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Show Volume XX Issue II The Ogden Valley news Page 13 February 15, 2012 Snowcrest Junior High Seeks Professionals to Participate in Career Day Snowcrest Junior High School is holding a school-wide career day on Thursday, March 22. As part of career day, seventh-grade students will participate in a job shadow experience, eighth graders will hear from professionals from a wide variety of career fields, and ninth graders will spend the day on a career-oriented field trip. As part of Career Day, the school is looking for several professionals who would be willing to volunteer their time addressing the eighth-grade students at Snowcrest about what their career entails; what type of, and how much, schooling or vocational training is generally required; desired skills or aptitudes needed; and positive and negative aspects of a particular career, etc. Speakers with experience in a broad range of employment positions are being sought. As part of the volunteer career presentation, hands-on activities and visual aids would also be welcome. If you would be willing to share information about your career, or can refer someone who would be, please contact Ms. Perrin at 801-476-5366. Time slots are available for both morning and afternoon presentations. Please Support the Eighth Annual Valley Elementary School “Serve to Save” Dinner! Valley Sixth Graders are counting on the community to once again support the annual Serve to Save Dinner, which is slated for Thursday, March15 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Eden Elementary School. Cost for the fundraising event is $25, which includes a delectable dinner, superb entertainment, and an incredible silent auction Students decorate, emcee, sing, wait on tables, and clean up after the event. Music from a live band will be featured, along with the an incredible dinner provided by Gray Cliff, The Greenery, The Oaks, Carlos and Harleys, Harley and Bucks, Timbermine, Eats of Eden, Jackson Fork, Alpine Pizza, Snowbasin, and Huntsville Barbecue. This year’s silent auction will feature donations from individuals and businesses, including golf foursomes donated by Wolf Creek Utah, Valley Extreme Clean cleaning coupons, Peterson Builders, Zeppe’s Italian Ice gift cards, five $100 restaurant.com cards from Darin Mitch’l PPR Realty, assorted individual gift baskets, leather coats, gas fireplace service from Hearth and Home, a gift card from Texas Roadhouse, Basket from The Shop Around the Corner, porch bears from The Utah Cowboy, a coupon from Diamond Peak, Sondra Hansen Interior Design through deCondes’, Grass Plus, Snowy Mountain Sheep Creamery, Illumine, K.K. Booth Design, Valley Market, Great Harvest Bread and much more! Be uplifted by a presentation from Bonneville High School, 15-year-old pianist Landon Weeks. One hundred percent of funds raised will benefit charitable organizations. Make out your check to The United Way, then fill in the memo with the charity of your choice and 100% goes to that charity! No overhead! This year’s donations will benefit Boys and Girls Club of Ogden, David Peterson and family, Safety Net through United Way, and Philippine Learning Initiative. Businesses or persons wishing to contribute can call Carolyn Hogge, Michelle Evans, Jamie Froerer, Rebecca Warnes, or Nicole Chournos at Valley Elementary. Please call 452-4180 today so we can include you/your business in all of our flyers, posters, banners and news articles. ToPS Talks matters of the Heart With American Heart Month and Valentine’s Day in February, consider putting more focus on your heart this month. It’s an opportunity to give loved ones a heart-healthy treat or engage in a heart-smart activity. But matters of the heart aren’t just reserved for this month. TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), the nonprofit weight-loss support organization, offers tips to keep your heart healthy year-round. mind Your Food l make a healthy meal at home. Cooking at home helps you control the quality and quantity of what you eat. There are many healthy foods that are also considered an aphrodisiac, such as artichokes, asparagus, avocados, basil, figs, oysters, and strawberries. l Consume less sodium. Serve food that is lower in salt, like fruits, vegetables, and other fresh foods. You can also leave added salt out of recipes like casseroles and stews. l eat smaller portions. Use a smaller plate to trick yourself into thinking you have consumed more. Share a meal with your sweetheart, so you don’t overeat. l Don’t deprive yourself. If you receive a box of chocolates, don’t deny yourself a sweet treat. Take it slow and enjoy in moderation. Allot yourself one piece each day or every other day. Give a Healthy Gift l make a homemade valentine. Write a love note or compose a poem. This gift is personal and has more permanence than sweet treats. l Spend time with each other. Instead of swapping a box of chocolates, do an activity together. Get your heart pumping with activities such as ice skating, hiking, or gathering wood for a romantic fire. Consider a date to a local cooking class l relax. Go get a “his and hers” massage. This can relieve stress and lower blood pressure. l make a modern “mixed tape.” Surprise your sweetheart with a workout playlist on his or her mp3 player. Choose upbeat, romantic songs to get the heart rate up during workouts. Prepare for a romantic Getaway l Gather healthy snacks. Bring your own meal or snacks for the flight or car ride. Homemade sandwiches and fresh fruit are a great option. l eat out wisely. Check out your destination online and look at restaurant menus before the trip. This will give you an opportunity to find places that serve healthy options. l Get moving. Plan excursions that get your heart rate up. Kayaking, snorkeling, skiing, and hiking keep individuals active on a vacation. Volunteer Together l Give back. Ask your date to volunteer with you at a local charity. Volunteering is a healthy habit to boost your mind, increase fulfillment, and connect with others. Be Heart Healthy Year-round l Know the signs and symptoms of a heart attack. According to the American Heart Association, signs include chest discomfort that lasts more than a few minutes or comes back; discomfort in other areas of the upper body, such as one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw, or stomach; and shortness of breath. Other symptoms include a cold sweat, nausea, or light-headedness. l Avoid smoking. Tobacco smoke can cause health problems for smokers and people around them, including heart disease and lung cancer, among others. l Limit alcohol consumption. Drink in moderation. This means no more than one drink per day for females and two drinks per day for males. l make a change. Decide to make one small modification each day. Skip a trip to the vending machine, drink one more glass of water, or add extra vegetables to your meal. Visitors are welcome to attend their first TOPS meeting free of charge. Membership is affordable at just $28 per year, plus nominal chapter fees. To find a local chapter, view www.tops.org or call 800-932-8677. PIneVIew Home SerVICeS Cleaning Services Specializing in condos/home rentals 801-644-8511 Local, licensed, bonded & insured Marcy@digis.net SHAKeoUT cont. from page 1 earthquake event - The simulated Great Utah ShakeOut scenario planned for Tuesday, April 17, 2012 reads as follows. A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake occurs in Utah causing significant damage in the Salt Lake Valley region. Early reports from SLC and the surrounding area indicate extensive casualties and wide-spread damage to buildings, highways, and infrastructure. Local, county, and state emergency personnel are activated to coordinate response efforts. FEMA Region VIII activates the Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC) and begins mobilizing support. Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming activate their EOCs in preparation for providing aid. Response efforts are expected to be hampered by weather, with temperatures below freezing and 1 to 3 inches of snow expected with the next 24 hours. medical - There are 2,289 victims who perish immediately or in the first 8 hours. Approximately 3,200 persons are seriously injured and require hospitalization; of those, 1,200 have life-threatening injuries. An additional 22,800 survivors receive minor injuries that merit medical care but not hospitalization. Many hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies, and other health and medical facilities in the immediate area of the earthquake are damaged. Several hospitals along the fault line receive extensive damage and require evacuation. Some facilities, which survive with little or no structural damage, are unusable or only partially usable because of a lack of utilities (power, water, and sewer) and/or the inability of staff to report for duty. The pre-earthquake day-to-day patient spectrum along the Wasatch Front is estimated at 40,000 people with special medical needs that in include 30,000 home health and hospice patients; 5,000 people in homes or group homes receiving intermediate medical care; 4,000 technology-dependent persons of which an estimated 2,000 require ventilators—250 of which are pediatric patients; 150,000 patients requiring pharmacy drugs; and 35,000 mental health patients mass Care - In this model scenario, almost 98,000 households have been displaced with over 62,000 people seeking public shelter. There are 99 schools with moderate damage; 280 schools with slight damage. Due to structural damage, shelter availability rates are approximately 30% of normally available capacity. Utility, water, and sewer systems will not be available at all shelters for days, weeks or longer. Communications - Telephone and cell phone communication are severely disrupted and as well as access to the internet. Initially, these systems have some function, but by hour 2 the systems are completely overwhelmed and non-functional. Several 800 MHz UCAN radio relay towers on the west bench remain operational and provide reduced levels of radio traffic for up to 72 hours or longer if generators can be refueled. Point-to-point handheld 800 MHz and amateur radio communication remain available as long as battery power and recharging sources are accessible. Public safety and other emergency radio systems receive significant damage to power and infrastructure; operational systems will be quickly overloaded with message traffic, causing additional system failures and severely limiting functionality. The public landline telephone service is seriously disrupted and cannot handle the demand. Cellular phones and wireless phone batteries have limited life and cannot be recharged due to loss of commercial power unless local backup power is available. Tactical satellite communications survive a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, but are limited by difficulties in recharging or replacing satellite phone batteries. Infrastructure - Utility lifelines are severed throughout the region. One natural gas facility is damaged and there are 98 breaks and leaks in natural gas pipelines. Eight oil facilities are damaged and there are 45 breaks and leaks in oil pipelines. Out of the 1,277 miles of natural gas lines in the affected are, approximately 2a leaks and 77 breaks occur. There are over 250,000 households without power, and 8 damaged electrical facilities. The main electrical power grid in the affected area is expected to be down for some time. Fires burn throughout the impacted area, mostly due to damaged natural gas lines and downed power lines. Firefighting capabilities are limited due to structural damage and lack of water resourced due to failed water systems and/or freezing of water sources. All water and wastewater systems in and around the impacted area have been disrupted. 306,712 households are without potable water, and there are over 3,300 breaks and leaks in potable water pipelines and 5 waste water treatment facilities damaged. Transportation - SLC International Airport suffers moderate damage. South Valley Regional Airport, OgdenHinckley Airport, and Hill Air Force Base remain operational to all aircraft. Transportation routes in and out of the affected area are severely damaged and/or flooded, causing significantly limited access. Access from the north is cut off at Woods Cross at the intersection of I-15 and I-215 cutting off SLC from Davis County. The railroad lines north of SLC near Woods Cross are impassable with several tracks twisted and severed near the intersection of I215 and I-15 at exit 313. Union Pacific’s intermodal terminal is damaged and unable to conduct operations for a minimum of 72 hours. The railroad lines south of SLC near Draper are twisted and severed near I-15 at exit 284. The bridges south of SLC along I-15 near exit 288 have significant to moderate damage due to the earthquake causing stress to the buttresses and win-walls on the approaches to the bridges. About 470 highway bridges and 3 railway bridges within the affected area have received moderate damages and about 140 highway bridges are destroyed. Aftershock - At 1:00 p.m. on April 18, there is an aftershock measuring a magnitude of 6.0. This scenario provides the reader with general information that highlights the difficulties facing a community in the aftermath of a significant earthquake. Hopefully, it also highlights areas that will help everyone recognize weaknesses in their own personal emergency preparedness plans, spurring them to take action to address and rectify these weaknesses so they will be less vulnerable and better able to successfully cope in the event of a catastrophic event along the Wasatch Front. For more information on how to prepare for an emergency event, visit <bereadyutah.gov> |