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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS News Bicycle safety month Always wear a helmet certified by ANSI or SNELL. Make sure it fits correctly. tunately this means an increase BiThe helmet should fit snugly in bicycle accidents. May is cycle Safety Month, and the Utah right on top of the head with Safety Council is taking this approximately two finger widths opportunity to remind bicyclists between the helmet and the to ride safely. individuals eyebrows. Straps Approximately 750 Americans should be adjusted to fit snugly, are killed and more than 50,000 but comfortably, with the V are injured in bicycling incidents section positioned just below the each year. In Utah, Motor Ve- earlobe. Fit is extremely imporhicle Collisions cause seven bi- tant in order for the helmet to do cycle related deaths and approxi- its job. Know your bikes capabilimately 950 injuries each year. Head injury is the leading cause ties. Ride in single file with trafofdeath in bicycle crashes and is the most important determinant fic, not against it. Make safe turns and cross of bicycle-relate- d death and permanent disability. Injuries can intersections with care. Signal occur when riders fall off their turns half a block before the bike, collide with motor vehicles, intersection, using the correct hit stationary objects or slippery hand signals. Make sure the bicycle has spots on the pavement. Wearing a helmet is the best protection the right safety equipment. Follow the rules of the road, against head injuries, but less than 10 of Utahns wear them stay alert and ride within your while biking. It is important for skill level. For a free brochure on safe parents to remember to set a for children by bicycling and Utahs bicycling good example wearing a bicycle helmet and laws, contact the Utah Safety 0 Council at (801) ext. practicing safe riding. 3 ext. 303 The Utah Safety Council offers 303 or (800) outside the Salt Lake Metro area. the following bike safety tips: To the excitement of many, bicycle weather is here! Unfor- 262-540- 933-594- Iritis iililli nittefiiciiM vlS unite II 119 There are times when you have to get down to brass tacks, so to speak. Events of this past week bring us to such a point. Well, actually two points. One is that pet owners (especially those with dogs) are responsible for the actions of these animals. It is not right, fair, or legal, to let our pets go offof cur property unattended. They can mess up neighbors lawns, get into their garbage, or , worse, kill or injure livestock. Ask some of the early: morning runners what it is like being chased by a deg or dogs. Scary. Please be aware cfthis and keep the family pet onyour 1 1 n 1 i 'grJui '"' W ' 2.654 Acres of Horse Property with home some TLC needing 2 Bedroom 2 Bath 1 5 10 Sq. Ft. Deck Panoramic Views Fencing & Corrals Wrap-aroun- d As is Sale - This is a Good Handyman's Special! For more information, contact CENTURY 21 Frontier Realty at or toll free 435-644-21- 00 Check ua cut on the wch! Y.xprcsr.vcb.cojrJfrcntlcr C::4-2tC- 3 7ct 7 Center i j L,uor ICcn:b, Uteh C4741 Yaur Realtor for ever O Years! . The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime, does not mean he is guilty. The defendant is presumed innocent, until and unless proven guilty. Names will be withheld in some cases due to the sensitive nature of the crimes, or if the defendant is a juvenile. During the period from April 20 through the 26th, the Kanab City Police Department handled 16 cases, 48 incidents, issued 34 warnings and 16 citations. April 11 Theft. Reported earlier of a freezer beingstolen. It was found to be in use at the Senior Citizen Center. Case closed. April 20 DUI (3rd offense)open rly conductfaulty a person sleeping in a dumpster. Upon contact with subject he became very aggressive and uncooperative. An altercation ensued with subject being sprayed with pepper spray several times with no success. After much physical contact between subject and officers, suspect was subdued. Arrested and booked into jail. Criminal mischief. Back window of a pick up broken out by a rock. $150 in damages. April 25 Theft. Report of a tool box and tools stolen out of back of a vehicle. $300 estimated loss. Criminal mischief. Report of equipment. Myron Leaon Ainge, 24, Kanab. Traffic stop resulted in arrest. Subject was uncoopproperty. Remember that you erative at time of stop. Booked may be held responsible for into Kane County Jail. the misdeeds of your animal. April 22 liveAs one and more Oh, thing, saultburgl ary (2nd degree traffic survey equipment dedestrucstock roaming about is felony)public intoxication. stroyed. Stat box was smashed tive and potentially dangerous. Laurence Brice Wilson, 25, Kanab. and hoses were cut. Property You are liable for that also. Minor consumption of alcohol. belongs to Utah State UniverSecondly, from time to time Female juvenile, 17, Kanab. sity. Under investigation. you may encounter persons in; Subject entered a home uninDriving on suspension. Jenni our community thatforanum-be- r vited and allegedly assaulted Jean Niemann, 18, Kanab. Trafof reasons, are in a desper- victim then left the scene. Upon fic stop for faulty equipment ate Way and could be danger-- ; contact at suspects residence showed driver to be driving on a ous. The summer months are; alcohol was detected on both suspended license. Arrested and more prone to this situation; adult and juvenile. Adult ar- booked into jail. Miscellaneous calls. Lost child, for obvious reasons. Please he rested and booked into jail. Jucareful and give these folks venile referred to Juvenile Court located parentscows out in and released to grandparent. roadfive locked keys in vehicle plenty of space. Thank you. tobacco. Minor possession of four complaints of - four-wheele- rs Traffic vigilante Some of you may have noticed Home of the Week 2 WEDNESDAY MAY 2, 2001 a set of traffic survey cables strung across Powell Blvd. last week, just south of the stop sign at Stewart. No, the KCPD is not reopening their study of the heavily traveled avenue into the Female juvenile, 17, Kanab. Traffic stop found subject to be in possession oftobacco. Referred to Juvenile Court. April 24 Theft. Report of a U.S. flag stolen off of flag pole at local business. (They are at it again). If you have any information please call the Kanab PD. Disarming a peace officeras-sau- lt on a peace officer (three andor motorcyclesassisted motorist, jump started vehicle child welfare complaintinves-tigate- d suspicious person at lo- cal moteltrespassing stray dog details com-plaintt- wo warned a subject about violating restraining orderresponded to a propane tank on fireloose horse detailreport of a lost person, was found laterdomestic call, parties separated for the counts)criminal trespass. night and no physical contact Jackie Lewis Leiphart, 44, was madeherd of cows escaped Homeless. Responded to a call of dog cruelty complaint. Ranchos. Rather, these cables and the information they were meant to gather were funded by a local resident. Unfortunately, the results of his study may never be known. At some point the cables were cut and tossed aside, and the stat box was intentionally damaged.' Are you pregnant? Do you The equipment is (or was) the know someone who is? Do you SUU. property of (or they) smoke? If so , today is the day to quit! And, with the help of a new area program, the decision to healthy, toss the butts and breathe life into your growing child is easier to make than ever. Jan Aston, former owner of Wildflower Health Foods in Kanab, has just been hired to (AUTO fill the position of Kane County This Week's Special: Health Educator. Working un96 Chrysler LXI Luxury Minivan der a grant from the American Cancer Society, Jan is enthusiFully Loaded, Leather $11,750 astically spearheading a county183 S. 100 East, Kanab wide effort to help moms-to-b- e kick the nasty habit. If we don't have it, This Utah state program was we can find it! piloted with a very high success Free smoking cessation program for moms-to-b- e life-savi- SALES 435-644-22- 77 ng rate in Davis and Bear River Counties, and is now being directed by the Southwest Utah Health Departmentin St. George. As funds allow, the program will be expanded to accomodate smokers of all ages and genders. Smoking during pregnancy has been directly linked to SIDS, ADHD, asthma, low birth weight and a 50 increase in retardation. Is it really worth the risk? The first class will begin as soon as seats fire filled. The group will meet once each week for a month, and there is no cost at all to join. For more information about this and future programs, call Jan Aston at or Both are local calls from Kanab. 520-643-71- 435-689-037- 8. 07 |