Show Paur 2 Millard ( minlv ( I SPS Thurs May 16 19X5 PACT VENro MCHSC Y Police No community immune from from vandalism THROUGH EDUCATION “Just a Cabbage Kditors note: This on vandalism Rose” hen he Human Semtes Commission "as created h our counts commissioners in S4S2 lie main concern was to anticipate the needs resulting trom increased population and to meet those needs he size ol the II’P project was hound to put a strain on human services available m Millard In order lor agencies to plan ounty toeethei to determine programs of they must lust find out pievention vvliat the need lor services would be How could this be done'’ Rick Moods ol the ( entral Utah Mental Health Center was chairman ol HSC when the plan lor a suive was developed It’s purpose was lust to identity problems so that agencies could pievent rather than react to them second to determine the effectiveness of these plans tor prevention and thud to compare impact m out aiea with other communities experiencing the same kind ot impact he Human Seivices Commission as aware that what was actually happening and what the public perceived was happening could be different hat the public believed was relevant to what serivies needed to be provided or example: it the public thought law entouement was inadequate there would be constant calls tor more protection II the public believed law was effective there would be a leehng of secuiity and fewer additional services would be required So the commission decided to have the surve’v reflect the public’s general perception ol the effectiveness of agencies handling the population increase lo make sure questions were HSC went to family Services Public Health Mental Health Mcohol and Drugs school administraCSC Extension Service and tion various county government officials volved with police fire protection and mads Suivevsdon’t lust happen thev take much caieful planning and weighting of the date gathered Questions must be logical obtective and relevant to the intended putpose Statistics must be validated nlisimg the help of Utah State Umveisitv the questions vveie put to a lot m icady toi use USIJ also provided the statistical analysis and ran data that s on the information I’clei lacobson Irom Social gathcied Sets ices took cate ol endless details In W the fall of 1983 he contacted Millard and Delta High Schools and trained classes to distribute surveys and pick them up after completion Surveys were distributed by random selection to 521 households Holden in Fillmore Kanosh Meadow Flowed Scipio Delta Oak City Ffinckley Deseret Sutherland Leamington and Lynndyl Thanks to Pete Jacobson and responsible high school students 514 of these responded That is an incredible return rate - 45 percent is usually considered good! The demographic information show what a variety of respondants there were 49 percent male 51 percent female 85 were married with ages ranging from 18 to 65 or older Occupational breakdown was 17 percent farmers 8 percent labor and construction 10 percent business and management 16 percent blue collar workers 9 percent percent professional retired 23 percent homemakers and 2 percent students percent had not graduated from high school 26 pel cent had graduated 38 percent had either or some college and 26 percent were college graduates or beyond 24 percent had lived here 5 years or less 23 percent lived here years 16 percent for years and 37 percent were lifetime residents Only 16 percent were renters 46 percent were homeowners and the other 38 percent were buying homes So what did Millard County residents think about the impact of IPP? The response to many questions was surprisingly positive Some amples are: 55 percent thought the city county and state government were dealing effectively with problems of 76 percent pact thought religious groups were also dealing effectively 64 percent thought industry would enhance the quality of life was 75 cellent their thought percent children had an easy time adjusting jo the lifestyle here Over one hundred questions were asked on the survey and the results were very revealing concerning some community needs Tuture articles will deal with specific questions public If response and agencies’ reactions anyone would like to see a complete survey and the results contact any member of the Human Services Commission or call Svlvia Huntsman at hard to find cabbage roses now Maybe in the weeds in an old fence line in some abandoned old house you could find a bush still trying to live without care or water still blooming a few cabbage roses each spring Garden stores do not sell them They would not know what you were meaning if you ask for a cabbage rose They might even send you to the produce department The roots were carried in covered wagons by the pioneer women to have some living tie with home and some beauty in the deseret land where they were going to make their homes The snow ball bushes the bridal wreath the lilac bushes all died in the alkli and clay of those early pioneering years in our valley but the survived and multiplied and were divided by the pioneer woman as she shared the hardy bushes that grew with her neighbors The cabbage rose is not especially beautiful but the fragrance fills the air when they are in bloom in June They do not have a glamorous name like Tiffany Peace Taffeta or Picture but hardiness and they have endurance tenacity for living like no other It was a beautiful pioneer woman in her ruffled dimity and a cabbage rose pinned in her hair “No Sorrow 1 hat I Am Not a Tiffany" un- am just a cabbage rose It is Community Calendar May 16 illmore I Chapter meeting School 2:(X) pm May 18 "Women for Work" Jobs Fair West Millard $ (Rational School 10 a in 2:30 pm Dance at the Cellar Club illmore Community Medical Center Volunteer Auxiliary Pink Day 1:00 a nt to 3:00 pm illmore City Park Writer’s Workshop and West Central Vocational Centei Gymkana Hinckley aiena May 19 Kick I owles mission farewell to San Antonio Texas Sutheiland 1st Ward 12:50 pm St John's Catholic Church list Commune and Mass 7:30 pm Delta South I lemenlary and Community Teamwork I Ider 150 Duvl Nielson mission leport eamington Waid a m 20 & 22 illmoie Kindeigaiien Regulation May 20 eterans Outreach Delta Job Service 10:30 11:30 am Story Hour at Delta City ibraty stait up day lor sign up Della South liaptet meeting lenient at School 2:00 p in May 21 Blood Pressuie Clinic 10 Kanosh Town Hall DPI clinic Public Health Otfice 12 and Delta tvestock lilting seminal 7:00 pm Della Recteational Paik May the first in most common targets of vandalism clude public telephones and road signs Most of the damages from vandalism include damage to pay phones pedestal terminals and shooting at microwave and radio stations For the Department the problem is so of Transportation severe that they budgeted $57421 for repair and replacement of signs which This figure were clearly vandalized does not include the cost of vandalism or to rest areas highway equipment scenic view areas Other utilities also suffer the cost of vandalism primarily in damage to equipment Parks and Recreation Areas: More serious than the financial loss is the loss of the aesthetic value of these retreats and much of the damage can never be repaired Tor example names carved on sprayed into trees paint monuments lakes and streams polluted with garbage leave an indelible mark on our parks and recreation areas complexes Buildings: Apartment commercial establishments and building sites are all subject to vanThe most obvious includes dalism broken windows writing on walls or structural damage Schools: Perhaps the most extensive vandalism occurs in our public schools where a variety of destructive techniques are exhibited Not only are windows and classrooms objects of but playgrounds cafeterias and offices are also subjected to vandahstic acts Quite often playground equipor cafeterias are ment is destroyed broken into and food strewn throughout the kitchens In school ofis often destroyed fices equipment files destroyed or chairs slashed thrown throughout the offic and fires started In fact school vandalism achalf of all vandalism counts for almost committed in this country a series W hat is vandalism? is the vandalism definition By willful destructon of private or Yet we look upon individual acts of vandalism in different ways For example pranks on Halloween such as soaping windows are seen as excusable behavior But breaking windows and destroying schoolroom equipment are Graffiti is looked clearly vandalism upon by many as “folk art” Ideological or political vandalism loses the tainted meaninglessness of vandalism and creates a stronger emobecause there are tional reaction The way reasons for the destruction society reacts to vandalism can have a direct effect on the extent and degree of vandalism If we accept vandalism as an integral part of society or as a necessary evil then we are encouraging such acts Is vandalism a problem? Vandalism is often viewed as a big city problem rather than a crime which affects every city town and county in our state For example how many upon hearing the word “vandalism” have images of subways painted with slang broken statures or rows of cars with broken windshields These are of course the more visible signs of vandalism which frequently occur in large metropolitan areas Much of the problem is not a pronounced suffer from Schools continuously windows kitchens lockers kicked completely ransacked in Certainly these acts are visible and flagrant yet repairs are quickly made in and the repair costs hidden maintenance budgets But the cost is still there Perhaps the problem can best be defined as seeing what kind of vandalism occurs in this state and what it costs Public utilities: Perhaps two of the hardy free sophisticated but the same Creator who created Tiffany created me so will fill my place in file’s planting place as well as she! by Mary llenrie May is (Next week: Who are vandals?) 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