Arizona Daily Star from Tucson, Arizona • Page 37

BESTAVAllASLEiSSY Thursday June 5, 2003 ocen StorNet Health yi Get health tips, health news and advice on coping with illness on StarNet 's Health channel. www.azstamet.comhealth SECTION ARIZONA DAILY STAR SERVING TUCSON SINCE 1877 WB was first at 9 but will soon have company --rf! I rt i I I i I I 1 1 tAi-'-- By Jennifer Jett ARIZONA DAILY STAR "WB News First at Nine," which began airing April 21, will soon be joined by a second 9 p.m. newscast on Fox 11 KMSB. "We think it's a wonderful opportunity to add to our programming," said Diane Frisch, vice-president and general manager of KMSB. "It'll be covering news that happens between 6 and 9, (and) we will also be able to add news that we think is important to Fox viewers." Both 9 p.m.

newscasts take advantage of existing broadcast news resources. The KWBA newscast on Channel 58 is produced in cooperation withKOLD-13. "I think it actually works to our benefit, because if we were to start from scratch we would be hiring a staff that maybe didn't have the expertise," said Gene Steinberg, vice-president of programming for KWBA. Fox 11 News at Nine, scheduled to launch June 16, will share a newsroom with KVOA Eyewitness News 4, the top-rated news program in Tucson. As part of the partnership, both KMSB and KVOA will share resources with leading Phoenix newscast KTVK News Channel 3.

"To be partners with two No. l's is certainly an advantage for us," Frisch said. The Fox 11 newscast, headed by managing editor Bob Richardson, will be repeated at 11 p.m. each night on KTTU, UPN Channel 18. Richardson was the news director at KVOA in the late '70s and early '80s.

Frisch said there is room for both 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts. KVOA president and general manager Gary Nielsen agreed, citing KVOA research showing that the arrival of 9 p.m. newscasts in other areas has not meant a loss of audience for the 10 p.m.

news. "My sense is that KMSB will be presenting that 9 o'clock newscast to an audience that's not currently watching at 10 o'clock in the Tucson market," he said. Fox affiliates around the country have begun broadcasting local news, often finding success in earlier time slots, Frisch said. Steinberg said Tucson is one of the smaller markets with a WB newscast. "I'm proud that we are a television station that's 4 years old and that we were able to produce a 9 o'clock news," he said.

The KWBA and KMSB newscasts follow prime-time programming aimed at a younger audience. "I would suspect coming out of our prime we may have some younger viewers, but certainly news is for everyone who's concerned with what's happening," Frisch said. The WB newscast attracts a slightly younger viewer, said Steinberg, who added that most of the content of the 9 and 10 p.m. newscasts is the same. "The news of the day is the news of the day," Steinberg said, "but I think we do it with a little more pizazz and a little more energy." Photos by David Sanders Staff goggles suctioned to her face, Katharine, 3, has learned from instructor Elaine Kuntz how to swim under water to the edge of the pool With LEARNING TO SWIM KEEP HOPE AFLOAT Lessons, group or individual, are widely available around Tucson i'1('VWslsMs 4 Fashion world: No shortage of miniskirt look By Kevin Cowan SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE The mini received maximum exposure on runways for springsummer 2003.

The short style was on a long list of designer collections. Donatella Versace's Versus group turned out some of the brightest minis. Her neon green pleather miniskirt was a head-turner. Michael Kors went for ultra-American chic in a simple short shirtdress in white, as did the SWIM LESSONS Here is a sampling of places where you can take swim lessons: Jlm ManceSwim Club, 512 N. Caribe Ave, 751-4332.

A session of eight half-hour group classes is $68. Private lessons are $25 for each half hour. Sunshine Swim School, 1850 W. Orange Grove Road, 544-4976; 8484 E. Speedway 886-6005.

Eight 25-minufe group lessons cost $70. Private lessons for adults or children range from $200 to $250. City of Tucson Parks and Recreation Department's aquatics program includes diving lessons, adult swim lessons, aquatic leisure classes, workshops, arthritis exercise, swim leaguesteams, lifeguard screeningtraining, synchronized swimming and water safety instruction. Adult swim lessons are $15 a session; for children 17 and under it's $10 a session. Call 791-4245 or visit www.cityoftucson.org.

Visit the YMCA of Metropolitan Tucson at www.tucsonymca.org. Prices vary at each YMCA. At the Ott Family YMCA, for example, an eight-class session for children 12 and under is $20 with a YMCA membership and $45 for non-members. Private lessons for adults or children are $100 for five hours with a membership and $150 for non-members. Elaine's Private Swim Instruction.

Call 795-9882. Prices vary depending on location. The instructor teaches children, adults and people with special needs. Tucson Racquet Fitness Club, 4001 N. Country Club Road, 795-6960.

Group classes for members are $7 and $8 for non-members for each half-hour session. A parent and tot class for children 6 months and older is available for the same prices. Prices vary for members and non-members. Different skill levels are taught Private lessons for children or adults are available, call for prices. Infant Swimming Resource.

Visit online at www.infantswim.com for a list of local instructors. $60 a week for one child. Sibling discount of $50 a week and military discount of $45 a week. A one-time $35 national registration fee. Refresher courses each year, but you don't have to pay registratioa creators at Ken neth Cole.

Miuc-cia Prada did an elegant abbreviated sheath in rich gold brocade. At his spring show, Tom Ford at Gucci sent leggy supermodel Carmen Kass out in a super-short, super-tight pink dress that looked like pink Saran Wrap. Talk about sexy. The mini first started making tongues wag and By Olivia Clarke ARIZONA DAILY STAR nn laine Kuntz is a teacher, Viz and her classroom is a fcJUSpool. Her lessons teach life-saving skills; her encouraging yet no-nonsense words ease fears.

Dressed in a wide-brimmed hat and a T-shirt that covers her bathing suit, she teaches private swim lessons at people's homes. "When I was much younger, 23 or 24, 1 thought I could save the world and get every child to learn to swim," said Kuntz, who's taught swimming since 1969 and owns Elaine's Private Swim Instruction. "Drowning can be prevented." Drowning is a very real concern as temperatures rise and a dip in the pool becomes a popular choice for cooling dowa Whether it's children taking their first swimming lessons or adults conquering life-long fears of water, swimming safety is vital. Nationally, drowning is the second-leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths among children ages 14 and under. It's the leading cause for children ages 1 to 4, according to the National SAFE KIDS Campaign.

In 2001, drowning was the cause of 29 unintentional injury deaths of children ages 4 and under in Arizona. It's the highest cause for that year. Twenty-six of those drownings happened in pools, according to Arizona Vital Statistics. On a recent Friday, Kuntz arrives at Sarah Maxwell's home in her car with the license plate, "A FLOAT." She's there to teach Maxwell's S'i-year-old daughter how to swim. Finding the right swim instructor is important to Maxwell since she herself can only dog-paddle.

'V a i. The Associated Press Miniskirts returned during the springjsummer show. Elaine Kuntz, working with Katharine, gives private lessons. temperatures rise in the mid-1960s. British designer Mary Quant and French designer Courreges both took credit for the rise in hemlines.

According to About.com, the book "Fifty Years of Fashion" looks at the controversy of who originated the mini. In the book, Courreges declared, "I am the man who invented the mini. Mary Quant only commercialized the idea." Quant's reply: "That's just how the French are I don't mind, but it's just not as I remembered it It wasn't me or Courreges who invented the miniskirt anyway it was the girls on the street who did it" SEE MINIS E2 hot-pink-and-orange suit eager to begin her half -hour lesson. With goggles suctioned to her face, Katharine swims under water and to the edge of the pooL Kuntz please, call her Miss Elaine stands in the water near the girl offering encouraging words. SEE AFLOAT E2 When she was a child, her swim instructor's techniques disheartened her from learning how to swim, instead of encouraging her to learn how to play safely in the water.

She wants her daughter Katharine to have a more positive experience. Her wish seems to have come true. Her daughter happily prances out of the house in her.