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Show Page Two - The Springville Herald EDITORIAL Teach them to read! The Nebo School District came out with their Annual Report Card this month. It was sent to homes in the district and gives lots of statistics about the district as well as the mission statement. Among the figures offered in the report is the total of students enrolled in Nebo, 19,256. There were only 22 students who dropped out of school last school year, and Nebo serves 359 gallons of milk each day-or 64,620 gallons in one school year. There are 925 teachers and administrators in the district with an additional 775 personnel who serve in various support positions. 1997 graduation will be on a Wednesday this year, May 28, and school will begin on August 25. Of interest in the report is that the schools in Nebo District are using a new reading program in kindergarten through sixth grades. It is called Literacy Place. And it says that elementary teachers began the school year with a single goal: "Every child will be a fluent reader by the end of third grade and possess the reading skills to succeed in all subject areas thereafter." "With Literacy Place, students read a rich variety of literature and non-fiction text. These selections are , carefully chosen to encourage critical reading and to enrich each child's understanding. Reading and writing skills are taught in the context of literature. Grammar, usage, phonics, mechanics and spelling instruction also come directly from the reading and writing lessons. " The report says that in this reading program, students meet mentors, real-life professionals who inspire with motivating and purposeful projects. "This program has many ways to help every student understand the role of literacy in a successful and productive life." We are glad Nebo has a new reading program. We hope that is it the best money can buy. We hope that educators in Nebo will be diligent in seeing that every student can read and read well by the end of the third grade. Don't let any of those youngsters fall through the cracks. Whatever it takes, calling the parents in, calling the new Literacy Center to help, asking for volunteers to listen to the kids read, whatever it takes, do it. Reading is the most important thing they will learn from you. Parents, grandparents, volunteers-what are you doing to teach kids to read? More evidence links fat with incidence of cancer "Eat less fat" is a health message many Americans are paying more attention to these days. Fat's link with heart diseases, diseas-es, diabetes and obesity is well established, and it also increases risk for some common cancers, such as prostate and colon cancer. can-cer. However, some reports on fat have been confusing-its role in breast cancer remains somewhat some-what uncertain, for example. Researchers at the recent annual conference of the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) presented new evidence of how fat may affect our risk for cancer. According to Dr. Laurence Kolonel of the University of Hawaii Cancer Research Center in Honolulu, researchers suspect fat as being a cancer promoter when they noticed the great variation in colon cancer rates among international populations. Asian populations that ate less fat and a more plant-based diet had dramatically lower breast, prostate pros-tate and colon cancer rates than Westerners, whose diets were much higher in fat and animal-based animal-based foods. Chinese and Japanese Japa-nese migrants to the U.S. showed a steady increase in both cancer rates and dietary fat as they and their children and grandchildren adapted to more Western lifestyles. life-styles. Now researchers are studying how a high-fat diet over time may later genetic patterns that increase t he possibility of developing devel-oping cancer. In addition to looking at studies of what different differ-ent populations eat, scientists are 3 (USPS 51 3-060) Published Weekly by Art City Publishing Co., Inc. 161 South Main Street Springville, Utah 84663 Publisher Martin W. Conover Editor Patricia Conover Periodical Postage Paid in Springville, UT 84663 Postmaster send change of address notice to: The Springville Herald, 161 S. Main, Springville, UT 84663 Subscriptions in Advance per year $20.00 Out of County Subscriptions per year $23.00 Per Copy $0.50 Delivered by carrier, per month $2.00 Member Utah Press Association - January 22, 1997 finding out how fat interferes with the health and function of cells. In the case of colon cancer, investigators have found that fat produces bile acids in the intestinal intesti-nal tract that seem to promote colon cancer. Eating high-fiber foods like fruits, vegetables and grains can reduce the concentration concentra-tion of those bile acids, and help prevent colon cancer from developing. devel-oping. At the same time, the American Institute for Cancer Research advises limiting fat to no more than 30 percent of daily calories, and cutting saturated fats from animal-based foods like red beat, butter and cheese to more than 10 percent of total daily calories. Mapleton police report Mapleton police had 29 calls last week. They arrested Jonathan G. Carly, 680 E. 300 North, Mapleton for having four outstanding out-standing warrants. Luis Tinoco Fonesca, 974 E. 8800 South, Springville, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and possession posses-sion of alcohol by a minor. Megan R. Tipton, 1423 W. 2600 South, Mapleton, was cited for possession of alcohol by a minor. Police had reports mat someone some-one was calling people on an LDS ward list and harassing them. AdUoiDS to fillairffi-selifl by Laurel Brady Construction of new additions to Art City and Sage Creek Elementary Ele-mentary schools should begin around the first of March, according ac-cording to Brent Hawkins, Nebo District Director of Operations. And the district announced the selection of Union Point Construction Con-struction as construction manager for several additions and remodeling remod-eling projects districtwide. Hawkins characterized Union Point as "most responsive and responsible and most advantageous advanta-geous to the district," he added. "It was a requirement the contractor con-tractor be able to do all the schools concurrently." The district dis-trict will have a least seven construction con-struction projects underway simultaneously, si-multaneously, and Superintendent Denis Poulsen said district officials offi-cials were careful to assure there Springville police report Springville police had 217 calls last week including 28 of them animal related. Ben Buckley, 1697 N. 500 West, Mapleton was charged with criminal mischief. Travis J. Campbell, 288 E. 340 South, Springville, was arrested for four outstanding warrants. Sandra Hartley, 254 E. 400 North, Springville, was arrested for Driving under the influence of alcohol. Michael T. Murdock, 760 E. 400 North, Mapleton, was charged with assaultdomestic violence. Jeremy M. O' Brien, 1346 E. 600 South, Spanish Fork, was arrested on a warrant. Clifford James Wagner Jr., 1945 W. 800 North, Pleasant Grove, was cited and released for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Lee R. Payne, 850 N. Main 15, Springville, was charged with 12 counts of theft and 13 counts of tampering with records in a case involving the business where he was employed. Casey Richard Webb, 255 W. 700 North, Spanish Fork, was charged with carrying a loaded weapon, open container of alcohol alco-hol and illegal possession of alcohol after he got in a traffic accident. A male juvenile was sent to Juvenile Court for lewdness. And two different couples have charged pending for assaultdomestic assaultdom-estic violence. A female juvenile was stopped for a traffic violation and charged with possession of controlled substance. A storage shed at Spring Creek Storage was broken into and stereo equipment taken. Other thefts included tools taken from a truck at 1560 N. 1900 West; credit cards taken from a business at 945 S. 2000 West; CD's taken from a parked car at SHS; donation bottle taken from Maverick; beer taken from 300 N. Main; gas skip at Brookside Gas; and credit cards taken from 184 N. 400 East. Volunteers needed Volunteers are needed to help plan and work at the April 12 MS Walk in Provo to support the research and services of the Utah Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Volunteers can work Saturday, Satur-day, April 12, at the event, or for two months prior lo the date for as little as one hour to 20 hours a week from home. To register to volunteer, please call Marianne or Tami at 575-8500 or 1-800-527-8116. According to Ana Belvedere, Provo Area Volunteer MS Walk Coordinator, "Working on the MS Walk is a great way to make a contribution to this community." communi-ty." Money raised supports services ser-vices for the 10,000 Utahns with MS and their families, as well as cutting-edge MS research which, Belvedere says, "is paying off in a big way!" The National Multiple Sclerosis Sclero-sis Society is the only voluntary, national MS organization that meets the standards of all groups that rate non-profit organizations. Also, in its 50-plus years, the society has supported more MS research and served more people with the disease than any national, nation-al, voluntary MS organization in the world. The National Multiple Sclerosis Sclero-sis Society is dedicated to ending the devastating effects of MS. will be a superintendent on each job, not one that runs from one to another. Three other elementary ' schools will also be expanded. An addition to Mapleton Elementary Elemen-tary School will be underway soon, consisting of ten new classrooms, class-rooms, teacher preparation area, mechanical room, restrooms arid a mezzanine. The addition will be situated on the north end of the existing school. Other district elementary schools will also be expanded. An addition to Mapleton Elementary Elemen-tary School will be underway soon, consisting of ten new classrooms, class-rooms, teacher preparation area, mechanical room, restrooms and a mezzanine. The addition will be situated on the north end of the existing school. Other district elementary COMMENT PAGE TO lis afeowe the law? Dear Editor: The recording of a phone conversation of Newt Gingrich brings up a question. The Gingrich Ging-rich issue of using funds to help pay for his college class can be argued and intelligent people may disagree, but the illegal recording, record-ing, distribution and publication Change in Whether you file a short, long of EZ federal income tax form, in Utah this year you will be filing THE tax form. The Utah State Tax Commission has rolled its three individual income tax forms into one booklet. That means the booklet that arrives in your mailbox this month is the only booklet you'll need! "There will be no more trips to the post office or library, searching for additional state income tax booklets or forms." said Tax Commission spokesperson spokesper-son Janice Perry. The new TC-40 booklet contains con-tains all the standard tax forms and instructions you'll need. The new 3-in-l form will be used by all Utah income-tax filers, whether wheth-er last year they filed short forms, long forms, nonresident or Conduct for I was eating lunch at the stake house at the end of town last week with F.R. "Frank" Franklin , and Junior Bar (Frank's young i associate) when one of Frank's ; clients came in. Frank has been practicing law for longer than I have been alive and usually does- , n't handle divorces, but this ' young lady was the niece of an , old client. "Hello, Mr. Franklin." Peeking over the top of his ' ancient reading glasses, "Hello, , Karen, nice to see you today." "I hate to bother you like this, but I am so frustrated! Can't we ' just get my divorce over with. I am sick of the whole thing." "I can't say as I blame you, dear. These things are tough on the nerves. And, yes, we can settle your cases today, if you ; agree to everything your husband wants." "But I told you last week that I would never agree to give him joint custody or agree to pay off all the debts like he wants." Frank nodded. "You have no reason to agree to those things, ; and if you tried, I would not let you. He is asking for much more than he is entitled to. As I told you last week, we have a trail date set for the end of February and a pre-trail conference the first week of January. The pre- ; trial in divorce cases is most often used to see if the parties can settle without going to trail. Trials are time-consuming, emotionally emo-tionally draining and expensive. Usually at the pre-trail the judge will ask what is keeping the case from being settled and will suggest sug-gest how he will resolve that issue if it goes to trail. Our case will probably settle at that point." "But isn't there something you can do to make my stupid husband hus-band see that he is going to lose and make him be fair?" She is t red-faced. Frank's patience never ceases ; to amaze me. He would be great on the bench. "I have been doing schools to receive additions are Brockbank and Park. Hawkins said Payson Junior High will also gain a 40,000 square foot addition. addi-tion. The new additions are expected ex-pected to be finished and operational opera-tional by August, 1998. One school is under construction. Spanish Fork's Canyon Elementary Elementa-ry School was begun last spring and is well underway, according to Hawkins. That project is 60 completed. Hawkins and Spanish Fork Middle School is completed and was placed into use this month. The district saved about $4,000 by using its own manpower to clean the building which provided the additional advantage of helping help-ing the maintenance crew familiarize famil-iarize itself with the building. Hawkins projected the district will adopt this practice for future of a phone conversation is another anoth-er question entirely. The bitterly partisan Democrat Congressman James McDermott committed a felony. Is he above the law? Why are the obstructionist obstruction-ist Democrats defending a congressman con-gressman who has committed a federal felony? Why are McDermott McDer-mott and his Democrat minions income tax forms part-year tax returns. Special helps have been provided. pro-vided. To help you navigate the new form, special instructions have been printed in red right on the form. For those who have more complex filing needs, an additional schedule is provided. Schedule TC-40A should be used by those who have Utah income but who are nonresidents, part-year residents or who have paid income tax to another state. It also, contains worksheets to calculate special tax benefits for under-65 retirees and 65-and-older Utahns. In redesigning the booklet, the Tax Commission has attempted to eliminate its number-one taxpayer error-pulling the wrong "tax due" number from the short form lawyers all I can to convince his attorney--Slick Dickerson-that they will not get what they want. But I cannot have any contact with your husband. That would be unethical. His attorney advises him, I advise you. That's just the way it works. " "Well, I know you are doing your best. I just wish I could get this over with." I think I see tears in her eyes. "I'll call Slick again this afternoon and see what I can do." "Thank you so much for all your help." She pats him on the arm and walks away, wiping her eyes. "Hey, Frank." Junior chimes in, "why don't you just send Slick a letter telling him he is a big jerk and you are going to kill him in court and the big weasel-face weasel-face knows it. I sent a letter like that last week and my client loved it." Frank and I exchange glances over our salads. Junior is fresh out of law school. He still thinks--like some clients-that being a tough lawyer means being rude, insulting and loud. Frank will be a good influence on him. "Did you settle your case on fair terms?" I ask, knowing the answer. Junior stops chewing and glances at his french fries. "No." He looks a little puzzled. "In fact, the other attorney revoked all outstanding offers to settle and filed a pile of motions. Just reading read-ing all that stuff used up the rest of my retainer. " Frank puts down his lemonade. lemon-ade. "Those kinds of letters and that kind of attitude will almost always make matters worse, not better. Yes, some clients want that. Some clients want to use the legal system to continue fighting with their spouse. This also prevents getting the case resolved. resol-ved. We cannot allow them to drag us into the emotional battles they are still fighting with each other." projects. The move was accomplished accom-plished quickly, and Hawkins praised district personnel, some of whom canceled vacation plans over the Christmas holidays to accomplish it. The district has converted to utilization of a construction manager man-ager on each of the projects. This allows the district to save time and money and maintain more control. District officials said the system will allow them to build Canyon Elementary at approximately approxi-mately the same cost as Salem Elementary which was built two years ago. Switching to a construction con-struction manager also enabled ground breaking to commence approximately four months sooner, soon-er, an advantage that should put the school into use a full school year sooner than would otherwise have been possible. using a minor issue to create gridlock in Congress. Finally the most important question, "Will honest Democrats have the guts to call for the resignation of this criminal Democrat Dem-ocrat Congressman?" Rand E. Oertle Springville tax tables. Instead, you will do a simple mathematical calculation to determine your tax. The three forms were rolled into one for several reasons. The principal reason was the Utah "short form" was no longer short. Over the years, as the Legislature added additional tax credits, checkoffs and other deductions to the form, the form became longer and more complex. com-plex. In addition, the complexities complexi-ties of printing, ordering and stocking three different types of forms statewide was costly and cumbersome and created a lot of waste. Form more information, call the Utah State Tax Commission, 801-297-2200, or toll-free at 1-800-662-4335. Junior is still a little confused. "But we are supposed to zealously zealous-ly represent our clients." "That does not mean you have to be rude, insulting and loud." My turn to chime in, "Back to our original question. I really struggle with this. How do you settle the divorce that should settle but won't?" "You can't. If the parties don't want to, you can't make them. They have been fighting for months, even years. They are not suddenly going to start getting get-ting along just because the divorce di-vorce is under way. . In many cases, such as Karen's, there is really nothing to fight about, which is why I think it will settle at the pre-trail." . Frank's voice is getting dry, so he finishes his lemonade. "There are some things I have learned to do over the years to help eliminate delays. But you can only settle if both sides want to. Otherwise, you work the case and prepare for trail." I have enjoyed this meal. I usually do when eating with Frank. He picks up the check. Always the gentleman. Written by Craig M. Bain-um, Bain-um, Attorney at Law. This article is intended for general information only. If you have specific questions about how the law applies to your situation, you should consult with your attorney. The opinions and interpretations inter-pretations of law stated are the opinion of the author and not necessarily of this paper, the Utah State Bar, or of other lawyers. law-yers. , More lobsters are trapped off the coast of Maine, and more sardines are packed there, than in any other state. 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