Show mrm' 2 - Pg Millard County s (ffommenta had about decided to wimp out on the Annapolis report but perhaps I better give it a light over All the activity in Washington DC had made me so tired I couldn’t really tune into Annapolis with great enthusiasm I had been there briefly before years ago and remembered John Paul Jones crypt in the basement of the church and they were making preparations for a wedding and the bride came out and kissed the men and that I about froze to death This trip we also visited the crypt and were told again that John Paul (Jones was picked up later) was originally buried in France When they rediscovered his burial place his remains were in a lead casket full of rum with only his nose sticking out When they reburied him at the Naval Academy they eliminated the rum A shames as understand being buried in rum was his request (We didn’t get in on a wedding this time and the weather was pleasant) We also had a tour of the building for the academy housing very small and spit and polish rooms I definitely couldn’t handle all rules I Tlmrs March LSPS - - i 19M 31 &uc We toured the State House and the sign in front says“In the State House oldest in the nation still in Legislative use General Washington George before the resigned his commission Continenal Congress December 23 1783 Here January 14 1784 Congress ratified the treaty of Paris to end the Revolutionary War and May 7 1784 appointed Thomas Jefferson Minister From here September Plenipotentiary 14 1786 the Annapolis Convention issued the call to the States that led to the Constitutional Convention” We toured the William Paca House and I was just too tired to take notes I did perk up when they told us about the many many gallons of rum imported for 2000 residents however George and the boys did enjoy their cards and ‘medicine’ We ate lots of good food in Annapolis and browsed a few shops We also saw lots of sail boats but nothing compared to the height of the season I was told sort of bumper to bumper but that is not the proper nautical term am sure So much to see - so little time The trip was over and we headed home House Bill 51 During the last days of legislation House Bill 5 concerning the creation enterprise zones within the rural areas of Utah was passed The bill passed the House of Representatives in the Senate and passed Rural legislator Rep Ray Nielson stated “The bill passed I with substantial bipartisan support think we have realized that in order to have a healthy economy in Utah we the about do need to high something and other economic unemployment problems found in our rural areas” Urban legislators echoed the importance of the passing of the bill for the welfare of the entire state “It is to implement innovative programs such as the enterprise zones in the of a viable economy development within the state of Utah What’s good of for the rural areas is good for Utah as a whole We need better balance in our overall economic to development equalize the tax burden throughout Utah” said Rep Grant Protzman The Bill will provide two kinds of tax incentives for new and expanding businesses within eligible rural areas These incentives would include a job tax credit and an investment tax credit To become eligible for these breaks each county would be required to establish their own local incentive package to go along with that of the state These packages would need to be approved by the State Department of Community and Economic Development before the counties would be an Presently granted eligibility estimated 13 counties are eligible Community Calendar Motor Vehicle Schedule: rillmore Mon & Thurs 9 a m noon & pm Delta Wed 9 a m noon & pm Renewals any working day at Millard County Offices 16 leb April 15 for 1988 Wheat and Feed Grain program ASCS office March 15 - April 15 “Utah Art of the Depression” hibit Delta City Library March 28 - April 7 Tennis League registration 10 am - 5 pm White Sage Regional Park March 31 Prenatal Classes begin at Delta Community Medical Center 7:30 pm April Julie Ann Walton and David Thomas Hawk wedding open house Delta Stake Center pm April 2 Rebecca Sannes and Kevin Law wedding reception pm M E Bird Center Delta East Millard Easter Egg Hunt 10 am North Park Delta Easter Egg Hunt 9 am Delta City Park April 3 Vivian Peterson Holman 90th birthday Open House pm M E Bird Center Delta National Library Week 4 April David Adams and Anna Marie Denning wedding Open House Cameron Adams home 1260 N 500 W Delta afternoon and evening “The Eye of Thomas Jefferson” Multipurpose room Millard Fillmore Library 7:30 pm presented by Mr Jolley April 5 Congressman Jim Hansen at Fillmore City Building 10 am April 6 Blood Pressure Clinic Delta Public Health 1:30 am pm April 7 Fine Arts Guild East Millard meeting 4 pm DHS Parent Teacher conference noon - 7 pm April 8 Lori Ingram and Scott Fullmer 8 10 pm Delta Stake Center April 9 East Millard Sheriffs Posse radio Days 8 am - 5 pm Headquarters Paradise Inn April 12 mmunization Clinic Fillmore Public Health am Blood Pressure Clinic Fillmore Public Health office You mry Ttamfer a MU Utai 1424 ki a 4t MW Mb Ub Editor Dutson Editorial Carder Dawn at Large Reporter Advertising Sales Riley Wood Rita Robinson t Legal Billing Sales Julie Ward Geertz Design Fillmore Office Manager Evelyn Mallet Deb Greathouse Accounts Receivable Circulation Julie Ward Goertz CirculationComp GrculationProduction Rita Robinson Commercial 00 Copy Smgic PO Delta Adwtwng CJm Potto Pd 3400 CMu Mmore Delta Public pm 7 pm Delta in School k JIM CAMPBELL Utah Education Association President in times of stress outside and the fur--When a problem develops keep a attitude about resolving it -- Encourage in your children by having them work out solutions to their problems with you —Build your children’s by trusting them to assume responsibilities -- Discuss rules and roles so everyone knows what’s allowed and what’s who’s responsible for what and when --Conduct a weekly family meeting so everyone can talk about problems raise complaints and express themselves Time is a rare commodity these days but if we can find enough minutes to do these things family life can be happier MIEWE cents changes Utah Ddt to 4624 Uuh 5)40 OWNtp I April 25 Immunization Clinic Health am & May 5 “Blue Notes” concert High School per 6 months Send Address Box 249 April 21 Ut St Retirement counselor Delta City Offices 8:30 am - 2:30 pm April 23 East Millard Fine Arts Guild closing social Printing County POSTMASTER - In Advance In County 00 per year In County 1000 per 6 months Out of County $2000 per year of These are only two of 20000 car- toons created by Sidney Harris Harris’ cartoons have appeared in magazines from Physics to Today to Playboy and have been collected in several books He draws three or four cartoons a day he says and sells about a third of them Some keep circulating has been The “miracle” cartoon reprinted about 100 times and has apand book covers in peared on textbooks and newsletters At the national meeting of the for the AdAmerican Association vancement of Science a couple of weeks ago Harris talked about “humor in science” His talk consisted of showing cartoons to an audience of about 500 who cracked up scientists Belly laughs Over and over again Scientists (and others) find his carHarris hilarious a toons although small guy with a constant smile says he really doesn’t know anything about science For his blackboard formulae he looks in his Van Nostrand encyclopedia then alters them a little The scientists liked Harris’ version of 3 x “12 Einstein’s first equation: x 6 And his “Great moments in Pasteur buying his first shopping:” bottle of pasteurized milk And the woman saying to a man “The right side of my brain says yes but I’m waiting to hear from my left side” And the turning point in canine history where the cavemen debate whether they should eat the dog or feed it One scientist wrote to tell him that his cartoon showing the square root of a chicken an egg was pretty good because total clutch weight is proportional to the square root of body weight Who knows what makes something funny to a large audience? Harris isn’t quite sure Of the cartoons he does in a year he may really like only about 10 One of Harris’ favorites is a publisher writing a letter: “Dear We feel your new Dostoevsky ‘Crime Punishment and manuscript is much too long You Repentance’ should cut it by a third” That one found a publisher but some of Harris’ personal favorites have been rejected several times “Humor” says Isaac Asimov who is a fan of Harris’ “is what makes me laugh people who don’t laugh at what makes me laugh have no sense of humor and should be ashamed of themselves On the other hand if they laugh at what doesn’t make me laugh they are peculiar” Although Harris may be cartoons themselves are not new A limestone carving from ancient Egypt dated around 1300 BC shows a cat with a fan serving an enthroned mouse Dutson Shetlie Subscriptions Out two” and Your Child: It’s degrees nace is on the fritz the kids will be late in five minutes and for school breakfast isn’t on the table yet Situations such as this create stress on they don’t need conflicts the tension Despite demands and lack of communication in these hectic on families can be kept to a minimum Irene Chesire Beck writing in PTA Today offers these suggestions for preventing family stress: -- Spend time with each family member on a regular basis and let it be known it’s okay to disagree if there are differences -- Don’t drop happy family bedtime as bathtime Sunday wal- kbreakfast or an 16 ad Susan by Jiliyn Smith Science Writer Utah State University Have you seen the cartoon caption- ed “Immediately after Orville Wright’s historic flight his luggage could not be located?” Or the one with two scientists looking at a formula on the blackboard-opoints to the statement “and then a miracle occurs” and says “I think you should be more explicit here in step by USPS Publisher A funny pm April 14 West Millard Historical Society to meet in Oak City 7:30 pm April 16 West Millard Swimming Pool annual plant sale April 19 Food Handlers Class Delta Public Health 2:30 ($5 fee) April 20 Fillmore Class Food Handlers Public Health 2:30 pm ($5 fee) Success Ihe Millard County Chronicle Progress SidllCy HSrnS I J Precp jane More news from Japan by Jane Beckwith foreign correspondent March 3 If any of you have heard critics of American education say that Japanese students attend 220 days of school a year while their American counterparts only attend 180 as much as I have you too will probably be interested in the school calendar I have followed here First the school year begins in April and ends in March I knew that because I arrived at the beginning of the second term but I was not prepared for the winding down of school that began in December At that time after the second round of final tests (I’ll talk more about those in a minute) the entire school went to a koygen performance (sort of folk theater) held in Hiroshima It was then that Mr Takao my supervisor told me that Japanese students don’t really attend 220 days of school Of course Utah students don’t attend 180 full days of school either what with sports meets assemblies Jr Prom decoration days—and the average number of days a student is absent Anyway we went to the performance on Saturday that’s a regular school day (half day) in Japan Here tests are such an important part of student life that they are scheduled just the same way that final exams are in college All classes except and PE and art have finals And school virtually shuts down then The teachers’ office even has a different character as students are forbidden to enter the room beyond the door a week before the tests begin lest they see them The teachers appoint each other to make up the various tests ie one math teacher makes up the trig test one makes up the algebra test (I’ve been interested in the fact that the majority of the teachers just “cut and paste” to make the tests: Xerox a problem from college entrance test paste it and other Radon again? By Dennis Hinkamp Consumer Information Writer Utah State University Radon gas is one of those problems that just won’t go away— not in the news and not in the ground we build our houses on Although it is a small hazard as hazards go it continually pops up in If you the news and in advertisements do have it in your house it won’t go away unless you do something about it Radon gas does have the overtones horror movie It is a of a colorless odorless tasteless gas that creeps up through the soil and could be the cause of 5000 to 20000 lung cancer deaths per year Radon has been with us since the beginning of time It is produced as radium and uranium break down There is such a wide variation in these lung cancer statistics because the only thing that is certain about radon is that nothing much is certain Nobody is quite sure what government agency should be responsible for monitoring and regulating radon in homes although most recently the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been trying to survey the problem says Dr Howard Deer Utah State University Extension toxicologist According to Deer the problem is that the research on the subject is conflicting Radon was first suspected of causing lung cancer in uranium mine workers Researchers supposed that if the lung cancer rates in mine workers were increased the lung cancer rates of other people exposed to radon would be also Radon gas is thought to enter homes through cracks in the foundation pipes and loose slab joints The gas is trapped inside homes with Deer says poor ventilation He says however that some studies uraniuum mine workers’ indicate cancer rates are related more to their smoking habits than to radon exposure Another hypothesis is that smoking makes people more susceptible to the harmful effects of radon So far surveys of homes with high levels of radon gas have been conclusive and often confusing In one study counties with the lowest lung cancer rates have higher radon levels than counties that have higher cancer rates Deer says As with any other problem that befalls us there are people trying to make money off the predicament There are plenty of advertisements for radon detectors and radon water filters Deer says you shouldn’t panic and buy an expensive radon detector until you first get an inexpensive ($10-- 15) test kit to see if you have a problem He also says water is not much of a problem Only about one percent of all indoor radon enters the home through tap water If radon in the water is a problem an activated charcoal filter should take care of it If you are interested in testing your March is a good home for radon month to do so Home radon levels reach their peak when homes have been closed and unventilated for long winter months Deer says Information about laboratory testing is available from Radon Technical Information Service Research Triangle Institute PO Box 12194 Research Triangle Park NC 27709 or by callof ing the Utah State Department Health Division of Radiation Control in Salt Lake City problems together and there’s 304 Beckwith Honmachi Hiroshima your 735 JAPAN reasons why a student attends high school is to get a diploma AND prepare for a test that will allow him to enter a “good” college or university (From what I’ve heard high school educations are more rigorous than college courses test) The days of the tests usually five days students only come to school in the mornings for three classes They take the tests and then go home (?) to study for the next day of tests I don’t doubt that they go home I’m not too convinced of their commitment to studying Anyway that takes care of about 30 days of school so the comparison is 190 days for Japanese students and less than 180 for Utahns More days are missed for school such as the cultural day and sports day Those were both held in October for a full day of organized playing After the finals in December students were allowed to (?) play sports outside for two days It was so cold that when students weren’t playing basketball or soccer they were clutching packets of what’s called “Mr Hot” some sort of package containing chemicals which react and make heat On a Sunday in February ALL the Grade and Grade 2 students were quired to run in a marathon 10 km for boys 4 for girls And then for four days the Grade 2 students went skiing One day they played a game at school designed to flex a student’s memory of here) So anyway the college tests begin the first of February with a preliminary test and the final tests are in March Seniors must do well on the first test in order to take the second one The first one is sort of a blanket test similar to the ACT Test It has sections on English Japanese history and math those kinds of general topics The test and the answers were printed in the newspaper the day after the test I missed four on the English test (I two answers and missed two others Most English teachers got them all right) The second set of tests is more difficult and is held at the university or college Students must provide their own transportation and lodging Besides that their is a fee of 15000 yen ($12500) for each state university and considerably more for private schools So if they take two tests that can amount to a hefty sum No wonder The seniors don’t come to school Japanese place so much emphasis on being able to enter a prestigious school their system is very flexible for that student The students who aren’t terested in college just get jobs or have a vacation Now here it is March 3 Tests will begin March 5 and continue off and on until March 14 March 8 is the graduaMarch 19 every tion ceremony homeroom has a farewell party and spring break begins March 20 right on the Vernal Equinox (I told you that Japanese people love spring!) There is much more to talk about when comparing Japanese and American schools than just the number of days or “non-days in a school year but I’ll save that story for later 100 Japanese poems Students had a two week vacation around Christmas and New Years but many students came to school to participate in their club activities such as soccer kendo soft tennis karate After school officially resumed in and Grade 2 the Grade January with students were too preparing class songs for the senior farewell party to do anything I thought they were jumping the gun until someone told me that January 29 was the last day of school for the Grade 3 senior students I was shocked and appalled (as the old cliche goes) That’s what I call nipping “senioritis” in the bud But then I found out the reason There is no way around it the most important two The County Agent X loie this stuff but by Larry Campbell USU Extension Agent Millard County “ALFALFA-BU- Y SEED TO LAST” Most alfalfa growers are familiar with the need for insect control in order to produce a quality product But alfalfa diseases can be even more devastating because there are no sprays to control them The only tool producers have is to select resistant varieties In the past many producers were lucky when it came to diseases because they were somewhat isolated But today with super highways and interstate marketing a new disease can cover the state in three years or less That’s actly what Verticillium Wilt has done in Utah In addition to Verticillium we need resistance for bacterial wilt fusarium wilt phytophthora root rot and stem nematode Only 17 percent of the varieties offered by companies this year have the necessary disease resistance for our area I only selected varieties that were resistant or highly resistant for the above diseases Resistance means that 30 to 50 percent of the plants would not be affected by the disease The first four varieties were also resistant to stem it gives me gas in addition to the four menatode diseases The rest are resistant to the four diseases only Fortress by Northtrup King Crown by Cargill Kingstar by King Grain Shield by Great Lakes Chippewa II by Jung Garst 636 by Garst WL 225 by Research Admiral by Pickseed AF21 by AsgrowO’s Gold Arrow by NAPB Centurion by Agway Allied Dart by Agri Pro DK 125 by r Endure by Cargill Impact by Peterson by L Herried Sure by CenexLand O’Lakes Ultra by Summitt by Northrup King Verta by NC Hybrids Chief by Jacques Dynasty by Dairyland Edge by Research Seeds by Funk Seed Some varieties by had low resistance or no resistance to one of the four diseases so they were not listed None of the varieties available this year have been tested for salt tolerance USU does have a salt tolerance variety test but at present they are all University research varieties and have not been released to private companies One problem they’re trying to overcome is that the salt tolerant plants thus far have not been winter hardy Sports Med Orthotics & chronic injuries We recently had a question from a reader who wanted to know about the use of orthotics in a person with a chronic hamstring strain It is best to begin by describing how these two items may be related When a muscle is repeatedly strained or you experience recurring tendonitis you may have a bioechanical problem This means the alignment of your feet knees hips pelvis and low back may not be perfect While this malalingment is common when sport or everday activities push the body beyond its limits this poor alignment plays a large part in incorrectly using and overusing the muscles Once this has become chronic it is increasingly difficult to treat the problem without addressing the alignment of the lower extremity In the case of a chronic problem frequently a biomechanical gait analysis is indicated Biomechanical gait analysis looks not only at the feet but how they interact with the joints above This can point out areas that need stretIt may also ching and strengthening point out the need for orthotics Orthotics for the feet are devices made to control the foot In the adult these devices compensate for the poor alignment in the foot In the adult these Jevices compensate for the poor alignment in much the same say eyeglasses work for the for the problem when in use but no permanent change occurs when the is not in use W hile many different materials are used in the actual orthotics (leather plastic cork etc) it has been our experience that the most effective orthotics are fabricated from a subtalar neutral mold Orthotics are not inexpensive so choosing who you wish to make the orthotics should be done with care In the case of the chronic hamstring pull careful attention needs to be given to the leg lengths the alignment of the pelvis and the proper rehab of the strain This includes both stretching and strengthening of the hamstring muscle It is quite possible that orthotics may be of assistance if rehab has been appropriate but has failed to fully resolve the problem If you have a sportmedicine question feel free to write SPORTS MEDLINE Dr Stephen Henry 1361 Tyler Park Drive Louisville Kentucky 40204 co |