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Show The Magno Times. Thursday November 28, 1985 2 Pog Stofe fcees serious ffinmoSoil problems Based on Utah Foundations midrange revenue estimates, Utah is expected to be about $12 million short in meeting the 1965-8expenditure commitments made by the 1985 Utah Legislature. This projected deficit is somewhat less than that forecast bv some other analysts which had estimated deficits ranging between $25 million to $50 million for they ear. The Foundation observes that this shortfall could be eliminated by ordering a cutback in expenditure authorization for the year or by utilizing some funds now held in reserve. If expenditure increases next year (1986-87- ) are limited to a 3.2 percent g adjustment along with an allowance for expected population and enrollment growth, existing revenues in Utah could come within $10 million of meeting all current state obligations for operating purposes next year. Funds for capital facilities and for any new or expanded operating programs, however, would have to come from bonded debt or from some other new revenue source. One bright spot in this rather bleak fiscal outlook, according to the Foun- - Utah may have to make a drastic alterations in the state services it provides if it is to remain fiscally solvent in the years immediately ahead. This warning was sounded by Utah Foundation, the private governmental research organization, in its annual anaylysis of the condition of state finan-ce- 6 s. The Foundation points out that a recent study by the Office of Legislative Analyst indicated that Utah would experience a combined revenue shortfall of $1.7 billion between 1986 and 1991 if the expenditure trends of the past five rate is reduced by 50 peryears should continue. Even if this historic-growt- h short in meeting exmillion would $820 fall revenues cent, existing state 1991 1986 and the durine needs period. penditure Since the State of Utah legally cannot incur a deficit (unlike the federal government), the Legislature must decide whether it will reduce state spending or find a new revenue source. During the past year, there has been strong public resistance in Utah to new or increased taxes. dation study, is that favorable climatic conditions during the past year has reduced the likelihood of widespread flooding in the state. Of the $96 million appropriated by the 1985 Legislature to deal with the flooding problem, approximately $75.7 million remained unspent on September 1, 1985, and was transferred to the water resources conservation and development fund. About $20 million of this unspent balance will be used to help retire prison . construction bonds. If no further flooding problems occur, there will be approximately $56 million remaining that could be used for other purposes. In essence, these funds represent a cushion to meet 1985-8- 6 obligations or could needs. be carried over to help finance 1986-8Utahs economy remained reasonably strong during the 1984-8- 5 fiscal year, and the state concluded the year with a general fund balance of nearly $19.7 million on June 30, 1985. All of this surplus, however, was appropriated for building purposes and to help retire prison construction bonds. As a with no carry-ove- r result, the state began the current fiscal year (1985-86- ) balance from the previous year. 7 CHUCKLE Lots of information and misinformation CORNER homogenizers claim that this process has disturbed the natural composition of milk. At the extreme end of this argument is the belief that homogenizing allows an enzyme found in milk to make its way into the bloodstream, where it can possibly contribute to the development of atherosclerosis. Reality: No cause and effect relationship has been found showing adverse health effects due to homoginizing milk. Myth : A milk intolerance is synonymous with a milk allergy. Reality: They are not one and the same. A milk intolerance is more accurately called a lactose intolerance. It is a condition in which the body is unable to adequately digest milk sugar lactose. The result is usually gas, stomach pains and or diarrhea . An allergy to milk, however, occurs when the body has an allergic reaction to the protein in milk. The reaction usually includes swelling and BY DENNIS HINKAMP CONSUMER INFORMATION WRITER UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Needless to say, there is a lot of information and misinformation about nutrition. I have heard some whoppers lately. For example, All those soft drinks are washing the natural oils out of childrens bodies so when they get older they are more likely to get arthritis. Ill let you judge the accuracy of that one yourself. At the risk of adding more fuel to the nutrition controversy fire, here are a few commonly held myths about dairy products provided by Dr. Bob Olsen, USU Extension food science specialist : ' Myth: Raw milk should be consumed because it is more nutirtious than pasteurized milk. Reality: Pasteurizing milk does require heating the milk and this does cause the loss of some vitamins. About 10 percent of the available thiamin, 2 and vitamin K are lost, but this is an insignificant trade-of- f compared to the greater safety pasteuriztion provides. Significant amounts of vitamin C are also lost, but milk is not considered a major source of this vitamin anyway. Myth: Homogenizing milk has increased the risk of atherosclerosis. Anti- - Myth: Putting chocolate in milk completely neutralizes the benefits of the milk. Reality: Although it is true the chocolate does bind up some of the available calcium in the milk, It is only a very small percentage of the total calcium available. So, if you can afford the extra calories and sugar, there is nothing too terrible about drinking chocolate milk...even if you are a ' FIND' THINGS ViRONG WITH VOUR CAR THAT HES OUR BEST MECHRMIC! HE CAM VOUD NEVER EVEN DREAM OF! Near tragedy results in facelift for hospital The Intensive Care Unit waiting room of Primary Childrens Medical Center in Salt Lake City will be receiving a face lift thanks to the interior generosity of a of its a and firm group design suppliers. The donation, conceived and organized by Conant Associates-MEDesig- n comes in recognition of, the role which the ICU played in saving the life of the son of a Conant employee. When seven-year-ol- d Jeremy Walker was admitted to Intensive " Care Unit at Primary Childrens Medical Center last May after having fallen from a second story window of his home, the prognosis wasnt good. The entire front portion of his skull had been crushed, and his vital signs were extremely low. The boys parents, Vickie (an account executive with Conant the next morning, following a less than comfortable night, they were joined by Nan and Lee Conant, Vickies employers and ' of Conant Associates-MEDesigone of the largest health care design firms in the nation. Sitting there in that waiting room with Vickie and Jeff, not knowing if , their son would live or die, we began to realize what an impact the can have on , physical surroundings ., anxious parents in that type of c situation," recalls Nan Conant. The furnishings were old; the colors were drab and depressing. And the furniture wasnt really amendable to the type of evernight . vigil the two of them had just gone , through. In the midst of all this anxiety, the Conants realized that, while there was little they could do to comfort the Walkers, there was something they Associate-MEDesign- ) and Jeff ; could do to help future inhabitants of the waiting room. Walker, were advised to make themselves comfortable in the ICU Thus, when the good news came waiting area to await the outcome of t later that day that the crisis had efforts to save the boys life. At 9 a.m. passed and Jeremy would recover, . , n, top-rank- t , the Conants had already begun preparing some good news of their own. In a letter to Administrator Don Poulter dated May 16th, Nan Conant outlined her companys offer to completely redesign, refurnish ana periodically refurbish Primary Childrens ICU waiting area free of charge. In this way the letter explains, parents waiting there could perhaps find some measure of peace and calm in comforting, pleasant surroundings; and we could use the opportunity for testing sofas and recliners under these conditions of high traffic use. ..It seems like a small gift in light of all your staff gives and would be the easiest thing for us, in our profession, to achieve. Since making its generous offer, has Conant Associates-MEDesig- n gone forward with the programming and design of the ICU waiting room renovation. In addition, it has brought together an impressive group of suppliers, manufacturers and tradespeople who have agreed to donate, or significantly discount their products and services to the project. This group includes Barrons Fine Art, Ben Rose, Blooming Sales, Botanic Design, David Draperies, Kinney Brothers, Lazarus Contract, Maharam, Modern Mode, Mountain West Mill, Nemschoff, Peter Pepper, Project Group, Inc., Thonet, and Western States Electric. The total cost of the renovation is expected to top $21,000, while the total manufacturer and supplier donations are expected to amount to $9,000. The remaining $12,000 in products and services will be donated by Conant Associates- - MEDesign. Its a tremendously thoughtful gift, says Assistant Hospital Administrator Jim Wilson, and one which fulfills a great need. We at Primary Childrens Medical Center are delighted with the plans submitted by Conant Associates-MEDesig- n and look forward with appreciation and excitement to the projects completion. The project is scheduled for installation in January of 1986. County Treasurer issued reminder Salt Lake County Treasurer, issued a reminder to property owners of the forthcoming property tax deadline. With the July mailing of tax notices, its human nature to set it aside with the intention of retrieving it in November and submitting payment, Christmas cards to benefit U pediatrics Christmas cards designed by young patients at University of Utah Hospital will go on sale Friday, November 29, at the Dickens Festival at the Triad Center. They are available now at the hospitals Community Relations Office. The cards, which are cost $5 for a package of 12. Proceeds will benefit the Department of Pediatrics in the U of U School of Medicine. Each package of cards includes two of six colorful pictures created Approximately three people may during the upcoming Thanksgiving' weekend, according to an estimate from the Utah Safety Council. Hospitals Intermountain Perdiatric Kidney Disease Program, Cystic Fibrosis Center and Pediatric Oncology Program. The young artists are: Brody Anderson, 6, Salt Lake City; Becky Campbell, 14, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Shelby Colyer, 5, Ogden; Kaylene Keyes, 6, North Ogden; Kelly Pfeiffer, 9, Sandy, and Robby Westerman, 11, West Valley City. For further information, call the Community Relations Office, 581-738- 7. Wear you safety belt and fasten young ones in child safety seats. The Council estimates 90 to 100 Utahns could be saved each year if occupant restraints were used consistently. The week of November marks 24-3- 0, the nations first These figures are taken from an average of traffic fatalities which have occurred in Utah during the same period over the past five years. The Thanksgiving holiday weekend is perhaps the safest of all holidays based upon the number of traffic deaths. During the last two years, for example, no persons were killed in traffic crashes during the Thanksgiving holiday. Buckle Up Week. Winterize your car before long trips to relatives' or friends homes. Check the brakes, fluids, tires, exhaust headlights travels. system, the holiday weekend, which begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 27, and extends through midnight Sunday, December 1, the Utah Safety Council urges drivers to consider the following tips: wipers and before you begin your Maintain an adequate following distance between you and the vehicle ahead. This is particularly important considering To help keep motorists safe during . possible adverse weather conditions. ; State laws are very unforgiving. Payments may not be accepted again until January 2, 1986 with a two percent or minimum $10 For those who want more education but think their job or other obligations might keep them from attending , school, Utah State j 0f the life span division. , learning class instructors can with Corn-Ne- t, beam classes into 10 teaching centers around the state from the Logan campus or from any of the teaching centers, which are in Brigham City, Richfield, Delta, Tooele, Dugway, Ogden-HAFMoab, Roosevelt and Vernal. Corn-Nuses slow-sca- n television, y electronic blackboard and voice communication in its attempt to duplicate the traditional classroom, For those with free time on University may have a pleasant , surprise. ' Through its Life Span Learning of a USU offers variety Programs, evening and weekend can fit just about any ; that programs schedule. Students can earn credit and degrees or just have fun learning. "Life span learning recognizes that learning is necessary and takes place throughout ones lifetime, says Rex Tueller, assistant vice president of . weekends, continuing education life span learning, which falls under offers degree programs through USUs extension service. which students can earn degrees by VThese programs enable to attending classes Friday evening and register for resident courses on the ' Saturday morning. Kevin Kirk, USU campus in Logan, the director of USUs weekend Graduate continuing education program offers programs, says students pay regular classes, independent tuition and have all the campus facilities and labs available to them, study (correspondence), evening school and weekend programs. USUs evening school is an credit courses are extension of the university's daytime available in about 30 communities ' program. As a convenience to statewide. They are comparable to students, a course is often combined classes taught on campus. into one class period per week. Instructors are either USU faculty or f For those who live in isolated areas adjunct instructors approved by ; of the state or are unable to attend f classes on campus or at outreach university departments. members fly regularly Faculty centers, continuing education offers from Logan to continuing education independent study or correspondence centers in Roosevelt and Moab to j courses. A student can complete as h of the credit teach courses. However, as demand many as fof these classes has grown, the Life v hours toward a bachelors degree Span Learning Programs has sought through independent study, new teaching methods to reduce the To those who want to learn such burden on these instructors. skills as karate or ballet, One method, which has been tested J horseshoeing or income tax f successfully for the past year, is a : preparation, or a variety of others, telecommunications program called USU offers enrichment" classes. Corn-Ne- t. It was developed by These are held in the evening so J Tuelleifand Weldon Sleight, director university employees, students and two-wa- ( f one-fourt- penalty through January 15, 1986 and 15th, interst is added. Mr. Monson also noted, Several thousand tax notices were returned as by the Postal Department undeliverable. Failure to receive a notice does not provide basis for after the for students USU offers, programs ' Do not drink and drive. Approximately half of all motor-vehicl- e fatalities involve a drinking driver. but on occasion we forget. The tax deadline is noon on Friday , November 29, 1985 and for those who forget. by children in University Utah safety council issued traffic estimates die in traffic accidents : residents of the community can attend. Life span learning programs offer more than classwork. In the fall of 1980, with the Kellogg Life Span Learning complex nearly completed, USU continuing education was reorganized. The extension class division, which then included centers and correspondence, was joined with the universitys conference and institute division. Conference and insitute is responsible for conferences, short courses, synposiums, seminars and institutes. Each year, the division handles nearly 300 conferences with some 30,000 participants. Recent examples of programs it has organized are the Wool on a Small Scale" conference, which drew more than 300 wool growers and users from around the nation, and the wool painting conference, the largest such conference in the Intermountain West. The division's travel study programs office organizes domestic and international tours. These have focused on such areas as abatement of penalties or interest on deliquent payments. Taxpayers who did not receive their notice in July or have misplaced it may contact my office via phone and we will do everything possible to mail out a duplicate in time for them to submit a timely manner. payment in (Checks mailed with the payment stub will be accepted as long as it is postmarked by November 29, 1985. ) Or individuals may come into the office, pick up a copy and make payment previous to the deadline to s avoid penalties." Additional staff has been added, Mr. Monson stated, "but the closer we get to the deadline, the longer the wait taxpayers will have in either contacting us by phone or when they come in. If you receive a busy signal when you call please have patience and continue trying. 535-740- "The Treasurer's office will be open on Saturday, November 23, 1985 to accommodate those taxpayers are unable to come into the office weekdays," Mr. Monson said. ftMilllllllllilllll 1 MAGNA TIMES I1 41 24 1 IS Those interested in taking courses through the life span learning class To learn division can call about using the conference and institutes facilities, call 750-207- 750-169- USPS 3255-800- I MUi f I I- 0 West 2700 South Magno. Utah 84044 LAURA SMITH MIA WrOif - 1 1 LOIS LOWIR J WrRw gs WINDY JONES Typotottor M AMYMAtSTAS ? Typotoffor horticulture, birding, biblical history, the arts and cheese making. Part of the success of the conference and institute division has been the facilities in which its programs are held. Tueller says the Kellogg Life Span Learning complex is one of the finest such facilities in the region. l'liliMillliIHIHiilillliil!l!il Z J. 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