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www.hoodrivernews.com Hood River News, Wednesday, May 27, 2015 A9 BUCKLE UP AND RIDE RIGHT Police enforce speed, phones, car seats From May 18 until May 31, the Hood River City Police Department will be conducting a two week traffic safety Blitz campaign. The focus will be on seat belts, speed, and cell phone use while driving. The purpose of this traffic enforcement is to promote safety, compliance, and to reduce the number of motor vehicle related in- juries or deaths. This enforcement campaign will take place throughout the state. Oregon law requires a child weigh- ing less than 40 pounds to be properly restrained by a child safety seat. A child under one year of age or weigh- ing less than 20 pounds must be re- strained in a rear-facing child seat. A child over 40 pounds but under age eight or less than 4 feet, 9 inches tall must be restrained in either a child seat with a harness system or in a booster seat that raises the child up so that a lap and shoulder belt system fit correctly. Law Enforcement will not only be checking for persons wearing seat belts, but also that they are being worn properly. Please take the time to buckle up and stay safe. For additional infor- mation, please contact Sergeant Don Cheli at the Hood River Police Depart- ment at 541-387-5256. S TATE S T. S IGNALS Getting two antennas to talk to each other was Tuesday’s task for Land Electric owner Rafael Landeros, right, and Joe Zargo, at the pedestrian-controlled cross- walk signal on State Street at the Hood River Library. They were in- stalling two antennas that carry the signal when a walker pushes the button on either side of the street, activating flashing lights to alert dri- vers that the crosswalk is in use. The signals were down through most of the State Street Urban Renewal pro- ject in 2014-15, and one of the solar- powered antennae was not charging correctly and needed to be replaced. Landeros said they expected to have the devices in synch and operating by Wednesday. “We know it’s really need- ed,” he said. Inset: “We’ll be calling tech support,” Landeros said, given the difference between the original anten- na and the new one they were to in- stall Tuesday, which came with a more elaborate set of fuses. Photo Courtesy of R. Aman PANORAMIC VIEW to the west ahead of them, volunteers carry in- jured hiker down Dog Mountain trail. Volunteers are dog’s best friend on Dog Mtn. trail Skamania County Emer- gency Medical Services (SCEMS) were called to the Dog Mountain Trail Monday at 1:10 p.m. for an injured hiker at the top of the Moun- tain. The adult female had an ankle injury was carried down the trail in a litter and upon arrival at the trailhead refused transport to the hospi- tal. While crews were assist- ing the injured hiker down the trail they came across a dog that had severe abrasions to his paws. Medics bandaged the animal and carried the 90 pound dog down the remain- der of the trail. While SCEMS is never called onto trails for animal rescues they have seen and as- sisted dehydrated and injured animals while on calls due to lack of preparation from the owners. EMS officials noted that, al- though hiking through the Co- lumbia River Gorge can be a wonderful experience, prepa- ration and planning are key. Research the area you intend to hike, pack enough food and water for you (and your pup), wear appropriate attire and be realistic when choosing a hik- ing trail. Skamania County Fire Dis- trict #1, Wind River Search and Rescue, Silver Star Search and Rescue and Skamania County Sheriff ’s Office were also on scene. $ONT GET 4!+%. ■ See age A12 for details on the city’s June 5 ribbon cutting for the Urban Re- newal Project, a block-and-a-half away at Third and State streets. Photos by Kirby Neumann-Rea HOODRIVERHOMES.COM Your Oregon & Washington Broker #ALL *EFF FOR HIS VERY PARTICULAR SET OF SKILLS River City (OME 0URCHASES s 2ElNANCES s %QUITY ,INES JEFF SACRE 3R -ORTGAGE 3PECIALIST Tom Jenkins NMLS-140302, MLO-140302 /FFICE (541) #ELL CRS, GRI 541-490-6045 This is not a committment to lend. Information deemed reliable but subject to change without notice. Consumer Loan License NMLS-3240, CL-3240 © 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 25 forewing hindwing proboscis antennae Unscramble the title of this book. Then, check it out at your local library this summer! abdomen It’s a flower! It’s a bird! It’s a butterfly! Butterflies may look like flying flowers but they are living insects. eye thorax ith the help of her grandfather, a little girl makes a house for a larva and watches it develop before setting it free. Every summer after that, butterflies come to visit her. A butterfly has a coiled proboscis for drinking liquids such as flower nectar. Are you an eagle-eyed reader? Read the article below and correct the nine errors you find. The first one is done for you. Why are butterflies called “butterflies”? No one knows for sure, since the Butterfly wings are covered with colored scales. wurd has been in the english language for centuries. The word was buterfleoge in Old English, which means butterfly in our Like all insects, a butterfly has a head, thorax, abdomen, two antennae and six legs. English twoday. Because it is such an old word, Scientists estimate there are some 12,000 – 15,000 species of butterflies. Butterflies can be found on all continents except one. Write the letter that comes before each letter to find that continent. Some butterflies, such as the Monarch and Pipevine Swallowtail, eat poisonous plants as caterpillars and are poisonous themselves as adult butterflies. Birds learn not to eat them. Butterflies are mostly brightly colored day-flying insects with long cl clubbed antennae, while moths fly at night and lack clubs club at the end of their antennae. Some moths ante have antennae that look almost alm like feathers. A butterfly can fly at a top speed of 6+3+5-2 miles per hour. BUTTERFLY INSECTS MOTHS BIRDS ABDOMEN LARVA COILED SCALES PIPEVINE CLUBS NECTAR ADULT BUG SPEED NIGHT Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. N B D U S S D R I B E N E G B T H T U T C E E E U R H T C F T M P L L B T G O Y A O S T C E S N I M we don’t really know the furst time someone said, “That thing over there is a butterfly.” One stories is that they was called butterflies because it was though that witches took on the shape of butterflies and then R D L A R V A B L N stealed milk and butter. U A L T Y T L U D A Some peoples think it comes E B A F S C A L E S O Y E N I V E P I P from someone hearing “butterfly” when someone else said, “flutter-by.” In other languages, this fluttery bugg is not called anything like “butter” and “fly.” Some good-tasting butterflies are disguised to look like poisonous ones causing birds to stay away from them as well. Look closely at these butterflies to find the one that is different. Draw the other half of this butterfly. Find an article in the newspaper about the environment and read it. Write a short summary of the article. Be sure to indicate the who, what, where, when, why and how of the article. Why do you think butterflies are called butterflies? One butterfly is spelled b-u-t-t-e-r-f-l-y. More than one is spelled b-u-t-t-e-r-f-l-i-e-s. To make butterfly plural, you change the y to i and add –es. Look through the newspaper for five nouns that end in y. Change each from singular to plural. Then, look for five plural nouns, and change them to singular nouns. Write about a book you think kids should read this summer. Have fun describing the details, but don’t give away the ending! Share what you write with friends and classmates. … taking time to appreciate the world’s natural beauty.