Show Paae Millard County Chronicle Progress 2 n April 12 1990 (Eommpntfl I have been rereading the speech to the National Newspaper Association in Washington D C by Lauro F Cavazos Secretary of Education and trying to pick out a few excerpts Briefing down twelve page speeches even triple spaced without leaving out critical points is a challenge but here goes ” and have this opportunity to speak to a group that has its roots so deeply in American’s communities The local level is where the action is in education and where the action is sorely needed I hope you'll cany my message back to your cities and towns and not just report it but discuss it debate it keep it alive in the minds of your readers Because we need their help to improve our nation’s educational performance "As America’s pioneer settlers moved into the frontiers they took four institutions with them: churches schools the law and of course the press Imperfect institutions at least the first three - but nonetheless bulwarks for the establishment of enduring communities “We sometimes seem to have forgotten how much our lives depend on these institutions and on the discipline they provide for responsible exercise of citizenship Too often we take them for granted And in the case of education’taking our schools for granted has led to the education deficit “Americans are reaffirming the vital role of school in the life of our communities This new appreciation for education stems partly from concern for our economic But it is more than economic interests that motivate Americans to demand better schools They are deeply concerned about the moral and intellectual development of their children They know that education is the prerequisite for full enjoyment of the freedoms and opportunities - and full exercise of responsibilities - of citizenship in this great nation And they know that too many of our schools are failing to prepare our children to active participation in the economic political cultural and community life of our country “Widespread doubts about the effectiveness of our schools were reinforced seven years ago with the release of a Department study showing that we are a “nation at risk” The alarm bells set off by that study spurred a variety of efforts across the nation to improve the performance of our schools Unfortunately most of these early attempts at education reform were unsuccessful Student performance by virtually every measure continues to decline or shows no improvement” He then reminded us that President Bush has dedicated himself to being the Education President and set forth goals for the year 2000 The goals are: All children starting school ready to learn Increase high school graduation to at least 90 All students demonstrate competency in subject matter including English mathematics science history and geography and also learn to use their minds Our students must be first in the world in science and math Every adult citizen be literate and Every school in America free of drugs and violence On how to achieve the goals he said “First we must learn from the experience of the 1980s and stop looking for instant solutions or the latest gimmick Educations in America is acomplex endeavor with long traditions and entrenched local practices “We must be prcparedto restructure our school systems to transform the way we educate our children We must not fear change or zealously preserve the status quo As President Bush has remarked “When hallowed tradition proves to be hollow convention then we must not hesitate to shatter tradition”" He indicated he felt “local control of schools best serves the people of our country" "The historic mission of the Department of Education includes two broad areas which were expressly acknowledged by the governors at the Education Summit: “First the Departments works to promote National equity by assisting the educationally disadvantaged and disabled “Second the Department sponsors research and development on teaching and and helps to learning provides information and statistical data on real performance replicate successful education initiatives He also said President Bush has directed all agencies to interact with education He closed by reminding us to fulfill our distinctive role and responsibility in the endeavor to meet the education goals “Cover education reform in your communities and report the results whether they be good bad or indifferent Remind us of the goals we have set and demand evidence of progress in reaching them “We educators may not always like what you may have to say about us but the public is ill served if your voice is silent if your fail to scrutinize our work With Your help we can rebuild and education system second to none" iWg'tiTHEK vV Delta Area “ Krrd H Jiftm— t Fillmore Area B t 3 4 5 67 68 70 Jar T Roger 43 43 41 Community Calendar April 3 May "Treasures from Foreign Lands” exhibits of wall pieces from the world multipurpose room library hours or by appointment April 12 Great Basin Historical meeting “West Desert" 7:30 pm Delta City The Millard County Chronicle Progress US PS Published 0 al Della every Thursday Uuh 84624 by DuWiI Publishing Located W at 40 N 300 Publisher - 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3 Media Man! springs (get it?) into action TO THE ue pm 90’s Style Delta High Auditorium pm 7 Gerry B tinker 80th birthday celebration 7 9:30 pm ME Bird Center Delta April 22 READ ALOUD COMMUNITY night 7 pm Delta South Elementary Bring pillows and blankets Refreshments available April 23 24 30 May Delta Hunter Education course 171 EDITOR No ethical problems in case Dear Editor A news article concerning one of the cases I have prosecuted appeared in the Deseret News paper on March 26 1990 You reported the same article almost word for word in the Chronicle Progress dated March 29 1990 The Deseret News article and your article both insinuate that I’m in trouble with the State Attorney General’s Office If I am it's and the Bar Association news to me I believe the Bar Association in its zeal to maintain ethics among its members investigates every complaint But just because it does does not mean an ethical violation has occurred I am happy to report that this matter has been closed by the Bar Association’s counsel I have no information about the matter being investigated by the Attorney General’s Office Why should it be? There was no ethical problem or other impropriety on my part in the case What may have appeared to be one in the viewpoint of the person who complained was not a problem but rather just the routine duty of a prosecutor In the Rules of Professional Conduct Baker is working commissioner Dear Editor Frank Baker is a working commissioner and one whom you can talk to LeeRoy Stephensen prosecutors are singled out over other lawyers for Special Responsibilities (Rule 38) in addition to other rules that apply to all The opening sentence of the official Comment to the Rule states: "A Prosecutor has the responsibility of a minister of justice and not simply that of an advocate" Thus a prosecutor must look al both sides of the case before he advocates a position rather than blindly advocating the views of say the exwife of a sexual abuse perpetrator I feel safe in saying that I have prosecuted more sexual abuse cases in Millard County than any previous prosecutor None have been pleasant experiences and seldom is everyone on both sides happy with the end result But I am satisfied that they all have been as successfully prosecuted as can be expected At least I hope the message is out that this type of offense will not be ignored or tolerated in Millard County Sincerely yours Dexter L Anderson Attorney at Law April 28 2 bikaa to bo given to biggest money earners more prtzee Pick up tponsore sheets at businesses 66 March of Dimes or call Barbara Cox COMING SOON! Walk Amarica pd Domestic Violence Part 3: Social Factors by Marie L Godfrey Ph D What would happen to you if you were attacked by another person on a streetcomer? If you’re a man being attacked by another man or even by a women a male passing by will likely come to your rescue If you’re a woman and your assailant is a woman you may also be helped you’re a woman being assaulted by a man— don’t expect any help Our society just doesn't function that way From the very beginning of the human race survival was often based on force and violence Even in the formation of the first social grouping families males dominated females At first sheer physical strength was critical but as hunting became a major means of support for the society women tended to stay in camp and perform “household chores" Man's role frequently became more valued and woman often became -v - r mere property These value judgments were lalep formalized in customs religions and laws Even today all of the great religious works— the Old and New Testaments the Talmud the Koran the Book of Mormon— put men above women and give men the authority to dominate The existence of religious and civil laws giving men superior rights over women nurture the belief that men also ha the right to beat their wives One of the most bizarre conditions imposed don women by men was the legal concept that married people are one in the eyes of the la w Thus a woman could not sue her husband because it is impossible to sue yourself And a man could not be arrested for beating his can you arrest someone for beating himself? Although there are no longer laws which specifically give a man the right to beat his wife it is still very difficult for a woman to take legal action against her husband At each stage in the process the problems encountered may easily discourage a woman from trying to proceed further And all too often the abuser ends up with little or no penalty for his criminal acts The physical abuse of women can be a lucrative business Record album covers billboards and advertisements that picture women bound and gagged or as victims of sexual assault are popular items In movies and Lv today’s woman killers are not creatures from the Black Lagoon but very human men who vent their anger by brutalizing women Excessive violence is used for the simple reason that people want to see it and will pay to do so The subtle messages of many films are also violent Action depicted through the eyes of (he attacker encourages association with the man giving the viewer the opportunity to vicariously experience the act of rap in g andor Middle School 7 9 pm Delta Sheriff 0 April April 25 READ ALOUD NIGHT 6:30 to 8 pm Reading 7 - 7:30 Refreshments all ages invited Multipurpose room Fillmore Library April 26 Blue Notes Benefit Concert Thursday 7:30 pm Delta High School Auditorium April 28 March of Dimes Walk America starts at White Sage at 8 am Stocks how Fitting and Showmanship demonstration 10 am Location to be announced April 30 Immunization Clinic Delta Public Health 1:30 am A pm “It is better to have loafed and lost than to have never loafed Thinker at all” - James murdering a woman Also pervasive is the message that women who are independent of “out of line" pay for it by being assaulted We as a society thus give informal sanction to domestic violence Wifebeating is a common “privilege” of “real” men The common belief that a battered woman stays with her abuser because she likes that type of treatment can lead to a false justification for not helping a person who purposely chooses to be mistreated Even the woman herself may feels shame that she continues to endure such masochistic abuse and be even less likely to tell others who might help Economic realities often help keep women trapped in abusive situations A man who loses a wife through divorce or death gains income the woman on the other hand loses all the way or so it seems Even if the woman is able to find or retain a job she'll cam less at it than any man in a comparable position Yes alimony and child support payments do exist but few victims of spouse abuse see money of this type Ironically a continued emphasis on traditional malefemale roles in the family leads to more stress and more battering than docs the “feminist movement" A woman sincerely trying to fulfill her selected role in life may find that other women look down upon her wife” situation As she becomes further alienated from life as an individual she may find herself continually trying to please others- -a process often doomed to failure Men may also have a problem when they try toohard to fit society's image of the successful businessman athlete and father The need to stay ahead and the requirement to provide for demands from a family may be responsible for considerable stress In addition traditional men don't express their feelings— a common invitation to explosions from what might otherwise be minor irritations Many professionals accept society's also Religious leaders stereotypes lawyers psychiatrists and others may minimize an abusive situation or suggest that the woman "try harder" Rarely does an abusive husband accept advice or therapy In addition because domestic violence is a hidden problem counselors frequently are ill equipped to deal with serious problems So what does this all add up to? Although domestic violence can result in death society generally looks the other way or even worse blames the victim for causing the violence If you have comments or questions about this series contact New Horizons at or Next Patterns of Violence Crickets continued bait themselves If private land owners with land adjacent to federal land experience infestations Gale said “the first person they should call is Greg Abbott" Abbott is the area director for APHIS in Richfield His phone number is The federal crew will treat the border on the federal land next to private property in an effort to keep crickets from crossing to the private land Gale said "They’re kind of firefighters is the best way to describe them" he said “If there are already crickets on the private ground or if they’ve hatched there" Gale said “then the best option for the land owner is to come to the Extension office and buy the bait" There is an Extension office in Fillmore and Delta The APHIS program will also include spreading poison bait near Vernal in Daggett and Uintah counties and on the Goshuie Indian Reservation on the Utah Nevada border 100 miles west of Delta still hibernating) Rand by Ken (Walt I’m these lovely white gns wall be shared Is “spring hath sprung" more better with only a chosen few Eat your heart English wise than “spring done sprung? out Using “hath" is pretty dad gum Folks are going outdoors to exercise while t'other way is pretty Considering some of the physiques thus and ignorant which is more in keepthat a good exposed topublic scrutiny (is ing with the general tone of this column choice of words?) this is not a good Let’s leave the archaic constructions the Cato thing to derivations and foreign Folks are grovelling in their gardens Wonder Kitty my editorial sidekick getting their knees dirty begging die who occasionally likes to give her to go away pleading for more bugs a wisdom fling worldly is tomatoes and less zucchini Many are Anyway sprung it is spring that hoe less many are clueless although sometimes you have to look Some Folks are riding bicycles real hard to telL remember how The thought of going Last spring followed a winter featuroutdoors to exercise makes me so tired I ing 40 degree below zero temperatures a take and indoors nap want to go shivered through under a pretty short Which is a waste of good weather and thin blanket The contrast made the is The Great American arrival of spring more welcome despite in sweated not in lazed me to made as time the fact that it accompanied tax This is why the hammock was invented usual The cordless outdoor computer has been This last winter has been so mild and invented but it’s useless until somebody unremarkable it’s hard to tell when it figures out how to use it while lying ended and when spring sprung (I took down a picture of a snowman at the golf course Instead of wondering how come the in February that I didn’t use I'm keepheater doesn’t work ing it handy Easter hasn’t arrived yet) folks will be wondering how come the Maybe this column is a week early air conditioner doesn't You have to look real hard to tell For work They can’t do this in Moscow example there’s no mud We have to The wanning weather will likely get ready for the November elections and we can't have politics as usual until prompt Cato to increase the quantity of hair shed per hour Will she be as bald we have mud to sling as a Republican Senator by August? I I drove through the desert this weekend in search of the first sign of figure if I could get it all before it and green grass migrates under the sofa I could earn a Looking pillows and tidy sum making closely I detected a blankets among the brush that may have been Cato will likely invite more bugs on grass Itresembled the lizards and scorpions into my apartment the surface of either a meatloaf sandto play with Spring is a time to frolic wich or a leftover roadkill pizza (I forget and scamper if you have the energy for which) that lurks in a dim comer of my such frivolity Which is not to say that refrigerator and makes odd noises now winter isn’t but in spring you can do it and then w ithout your shoes on and the butterflies for a I’ve been saving are easier to catch rainy day It's been a while It's okay for Cato to be an outdoor I thought I saw flowers too But these turned out on closer inspection to be kitty when it isn't snowing or mudding but I frown on her inviting neighbor cats beer cans another sign of spring in for a howl The West is in a drought If it continOne of the worst things about spring ues we may have to import flowers is the advent of the tourist The worst from Bangladesh if we wish to have any drive to run over in our specimens dress like extras on the movie set of "Nerds in Paradise” Of course if Bangladesh is trucks Many of these slobs are not French Many come country non grata this week plastic from flowers may have to do here when come do they they Why (There is a serious note needs noting and can be just as here: we cannot import plastic grass for at home? And when they do why our cows to chew Saying "Let them eat and is shut more don’t We need unrealistic they spend up grasshoppers” money? rain) Even worse is trying to decide which Folks are wearing fewer and thinner other insect problems The 1990 growing season is starling out with many insect problems and may very well come to be known as the year of the pestilence A mild winter and drought may have contributed to current infestations Russian Wheat Aphids Army Worms Cut Worms Mormon Crickets and Grasshoppers are currently infesting fields and range land in the county Russian Wheat Aphids (RWA) made their presence felt last year after their Several growappearance in ers reported reduced yields of infested small grains Pre and post harvest spraying was beneficial in controlling this pest Systemic insecticides such as and Cygon 400 are much more affective than nonsystemics like because the system ics are absorbed by the leaves and are present in the plants when the insect attacks Currently volunteer small grains in new stands of alfalfa are 100 infested Alfalfa and other crops are not attacked by RWA and do not need to be sprayed but the volunteer small grains growing in them or on dikes or ditchbanks will provide a source for aphids to spread to noninfested stands Fall Grains planted prior to about October 5th that are in the leaf stage or about are the most likely to be at or above the 10 economic threshold level and should be one in ten or one sprayed Only plant tiller in ten with one RWA is needed to require spraying It is not a matter of if growers are going to have to spray this year but how Growers should delay many times spraying until at least the 10 economic threshold is reach The information we is have that the systemic residcurrently ual is limited to about21 days Growers that spray early in the growing season will probably have to spray a second lime in May or June Waiting to spray until the 10 level is reached may save a later application but the 10 level should not be exceeded High populations of lady bugs have been observed and should be protedted if possible The systemic insecticides and Cygon 400 can be applied at 12-pintacre Cygon 400 is not labeled for barley and should not be applied As with all pesticides the label should be read understood and followed when applying I had several phone calls the last of infestations of February reporting Meadow army worms in Kanosh Fillmore Holden Oak City etc The snow and cold weather that followed had little effect I have recently received dozens of phone calls from farmers and ranchers who are experiencing infestations Army worms and cut worms will weeks of feeding and pupate after may not need to be controlled If both large and small larva are present it may be several weeks before they run their course Affected alfalfa fields should be sprayed to allow alfalfa to begin growing Such insecticides as Dylox 80 soluble powder Lorsban 4E Pounce and Parathion will provide effective control Dylox is less harmful natural to insect predators and pollinators Always read understand and follow the label directions Cutworms are very similar in appearance to army worms but they feed at night and live at or under the soil surface in crowns of alfalfa They curl up in the usual cut worm fashion when disturbed more so than the armyworms The secticide Furadan provides some soil activity and should control this pest Attention Agriculture Employers by Larry Campbell Extension Agent in the January 1990 Circular E You can order Forms and circular E by calling the IRS forms number Wages paid to farm workers are now subject to income tax withholding A new law required employers to withhold income tax from cash wages paid to farm workers You must withhold income lax on all cash wages paid after 1989 that are subject to social security taxes Ask each farm worker to Make it submit a completed Form effective the first pay period you receive it If an employee doesn't give you a valid Form withhold as if he or she is a sin gle work claiming no allowances Use the income tax withholding tables pf 'ii Bruce Goddfry USU Ag Economics Specialist will review the changes in the law for employers in two farm meetings in Millard County April 18 at the courthouse in Fillmore at 7 pm and again April 19 at the Extension Office in Delta al 12:30 a m Farmers are invited to come get copies of needed forms and ask questions wiii mamm 4 |