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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-
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ing. She shared stories of with everything else.”
people who were affected
Students in Mosher’s
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how texting while driving enlightening and inform-
can forever alter a person’s ing.
life.
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ter responding with a sim-
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driving while distracted.
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said.
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ed-driving classes for teens
and adults are offered regu-
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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
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tion department at 541-667-
3509.
Today's Weather
Local 5-Day Forecast
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reach as many kids as we
can,” Boysen said.
For this year’s all-you-
can-eat fundraiser, people
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potatoes. Various commu-
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event.
The event will also fea-
ture a silent and live auc-
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2/7
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54/48
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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
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Salem
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SEAFOOD:
Sat
2/6
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around 45F. Winds
NNE at 5 to 10 mph.
TOBACCO:
retailers in the county to
participate in the survey,
and 90 percent agreed. For
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ucts they sold and where
they are placed in the store.
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prised to see how many
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tisements were placed near
or next to items that youth
are more likely to purchase.
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display advertisements for
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ucts within a foot of candy,
toys, gum or a slushy or ice
cream machine.
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get that ice cream?” she said.
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a youngster.”
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e-cigarette products were
also often displayed and pre-
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orful advertisements, which
could attract the attention
and curiosity of young chil-
dren.
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tractive to kids.”
Jones said several retail
stores in the region had ad-
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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-
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motions and discounts for
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cause they frequent conve-
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70 percent of youth will go
into a convenience store at
least once a week where they
are inundated with advertis-
ing.
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communities, Jones said.
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La Grande
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Bend
49/34
Ontario
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Burns
56/42
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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
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things communities can do
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is one of the few states that
does not have a law that
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rules and regulations and im-
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appeal to children.
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chew,” she said. “There are
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nities can also prevent price
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will offer incentives such as
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expensive those products are,
the less likely people will pur-
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counts and new stores from
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locations and parks. She said
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sales of electronic cigarettes
to minors.
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rettes,” she said.
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is currently the leading case
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county, state and national
levels. More than 160 people
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co-related ailments in Uma-
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year, she said $30.7 million
is spent on medical care re-
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a Dutch oven dinner and
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to win a $100 gas gift card
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trip of some kind.
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and high school drum line.
Doors to the event open
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gin at 6:30 p.m. Boysen
said Anderson Events is in
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this year and will offer a
special drink called “Sea
Foam,” which changes col-
ors to correspond with the
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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-
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schools,” she said.
Jones said after complet-
ing the survey, she can see
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the rest of the state, especially
among the youth population.
According to data pro-
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of 11th-graders in Umatilla
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the state rate of 12 percent.
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alarming. According to num-
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cent of 11th-graders in Uma-
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state average of 10 percent.
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progress ... our chew rate for
11th-grade males is almost
three times the state rate,” she
said.
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11th-graders in Umatilla
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or cigarillos compared with
the state average of 8 percent,
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ing electronic cigarettes com-
pared with the state rate of 5
percent.
LIMITING
EXPOSURE TO
YOUTH
City
Albany
Ashland
Astoria
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Burns
Coos Bay
Corvallis
Eugene
Hi
54
59
54
41
49
56
56
60
54
57
Lo
48
44
47
32
34
52
42
54
47
50
Cond.
cloudy
cloudy
rain
rain
cloudy
rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
City
Florence
Grants Pass
Hermiston
John Day
Klamath Falls
La Grande
Lakeview
Lincoln City
Mcminnville
Medford
Hi
58
58
45
52
56
45
56
58
54
60
Lo
52
45
38
40
38
40
37
51
46
43
Cond.
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
rain
pt sunny
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
City
Newport
Pendleton
Portland
Redmond
Roseburg
Salem
Springfield
The Dalles
Tillamook
Vale
Hi
58
47
54
58
60
55
58
50
59
46
Lo
52
38
47
39
50
47
47
41
50
37
Cond.
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
rain
rain
Cond.
pt sunny
pt sunny
cloudy
cloudy
snow
City
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New York
Hi
64
72
77
16
41
Lo
52
54
70
2
32
Cond.
rain
sunny
cloudy
pt sunny
pt sunny
City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Washington, DC
Hi
74
63
53
37
53
Lo
52
51
47
11
35
Cond.
sunny
pt sunny
cloudy
snow
sunny
National Cities
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Hi
56
37
21
62
31
Lo
38
30
-3
32
27
Moon Phases
UV Index
Wed
Full
Last
New
First
Feb 3
Feb 12
Feb 18
Feb 25
Thu
Fri
Sun
2/5
2/6
2/7
2/8
1
Low
1
Low
1
Low
2
Low
2
Low
The UV Index is measured on a 0 -
11 number scale, with a higher UV
Index showing the need for greater
skin protection.
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