Buckeyes Load 536 Boxes of Food for Elderly

There were no classes on the campus of Ohio State University today, but that didn't stop members of the Ohio State football team from being class acts while helping out at three area facilities that provide for senior citizens, the poor and the under-privileged.

Virtually the entire team loaded up on campus busses before 9 a.m. this morning to spend an hour helping out at the Mid-Ohio Food Bank and LifeCARE Alliance's two facilities. And of course, there was a competition going on at the Mid-Ohio Food Bank.

The Buckeyes were split into two 25-member teams for their task of filling boxes with enough food to feed one senior citizen for at least a week. The players were stationed around pallets of peanut butter, juice, cans of fruits and vegetables, cereal, milk, rice and meats and two assembly lines produced a whopping 536 boxes of food in about an hour's worth of work.

Team Doran Grant-Darryl Baldwin-Taylor Decker loaded up an even 300 boxes to down Team Jeff Heuerman-Evan Spencer-Nick Vannett by a considerable margin that really didn't matter much because the work the players did was appreciated by the staff at the food bank.

"When you are distributing 55 million pounds of food each year, you need a lot of volunteers," Mid-Ohio Food Bank vice president Marilyn Tomasi said.
"Having the Ohio State football team here helping brings awareness to our causes and helps raise support for our organization so we can make an even larger impact. We look forward to this week in more ways than one. We are thrilled to have them help."

The Mid-Ohio Food Bank services 20 counties in central and eastern Ohio. According to the food bank, one-in-four children in central Ohio do not get enough food to eat each day and one-in-six adults don't, either.

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The campaign for assisting children and the elderly to cross roads at pedestrian zones safely in 9 crowded areas south of the capital will take place in Osh city on December 5. This was reported by the organizers.
According to them, the campaign is initiated in honor of celebration of the International Day of Volunteers, established by the UN General Assembly in 1995. The campaign will mobilize over 100 young participants from Osh residents willing to contribute to safety of pedestrians. Volunteers during rush hour (12.00-13.00 p.m.) at pedestrian areas will help students of the nearest schools, pensioners and other citizens to cross the road. The initiative was supported by the leadership of Osh Road Patrol Service and will be implemented with assistance of traffic police service.

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Santa to a Senior program helps the elderly in need

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - This year, you can help make the life of a local senior more enjoyable this holiday season by participating in the Be a Santa to a Senior program. It’s super easy, and really impacts the life of these seniors in a very positive way. Home Instead Senior Care started the program back in 2006, and since then, the program has thrived.
Home Instead Senior Care partners with local non-profit and community organizations to identify seniors who might not otherwise receive gifts this holiday season. The company then works with local businesses and retail stores to help facilitate the purchase and distribution of gifts by placing trees and ornaments within their various locations. Each senior’s gift requests are written on a Be a Santa for a Senior tree ornament.

The program has attracted upwards of 60,000 volunteers over the past six years distributing gifts to deserving seniors. Since introducing the Be a Santa to a Senior program, Home Instead Senior Care has helped provide 1.2 million gifts to more than 700,000 seniors.

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Charter bus driver charged with driving under influence while transporting Ky. school group

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — A charter bus driver charged with driving under the influence and wanton endangerment was driving so erratically that some Kentucky high school students aboard called their parents and an adult chaperone insisted she pull over, the school's principal said Monday.
Holly M. Brown, of Louisville, was arrested by Kentucky State Police on Sunday at a convenience store/restaurant off the Bluegrass Parkway in Washington County, about two and a half hours from the group's destination in Elliott County in eastern Kentucky.
Brown, 46, drove the 41 students and nine adults for about an hour until she pulled off the parkway, Elliott County High School Principal Zachary Mayse said in a phone interview. The group was headed home from a conference in New Orleans.
The bus at times was speeding and swerving, he said, and Brown's driving was so erratic that other motorists had honked at her.
"The farther they drove, the worse the driving got," said Mayse, who was not aboard but had talked with school staff members who recounted what happened. "It was pretty bad. This got to them pretty bad."
One teacher asked Brown to slow down, and another staff member later told the driver to pull off at the next exit, the principal said. The driver complied, and the group refused to get back on the bus with Brown and called the bus owner, he said.
Some students were so upset that they called their parents, said state police Trooper Billy Gregory. One parent then called a DUI hotline and contacted state police, he said. The driver and bus were found later.
During her initial court appearance Monday, Brown pleaded not guilty to second-degree wanton endangerment, operating a motor vehicle under the influence and failure to have a prescribed controlled substance in a proper container, said Washington County Circuit Court Clerk JoAnne Mudd-Miller. Authorities found medications but will have to await lab results to identify them, Gregory said.
Court documents did not yet list an attorney for Brown, who is being held in the Marion County Jail. A pretrial hearing was set for Dec. 22.
Brown was operating a bus owned by Miller Transportation, which said it is cooperating with investigators and apologized to the passengers.
In a statement, the company described Brown as a relief driver who had taken over on the final portion of the trip.
The company called safety its "highest priority," and said it has a program to randomly test its drivers for any presence of drugs or alcohol.
"As soon as we learned the motor coach was stopped and the driver detained, we immediately sent our director of safety to the scene to take the passengers to their destination and get them home safely," the company said.
It took about three hours to get the bus back on the road, it said.
Brown also has been a bus driver for Jefferson County Public Schools, said Ben Jackey, a spokesman for the Louisville school district.
No decision has been made on whether to conduct a compliance review of Miller Transportation after what happened, said Duane DeBruyne, a spokesman for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
A review of the company's safety record showed it has a satisfactory rating — the top one possible — from the federal agency.
The school group arrived home to Elliott County about 7 p.m. EST Sunday, Mayse said. The high school principal said he has asked that the school be reimbursed by the bus company.
He praised his staff for telling the bus driver to pull over and for the group's refusal to get back on board.

"I'm just thankful that they got off that bus," he said.

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It may seem a bit bizarre... Queensland Police putting on an evening where they encourage you to drink alcohol, but it is an initiative that is reducing drink drivers.

Drink Rite is an event that allows participants to monitor their alcohol intake and what effect it has on their body.

It has been running for a few years in various locations across the state and seeing some good results.
And for those not keen to drink alcohol, there are always the beer goggles.
"The first time I tried to catch the ball, I thought the lady had her hand in there but it was mine," said Gladstone resident Kelly Sellin.

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On Friday night, Gladstone participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire, outlining any medical conditions they may have and confirming their method of transport home.
They were then given a table to fill out throughout the night where they documented the number of drinks consumed, the type and at what time.
After each drink they hit the breathalyser to see how their body is coping with the alcohol.
Constable Ken Avery says people are often surprised by how quickly their blood alcohol level surpasses the safe driving limit of 0.05.
"What they expect the results to be and what they actually get seem to be very different," she said.
"We also use coordination games to see the effects on the body, and people are very surprised over the night at how their abilities go downhill quite rapidly."

The games

Gladstone participants Kelly Sellin and Anita Rienks were asked to walk in a straight line, catch a ball, pick up a set of keys off the ground and pour a standard drink of various strengths of grog, all while wearing beer goggles.
They had mixed results.
"Just horrible," said Anita.
"Although I was pretty good on the line, but catching the ball, hopeless," she added with a laugh.
Kelly had better luck at guessing the level of a standard glass of wine, a skill she was quite surprised by as it is not her drink of choice.
But she was shocked by the level of her ball handling skills when wearing the beer goggles; a set of goggles that simulates the vision you may experience when intoxicated.
"I probably have been that drunk before but being sober at this point and actually realising how bad you probably can get," she said.
"You don't realise how bad you are when you're that bad."

The reading

Both Anita and Kelly were surprised by their blood alcohol reading after just one drink.
"I'm already 0.02 after one heavy beer, so I could probably have one more heavy beer and that would probably put me over the limit," she said.
Kelly had a reading of 0.011 after one mid strength beer.
"I know that it affects me very quickly and that's why I just don't drink if I'm going to drive," she said.

The results

Constable Avery says the program has been effective in reducing the number of those who drink and drive.
"Some people think it's a great idea because it is an education based program, it just involves alcohol," she said.
"Other people do find it strange that the Police Service is using alcohol as an education tool."
If you would like to host a Drink Rite evening in your community, head to the Queensland Police website. 

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Where are Tristate’s safest teen drivers?

BATAVIA – When Batavia High School students recently were called to a special assembly, all they knew was that their school was a finalist to win some money in a national safe driving program.
After a few minutes of proclamations and praise from everyone from a representative of Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s office to the Clermont County commissioners, students learned that their school was indeed a winner.
Batavia High School was one of 10 schools in the U.S. and the only one in the Tristate to win a $100,000 grant in State Farm’s “Celebrate My Drive” teen driver safety awareness campaign that drew 3,400 participating high schools across the U.S divided into small schools and large schools. Ninety other schools, including seven in Ohio, won $25,000. On Dec. 15, a complete list of the winning schools will be available online at www.celebratemydrive.com.
Students, parents, school staff and the community won the grant by making daily safe driving commitments online and answering a series of questions on safe driving habits during a 10-day period in October. Principal Camey Eberhard said 10 percent of the money will help boost Batavia High School’s After Prom program for safe driving, as well as safe driving scholarships for graduating seniors. The rest will be spent districtwide because of the community’s commitment to the campaign.
Eberhard credited local businesses and Alison Taylor, a State Farm insurance agent based in Eastgate, for helping rally the community in support of the safe driving campaign. Last year, Batavia High School was a $25,000 winner in State Farm’s teen driver safety program.
Because the award was the result of a community-wide effort, Batavia High School’s Nov. 18 pep rally celebrating its win was streamed live on YouTube.
“Three years ago, we partnered with Alison Taylor to do a safe driving pep rally to get ready for prom and after prom and to really promote safe driving throughout our prom and graduation season,’ Eberhard said. “From there, it turned into her making us aware of this Celebrate My Drive campaign.”
The award is significant, Taylor said, because crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens.
“As the high school leading this whole campaign, we wouldn’t have been able to accomplish any of this just as a student body,” said Batavia High School junior Alex Young. “The fact that we had all these families and businesses rallying behind us really means a lot. It just shows what a unified community Batavia really is. I think this speaks volumes about the character of our students and their families and how much they really care about us as a school.”
Want to learn more about what’s happening in Clermont County? Follow me on Twitter @CindyLSchroeder.

Adventures in the parking lot

I’ve driven in Boston, New York and Mexico City, so I have some experience with erratic and treacherous drivers. That experience comes in handy during my regular trips through the Loma Linda Plaza parking lot on Mariposa Road.
Large parking lots are generally chaotic, given the volume of vehicles moving forward and backward, and the looseness of traffic regulations. I still remember taking a driving lesson when I was 16 and asking my instructor if I had to obey the striping in a parking lot. “Nah,” he said dismissively.
I think the no-rules attitude toward parking lot driving, combined with the false sense of security offered by several stop signs, is what makes the drive into the Loma Linda lot – specifically, along the outer access lane on the west side of the lot – so unpredictable.
After entering the lot though the main access point across from Congress Drive and turning immediately right onto the west-side periphery lane, a driver must first beware of cars cruising obliviously up the parking lanes to make the 90-degree left turn into the periphery lane. If the dealerships have their cars on display in this part of the lot, the reduced visibility and distractions for drivers make it even more imperative to keep a keen eye out for potential T-boning.
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Once past that intersection, a driver headed for a west-side parking spot must beware of any traffic coming straight at them from the hotel parking lot ahead. There’s a stop sign there for those exiting the hotel lot, but don’t for a moment assume that they’ll heed it. Instead, if you see a car or truck approaching the stop sign, tighten your grip on the steering wheel and prepare to quickly shift your right foot to the brake in case of the very real possibility that the vehicle continues unhindered into your path of travel.
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So why do I continue to follow such a hazardous route when I could avoid the outer access lane by driving straight down the main approach lane? Call it nostalgia for past city driving, or perhaps the need for an adrenaline rush in the midst of an otherwise mellow small-town existence.

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Macomb teacher who pleaded guilty to drunken driving returns to class

MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. -

Dakota High School junior Devon Parini said teacher and coach Paul Tocco was back in class on Tuesday, and he was very emotional.

The teacher said he made a mistake and made a heartfelt apology to students.

"I was very surprised to see him," said Parini. "He apologized to the whole class and school and his family about what he did, and he knew he made a mistake."

Tocco teaches economics and is the varsity basketball coach -- and a former assistant football coach -- at the high school. He was arrested in September for drunken driving near the school. He also was hit with drug charges for having more than 50 highly-addictive hydrocodone pain killers with him.

However, the drug charges were dropped after Tocco proved he wasn't taking the drugs -- he was keeping them away from his wife.

"He took two polygraphs once in the Sheriff's Department. He passed both with flying colors, and that point ... look, we don't want to ruin a guy's career because he's trying to help a family member," said Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith.

He did plead guilty to the drunken driving. Sheriff's deputies said Tocco's blood alcohol level was .12.

Even with the plea, an email went out from the school principal which told staff members that the board of education discussed Tocco on Monday and he was back in class on Wednesday.

The Chippewa Valley School District offered this statement:

"As a result of the prosecutor's investigation and decision to drop charges in the case, Mr. Tocco's acceptance of responsibility, and the fact that this matter did not involve students in any way, the district allowed Mr. Tocco to return to work."

Local 4 reached out to Tocco with phone calls and emails. He has not responded.

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Partnership works on driver shortage

A Canterbury driver training school owner has linked up with the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) to provide a career path for those wanting to drive trucks and heavy vehicles.

Shane McQuinlan leads the practical side of the career training module while CPIT provides some of the theory needed by those loading, unloading and driving the large road transport vehicles.

McQuinlan says there is a substantial truck driver shortage throughout New Zealand and especially so in Canterbury where a buoyant job market is pulling young people in other career directions.

Many existing drivers are over the age of 50 so there is a gap in the industry in terms of younger drivers stepping up.

Also trucking firms are reluctant to invest in training for drivers only to see them then disappear to the "highest bidder", he says.

McQuinlan is a director and part- owner of Mainland Driving School. Its partnership with CPIT takes truck driver students from their car licence to their Class 5 licence.

The course stretches out over nearly half a year once hours of driving experience on the road are added in.

"On our course at the moment the oldest is 43. She jumped from working at a telecommunications company. She'd been there for 12 years working on the computer, web design and that sort of stuff," McQuinlan says.

The course includes 12 weeks of practical training in which the student gain more than 300 hours of experience including close to 200 hours of one-on- one training with an instructor. For example the two sit side by side on transport runs down to Ashburton and other destinations. The students get three weeks driving a Class 2 truck, and three weeks in a Class 4, before moving into six weeks with a Class 5 truck.

Students spend part of their time with a trainer but later get to drive the vehicle unsupervised, as they gain experience.

They learn to oversee "controlled temperature" vehicles used in the retail and food industry as well as picking up driving skills on unsealed roads. They learn to pull containers in an articulated truck configuration and experience different gearbox styles common in the industry.

The training is towards a national certificate in goods service (heavy vehicle driver) plus classes 2, 4, 5, dangerous goods and forklift endorsements and an occupational safety and health certificate.

The practical training of the course often takes place in working trucks from workplaces including Cool Runnings, Road Metals, Container Transport Services and TNL. The operators of these companies often want first options on the young graduating drivers, McQuinlan says.

The course culminates with students doing a "linehaul" to Oamaru and back.

CPIT business development manager Phil Agnew says the institute's workforce development unit Skills for Canterbury has been running for 18 months with the driving course providing skills needed in the rebuild.

"Just for clarification, Mainland Driving School and their business do (driver) licences and CPIT do a series of qualifications. 

Traffic cops to give school bus drivers a safety lesson

With the rising number of accidents involving school buses in the recent past, the traffic police are planning to launch their first-of-its-kind movement across schools to train their bus drivers about safety practices that need to be followed while ferrying children. Titled 'Safe drives to schools', the programme will be rolled out in association with a social enterprise called iCare Life.

B K Upadhyay, joint commissioner of police, traffic said, "School buses are being driven rashly and many accidents have been reported recently. We want the drivers to start being sensitive and take responsibility."

On Tuesday, the department, along with representatives from iCare Life, will be meeting principals from over 75 schools. A representative from iCare Life said, "Our idea is to train over 50,000 drivers in 4,000 schools. We will be training drivers on defensive driving, traffic rules, etc. through technology and animation."

The idea is also to bring school authorities, drivers and children under one platform and discuss the challenges they face everyday while commuting. "Safety is our prerogative and this is possible only if schools create awareness among drivers and cleaners. The school should impose strict norms when it comes to recruiting drivers," said Upadhyay. He said the department will also work towards strengthening penalty for school bus drivers who commit an offence.

Recent accidents involving school buses:
1) Asim Shaikh, 12, died after he came under a Don Bosco School bus in Vikhroli on November 11

2) Pranav Barbhai, 11, was run over by an R N Podar School bus in Juhu while he was riding his bicycle home on November 8

3) Harsh Jaypal Durga, 9, was injured after St Mary's School's bus hit him in Oshiwara on September 11

4) Farhan Khan, 9, was run over by a speeding bus owned by G M School while crossing the road in Oshiwara on September 10.

5) In June, the school bus of Podar International School dashed into a tree as the driver could not push the brakes.

6) A mini-school bus carrying kinder garden students caught fire on SV Road near Andheri station at around 12 noon on December 14. No one was injured.

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Opinion: Driving Growth and Safety through Better Training

The frenzied chaos on the streets of most cities in India is a sight and an experience we have accustomed ourselves to, manoeuvring around reckless drivers, whimsical pedestrians, extreme weather conditions and at times even bovine animals just to get to our destination on time.

Under these circumstances to have inexperienced drivers who can procure a driving license without any mandatory formal training aggravates the situations. It is a reality which, haunts us today, and inevitably continues to escalate the already alarming number of casualties and injuries incurred on the roads.
The Sunder Committee has noted that "A large number of accidents in the country are due to poorly trained drivers. The present system does not address this problem and in many cases licenses are issued to poorly trained drivers." The new Road Transport and Safety Bill 2014 (RTSB) warrants a unified driver licensing system wherein a centralized and competent licensing body authorizes the grant of every license for the entire population of the country.

With a strict set of criteria for eligibility, along with theory and practical tests for competence, gives the Bill more teeth. The unified driving license system will not only bring the entire licensing situation in India to a cohesive centre but also ensure an efficient road system.
Road safety is a very serious domain in other countries. Germany,USA and Finland have a preliminary licensing system where every novice behind the wheel has to steer clear of any traffic offense for two years before being awarded a permanent license.

There is an exhaustive 30 hour course to pass to obtain a driving license in Iceland and two theoretical tests to pass in the United Kingdom before the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) grant a license.
The concept of driving schools in India are small, privately owned facilities, severely lacking in both quality of driving instructors and infrastructure, with the exception of a handful schools that are at par with international standards initiated by a few of the leading automobile manufacturing companies.

In accordance with their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), some automotive companies have launched driving schools. Hyundai Motor India Limited created a Corporate Social Responsibility wing called Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF) which was set up in April, 2006 to accomplish various humanitarian goals with a primary emphasis on incorporating road safety into the general and underprivileged population of India.

Since its inception, it has successfully forayed into the realm of driver training with its institute in Chennai called Hyundai Driving Academy. In association with the Government of Tamil Nadu, through its Institute of Road Transport (IRT), the Hyundai Driving Academy provides skill training for its students who are majorly comprised of the vast underprivileged populace of India.

With Hyundai investing between 20 to 30 lakh Rupees every year, the training is provided absolutely free of cost for all its students. This training includes extensive theory classes and crucial practical sessions in order to ensure its students are instilled with the prerequisite skills and awareness before they actually descend onto the road. At the end of the course, after their skill is calibrated, the students are provided with driving licenses.

Volvo has set up a one of a kind driver training school for both buses and trucks, building a bevy of road-ready drivers specifically trained to drive their trucks and buses. Maruti Suzuki launched its first driving school in Delhi, providing precisely planned and executed theory and practical classes.

They now have over fifty schools spread over the entire country. The Maruti Driving Schools (MDS) aim at simplistic and practically grounded methods of teaching, including the provision of advanced simulators that simulate realistic driving situations that may be faced on the road.

These simulations force the uninitiated drivers to deal with the dangers of driving without actually having to go through any of those dangers. Through a superior training curriculum and technology, Maruti Driving Schools are able to provide professional drivers to increase safety on the roads. Mahindra Navistar kick-started an initiative in September, 2010, in order to provide more professionally trained drivers to the transport industry, also ensuring an accident insurance of Rs. 1 Lakh to each driver.

Honda has been strongly invested in driver training since 1983. Working through its affiliate company, the Singapore Safety Driving Centre Limited (SSDC), they have already trained over 250,000 riders and drivers in Singapore with major improvements in safety standards in the last few years.

The Singapore Safety Driving Centre's facility has been relocated and spruced up, now equipped with a world class driving circuit that provides training and evaluation for motorists with varied types of vehicles, ranging from mopeds and motorcycles to sedans and buses and trucks, all under one roof, even providing a specialisation course in taxi driving.
Unfortunately, facilities like the one mentioned above though omnipresent in South-East Asia are lacking in India. Despite the schools set up by Maruti Suzuki, Volvo, Mahindra and Hyundai, there is still a large void between training drivers and road safety. The number of traffic collision related and road deaths has surpassed every other country. According to the National Crime Records Bureau of India, 15 road deaths occur in India every hour.

Corporate involvement is the only way to build capacity and quality. It is imperative for more automotive companies to exponentially accept self-sustaining driver training schools as an integral part of their Corporate Social Responsibility and that the automotive companies that have existing driver training schools branch out and spread further to accommodate our sizeable population.

With 1.1 crore drivers being added to the roads every year, the scope for growth and improvement for automotive companies is tremendous in the budding field of driver training. These training schools will also increase awareness about the meaning of road signs and the inherent essentiality of adopting measures of safety precautions which include driving responsibly without the influence of alcohol.

These training schools ensure not just safer roads and minimal road deaths but also offer a long term upgrade of standard of living. With the increase in the number of training schools there are many collateral benefits to both the automotive companies involved and to the general public admitted in these institutions.

These schools will provide employment opportunities and encourage brand loyalty. The inclusion of payment schemes will ensure more membership and reach out to a wider demographic of income groups. With its implementation, driver training schools have the power to produce professionally trained, confident and competent drivers so the next time you're stuck in traffic you have one less thing to worry about.

Fall in learners at driving schools

Young wannabe drivers are turning their backs on driving schools and learning from their parents instead, according to new research - and test pass rates are falling.

Squeezed budgets could be to blame for the findings of the Green Flag driving behaviour study, which was carried out to mark the company's 20th anniversary.

Only 34% of young drivers now choose to learn with a driving school; down from 50% in 1994.

In the same time period there has been a 25% jump in the number choosing to learn with their parents, and questions are being raised over the standard of drivers that this is producing.

In 2014 77% of parents are actively involved with tuition to help their children pass their driving tests, compared to 52% when Green Flag was created.

Mums have got on board the new era with gusto, with 30% now teaching their kids to drive compared to just 11% two decades ago.

But parents, most of whom have no qualifications as driving instructors, might be doing a bad job. First-time driving test pass rates have fallen from 48% to 42% in those 20 years.

Boys are to blame for the drop, with 1994's 54% first-time pass rate now having collapsed to just 39%. Girls are doing better, passing at the first attempt in 46% of cases now, compared to 43% in the mid-nineties.

British Gymnastic Champion Nile Wilson, 18, commented: "I loved learning to drive, for me it was like trying to learn a new sport! I used a driving instructor, but my dad helped out by giving me extra lessons.

"Despite the additional help, I failed my first two driving test attempts because, in my opinion, I still didn't have enough on-the-road experience. I won't comment on what that says about my dad's teaching skills!"

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Crossing guards say bad driving, and tickets, on the rise near schools

On school day mornings and afternoons, you’ll find Greg Kopan on a Near West Side street corner, dressed warmly in two jackets, a neon vest and Green Bay Packers gloves.

Using a lighted stop sign, Kopan guides students from three nearby schools across four busy lanes of Monroe Street and two of Edgewood Avenue.

Like many of Madison’s crossing guards, Kopan also takes in an array of dangerous, distracted behavior from the city’s drivers — and writes them up for tickets when they put children at risk.

Kopan and his fellow crossing guards have referred a lot of tickets lately: Already, the number of citations for not yielding to guards is up 43 percent over last year’s total.

Officials say that’s partly because guards, who help children cross streets at 49 intersections around Madison, are better trained in how to record violations and vehicle information. But they say it’s also because the bad behavior they’re witnessing is getting worse.

Along with those who are texting and talking on cellphones, Kopan said, he has seen drivers working on laptops and putting on makeup.

Patti Knoche, who oversees crossing guards on the western half of the city, has even heard of drivers flossing their teeth and reading the newspaper.

“They are doing everything, in addition to driving,” Knoche said.

In a perfect world, she said, drivers would slow down once they reach school zones and keep an eye out for children. When they see a crossing guard, drivers would stop no less than 10 feet from the crosswalk, and stay stopped from the time a guard enters the intersection until he or she returns to the curb and drops the stop sign.

In the real world, on a recent weekday afternoon, Kopan held up his sign and started leading a young girl across Monroe street. A taxi driver, apparently late to see him, braked hard and came to a stop a few feet from Kopan, who gave the man a stern reminder about school-zone speed limits.

Minutes later, Kopan led a couple of teens across Edgewood Avenue when a woman started rolling through the stop sign to turn onto Monroe. After seeing him, the driver sheepishly backed out of the crosswalk.

Seconds after that, a Subaru turned from Monroe and drove through the crosswalk onto Edgewood, with Kopan still holding up his stop sign for the students.

“Just got a ticket,” he said before reaching into his coat to record the car’s license plate and description.

Guards, who are civilian police employees, received extra training before school began this year on what information they should take down about cars that violate crossing rules. The guards send that information on to their supervisors, who confirm the plate number matches the vehicle description and mail a citation to the driver.

A ticket — “failure to yield to an adult school crossing guard” — will cost you $98.80.

Guards are giving the citations out at more than twice the rate they did in years past — from 141 tickets in 2011 to 284 so far in 2014.

And while that figure may be high, Knoche said, guards still let a lot of bad behavior slide because they can afford to focus their attention only on the most dangerous drivers.

“We’re really just getting the worst of the offenders,” she said. “These numbers could really be far higher.”

Knoche and Kopan had the same advice for drivers: Slow down and stay alert in school zones, and obey the crossing guards’ stop signs.

Kopan pointed out it takes less than 30 seconds for him to get a child safely across Monroe Street — not a huge impact on someone’s daily commute.

“Give us the space we need,” Kopan said. “It’s very little time.”

Data reporter Nick Heynen contributed to this report.

Local school districts cope with shortage of bus drivers

  Area school district transportation directors say once they get someone hooked on driving a bus, they'll likely be around for the next 20 years or so.  Lately, however, they've been having problems getting people to take the bait.  "This is probably one of the worst year's we've had trying to find bus drivers," said Jim Bonfield, director of transportation for Duneland Community Schools for 13 years.  The shortage of bus drivers isn't a new issue, but it is growing.  Portage Township Schools only this past week filled all their routes with contracted drivers, said superintendent Richard Weigel.  They've had to double buses, which combine routes that line up or flow into each other.  "When doubling takes place it is usually no more than 10 minutes difference for pick up in the morning. In the afternoon we do our best to get buses that can double, but unfortunately when we have several call offs, we have to have a bus go pick students up after their route. This does not happen often," he said, adding they currently have two additional drivers in training.  Bonfield said Duneland has had to double bus in the past.  Patrick Hubbard, director of transportation for Valparaiso Community Schools said they started the year down one driver, but have filled routes.  "The shortage is pretty much nationwide," he said, adding, in Valpo, the transportation administrators are licensed and can pick up a route when necessary.  Hubbard and Bonfield say the increased training required for bus drivers, to obtain a CDL with a school bus endorsement, has deterred some people from taking the job. The training can be costly and take some time to complete.  "There is more intense training, more intense testing, more like for semi-drivers," he said.  They both said it also takes a special person.  Drivers are part-time, often working two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon. The job is more suited for retirees or moms than people looking for full-time work.  The pay isn't too bad. In Duneland, it averages $14.65 to $20 per hour.  That, said Bonfield, is about $13,000 a year for a full-time driver and many of his drivers work additional jobs.  In Valparaiso, the top driver is paid $22.50 an hour. In addition to regular routes, driving for field trips helps boost the take home pay, said Hubbard.  Some districts also offer benefits.  The two said it also takes a special kind of person, with a special personality to drive a school bus.  "You got to like kids, because if you don't like kids, you are in the wrong business," said Hubbard.  Bonfield said turnover usually isn't too bad. This year was an anomaly in that seven drivers quit after the beginning of the school year.  "Very few people have done it a year and then say its is not for me. Most people stick around," said Hubbard, adding there are also benefits such as having the summers and school breaks off.

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Driving a privilege, not a right

As we age, and hopefully mature, we commonly undergo health checkups. These exams remind everyone of such physical traits as the strength of arms or the flexibility of legs.

Many times we know exactly what to expect before the trip to the doctor. Little pains crop up when walking up steps or typing on a keyboard. We sometimes disregard those aches, thinking we can work around these physical signs of aging.

But when it comes to driving a vehicle, aging Zoomers should do more than just rely on instinct when they might need a checkup.

The presence of senior drivers is expected to increase 70 per cent over the next 20 years, according to the Canadian Community Health Survey — Healthy Aging (CCHS). Only teenagers have higher crash rates than drivers 65 and older, according to current statistics available.

There are physical and mental challenges facing the aging driver. For example, forgetting where your car is located, getting lost on familiar routes and disorientation may be signs of dementia. If you cannot see pavement markings, read road signs or are unable to maintain lane position, there could be a problem with high- or low-contrast visual acuity.

Advocacy groups such as CARP, CAA and some driving schools offer refresher courses such as the Canada safety Council's "55 Alive" program. Some of these programs may be attended or supported by adult children of the drivers.

No driver wants to cause an injury due to his or her own visual, mental or physical condition. Those factors can affect the safety of a driver, and that can affect passengers, folks in other vehicles or pedestrians on sidewalks.

Some seniors realize their driving ability is less than desirable, thus they give up driving. This is a difficult but admirable choice. However, there are too many cases where senior drivers are not willing to admit any shortcomings of their driving abilities.

Seniors who drive do not use public transit as their main form of transportation as they get older. Their independence is perceived to hinge on their ability to drive a vehicle. Senior women aged 65 and over reported that they needed help getting to places to which they could not walk. People living alone are particularly likely to need help. It is not surprising to find that the majority of seniors, even those of more advanced ages, travel mostly by car. According to various sources, the majority of seniors have no intention of moving and plan to remain where they live as long as possible. The number and proportion of seniors who drive can therefore be expected to increase over the coming years.

Why am I bringing up this matter?

I am a driver training consultant. I deal with seniors who need to keep their "G" class driver's licence. Most of them have been in a minor collision that was deemed to be their fault by the investigating police officer. As protocol requires, this is reported to MTO, which in turn makes the errant senior attend a test session at the DriveTest Centre on Kenora Avenue here in Hamilton. This is followed up by a "G2" exit test to prove their driving ability.

Some who fail reluctantly do admit that it is time to "hang up" the keys. But there are those who fight tooth and nail that indeed they are good drivers and the examiner was prejudiced against them because of age and/or sex. Certain seniors claim they know that there is a vendetta by driver examiners to fail senior drivers. This is balderdash! Some of these failing seniors have gone to extraordinary lengths to blame everyone else but themselves for failing a road test. Remember that driving is a privilege, not a right.

Seniors over 80 do not have to pay for their road tests. They may go as often as they are able to get bookings. It begs to ask the question: Is it not ridiculous to keep going and going for more road tests that one keeps failing?

Perhaps if they had sought out a refresher driving course much earlier, they could have improved their driving skills and the results could have been different.

Old habits are hard to break. There is an adage that saysif you do something wrong for a long time, it will seem to be right. Unfortunately, this is the hallmark of most senior drivers. Time is a thief that robs one's skill as one ages.

Dez Miklós is owner and operator of Say Dez! Safe Driving Consulting in Hamilton.

NSDC, Tata Motors tie up for skill development programmmes

NEW DELHI: The National Skill Development Corporation has joined hands with Tata Motors for collaboration on various skill development programmes in the automotive sector.

Under the MoU, automobile skill will be introduced as one of the vocational subjects for 11th and 12th standard students at some of the government schools identified by Tata Motors in partnership with state governments.

"This is another major step towards bridging this skill gap and integrating employability skill with the school education. Being the expert in the category, we are certain that we will see a fruitful collaboration with TML in this sector," NSDC MD & CEO Dilip Chenoy  ..

Depending on the outcomes of the pilot programme, the full scale plan will be launched. The students trained under this partnership will be preferred in hirings, based on the level of skill certificate that they secure from the programme, NSDC said in a release.

The pilot programme is envisioned to start with five schools with an average of 50 students per school, a total of 250 candidates.

"The move to collaborate with NSDC is to create employment opportunities for educated yo ..

Opinion: Driving Growth and Safety through Better Training

The frenzied chaos on the streets of most cities in India is a sight and an experience we have accustomed ourselves to, manoeuvring around reckless drivers, whimsical pedestrians, extreme weather conditions and at times even bovine animals just to get to our destination on time.

Under these circumstances to have inexperienced drivers who can procure a driving license without any mandatory formal training aggravates the situations. It is a reality which, haunts us today, and inevitably continues to escalate the already alarming number of casualties and injuries incurred on the roads.
The Sunder Committee has noted that "A large number of accidents in the country are due to poorly trained drivers. The present system does not address this problem and in many cases licenses are issued to poorly trained drivers." The new Road Transport and Safety Bill 2014 (RTSB) warrants a unified driver licensing system wherein a centralized and competent licensing body authorizes the grant of every license for the entire population of the country.

With a strict set of criteria for eligibility, along with theory and practical tests for competence, gives the Bill more teeth. The unified driving license system will not only bring the entire licensing situation in India to a cohesive centre but also ensure an efficient road system.
Road safety is a very serious domain in other countries. Germany,USA and Finland have a preliminary licensing system where every novice behind the wheel has to steer clear of any traffic offense for two years before being awarded a permanent license.

There is an exhaustive 30 hour course to pass to obtain a driving license in Iceland and two theoretical tests to pass in the United Kingdom before the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) grant a license.
The concept of driving schools in India are small, privately owned facilities, severely lacking in both quality of driving instructors and infrastructure, with the exception of a handful schools that are at par with international standards initiated by a few of the leading automobile manufacturing companies.

In accordance with their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), some automotive companies have launched driving schools. Hyundai Motor India Limited created a Corporate Social Responsibility wing called Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF) which was set up in April, 2006 to accomplish various humanitarian goals with a primary emphasis on incorporating road safety into the general and underprivileged population of India.

Since its inception, it has successfully forayed into the realm of driver training with its institute in Chennai called Hyundai Driving Academy. In association with the Government of Tamil Nadu, through its Institute of Road Transport (IRT), the Hyundai Driving Academy provides skill training for its students who are majorly comprised of the vast underprivileged populace of India.

With Hyundai investing between 20 to 30 lakh Rupees every year, the training is provided absolutely free of cost for all its students. This training includes extensive theory classes and crucial practical sessions in order to ensure its students are instilled with the prerequisite skills and awareness before they actually descend onto the road. At the end of the course, after their skill is calibrated, the students are provided with driving licenses.

Volvo has set up a one of a kind driver training school for both buses and trucks, building a bevy of road-ready drivers specifically trained to drive their trucks and buses. Maruti Suzuki launched its first driving school in Delhi, providing precisely planned and executed theory and practical classes.

They now have over fifty schools spread over the entire country. The Maruti Driving Schools (MDS) aim at simplistic and practically grounded methods of teaching, including the provision of advanced simulators that simulate realistic driving situations that may be faced on the road.

These simulations force the uninitiated drivers to deal with the dangers of driving without actually having to go through any of those dangers. Through a superior training curriculum and technology, Maruti Driving Schools are able to provide professional drivers to increase safety on the roads. Mahindra Navistar kick-started an initiative in September, 2010, in order to provide more professionally trained drivers to the transport industry, also ensuring an accident insurance of Rs. 1 Lakh to each driver.

Honda has been strongly invested in driver training since 1983. Working through its affiliate company, the Singapore Safety Driving Centre Limited (SSDC), they have already trained over 250,000 riders and drivers in Singapore with major improvements in safety standards in the last few years.

The Singapore Safety Driving Centre's facility has been relocated and spruced up, now equipped with a world class driving circuit that provides training and evaluation for motorists with varied types of vehicles, ranging from mopeds and motorcycles to sedans and buses and trucks, all under one roof, even providing a specialisation course in taxi driving.
Unfortunately, facilities like the one mentioned above though omnipresent in South-East Asia are lacking in India. Despite the schools set up by Maruti Suzuki, Volvo, Mahindra and Hyundai, there is still a large void between training drivers and road safety. The number of traffic collision related and road deaths has surpassed every other country. According to the National Crime Records Bureau of India, 15 road deaths occur in India every hour.

Corporate involvement is the only way to build capacity and quality. It is imperative for more automotive companies to exponentially accept self-sustaining driver training schools as an integral part of their Corporate Social Responsibility and that the automotive companies that have existing driver training schools branch out and spread further to accommodate our sizeable population.

With 1.1 crore drivers being added to the roads every year, the scope for growth and improvement for automotive companies is tremendous in the budding field of driver training. These training schools will also increase awareness about the meaning of road signs and the inherent essentiality of adopting measures of safety precautions which include driving responsibly without the influence of alcohol.

These training schools ensure not just safer roads and minimal road deaths but also offer a long term upgrade of standard of living. With the increase in the number of training schools there are many collateral benefits to both the automotive companies involved and to the general public admitted in these institutions.

These schools will provide employment opportunities and encourage brand loyalty. The inclusion of payment schemes will ensure more membership and reach out to a wider demographic of income groups. With its implementation, driver training schools have the power to produce professionally trained, confident and competent drivers so the next time you're stuck in traffic you have one less thing to worry about.

The author is Founder and CEO, SaveLIFE Foundation, an advocacy group for road safety.

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Jessie J - Jessie J Took Driving Test Five Times

British pop star Jessie J failed her driving test four times because she is dreadful at parking cars.
The Price Tag hitmaker bashfully admitted it took five attempts before she received her road licence.
Her parents were in the audience as she appeared on U.K chat show Loose Women on Thursday (06Nov14), and she shouted to her father, Stephen Cornish, during the interview for confirmation that she is now an accomplished driver despite her early failures.
He responded, "She's a very good driver now."
Jessie J adds, "Five (times). I tried to pass in Essex (England). I blame it on the people that were doing the test. I did pass in the end... I've been driving for nearly 10 years now... I wasn't good at parking... My Dad, he took me on a driving lesson once and took me into a dead end... I remember that, he said, 'I've got to reverse now... Go on you do it'... I did love driving but I was never good at gauging time. That was my weak point, when to pull out and all that... (Now) I'm a good driver, I'm a good driver! I can park like a don now. I drive (with my head) really low down or really close (to the wheel)."

Using Fleet Telematics to Improve Driver Safety

Long haul truck telematics have been around for a couple of decades but research suggests that adoption by other commercial vehicle sectors is expected to exceed that industry’s use by 2019, according to ABI Research. By then, more than 50 million commercial vehicles across the globe are expected to have fleet telematics installed.
Utilities, taxis, construction and mining, government and public sectors, emergency services, public transportation and local delivery services will all likely have telematics installed on their vehicles.
1“Many of these verticals are facing similar challenges such as the need to improve the utilization of their vehicle fleets, combat rising fuel prices, trim payroll costs and comply with ‘duty of care’ obligations towards their employees,” said Gareth Owen, principal analyst at ABI Research.
Owen said that, in addition, certain sectors have specific challenges and requirements.
For example, safety, driver behavior and driver fatigue are of paramount concern in the construction and mining sector.
Steve Blackburn, vice president of North America sales and marketing for Navman Wireless, a company that offers fleet managing options to a number of industries, said the company’s telematics products are used in about a quarter of a million vehicles.
“We operate across 14 countries, from the U.S. to Australia to Canada to New Zealand,” Blackburn said.
He said there is really no excuse for companies not to have a complete record of their fleets’ activity and location at any given time. Such data can be a major asset, Blackburn said, providing an extensive audit trail in the event of an incident with possible legal ramifications.
The data can be used for risk mitigation as well as accident reconstruction for cases involving fleets.
In discussing the Tracy Morgan Walmart crash, Blackburn said that paper copy driver logs are only as good as the information provided by the driver.
“Now, the thing with driver logs is, at the moment, it’s legal just to have a paper copy of the driver logs. If you do a paper copy of the driver logs, then clearly you absolutely trust your driver to fill them in correctly. You don’t really get that paper copy until after the event,” said Blackburn.
He explained that many companies are transitioning to electronic logs and that his company offers a product for digital logging of hours.
“The real difference is you can actually see those logs remotely,” said Blackburn. “For example, if a guy does go over his hours and continues driving, you can be alerted that one of your drivers is effectively breaking the rules. And you can do something about it.”
He anticipates the government requiring digital driver logs in the near future.
Navman technology can track the speed and route of a vehicle, verify the speed versus posted speed limits and even monitor driving style.
“We can obviously take into account the limitations on the vehicle, the different speed limits for vans and large, heavy trucks. We can take that into account. We can also have a look at the driving style. Is there excessive acceleration? Is there excessive braking?,” said Blackburn.
Risk assessment profiles can be built based on the tracked information, said the Navman vice president.
“You could identify where your risks are. If you’ve got a guy who’s accelerating a lot and is braking very harshly, most probably tells you that the guy is driving erratically, burning fuel, braking harshly because the chances are he’s too close to vehicles in front,” Blackburn said.
If there is room to improve, the technology allows drivers to attend a driver training school remotely. Once completed, drivers can then be monitored, again remotely.
Insurers offer fleet telematics too – The Hartford offers Fleet Ahead and Travelers offers IntelliDrive. On its website, Travelers outlines a success story about a New York trucking firm that experienced an overturned truck with an injured driver. The injured driver called his employer to explain that he was injured and pinned in the truck and the cell phone connection was lost. The employer had to call 911 operators across the driver’s route to locate him. The company decided to adopt fleet telematics as a result of that incident.
Blackburn cites a large client where a variety of data is being pulled and analyzed to improve driver performance.
“We’re looking at things like reports, the incidents which have happened with this company. Building a profile. Training the drivers. Monitoring performance. Feeding it all in. Identifying who’s at risk using big data. Adaptive intelligence we call it, where we’re pulling lots of information in from different sources,” said Blackburn.
The tracking devices can be adapted to include something akin to a black box, the Navman exec said.
“What this thing does is it has a short term memory,” said Blackburn. “If you get massive deceleration, what it will do is it will trigger an accident buffer. What it does is its constantly storing data on a second by second basis.”
The driver’s company is notified immediately by the program that an accident buffer has been activated and can work to analyze the data much like an accident reconstructionist.
“I think telematics over the last 13 years I’ve been involved in the business has come a long way. It’s no longer really ‘Big Brother’. We live in a world of if there’s blame, there’s a claim and there’s liability. Everybody has to be aware of how they’re operating,” said Blackburn. “With the help of telematics, if it’s positioned and implemented correctly, it can be a real help to people.”

Devon driving instructors take on Children in Need challenge

SOMERSET and Devon Driving Instructors are taking part in a nationwide relay to raise funds for the 2014 BBC Children in Need charity.
The Big Learner Relay is a relay of a roof box from one driving lesson to another throughout the route. The roof box is covered in different sized coloured spots, which is a fun feature of the relay, and it also carries the legendary Pudsey Bear mascot.
Driving school cars throughout the nation are now being covered in spots which can be sponsored to raise money for Children in Need.
Sponsors can write a message onto their chosen spot, which all adds to the fun.
The Big Learner Relay is the brain-child of Louise Walsh, a Hampshire Driving Instructor and mum, who will travel in all the lead cars.
Louise’s initial aim was to raise £5,000 but 2 days before the start of the relay, this amount has been hugely exceeded and today’s amount now stands at a huge £8,895!
The relay will begin on October 30th in Northern Ireland and will cover an amazing 2130 miles across Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England, finishing in Birmingham on Friday, November 14.
Learner drivers, accompanied by their instructors, will drive one of the 147 legs, followed by a convoy of other driving school cars and anyone else who would like to join in with the fun!
The first local leg is led by Bryan Booth of Booth School of Motoring, who will travel from Houndstone Retail Park in Yeovil to Ilminster on Monday 10th November, followed by Lucy Vaughan in Learn in Herbie at 2pm, travelling from Ilminster's Little Chef to Honiton.
On 11th November, Helen Levett from Focus Driver Training will travel from Tiverton McDonalds at 1pm to Taunton Asda, then hand over to Pip Godson from Alpha Driving School at 2pm.
Pip will lead the way to Highbridge's Asda and hand over at 3pm to Steve Page of Sally’s Driving School, who will drive to Bristol. Everyone is welcome to join the convoy at any point.
If you would like information about a convoy near you, please visit the Big Learner Relay’s website at www.biglearnerrelay.co.uk or visit them on Facebook. We have a "Big Learner Relay - Somerset" page, and we welcome any queries via this page. This is just the first year of many for the Big Learner Relay so please, please support it!
Donating is easy! To sponsor a spot, just text PASS73 then add the amount in £ and send to 70070. Or donate via Big Learner Relay Just Giving.

Eco Driving- Helping Become More Qualified Driver

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High school students to learn life-saving driving lessons

                                       Students from 15 metro-east high schools will learn life-saving driving lessons through the “Drive for Tomorrow” week-long event at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville.
The annual event, sponsored by the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and local sponsors, promotes teen safe driving. Vehicle crashes are the No. 1 killer of teens.
In an effort to combat this tragic statistic, the “Drive for Tomorrow” program, which runs through Friday, will bring driver education students together with trained professionals to identify driving hazards and teach skills to prepare these young drivers for the road.
Through hands-on activities, students will learn about work zone and motorcycle safety, sharing the road with commercial vehicles, drowsy and distracted driving, seat belt use, the consequences of driving impaired and other risky driving behaviors.
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Collinsville High School social studies teacher Kyle Gordon was recently selected for the KPLR Tools for Teachers Award. Senior Kelsie Jeffries nominated Gordon. Kelsie described Gordon as “one of the most dedicated teachers.”
Gordon also serves as student council adviser. “Mr. Gordon devotes countless hours every day to improving our student council, school and community,” Kelsie wrote in her nomination. “He makes sure that everyone has a voice and is included in council activities.”
Gordon received a $500 cash prize.
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Triad High School’s fall play William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the school’s multi-purpose room. The cast includes Luke Galloway as the ambitious title character with Halli Pattison as his equally ambitious wife. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors. For more information, contact Shannon Mallrich at 618-667-8851, extension 7139.
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The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy is hosting a funshop from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at Belle Valley School, 2465 Amann Drive, Belleville. The event is open to third- through sixth-graders. The cost is $30 and includes pizza and drinks.
Third- and fourth-graders will create recycled paper and experiment with active solar energy while discovering how to increase efficiency. Fifth- and sixth-graders will learn about landfills and how waste materials can be used as fuel and converted to electricity. They will also study water pollution by experimenting with cleaning up oil spills and filtering dirty water.
For more information, contact Dawn Waller at 618-791-3855 or dwaller@imsa.edu. The registration deadline is Nov. 5.
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Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School in Waterloo is inviting area veterans and others to a Veterans’ Day assembly at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the school’s gymnasium. Students will honor veterans through poems, songs and art.
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U.S. Rep. Bill Enyart recently announced the National 4-H Council has awarded $211,640 to the University of Illinois Extension in support of the 4-H National Mentoring Program.
The grant will provide funding for 4-H mentoring programs in Illinois, including in Alexander, Pulaski and St. Clair counties, to keep children safe and prevent youth delinquency.
Enyart is a member of the House Agriculture Committee.
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Two hundred-fifty teens and their advisers from throughout Illinois convened in Springfield Oct. 20 and Oct. 21 for the fifth annual DomeShift event. The youth advocacy/teen traffic safety event took place at the Abraham Lincoln Springfield hotel and the east side of the Illinois State Capitol. The Belleville West Lifesavers, a well-established teen wellness group, attended the event.
In addition to meeting hundreds of like-minded students, the Lifesavers participated in sessions such as “What do You Consider Lethal?,” which empowered them to be a positive influence among their peers as they learned to avoid situations when driving that cause them to be distracted.
One highlight was the annual march to the state capitol on Oct. 21. All 250 teens and advisers wore matching shirts. The DomeShift event culminated with a rally and group photo on the east side of the Capitol, at the Abraham Lincoln statue.
Thirteen students from Belleville West attended and are eager to implement the advocacy ideas they learned while at DomeShift 2014. Immediately after the event, the Lifesavers registered to become part of the Illinois Students Against Destructive Decisions group.
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Gabrielle Schwemmer, an administrator at Cahokia Unit School District 187, resigned her position to work for the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools. She served as the district’s assistant superintendent of instruction. Superintendent Art Ryan said the district is searching for Schwemmer’s replacement and hopes to fill the position soon.
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The St. Louis Better Business Bureau recently recognized three high school students with Student of Ethics awards, including one student from Belleville East. They were selected from 126 students who submitted essays, transcripts and recommendations. Matthew Grove, a student at Belleville East High School, received $2,500 for college expenses. The awards were presented during a ceremony this month in St. Louis.
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Collinsville High School students Maddie Trelz, a senior, Elizabeth Wilson, a junior, and Catherine Goetter, a junior, attended the Oct. 7 Collinsville Women’s Club meeting to present their experiences at fine arts summer camps and demonstrate what they learned. Maddie participated in a music camp, and Catherine attended a leadership camp at Eastern Illinois University. Elizabeth attended a visual arts camp at Murray State. Each student has found ways to use the new skills in current classes and extra-curricular activities.
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Brent Bergheger Chrysler Dodge helped raise $1,370 for Mascoutah Elementary School with Chrysler’s Drive for the Kids program. The fund-raising event was held in conjunction with the school’s fall festival.

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