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Back To School Safety

Back To School Safety

        Schools all around the Triad are starting back.  The school systems in Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem, and and all across the Piedmont are ready for school to start!  Please join our Daggett Shuler team in reviewing a few safety tips for this new school year.

        First, let’s all be aware that traffic will be a little heavier this week.  We all need to pay a little closer attention and use our very best driving skills to avoid an accident.  Please be sure to be particularly careful around school busses.

        Playground injuries are more frequent than most of us realize.  Each year, more than 200,000 children are treated in emergency rooms for playground injuries.  Most of these injuries occur when children fall from playground equipment.  Of particular note, preschoolers are particularly susceptible to injuries on playgrounds if they are not properly supervised, and if the equipment is not appropriate or properly maintained.  Additionally, preschools in North Carolina are not required to have insurance for their playground activities.  Therefore, it is a good idea to check to make sure that the preschool of your choice has proper insurance so that any resulting injury expenses can be covered.

        There are a growing number of injuries related to children using overloaded backpacks.  Be sure to help children sort through their backpacks to make sure they are not carrying or collecting additional items.  The backpacks should be appropriately sized for the child, and children should stop during the day to repack their books instead of carrying the entire day’s worth of books at one time.  Teaching children to carry a safe load can prevent ongoing back difficulties.

       Help your children develop a safety routine for going to and coming from school.  They will want to have a route that is direct and safe.  Remember, in the next several months it will begin getting darker, so you will want to make sure your children wear reflective material that will make them more visible to traffic.  Make sure your children know their phone number, address, and how to reach you if necessary.  Teach your children not to talk to strangers, and teach them to call for help or 911 in case of an emergency.

        We look forward to a safe and successful start to the new school year.  Please help your youngsters and students, or the young ones in your neighborhood so that our entire community begins this new school year safely.

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Always Finish!

Always Finish!

The Olympics are here and have started.  We always enjoy watching the Olympics.  Moreover, there are always lessons that we learn.

With the games starting this last week I was reminded of an incredible story of “Finishing.”   Derek Redmond injured his hamstring during a heat for the 400-meter race in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. His father helped him from the ground then went on to help his son finish the race.  He came in dead last, but he showed to all of us that finishing is important.

When Derek's father reached his side, he said "I'm here, son, we'll finish together." In an interview after the race, Derek said "I wasn't doing it for the crowd, I was doing it for me. I'm the one who has to live with it. Whether people thought I was an idiot or a hero, I wanted to finish the race."

Finishing is important, and sometimes we all need a little help.   We try to always remember, and do that, here at Daggett Shuler.  More importantly, we are so proud of our clients who “Finish.”

We are fortunate to be able to work with people who are seriously injured, disabled, or hurt at work who still know how to finish.  They, like Derek Redmond know that finishing is important, and have personal honor in knowing that they keep going.

The Olympics are sure to be inspirational and exciting.  We can’t wait to see the important lessons yet to be learned from this year’s Olympic games.

Daggett Shuler Presents 6th Annual “Rusty Harpe Memorial”

Daggett Shuler Presents 6th Annual “Rusty Harpe Memorial”

         On July 4^th, Caraway Speedway will host the sixth annual “Rusty Harpe Memorial” presented by Daggett, Shuler Attorneys at Law.  The annual event remembers Rusty Harpe who was a long-time competitor at the .455 mile oval located in Asheboro, NC, Ace Speedway and Bowman Gray Stadium. The 200 lap feature for NASCAR Late Model Stock cars always draws a big field of cars and some of the best late Model division drivers in the Carolinas and Virginia.  Caraway Speedway regular, B.J. Mackey, was the 2011 winner of the event.

         We are happy to announce the return of Hayes Jewelers of Lexington, NC as the provider of the beautiful crystal trophy presented to the winner of the 6^th Annual “Rusty Harpe Memorial” presented by Daggett, Shuler Attorneys at Law.  This beautiful trophy is a prize the winner will be proud of.  Also returning is Kerry Lawrence Motorsports.  KLM is awarding a $100.00 certificate to the driver of the last car on the lead lap in Wednesday’s event.  The certificate can be used towards the purchase of a set of LLM’s custom headers for Late Model Stock Cars. And finally Machine and Welding Company is donating a Miller-Matic welder to a driver chose fin a random drawing of all qualifiers for the event.

        These awards are in addition to previously announced sponsors that include Hank Thomas Performance, SUNOCO Race Fuels, TAPP Incorporated, Artic Chill Radiators, G-Force, All Star Racing Products, Bassett Wheels and Kevin Powell Motorsports.   

        Advance Tickets for the 6^th Annual “Rusty Harpe Memorial” presented by Daggett, Shuler Attorneys at Law, are available for purchase at the speedway.  Tickets are $20 Per Adult, youth 7 - 14 are $5.00 and kids are 6 & Under Free.

        The schedule for Wednesday July 4^th has Grandstands opening at 5:00 PM with qualifying getting under way at 5:30 PM.  A special “on-track” Autograph Session begins at 7:15 PM and the green flag drops at 8:00 PM.  The 200 Lap NASCAR Late Model Stock “Rusty Harpe Memorial 200” is the featured race but the BK Auto Limited Late Models duke it out for 100 laps with the Late Model Super Trucks featured in a 50 lapper and the Legends run a 30 lap feature.

        A big fireworks display celebrating the Independence Day holiday wraps up the night.

       For more information on the “Rusty Harpe Memorial” or to purchase Lap Sponsorships, call Renee Hackett at Caraway Speedway, 336-629-5803 or Chip Harpe at 336-345 -1470

Swim Safety

Swim Safety

There has been a number of swimming related tragedies and instances in the news this summer.  Accordingly, it seems appropriate to review some basic swim safety rules.

First, it is important to understand that although swimming is very enjoyable, it can also be very dangerous and even potentially fatal.  Each year in the United States there are close to 4,000 fatal unintentional drownings.  That equals approximately ten deaths per day!

Always obey pool rules.  Walk, don’t run, around a pool area.  Make sure that the depth of the water is appropriate for your youngsters just learning to swim.  Don’t push or jump on others.  You could accidentally hurt yourself or someone else leading to a water injury.

Always swim with a buddy.  Even experienced swimmers can become tired, get muscles cramps, or get in trouble in the water.  When people swim together they can help each other, or go for help in case of an emergency.

Know how deep the water is before you dive in.  Pay close attention to signs that say “No Diving”.  In addition, never dive into a lake or a river unless you are certain as to how deep it is.

When swimming in open water, always watch for dangerous waves or signs of riptides.  Riptides are currents that can easily pull young children under and away from shore.

Always designate a responsible adult to watch children when they are swimming.  Please note this applies to taking baths also!  When adults are supervising young swimmers, they should not be distracted by other activities, such as talking on their cell phone.  Swimming and alcohol do not mix.

        Swimming can be great family fun, fitness, and recreation; but, being careless can result in tragedy.  Please use extreme care when swimming and be sure to watch the youngsters.

Honor - Memorial Day

Honor

Memorial Day is a day to honor our heroes.  Please take some time to honor our veterans and service women and men this Memorial Day.  The fight for our freedom is the highest level of honor.

Memorial Day unofficially marks the beginning of summer. The weather takes a turn for the better, the days are longer and the nights more mild. The reason Memorial Day is a national holiday, however, isn’t for America’s leisure -  it’s to honor the men and women who died while serving our country.

Originally known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day was established to honor fallen Union soldiers who fought during the American Civil War. It is said that the holiday was first celebrated in 1865 by a group of freed slaves who returned to Washington Race Course in Charlestown, South Carolina to dig up deceased soldiers and give them the proper burial they deserved.  Known today as Hampton Park, the historic site is a former Confederate prison camp and was a mass grave for Union soldiers who died while in captivity. The liberated slaves returned the following year to decorate the new grave sites with flowers picked from the countryside, creating what is considered the very first Decoration Day.

The official birthplace of Memorial Day is Waterloo, New York, where in 1868 commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, General John A. Logan, proclaimed that Decoration Day be celebrated nationwide.  Memorial Day did not become commonplace until nearly eighty years later. After World War I, the holiday was expanded to include American casualties of any military action or war, and in 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday.

Today, those that celebrate Memorial Day often visit cemeteries and memorials on the last Monday in May and fly American flags at half mast. Many towns hold parades featuring Rotary Clubs, Boy Scout and Girl Scout Troops, high school bands, and local emergency service personnel along with their vehicles. Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, celebrates the holiday with an annual parade and memorial service, followed by the blowing of Taps in tribute to the men and women who died while serving their country.

Honoring their fallen comrades, members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars collect donations for poppies to place on grave sites nationwide. The flower’s significance came to light during World War I when Canadian Lieutenant John McCrae wrote the poem In Flanders Fields after witnessing the death of his 22 year-old friend and fellow Lieutenant, Alexis Helmer. The poem is considered one of the most renowned war poems today, and is read at days of remembrance in both the United States and Canada.

While Memorial Day is a time to relax and recharge, and a time to prepare for another great summer, it’s important to take a moment to remember those who fought to give us the freedom and liberties we have today. At Daggett Shuler we would like to thank each and every one of them.

For more information on Memorial Day and its celebrations, please visit: www.usmemorialday.org.

In Flanders Fields 

In Flanders fields the poppies blow 

Between the crosses row on row, 

That mark our place; and in the sky 

The larks, still bravely singing, fly 

Scarce heard amid the guns below. 

We are the Dead. Short days ago 

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, 

Loved and were loved, and now we lie 

In Flanders fields. 

Take up our quarrel with the foe: 

To you from failing hands we throw 

The torch; be yours to hold it high. 

If ye break faith with us who die 

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow 

In Flanders fields.

- Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) - Canadian Army 

Honor our veterans and troops,
David