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DNC still signing up nature lovers
Openings are still available
for the Dallas Nature Center’s
Summer Adventure Program for
children 6-12.
The Summer Adventures
Program is a series of week long
day programs running June 5
until July 21, with no classes
during the week of July 3.
Students may choose to partici-
pate in one or all >of the nature
themed programs planned to
introduce children to their sur-
roundings or enhance their cur-
rent knowledge of nature.
They will learn about special
plants and animals found in the
area, concepts of conservation
and ecological relationships
while building lasting friend-
ships and memories.
In Wilderness Adventure
(June 12-16) students will take
part in a wilderness adventure,
learn campfire cooking; hiking
skills, camping skills, games and
more. Participants will have the
opportunity to participate in an
overnight campout at the
Center’s overnight campgrounds.
Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies
(June 19-23) will investigate the
minute world of insects, butter-
flies and other tiny creatures that
make the DNC home. Students
will learn about butterfly garden-
ing and how butterflies grow,
what they like; to eat and what
flowers will attract them home.
Journey to the Jurassic (June
26-30) will introduce the partici-
pants to the sea creatures that
once inhabited the Dallas Nature
Center. These young paleontolo-
gists will search for the remains
of these ancient creatures.
Wild About Wildlife (July 10-
14) will explore the secrets of
the wild. Students will look for
signs of wild animals, play
nature games and explore the
forest, prairie, wetland and trails
of the DNC.
The last session, Art &
Nature (July 17-21), will allow
students to explore nature
through stories and the arts; take
a hike, make a book, print a leaf
or act it out. Using materials
found in nature, learn how to
make paper, make a basket, dye
cloth, press flowers and more.
The day begins with students
checking in at the center at 9
a.m. and morning activities
beginning at 9:30. After a dis-
cussion period and a morning
hike, students will relax for
lunch.
After lunch they work on a
daily journal where they write or
draw pictures about what they
experienced on the morning hike.
For the afternoon, students will
work on a craft or activity to
reinforce what was learned on
the morning hike then spend the
rest of their time cooling off in
the DNC pool.
Parents are required to pick
students up at 3:30 p.m.
The fee for each week long
program is $95 for current mem-
bers of the DNC and $120 for
non-members. Family member-
ships are available for $50.
Deadline for registration is two
weeks prior to the start of each
session but will be on a first-
come first-served, basis. Reserve
a space by calling the Dallas
Nature Center at 972-296-1955.
The Dallas Nature Center is
located in southwest Dallas
County, two and a half miles
south of 1-20 on Mountain Creek
Parkway, between Duncanville
and Joe Pool Lake. More infor-
mation on the center, directions
and a map are available at
www.dallasnaturecenter.org.
Anyone older than 12 who is
interested in volunteering for this
program can call the center at
972-296-1955 for more informa-
tion.
Library sponsors
puppet workshop
The Zula B. Wiley Library will
offer puppet show workshops June
20, 26 and 27 from 7:30 p.m. If
needed, Saturday, June 24 will be
used as a back-up date for the
workshops.
These workshops target older
children who can read well and do
not mind performing for other chil-
dren. Students in the workshops
will learn about pupeteering and
learn the skills to do it “well.”
Students will also have a chance to
play with the puppets before a
script is chosen for the groups show
June 29.
Parents may discuss this activity
with the librarian if they have any
questions.
Robots 4 Fun visit
Zula Wylie Library
Voluntary water rationing in city still in effect
The city of Dallas is still not
using the water from Lake
Tawakoni as a source of its drink-
ing water. The City of Cedar Hill
purchases a large percentage of its
water from the City of Dallas.
Due to this fact, Cedar Hill con-
tinues to be under Voluntary or
Stage 1 Water Conservation. In
order to maintain normal pressure
levels, the city of Cedar Hill is
requesting that citizens comply
with the following water use sched-
ule:
1. Lawn sprinklers may be oper-
ated between 6 p.m. and 10 a.m.,
during the cooler hours of the day.
2. Customers west of Hwy. 67
should water only on Monday and
Thursday.
3. Customers east of Hwy. 67
should water only on Tuesday and
Friday.
In other words, water only on
garbage collection days.
4. Please do not water lawns on
Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday.
5 .Watering from hand held con-
tainers may be done at any time. (A
hose is not a container.)
6. Watering of foundations with
soaker type hoses is allowed (no
run off, please).
In addition, the City of Cedar
Hill is requesting the following
activities ALSO be done on
garbage collection day:
1. Hosing off paved areas, build-
ings or windows.
2. Draining and refilling of
swimming pools.
3. Washing or rinsing vehicles
by hose with the exception of com-
mercial car washes.
If the above Stage 1 Voluntary
Plan is not effective, the City will
proceed to the Stage 2 Mandatory
Plan and it will be enforced.
The city expects a long, hot
summer. Cooperation now, with
this voluntary plan just might be
the taming point or at least delay
moving to mandatory rationing.
Listen to Cedar Hill’s radio sta- 1
tion at 1 160 AM for the latest
updates on the current water con-
servation measures or call the City
Info Line at 291-5300, message
522.
Come and meet Ernie the Robot
at Zula Wylie Library in Cedar Hill
at 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 14.
He is 5 feet and 5 inches tall and
weight 185 pounds. His head can
move up and down and right to left.
His arms move up and down too, so
people can slap him a high five.
And oh yes, he has a beautiful
voice - you’ll have to agree when
you hear him.
Most people think his best feature
is his sense of humor and he loves to
tease humans.
The Cedar Hill Home Depot store
is paying for the visit, so be sure to
thank the fine people there and tell
some of his friends in the lawn
mower and appliance sections
“hello,” said a library spokesperson.
For more information, call Carol
Hanson, the children’s librarian, at
972-291-7323.
Cedar Hill pair present
cattle at Tyler show
UT Southwest seeking patients for clinical trials
Researchers at UT Southwestern
Medical Center at Dallas are seeking
patients to participate in medical
studies.
Following are three of the trials
being conducted. Participants will be
compensated according to the
specifics of each study. All trials are
approved by the Institutional Review
Board,, which evaluates them, for
benefits, risks, side effects and
informed consent.
Post-menopausal osteoporosis
Women who are 55 years or older
may be eligible to participate in a 54-
month study that compares the effec-
tiveness of two different osteoporosis
drugs.
Participants will be randomly
assigned to take one of the drugs and
a calcium supplement. Women who
have osteoporosis and are not taking
estrogen or prescription medication
for osteoporosis are needed for the
study, which will require 11 clinic
visits.
Participants will receive free med-
ical supervision, periodic X-rays,
bone-density measurements, lab tests
and medication. For more informa-
tion, call 214-648-8666.
Essential tremors
Volunteers with arm tremors due
to essential tremor, not Parkinson’s
disease, are needed for a trial of
primidone treatments. For most sub-
jects, the trial will involve two clinic
visits three weeks apart. ...
Participants will be compensated
with free study-related clinic visits.
For more information, call 214-648-
7964.
Pediatric depression
Children who are between the
ages of 7 and 18 and are experienc-
ing symptoms of depression are
needed for several studies of pedi-
atric depression.
To qualify, children must be sad,
irritable, tearful, socially withdrawn,
feeling hopeless, tired or showing a
decreased interest in activities..,;,
Evaluations and treatment are free
if a child is eligible for one of the
studies. For more information, call
214-456-8918.
Summer heat can be a serious health hazard
With several days of record-set-
ting temperatures already recorded in
Texas this spring, the long weeks
ahead can pose serious health prob-
lems.
Heat danger spans many months
in the state, according to the Texas
Department of Health. The depart-
ment’s Bureau of Vital Statistics
recorded 98 deaths from heat-related
causes in 1998, the last year for
which complete figures are available.
Most often, the elderly, the very
young, people with other illnesses or
those without access to air condition-
ing are the victims of intense, pro-
longed heat.
The body normally cools itself by
sweating, but the combination of
high temperatures and high humidity
can cause this natural cooling system
to work overtime. Dehydration and
heat illness can result if a person
does not replace fluids and salts lost
during perspiration. Also, when
humidity is high, sweat does not
evaporate efficiently, preventing the
body from releasing heat quickly.
This heating of the body to danger-
ous levels may result in a heat ill-
ness.
Symptoms of a heat illness
include heavy sweating, muscle
cramps, weakness, dizziness, nausea,
weak but rapid pulse and headaches.
Peole with these symptoms should
find shade and ventilation and drink
water.
If fluids are not replaced quickly,
heat stroke can follow causing
extremely high body temperature,
red and dry skin, rapid pulse, confu-
sion, brain damage, loss of con-
sciousness and, eventually, death.
For severe symptoms, get the victim
into shade, call for emergency med-
ical services, and start cooling the
person immediately with cool water
or by fanning.
Staying in an air-conditioned
area, either at home or in a public
place such as a mall, library or recre-
ation center, is the most efficient
way to combat heat. If air condition-
ing is not available, pull the shades
over the windows and use cross-ven-
tilation and fans to cool rooms.
In areas of high temperature and
high humidity, however, turn off the
fans or aim them through a window
to blow out the hot air. A cool show-
er or bath also is an effective way to
cool off. Limit the use of a stove and
oven to keep temperatures lower in
the home.
Children especially can become
quickly dehydrated. They need to
drink fluids frequently, especially
water, and wear light, loose clothes.
Avoid drinks that are heavily sweet-
ened or contain caffeine. Check on
children often, especially if they are
playhing outside in high tempera-
tures.
Other heat precautions include:
• Never leave anyone in a closed,
parked vehicle during hot weather.
• Drink plenty of fluids, but avoid
drinks with alcohol, caffeine or a lot
of sugar. Start drinking fluids before
going out into the heat.
• Plan strenuous outdoor activity
for early morning or in the evening
when the temperature goes down.
• Take frequent breaks when
working outside.
• Wear sun block, hats and light,
loose-fitting clothing.
• Stay indoors and in air condi-
tioning as much as possible.
Red Oak twirling camp set for late June
A twirling camp has been set for 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday, June 29-July 1 at Red Oak High
School’s gym.
The camp has solo camp classes for novices, begin-
ners, inteimediate and advanced students. Majorette line
classes for high school and junior high students, private
training solo and strut and juniQr camp special classes for
students 10 and under are also offered.
Preregistration for the classis $125 and must be
received by Saturday, June 10. Checks should be made
payable to Red Oak High School Band. For more infor-
mation contact the camp’s director, Vickie Ray, by mail
at 3640 Potomac, Fort Worth, TX 76107 or call 817-731-
8900.
• Eat more frequently but be sure
meals are well balanced and light.
• Avoid dressing infants in heavy
clothing or wrapping them in wamr
blankets.
• Check frequently on people who
are elderly, ill or may need help.
• Check with a doctor about the
effects of the sun and heat exposure
when taking prescription drugs,
especially diuretics or antihista-
mines.
• At first signs of heat illness —
dizziness, nausea, headaches, muscle
cramps — move to a cooler place,
rest a few minutes, then slowly drink
a cool beverage. Seek medical atten-
tion immediately if conditions do not
improve.
• Pay attention to pets. Be sure
they have plenty of water and do not
leave them closed up in parked cars
or hot buildings.
The best defense against heat-
related illness. Staying cool, drinking
plenty of fluids, wearing cool cloth-
ing and monitoring outdoor activities
are all key to staying health in hot
weather.
Fax your
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Amy Smith and Billy Adams,
both of Cedar Hill exhibited Angus
cattle at the 2000 Southwest
Regional Preview Junior Angus
Show in Tyler, Texas, June 2-4.
Smith and Adams are junior
members of the American Angus
Association with headquarters in St.
Joseph, Missouri. They were two of
the 94 young Angus breeders from 9
states who entered a total of 189
TXU offers
e-payment
head to compete for championship
honors being Awarded.
The Southwest Regional Preview
Junior Angus Show is sponsored by
the American Angus Association and
the Texas Junior Angus Association
It is one of six junior Angus
shows the national organization
sponsors each year for its more than
10,900 active junior Angus members
in the United States.
option
TXU Electric’s online payment
option for residential customers
began Monday.
TXU E-Bill, the new electronic
billing and payment service, is
offered through CheckFree.
Registration is being taken through
www.txu.com and goes into effect on
the next month’s bill.
With the service, TXU customers
can pay bills in a matter of minutes.
An e-mail reminder is sent to all E-
Bill customers alerting them that
their bill is ready. Customers can log
in, review the bill and schedule pay-
ment with one click of the mouse.
“It’s just another way for us to
give more power to our customers,”
said TXU Electric Manager Mance
Zachary, “the power to make their
lives a little bit easier.”
TXU Electric, a unit of TXU
Corp., serves 2.5 million customers
in north and west Texas. It is one of
the largest investor-owned energy
services companies in the world and
has assts of about $40 billion. TXU
delivers energy to more than nine
million customers, primarily in
Texas, the United Kingdom, conti-
nental Europe and Australia.
Dr. Lynda Visher
Cedar Hill doctor
awarded fellowship
Dr. Lynda Visher has been award-
ed a fellowship by the American
Osteopathic College of Otolaryngo-
logy - Head & Neck Surgery.
Visher was presented with the
aw'ard at the annual meeting of the
college May 6 in Palm Springs.
California. She received the award
for her professional proficiency,
unusual merit and skills in the prac-
tice of Otolaryngology - Head &
Neck Surgery and Facial Plastic
Surgery.
Visher has practiced ear nose and
throat surgery in the Southern Dallas
County area for seven years.
She lives in Cedar Hill with her
husband. Dr. Gunnar West, also an
ENT physician, and their two chil-
dren, Julianna and Colt.
PETCORNER
Madison is a 6-year-old, long-
haired spayed female cat,
whose previous owner had
her declawed completely. She
is an indoor cat who loves to
be petted and rubbed and
enjoys curling up in a comfy
chair. Come see her at the Tri-
City Animal Shelter at 1150 E.
Pleasant Run Rd. or call 972-
291-5335.
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Dr. Gunnar West and Dr. Lynda Visher,
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and Emma Ramirez, specialist.
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Gooch, Robin. Today Cedar Hill (Duncanville, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 8, 2000, newspaper, June 8, 2000; Duncanville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth623602/m1/3/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Zula B. Wylie Memorial Library.