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Page 12 The INDEPENDENT, August 5, 2010 2011 Rodeo Court is announced The 2011 Columbia County Fair and Rodeo court was an- nounced during the Columbia County Fair. Selected to repre- sent Columbia County in 2011 are: • Queen Emily Simpson, 17, of St. Helens, who won the Speech, Knowledge, Personal- ity, and Appearance awards. • Princess Kelsey Lanphear, 16, of Rainier, who won the Horsemanship, Sales, Photo- genics, and Herdsmanship awards. Eyrrick to represent county at State Fair • Princess Emily Nodland, 16, of St. Helens, who won the Congeniality and Spirit awards. The pageant included horse- manship, personal interview, speech, impromptu questions, and a written test of rodeo knowledge. The court’s official reign be- gins January 1, 2011. They will represent Columbia County at various rodeos, parades, and civic events throughout 2011. Run with Extra Confidence with Chevron DELO 400 PLUS MOTOR OIL ™ Kaitlyn Eyrrick holds spelling certificate at the Columbia County Spelling Bee where she place second in her division. Kaitlyn Eyrrick, Vernonia, will be competing in the state- wide Spelling Bee on Saturday, September 4, at the Oregon State Fair and Expo in Salem. Eyrrick took second place in the Columbia County Spelling Bee in the Kindergarten-Grade 5 level. As runner-up to the win- ner, Eyrrick knew she might be called on to compete if anything kept the winner in her division from being at the State Fair. Eyrrick received notification on Tuesday, August 3, asking her to represent Columbia County. She is sad for the county winner who cannot at- tend, but is very excited to go and spell as the county run- ner-up. The winner at the state level will receive a $200 savings bond, second place takes home a $100 savings bond, and third place wins a $50 sav- ings bond. Eyrrick’s portion of the competition will start at 10:00 a.m. Go cheer her on if you happen to be at the State Fair that morning. Too many toddlers watch too much TV The name you trust for: • Gasoline • Diesel Fuel • Oils • Solvents • Additives • Greases See us for… Almost 20 percent of Oregon 2-year-olds watch two or more hours of television in a typical day, according to an Oregon re- port published in the Thursday, July 15 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The federal report con- tains the first Oregon-specific statistics about young children and TV watching. Excessive exposure of young children to television and videos is associated with im- paired childhood development and childhood obesity. The American Academy of Pedi- atrics recommended in 2001 that children 2 years of age and older watch no more than one to two hours of quality program- ming per day; infants should not watch any TV. “It is important to note that, even after that recommenda- tion was made, many 2-year- olds are watching more than two hours of TV a day,” said John Oh, M.D., M.P.H. “We hope to build awareness of this issue, especially because of the emergence of new forms of media use such as internet TV and portable DVD players that can increase a child’s screen- time viewing.” Oh is a CDC Epi- demic Intelligence Service offi- cer assigned to Oregon Public Health. His work in Oregon, as well as the Oregon report on toddler and TV viewing, is fund- ed by the CDC. The report found that 19.6 percent of children aged 2 spent two or more hours watch- ing television or videos. Ap- proximately 18 percent, almost D ECK O IL S HINGLE O IL Washington Grade School Gym September 17 th , 7 p.m. CALL Vernonia band students will perform one song during the concert, after attending a day-long workshop with Dallas Brass. (503) 429-6606 WILCOX & FLEGEL 720 Rose Avenue • Vernonia Dallas Brass in Concert A DULTS $10, S TUDENTS AND S ENIORS $8 Tickets available at Creatures Pets and Flowers, Vernonia School District Office and during the Jamboree at the Booster Snack Shack! Sponsors: Western States Art Federation, The National Endowment for the Arts, Creatures Pets and Flowers, Vernonia Boosters, Vernonia Band Boosters and Vernonia School District. one-fifth of children this age, had a TV in their bedroom; these children were twice as likely to watch excessive TV compared with children without a TV in their bedroom. Among children with a TV in their bed- room, 34 percent watched it two or more hours a day, while among children without a TV in their bedroom, 16 percent watched this amount of TV. “These findings can help parents, caregivers and health professionals to support re- moving televisions from chil- dren’s rooms, as well as moni- toring TV viewing time,” Oh said. Reading to children and tak- ing them on frequent outings, such as going to parks, libraries or children’s activities, were also associated with less view- ing time. The findings in this report See Toddlers on page 16 Sign-up for free school physical Free school physicals for Vernonia students who are uninsured or have no well child coverage on their health insur- ance, will be offered on Tues- day, August 17. Students who qualify for the free physical should sign up at the Vernonia school district of- fice with Barb Carr.