ThaleaverPress - January 1,2009 - Page 2 T H E B E A V E R P R E S S ;.;; ^Kii'-y-y'^': •• USPS 0 4 7 - 4 0 0 • : ' . ' J f f i v : ; .' : v"'-V-';- v . ..-./. ^ ^ ' " r Published every Thursday in -x , ;^ Beaver, Utah by The Beaver Press ,,,,,,,-. ''•'•'•' Second Class Postage Paid Beaver Utah 84713 Marlow L. Drapar Suo Draper Publisher/Editor Bus. Mgr. • investment This Year- Invest in Your Hearth . (ARA) - Obesity is a mounting health problem locally and " . , In Beaver County .$17.00 worldwide. More than 1 billion Beaver County Senior Citizens $15.00 adults globally are overweight, Outside Beaver County .. $20.00 and at least 300 million are obese, according to the World Postmaster please send change of address to; • Health Organization. The Beaver Press, Box 351, Beaver, Utah 84713 Obesity not only takes a toll bpress@xmission.com on personal health, it can Inflict a huge monetary cost on indiPhone: (435)438-2891 Fax: (435)438-8804 viduals as welt as the economy 40 East Center Street, Beaver, UT 84713 in general: * When compared with their healthy-weight counterparts, healthcare spending among the obese is 37 percent higher, E d i t o r . This newspaper reports The Policy Journal of the welcomes the opinions of it's Does Eating Chocolate Have Health Spheres. readers concerning, any sub- To Be A Dark Secret? * The rise in obesity contributed ject pertinent to Beaver Answer by: Nedra Christensen, to the increase in spending County, or other compelling Utah State University Extension related to diseases such as subjects, as space permits. Nutrition and Food Science heart disease and diabetes, While there is no restriction on Specialist according to the U.S. length, we request letters that Dark chocolate Is derived Department of Health and are to the point. Anything of from the plant Theobroma Human Services. libelous nature or defamation cacao. This plant is a rich ,, Fortunately, a sustained 10 of character will not be considsource offlavonoids,which are percent weight loss may reduce ered for publication. Letters powerful antioxidants associat- an overweight person's lifetime must be signed with' the ed with reduction in the risk of medical costs by $2,200 to writer's name, address, and heart attacks and cancer. They $5,300 by lowering costs related telephone number. Names will also help maintain strong' to hypertension and high chobe published, along with the bones, teeth and healthy skin. lesterol, among ma/iy other letter. Views expressed in The percentage of cocoa soiids related illnesses. Additionally, these letters do not necessariis critical in providing the bene- sustaining a 5 to 10 percent ly reflect the opinion of the edifits of chocolate to health. Dark weight loss over six months or tor or publisher or express the chocolate (bittersweet or semilonger has been shown to viewpoint of this newspaper. sweet chocolate) has up to 75 improve health by helping to: percent cocoa soiids, whereas * LoWer the risk of heart dismilk chocolate has approxiease. mately 20 percent cocoa solids * Reduce the risk of type 2 diaand white chocolate has no Dear Mr & Mrs Marlow Draper, betes; ; •» " '. ' • • cocoa solids. Additional health .Wow! Where do I start? * Reduce the risk of some kinds benefits of dark chocolate Your Christmas lights are so of cancer. include: beautiful this year! I heard about * Reduce the strain on joints.. them from a relative and I could- • Reduced cardiovascular mortality. In a 15-year study of n't wait to see them. I would have never expect- elderly men, there was a 50 per- • So if weight loss is your resolution trjis year, or you .want to cent reduction in cardiovascular ed a house in Beaver to be decmake. an important investment mortality and a 47 percent orated so great. Your house reduction in all cases of mortali- in your health, consider an seemed like something I would approach that is not just ty for those eallng Ihe highest only see in a movie. I loved how designed to take weight off, but amount of cocoa compared to you had theftghtsflashing lo the to help you change your behavthose eating the least amount of beat of the music, i sat outside ior. cocoa. for about fifteen minutes and Just in time for the new • Improved mood. Theobromine was expecting the playiist to year, Weight Watchers has is a stimulant in cocoa, and is start over, but it never did. It was introduced'the Momentum pro^ often confused with caffeine. amazing how you made all of gram which encourages smarter Theobromine and caffeine have the lights flash perfectly to the food and lifestyle choices. Your different effects on the body. beat of so many different songs. weight loss plans can absoluteThat was very creative and ,! Theobromine has a mild, lasting ly stay on track in 2009, but it's know that took a tot of time. Your stimulant with a mood improving important to choose a weighteffect, while caffeine has a house is by far the best decoratloss- plan that truly teaches you strong immediate effect and ed house in Beaver County. how to make healthy, sustainincreases awareness. Thank you for all the time able changes. • Reduced blood clots. Dark you have put into your decoraHere are Weight Watchers 10 chocolate has more cocoa than tions. You have really brought a Tips for a Healthy 2009: milk chocolate and ,thus more lot of Christmas spirit into * Look for low-calorie substituepicatechin, a strong flavoniod Beaver. I hope to see your that keeps cholesterol from tions that don't sacrifice taste. house decorated just as good For example, switching from next year. In the mean time I will sticking in the blood vessels. mayo to mustard can add to,big This results in reduced risk of continue telling people how calorie savings over time. Wood clots, great your house looks and giving directions to the best deco• Plant derived. Dark chocolate * Losing weight with a friend or group of friends really helps with rated house in Beaver Countyl weight-loss success. Sincerely, has more flavinoids than green * Ounce for ounce, the nutrition /s/Jenna Barkdull tea, black tea, red wine and in fruits and vegetables can't be' blueberries. Chocolate (dark or beat. To get the best blend of, mild) is plant-derived, as are nutrients, include as many colfruits and vegetables. Dear Mr & Mrs Marlow Draper, • Neutral on blood cholesterol. ors as possible. Christmas lights always * Put a napkin over your plate as Premium grade dark chocolate make this time of year so much contains only cocoa butter, soon as you're satisfied - it's better. They brighten up the like turning off a light switch. which has a neutral effect on dark, cold night and just make a * Purge unhealthy food from blood cholesterol. difference in peoples lives and • Remains healthy after being your pantry, freezer and fridge. personality. * Make physical activity as conprocessed. Chocolate compa: Your lights have done this venient as possible. Keep your nies have learned to make dark for me this year. As a family we sneakers and jacket ready and chocolate that keeps 95 percent go and look at Christmas lights. of the flavinoids, thus keeping, nearby for short, frequent walks. We always go by your house * Try creating a new favorite the health benefits in tact. and stay there for at least 15 • White a little dark chocolate is dish. Visit www.welghtwatchminutes. I really enjoy the music ers.com for delicious recipe good, a lot is not better that plays and -.how the lights ideas. Chocolate is still loaded with flash to the beat of the music. I * Wear something you feel fabucalories, You must fit it into a have discovered that you have lous in - a compliment goes a balanced diet. When adding taken the time to make sure the chocolate calories, you need to long way in sustaining motivasongs wore not repeated very cut other discretionary calories. tion. often and the lights had a differ* Set new goals to keep yourself It is always best to keep each ent sequence. Another thing I motivated. Goats do not have to, food group in your diet including have found is how many differbe weight related. plenty of fruits, vegetabies, fowent colors of lights tftere are. fat dairy products, lean meats * Know what you're doing. Write You have made them all blend down what you're eating each such as poultry and pork, dried together so well. Your house and every day to-keep you on beans and whole grains. has really brightened up my target. West Africa grows 70 perChristmas and all of Beaver. To find out more, visit a cent of the world's cocoa crop. Thanks 30 much for the Weight Watchers Meeting for The Netherlands is the leading time and effort you have put into processor of cocoa, with the free or go to www.weightwatchthe Christmas lights on your United jptgtes following in sec- ers.com. house this year. I hope you con- ond place. To make 2.2 pounds Courtesy of ARAcontent tinue to do your Christmas lights of chocolate, 300-600 beans this way, so those who haven't must be processed. For cookhad the chance to see them can ing, semi-sweet chocolate chips have that opportunity to see it. can be used as well as miniComments or Once again, thanks so much. sired dark chocolate bars. Ideas? Sincerely, Recipes with high amounts of /s/RaCaii Bradshaw Contact Us! .fat and sugar are not counter1 P.O. Box 351, Beaver balanced by the beneficial Enough and no waste ia as good > 801^438^2891 effects of the cocoa, so be careas a feast www.bpress@xrnlssion.com fui when choosing recipes. —Irish Proverb SUBSCRIPTION RATES Letters to the Ask A Specialist: Letter: Letter: Celebrate the New Year With a Meteor Shower Get Organized in 2009 (ARA) - While getting organized is one of the top five New Year's resolutions, most people's goals fall fiat because they don't have the right tools or advice to help them develop a system that works. . "Getting organized not pnfy clears away the clutter, it also reduces stress and simplifies life," says Louise Kurzeka, a professional organizer. "The holidays bring disorganization to many people's lives and the New. Year is the perfect time to get a fresh perspective on what organizational system will fit your needs and help you reach your organizational goals.". January is National GO (Get Organized) Month and a new free interactive Web site, Smead Organomics, is offering thefollowingtips to help people start the New Year on an organized foot: Stormy skies and the glare of the nearly full Moon may have -spoiled 'our view of December's Geminids meteor shower*but Utahns will get another chance Jo view a mete-( or. shower when January's' Quadrants reaches its predicted peaKfduring the early morn- . ing hours of Saturday the 3rd of January.. According to NASA Solar System Ambassador to Utah Patrick Wiggins, "During the time of the peak observers located away from city light pollution may see over 100 meteors per'hpur." And as a bonus, Nplan Lavar Waiker, 65, the peak'occurs when the Moon passed away in Wyoming at a is not in the sky, making rural retirement home on December skies even darker, increasing 29, 2008. Nolan was born chances of a good show. October 23,1943 in Beaver, UT Mow if only the weather will to Jasper and Nelda Walker. He cooperate. resided In Beaver ait his life until The Quadrantids and most * Clear out the clutter. moving to Newcastle, Wyoming other showers are best The first step to getting in October, 2008. observed between midnight and organized is to get rid of things Nolan had one sister sunrise as itfs at that time the you dont need. Take time to put Doreen Smith of Salt Lake and observer's place on Earth is away the holiday decorations as Three Brothers: Larry Allen more directly facing the oncom- well as the holiday gifts. This is Walker, Sterling Jasper Waiker, ing meteoroid swarm. the perfect opportunity to and Marvin Lee Walker. Meteor showers get their assess what you don't need and He is preceded in death by names from the constellation discard what you don't like. his parents Jasper and Nelda . from which the meteors appear. * Create a kitchen command Walker. Three brothers: Larry For example August's Perseids center. Allen, Sterling Jasper, and seem to pour out of the constelConsider setting up a file Marvin Lee and one grandson, lation Perseus and December's center that has separate folders Dustin Johnson. Geminids ,from Gemini. The for bills, tax documents, invitaNolan married Phylis same applies \ to, the tions, recycling and other cate- Johnson and had one son; Quadrantids however \ their gories that fit your family's Robert Johnson, later dh/orced ancient constellation, Quadrans needs. This will help you deai and then married Selma Aten Muraits is no longer recognized. with new paperwork as it is and had Tony Walker, Michael "Many people call meteors used. It will also help coordinate Walker, and Jill walker and stepfalling stars or, shooting stars." everyone's activities and sched- son David Stroud. says Wiggins. They're actually ules and keep it in a central From his five children he tiny specks of rock that bum up location - the kitchen. received 16 grandchildren. and turn to ash when they slam Among many interest, he into the Earth's extreme upper * Set up a homework station worked for the railroad, Western atmosphere," • , for kids. General Dairy, and even advenTelescopes and binoculars Make a homework station tured to Africa to play in the should not be used to view this that is free of distractions and goldmines. or any meteor shower because contains all the right supplies His hobbies always includthey so severely restrict the including color-coded files for ed rock hounding, prospecting, observer's field of view. each child a$ welt .as pencils, camping, and doing anything Wiggins notes that his favorite -paper, scissors, glue, tissue and else in the mountains. winter meteor observing other -items that will keep the We are having a small wake equipment consists of nothing children' focused so they can at 410 west center, Beaver UT. more than a lawn chair, sleeping complete their assignments. Friends are welcome to^cjome bag.and something hot to-dr-jnk,-pay their respects tcriNolie" on' Some "Quads*1'may also be" * Start . With tax time looming, cre- Saturday, January 3rd 2009. seen the morning before and ate a special area in your home the morning after the peak but or. office devoted to tax items. their numbers will almost cerSort tax documents and infortainly be far fewer. mation into three categories For additional astronomical 1 income, expenses and taxes information log on to Wiggins and put them away as soon as Solar System Ambassador web you receive them to ensure you site at http://utahastro.info. have the proper documents when it comes time to file. "Studies have shown that most people get their organiza(NAPS)—ConnectingFortional ideas from the Internet," Care.com, developed by Intel CorKurzeka says. T h e Smead Organomics site, developed by poration in collaboration with the National Family Caregivera Associorganization experts, even idenWeather.you jgot a new ation, provides various resources tifies a person's organization for caregivers to interact with one Voedmill for Christmas or you another, including discussion style and offers tools that match are pulling;, but the old stair forums where users con pose questhat style." climber in an. effort to keep your tions or share stories as well as The site provides expertise ew Year's Resolution, the Utah information on a range of chrome and ideas to teach people how diseases and conditions and tips on afety Council warns-parents to get more done with less caregiving. and caregivers to keep children stress and was developed with away from home exercise help from professional organizequipment. ers. It offers free practical ideas The U.S. Consumer and advice including the latest Product Safety Commission trends and solutions to the most estimates that each year over common organizing challenges twenty five thousand children' in easy to digest "One Minute are injured with exercise equipAnswers." in addition, an ment. Last year, fractures and "Organomics Calculator" proamputations were reported in 20 vides the actual limo and money percent of exercise equipment lost to individuals and comparelated injuries. The Utah Safety ••* nies due to disorganization. If you are interested in start- < Council offers the following ing a career in construction, visit ~] The site also offers a cusideas to keep the children in www.abe.org and click on "Educa- : :; tomized solution for each visitor Uon and Training." Then click on :your home safe. through "My Organomics" - an "Craft Training mid Apprentice- ;• Set boundaries with children interactive tool that delivers ship." There you can learn about r' that exercise equipment is ; solutions based on a person's opportunities awaiting you aB a : never to be played with and that -• individual work style and orga- construction craft professional. it is not a toy. nizing challenges. There are • If possible, keep exercise many quick tips and advice for equipment in a separate room answering the most common that children do not have access to. Store it away or lock it up so organization problems at both work and home* children cannot get to it. (NAPS)—CertaSpray is a new The .great thing about the polyurethane spray foam that can • Some elliptical trainers and Web site is that it personalizes be used in whole-house and buildstationary bikes come with locking applications or in combination solutions based on an individing mechanisms that prevent ual's needs in a matter of min- with fiberglass insulation, particpotentially hazardous parts from ularly in hard-to-reach areas such utes," Kurzeka says. as cathedral ceilings and roof moving. Use these or find out how to obtain them through the "Understanding your individual decks. To learn more, visit organizational style using the www.certainteed. com. equipment manufacturer. tips it provides will make a sig• Make sure that each person nificant difference." using a treadmill knows where the emergency shut off button or Smead Organomics users pull cord is located and how it also can also join "Club works. Organomics" to receive the lat\ Making New Year's resoluest news and Information on tions is a great way to maintain organizing jdeas and products. % and improve health, just rememFor more information, visit .. ber to keep safety at the top of www.smead.com/organomics. 1 your list Courtesy of ARAcontent Exercize Equipment And t Nolan Lavar