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Show A2 Vernal Express Wednesday, October 6, 2004 fip&uttdJPup Region Injury prevention gets boost from Ute coalition By Virginia Harrington Express Writer The Ute Tribe Injury Prevention Coalition will hold a car seat checkpoint at the Ute Plaza parking lot Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is the third time the coalition has held a check point for child car seats. The coalition coali-tion members work in partnership partner-ship with the TriCounty Health Department, the TriCounty Safe Kids Coalition and Utah Safe Kids. Examination of car seats is done by individuals who are National Highway Safety Certified Technicians. Joseph LaFramboise, health educator for the Ute Tribe, is a member of the coalition and a certified technician. He said 40 hours of training are required for the certification. cer-tification. The training is done by the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration and the nearest certifying agency is the National Safe Kids program in Salt Lake City. The car seat safety check is an important part of the work of the coalition. LaFramboise said vehicular accidents are the number num-ber one cause of unintentional injury to children. National statistics support his statement with an estimate that 42 of all unintentional childh(X)d injury related deaths are caused by motor vehicle crashes. Statistics further indicate that approximately approxi-mately 1,800 children age 14 and under are killed each year and 280,000 are injured in motor vehicle accidents. Properly installed and fitted car seats can reduce the risk of death for infants in car crashes crash-es by as much as 71 percent. Unfopnjately, approximately four pl of five car seats are installed and used incorrectly. That makes participation in the car seat checkpoint extremely extreme-ly important to the Ute Tribe Injury Prevention Coalition. The Ute Tribe began its car seat distribution program in 1998. They also began training tribal members for certification certifica-tion at that time. In addition to LaFramboise, the Ute Tribe currently cur-rently has two other certified technicians: Theresa Shields and Janee Pike. Brian Tabbee, Ute traffic safety officer, has Rural Partnership meetings scheduled The Governor's Rural Partnership Board will be holding hold-ing a series of meetings around the state to further its work on developing a Rural Action Agenda. This is a continuation of an extensive survey effort that was conducted over the summer. The purpose of the upcoming D I VERNAL Express (ISSN 0892-1091) Published every Wednesday for $24 per year in the shopping shop-ping area and $36 per year out of the shopping area within the state and $39 per year out of state within the USA by the Vernal Express Publishing Company, 54 North Vernal Avenue, Venial, Utah 84078. Periodicals postage paid at Vernal, Utah 84078. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to VERNAL EXPRESS. P.O. Box 1000, Vemaf Utah 84078. Steven R. Wallis Editor and Publisher Maureen Spencer Feature Writer Virginia Harrington Feature Writer Patty John Proofreader Kitta Dory Ad Layout Rock Mikulecky Ad Layout Michael Bjornson Ph.D Sports Writer Jacque Hobbs Advertising Lynne Murray Advertising Terri Black Circulation & Classified Ads Jody Hadden Obituaries & Legals Phone 435-789-351 1 FAX: 435-789-8690 Website: www.vernal.com e-mail: editorvernal.com DEADLINES News Monday 12 noon Display Advertising Monday 2 p.m. Classified Advertising Monday 2 p.m. Public Notices Monday 2 p.m. The Ute Tribe Injury Prevention Coalition will host a child car seat safety check in the Ute Plaza parking lot Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Some of the members of the coalition are Summer Youth, Jasawna Cuch, Carrie Murray, Martha Tomaino, Joseph LaFramboise and Holly Billie. completed his training and should receive his certificate in the near future. LaFramboise said injury is the principal public health problem in America today. The coalition, which began in 2000 and was formerly known as the Highway Safety Coalition, consists of local community members, tribal traffic safety officers, tribal health workers and public health professionals. The coalition coali-tion defines injury as damage or harm to the body resulting in impairment or destruction of health. The list of injuries that concern the coalition includes poisoning, bums, suffocation and drowning as well as intentional inten-tional injuries such as homicides, homi-cides, suicides and assault. While car seat safety is a major goal of the coalition, it is not the only one. LaFramboise said the coalition members target tar-get the prevention of vehicular accidents as another primary goal. Part of this effort includes education concerning driving after consuming alcoholic beverages, bev-erages, which LaFramboise said is a major problem for tribal members. Other areas targeted by the regional meetings is to discuss the feasibility of high priority prior-ity proposals, and to discuss their applicability to different regions in the State. The goal is to have interested people from all segments of L'tah's citizenry attend: elected officials, business busi-ness representatives, agriculture interests, and people just inter- coalition are home safety and fire safety plus the prevention preven-tion of domestic violence, child abuse and gang activities. LaFramboise said they work closely with all law enforcement agencies in the area, including includ-ing the Ute Tribe Police and the Bureau of Indian Affairs to ensure that laws are followed in regards to safety and the prevention pre-vention of injuries. LaFramboise completed an Indian Health Service injury prevention fellowship in 2003 at the University of Michigan. He takes an epidemiologic approach to the prevention of injuries, seeking to identify barriers to child safety. He has helped the coalition obtain grant funds to target areas that need improvement and to keep the work of the coalition going. "Everbody's loved ones are on the road and safety is our number num-ber one concern for our loved ones," stated LaFramboise. All tribal members are eligible eligi-ble to receive new child safety seats appropriate to the age and size of their children. The seats are issued through Indian Health Services every Monday from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the ested in the future of rural Utah. The meeting schedule is as follows: fol-lows: Richfield Location: Snow College Richfield Conference Center. Date and Time: October 6th I p.m. Local host: Jody Gale 435-893-0479 Price Location: CEU Alumni room Date and Time: October 7th - 7:00 p.m. Local host: Marlon Winger 435-636-3235 Monticello Location: San Juan County Courthouse Date and Time: October 8th - 1 p.m. Local host: Heidi LeBlanc 435-587-3239 Brigham City Location: 195 W 1100 S, Room El 11 Date and Time: October 12th - 6:30 p.m. Local host: Lyle Holmgren 435-734-9945 x266 Vernal Location: TBA Date and Time: TBA Local host: Boyd Kitchen 435-781-5452 Questions about the meeting particulars (directions, accessibility, acces-sibility, etc.) in any community should be routed to the local host. Other questions about the meetings (objectives, format, etc.) should be routed to Steve Daniels (phone: 435-797-1255 or email sdanielsext.usu.edu). Photo courtesy of Ute Bulletin WIC office at Fort Duchesne. Used car seats should never be passed on, said LaFramboise. This is because there is no way to assure they have not been involved in an accident. Previous accidents can leave microscopic cracks in the seats that may leave children vulnerable. vulner-able. Seats can also be obtained by eligible families through the TriCounty Health Department offices throughout the Uintah Basin.. Construction starts on Duchesne ranger building On Oct. 11, 2004, construction construc-tion of a new Duchesne Ranger District building will begin at its current location. To continue with high-quality customer service ser-vice to the public, two forest service employees will be temporarily tem-porarily housed at the Duchesne Visitor's Center, located two blocks west of the current district dis-trict office. The forest service employees at the visitor center will assist with forest information, infor-mation, wood permits, maps, and Christmas tree permits. The remainder of the district employees will be located at the Roosevelt Ranger District office, located at 650 West Highway 40 in Roosevelt. Construction of the new building is expected to be completed in approximately four months. For further information please contact Lori Nealley at the Duchesne Ranger District, at (435) 738-2482. xwWwmr ;7" mmi mi ft I m I I z Beams set for new Mtn. Fuel Bridge The first of five beams that will support the new Mountain Fuel Bridge is prepared by Zach Davies as oil field workers Dale Prico and Gary Scott stand by. The new Mountain Fuel Bridge, which crosses the White River on the Glen Bench Road, is anticipated to be completed com-pleted and open to traffic near the end of November. Castle Valley receives firewise status Sept. 16, Utah Governor Olene Walker signed a proclamation honoring Castle Valley as Utah's newest Firewise Communities USA site. The Firewise Communities USA program recognizes communities com-munities for taking action to protect pro-tect lives and resources from the risk of fire in the wildland. urban interface. Firewise Communities USA is a national program administered by the National Coordinating Group's Wildland. Urban Interface Fire Program. The program is of special interest to small communities and neighborhood neigh-borhood associations that are willing to implement programs to safeguard against wildland fires. To date, 45 communities across the country have received this recognition. Castle Valley is the third Utah community to receive recognition, joining Emigration Canyon near Salt Lake City and Sundance near Provo, which were recognized in 2002. "Castle Valley is just one of more than 400 Utah communities com-munities identified as an 'at risk' community from wildland fire," said State Forester Joel Frandsen. "Many of these communities com-munities are just beginning to take steps to protect themselves so it's gratifying to see Castle Valley achieve this distinction." To obtain this recognition, several members of the Castle Valley community came together togeth-er and formed a board to organize orga-nize the community's Firewise efforts. Working in cooperation coopera-tion with the Utah Division of Forestry , Fire and State Lands, the Bureau of Land Management, the Desert Edge Interagency Fuels Committee, the Utah Living With Fire Committee and other local, state and federal agencies, the board created a community fire plan. Using this plan, the community commu-nity executed a Firewise Day in November, 2003, where residents resi-dents learned how to better pro tect their homes from wildland fire. Cowboy poetry, shooting event, car show in Price The JWP Museum in Price will host its eighth Cowboy Poetry Contest Oct. 9. Poetry awards will be presented present-ed that evening in the museum. Anyone interested in joining the competition or just enjoy ing the poetry is asked to call Robert Nelson at 435-564-8210 for more information. There w ill also be a worldwide shooting event held in the city park Oct. 8 and 9. For additional information, call Robert Nelson at the number listed above. The Green River Fire Ice C 163111 recalled Sept. 30, Joseph B. Shaffer, Director Health Officer, TriCounty Health Department (TCHD) alerted TriCounty residents resi-dents that a voluntary recall is being conducted by Alta-Dena Dairy on ice cream made for Baskin-Robbins that was distributed distrib-uted to Alaska, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. Quarts of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream were distributed with a Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough lid, but with an Oreo Cookies and Cream container. The Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough product contains egg as an ingredient and the container con-tainer (Oreo Cookies & Cream) ingredient panel does not declare eggs. These quarts have a code date similar to the following: 1 ) M F G 2 9 f U L 0 4 EXP29JUL05, which indicate the manufacture date and the expiration date, and 2) 7983 06-2238 Lot 23:17, which is the Baskin-Robbins number, the plant code, the lot number and the time. The ice cream was distributed from September 10 through September 27 to Baskin Robbins warehouses for distribution to their stores in the four states listed list-ed above. Approximately 14,760 quarts are in distribution and Alta Dena began working with Baskin-Robbins on September 29 to have this product removed from sale and returned for disposal. dis-posal. For additional information informa-tion about this advisory or the many programs and services TCHD provides, please contact con-tact Toni Bolton at TriCounty Health Department, Toll Free 1-866-275-0246, (435) 781-5475-Vernal, (435)722-5085-Roosevelt, or (435)738- 2202-Duchesne. 2202-Duchesne. You can also contact TCHD through their web site at www.tricountyheaIth.com. Department second annual car show will be held in the Green River City Park Oct. 9. Trophies and cash prizes will be awarded to the winners. Anything on wheels is eligible for a spot in the show. That includes cars, trucks, tractors, models or anything any-thing else that moves on wheels. For more information on the car show, contact Douglas Fkker at 435-564-3225 or 435-749-2097. Contact by e-mail can be accomplished at fire rescue480p( hotmail .com. |