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Show U346 UTAH 0 exp: 920101 PRESS ASSOCIATION p 457 E. 3RD SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT IBearer Pros Seat Newspaper Since 1904 Serving All Of Beaver County IS 14 A"" THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1992 3 orS "- "ft i 5 r litre t ft Single Copy 30c BEAVER, UTAH 84713 $200.00 Reward $500.00 Reward $200.00 Reward is offered for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons that broke into five different vehicles on the evening of April 6th or early morning of April 7th and stole the sound systems out of the vehicles. Call Sheriff Ken Yardley at The Harris Willis Irrigation Company is offering $500.00 Reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction ofthepersonor persons causing damage to the Harris-Irrigation system. Vandalism has taken place at the pond site. If you have any information please contact Robin Bradshaw, Alan Hutchings, or Kay Ashworth, 438-246- 6. Willis 438-519- 4 438-551- wan 438-226- Justice Department To Accept JL"!F M Marsha Farnsworth, left, re- ceives the Outstanding Volunteer award presented at 4-- the March 21 State 4-- Leadermete. The presenter (on the right) is Paula Hansen, Vol- president of the Utah unteers Association. H 4-- H H Marsha Farnsworth Volunteer Outstanding 4-- H Marsha Farnsworth has been a valuable asset to the Beaver County program for the past six years where she has served as an active leader. In addition, she served as a member of the Advisory Council for two years and as President of the PTA for the local elementary school. In this capacity, she has enand Extension to work abled 4-4-- H 4-- H H closely with the school to bring educational programs to both youth and parents to help meet their needs. Marsha is an avid supporter of camp. Each year she has made significant contributions to several areas of the Beaver County camp experience. She is currently working as an assistant leader for the Jr. Teen Council in Beaver County. Downwinders' Claims Immediately to According Pacific Intercultural Exchange (P.I.E.) Executive Director, John Doty, the students are all between the ages of 15 and 18 years, have their own spending money, are fully insured and are anxious to share their cultural experiences with their new American families. P.I.E. has programs that range in length from two weeks in the summer to a semester and full academic year, where the students attend local high schools. P.I.E. representatives match students with host families by finding Washington.. .A final setof regulations for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) has been issued which provides the means for Downwinders to receive compensation for nuclear fallout. The Justice Department informed Sen. Orri;i Hatch, Tuesday that it will begin accepting compensation claims immediately. A Hatch legislative initiative created RECA in 1990 to compensate Americans who were exposed to dangerous radiation from the government's nuclear weapons development program in the 1940's, 50's and 60's. Those who were exposed to such radiation were tagged "Downwinders," because they lived in an area downwind from the fallout. "Everyone who has previously contacted my office about r'he Downwinder program will shortly common interests and lifestyles receive a packet of application forms meetthrough an informal and guidelines from the Justice Deing. Prospective host families are Hatch said. "Any others able to review student applications partment," who would like to obtain the forms and select the "perfect match". As contact my Salt Lake office of there as no "typical" host families, may the Justice Department directly." P.I.E. can fit a student into just about The Utah Hatch office number any situation, whether it be a single id 524-438The Justice (801) parent, a childless couple, a retired number is Department's couple or a large family. from 7a.m. to 5p.m. Mountain For the upcoming programs, Standard Time. P.I.E. has students from Spain, GerHatch stressed that Downwinder many, Yugoslavia, Italy, Argentina, claimants do not have to be repreBrazil, Colombia, New Zealand, sented claim forms "The by attorneys. France and other countries. are not any more difficult to fill out Beaver area families interested tax form," Hatch than a 1040-Ein learning more about student exadded. "Whilesome people may feel change or arranging for a meeting more comfortable being represented at may call P.I.E. toll-freby an attorney, they certainly don't have to hire one. I have been assured by officials at the Justice Department that they will trcatDownwinders who file their own claims just as promptly A Sheriffs Deputy arrested a West as someone represented by attorhim into man booked as Valley City neys." jail on charges of Driving Under Influence of Drugs and Illegal Possession of Controlled Substance. Vandalism at a residence in Beaver Students 0. Z e, Sheriff's Report 1992 Week of March 23-3AMilford resident reported theftof car parts from his residence. Investigation is continuing. Two traffic accidents, both involving only property damage, were handled. One animal problem was handled. Response was made to 23 requests from citizens for assistance. Of these, three were to keep the peace, nine to check outsuspicious personscircumstances, and seven to assist other agencies. ""Thirty eight traffic stops were made with 29 citations issued. 0, . -- Week of March 6, 1992 A 'report of vandalism at Harris-Willi- s pond, Beaver, is under inves' tigation. Kwik Stop, South Beaver Interchange, reported an incidentof business burglary. A Tonlo Basin, Arizona, man was arrested by the Shcri f fs Department and booked into jail for Driving Under Influence of Alcohol. A Boulder, Colorado, man was booked into jail by Sheriffs Deputy on charges of Speeding, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Illegal Possession of Marijuana. A Beaver man was arrested by Milford City Police on DUI charges, investigation is continuing into a report of burglary and theft at Mt. 30-Ap- Holly. A Tooele man was transported to Beaver County Jail on a warrant out of Juvenile Court. is being investigated. In a routine traffic stop for possible Beaver Babe DUI driver, two men, one from Connecticut and the other from Pennsylvania, were charged with Open Container, Possession of Controlled Substance (Marijuana), and Possesion of Drug Paraphernalia. The arrests were made by UHP. A Santa Clara, Utah, man was arrested by the same Trooper in a separate incident and was booked into jail for Driving Under Influence of Alcohol. A Sheriffs Deputy arrested a Beaver man and booked him into jail on charges of Driving Under Influence of Alcohol. Milford City Police arrested a Circlevillc woman and a Milford man on charges of Driving Under Influence of Alcohol. One traffic accident involving property damage was handled during the week by the Sheriffs Department. Two animal problems were handled. Responsc was made to 32 requests for assistance. Three of these calls were to keep the peace, 1 1 to check out suspicious personscircumstances, and 13 to assist other agencies. Forty eight traffic stops were made by the Sheriffs Department with 40 citations issued. Ruth -- 0. Gone? Beaver Area Families Needed Foreign high school students will be arriving soon into the Beaver are for homestay programs, and the sponsoring organization is looking for a few more local host families. 5, 6, Where Have All The Pheasants 4-- To Host Foreign x.: Publication No. 047400 County VOLUME 84611 Try-Ou- ts ts There will be for the Beaver Babe Ruth League on Monday, April 13th at the Little League for 9year olds Ballpark. The will be held at 5:00 p.m.; 10 years and older will be held at5:30 p.m. try-ou- try-ou- ts try-ou- ts Book Reviews The Beaver High School English Department is hosting two book reviews on Tuesday, April 14, featuring the State of Utah English Specialist, Mary Beth Clark. Mrs. Clark will present two reviews: one for the junior high students at 9:50 a.m. and one for the senior high students at 12:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. These assemblies arc in connection with Reading Awareness Week in which Belknap Elementary and Beaver High School are hosting Scholastic book fairs from April Encourage your children and teenagers to read by supporting these book fairs! 13-1- 7. By Terry Messmer Pheasants in Utah once were so numerous they were considered staples for many families during the Depression. SomeUtahns who lived through that time say they ate so many pheasants then that just the thought of eating another one now makes them ill. In fact in the late 1930's all of the suitable pheasant habitat in Utah was occupied by pheasants. In 1 958, more than 300,000 birds were harvested by more than 88,000 hunters. By 1989 the harvest had dropped to below 90,000 birds. That year 50,000 hunters took part in the harvest. Utah currently has the lowest population ever of pheasants. Despite this, the bird ring-neck- ed re- mains the state's most popular game bird. Where did the Utah pheasants go? Why are other states around us, particularly the midwestern states, seeing a pheasant boom while all we're getting is the feathers? Utahns cite a number of factors as reason for the decline. These include changing land use and agricultural practices and pesticides and predators. Of these factors mentioned, there is currently no scientific research available on the specific effects that predation and pesticides have on Utah's pheasover-huntin- g, ant population. Based on research conducted throughout this country's pheasant range, one factor surfaces above all others as being critical to pheasant survival. Simply put, it is called habitat. Once viable populations of pheasants are established, changing land use patterns can wreak havoc on local populations. Although the pheasant is highly adaptable, it, like any other organism (humans included), has requisites of food, water, and cover. Utah's highest pheasant populations occur in areas devoted to diversified agriculture - principally irrigated cropland. Areas with 20 to 45 percent of the land in small grains and wild hay, and less than 40 percent in corn and alfalfa, typify the best pheasant habitat here in Utah and throughout the country. Where cultivated lands and permanent vegetation are interspersed, pheasants thrive. As might be expected, pheasant populations in an area without much cropland are not stable. In Utah, most if not all of the state's cropland is in the hands of farmers and ranchers. Thus, the same hands that produce the foods to feed the remaining 98 percent of Utah's population also hold within them the fate of our pheasant population. The secret to the survival of the pheasant in Utah is not to put more private lands into public ownership. It will be found in working more closely with private landowners to managementpart-ncrship- s develop long-terthat are equally as dedicated to maintaining profitable agriculture and abundant wildlife. To do anything less, will shortchange both the people of Utah and our wildlife resources. For information and assistance on managing for pheasants, please write to Terry A. Messmer, Utah State University, Cooperative Extension, Logan, Utah 84322-5210. Governor Bangerter Proclaims 1 k k Immunization Action Month Governor Norman Bangerter proclaimed April "Utah Immunization Action Month" on April 2 in his office at the Capitol. Activities planned for the month focus on special immunization clinics at many public health facilities. The focus of this year's campaign is raising immunization levels children. "Ex among preschool-ag- e tinct? Not Childhood Diseases!" is the theme of the 1 992 effort. Promotional materials prominently feature dinosaurs. "The childhood diseases of polio, measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis still pose a threat to children who are not immunized," says Bangerter. "I support the state and local health departments and private providers and agencies in their efforts to increase immunization levels among outyoung est citizens." A statewide survey of olds conducted in 1991 indicated that only 37 percent were adequately -- immunized. According to Rick Crankshaw, coordinator of the Utah Department of Health's Immunization Program, there is a direct correlation between the decrease in childhood immunization levels and the increased incidence of preventable diseases. For example, more cases of measles (224) occurred in Utah last year than in any year since 1976. Over the past seven years there have been more pertussis - whooping cough - cases than the combined total of the previous 19 years. Crankshaw calls immunizations "the of all public most health measures for controlling infectious diseases." In conjunction with a month-lon- g public awareness campaign, most local health departments will be offering special immunization clinics. For more information, call your local health department or the Utah Department of Health at cost-effecti- 538-619- 1. Southwest Health Department Clinic Schedule April 6th: Immunization clinic in Beaver at the health department from 9:00 to 12:00. April 9th: Immunization clinic in Beaver at the health departm ent from 5:00 to 7:00. April 13th: Immunization clinic in Milford at the Seminary Building from 9:30 to 12:00. April 13th: Immunization clinic in Mincrsville at the Post Office from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. April 13th: Blood Pressure clinic in Beaver at the Opera House Civic Center from 4:00 to 5:00. April 15th: WIC Clinic in Beaver by appointment only. April 16th: WIC clinic in Milford and Minersville by appointment only. April 24lh: Cholesterol Screening Clinic in Beaver at the health department, by appointment only. April 28th: Cancer Screening clinic for women at the Opera House Civic Center, by appointment only. Kindergarten Registration Kindergarten registration will be taken on April 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Belknap Elementary School. Please bring your child's birth certificate, immunization records, Social Security number and Lazy Eye certificate when you register. 4 Shades Of Being Sixteen By Jeremy Bradshaw Jeremy Bradshaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Shad Bradshaw of Beaver, recently received notification that his poem "Shades of Being Sixteen" was published in The High School Writer. The High School Writer is a national newspaper that publishes select senior high school students' writings. Jeremy's poem was a writing assignment for Mrs. Eyre's 1 1th Grade English class. Congratulations Jeremy ! Shades of Being Sixteen I remember the green of alfalfa, There were rows and rows, And the dew clinging to each leaf As each plant stretched toward the morning sun On its way to maturity. And then when the leaves began turning blue The madness of cutting each field At a precise moment to produce a prized crop. And looking toward the sky, fearing black clouds That could drop a killing rain On freshly cut hay that needed a warm breeze. I planned things. I remember standing in open fields, Smelling the freshness of hay, Being sixteen. Spring Fever? If you have Spring Fever, shed those Winter blues and celebrate the return of Spring widi the Beaver Betterment Club's Spring Fashion Show on Thursday, April 9th at 7:30 p.m. at the Belknap Elementary School. Tickets arc $3.00 each. Come and support the Beaver Betterment Club. Art of Caring Photography Contest Caring Institute invites amateur and professional photographers to enter the fifth annual Art of Caring g photography contest. A photographer Yousuf Karsh, ABC-TDirector of Photography East Coast, Brent Petersen, and actress Susan Sullivan will head the panels of judges that will select the three entries that best represent "caring." The purpose of tliis pro ject, sponsored by the Caring Institute and the Eastman Kodak Company, is to inspire the creation of images that speak from heart to heart and convey the message of caring. Those images judged to be the best photographic representation of what caring means will be recognized and rewarded ($175, First Place; $150, Second Place; and $125, Third Place). Ten honorable mention finalists will also be designated. There is no entry fee, but each submission must be accompanied by a completed entry form. Photos may be cither color or black and white. All photographs must be 8"X 0". To obtain information on the contest and an entry blank, please write to: Art of Caring, Caring Institute, 519 CSlreet,NE, Washington, DC20002. All entries must be received by Friday, August 7, 1992. ward-winnin- V 1 |