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Show Story time According to the U. S. Department of Education, reading to young children significantly helps them develop into to good readers and writers. Curtiss said she reads to her children because there is so much to learn and so little -time. She also sees the developmental benefits of reading to Lincoln, who is articulate for his age. Curtiss said that sometimes she hears Lincoln say a word and is taken by surprise because she doesn't know it is part of his vocabulary. "Plus it's a good time to snuggle. Otherwise you can't snuggle with a Curtiss said. Jamie Moesser is an advocate of reading to children. She likes the program at the museum in particular because her son Jonah can learn Board B3 Idaho, Nevada reservoir trout found with elevated mercury Helping a child learn to read Continued from Bl The U.S. Department of Education. recommends reading with children because it could help them become strona critical skill for learning. Here ger readers and writers are some tips from the department I When reading a book with large print, point to words one at a time. This will help the child learn that reading goes from left to right and understand that the word he or she says is the word he or she sees. I Read a" child's, favorite book over and over, again. I Read many stories with rhyming words' and lines that . repeat. Invite the child to join in on these parts. I Discuss new words. I Stop and ask about the pictures and about what is happening in the story. I Read from a variety of children's books, including fairy tales, song books, poems and information books. ' John Miller a larger study," Prior said, adding while rainbow trout caught in the local reservoirs Idaho BOISE, Idaho are no longer a major food W health officials are source for tribal members, urging "We are proactively addressanglers at reservoirs near the a border to limit developing fetuses. ing the problems that might Idaho Department of Health possibly impact the health of consumption of rainbow trout and Welfare toxicologists are our people and the environcaught there after a recent federal study found elevated advising pregnant women and ment, upon which we rely." levels of mercury. children to limit consumption Idaho health officials have of trout caught at the Mounmerissued mercury warnings to tain View Reservoir and Lake anglers for 10 other lakes or cury levels were documented in fish from Lake Billy Shaw, streams. Billy Shaw to just two meals Sheep Creek Reservoir and per month, and just five meals They are Priest Lake, Lake Mountain View Reservoir on per month of fish caught at Pend d'Oreille and Lake Coeur the Duck Valley Indian Resthe Sheep Creek Reservoir. d'Alene in northern Idaho; a ervation that spans the Other adults should limit Brownlee Reservoir and Lake said. "He needs to be aware." about other people. Lowell in western Idaho; Jorborder, as well as the their trout consumption to "We like the museum beWildhorse Reservoir, located dan Creek and C.J. Strike Reseight meals per month of fish I Brtttani Lusk can be reached cause it exposes him to other in northern Nevada. taken from Mountain View ervoir in southwestern Idaho; cultures at his level," Moesser at Environmental groups say and Billy Shaw, and 20 meals Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir much of the mercury that arin southentral Idaho; and per month from Sheep Creek. rives in Idaho waterways is A meal is 4 ounces for a American Falls Reservoir and borne on the wind from gold East Mill Creek in southeastchild, and 8 ounces for an mines in northern Nevada. adult. ern Idaho. tice of law. He said a professor of children in private school Scientists already have docuElevated levels of mercury Mercury is released from once told him the prosecution and defended the district's opmented mercury contaminawere also found in the Geolog- mines, power plants, and defense should both have tion elsewhere in the region, e ical Survey study in the portunities for gifted children. phosphate production and "If I'm a board member, I'd their own experts instead of kilns. including in brown trout from Reservoir, but since it's better believe in the cause. ... I one central Idaho's famed Silver in Nevada, the Idaho DepartJustin Hayes, an Idaho Conexpert so like this district, and I will fight all parties can feel involved. Creek. ment of Health and Welfare servation League spokesman, The same applies to the for it," he said. In this latest study, a coldidn't provide an advisory for said his group has concluded school system. laboration between the U.S. fish caught there. from air monitoring that much Kirby Glad, director of information services at Western "Parents need to feel as of the mercury in Idaho lakes Geological Survey and the Kyle Prior, chairman of Shoshone-Paiut- e tribal Wats, said he has been workand streams comes from though they have an input in tribes, about the Shoshone-Paiut- e 70 percent of the rainbow Nevada gold mines. There, ing toward this position on the the way the school is being government, said reservaschool board for years. As an trout filets sampled contained tion members have already ore extracted from deep unrun," he said. executive who has had ample Sterling Hilton, an associate mercury concentrations great- set up a mercury work group derground is heated, which time to work in groups, he er than what could normally to monitor and address conprofessor at BYU, said he has helps release not only gold, focused on the importance of been involved in education in be expected. The average U.S. tamination. Not only do tribal but mercury into the air, the his job as a statistician and in U.S. Environmental Protection members eat fish from the building a consensus. mercury concentration for rainbow trout is 0.11 parts per reservoirs, but Lake Billy Building a consensus cannot the community as a member Agency reports, of the Lakeridge Junior High million. Shaw has become a destina"These reservoirs are just be an experience, he said, but also a habit. community council. "Many of the larger fish we tion for fly fishermen around cated downwind from thefe Hilton said he has children "You have to know when to vada gold mines," Hayes said? sampled exceeded Idaho's fish the West. that span the spectrum of abilitissue methylmercury crite"The Nevada gold mliies are M It's designated really fight for your idea and rion of 0.3 parts per million, a the largest single cohcentatjed you have to know when to sup- ties in school. Some of his chilonly, though tribal dren are quite gifted, he said, officials say some members level established for the prosource of mercury irithese$:$ port the consensus," he said. After serving two terms on while one daughter has physitection of the adult consumer," have kept fish caught there. tire United States." cal disabilities and a son has the Orem City Council, Kelvin "I think there needs to be Terry Maret, a Geological Clayton said he has had many learning disabilities. His children help him to understand experiences building a consensus. He spoke of his love the needs of others. of education, often visiting his "It's important that we eduaunt's kindergarten class as a cate individuals like him," he said. child and later serving as the OVERTURNED TRUCK - A semitrailer the Utah Highway Patrol to close the road for Taylor said the group of Alpine School District transon Friday on State Road 92 after the about 45 minutes. The driver was not injured1, director. candidates of have a portation range ' driver lost control In the rain and snow, causing UHP said. "I have time to dedicate to achievements and qualificathis responsibility," he said. tions, as do the school board "I have no members. The backgrounds political agendas. I only desire help the board to have differto serve." ing voices. An attorney and part-tim"We have seven quality candidates," she said. "I'm so faculty member at BYU, Nelson Abbott said his business humbled by the interest, the deals a lot with communicadedication, the desire to serve. tion. Abbott said he is commitWe're very lucky." ted to the public schools, and The school board will vote he has four children in four on the new member at its meetII Orem schools. ing at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the Abbott related some aspects district office, 575 N 100 East of the school board to the prac in American Fork. ) Survey scientist who directed the sampling, said Friday in a statement. High amounts of mercury can damage the human nervous system, particularly in THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Idaho-Nevad- Higher-than-norm- Idaho-Nevad- 344-254- 9. coal-fire- Continued from Bl d Wild-hors- asked four questions focusing on qualities befitting a board member, teamwork, leadership and being an advocate for public education and childrea The seven candidates for the , HERALD DAILY Saturday. December 8, 2007 position include Kirby Glad, Joan Moody, Terry Peterson, Kelvin Clayton, Nelson Abbott, Dan Linsdey and Sterling Hilton. Despite the vastly different qualifications of each person, most have had extensive experience with public education, whether as a parent or an educator. "I've never been on the school board side of public education, but I have been on the other side," said Moody, a former adjunct professor, at Brigham Young University. Moody said she has sent seven children through Orem schools, and she has a good understanding of the community's issues. While she is a member of the Orem community and wants what is best for it, she said she would be able to make difficult decisions. "I'm willing to take a stand that wouldn't always be popu-- . lar and wouldn't be popular in Orem," she said. Terry Peterson, a wealth advisor at Morgan Stanley, said he enjoys the teachers in Orem and the efforts they make to help children. In defining his ambition to be an advocate for public education, Peterson told of a time he spoke with parents nt court-appoint- ', "catch-and-releas- 'HI PUBLIC LOG jack-knife- d " behind-the-scen- CEmTMAS e C Santa d I Teddy needs pants and shirts, but would reContinued from Bl ally like some Transformers. Sheila, II, wants Bratz and Coalition and Community Acshirts. tion Services for housing. I Karen, who's almost 15, j "We're here, kind of bouncwants a Neopet, the "Eragon" DVD and could use some socks ing place to place," Julie said "We're looking for an apartand underwear. ment all over the valley." ; "It's just been rough," Me I For Christmas, j said of their recent travails. "It's been better than some Megan would like Polly Pocket and needs underwear and socks. of the people up in Duchesne, Eight-yearol- IQ i I m x BONUS though." . To help a family like this one, call the Sub for Santa hot line at 35&630O between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p,m. weekdays or visit www.unitedwayuc.org. 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