's Day The Utah Valley State College Alumni Association Associa-tion and Student Alumni Association will be serving cake and ice cream to college col-lege students, faculty and staff in the courtyard September Sep-tember 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p,m. to celebrate Founder's Day and the 65 anniversary anniver-sary of the College's inception incep-tion in 1941. UVSC, which was founded found-ed as a federally- funded vocational school during dur-ing WWII, has grown to become the third largest College in Utah with more than 24,000 students. The celebration commenced com-menced August 8 with a tribute to one of UVSC's founding father's Wilson W. Sorensen, who served as UVSC's president for 37 years. Sorensen was honored with an endowed scholarship in his name and the first Outstanding Outstand-ing Alumni Award for his lifetime dedication to UVSC. The night's events included a preview of an original UVSC production highlighting Sorensen's life and accomplishments as a founder of the College, Col-lege, a musical tribute from O'Neil Miner and ; a special presentation to celebrate Sorensen's 90th birthday. Sorensen's video will be shown around campus to ' commemorate Founder's Day. It is also available for purchase at the UVSC Bookstore. The video will : also be airing on local cable - channel 17 and is available for purchase through the alumni office for $10. : ? it . Light Her Fire. "2l"Utah County's Largest Jewdery Showroom" www.goldsmithjewelers.com ITJifG FGRgQ Blouo3! 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