Published: November 21, 2009 05:00 pm      

Evening News Briefs Nov. 22

• Jeffersonville

Open Mic Nite at JHS

The Jeffersonville High School Tri Hi Y Club will host an Open Mic Nite at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the school’s cafeteria.

The public is invited to attend and see some JHS students show off their talents and compete for a cash prize. The cost is $3 for adults and $2 for senior citizens.

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PNC Bank partners with Riverside

PNC Bank will partner with Riverside Elementary School in Jeffersonville to initiate the PNC/Riverside Elementary Students’ Bank, which will officially open Nov. 30 and operate with student employees from 8:30 to 8:55 a.m. on subsequent Mondays.

Tenth Street branch Vice President Jeff Thomas and Assistant Manager Pam Thomas, along with Williamsburg Station branch Assistant Vice President Brooke Schafer and Assistant Manager Rachel Ruiz, will educate students on the various responsibilities within banking.

Students will be able to set up savings accounts and program goals are to encourage fiscal responsibility through regular savings, to educate students on various careers focused on math, to improve math skills and to instill leadership in those students working in the positions, according to a press release from Greater Clark County Schools.

Fifteen “junior executives,” under the supervision of the mentors and Greater Clark’s advanced department staff, will assume real-life positions in working with students in grades one through five.

These student employees will coordinate all aspects of the bank, including handling deposits, providing receipts, marketing, customer service and balancing out cash drawers at the end of the day.

The bank will send quarterly statements to the students’ homes. Riverside Principal Beth Kimmel and her leadership team piloted the program. PNC also is providing a $1,000 donation to purchase incentives for this program as the school sees fit. Riverside intends to tie in the incentives to its Behavior Bucks program.

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• Southern Indian

DNR offers safe hunting tips

With Indiana’s deer firearms season opening this weekend, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ conservation officers remind hunters of these safety tips to prevent hunting accidents.

• Treat every firearm with the same respect due a loaded firearm.

• Control the direction of your firearm’s muzzle. Carry your firearm safely, keeping the safety on until ready to shoot. Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.

• Identify your target and what’s beyond it. Know the identifying features of the game you hunt.

• Be sure the barrel and action are clear of obstructions and that you have only ammunition of the proper size for the firearms you are carrying.

• Unload firearms when not in use. Leave the actions open. Firearms should be carried unloaded when traveling to and from shooting areas.

• Never point a firearm at anything you do not want to shoot. Avoid all horseplay with a firearm.

• Never climb a fence or tree, or jump a ditch or log with a loaded firearm. Never pull a firearm toward you by the muzzle.

• Never shoot a bullet at a flat, hard surface or water. During target practice, be sure your backstop is adequate.

• Store firearms and ammunition separately, beyond the reach of children and careless adults.

• Avoid alcoholic beverages or other mood-altering drugs before and while hunting or shooting.

These tips form a basic foundation for good firearms safety. Following them significantly increases the chances for an accident-free hunt. In addition, to following the tips about firearms, hunters using elevated tree stands or platforms should use a full-body safety harness to protect themselves in case of a fall. Falling from an elevated stand or platform is the most common hunting accident in Indiana. During the 2008 hunting season, 24 hunting accidents were reported to conservation officers. Falls from tree stands led to 15 injuries, resulting in two deaths.

Contact dnrlaw@dnr.IN.gov for information about taking a Hunter Safety Course.

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