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Show D2 Wednesday, January 7, 2004, 2003 Vernal Express Keeping pets healthy in winter The Lenawee Humane Society of Adrian, Mich., offers many guidelines guide-lines for winter care of animals, both wild and domestic. All animals are naturally attracted to sweets, says the Society. While the taste of antifreeze is sweet, it is also poisonous. Clean spills up quickly. Or, even better, purchase antifreeze that is "pet safe." Sidewalk salt is caustic to animal paws. It can burn the paws as well as make the animal sick when they lick their paws. Shovel regularly and use a less hazardous substance such as kitty litter. As the daylight hours become shorter, use a reflective collar on your dog when walking in the evening. A jacket with reflective tape for you, along with a flashlight, will keep both of you safe. Cats seek warmth in car engines. If you have strays in your area, knock loudly on the hood before starting your engine. Keep your companion cat(s) inside. Cats will also seek warmth from the window sills where heat is seeping seep-ing out. This often causes the cat to freeze to the sill. If your dog is outside out-side in a doghouse, be sure the house is well insulated, off the ground, facing south with a flap over the door. If you have a dog house to donate to a less fortunate animal, please call the shelter. Animals going outside, even for short periods in bad weather, should have an increase of fat in their diet. This will help maintain body heat. During the holidays, keep chocolate choco-late out of the reach of dogs. Chocolate is poisonous to dogs and can kill them. Call your vet immediately immedi-ately if your dog does ingest a large quantity. Do not feed your dog's bones as a holiday treat. Bones can splinter and lodge or cut the throat, stomach and intestinal tract. 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Allan conducts mainly a family practice, but has worked with both professional and high school sports injuries both in Minnesota and in Salt Lake City. He also works with Dr. Travis Allan nutritional counseling. Allan and his wife Tauna have three children: Kaelan 6, Marcus 4, and Lyndee, 2. Hepatitis A clinic at two locations The final TriCounty Health Department free mass clinic for Hepatitis A vaccine will be conducted con-ducted in Manila and Dutch John, simultaneously on Thursday, Jan. 8, from 3 to 6 p.m. In Manila, the clinic will be held at the Senior Center and in Dutch John at the Community Center. Joseph B. Shaffer, directorhealth officer of TriCounty Health Department states that "Hepatitis A is the most widely reported disease that is 100 percent preventable through vaccination which is given in a series of two shots. The vaccination vacci-nation is 100 percent effective if you receive both shots prior to exposure." Rod CroGG disaster training courses Three Red Cross disaster training classes have been scheduled in the Uintah Basin for the public and for community leaders. The courses will be conducted Friday, Jan. 9 from 6-9 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 10, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Vernal City Offices Building conference room, according to Mechelle Miller, coordinator of the Uintah County Emergency Management office. The mass casualty training will begin with "Introduction to Disaster Services," then continue to "Mass Care: An Overview" and "Shelter Operations." In announcing the classes, David R. Florence, NevadaUtah field service manager of the American Red Cross, says the purpose of teaching the Introduction to Disaster Services course is to provide pro-vide fundamental information about disasters, the community response, and the role of the Red Cross Disaster Services. After taking this course, participants partici-pants should be able to describe disasters dis-asters and how they affect people and their communities. Participants should also be able to identify how the community, including the Red Cross, other voluntary and community commu-nity organizations, government, business and labor, work together to prepare, respond and recover from disasters. Red Cross activities, services, organization and roles people form will be covered. Identifying the skills and abilities that individuals have that they would like to apply as a volunteer with Disaster Services, will also be covered. The overview course in mass care is to provide basic information about the activities of mass care workers and how they can get started start-ed in their local chapter. Newborns Dec. 22, 2003, a daughter was born to Kristy and Doug Watkins. She weighed 9 pounds and will be named Amelia Jean Watkins. Dec. 23, 2003, a daughter was born to Tammi1,and Michael Don Ashby. She weighed 7 pounds, 0.02 ounces and will be named MaKayla T Ashby. Dec. 24, 2003, a son was born to Jana Lynn and Ryan Bryce Aycock. He weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces and will be named Malachi Bryce, Aycock. ' How mass care workers deliver quality service to clients, the matching match-ing of interests, abilities and skills, and developing a plan of action for further Red Cross involvement are studied. Attendance the full three hours of this course, is necessary. Shelter Operations studies will prepare Red Cross and other agencies agen-cies staff to effectively and sensitively sensi-tively manage shelter operations as a team to meet the needs of people displaced as a result of disaster. Participants will learn shelter opening, operating and closing procedures pro-cedures and explain how to demonstrate demon-strate quality service. Human resource organization as a shelter operations team, and organizing the physical facility and material resources, will be addressed. Identification of resources available avail-able to assist shelter workers is part of this course. These three courses will be taught by a team of authorized Disaster Services instructors who have experience expe-rience on the local or national level. Those wishing to register for the two-day course or needing further information, may contact Mechelle Miller at 435-781-5336.'.:.;..'. 302 East 200 South 789-7396 Office Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday hi 4 Saturday Western Heritage Museum 1 2 3 Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9am - 5pm Sat. 10am - 2pm 435-789-7399 A C Arena Closed C Arena Closed y Arena Closed o JV Tournament q Tournament 1 H Tournament of Champions of Champions a a ry a o UC Commission m SF Phosphate a j- Boren Rope a c CRC Bull Rides 7 CRC Bull Rides 11 1 ' SF Phosphate 1 Smuin Rope 1 SF Phosphate 1 0 SF Phosphate ' ' AVMC S.P.E. 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