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Show 9 Nephi, Utah Wednesday, August 13, 1997 Eid Effentification Ausuct 20 WM J. coiurc2 fire3 to Wildlife Heritags Certificate holtfero An introductory course in wild bird identification will be offered at 7 p.m., August 20, in die Department of Natural Resources auditorium, 1594 West North Temple in Salt Lake City. The program is being offered by the Division of Wildiife Resources and the Utah Wildlife Heritage Program. Open to the public, the evening workshop will be free to Wildlife Heritage Certificate holders. The Division suggests a $5 donation from all others. Proceeds will go to the Utah Nongame Wildlife Fund. No preregistration is required. Beginner and seasoned birdwatchers alike will eqjoy this fascinating multimedia presentation of bird sights and sounds. With fall migration just around the corner, bird enthusiasts who now enrolling bs S3lsctd With attend the course will be primed to spot and identify most common migratory and resident Utah birds. Frank Howe, Division nongame avian program coordinator, and Jim Parrish, Division Partners in Flight coordinator, will present the course. For more information contact Howe at (801) rish at (801) 538-476- 4 538-478- 8. The Utah State Office of Education is now enrolling students for the Fall GED on TV program. The program allows individuals without a high school diploma to earn an equivalency certificate by studying at home. Lessons are broadcast twice a week on local television. Enrollment includes three that compliment the televised lessons and assistance workbooks finding additional help at local adult education programs. After completing the course and successfully passing the GED exam, the student receives a GED certificate and up to five units of high school credit. Fall classes start soon and enrollment is free. To enroll, or receive more information, please call the GED on TV hotline at A safety seat can go a long way protection against head injury in protecting your child during for all children and the best fit any car excursion. There are for small infants. The yoke many seats to choose from and uses a plastic, selecting a seat will depend on that buckles into the seat at the the age, and weight ofyour child. crotch, connected to a pair of harInfants and toddlers under forty ness straps. The overhead shield shield pounds need to be in a convert- has a padded, tray-lik- e ible seat and children over 40 that swings down over the childs pounds should use booster seats. head. Children too big for a convertThere are numerous convertible seats to choose from. 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Northwest German State Lot ley Gee at Under federal law, it is gener- for payment of a fee, offers a prize whose winning is dependent in whole or in part on chance. The elements needed to make a lottery are: 1. A payment is required to participate. This may be cash, a money order, or an item of property with some value. 2. A prize is offered. Most often, this is a large amount of money. How Healthy Is Your Home? child safety in mind Area Forecast National Weather Service From Posftal Imsp3dtDOIH ally unlawful to send lottery material through the mail. Such material includes letters or circulars containing lottery tickets or forms claiming to represent tickets, chances, shares or interor Par- est in lotteries. A lottery is a promotion which, should seat Safety on tv ged students Page 7 safety seat manufacturer, or both. The center rear seat is the safest place to put a child safety seat. In most vehicles, the center lap belt will hold a safety seat securely. Some safety belts are difficult to thread through seats. Lap and, shoulder belts pose, some problems and you may need a locking clip, a supplemental buckle or a replacement belt If you and your child are the only ones in the car, you may want to put the safety seat in the front seat Generally, thats okay but if your car is equipped with a passenger side air bag, it could be dangerous. When triggered, an air bag will strike the back of the infant seat, and strike the infants head. Move the front passenger seat as far back as it will go if a child is in a forward facing convertible or booster seat. All safety seats come with a registration card. Fill it out and return it so that you can be notified if the seat is recalled. Before purchasing any safety seat, research safety, comfort, installation, convenience and price. Did you know that most Americans spend 90 percent of their time indoors and that the pollution inside is often greater than outdoors? Health effects from indoor air pollutants may be experienced soon after exposure, or possibly years later. Immediate effects may show up after a single exposure or repeated exposures. These include irritation of the eyes, nose and throat, headaches, dizziness, and fatigue. But indoor air pollution is a risk that you can do something about. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with some common indoor environmental problems and with some simple steps you can take to protect your fam- Volleyball tryouts next Monday at Gym try-ou- Try-out- 9-1- 2. 623-402- 623-242- From page 10 ily. Check these items and make changes, if necessary, to reduce your health risks: Hunt Humidifier Clean according to the region sustained some winmanufacturers directions. Refill ter fawn loss, post season buck with clean water daily. doe ratios were right on the management objective of 15 bucks to Moisture, mold and mildew: 100 does. Install and use exhaust fan. Fix Over the winter we had good plumbing leaks promptly. When survival of bucks from last seausing personal care products son," Grandison said of deer (hair spray, nail polish, etc.), herds located in the mountainopen a window or use an exhaust ous terrain. fan. Follow directions for prodBuckdoe ratios are lower in uct use. the regions deer management Rooms .. ., units in the lower elevations, Animals (dander, hair, feath- with season counts finding ers or skin): Clean house regu- sevenpost bucks per 100 does on most larly. units. Tbbacco smoke (from cigarette, We also had mediocre fawn pipe and cigar smoking): Do not survival on our drier units," smoke in your home or permit Grandison said. Those hunting others to do so (especially near on these units will not probably children). If smoking cannot be see in the any improvement avoided, open windows or use hunting over what it has been exhaust fans. the last couple of years. House dust mites: Clean house While the Southern Region has and vacuum regularly. Wash been dry through most of the bedding in hot water. Keep hu- summer, Grandison said water midify and moisture to a mini- conditions have changed dramatmum. ically recently, with good precipitation received through the latHousehold cleansers: Open ter part of July. windows when using household conditions are exceRange cleaners. Use according to man- llent and deer are fat and ufacturers directions. healthy, he said. Cooking and dishwasher use: Archery Hunting Tips lb reduce moisture, install and Utahs archery hunt may be use a fan that vents to the one of its safest, with only one recorded death of a hunter during the hunts history. But while only one death has occurred during Utahs archery hunts, there have been numerous instances of hunters hurting themselves. Most of the injuries during the archery hunt are said Lenny Rees, hunter education program coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. Rees said most accidents involve two practices hunters being unsafe in tree stands and ...... .3-A- JI ts - 4. State law requires that arrows be cased while in or on a vehicle. While outside the vehicle, its left up to hunters to protect themselves. Rees also provided tips on preparations to make before the season, safety items to remember while in the field and tips on tracking animals and preserving meat. 1) preparation- a. equipment checks make sure laminations are not flaking or separating, that strings are not fraying and that the pulleys and cables on compound bows are in good working order. Also, be sure your equipment is matched, that your arrows spline (the stiffness of the arrows shaft) matches your bows draw weight. If your bows draw weight produces more force than your arrow is designed to han- dle, your arrow will likely fly off target. b. broadhead sharpening be careful to not cut yourself while sharpening broadheads your broadheads should be razor sharp but dont hurt yourself in the process. c. practice your shooting as much as possible. d. obtain permission from private landowners, before hunting on their property. e. obtain your Wildlife Habitat Authorization and the proper permit for the area you wish to hunt. Know the boundaries of the region youll hunt in and where that regions limited entry hunt areas are. 2) before releasing your arrow, be sure of your target and whats beyond it. 3) after the shot- a. go to the spot where you last saw the animal and find your arrow, to see if theres blood on it. If there is, determine the direction the animal last took. If you have a compass, take a reading of the direction the animal went. Then wait 30 minutes behunters having arrows out of fore tracking it. Hunters who their quiver when they shouldnt. track an animal too soon can Rees provided tips on how spook it into running. Most deer hunters heading afield for the shot will be found dead by the August 23 opening of Utahs ar- hunter at a reasonable distance, chery deer hunt can avoid these if the hunter waits 30 minutes accidents: before beginning to track it. 1) tree stands hunters should b. when tracking an animal, make sure the tree is large look for blood not only on the enough to hold their weight. Af- ground but the brush, too. If you ter climbing into the tree stand, begin to lose the trail tie a piece the first thing a hunter should of biodegradable paper on the do is attach the safety line. last spot you see and then search Rees also recommends using a for the trail, walking a circular portable tree stand, rather than pattern out from the paper. The constructing a permanent one. paper will serve as a marker, let"Permanent tree stands have ting you know where you starta tendency to deteriorate and, ed from. over time, become unsafe, he Also, tying paper at the locasaid. They are unsightly, too, tions of the last three or four and a person damages the tree spots you see, and then standing by putting nails in it. a distance away and looking at 2) Keep your arrows in your the paper trail, is a technique quiver, until youre ready to that will help you visualise the shoot, Rees said. One of the direction the animal last took. most common accidents during c. once you've Iocstad your anthe archery hunts involves ar- imal, field dress and cool the self-inflicted-," Let us help you make your wedding easy and save you money in Hie process. 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