Course aims to prevent child abuse.Byline: COUNTY BEAT By Matt Cooper Matt Cooper may refer to:
Child sexual abuse Child sexual abuse is an umbrella term describing criminal and civil offenses in which an adult engages in sexual activity with a minor or exploits a minor for the purpose of sexual gratification. has devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. consequences for youngsters, families and communities, officials say. But an upcoming free course aims to help people stop abuse before it happens. The course, "Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse," runs at 6:30 p.m. April 11 in the Siuslaw Fire Hall, 2625 Highway 101, Florence. It's meant for parents, guardians and professionals, and is presented by the Florence Police Department, Lane County Parole and Probation and the Lane County District Attorney's Office. "Of children who are sexually abused, 90 percent are molested mo·lest tr.v. mo·lest·ed, mo·lest·ing, mo·lests 1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy. 2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity. by a male who has never been convicted of a sex offense, and who is known and trusted by the family," said Cindy Mazikowski, of parole and probation. "Some past programs have focused on training children how to protect themselves, and this is good," she added. "However, children can't protect themselves adequately. They need help, and that's what this training is designed to do - to give parents and guardians more tools and knowledge to protect their children." The training will last about two hours and will cover topics ranging from recognizing sex offenders to protecting your children, and what to do if your child has been abused. For more information, call Mazikowski at 997-7177. Doggone dog·gone Informal tr. & intr.v. dog·goned, dog·gon·ing, dog·gones To damn. interj. & n. Damn. adv. & adj. also dog·goned Damned. overrun The Greenhill Humane Society A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. Examples Examples of humane societies include: The Humane Society of the United States, Peninsula Humane Society, American Humane which was founded in 1877 as a network of received a record number of dogs and puppies in March - 82 - and is running out of kennel space, manager Theresa Iverson said. She urged those interested to take time to visit the shelter this weekend to see pure-bred beagles and basset hounds, mixed-breed terriers terriers a group of dog breeds, developed as farm dogs in the British Isles for the hunting of vermin and ground dwelling mammals, e.g. rats, badgers, foxes and rabbits. The name is derived from the Latin terra because the dogs commonly pursue their quarry into burrows. and other dogs of many ages, sizes, colors and personalities. "It is puppy season, and dogs are coming in quicker than we can adopt them out," Iverson said. Greenhill is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today through Tuesday at 88530 W. 11th Ave., Eugene. For dogs available online, go to www.green-hill.org. For more information, call 689-1503. Testing the waters Saturday's your chance to collect water-quality samples from a spot on the Mohawk River Mohawk River River, east-central New York, U.S. The Hudson River's largest tributary, it flows 148 mi (238 km) south and east to join the Hudson at Waterford, north of Troy. . The Mohawk Watershed Partnership teaches water-quality monitoring on the first Saturday of every month, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. You can learn how to run tests in the lab and how the results are used to track the health of the river. For more information, call Jared Weybright at 687-9076 or mwp@epud.com. Matt Cooper can be reached at 338-2317 or mcooper@ guardnet.com. |
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