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Hood River News, Wednesday, May 27, 2015
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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.
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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
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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.