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Show SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, June 26, 2008 Don't "bargain" with your child's life I Iceland Days 14 1 Are you a bargain hunter? Do you hop from garage sales to thrift stores trying to find that big steal? Sometimes getting get-ting a great deal is also putting your child into great danger. Safe Kids Utah and the Utah County Health Department's Injury Prevention Pre-vention Program recommends recom-mends against.purchasing a car seat at a garage sale or thrift store. Often these seats are "missing parts, damaged or on recall. There is no way to check them thoroughly without the complete manufacturer's manufactur-er's instruction booklet. They may even have invisible invis-ible damage from a crash. For many families, buying a new car seat is hard to fit into their budget. With all the other oth-er baby needs such as a stroller, crib, clothing, and diapers, it may seem that, a new car seat may break the bank. As a result, many Mow Open! :leanlng depot NEW DRY CLEANERS & LAUNDRY 1851 W. 500 South, Springville Just North of Wal-Mart parking lot Open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. M-F Saturday 9 a.m: to 3 p.m. Closed Sundays Orders in by 9 a.m. out after 5 p.m. Drive-up window families decide to save a few dollars and buy secondhand sec-ondhand car seats or use a hand me down." Saving a few dollars at the thrift store or local garage sale could cost you your child's life. Although secondhand stores are great for saving on children's clothing and shoes, car seats are not something you should ever buy used. So, why shouldn't you buy a used car seat? Here are the reasons: 1. The car seat may have expired. Approximately 6 years after the date the car seat was manufactured.it will expire. It is best to replace re-place a safety seat due to revisions in federal safety standards and design improvements. im-provements. 2. The instruction booklet book-let may not be with the seat. More than 90 of all car seats inspected are used incorrectly. Improper installation can seriously affect the performance of the seat. 3. Certain parts of the . car seat may be broken or missing. A previous owner may also have modified the seat, thus making it unsafe. un-safe. . 4. The manufacturer may have recalled the car seat. If there has been a recall, the broken or defective defec-tive part must be replaced before use. 5. The car seat may have been involved in a car crash. A seat may look fine, but may have structural struc-tural damage. Most car seats should not be used after af-ter involvement in a crash. You may think you need to get the most expensive car seat on the shelf to get the best product, but in reality, all car seats must meet the same safety criteria cri-teria before being released for retail purchase. Your help is needed to spread the word about the dangers dan-gers of buying a used car seat. If you have any questions ques-tions or to make an. appointment ap-pointment for a car seat check, please call 851-7035 or 851-7068. For more information in-formation on child passenger passen-ger safety or injury prevention, pre-vention, please see www. UtahCountyHealth.org. 1 - frjt ft V Jif .. - frv ,hi jA Barnakor choir sang for Iceland Days on the park, Saturday. Ashley Harward New AAA program can help save teens Small Shop Cigarettes Cigars, Pipes, Loose Tobacco O WEST PRICES 1698 North State Street PflOVO 41 QNotth freedom Elvd. SPMSII FORK 84 North 100 West MMICMI FORK MM. YJest State Rd. r - " - Bring in this ad and receive a FQEE E,BE3,Q,GQ With a Minimum $ I 5 Purchase I Limit one per customer ' ' J 1 Dr. Harold Judd Davis D.V.M. Veterinarian Mm m m JiUJ 410 South 450 West Springvie,Utah 84663 801-489-9676 DOG & CAT BOARDING! When you're out of town, rest assured your pet is ' having a good time with us! 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AAA has been a leader and advocate ad-vocate for the safety and security of all travelers since it was founded more than 100 years ago. SPRINGVILLE HERALD . Spanish Fork has a strong Icelandic heritage, and each year the Icelandic Association Asso-ciation of Utah honors that heritage by hosting Iceland Days. For three days people gather to learn more about Iceland and their ancestors. Jack Tobiasson, President of the Board of Directors for the Icelandic Association, says one of their goals is to, "build bridges between the two countries." To do that they have two events each year. The first event is in February and the second is in June. "June 17 is Iceland's national independence day," said Tobiasson. They use Iceland Days to celebrate the holiday. On Friday, June 20, the association provided workshops work-shops for the public. The workshops available were,. "How to Stay on the Good Side of Icelanders in Everyday Every-day Life While Visiting In Iceland", "How to Write a History of Your Icelandic Ancestor" and "Cooking Your Own Icelandic Pancakes." Pan-cakes." Tobiasson also sang Icelandic Ice-landic folk songs with his granddaughter. "It just tickled tick-led me to ho end knowing people enjoyed it," he said. Saturday, was filled with games for; kids, balloons, food and a presentation with storytelling and singing. sing-ing. Barnakor, a children's choir, sang Icelandic songs, and Cherie Davis, a storyteller sto-ryteller told An Iclelandic Tale. There were even Icelandic Ice-landic Sheep for people to enjoy. There was Icelandic food, including pancakes and doughnuts, Icelandic hot dogs, and a lamb lunch. Iceland Days ended on Sunday at a fireside. Guest speaker was Dr. Jack R. Christianson. He talked about his heritage. "I care about the past," said Christianson. "I have Iceland blood and Scottish blood, which equals warrior." war-rior." He told a few stories about how his blood has gotten got-ten him into trouble. Every Memorial Day, Christianson visits his family's fam-ily's graves. "We love our heritage. And our ancestors, ances-tors, if they were Icelandic, they went througli some hard times," said Christian-son. Christian-son. Tobiasson says all three days were a success. "People came because they wanted to be together as Western Icelanders. I love people coming togetherto celebrate their heritage," he said. The Icelandic Association of Utah has a website containing con-taining all their information: www.utahicelanders.com. ATOPIC DERMATITISECZEMA Volunteers, ages 8 and older, who have been diagnosed and are currently experiencing moderate to severe atopic dermatitiseczema (i.e., itchy skin, scaly rough patches, bleeding or swelling of the skin), may be eligible to participate in a research study involving an investigational medication. 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