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Show Thursday, May 8, 2008 OREM TIMES Page 9 Residents Caleb Warnock DAILY HERALD If you are looking forward to a summer in the sun and water, be warned- diarrhea-causing diarrhea-causing Cryptosporidium may be lurking in places you hadn't imagined. Of the 1,900 cases reported last year, 174 about 10 percent originated from exposure to irrigation water, or from lake or river water, according to a Utah County Health Department report. County officials said Utah Lake has been one of the sources of the disease, spreading spread-ing it to some people who swim or water ski there. In addition, local cities with traditional swimming holes are now concerned about the health risks, too. When Spanish Span-ish Fork built its pressurized irrigation system a few years ago, it built a large recreational pond where people picnic and go swimming. Until now, residents here have been greeted by signs warning that they swim at their own risk. Because of concerns con-cerns about Cryptosporidium, Spanish Fork is now considering consider-ing adding signs warning that health risks could occur if the water is swallowed, said Seth Dr. 1 Smile Beautiful .i.this spring with a Whiter Brighter Smile in aboiii an hour with ZOOM Whitening for $295.00 Call for an Appointment 756-8686 Mark your calendars and plan on sharing a part of your day with us on Friday, May 9 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm as we celebrate the Grand Re-Opening of our American Fork Office. Ttiere.wlll be tree toed, gifts and lots of tun as we say "Thank You tor making the expansion ot our American Fork office possible WeVe experienced tremendous growth over these past years, all ot which can be attributed to our great customers and to the hard work ot our employees. So to all of you and to this great community ot which we are a part - Thanksl Ukh warned of crypto risk Perrins, assistant city manger. American Fork is in the process pro-cess of building a pond similar to Spanish Fork's and city staff said recently that they, too, are concerned that the pond could become contaminated with Cryptosporidium. Beyond making residents aware of the health risks, there is little cities can do, said Lance Madigan of the Utah County Health Department. Irrigation ponds are purposefully untreated un-treated to save money and the public must simply make themselves them-selves aware of the risk. "Just by their very nature, any recreational irrigation water wa-ter system has the potential of being contaminated with pretty pret-ty much anything," Madigan said. "They are not treated, just like lakes or irrigation ditches. That does not mean that if you go swimming you are immediately immedi-ately going to get sick, but you could. They are not chlorinated and people have to enjoy them with that understanding." Even if humans are swimming swim-ming in Utah Lake or the Spanish Span-ish Oaks Reservoir in Spanish Fork, for example, Cryptosporidium Cryptospo-ridium could be present, hot because of babies swimming in diapers, but because animals spread the bacteria naturally, Madigan said. Bruce B. Richards 801-756-8686 2-n E. Main American Fork, Utah 84003 a 1 Friday, May 9, 2008 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Food - Gifts Fun Count)) VSmatl Bumm Bank fl II IS V "Just bf their very natureany recre-ationaMrrigation recre-ationaMrrigation Water system has the potential of With pretty much anything," Lance Madigan COUNTY DEPT. OF HEALTH Utah Lake is "particularly problematic" because it is murky water, Madigan said. Sunlight can help kill the bacteria bacte-ria in the water, and ponds that are constantly replenished, such as Spanish Oaks Reservoir, Reser-voir, tend to be less of a risk, but Utah Lake has neither of those benefits. Whether swimming in Utah Lake or a municipal pond, residents resi-dents should wash their hands after swimming, especially before be-fore preparing food, Madigan said. There were more than 1,900 confirmed cases of crypto-sporidiosis crypto-sporidiosis the infection that follows exposure to the bacteria between June and December 2007 in Utah. Most victims reported having swum at public pools. That made it the largest outbreak associated with recreational aquatics in the United States, according to health officials. i SAVE r I . r k . vRUlYuLiiJ n i.m r Witfey 489-7088 II Utah County GOP insiders allege shenanigans Joe Pyrah DAILY HERALD A handful of Utah County Republicans are continuing continu-ing the fight for legitimacy despite being ousted at their party's convention. On Monday, Jackie de Gaston Gas-ton filed a complaint with the county GOP that doubles as a legal filing ready to be submitted submit-ted in 4th District Court as a civil lawsuit. "Due to the complete failure of maintaining the integrity of the voting process at the Senate Sen-ate District 16 Voting Caucus, the election results of Senate District 16 should be declared null and void," the complaint reads. De Gaston and fellow challenger chal-lenger James O'Neal were running against Senate Majority Ma-jority Leader Curt Bramble, who gathered 67 percent of the vote to avoid a primary in June. The complaint alleges, among other things: I No official delegate roll call was made, meaning no established number of voters vot-ers could be tied to the final count. The cardboard ballot box was produced without a public pub-lic "proof of emptiness." I The ballot box was passed up and down the darkened auditorium au-ditorium at Orem High School in a random manner and ballots bal-lots were cast without any proof of proper credentials. HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON A NOT (MI . SAVE ON ALL HIGH EFFICIENCY AIR CLEANERS Tht Earlier You Buv. The More You Savel 6 months No InterestNo Payment Financing fall TnrJau Cnr A TroaMn fnct Pctimatd ifenrsv Htlnn - - wwW.harveyheatingandair.com (Si $ f 5 1 I . " j . I The ballot box was removed re-moved from the caucus without with-out the accompaniment of the designated poll watchers for all three candidates present. De Gaston could not be reached for comment on Monday. Mon-day. Party chairwoman Marian Monnahan said the complaint has been referred to Sen. John Valentine, R-Orem, for examination ex-amination before any action is taken. Valentine is an attorney though not the party's attorney at-torney who said he's not trying to ascertain facts but instead figure out the legal standing of the complaint. "Beyond that they're going to have to make their own decision deci-sion as to what to do," he said. He said that though the document appears in the form of a legal brief, it hasn't been filed in court and doesn't follow fol-low the necessary steps to get there, including having a verified veri-fied petition and being served to the party. On the issue of the integrity of the vote, Valentine said playing games with the system sys-tem during the vote would be difficult because delegates get their credentials when they enter the convention and get their ballots at the same time. Stuffing a ballot box with extra ballots would require someone having extra ballots on the same color of paper and with the same names as the originals. and Air Cendltlontrta 4r Coming this weekend: The state Republican convention Utah Valley State College Col-lege - Saturday at 7 a.m. The state Democratic convention The Salt Palace - Friday at 5 p.m. and Saturday at 8 a.m. This isn't the first challenge chal-lenge to the April 26 convention results. Linda Housekeeper lost her race to incumbent Brad Daw by one vote. She has also challenged the vote and is awaiting a hearing this week. Housekeeper and de Gaston have been taking shots at the party leadership for weeks, alleging that the automatic delegate system in place is illegal il-legal and that challengers face a party committee skewed toward to-ward incumbents in violation of neutrality bylaws. "I'm a Republican candidate. candi-date. I'm not their enemy," Housekeeper said. "We're almost treated as if we were Democratic candidates, and that's one of the attitudes that need to be changed." ML Ml SWIM Available vVl & |