Show V - Millard County 2 Pftge USPS Tfcurs July 9 1987 Special pagepage devoted to Safe Summer Fun The Page of this edition 8 is a two articles below Safeguarding Summer and Boating Safety are part of the material gathered Special thanks to the merchants who advertised and made the page possible Dear John: about With all that is known alcoholism and drug abuse surely by now there ought to be some concrete ideas about what causes the problems in the first place I have never found a good explanation for the developand I’ve never ment of addiction found a better prevention than total abstinence If you don’t use you don’t have to worry It seems simple enough to me Perplexed Dear Perplexed: It’s been said that for every comthere is a simple plicated problem solution-ait’s usually wrong In a society where about 70 percent of the is probably a litit drinks population tle simplistic to think that the entire drinking population will stop using just because it is not good for them is not human nature Remember logical In the past regardless of the efforts used to prohibit the developwhether ment of such problems religious moral ethical etc the problems of use abuse and addiction seem to develop in all areas And yet they don’t seem to develop equally for all A few safety rules to follow include: Never leave a child alone in or innear a pool or body of water cluding in the bath tub 2 Young children should never be considered despite their swimming skills 3 Children should be taught good swimming safety rules 4 Do not let anyone regardless of age swim alone 5 Do not let children rely on floaters inflatable arm bands or inner tubes to prevent accidents While summer swimming fun can for provide plenty of entertainment family and friends it is important to follow a few safety rules Valuable CPR information can help save a life CPR?” “We should have locked the gate to the pool” When a child has drowned or nearly drowned a thousand “should haves” race through the minds of the dividuals involved While hindsight is prevention is the key Each year thousands of children die in drowning accidents and many more suffer from the physical and emotional effects of incidents Drowning is one of the major causes of death for children under four yet it is preventable Boating safety The Utah Water Safety Act and Board of Parks and Recreation Rules are quite explicit They were amended in April 1987 and they are for the protection of all swimmers skiers and boaters The document containing the rules and regulations is quite detailed A copy is in the Chronicle Progress office Included below are only a few items No person may operate any vessel or manipulate any water skiis aquaplane or similar device in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property A of this section is a class B misdemeanor Any ordinance adopted by a local authority that governs a person’s operation of a vessel while having alcohol in the blood or breath or while under the influence of alcohol or drugs shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter (l)(a) It is unlawful and punishable as provided in this section for any person to operate a vessel on the waters of this state if: (i) the person has a blood or breath alcohol content of 08 percent or greater by weight as shown by any chemical test given within two hours after the alleged operation or (ii) the person is under the in- - fluence of alcohol or any drug or the combined influence of alcohol and any drug to a degree which renders the person incapable of safely operating a vessel Towed Devices The operator of a vessel which is towing a person on water skiis or other devices shall be responsible for maintaing a safe course with proper lookout The progress of the person under tow shall be reported to the vessel operator by an onboard observer who is at least eight years of age The operator of a vessel shall not tow water skiers or other devices between sunset and sunrise A flag shall be displayed by the observer in a visible manner to other boaters in the area while the person to be towed is in the water either preparing to be towed or finishing a tow The flag shall be international orange at least 12 inches square and mounted on a handle The operator of a vessel which is towing a person on water skiis or other devices shall require each person who is water skiing or using other devices to wear a personal flotation device In lieu of a personal flotation device a ski belt may be worn if there is a personal flotation device on board the vessel for the person” sion report Millard County USPS ivtry LaciM Ml a MU Pbllbl1 Mlta Editor Publisher Dutson Susan Editorial Carder Dawn at Reporter Large Advertising i Sales Legal Billing Riley Wood Design Julie Ward Goerti Fillmore Office Manager Evelyn Mallet Receivable Accounts Deb Greathouse Circulation Julie Ward Goerti CirculationComp CirculationProduction Fillmore 2nd Ward - July 14 and Brett Andengaard Cymoni Whatcott wedding reception 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8:30 am Delta 4th Ward Helen Hersleff 89th birthday 79 N 400 W Delta pm Elder Morrell J Swallow mission farewell Meadow Ward 2:50 pm Chronicle Progress inadequacy TEENAGE PR0BLEMS& Call Geno: and ' Af "Congress 4 definitive cause and effect relationship has never been established Another psychological theory is the learning theory This suggests that as individuals learn to cope with anxiety and stress by using alcohol and drugs the resulting reinforcement process causes a dependency to develop The theory also states that this conditioned response can be “unlearned” Unfortunately experience has shown that chemically dependent people jeopardize their sobriety with social drinking or social use of any drugs Another theory in this category the decision theory states that chemical dependency is simply the result of unsuccessful decisions The goal of treatment is to change those decisions and thereby avoid the problems of chemical suicide dependency psychiatric or other types of unsucdisorders cessful lifestyles Sociological Theory— This group of theories suggests that there are cultural and environmental causes to chemical These are based on findependency dings of high rates of chemical dependency among certain cultural groups and low rates among others The deviant behavior theory falls into this category as well Physiological Theories-Th- is group of theories states that certain people are predisposed toward certain diseases because of a genetic causation and that the likelihood is often passed from one generation to the next All are based on the assumption that chemical dependency is based on some kind of physiological dysfunction The metabolic theory focuses on metabolism the endocrine theory focuses on hypothyroidism or hypopituitarism hypoadrenalism the nutrition theory hypogonadaism focuses on nutritional deficiencies that are supplemented by alcohol and drugs and the allergy theory focuses on an allergic response that creates a craving As research continues I am confident that definitive answers will be found to aid in the battle with chemical dependency But for now the best advice is 1) abstinence or at least moderation 3) 2) open communication and 4) positive life skills development the recognition that alcohol or drugs s are not the to the daily problems in life losing jobs by Sen Orrin G’ Ht£!f' endeavors 4o reform our welfare system in a way that will provide individuals and families with a route to economic security and dependence it seems counterproductive to consider also increasing the minimum wagea move that will inevitably put more people out of work Advocates say an increase will ease the burden of the working poor But logic experience and common sense suggest otherwise Senator Edward Kennedy and Representative Augustus Hawkins have introduced legislation that would force the minimum wage up nearly 40 percent during the next three years to $465 After 1990 the minimum wage would be indexed to half the average American worker’s wage That means automatic increases in the minimum without further public comment or legislative action There are several key reasons to question the advisability of enacting such legislation Jobs at Risk First economists are virtually unanimous on the fact that jobs will be lost if the minimum wage is increased The Minimum Wage Study Commission concluded in 1981 that every 10 percent increase in the minimum wage could eliminate 70000 to 200000 jobs for teenagers alone Total job loss could be substantially higher Given a nearly 40 percent increase the legislation proposed by Senator Kennedy and Representative Hawkins would jeopardize an additional 400000 to 800000 jobs denying opportunities to thousands more Simply put the minimum wage won’t mean a the rate people are forced out of their jobs A higher wage is little consolation for someone who doesn’t have a job Furthermore by eliminating jobs that provide chances to acquire skills and job experience the proposed legislation would make it even more difficult for unskilled or inexperienced individuals to obtain the training and work references they need to move up the employment ladder This bill not only cuts off people’s employment and incomes it also cuts off their opportunities for the future A Poverty Weapon that Backfires On the surface it might seem that raising the minimum wage is a good idea After all inflation has drastically reduced the purchasing power of the minimum wage since 1981 There is no question that families earning only minimum wage incomes have a very rough time making ends meet But an increase in the minimum wage is an effective weapon in the war on poverty A recent Congressional Budget Office study shows that only one in five minimum wage earners fits the traditional “working poor” profile In reality the typical minimum wage employee is young single and works 4 pm The feriority powerlessness being either excessively or unable to postpone dependent The problem with this gratification theory is that while chemically dependent people commonly develop many of these characteristics there are many people with these characteristics that never develop chemical dependency A T ft Beginning June 15 Motor Vehicle Schedule: Fillmore Mond & Thurs 9 a m noon & Elder James T Land mission farewell Oak City Chapel pm Elder John Raymond Melville mis- people Researchers have done much to explain this problem and a variety of theories have developed none of which seems to answer all the questions completely And because of the complexity of these problems the variations in and the personal biases in definitions each of us it has been almost impossible for everyone to agree on every three major As a result theory theories have developed: psychological sociological and physiological Psychological-Th- is theory attempts to explain the problem by identifying individuals with addictive personalities Some of the more common traits of these individuals include: low frustration tolerance weak ego strengths exaggerated sensitivities sexual or emotional immaturity basic feelings of in- Raising wages r Community-Calenda- TO THE UTTERS Theories of chemical dependency Safeguarding summer “I should have never left Sara in the baby pool alone” “Why didn’t I take a course in is Editor’s note: John Waterbury Director of Dayspring Chemical Dependency Services for Intermountain Health Care and questions or quests for information may be sent to him at IHC 36 South State Street 21st floor Salt Lake City Utah 84111 These letters for the basis for the “Dear John Letters” JOHN WATERBURY Dear John Letters but ft not jtoo'f Since the ‘minimum wage law applies' to the4dbor force the benefits of an crease are not directed to those families who need a raise the most On the contrary minimum wage boosts have increased rather than reduced pressures on the working poor many of whom do not have the skills to compete for jobs at higher wage levels As employers adjust to the higher labor costs workers without skills will be priced out of the market In short a higher minimum wage may increase the incomes of some workers but only at the expense of others Minimum Skills Not Minimum Wages Supporters of minimum wage legislation are ignoring the real reasons some individuals remain employed at low wages Today’s jobs require a more highly skilled and more highly adaptable workforce Of the net new jobs created since 1983 125 million have paid $10 per hour or more and 32 million have paid between $6 and $10 per hour 43 million jobs paying $6 or less have actually been lost The primary barriers to better jobs for those stuck at the minimum wage are poor reading and math skills limited English proficiency and few job skills The way to break down these barriers is not through a increase but wage through more vigorous outreach to low income heads of household by our training and educational programs Over $13 billion has been requested for these programs next year The solution as the proverb says is to “teach a man to fish” If we are serious about helping people in need we must help them acquire the skills which will enable them to be independent and free of the minimum wage as the determinant of how far they can go Sen Hatch is the ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources EDITOR Cabbage Patch Baby Stolen enough to loose a favorite toy but how This is an open letter to the do you explam how someone your age year old girl who took my 6 year old take a child s would deliberately favorite toy I’m sure by now you have gotten rid the in Delta Maybe you did this and doll you probably don’t as a fun lark but believe me that lark of the even read this paper but maybe sohas broken a 6 year old’s heart Delta knows who you are and That doll wasn’t just a doll it was her meone in there will be no friend her baby her confidant I hope will let you know that if you’ll just please call us you never have to witness a child’s questions sadness that was felt that day or the and return the doll Merla Gordon waking in the night crying because “her 15 222 N 1200 W baby wouldn’t know she was loved” Orem UT 84057 or the watching her pick up the doll’s clothes and start to cry again It’s bad granddaughters “Cabbage patcjj Baby” Sat July 4 at 10:30 am from UEA informs its membership letter you The published over the name of Lynn Crook of Santaquin raised questions about the Utah Education Association’s involvement in politics The statement I made on KUTV’s which Mr “Take Two” program Crook challenged is factual I repeat it: UEA does not use dues money to contribute to candidates for public office UEA does have a political action committee which receives voluntary contributions from most of our members The UEA Political Action Committee makes contributions to the campaigns of candidates from that fund just as other political action committees do To show the extent to which the UEA Political Action Committee goes to inform those who contribute to it your readers should know that the committee sent copies of a newsletter to all UEA 1986 members before the November election That publication listed and discussed candidates supported by the UEA Political Action Committee Political activity in this country thank heaven is considered an act of In addition to engood citizenship couraging UEA members to participate in the democratic process known as politics I encourage all Utahns to help able intelligent candidates to win elections Betty Condie Utah Education Association Constituents disagree with Karras We think it is humorous that Nolan Karras is worried that Utah may become “polarized” over the tax issue We’ve got news for him it already is At one end you have legislators like Nolan Karras who talk in public about waste in government and who apparently think the solution to the problem is to raise taxes On the other end you have a fast growing number of Utahns who are fed up with the cowardice of the legislature which bows to the every demand of the special interest UEA union People are coming to learn that one of the initiatives that is being circulated for signature is nothing more than a bill providing a source of income and population data so that a law on tax limitation based on the peoples’ ability to pay and that has been on the books since 1979 can be put into force Can you believe it? Since 1979 we have had a law that ties tax increases to the population base and personal come but for 8 years most recently the under the leadership of Karras legislature could not find the courage to come up with the necessary data! for the Karass’s plaintive cry Rep support of the UEA and the PTA now that the public heat is on reveals some misunderstanding on his part it seems as to what the function of a legislature is Someone ought to clue the Speaker in on the fact that a 15000 member union is not the people of Utah He has got a lot less than eighteen months to learn this lesson Linda Burton Ereita Zimmerman Margaret Russell Alton J Mathie Norma Helen Mathie of Representative (All constituents Nolan Karras) SPORTS MED This is a new column which will be appearing regularly in this newspaper It is prepared by Stephen Henry MD and Regina White Durbin LPT Dr Henry is an instructor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Louisville in Kentucky and a Physician Consultant at St Anthony Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center Ms Durbin is presently Director of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center and Associate Director for Rehabilitation Medicine Services at St Anthony Medical Center Heel Pain Heel pain with the first step in the morning is the bane of many runners and other athletes as one reader wrote into ask about It can affect others as well especially those who must stand or walk a lot The heel pain usually begins slowly perhaps as a stiffness and can progress to the point of hurting not only with the first morning step but also each time one stands after sitting for any length of time This pain located in the heel usually just to the front of the heel pad can be a result of several things In the under 14 year old fully loaded supertanker travelling at its normal speed of 16 knots A needs at least twenty minutes to athlete it can be “Sever’s Disease” an epiphysitis of the growth plate in the calcaneus In this case the heel may hurt during activity and is usally worse after activity Rest as well as arch supports in the athlete’s shoes help Practicing as much as possible on softer surfaces will also reduce the stress This condition is usally outgrown with age with few long term negative effects Heel pain in the adult is usually referred to as a heel spur or as plantar faciitis It is an irritation of the attachment of the spring ligament The ligament helps support the foot and is stretched each time the foot bears weight is taken and a little boney If an growth shows this is known as a heel spur While it looks on the just like you would imagine it actually is a “shelf” of bone and is not sharp This bone growth is a reaction to the stress that has been applied to the ligament and is your body’s attempt to rectify the situation Many people between the ages of have this boney change but have experienced no pain This means the irritation at the area not the boney growth is the cause of the pain Plantar fasciitis or heel spurs can be treated in the same manner If the pain has just begun to occur frequently a short course of weeks of antiinflammatory medication will resolve the pain When this is coupled with a reduction in activity and by wearing shoes with arch supports as opposed to going barefoot or wearing sandles further pain relief occurs If this initial treatment does not work and after you have cut your activity to at least half then you can consider several options an adhesive taping in the Frequently low dye strap technique helps relieve the stress on the spring ligament This form of rest in conjunction with a steroidal injection often resolves the pain However you must realize the mechanics of what caused the pain has not changed If you immediately return to over stressing your system the pain will often return so a gradual progressive return is necessary If the pain returns you may want to consider intervention Orthotics help your feet accomodate to the stress much in the same way glasses accomodate for eye deficiencies Surgery should be considered a last resort and frequently it is unsuccessful particularly if orthotics are not used after the surgery If you have a specific sports medicine related question please feel free to address them to us Write to Dr Stephen Henry SPORTS MED LINE 1361 Tyler Park Louisville Kentucky 40204 |