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::?-'TRE'CAROLINA TIMES—SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1998 Seat Belt Usage (Conlinued From I'ronl) they do to keep your roads sale and thank all North Carolinians for leading the way by becoming safe ■ 'a'rtd sober motorists.’' Carolina's "Click It or TickQl" seat belt and child restraint progVam was launched in Id93 when .scat belt use hovered around 65 percent. vSince then, scat belt use statewide has jumped to 84 percent, one oUlhe highest rates in the na tion. In addition to seat belts, the 1^i5?i?I%m has educated motorists aboujr^jbe importance of getting children buckled up in age- appro.pj’ialc restraint systems and in the back seal particularly in vJlfiLdes with passenger-side air bags. - ■'"'tHTC'k It or I'ickct" has cut latal and serious injuries statewide 14 percent and has saved North Caro linians an estimated SI 18 million in health-care relaled costs. The comj'>anion "Boo/e It & Lose It" program is one of the most ex tensive crackdowns on drunk driv ing in state history. More than 35.0()() people have been arrested for driving while impaired (DWl) at checkpoints and at roving patrols since the program started in 1994. A study showed that ”Boo/.e It & Imse It" cut m hall the number of legally intoxicated drivers hmnd at late-night checkpoints. Secretary Norris Tolson. who look charge of the slate Department of Transportation in February, told law' enforcement officers that their efforts exemplify his goals for im proving highway safety. "The Go' - George Stevens - Insurance Agency, Inc. Life r Health • Auto • H. ne • Business 1300 University Drive, Durham E-Mail: G530756® AOL.COM Office 403-3611 • Fax 403-5386 George Stevens, LUTCF General Agent Jl -■% '•Mr ANNOUNCEMENT - Tfie Durham Board of County Commissioners solicits applicants to Till positions on the following citizen boards and commissions; Area_ Mental _Health Bo^rd: One position for a primary consumer presently'and’openly in recovery representing the interests of individu als suffering from alcoholism or other drug abuse {term expires July 2002). Appointments wilt be made after the Mental Health Board com pletes the interview process. Time required per month — 6 to 10 hours. This Board formulates policy for the Mental Health Department. Board of Adjustment; One expired regular position and one expired alternate position {terms expire June 30, 2001). Time required per month — approximately 10 hours. The'board considers applications for use' permits and variances, decides appeals of zoning district boundaries, and decides appeals of decisions by the administrative of ficials interpreting the zoning ordinance. Durham Planning Commiss[on; One expired Lebanon Township position and one'expired*'Mangum Township position (must live in township): terms expire June 30. 2001. Time required per month — one 2-hour meeting. The commission reviews recommended plans, policies, and reports of the professional .planning staff, and makes recommendations to the governing'l)Odies on.,pianning'pbllcy-and im plementation actions, including rezonings and zoning ordinance ' changes. Durham County Emer^ency^ Medical Services Council: Four expired consumer ' positions;' terms expfre June 2001. 'Time required bimonthly-one hour. The council is entrusted to consider issues and advise the Board of County Commissioners on matters concerning emergency medical services. Environmental /Mfair^Board: One unexpired term for the "Public Health'''position and dne'e'x’pired term for the "Engineering" position; terms expire June 1999 and June 2001. respectfully. Time required per month —- 3 to 4 hours. Specific duties include the following: ,: advise the City and County with regard to environmental policy; ’ *' Educate the public and local officials on erivironmental issues; * perform special studies and projects on environmental questions ^s requested by the City or County; ■‘-^tudy changes in environmental science and law; and * promote intergovernmental and public/private cooperation. (City-County Planning Committee will recommend applicants.) Memorial Stadium /Authority: One expired term (expires May 2003). This authority supervTses'ana’directs the general operation of the Dur ham . ■ County Memorial Stadium, Time required per quarter —■ 2 hours. Region J Emergency Medical Services Council: One consumer position 'and 'one provider'’position (terms expire JuTy 2000). Time re quired per month-six hours. This council advises the Triangle J Coun cil of Governments concerning emergency medical services. Women's Commission: Two expired terms (expire June 2001). Time required'per month — approximately 7 hours. This commission is an advisory board on the status of Durham County women. Property tax listing must be current. County and City taxes imust • noftbfiect any delinquencies before an application is submitted. Appointments will be considered by the County Commissioners on Mohday, June 22, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in the Commissioners' Meeting Roorrf, second floor, Durham County Govefnment Administrative Complex, 200 East Mam Street. For applications or additional information, contact Garry E. Umstead, Clerk to tne Board of County Commissioners (560-0025). Deadline tor receipt of applications — 5:00 p.m., June 8, 1998 Garry E. Umstead, CMC , Clerk to the Board ernor and the Department ol'Trans portation are deeply committed to highway safety. In fact, we don't only want North Carolina to be known as the ‘good roads state,’ we also want to be known as the ’safe r/:)ads state.'" Tolson said. "Thanks to your hard work, that will hap pen." N.C. Crime Control and Public Safety Secretary Richard Moore praised the cooperative spirit that has been a hallmark of "Click It or Ticket" and "Booze It & Lose It" events. "I’ve been to many check points and child seat clinics, and it gives me great pride to view the sea of different law enforcement of ficers standing shoulder to shoulder making sure that babies are buckled m safely, that motorists are wearing their scat belts and that no one is driving drunk on our highways. "Never underestimate the impor tance ol' what you do every day to protect people who travel our road ways. Law enforcement agencies across the country are looking at us • and seeing what they want to .sec in their own backyards.’ Moore said "As important as it' is to be a na tional model, don't fOrgcl why you wear your badge and work where you do. I'm sure everyone in this room can think of a particular day - a particular crash - that makes you strive to do all your can to educate North Carolina motorists and pa.s- sengers to be as safe as they can be on our roadways." The Insurance Institute for High way Safety (IIHS), a national, inde pendent, nonprofit, research and communications organization based in Arlington. 'Va.. ha.s been a part ner with North Carolina on these programs since the start. "North Carolina is truly on the culling edge," IIHS President Brian O'Neill said. "Everybody in this ro(nn can take credit for being first to prove that what works to save lives in other countries can work in the United States. You have broken new ground with the u.se of seat bell feedback signs in many North Carolina cities, and you have em phasized partnerships between the public and private sectors. The In surance Institute is proud to have been a partner with you," The two highway safety programs will continue, according to Joe Parker, director of the Governor's Highway Safety Program (GHSP). which coordinates "Click It or Ticket" and "Booze-It & LoseGt." The ■ nexl ‘"ClicL It or Ticket" campaign will run statewide from Ma> 18 through June 7, with a kickoff celebration at 11 a.m. Wed nesday. May 20. on the Govern ment Plaza in downtown Raleigh. The next "Booze Il’& Lose It" canipaign will be held June 29 through July 5. Details regarding a major kickoff evens and staiew'ide checkpoints will be announced A EVERYDAY LOW PRICES NOW SERVICING... 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Nu-Tread Tire Co. 801 Foster St., Durham S 682-5795 I aFG€KtdrfcSt Kate Parker, of Durham, admires Emily Becker, of Chapel Hill, cap design ( commencement ceremonies at NCCU. (Photo by Lawson) One of the hallmarks of both pro grams is that they arc public- private partnerships bringing to gether stale and local law enforce- liiciit agencies, state and national government agencies and research institutions. The "Click It or Ticket" program has been named a "best practice" b> the U.S. Department of Trans portation. Other stales arc adopting the Ntirlh Carolina model of sieppcd-up enforcement of high way safety laws and public educa- litin to save lives and prevent in juries on the highways. Toyota Hosts Business Orientation Workshops for Young Black Scholars TORRANCE. Calif. — Toyota Motor Sales (TMS). U.S.A., Inc. ha.s hosted the first meetings in a series of business orientation work shops for students participating in the 100 Black Men of Los Angeles' Young Black Scholars (YBS) Pro gram. Approximately 300 high school sophomores, juniors and seniors from Los Angeles-area .schools attended the workshops which introduced the students to the automotive industry and Toyota. . The workshops are the most recent addition to the Toyoia/YBS Mentor Program, which began in 1906. The program matches TMS employees with students enrolled in the YBS program. Mentors and scholars meet regularly to attend academic workshops and discuss a variety of topics including options lor college and employment op portunities. "The Young Black, Scholars Mentor Program was a natural fit for" 'Toyota." -said Gui-Hcrmo'' Hysaw.’ 'TMS cdrpwaie mdilageriv and vice president of 100 Black Men of Los Angeles. "Toyota’s communiiy relations program is focused on educational opportunity. The mentor program offered a vi able means for associates to gel directly involved in the academic and professional lives of America's I'ulLire leaders." The TMS mentors represent vari ous departments of the company in cluding Logistics. Marketing. Hu man Resources. Toyota Motor Credit Corporation and Customer Satisfaction. The scholars have a tlcmonsirated record of academic excellence and come from high schools throughout Los Angeles County. Mentors and scholars are introduced at the beginning of the student's freshman (9 grade) year in hi^h school and commit to a four ACT-SO (Continued From plenty of scats left for parents, loo. "We know it’s hard on kids these days." said McCauley, who still goose bumps when his 15-year-old veteran namesake takes the podium awe the audience with his oratory. "It’s our job to keep him and make sure he accentuates his talents." THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT Durham ACT-SO’s first-place winners will go to Atlanta in July national competition. "It's a great opportunity to showcase the talent of Durham, bec» lot of limes the kids don't get to do that," said Les Hayward, whoW pul things together for the local ACT-SO chapter. He went to lasuej •national competition and was blown away. "You never would have 'thought such a talent pool existed," Ha’, said of the more than 900 black high school students who drewpicn-; snapped them, and set it ail to music. McCauley said he came across a young violinist who could havJt dropped in the middle of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and' wouldn't miss a beat." No students from the Durham chapter captured any national award: year but McCauley .has higher hopes this year. "I'm always optimistic." he said, "Even if they don't win firsU;: or third place, the experience of being around their peers in those pan lar areas is a positive one." Kevin Bethea hopes for one last high school hurrah before headir .ibc..N^G. ..SchooLj)J{,>tbc Ar.ts.,The 1 ^-year-old. ,Soi;dhern,,^^igh„!t ^pjjjcedJjj'si.jn ,4)9,,,dancf cufegory, While most guys demonslraiei athletic prowess on the fields and courts, Bethea sidesteps onihedi floor. I'll helps me be free," Bethea said. "It lets me express myselfin that basketball and football didn't lei me do." Bethea said the guys at school don’t give him much grief, In fad, .said they admire what he does and want to give it a try themselves, And then there's young Alexander Alston. As a third-grader, lies old enough to compete in ACT-SO, which is reserved forhigh.9 students. But at 8-yecirs-oid. the boy bells out a mean version of'i lieve I Can Fly." Alston provided some of the entertainment priorlf competition. "It gives him exposure and it's practice," said his mother. Brenda,i momma likes what she hears. ACT-SO will have been in Durhaml decade by the lime Alexander is ready to compete. By then, theiE crooner will be ready to pul his voice to the lest. But is he the next R-Kelly‘.^ "I hope so," Ms. Alston said. year partnership. Inmates (Continued From Front) City of Durham Weekly Calendar job done right." said Clevc Buchanan. Correction Engineer ing’s building construction super intendent for the Tyrrell project. Work began on the first project in 1995 at Yanceyville. Correction Engineers'and prison staff found medium security inmates with con struction experience and pul them to work building the housing unit at the Dan River Prison Work Farm, It was dedicated in 1997 and now hou.scs 620 inmates. Dan River set the pattern for later projects. Outside contractors prepared the construction site leav ing the earthen pad where the struc ture would be built. A crew ol min imum .security inmates erected a fence and security towers around the construction site. Then correc tion engineers arrived with a crew ofv medium security inmates that spent the next 18 months to two years building the facility. After their work on the ihrcc prison housing projects, the inmate construction crews will turn to new projects. One crew will go to Columbus Correctional Institution at Brunswick to construct a prison industry building. Another crew will be assigned to build green houses for the Dan River prison farm. Correction engineering and the Division of Prisons have placed in mates in other construction work. Prisons assigned inmates to work release jobs with construction com panies building pri.sons. Other in- • males have been pul to work by Correction engineering tackling light conslrucUon jobs and erecting priwm security fcncas. ll# W WEEKLY CALENDAR: MAY 25, 1998 - MAY 29, The DURHAraXirVCOUNCTE holds its regular riieetings FIRST and THIRD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH at 7:30 p.m City Council Chamber, located on the first floor of City Hall. 11* meetings are open to the public. City Government meetings scheduled during the next weei dude the following: MONDAY. May 25, 1998 ' NO MEETINGS SCHED^^ TUESDAY May 26, 1998 8:30 a.m. SPECIAL FINANCE COMMITTEE MEEH SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY FY 1999/2000 BUDGET HEAfllJ (Committee Room/2n()Fj 3:00 p.m. PUBLIC WORKS COMMIH (Committee Room/2ndB 6:00 p.m. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES HUMAN RELATIONS COWMISJ Theatre Room/1stf* WEDNESDAY, Mav 27. 1998 8:30 a.m. SPECIAL FINANCE COMMITTEE MEEi SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY FY 1999/2000 BUDGET HEARIN (Committee Room/2n(i^ 9:00 a.m. TECHNICAL COORDINATING COMMIT (Theatre Room/blJ 7:00 p.m. TAXICAB COMMiSSi (Transportation Dept. Conf. Rm./4bl^ THURSDAY, May 28, 1998 8:30 a.m. COMMITTEE-OF-THE-WK (Committee Room/2n(lR 1 ;00 p.m. SPECIAL FINANCE COMMITTEE MED SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY FY 1999/2000 BUDGET HEARi; (Committee Room/2ndr' FRIDAY, May 29, 1998 8:30 a.m. SPECIAL FINANCE COMMITTEE MEEJ SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY FY 1999/2000 BUDGET HEAPJ (Committee Room/2rdl' SATURDAY, May 30. 1998 9:00 a.m. HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSIONEFVS REl (Durham Arts Council/120 Morris^ All meetings are held In City Hall, 101 City Hall otherwise indicated. Additional meetings July be scheduled aHJ list is submitted for publication. Free parking is available dm Council Meeting in the Chapel Hill Street Parking Garage. across Mangum Street from City Hall. . Any citizen wishing to be heard on agenda matters, pleasec^ City Clerk’s Office at 560-4166 to place your name on thespa^ list. Interpreters for the Deaf and the Hearing Impaired ateavj by giving a 48-hour notice. If needed, please telephone 560‘1'‘^ T.D.D. No. 560-4649. . CITY LIFE PROGRAM will be on Cable Channel 23 the firsH^ day of each month from 7:30 to,8:00 p.m.
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