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Show 16 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, August 28, 2008 1! if Labor Day travel slumps ' - -. -; - . ft, : Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom. Now we have found our first grade room. On a treasure hunt we will go. Looking for the alphabet we all know. As we find each letter, We get to know Art City School a little better. Proud to Be An American LeanneElyCNC . Dinner Diva Today's column is not your usual cooking stuff, because today, I became an American. On August 5, 1965, 1 arrived ar-rived in this country with my parents and my younger young-er brother and sister. At 7 years old, I understood that we had left Canada to live in a new country. I don't remember how exactly, ex-actly, but I knew being here was different than being be-ing there. Our neighbors in Whit-tier, Whit-tier, California, where we settled in, would ask my mother to bring us children over because she loved listening lis-tening to our clipped Canadian Cana-dian accents and our very proper manners at least that is what my mother told me. But today is what counts because it was by choice, not birth that decided my allegiance. It took a long time to get here four years, a few bucks to apply, interviews, fingerprinting, fin-gerprinting, background checks and testing. But at last I stood in a room full of people representing 44 different countries. with 100 other new citizens. citi-zens. We waved the little flags they gave us, we clapped, we laughed and then we watched a short video with President Bush welcoming us as Americans. Ameri-cans. And as the song "I'm Proud to Be an American" played, they showed another an-other video of thousands of other new Americans taking their oaths, saying the Pledge just like we'd just done. At that moment, High gas prices, the looming uncertainty of the nation's economy and embattled airlines raising rais-ing rates and adding fees have dampened the spirits spir-its of holiday travelers for a third consecutive national holiday weekend this year. . According to the latest lat-est AAA travel survey, just over 343,000 Utahns are expected to travel 50 miles or more this Labor Day weekend. This represents repre-sents an overall 1.4 percent per-cent decrease from last year. "We are definitely noticing no-ticing a significant downward down-ward trend in travel this year," explained Rolayne Fairclough, spokesperson spokesper-son for AAA Utah. "But even Utahns face steen increases in travel ex-And ex-And I won't forget the penses, they continue to men who died who gave put a high value on trav-that trav-that right to me el in their lives and find And I'd gladly stand up resources for quick get-next get-next to you and defend her aways with family and still today Because there ain't no doubt, I love this land God bless the U.S.A!" This is my country and friends. AAA's annual Labor Day travel forecast predicts pre-dicts more than 270,000 Utahns will be taking to I'm so very excited to tell the roads and highways you all today, that I'm to reach their weekend PROUD to be an Ameri- destinations. This rep-can! rep-can! resents a 1.8 percent de crease rrom last year s auto travel forecast. Baseball star to as $177 spent on fuel, accounting ac-counting for almost 20 percent of estimated total trip spending. Nationwide, AAA estimates esti-mates more than 34 million mil-lion Americans will travel trav-el this holiday weekend. Of those, more than 28 million will travel by car, representing a 1.1 percent per-cent decrease from 2007. Approximately 4 million plan to fly, a 4.5 percent decrease from last year. '"With airlines scrambling scram-bling to offset increasing fuel prices, consumers now face new fees for checked luggage and inflight in-flight beverage service," added Fairclough. "And fewer flights are available avail-able as airlines cut back. Planning ahead and keeping keep-ing informed is the best way to avoid frustration and added fees while traveling." AAA's Advice to Passengers: Pas-sengers: - Check airportairline websites for delays before be-fore leaving your home. - Arrive at airport prepared for a delayed flight. That means bringing bring-ing portable entertainment entertain-ment (books, music, video vid-eo games, etc.) plus food you can carry on and eat on the plane. - When planning a trip, t 1 flTTl TTif . f - . rears ran aown my race as laifZLW UtCM VOUtn More tnan 56,000 Utahns travelers can check up-to 1 contemplated tne pnvi- nu,. ui sav thev Dlan to flv over date airline nprfnrmanfo lege I now have to vote in this great country come November. Politics didn't matter at that moment-being moment-being an American did. My birthplace will never change and I will always have a great affection for Canada. But it is here in the USA, where I've been raised, gone to school, married, mar-ried, had a family, started a business and led my life. It's here where I've enjoyed en-joyed incredible freedom and witnessed two of my nephews be sworn is as lieutenants in the Air Force and Army so they could serve our country. about smokeless tobacco How could a former athlete's ath-lete's face inspire thousands of kids not to dip into a can of snuff? At age 13, Gruen Von Behrens became addicted ad-dicted to smokeless tobacco, developed cancer by age 1, and one week later had most of the lower half of his face removed. The TRUTH is fighting the the holiday, a 3.4 percent decrease from last year. Approximately 17,000 travelers in the state, a slight decrease from last year, are expected to reach their destinations by other modes of transportation trans-portation such as buses, trains or boats. This year AAA's Travel Trav-el survey projects that the average Utah household house-hold will be spending up ugly of tobacco by bringing to $826 during Labor Dav Von Behrens to Utah high weekend, with as much schools August 25 through 29, to tell his painful story in an effort to dissuade youth from using tobacco. Utah information using the Air Travel Consumer Report Card listed under "Airline Issues" at www.dot.gov. - Travelers who have service issues with an airline should contact the U.S. Department of Transportation Aviation Consumer Protection Division Di-vision by calling (202) 366-2220. - Passengers should know that the airline's contract does not require the airline to provide pas sengers any additional services when flights are delayed or canceled due to weather. This is different differ-ent for flights that are delayed de-layed for mechanical or other reasons. - U.S. passports are now required to travel to Canada, Mexico and Bermuda. Ber-muda. - If your passport expires ex-pires in six months or less, you will not be permitted per-mitted to travel. - Place I.D. tags on all luggage. Make sure you include your cell phone number. Top Domestic Destinations: Destina-tions: 1. Hawaii 2. Orlando, Florida 3. Anaheim, California . 4. Las Vegas, Nevada 5. Phoenix, Arizona Top International Destinations: Desti-nations: . 1. Rome Italy 2. Cancun, Mexico 3. London, England 4. Dublin, Ireland 5. Dominican Republic AAA's holiday travel figures are based on a national telephone survey sur-vey of 2,200 adults by the Travel Industry Association Associa-tion of America, which conducts special research for AAA. AAA Utah offers a wide array of automotive, automo-tive, travel, insurance, financial services and consumer discounts to more than 180,000 members. mem-bers. AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers since it was founded more than 100 years ago. , These, then, are my last words to you: Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create cre-ate that fact. - William James I held up my right hand and swore that I would up- my heart as I sing the cho rus to that song- It s here where I feel, data show that 4.9 percent of great pride and swelling in high school students report ALA Band fund-raiser hold the law, the Constitu tion and serve my country if necessary. Then I said the Pledge of Allegiance as a brand new American "And I'm proud to be an American Where at least I know I'm free Grandpa V's Family Fruit Stand Look for signs - we are NOT a tent stand Our produce is kept fresh, cool and crisp' OPEN AUGUST - MID OCTOBER 365 EAST MAIN SANTAQUIN Inside the Double Garage ' 6 DAYS A WEEK CLOSED SUNDAYS CALL ROSE 801-754-3517 'We've been serving you in the same location for over 37 years!" APPLES -PEACHES -PEARS -TOMATOES -CORN -GREEN RIVER MELON -ODDS AND ENDS FROM THE GARDEN 1 -" r if --if unwvtf OUR SERVICES INCLUDE: Hearing Evaluation for ALL ages Dizziness and Balance Evaluations (ENG) Ringing in Ear Counseling Sales & Proper Fitting of Hearing Aids of j All Types ' i Hearing Aid i Adjustments ! Hearing Aid Cleaning J Hearing Aid Repairs r 4 i using smokeless tobacco. Its use can lead to gum disease, cardiovascular disease, and increased risk for cancer of the esophagus, pharynx, larynx, lar-ynx, stomach and pancreas. Users receive four times more nicotine, the addictive chemical found in tobacco products, from smokeless tobacco to-bacco than they would from smoking a cigarette. "With a batting average of .400, my goal was to play for the Chicago Cubs," says Von Behrens. "Instead, thanks to smokeless tobacco, I've spent much of my life in hospitals, hos-pitals, endured more than 40 surgeries and countless other oth-er treatments. I tell my story because spit tobacco ruined my life, and I don't want it to happen to anyone else." During his visit, Von Behrens Beh-rens will be traveling to ru- ml cVmrtle in otAnn iTrUnn Tha Al A D-mJ IM -. x : :. ... .wv,v,- U1 cu caa wuci c " uch "eni mvites cmzens to join tnem tor a hearty fund-raiser on Friday Aua 29 youth are most susceptible Students and parents alike are welcome to come and enjoy a colossal, all-you-can-eat breakfast to smokeless tobacco addic- ?"; if.Si3 a n?-.Adm.itf wi" be $3 Per Pson in the jr. high cafeteria, and they tion. 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