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Show Commission demands better quality of food in Grand County jail The quality of food served in the Grand County Jail has been a complaint of prisoners which has surfaced, publicly, from time to time. This week County Commissioners Commis-sioners asked Sheriff W.H. Bowman Bow-man to improve the situation. In a letter written to him last week commissioners said, "It has been brought to our attention that the prisoners are lacking milk products and substancial amounts of vegetables and fruits." It continued, "Will you please see that they are fed more milk products, rather than coffee, cookies, and donuts; also more fresh fruits and vegetables to meet the daily nutritional requirements." require-ments." Commissioners concluded, "For their breakfast, will you see that they get a TV dinner which includes eggs, sausage, andor bacon." The action by the commission came as the result of a nutrition report prepared by Debra Pauley, U.S.U. Home Economist, at the request of City Court Judge Donald year, the snow surveys showed the Blues averaging 1.6 inches and the La Sals 1.8 inches of water. Southeastern Utah, as of the week ending March 3, has an Continued on page A-3. Crist. Her report, addressed to Commission Chairman Harvey Merrell, stated prisoners are fed twice a day at 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Food includes, according to her report, "Two TV dinners (selection of ham, fried chicken, chopped beef, mexican, and western, which is made by Sheriff Bowman), along with 4 slices of bread, margarine, one fruit; usually an orange, and cookies or day-old donuts." While she found that food in the cereal group is adequate, she recommended more milk products and a substantial amount of vegetables veg-etables and fruit. She noted, "Serving a mexican dinner for breakfast is not the most appealing form of food," observing, obser-ving, "People here in the United States have been conditioned to eat certain food items for breakfast, lunch, and dinner." The commission's com-mission's request for an egg and meat breakfast was based on her report. In concluding, Ms. Pauley expressed concern that special dietary needs, such as those of the diabetic or those with food allergies be considered. "What I'm trying to present here is that the food program should be flexible enough to cater to individual health problems," pro-blems," she said. j Snow... Continued from page A-l. ! erage moisture that is 1 -foer cent of normal, orSngtoE.ArloRich-' orSngtoE.ArloRich-' ! Hson, state climatol-i climatol-i SS He reported that year the percentage s 29 percent of nonnaL During February the s southeastern portion of Je state recorded 257 per -. cent of normal precipita- tionjlichardsons |