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He spoke first at Women's Confer"Dear sisters, our beloved associates ence at Brigham Young University, and in this work, in such a time as this, may then later was the keynote speaker at I plead with you never to underestimate Utah County's observance of the Naor undervalue your divine role as both tional Eay of Prayer. personal and powerful contributors to At Women's Conference, Holland the kingdom of God and as the nurtur-er-s and benefactors of his little ones," spoke with his wife Patricia Holland to a group of mostly Latter-daSaint Holland said. women in the Marriott Center. Susan Wallace, who traveled to the The theme of the Women's Conferconference from Yuma, Ariz., was inence was based on the phrase "For Such spired. "I feel rejuvenated," she said. "It's a Time as This." The phrase comes from the Bible story of Esther, who saves her See HOLLAND, D3 people from exterminatioa DAILY HERALD the Church of Jesus Christ of Saints speaks at the Provo Tabernacle during the National Day of Prayer on postponed in Kiplyn Davis case HERALD DAILY Friday. y COBB CONDIE Daily Herald ".V." Detecting West Nile Virus A judge has postponed the trial of a man accused of lying about the disappearance of Spanish Fork teen Kiplyn Davis 12 years ago. David Rucker Leifson's federal perjury trial was scheduled to begin on Monday. However, at the request of his attorney, the trial was moved to July 9. The U.S. Attorney's office did not object to the continuance. Leif son is charged with lying to investigators and to a ... g 5t b 'dBsU; iTSi -- grand jury. Leif son and Timmy Brent Olsen were classmates of Davis in high school, and both have been connected to the disappearance of the teen. Olsen was tried and convicted of perjury in September for lying to investigators and a grand jury about the case. He was sentenced to 15 years. Witnesses testified in trial that Olsen, 29, had spoken and bragged about A ' -- See TRIAL, D3 Drug court grads look forward to new lives Jeremy Duda DAILY MARIO RUIZDaily Herald Lake City Mosquito Abatement unloads sentinel chickens from a trailer at the Utah County Mosquito Abatement Center on Friday. Four hundred and fifty chickens, which are used to test for West Nile virus, were handed out to mosquito abatement officials from across the state at the Provo facility Friday. Dennis Kiyoguchi of Salt Friday marks Utah's Sentinel Chicken day Nathan Johnson DAILY HERALD They're not exactly what comes to mind when one thinks of watchmen on a tower, but sentinel chickens play an important role in Utah's health and safety. Friday was Sentinel Chicken day in Utah County and around the state. Like canaries in a mine, chickens are used around Utah to warn of the pres ence of the West Nile virus. In all, 450 chickens are distributed from the Utah County mosquito abatement facility in Provo to mosquito-pron- e areas around the state. The chickens are placed in pens and have their blood drawn once a week to check for various viral infections. Last year, all the chickens in Utah were infected with West Nile after only a few weeks. The system is used to measure when West Nile moves into an area. Mosquito trapping is also used, although it does not provide an early warning as effectively as the chickens. West Nile is a mosquito-born- e encephalitis virus which attacks the brain and nervous system in humans and horses. Birds, while a highly susceptible host for the virus, do not get sick from exposure to West Nile. Symptoms of the disease include fever, weakness, headache, stiff neck, WWW.t1KKAUjltA KA.UJM CALL J 3-- 3 1 U J 1U fatigue, confusion and sleepiness. In rare cases, death can occur. Last year, 65 cases of West Nile virus in humans were reported in Utah County, although there were an estimated 5,000 asymptomatic cases in the county. Lance Madigan of the Utah County Health Department said that most mosquito bites are from "nuisance UtfM. See CHICKENS, D3 HERALD A year ago, when Brenden Dalzen first went into drug court, it was a struggle. He made frequent calls to his lawyer, asking if there was a way to get out of the program. On Friday, as Dalzen graduated from the program, he said he couldn't be happier that he stuck with it. "I'm so excited. It's great," said Dalzen, who said he'd been using drugs for 10 years before entering the program. "In the beginning, you never think it's going to come end. It feels really good to go through and succeed. "I really did not want to be here, didn't think it was going to be helpful. 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