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Show Thursday, August 14, 2008 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Daily farmers urge children to drink milk The Dairy Farmers of UtahNevada support a recent re-cent study published in the journal Bone, which states higher intakes of calcium may substantially improve bone health in children. The Huncharek study researchers assessed data r t ... rrom zi randomized clinical trials with more than 3,800 children and found children with inadequate calcium consumption prior to the studies experienced an approximate ap-proximate 25 times greater increase in their total body bone mineral content than children already consuming consum-ing adequate amounts of calcium. The findings also suggest consuming adequate ad-equate amounts of calcium throughout childhood mav help prevent future osteoporosis, osteo-porosis, a major health concern con-cern in the United States. "These finding are extremely ex-tremely important from a nutrition and medical standpoint," stand-point," said Karen Koncar, Dairy Farmers of Utah general manager. "We've known for years that rv ; tr t"-'T milk is plentiful in calcium and other essential minerals, miner-als, but this finding shines light on the deeper importance impor-tance of calcium intake at a young age to prevent painful pain-ful diseases later in life." Calcium deficiency in children chil-dren and adolescents is a major problem in the United States, with 9 of 10 girls and 7 of 10 boys not consuming the necessary amounts of calcium, according to the USDA. The National Osteoporosis Os-teoporosis Foundation suggests sug-gests building strong bone mass during childhood and adolescence can reduce the risk of bone fractures and osteoporosis later in life. Men's flag football league forming in Springville Springville City Recreation is now offering Adult Men's Flag Football starting September 1, 2008. Games will be played Thursday evenings and Saturday Sat-urday mornings. The Team fee is $330. Call the Springville City Recreation Office for more details, 489-2735. On average, Americans consume only half of the recommended three servings serv-ings of dairy a day, which deprives the body of essential essen-tial nutrients like calcium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamins A, D, B12, riboflavin and protein. "It isn't difficult to eat the three servings of dairy a day, especially for children," chil-dren," Koncar said. "There are a growing number of dairy snack foods that will satisfy children's hunger cravings and provide these important nutrients. Parents Par-ents can also set a good example ex-ample for their children by drinking milk and eating other dairy products." The Dairy Farmers of UtahNevada represent the interests of nearly 400 dairy farmers in Utah and Nevada. The non-profit organization or-ganization is dedicated to promoting healthy products produced by the dairy industry. in-dustry. For more information informa-tion on the dairy industry or milk's nutritional benefits, ben-efits, visit www.utahdairy-council.com www.utahdairy-council.com or the Dairy Council national website www . NationalDairy Coun-cil.org. Coun-cil.org. . Utah natural gas production achieves all time record Utah's natural gas producers have set an all time monthly production record re-cord of more than 35 billion cubic feet, enough natural gas to.supply half a miliion homes annually. The record was set in March 2008 according to figures reported by operators to the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining. Meanwhile, in the same month oil production pro-duction in the state achieved its highest monthly production total since May of 1994. More than 1.7 million barrels of oil were produced. "Market conditions continue to drive production," said Gil Hunt, associate director for oil and gas. "Although the division has been processing fewer applications to drill, high prices and increasing demand continue to fuel energy en-ergy development." Uintah County is the state's largest producer of natural gas. More than 218 billion cubic feet were recovered last year. Carbon County followed in second place with more than 90 billion bil-lion cubic feet produced and Duchesne County was responsible for producing just over 25 billion cubic feet. Duchesne County jumps to the number num-ber one spot in oil production followed by Uintah County and then San Juan County. The Division of Oil, Gas and Mining maintains strict environmental requirements require-ments for natural gas and oil development develop-ment in Utah and also is responsible for preventing waste of these non-renewable resources. In addition, the division protects the ownership rights of landowners land-owners affected by energy production. Check the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining's Min-ing's website at www.ogm.utah.gov for more information on Utah's energy and mineral production. Playhouse Habitat house Continued from page 1 will be an opportunity for him to be able to help those children more," said Kena Mathews, executive director direc-tor of Habitat for Humanity Human-ity of Utah County. The Utah County organization orga-nization has built 31 homes during the last 16 years, with' from four to five homes currently cur-rently built each year and a goal to increase that number in the coming years. Most of the homes built so far have been in the Pro-voOrem Pro-voOrem area because it is more expensive for families fami-lies to live far away from the jobs and services found in the larger cities. However, the building of more houses combined with increasing requests rrom iammes to nve in other communities have led to more Habitat home construction outside Provo and Orem, Mathews said. A low -income family ODiauiuig a uume uu uugu Habitat for Humanity must go through an application appli-cation process, put $1,000 down toward the cost of the house and contribute 500 "sweat equity" hours of work during the construction con-struction of their or anoth er Habitat home. When completed, Habitat Habi-tat for Humanity has the mortgage on the home and the family usually makes payments of between $250 and $500 per month, Mathews said. The final cost to the family is usually the cost of buidling plus 25 percent of the price of the property. The mortgage process is set up so families cannot quickly sell the property to obtain the equity put in place through the donations dona-tions and service of others. The families must also take classes that educate them about home ownership and help them find a bridge out of poverty. Mathews said her organization orga-nization is already getting support from the Springville Spring-ville community for the project. A letter about the home build went out in July to members of the Springville Area Chamber of Commerce. "Usually, it takes about four to six months to build a home, not five days," Mathews said. The quick time period builds excitement excite-ment for the organization and allows volunteers, and businesses to get involved. "A lot of times a whole bunch of people get involved in-volved for a short period of time where they might not be able to be involved for a long period of time," Mathews said. To obtain more information informa-tion about the project or to (volunteer, call Jayne An-derton An-derton or Rachel Wyatt at 344-8527. mp rrr ;: ; h ... J V3: iff; ;f A 4tM I T 4 V !'S The cast of the Springville Playhouse's recent production of "Into the Woods: Junior" is shown here. The production was a great success and the playhouse would like to thank all who were involved. Continued from page 1 Sydney Carlson; Cinderella's Cinderel-la's Mother, Annily Baum; Cinderella's Stepmother, Monica Parkinson; Florin-da, Florin-da, Marley Chamberlain; Lucinda, Julie Graham; Little Lit-tle Red Riding Hood, Hay- leigh Payne; Wolf, Jonah Leavitt; Cinderella's Prince, Barrett Penrod; Steward, Nathan Jones; Rapunzel, Shanae Curtis; Rapunzel's Prince, Chandler Tedrow; Mysterious Man, Russell Keele. '. " ' mi i.i i. jii.i hi mi mm n urn iiiiii n rnr inj 'i ft y ' , (j '2 : ft v :". !.?J& gf jjl t$ ; J since 1924 H nSEL j XfbiLilE More information about upcoming shows, including audition information, infor-mation, can be obtained by visiting the Springville Spring-ville Playhouse website at www.springvilleplay-house.org. 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