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A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015 LOCAL WEATHER • FROM PAGE A1 DRIVING: to grieve the death of her sister, who died after she crashed her vehicle after continued from page A1 looking at a text message. mit they have extended, “While you can cheat multi-message text conver- the law, you can’t cheat the sations while driving. laws of nature,” Fraser said. Fraser said even if peo- During the class, Fras- ple feel secure looking up er also reminded students and down every few sec- DERXW WKH EHQH¿WV RI ZHDU- onds, the reality is that no LQJDVHDWEHOWDWDOOWLPHV one can guarantee they ³7KHDLUEDJLVQRWJRLQJ won’t seriously hurt some- to protect you, alone,” she one while texting and driv- VDLG³,WLVGHVLJQHGWRZRUN ing. She shared stories of with everything else.” people who were affected Students in Mosher’s E\ GLVWUDFWHG GULYLQJ DQG class found the presentation how texting while driving enlightening and inform- can forever alter a person’s ing. life. ³,WZDVUHDOO\H\HRSHQ- ,Q RQH H[DPSOH D WHHQ LQJ´ VHQLRU 5DPLUR 5XELR KLWDQGNLOOHGDELF\FOLVWDI- said after class got out. ter responding with a sim- 5XELRVDLGKHDULQJDERXW ple “LOL” text message the trauma that can result to a friend while driving. from someone sending a ,Q DQRWKHU D WHHQDJHU KDG simple text message made WKH WRSLF UHODWDEOH 6HQLRU 'LDQD*DUFLOD]RDJUHHG “You never know how a simple text can lead to that much,” she said. *DUFLOD]R VDLG VKH KDV FKDQJHG KHU PLQG DERXW driving while distracted. ³:H¶YH KHDUG WKLV EH- IRUH EXW WKH SUHVHQWDWLRQ made it more realistic,” she said. Fraser said distract- ed-driving classes for teens and adults are offered regu- larly through a partnership EHWZHHQ *60& DQG WKH +HUPLVWRQFRXUWV6KHVDLG the course costs $40 and takes place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. every second Tues- day of the month. For more information, people can FRQWDFW WKH *60& HGXFD- tion department at 541-667- 3509. Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Wed Thu 2/4 continued from page A1 reach as many kids as we can,” Boysen said. For this year’s all-you- can-eat fundraiser, people ZLOO KDYH WKHLU ¿OO RI FUDE EHHI NDEREV EUHDG &DHVDU VDODG FROHVODZ DQG EDNHG potatoes. Various commu- QLW\PHPEHUVKDYHGRQDWHG DQXPEHURIGHVHUWVIRUWKH event. The event will also fea- ture a silent and live auc- WLRQDQGDUDIÀH,WHPVGR- nated include a laser-signed 5LFKDUG 6KHUPDQ IRRWEDOO a signed pennant from the 3RUWODQG 7UDLOEOD]HUV D Sun 2/7 2/8 45/38 54/48 56/52 60/45 60/45 Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s and lows in the upper 40s. Chance of showers. Highs in the mid 50s and lows in the low 50s. Considerable cloudi- ness. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 40s. Partly cloudy. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:15 AM 5:07 PM Sunrise Sunset 7:14 AM 5:08 PM Sunrise Sunset 7:12 AM 5:10 PM Sunrise Sunset 7:11 AM 5:11 PM Sunrise Sunset 7:10 AM 5:13 PM Oregon At A Glance Portland 54/47 Salem 55/47 continued from page A1 SEAFOOD: Sat 2/6 Overcast. High around 45F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. TOBACCO: retailers in the county to participate in the survey, and 90 percent agreed. For WKH VXUYH\ HDFK GHVFULEHG WKH W\SHV RI WREDFFR SURG- ucts they sold and where they are placed in the store. Jones said she was sur- prised to see how many WREDFFR SURGXFWV RU DGYHU- tisements were placed near or next to items that youth are more likely to purchase. $ERXW RQH LQ ¿YH UH- WDLOHUV LQ 8PDWLOOD &RXQW\ display advertisements for WREDFFRRUHFLJDUHWWHSURG- ucts within a foot of candy, toys, gum or a slushy or ice cream machine. ³:KR LV EHQGLQJ RYHU WR get that ice cream?” she said. ³0RVWOLNHO\LWLVJRLQJWREH a youngster.” -RQHV VDLG WREDFFR DQG e-cigarette products were also often displayed and pre- VHQWHG ZLWK EULJKW DQG FRO- orful advertisements, which could attract the attention and curiosity of young chil- dren. “E-pens, electronic hoo- NDKV WKH\ DUH QRW EODFN´ she said. “They are all these EULJKW EDQDQD JUDSH ÀD- YRUV ZKLFK DUH YHU\ DW- tractive to kids.” Jones said several retail stores in the region had ad- YHUWLVLQJ IRU WREDFFR SURG- ucts that was directly at eye level for young children. Additionally, at nearly every convenience store, which accounted for 67 per- cent of those she surveyed, stores had what she Jones referred to as a “power wall” of advertisements and other promotions, situated at the point of sale near the check- RXWFRXQWHU,QFOXGHGLQWKDW SRZHUZDOODUHEULJKWO\FRO- ored advertisements, pro- motions and discounts for LWHPVVXFKDVFLJDUHWWHVÀD- YRUHGFLJDUVDQGRWKHUWREDF- co products geared toward JUDEELQJSHRSOH¶VDWWHQWLRQ Jones said what is scary DERXWWKDWLV\RXWKDUHPRUH OLNHO\WREHH[SRVHGWRWKRVH WREDFFR DGYHUWLVHPHQWV EH- cause they frequent conve- QLHQFHVWRUHV6KHVDLGDERXW 70 percent of youth will go into a convenience store at least once a week where they are inundated with advertis- ing. Advertising is also heavi- HULQUXUDODUHDVWKDQLQXUEDQ communities, Jones said. “We have the lowest pric- es and the highest percent of WREDFFR SURPRWLRQV LQ DG- vertising,” she said. Fri 2/5 Eugene 57/50 Medford 60/43 Pendleton 47/38 Hermiston 45/38 La Grande 45/40 Bend 49/34 Ontario 46/37 Burns 56/42 Klamath Falls 56/38 Area Cities CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Nearly every convenience store in Umatilla County features what Umatilla Public Health educator Janet Jones refers to as a ‘power wall.’ Included on the wall are a variety of adver- tisements and colorful tobacco products and geared toward catching customers’ attention. TOBACCO USE HIGHER THAN THE STATE Jones said there are some things that local com- munities can do to limit the \RXWK¶VDELOLW\WRREWDLQWR- EDFFR Jones said one of the things communities can do is institute a comprehen- VLYH WREDFFR UHWDLO OLFHQVH &XUUHQWO\ VKH VDLG 2UHJRQ is one of the few states that does not have a law that UHTXLUHV DQ\ERG\ WKDW VHOOV WREDFFRWREHOLFHQVHG6KH said what a license would do is give communities the DELOLW\WRWUDFNZKLFKVWRUHV VHOO WREDFFR SURGXFWV KROG WKRVH VWRUHV DFFRXQWDEOH IRU rules and regulations and im- pose consequences for viola- tions. Jones said local communi- WLHVDOVRKDYHWKHULJKWWREDQ ÀDYRUHGWREDFFRZKLFKPD\ appeal to children. “So, we wouldn’t have to KDYH JUDSHÀDYRUHG 6ZLVK- HU 6ZHHWV RU SHDFKÀDYRUHG chew,” she said. “There are no rules that say that local FRPPXQLWLHV FDQ¶W EDQ ÀD- YRUHGWREDFFR´ Jones said local commu- nities can also prevent price discounts and the redemption RIWREDFFRFRXSRQV6KHVDLG PDQ\ WREDFFR FRPSDQLHV will offer incentives such as $1 off a pack of cigarettes or 50 cents off a can of chewing WREDFFR 6KH VDLG WKH PRUH expensive those products are, the less likely people will pur- chase them. -RQHV VDLG /DQH &RXQW\ MXVWSDVVHGDWREDFFRUHWDLOOL- FHQVHWKDWSURKLELWVSULFHGLV- counts and new stores from opening within 1,000 feet of where children are present, VXFK DV VFKRROV +HDG 6WDUW locations and parks. She said /DQH &RXQW\ DOVR EDQQHG sales of electronic cigarettes to minors. “There is no age limit, right now in Oregon, on the DELOLW\ WR SXUFKDVH HFLJD- rettes,” she said. -RQHV VDLG WREDFFR XVH is currently the leading case RI SUHYHQWDEOH GHDWK DW WKH county, state and national levels. More than 160 people GLH HDFK \HDU IURP WREDF- co-related ailments in Uma- WLOOD&RXQW\DQGSHRSOH suffer from serious illness FDXVHG E\ WREDFFR (YHU\ year, she said $30.7 million is spent on medical care re- ODWHGWRWREDFFRLQ8PDWLOOD &RXQW\ JLIW FHUWL¿FDWH IRU D SLHFH RI DUW ZRUN PDGH E\ PHWDODUWLVW&KULV+XIIPDQ a Dutch oven dinner and PRUH)RUWKHUDIÀHSHRSOH ZLOO EH DEOH WR EX\ WLFNHWV to win a $100 gas gift card IURP +HOOHU DQG 6RQV RU D trip of some kind. 0XVLF ZLOO DOVR EH SUR- YLGHGE\WKHPLGGOHVFKRRO and high school drum line. Doors to the event open DW SP 'LQQHU ZLOO EH- gin at 6:30 p.m. Boysen said Anderson Events is in FKDUJH RI WKH QRKRVW EDU this year and will offer a special drink called “Sea Foam,” which changes col- ors to correspond with the “Under the Sea” theme. ³,W LV MXVW D ELJ SDUW\´ Boysen said. “We usually KDYHDELJFURZG´ Tickets cost $35 per per- VRQDQGFDQEHSXUFKDVHGDW WKH +HUPLVWRQ &KDPEHU RI &RPPHUFH ZKLFK DFFHSWV credit card payments, or at WKH +HUPLVWRQ 6FKRRO 'LV- WULFW RI¿FH ZKLFK RQO\ DF- cepts cash or check. %R\VHQ VDLG RUJDQL]HUV hope to sell out of tickets this year. As of Tuesday af- ternoon, they had 70 tickets left, she said. “They’re going fast,” she said. Boysen said the founda- tion is grateful for commu- QLW\PHPEHUV¶VXSSRUW ³,W LV REYLRXV WKH\ FDUH DERXW RXU VWXGHQWV DQG RXU schools,” she said. Jones said after complet- ing the survey, she can see ZK\WREDFFRUDWHVDUHKLJKHU LQ 8PDWLOOD &RXQW\ WKDQ LQ the rest of the state, especially among the youth population. According to data pro- YLGHG E\ 8PDWLOOD &RXQW\ 3XEOLF +HDOWK SHUFHQW of 11th-graders in Umatilla &RXQW\VPRNHFRPSDUHGZLWK the state rate of 12 percent. Jones said smokeless to- EDFFRQXPEHUVDUHHYHQPRUH alarming. According to num- EHUV SURYLGHG E\ 8PDWLOOD &RXQW\3XEOLF+HDOWKSHU- cent of 11th-graders in Uma- WLOOD&RXQW\DUHXVLQJFKHZLQJ WREDFFR FRPSDUHG ZLWK WKH state average of 10 percent. “While we have made progress ... our chew rate for 11th-grade males is almost three times the state rate,” she said. $ERXW SHUFHQW RI 11th-graders in Umatilla &RXQW\ DUH DOVR XVLQJ FLJDUV or cigarillos compared with the state average of 8 percent, DQGDERXWSHUFHQWDUHXV- ing electronic cigarettes com- pared with the state rate of 5 percent. 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