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Show 4A Emery County Progress, Castle Dale, Utah FFA Tuesday, April 6, 1999 attends annual state convention: (Continued from, page 1A) winner in this area but this will be the second one to receive the first runner up. The senior chapter re- friend to the Emery Chapters, Mr. RJ Spencer. He was the State President and also our chapter representative. His retiring address was en- the state treasurer, Mandy Bushman, from Morgan, the state secretary Wyatt Gardner, from Payson the state vice president, Melissa Swenson, and from Dixie the ceived the Five star chapter titled, You Change My award and received a cash Life. state President Braden award for that recognition, Then the moment that 17 Hancock. These six people as only a very small portion special people had been will become very important of the Chapters in the state waiting for, the nominating to a lot of people in the comreceive that status rating Committee report. The re- ing year so congratulations that was received by Julie sults are in and the new and good luck. Christiansen. We also had an state officers are: from Both chapters would like American Degree recipient Payson, the state sentinel, to express appreciaiton to all Joe Humphrey. Lindsey Andrews, from W- the chaperons for coming We then heard the retireber the state reporter, with us. Without you it would ing address of a very good Laural Evans, from Brigham be impossible. We would also like to congratulate all the winners they were great, and a special congratulations to Cassie and Hayden, you two are great and you are still winners to everyone in the chapter. FFA members: Hayden Behling, Julie Christiansen; who received the Five Star Chapter Award, Kyle Fox, Aron Hansen, Jessica Humphrey, Cassie Jones, Cassidy Rogers, Melissa Anderson. Not pictured Jeff Humphrey and Eric Fillmore. May 14 nomination deadline for awards i Every year, the Utah in support of the states State Historical Society antiquities program. Service Award: for out(USHS) honors outstanding contributions to his- standing service to USHS tory. Awards are pre- andor to Utah history. D. the Richard and sented during Societys annual meeting, Emogene Poll Teacher this year it will be on Aug. Award: for outstanding 5 and 6 in Logan. service to Utah history in The awards program the field of education, 2- L 4 a? will be the evening of Aug. 6. You may nominate a group or an individual for 2 an award. Call (801) or for a 533-354- Parliamentary Procedures Team: Hayden Behling, Kyle Fox, Aron Hansen, Cassie Jones, Cassidy Rogers, not pictured, Eric Cassie Jones: First Place in Extemporaneous Speaking and Second Place in Public Speaking. Fillmore. 533-351- 4 nomination form; the deadline for nominations is May 14. Nominations made be made in the following categories: Antiquities Award: for outstanding archaeologi- cal research and preservation in Utah. Nomination e can recognize acts as well as promoone-tim- tional or volunteer service grades K-1- 2. Utah Heritage Award: for outstanding work that contributes to an appreciation of Utahs heritage. Military History Award: for a book, article, or mu- seum exhibit that significantly contributes to an understanding of U.S. military history relating to Utah. Utah History Media Award: for work in film, video, theater, music, or visual arts that adds to an understanding of and appreciation for Utah history. Foals offered for adoption Twelve very special foals will be among horses offered for adoption at a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) doption in Stillwater, OK, April 10. Ten gentled and halter-traine- d geldings, 10 untrained mares and four gentled jack burros State Proficiency Winners: Cassie Jones; Floriculture, Hayden Behling; Environmental Science Agriculture, and he was a State Degree recipient, Not pictured Jeff Humphrey; Diversified Livestock and he received the American Degree Award. will also be available. The foals are a special group State Degree Recipients: Melissa Anderson, Hayden Behling, Julie Christiansen, Jessica Humphrey. because of their health history. These twelve are now certified free of a deadly disease - equine- infectious anemia (EIA) when eight months ago, they tested positive for EIA. In the spring of 1998, the presence of EIA was discovered in a northeast Utah wild horse herd. Nearly 50 horses tested positive for the disease, including these foals mothers. The diseased adults were destroyed and the 12 foals were (Continued on page 5 A) Teenage driving problem worse in U.S. Kids Korucr you become lost in a strange place? Try not to be atraid and quickly find the nearest telephone WHAT IF to call 911 In every motorized country, teenage drivers represent a major hazard. The problem is worse in the United States than where. else- teens to get turn disastrous. crashes, that involve driver error and or speeding. They often occenses at an earlier age than cur when other young in most other countries, and people are in the vehicle little driving experience with the young driver, so typically is required before teenagers are disproportionlicenses are issued. Licenses ately involved in crashes as also are inexpensive and passengers as well as drivers. The population of easy to get. Access to vedecreased during hicles is easier than else- year-old- s where. the 1980s which, in turn, The result is greatly el- held down the problem of evated crash risk among teenage drivers. However, young drivers. Teenagers this trend ended in 1992. drive less than all but the Now the population of is increasing and oldest people, but their year-old- s numbers of crashes and so are motor vehicle crash crash deaths are dispropordeaths. The following facts are tionately high. The risk of crash involvement per mile based on analysis of data driven among drivers from the U.S. Department of years old is four times the Transportations Fatality risk among older drivers. Analysis Reporting System: Risk is highest at age 5,697 teenagers died in In fact, the crash rate per motor vehicle crashes in mile driven is almost three 1997. This is 35 percent fewer times as high among 16 year-old- s than in 1975. as it is among Teenagers accounted for 10 percent of the U.S. popuyear-oldCrash rates are high lation in 1997 and 15 percent largely because of young of motor vehicle deaths. drivers immaturity com- They represented 12 percent bined with driving inexperi- of passenger vehicle occuence. The immaturity is ap- pant deaths in 1997, seven parent in young drivers percent of pedestrian risky driving practices like deaths, seven percent of motorcycle deaths, and 18 perspeeding and tailgating. At the same time, teenag- cent of bicycle deaths. ers lack of experience beEighty-sipercent of hind the wheel makes it dif- teen motor vehicle deaths in ficult for them to recognize 1997 were passenger vehicle and respond to hazards. occupants. The rest were peThey get in trouble trying to destrians (7 percent), mohandle unusual driving situ- torcyclists (3 percent), bications, even small emergen- yclists (3 percent), and cies. More often than when people kinds of veolder people drive, thee hicles (3 percent). We allow li- 16-1- 9 16-1- 16-1- 9 16-1- 7. 18-1- 9 s. percent of 1996 from all causes occurred in crashes. This is the latest year for which this inThirty-si- Crashes involving young drivers typically are singlevehicle crashes, primarily 9 deaths of remember that you are safer by staying in areas that you know. Play with one or more of your friends and dont talk to strangers. r 4 a year olds in formation is available. Motor vehicle death rates per 100,000 people in 1997 peaked at age 18 (drivers) and (passengers). About half of teenage passenger vehicle occupant deaths in 1997 were drivers (51 percent), and about half were passengers (47 per17-1- 8 cent). Sixty-twpercent of teenage passenger deaths in 1997 occurred in crashes in which another teenager was driving. Among people of all ages, 20 percent of passenger deaths in 1997 occurred when a teenager was driving. About two out of every three teenagers killed in motor vehicle crashes in 1997 were males. Death rates were higher in 1997 among male drivers than among females 12 per 100,000 compared with six per 100,000. The rate of nighttime fatal crashes per 100 million miles traveled in 1995-9by male drivers years old was about four times the rate for year old male drivers. The corresponding comparison for females is more than three times the o 6 16-1- 9 30-5- 4 rate. Among x ALWAYS x 16-1- 9 drivers who arent legally permitted to buy alcohol (16-2years old), 26 percent of fatally injured drivers in 1997 had, blood alcohol concentrations at or above 0.10 perce0 nt-down from 53 percent (Continued on page 5 A) |