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Prices Good Jan. 28 th - Feb. 10th
Help available for pregnant women seeking to stop smoking
A pair of bald eagles roost in trees near the reservoir. Photo by Joseph Slacian
Winter means eagle watching time throughout the area This year, Eagle Watch will be offered on three Saturdays, Feb. 13, 20, and 27, through DNR’s Upper Wabash Interpretive Services. Registrants must call and speak to UWIS staff to register and choose a meeting date and time when they will meet at Salamonie Interpretive / Nature Center. We’re doing things a bit differently this year while following CDC guidelines, meaning not all caravans will end at the roost as in previous years. For more information or to register, please call 260468-2127. Upon arrival, participants will remain in their vehicles, unless a restroom is needed. Participants, if possible, should have a cell phone to access our call-in platform for the day’s audio program. Be mindful of Indiana state law concerning driving
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and hand-held cellular devices. Participants should dress for the weather; if available, bring binoculars, cameras and spotting scopes. Shared visual aids will also be available onsite. Be sure to have plenty of fuel in your gas tank. There will be some walking on a paved road. Those who need accessible parking should request it upon registration. Participants will be able to warm up with warm drink and snack items available for freewill donation at the roost site through Friends of Upper Wabash Interpretive Services. For the safety of all citizens, Frances Slocum Road between State Road 124 and County Road 550 E., Miami County, will be closed for this event. For more information and to register call 260-4682127.
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January is national Birth Defects Prevention Month. Not all birth defects can be prevented, but there are steps you can take to have a healthy pregnancy. To quit smoking before getting pregnant is best, but for women who are already pregnant, quitting as early as possible can still help protect against some health problems for their developing babies. Most people know that smoking can cause miscarriages, premature delivery, low birth weight, and even stillbirth, but many don’t know that babies born to mothers who smoked during their pregnancy are at a higher risk of having birth defects. Visual birth defects are usually noticed in the face or lips (called orofacial clefts) but there can also be nonvisual birth defects, such as damaged lung and brain development. When a mom stops smoking, she is taking control of her health and the health of her unborn baby and thereby minimizing the risks that smoking during pregnancy can cause. There is a free program for pregnant moms that need assistance in quitting smoking, called Baby and Me Tobacco Free, coordinated by Aubrey Williams. The program includes monthly individualized educational counseling sessions and has an incentive for joining. For every month that a Mom is smoke free, she receives a $25 Walmart gift card that can be used for the purchase of diapers or baby wipes. “It’s very simple to join the program,” said Williams. “To qualify you need to be less than 36 weeks pregnant, a current smoker, and reside in either Wabash or Miami counties.” For more information or to register for the program, please call the Wabash County Tobacco Free Coalition at 260-274-2920 or visit in person at 41 West Canal Street in downtown Wabash. Other resources for Indiana include calling the QuitLine at 1-800-QUIT-NOW, joining SmokeFreeMom by texting MOM to 222888 or visiting www.women.smokefree.gov.