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Show fJOMDAYS Things to do, how to live heraldextra.comfamilytrcc Da or ir Ca in Tnrr inn hiviily inEC i Mac 71 fP22 THIS WEEK: Find somS J n i i , . V -- J a balance between work and family bvworkina together around the house. Paae A8 local news for 135 years OCTOBER 12, 2009 50 CENTS YOUR TOWN YOUR NEIGHBORS YOUR NEWSPAPER ONLINE: heraldextra.com AMERICAN FORK BAND MEMORIAL SERVICE Hispanics in Utah less Grieving Together healthy than others in state Heidi Toth HERALD DAILY Ethnicity isn't supposed to be a risk factor in one's health, but recent numbers from the Utah Department of Health indicate the Hispanic population of Utah is at a disadvantage when it comes to being healthy. Cynthia Penaflor, an intern at the American Red Cross in Provo, wants to do something to change that. She said she's hoping to give Hispanics more desire to watch out for their own health and skills to help themselves and others. First, though, she pointed to the numbers. Some of them are good. Statistics from the state health department show that Hispanics are less likely to die of coronary heart disease, stroke or cancer than the average Utahn. Life expectancy at birth is about equal between Hispanics and The real disparity is about access to care read: money. Hispanics have a slightly higher rate of diabetes, but a Hispanic person is almost three times as likely to See HISPANICS, A5 '' Photos by ASHLEY FRANSCEUDaily Herald I . , ',. ' : ,"; ,: y;r: v .:;" .' v Members of the West Lake High School color guard hold candles in a iigil after a memorial service for Heather Christensen on Sunday at American Fork . High School in American Fork. The group were there to support the band and color guard. , ' . ' ! doubt in my mind that she saved the lives of every last one of us who was on the bus last night "I have no Shift in teaching about Columbus Christopher Columbus's stature in U.S. classrooms has declined, as more attention is drawn to the atrocities suffered by indigenous people upon his arrival. Page A4 WEATHER COMPLETE FORECAST AT heraldextra.comweather Low 44 TODAY High 68 B3 Life & Style B12 A6 Obituaries B4 Scoreboard A7 TV A3 A8 volume 6 87 The Concert HERALD A wave of Caveman red at a Sunday night memorial service was matched only by those wearing black as a school and commu- PHOTO Wl GALLERY nity mourned the loss of one of their own. heraldextra.com Though many of their instruments are bent and broken in Idaho, the 220 members of the American Fork High School Band will stick to their schedule and play a concert at BYU on Tuesday night. Known for main-- " taining their composure through blizzards and wilting heat, the band American Fork teacher Heather Christensen died Saturday after she made a desperate grab for will play their patriotic-them- e concert the steering wheel of an out of control bus featuring massive pictures of vetand was then thrown through the window erans and those who died to save as the vehicle rolled. Five students were others. Added to the concert will be injured, though none critically, in the crash a similarly large picture of Heather on the way back from a band competition Christensen. in Idaho. The driver of the charter bus is believed to have fainted from a medical condition, which in turn caused the accident. The focus Sunday in both private and quickly brought in. Christensen wasn't slated to ride the bus public services at the high school was on Christensen and the school's band memon Saturday, said band director John Miller. " 'Oh yeah, I'm not bers. Young musicians in Caveman jackets going to leave my milled about the campus before and after, kids alone,' " she told Miller. She was repeatedly hailed as a hero. lending shoulders and mixing tears, while staid student body officers ushered crowds. "I have no doubt in my mind that she The school gym was standing room only See MEMORIAL, A6 despite hundreds of extra chairs that were iiiiiiiii.iwiMafi'w'riL'wa , Sun mixing with high clouds, mostly cloudy night Brieflfg Comics Crossword Editorials family Tree Joe Pyrah DAILY Listings Weather Issue 73 "'"61055 00050"" 1 BIT BIO 8 y ) ,1- (t It marching band director John Miller holds up a chain of dog tags that all the members were given to remember "the greatest generation" during the memorial service Sunday. AFHS Harmons Invites You To Our Grand EeOpening COME IN AND SEE THE CHANGES tisan Bread Baked Fresh Daily Dry Aged Beef Gourmet Cheeses Soup & Salad Bar 1 .imr-mami- mii |