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Samantha Conley was recently selected to attend the Moose International Youth
Awareness Student Congress held in Anaheim, Calif. She was selected based on a
series of “Kids Talks" she presented to 4-9-year-olds. While in Anaheim, she vied for
the three scholarships to be presented. The scholarships are worth $7,000, $3,000 and
$2,000 for first through third, respectively. Presenting Conley with expense checks are
Susan Powell, right, senior regent and Walter Zurowski, Youth Awareness coordinator
for Georgia.
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When the temperature climbs to 95 degrees:
• Restrict gardening to 40 minutes with a break of 20 minutes.
* Make sure you drink enough water to replace body fluid lost
through sweating. Water or fruit juices replace fluids quickly.
• Take breaks in a shaded or air-conditioned place when possible.
• Check the temperature and humidity hourly.
* Design work so one task can be done in the sun and the next in
a shady place.
• Wearing light-colored, loose-fitting clothes.
• Check the label on your medications for sun exposure informa
tion. Many drugs, including aioohol and cold and allergy medica
tions containing antihistamines, increase the risk of heat illness.
University of Georgia College of Agricultural end Environmental Sciences
Ways to stay cool
from rising temps
By Connie Crawley
University of Georgia
Watching a thermometer
blow its top may be funny
in a cartoon, but for many
Georgians, that mercury
boiling heat is all too real,
and it can be dangerous.
Adjusting to extreme tem
peratures takes time. Those
who work in air-conditioned
offices or homes all week
may be hit hard by summer
heat.
The body needs to adapt to
levels of work and heat. As it
does, it improves the stabil
ity of the circulatory system
and the balance of salt in
the body.
So, schedule your most
active times outdoors in the
early morning or very late,
just before dark.
Noon is often considered
the hottest time, but it’s
usually hottest in mid to late
afternoon.
Intense heat leads to
hyperthermia, with a range
of symptoms including diz
ziness, rapid heartbeat,
diarrhea, nausea, cramps,
headache, intense weakness,
breathing difficulty and
mental changes. Another
sign is an inability to sweat,
which leads to a vicious cycle
of worsening symptoms.
A person used to the heat
has better control of his or
her body temperature and
heart rate and is able to
sweat more.
We’re better prepared to
handle intense heat in the
South because most hous
ing has air conditioning or
at least fans for cooling.
But many people are still
at risk.
The best way to get adjust
ed is to take the heat in small
doses. When the tempera
ture climbs to 95 degrees:
- Restrict gardening to 40
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minutes with a break of 20
minutes.
- Make sure you drink
enough water to replace body
fluid lost through sweating.
Water or fruit juices replace
fluids quickly.
- Take breaks in a shad
ed or air-conditioned place
whenever possible.
- Check the temperature
and humidity hourly.
- Design work so one task
can be done in the sun and
the next in a shady place.
- Wearing light-colored,
loose-fitting clothes.
- Check the label on your
medications for sun expo
sure information. Many
drugs, including alcohol and
cold and allergy medications
containing antihistamines,
increase the risk of heat ill
ness.
You can’t trust your senses
when it comes to the body’s
need for water.
Just know you need to
drink fluids regularly when
it’s hot. And remember to
watch out for others, espe
cially the elderly and the
very young.
Drinking more fluids is
the best way to fight the
deadly dehydrating effect of
high heat.
Thirst lags behind the
body’s need for water. That’s
especially true for older
people, who may not be as
conscious of thirst cues as
younger adults. The very
young are also at risk.
In general, use common
sense. Find easy ways to
lower at-risk people’s expo
sure to heat and raise their
intake of fluids. Encourage
them to drink water regu
larly. Plain, moderately cool
water is best, although it
can be flavored. However,
caffeinated drinks can have
a dehydrating effect.
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Pre-K students were enjoying Vacation Bible School this week at Second Bapist
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The children gather together before the start of Vacation Bible School. Editor’s note:
We want your VBS pictures. Send them to cperkins@evansnewspapers.com
125 Plantation Centre Dr., Ste. 250 * Macon
Vacation Bible school
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