Bus in CONEWANGO, N.Y. Hit by Stray Bullet

Just two short days after hunting started, a School bus with 35 students still aboard was hit by a stray bullet. The incident occurred on November 22 at 7:30 am. The round entered above the door and lodged itself between the driver's seat and the first row on the other side of the bus.
Narrowly missing the driver and a seated student.

The Man who shot the gun, one 59 year old William Squire, was hunting from his deer stand. He saw a buck, took aim with his 30.06 riffle, fired...and missed. Causing the bullet to travel roughly 500 yards before crossing state route 241 and connecting with the school bus. William turned himself in and is now facing charges of reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, and was cited for a DEC violation of firing across a highway.

I know that when you see that big ten pointer buck your first reaction, (if not yelling "Do you see him!") is to shoot. I'd like to suggest a rearrangement of your reactions and change the first one to thinking about what your going to hit if you miss him. Then proceed with the yelling, and gun firing when you know it's safe.

Thank You,
Haleigh

Happy Thanksgiving!

I Know you are all excited to gather your families and race to Grandma's table, but I would just like to remind you that it's winter and the roads are bound to be covered in snow. Remember to take your time if you are leaving home; I'm sure that if you give a Grandma a call she'll make Grandpa wait to carve.

Here are some tips for driving in snow and ice.

• Decrease your speed and leave yourself plenty of room to stop.


• Brake gently to avoid skidding. If your wheels start to lock up, ease off the brake.


• Turn on your lights to increase your visibility to other motorists.


• Keep your lights and windshield clean.


• Use low gears to keep traction, especially on hills.


• Don't use cruise control or overdrive on icy roads.


• Don't assume your vehicle can handle all conditions. Even four-wheel and front-wheel drive vehicles can encounter trouble on winter roads.

Just keep these simple tips in mind whenever you have to drive in less then optimal conditions. Remember, even though Mr. Turkey doesn't seem to mind the snowy weather, you should.

Thank You,

Haleigh

You Know it's Deer Season When...

On November 10th, a deer crashed into a Licking Valley school bus. This happened when the car in front of the bus hit the deer, catapulting it throught the windsheild of the bus, where it landed seven seats back. The school bus has received serious damage, such as the seats being bent. Fortunately the school bus driver only received minor injuries and there were no students on board.

Please take this incident as a reminder to keep an eye out for deer on or along the road. If you would like to read in more detail about this story, click on the link attached to this post's title.

Thank You,
Haleigh

We're Walking Fit!

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We are starting a new get fit program here at Hoglund Transportation! This one is called Walk Fit. The goal is to take at least 10,000 steps a day, and 35 people are now participating!

Since we had such good success with our Driven Driver Challenge, we decided to give it another go. Just like with our other program, we have journals to record any and all exercise. We rent a pedometer to help track our steps and make sure everything is fair.

Other than walking, we have a converter on our progress site so we can keep track of our other activities as well. We will be doing this program for eight months. With so many people participating I cannot wait to see the outcome! Time to get walking so we can get fit!

Thank You,
Haleigh