Show 2 Page lPS Count Millard (fimumimts - Media Man eould be in deep trouble for crunching me olf the page Hut he ill be spared somewhat this week as my mind has rambled this week and near coming not been anywhere will do the together with a column customary and expected ranting and raving however as that is my job This week since David called to tell have been me of Uncle Bill's death remembering and reminiscencing And in this day and age of change and adit vancement of technology gives one a lot to think about when a person is born in 1893 and lives to 95 He saw horseback to men on the moon and hundreds of things in between Thurs Feb 2 TO THE - Anv way on m mind EDITOR have just had family things have noticed by watching the TV am not and reading the dailies that the only one concerned about palm oil and other junk in food I hope the momentum builds until regulations are enforced and can do something more productive with my time besides go blind trying to decipher ingredient labels exhave had my earthquake perience And for some things once is enough Media Man! thumbs both noses at Air Force by yers trooly ANNOUNCE R: I adies gentlemen children and small furry animals! It’s time once again for the and allegedly amusing Adventures of Media Man! SFX: Music (TV wimp Mr Rogers rue version) up theme song Motley and under following: ANNCR: Yes Media Man! that champion of the game show host master of the press conference Trivial Pursuit wizard apologist for the libertarian Party a usually reliable source and frequent dieter who disguised as a stereotypical reporter for a innocuous inconspicuous sometimes totally invisible rural Utah weekly newspaper (The Times Picyune Herald Post Gazette Tribune News Star Chronicle Progress) complete with a cynical gleam in one ot his beady little eyes and a false mustache to hide his for all things callous disrespect American-hkincluding the Osmonds jourallegedly engages in an nalistic disputation on behalf ot seven different neglected cultural minorities six legislators who can’t remember their five lighters for party platform Freedom and their Tour Tanatical Followers thugs pleabargaining sundry felonies two tons of various unpopular notions concepts ideas mostly inspired by and and a public television documentaries parsnip in a spare tire This week’s episode: “A New Old Same the Wardrobe” Fmperor But first these excessively important messages SECOND ANNCR: Will the person who lost a blue cashm ire sweater please claim it at the ticket window? 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Now back to your announcer ANNCR: You remember in our last episode the Air Force held several hearings about its electronic test range proposal for the West Desert Media Man! suspecting trouble at Trout Creek calamity at Callao and problems at Partoun sets his manly jaw and determined to discover the Truth dials the office of a US Senator whose name we won’t repeat here just in case he’s in a litigious mood even though he probably doesn’t read the Chronicle Progress anyway Uet’s listen SrX: Telephone busy signal quick fade under following MEDIA MAN'!: Drat fudge shucks arid darnation! (Slams phone down) Busy yet again! Oh whatever am I to do? from the Music (Theme SFX “Wizard of Oz” Chipmunks version) up and under following: ANNCR: Could this be an insidious plot by the nefarious Censorman? Is Prof Mediocrity on the phone company payroll again? Is the Informed Souicerer to blame? And what of poor Little Nell tied to the railroad tracks? Join us for our next episode titled “We Had to Destroy the illage in Order to Save It” in the Ex- citing Adventures of (take big breath cur echo effect) MEDIA MAN! G'night Community Calendar Motor Vehicle Schedule: Fillmore & Millard Delta weekdays County Assessor’s offices 10:30 am Mondays Reflections Turning Point Office Voc Center Delta Jan 3 - I eb 3 lllmore Watercolor at display Elementarx School Feb 2 ScreenBlood PressureCholesterol By ing Clinic Delta Public Health p m by appt call Appt only Cost S6 Holden Blood Pressure Clinic pm Holden Eire Station Children of Alcoholics to meet 7:30 Millard illmore SponLibrary pm ions sored by East Millard Millard County The Chronicle Progress USPS tvry m UcsM MU Publisher Editor - jj Dutson Susan Editorial Ken Rand at Large Reporter Advertising Riley Wood Sale £ Accounts Rita Robinson Julie Ward Mallet Evelyn j: Goertz Fillmore Rec Sales Design Office Manager Circulation Juke Ward Goertz CirculaHomComp Circulation Production Rita Robinson Commercial Printing ji SheHte Dutson In Advance Subscriptions County In County Out of County Out of County 00 per year per 6 months $25 00 per year 00 per 6 months $20 00 $13 cents Smgle Copy Send Address changes POSTMASTER P O Box 249 Delta Utah to 14624 Rjtr o leyifK 9r4 Om M)4 PtMiff fmon fUltSHNo I I PRELIM continued 1989 "let’s Tap and Clap” Fillmore lementary School 4 pm sponsored by East Millard Fine Arts Guild Feb 4 Ball Pahvant Senior Sweetheart Dance 7:30 Center Dinner 6 pm I pm Feb 5 - 10 “Revival in the Home” by Dr Ed Watke Grace Baptist Church am Sunday and 6 pm each week night Feb 6 Fillmore Art Program Library: “American Light: The Luminist Movefrom the National ment Gallery of Art 7:30 pm Multipurpose Room Feb 7 West Millard Rec Racquetball Rec Office 6 pm registration Delta Little League Wrestling final DHS 6:30 Gym registration pm Feb 7 - 21 Kevin Wasden’s Sterling Scholar at Fillmore Art Exhibit Library Multipurpose Room Feb 9 American Iegion Dept Service Officer at Delta Job Service pm Feb 9 - March 3 Baseball and softball league registration White Sage Regional Park Feb 10 Deadline to register for Girls Basketball 10 am - 5 pm White Sage Regional Park Delta MIIS Sweetheart Ball 9 - 11:45 pm MHS Gym - 5 Kanosh Cholesterol Screening p m at Paiute Sewing Plant $6 fee Feb 11 Jay Neil and Shauna Ross Huntsman wedding reception pm Pahvant Senior Center Fillmore Sunshine Generation Open House II am pm 1105 East Main Delta Feb 13 and Auxiliary American legion 7:30 pm Legion Hall meeting illmore Feb 14 Diabetes and foot care 7 pm illmore Community Hospital speaker David Jaramillo DPM "RAD” Day Fillmore Elementary School Feb 16 illmore Food Handler’s Class 2:30 p m Fillmore Public Health S5 Feb 21 12 Fillmore Immunzation Clinic noon Blood Pressure Clinic pm Fillmore Public Health March 18 St John Bosco Catholic Church sponsoring a Craft Bazaar M E Bird Center Tax can aid homeless check-of- f The 1989 tax form contains a new line entitled “Voluntary contributions to assist the homeless” I hope you will consider giving to this worthy cause Have you seen homelessness? Suffering is an experience common to all of humanity but there are depths of sorrow hopelessness and despair that we ourselves may seldom experience and yet if we but look seems to surround us Thinking back on last winter remember some of those homeless people I briefly saw or talked with in Salt Lake City One of my visits was to a food kitchen just leaving was a young family The mother looked tired her eyes dullthe father’s ed her soul heavy shoulders seemed laden with a heavy burden as he so gently and tenderly directed his small children out into the cold sat and watched as they silently left the shelter I also visited a school for the homeless Utah is the only state with such a “school” The children are young When asked the children what it was a home they would wish They were like my own children but with sadder eyes more tired with less of that hope and exuberance of youth As we talked one young boy about 7 leaned up against me as if for human comfort protection human warmth as he shared his feelings and thoughts couldn’t help but think of my own family and also the many wealthy who have so much oblivious to the needs of this child Later in the shopping mall surrounded by spending and getting talked with an attractive young woman who had not eaten for some time she was still too fearful to go to the shelters not as innocent as the child Appreciates it grew up in Fillmore and enjoy reading the Chronicle Progress when visit mom and dad We have a number of friends and family in Fillmore and thought we would write an article about this opportunity our daughter has had I used to work for Aunt Jane (Wilson) in Fillmore at the Progress on weekends and in the summer when I Credit cards in market by Dennis Hinkamp Information Writer Utah State University Credit cards have gone full circle in comthe last 15 years In the panies were giving credit cards to just about anybody who had a mail box During the late 70’s and early 80’s you had to grovel for credit acceptance even if you had a respectable job and credit Consumer history It seems it is a buyer’s market again especially if you already have a credit card according to Dr Norleen Ackerman consumer economist in the Utah State University College of Family Fife Banks are trying to steal business from each other so you are likely to credit” receive a lot of “preapproved solicitations in the mail She says you are also likely to receive offers for “affinity cards” These are attached to a charitable usually foundation or universiorganization ty A certain percentage of your credit purchases or interest payments are donated to the organization the cards represent This is as good a time as any to start shopping for better terms in credit cards Ackerman says Since there is a buyer's market this is you chance to be picky All credit cards are not the same For instance she says if you are not one of the 40 percent of people who pay off their credit balances in full every month you will be especially terested in the different interest rates They vary from lows around 12 percent to highs of 22 percent or more By switching from one of the highest to one of the lowest interest rates you could cut your yearly interest charges by 25 to 33 percent You and Your Success But she too had hopes dreams all too real As she said she “didn’t think In return for food anyone gave a money she insisted that I have her good luck crystal I still have it It is clear faceted but with a surface cracked from being dropped or knocked too many times Giving seemed important to her There were other homeless people not all gentle Their souls reflecting too much of the darkness of their experience Misery has many faces Christ appealed to us to feed the hungry cloth the naked and bring the poor who are cast out into our homes who more personifies this need than the homeless men women and children we may or may not see around us “The poor are always with us” Mother Teresa feels the poor are a blessing to us who have more an opportunity to love I hope this year when you come to this new line on your Utah income tax form you will give generously Donations go into a special trust account specifically aimed at programs for the homeless who are mentally ill and the homeless who are families with for children and shelter and with administrative costs limited to 3 percent I developed the tax f program with the input and support of many others because I wanted to do something about what I saw I hope you will take the opportunity to do something too Give generously it will mean hope comfort and a chance at a responsible life for real people in need Rep Franklin Prante 4th District Iogan was a teenager I certainly gained an appreciation of the newspaper business witnessing how hard she worked I don’t know if printing techniques have changed Back then pictures had to be in black and white I’m sending a colored photo since we don’t have a black and white just in case Ginger Pierce (See story on page four) In most cases if you are shopping for a new card you will have to ask for a copy of the credit card agreement Ackerman says However a bill recently approved by Congress will require all credit card issuers to provide credit agreement information at the time of credit card application This takes effect this summer Previously issuers weren’t required to provide this information until after the credit card was issued She says this “agreement” is in reality a legally binding contract Similar to other contracts it makes sense to read and compare various offers before you sign The contract written up by the credit card issuer outlines the specific payment procedures such as interest rates balance computation grace period method transaction fees and other charges Many credit card issuers try to play down the specifics of the contract by trying to sell you all sorts of extra credit card “bells and whistles” Askerman says Among them are travel discounts rental car inpurchase protection surance and rebates She says if you are one of the 40 percent who do pay off your entire credit card balance each month you should be especially interested in the grace period and annual fee Some of the bells and whistles may be of interest but they still should not be the primary reason for choosing a particular credit card Next week's column will look at more specific definitions and examples of the increasingly complex credit card terms Good work Enclosed is my renewal Thank you for a super local paper Keep up the good work Claris Nielson Salt Lake City Child: 1 1 in School t I by JIM CAMPBELL Utah Education Association President Here are ten quick thoughts about how you can help your children succeed with their school work: If your child “hates” a ceitain subject find out why Maybe your own dislike for that subject caused it The Enlist the child may need help teacher’s help and work together to overcome this problem 2 Children usually have little trouble learning when they have a substantial breakfast and lunch eight hours’ sleep and some kind of vigorous daily activities 3 Don’t turn your child off by “turning your child off” Listen with terest even if it’s tough to be enthusiastic about the topic of discussion 4 You may had a child who’s a future Neil Armstrong Why not buy the kid a telesco(e instead of a portable radio? j J S Take risks Let your child start an ant farm even if it means finding a few on the kitchen counter And convince yourself the kid won’t smell up the house with a chemistry set 6 Stage a spelling bee with every member of the family as contestants Kids love the opportunity to compete with their parents 7 Keep a world map handy in the home and ask your child frequently to locate oceans state capitals and foreign nations 8 Keep that map near the TV set so you and your children can refer to it easily during the news program 9 If your child is learning a foreign language ask the bookstore clerk for games and flashcards in that language 10 Games like “Scrabble” can help to increase your child’s vocabulary and improve spelling skills Junior versions are available 5 sional Journalists cited the 1984 Utah State Supreme Court decision in Kearns vs Lewis which she said held that access by the press and public applied to both trials and preliminary hearings She said to overcome the presumption of open access the court must prove a compelling need to close a hearing Evidence including proof that alterneed to be natives won’t work presented she said Snedaker said alternatives to closing the hearing existed including change of venue sequestering a jury challenge of evidence and others "I think closing a preliminary hearing simply to get a fair jury i' misplaced” she said She cited several murder cases in recent Utah hearings history where preliminary were not closed Gary including Gilmore Ted Bundy and the proceedings She said whether or not they will testify is something defendants face in any trial She said such an agrument was not “a compelling reason for closure of this preliminary hearing” “The courSnedaker concluded troom is a public place and the public and press have a right to be present” Michael O’Brien attorney for the Corp agreed He said there is a tendency for prosecutors and the defense attorneys to impact of the press on potential jurors The trial would be better served “not but mind with jurors with an empty mind” jurors with an objective O'Brien said He said the rumor circuit has prothan the case in duced more comment had the media “There is already quite a bit of information getting around’ he said “I would submit the cat’s already out of the bag” O’Brien argued that accurate reporting of the preliminary hearing would go a long way to dispel rumors and expose truthful information In his rebuttal Esplin said the reason there had been no publicity to date is because the court acted prudently in sealing the files “There is no way we can predict what the press will write” he said He said death penalty cases produce “an abnormal amount of publicity” Fvecause of their nature The charges against Archuleta and Wood have the potential of resulting in a death sentence Regarding a change of venue as an alternative Esplin argued “a defendant has a right to trial in the place where he is accused” To the argument that a jury could be Esplin said “We don’t sequestered have one yet” Hare considered the arguments for about 30 minutes before announcing his decision He ruled that permitting press and public in the courtroom during the preliminary hearing would jeopardize the defendants’ right to a fair trial give rise to “extreme difficulties” in seating an impartial jury and may force a change of venue DEPUTY continued something that's not really conducive situation anywhere” to a Phillips said “Over the years certification and training requirements for law enforcement personnel have steadily creased to the point where it’s just not feasible anymore to have a person” depuTraining costs for a ty would be “too burdensome and pensive” Phillips said he said has been Phillips trying to solve the problem for the past five years “Initially our attempts were to and work with White out something try Pine County in Nevada” he said “We share a lot of common interests with them out there Juab and Millard County have for quite some time been ready to go on it but White Pine is on again off again They just never did get that pulled together” Interest in the program from Beaver County finally made it feasible Phillips said “I really pursued it this fall and with the help of a couple of the county commissioners” he said “I was able to get the right compacts made a couple of meetings set up and we got it put together and agreements signed We’re ready to start the program” Booth is scheduled to begin his new assignment “by the first of February” Phillips said Styler said Booth will work closely with cattle and sheep ranchers to help discourage rustling “There has been significant loss out on our West Desert this last year to cattlemen and sheepmen and we’re going to have him keep a watch on things and discourage activities” any illegal The loss of livestock last year has been significant in all three counties Phillips said “Probably the heaviest has been in Millard County though” he said “It’s been an problem to some degree but last year was just a killer” The mere presence of a officer in the area may prove to be an effective crime deterrent Styler said "What we’re hoping for is to get the word out that this fellow will be out there and beware because you never He also decided the court records would remain sealed and the gag order would remain in effect O'Brien moved the preliminary hearing be delayed until the Tribune could appeal Snedaker agreed Esplin told Hare that he would not waive Archuleta’s right to a speedy trial Taylor said the same on tehalf of Wood Hare denied the motion to delay Spectators were ordered from the room the court broke for lunch and the hearing proper began early in the afternoon Hare had set aside Tuesday and Jan 24 and 25 for the Wednesday hearing but it continued into the afternoon of Thursday Jan 26 and 25 were introduced exhibits witnesses called Concerning the closure of the hearing Salt Lake Tribune reporter Chris Jorgensen speculated the court was to the Sant case When I talked to Peterson” he said “he told me he didn’t want it closed I think Hare is on an ego trip The media had nothing to do with the Sant case” article printed on In his follow-uJan 25 page 2B of the Wednesday Tribune Jorgensen wrote: “Millard admit officials they’re still County smarting from the 1987 Sharon Sant forced murder trial in which a them to set one of the woman’s confessed killers free After being given immunity by Millard County attorneys William Bott 29 was released from he custody despite his confession murdered Ms Sant” George Wesley Hamilton was convicted of second degree murder in the Sant case Late in the afternoon of the third day of the hearing attorneys for Archuleta and Wood asked for the recess Both sides have basically rested their cases but Esplin add Taylor requested additional time to prepare written briefs before entering final arguments “It was continued upon motion of counsel for purposes of legal research” Hare said “All the evidence has been presented and the court granted the defendants time to file motions and be briefed on those motions Taylor said Taylor would not disclose the nature of the motions “I’d like to but I hesitate to discuss what I have in mind I might get in trouble with the court I have to follow the rules too” Hare would not say whether the motions would be made public "The preliminary hearing has been continued without date” Hare said “I don’t have a date when it will resume It will not be set for at least three weeks or longer There won’t even Fe a date determined when it will continue for at least three weeks” “The court reporter is to prepare a transcript which will take him three to four weeks” Peterson said “The defense then has 10 days after receiving the transcript to file their motions The prosecution has up to 10 days to respond prior to the hearing” ' know where he is going to be” he said Phillips said his department has good in the West Desert communications through repeater sites “Booth will be in radio communications with us at all times” he said “but he’s still a long way away from help” The nearest backup is in Delta 90 miles east of Garrison Booth will patrol with a county vehicle and on horseback “We bought him a used horse trailer" Styler said Booth has his own horses “He’s going to be sort of a Wyatt Earp out there in the West Desert with his truck and his horse and his trailer” Styler said Officials are in the early stages of making a similar arrangement for fulltime ambulance service in the West Desert Phillips said an ambulance has been stationed at Eskdale but training and certification like requirements those for law enforcement officers have made it difficult to keep it manned full time “As far as the Utah side out there” Phillips said "we’ve been without ambulance service other than responding out of Delta for two or three years” White Pine County Nevada has an ambulance in Baker but is isn’t available to Utah "As it is right now there are regulations rules and everything else that the two states have that are different that are blocking this” Phillips said "but I’ve been meeting with people who govern that for Utah and they’re now meeting with their counterparts in Nevada and it looks like we’re going to be able to work that situation out” Deadlines will be enforced The deadline for news items is Fridays by 5 pm Any news which arrives later than this time will be run on a space available only basis To make sure your news items are run on time please bring them in on time and a good time will be had by all! 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