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Show Thursday, February 16, 2006 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Top 10 tips for automobile accidents Although responsible drivers dri-vers try to avoid getting into auto accidents, even the best of drivers can have bad luck behind the wheel. According to the National Safety Council Coun-cil approximately 20 million drivers-nearly 10 of all U.S. drivers-will be in an auto accident this year. "With odds like that, there's no better time for drivers dri-vers to familiarize themselves them-selves with some basic advice," ad-vice," said Ray Palermo, Director Di-rector of Public Relations for Response Insurance. "Drivers "Dri-vers should learn what to do before they need it." The company has several suggestions to help prevent injury, save time ana money and minimize the stress involved in-volved in an auto accident. Tip 1, Stay calm. Avoid tendencies toward "road rage" and stay calm if you encounter another driver who is behaving irrationally. When these situations escalate, esca-late, they can often lead to dangerous driving and crashes. There is no slight, vulgar gesture or foolish behavior be-havior that is worth endangering endan-gering your life, your car and the fives of others: Tip 2, Protect yourself. Be Reagan Academy Middle School honor roll The following students at the Reagan Academy earned a place on their middle school honor roll this past term. 7th Grade 3.8 GPA & Higher Bradley Clawson, Alfonso Gonzalez, Kaylee Johnson, Michael Lee, Jarom Madsen and Trevor Morey. 7th Grade 3.2 GPA 3.799 GPA Zachary Asbell, Jessica Coplen, Nichole Crosgrove, Cameron Crowe, John Davidson, Devin Halvorson, Katie Keetch, Timothy Porter, Natalie Prawitt, Hudson Hud-son Sheranian, Larissa Shipley Ship-ley and Katherin Wilkins. 8th Grade 3.8 GPA & Higher Karolyn Campbell, Rachel Kearl, Heidi Kriser, Ian Lowry and Amity Smyth. 8th Grade 3.2 GPA - 3.799 GPA Austin Allen, Brittany Castleton, Saira Christensen, Kyle Collinsworth, Jordan Cuthbert, Janalyn Dunn, Megan Ferguson, Alejandra Gonzalez, Bethany Jackson, Raquelle Petersen and Katie Walker. alert to traffic scams that seem like "accidents," such as when driving on a lightly traveled road, particularly at night and being tapped from behind. Predatory criminals do this to get the driver to exit the car and then either rob the driver or steal the car. If you are suspicious of the circumstances, stay in your vehicle and drive to a police station or heavily populated pop-ulated area for assistance. Tip 3, STOP! If you are in an accident do not leave the scene until you have spoken with the other driver or the police. Tip 4, Take steps to prevent pre-vent further accidents. If practical, move the car and all passengers safely to the side of the road-prefer ably to the right shoulder. If functioning, func-tioning, turn your emergency emer-gency flashing lights on and, if available, set out a flare on the road for nighttime accidents. acci-dents. Tip 5, Call the police from the scene or ask someone to call for you. It is usually best to have the police address any traffic infractions, assist with injuries and memorialize memorial-ize the occurrence for the record. Tip 6, Request medical assistance as-sistance if needed. If you or others are bleeding, feel light-headed or are suffering any physical injury, always wmmmv t y j g J j I J IV- 1 1 j $V V r 0 Shown here are Art City School's I Care winners for the week of February 6-10. These students have shown that they care about themselves and about Art City School. They are Randilyn Chatelain, Brady Dolan, Tess Fisher, Bridger Miles, Brynne Durfee.Bronson Young, Abigail Pina, Tyler Wright, Brandon Rosenvall, Shad Jeffers, James Albright, Taylor Strain, Andrew Nicol, Skyler Spencer, Landon Evans, Damon Harris, Kathryn Bacon, Hyrum Campbell, Jesse Olsen, Madeleine Patten, Anna Fleischmann and Braden Peterson. Congratulations Congratu-lations to these students. :, 7 , 111 . , I v - ' -JafaA.. m,tmmLbit l,to, M , aw Vm I Cited for extraordinary acts of citizenship are this week's winners of Hobble Creek Elementary School's High Flyer award. Standing on the top row are Caroline Croghan, Kaden Gould, Ashlyn Perrero, and Kyle Brower. Sitting on the second row are Corbin White, Trevor Hatch, Sierra Drapper, Addie Black, Kenneth Merrell and Efrain Villalobos. err on the side of calling for assistance. Unless trained in emergency medical assistance, assis-tance, do not attempt to move injured persons or perform per-form medical procedures yourself. Tip 7, Do not admit fault or discuss the accident with anyone except for the police or your auto insurance company. com-pany. And, remember to call your insurance company as soon as practicable. Tip 8, Write down pertinent perti-nent information such as the other driver's name, addresses, address-es, telephone number, license plate and driver's license number and the time of the accident. Note the names, addresses ad-dresses and phone numbers of any witnesses, the badge number of any police officers and where to obtain a copy of a police report and any other pertinent information about the scene, such as exact ex-act location, the issuance of any tickets by the police and any recollections about your-vehicle's your-vehicle's handling or mechanical me-chanical functioning just prior pri-or to the accident. Tip 9, Carry an emergency emer-gency kit in your car that should minimally include: a road flare or traffic triangle, brightly colored cloth to tie to your radio antenna and driver side door handle. Always Al-ways have a copy of your Insurance In-surance Company ID Card in your glove compartment and nave with you, your driver's license and car registration. I' 10 Pot Dish ; i I 1 V - , S' i! I . . Dr. Harold Davis D.V.M. " NT. WEST ANIMAL HOSPITAL ', V ' Many people have heard of tapeworms tape-worms and roundworms, but what about Giardia? This protozoan parasite par-asite has the potential to infect you O . as well as your dogs. v tne symptoms or uiarcua are highly variable. There can be no clinical signs ; The most prominent sign is diarrhea. diar-rhea. Sometimes these dogs are losing weighty they can also have dry skin and a poor hair coat. r The dog most likely becomes infected by drinking contaminated con-taminated water. The species of Giardia, found in dogs is also found in wildlife, so fecal cqntarnination can come from a variety of sources. v1;-;:.::.: You can test your dog for giardiasis (infection by giardia) giar-dia) by taking a stool sample to your veterinarian. But Giardia can be difficult to diagnose because the cysts don't shed continuously and often not in detectable numbers.-,. .--..,- -tv- .,' If your dog has giardiasis, your veterinarian will give her a medication to kill giardia.. Mild clinical cares can heal with out medication on their own without any problems, prob-lems, although it may take months to do so. : r , , Help keep your dog or puppy healthy. To avoid Giardia, Giar-dia, don't allow her to drink from questionable water sources and prevent her exposure to wildlife fecal matter. mat-ter. ' . t-t., : . .-. - Tip 10, Assist others. If you come upon an auto accident acci-dent that you are not a party to and wish to offer assistance, assis-tance, pull your car off the road ahead of the accident scene. Do not park in back of the accident, which will only make your vehicle vulnerable vulnera-ble to oncoming traffic and block the view of emergency or police vehicles looking for the scene. When arriving at the scene of an accident, first determine if there are any injuries. in-juries. '" ' ........ If there are, immediately call1, for medical assistance. Unless trained in emergency medical assistance, do not attempt at-tempt to move injured persons per-sons or perform medical procedures pro-cedures yourself. Utah youth hunting bill clears House committee , Mentored hunters in Utah are one step closer to having more opportunities in, the field after two bills unanimously unani-mously passed through the House Natural Resources Standing Committee on Tuesday. House Bill 328 eliminates age requirements for hunting hunt-ing upland game and wild turkey, while House Bill 329 reduces the minimum age for hunting big game. Under both bills, youth hunters would have to be accompanied accompa-nied by a mentor. Both bills passed by a margin mar-gin of 14-1 and now head to the floor of the House for a full vote. "When you restrict the age at which a young person can enter the woods, you interfere inter-fere with the family tradition of hunting and conservation," conserva-tion," said Jon Leonard, National Na-tional Wild Turkey Federation Federa-tion Utah state chapter president. presi-dent. "This law gives families another opportunity to " negative impact on a state's strengthen their ties, while at ability . to attract future 438,000. to be exact - and a hunter retention rate of 1.01. Mississippi also has no minimum mini-mum hunting age. . For ' more information about the NWTF or Families Afield, call (800). THE-NWTF. Toastraasters International Corporate Clubs The mission of the Toast-masters Toast-masters Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive pos-itive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication com-munication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth. Learn the art of speaking. youth participation have a ' thinking and listening - vital skills when promotmg sell The NWTF has led the charge in promoting youth hunting opportunities and has teamed up with USSA and NSSF to remove youth hunting barriers across the nation. "Today's youth are tomorrow's tomor-row's conservationists and if we don't instill in them' the love of the outdoors at an early age, the hunting and conservation tradition could be lost," said Rob Keck, CEO of the NWTF. "We need to hook them on hunting at an early age, so they become appreciative of the hunting tradition. This will also increase hunter retention re-tention and ensure the future of conservation remains strongWhile the Youth Hunting Report showed mentored hunters are safe hunters, it also showed hunter retention in Utah is on the decline. It also clearly -1 ...1.1.! il. .! ! snows regulations inai limit the same time removing barriers bar-riers for youth hunting. Leonard represented the NWTF on the Wildlife and Habitat Legislative Coalition in Utah. The WHLC relied heavily on statistics from the Youth Hunting Report, which was written by Silvertip Productions, Produc-tions, the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance and Southwick Associates As-sociates Inc. The report shows youth hunters are the safest hunters in the woods when accompanied by an adult, and was funded by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the NWTF. hunters. According to the Youth Hunting Report, Utah currently cur-rently has 384,000 youth 6 to 15 years old, and a hunter retention re-tention rate of only 0.59, which means for every 100 hunters who leave hunting, only 59 take their place. Meanwhile, Mississippi has a comparable number of youth in the same age, range - actualization, leadership enhancement en-hancement and the fostering of human understanding. Please visit their website at for more information about chartering a club in your corporation. 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