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Show 4A Emery County Progress Tuesday, August 8, 1989 a The trashing of our state Every day of the year the average Utahn generates when the desired funds were procured, the small people vanished. Occasionaly, noises could be heard late at night music playing and fridge doors slamming. The shriek of a Michelin was a constant reminder that small people with big toys were lurking in the blackness of the July night. By August, the faces of youth began to pop up in parades and booths at the county fair. Many thought these premature adults were exhibits escaped from the exhibit tent and running amuck. But they seemed to be harmless. There was plenty to do, plenty to see, plenty to be amused by. Then the amusement wore off just as summer was wearing off. The circling skateboards began to land in driveways and backyards. Small people with tan skins dressed like bag ladies lurked. ..then surfaced. ..then. ..began asking for money for school clothes. Parents were confused as kids began hanging around more and openly expressing their fears of going back to school. No one knows who first brought up the word school, but once it leaped off the tongue, it ran from ear to ear. Parents, especially housewives, were elated at the sound of the friendly old word, but the small people talked less reverently about it. 34-mi- Fourteen mine rescue and teams from coal mines in Utah, Colorado and Wyoming are preparing for the Thirteenth Annual Rocky Mountain Coal Mine Rescue, Bench and First Aid Contest to be held in Price, Aug. 1 The two-dacompetition will test the teams abilities to first-ai- d 10-1- y. respond to situations that might be found in underground coal emergencies. Simulated mine rescue problems must be solved by the teams under the watchful eyes of experienced judges from the U.S. Labor Departments Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Coal District The 9. first-ai- d contest pre- sents a series of emergency injury situations which must be handled by the teams in a minimum of time. The bench competition will test the miners skills in maintaining and testing mine equipment. This contest represents the spirit of cooperation between the state mine inspection agencies, labor organizations, mine management, the federal government and other mining organizations, said John M. DeMi- - chiei, MSHA district manager for coal mine safety and health in Denver. These people are dedicated to continued improvements in responding more efficiently to mine fires and emergencies. The teams are not only well trained, but enthusiastic about displaying their safety and health skills. In addition to judging the competition, MSHA personnel are also developing the mine rescue and first-ai- d problems and will construct the mock mines used in the competition. The schedule of competition will feature the mine rescue contest on Thursday, Aug. 10, and bench and the first-ai- d contests on Friday, Aug. 11, beginning at 8 a.m. each day at the College of Eastern Utah campus in Price. 0 Winning teams in each category and for the combined events will receive trophies at the awards ceremony and banquet scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday. The competition is sponsored by, the Rocky Mountain Coal Mine Rescue Association, the College of Eastern Utah, the Utah State rial Commission and IndustMSHA. le PTA boards meeting The Emery Council PTA School of Instruction will be held Monday, Aug. 14, at 10 a.m. at the Cottonwood XXXL. Orangeville. Call Shirley at order your Elementary School in Caps. The cost is $9 for children sizes, $11 for adult sizes to XL and slightly more for XXL and 748-219- 9 to should Pick up photos A girls basketball clinic will be held at Emery County for High School Aug. il Those who ordered Emery High School graduation photos may pick them up at the ECP. 7-- eighth through twelfth I ! I grades. Cost i3 $75 for 30 hours. A clinic for fifth tluough seventh grades will be held for 3 o hours with a cost of To register or if you Pave questions call $-r- j 384-222- 0. RSVP is sponsoring a yard sale on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 10 and 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the parking lot between Stewarts and Sprouse. If you would like to donate your good, used household items to them, please call If you would like to set up tables to sell your own goods, please call. Craft tables are welcomed and bake sales are encouraged. 381-516- 9. Green River County Treasurer Elaine Wilson and County Recorder Ina Lee Magnuson will be at the Green River Senior Citizens Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 10 in conjunction with Western Land Users There will be a meeting of the Emery County Chapter of the Western Land Users, an organization to fight wilderness designation, Aug. 8, 1989, at 7:30 p.m. in the Castle Dale Courthouse. Please come. RSVP yard sale the Board of Equalization. Volleyball tryouts Girls interested in trying out for the Emery High volleyball team need to attend tryouts Aug. 5 at 9 a.m. each day. Tryouts are in the high school gymnasium and are under the direction of Nancy Martinez. 14-1- Firewood Boy Scout Troop 300 is selling firewood in order to raise funds for next years summer camp. They will deliver a pickup load of cut and split firewood for the following: pine $55; aspen $45. Call Vernon Childs 748-273- or Larry Heaton 8 8. machinery and miscellaneous auction Saturday, Aug. 19. It was previously set for Aug, 12. Consign your excess equipment and miscellaneous items now. Also, for the first time ever in Emery County, Cow Patty. Ask any Rodeo Club member for details. Attend auction to participate and win big bucks. Cow Patty immediately follows the auction. The sale will be conducted by Randy M. Anderson, auctioneer. For more information call 286-228- 1. Cottonwood Elementary Attention Cottonwood Elementary students, parents and faculty! The Cottonwood Elementary PTA is selling as a fund raiser for a new Positive Action Program, that will benefit all our children. Order raspberry, tur- quoise, yellow or black and receive a coupon to spin your own design at Tees & T-sh- irt A volleyball representation meeting will be held in the Huntington City Park on curriculum. Beginning this school year, Canyon View Junior High and San Rafael Junior High will offer Spanish I for grades 8 and 9. Classroom activities will utilize the latest advancements in instructional technology, including a computer network with voice synthesizers, video presentations and small group direct instruction. All interested parentsstudents are encouraged to contact their local The Ferron PTA is having a free swimming day for all last years Ferron Elementary stu- dents, kindergarten through sixth grade. The free swim will be held Wednesday, Aug. 16 from 11:00 - 1:00 at the Castle Dale pool. Sign up at Ferron Merc. Handicapped services or developmentally delayed child from newborn to age 3, call Betsy Johnson at Frand-se687-252- or Lorraine 5 at 381-279- n 4. The San Rafael Intervention Center, an agency of the State Bureau of Handicapped Children Services, is current- ' ly working towards the 1989-9- 0 school year. We will be happy to evaluate your childs needs and tell you what services are available. CVJH football All those interested in playing football for Canyon View d information contact Gary Pierce, Larraine Pierce or Cheryl Sherman:' ' ' Queen contest Anyone interested in entering the Peach Days Queen Contest should contact Mr. or Mrs. Dennis Nelson at 6 or Ferron City Hall at The contest will be held Sept. 7, 1989, at 7 p.m. in the Ferron Elementary 384-249- 384-235- School 0. auditorium. District Ranger John tants must enter by Niebergall announced recently that the Ferron Ranger District of the Manti-LaSNational Forest has received the new Manti-LaSForest recreation map. These color maps are available in two sections, one detailing the Sanpete, Ferron and Price ranger districts and one detailing the Moab and Monticello ranger districts. The cost is $2 per section. Ranger Niebergall also advises that the Manti-LaStravel maps describing travel restriction, opening and closures, etc., are also available. These sectional maps are free. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. For further information, piease call Contes- Sept. 1, 1989. al Class reunion The class of 59 from South Emery High School will be holding a class reunion on Aug. 18 at the Days Inn (old Raddison) in Price. The social hour will start at 6 with a dinner at 7. al Little league football al All sixth- - and seventh-grad- e boys in Emery County are eligible for Emery .Youth Football fur the '89 season. Register in the town you five in by calling: Huntington or 3 Mark Justice, Castle Dale Chris 687-240- 2. 687-223- 4; Farabee, 381-503- 748-240- 3; Saturdays Warrior The play, Saturdays Warrior, will be presented at the Emery County High School Auditorium Saturday, Aug. 12, at 8 p.m. Music by Lex de Azevedo and script and lyrics by Doug Stewart. For further information, please contact Brent Arnold at 3. 0; Susan Sitter-ud- , or Ferron Sid Orangeville 748-258- If you have a handicapped co-e- Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. Discussion will include entry fees, referees, length of season, etc. For Maps available 384-237- Free swim volleyball Co-e- d details on registration. Auction date change ing its first annual farm New program junior high principal for 748-281- The Emery County High School Rodeo Club is sponsor- yearbooks will be paid at a later date. New students will also register for classes on the above dates. is pleased to announce the addition of a new course of study to its junior high school attend. Girls basketball clinic Junior High should report to practice Monday, Aug. 14 at 6 p.m. at the CVJH field. The Emery School District rt. All local PTA boards TV. Mine rescue teams to compete at CEU fol-low- bulletin board Still, they complained incessantly about: Theres nothing to do. There's nothing to eat. "Theres no one to play with. Theres nothing on Most mothers succumbed to shopping for school clothes just to get away from the Theres nothing... syndrome. Yet mothers are often confronted by fathers who also suffer and say, Theres ' no money to spend. . small of out cue the clouds the Drawing people the schools themselves, with constant reminders in the August papers about registration daies, book fees, beginning of football practice and the hiring of new teachers. The calendars on grimy walls in homes across the land have the first day of school circled in harsh colors as one might circle the day of a dental appointment. And it approaches inexorably like a court arraignment. Mothers rejoice. Children get up early for the first time in three months. They leave and come home with a new list of gotta haves and the world comes to a halt. Trapper Keepers rule. Mothers fight mothers for a Snoopy lunchbox. Chaos falls to routine. Children become students and students remain the small people circling the globe in late July. Theyve just touched down to find themselves in a sea of knowledge. for two to five years have shown a decrease in that level to an average of 525.6 items. An average of 243.2 items can be found in states with advanced fitter campaigns that have existed for seven to 13 years. It is the hope of the Utah Department of Transportation that through an increased knowledge of fitter and its Dont Waste Utah campaign, the average items of fitter found on Utahs highways and in its parks will decrease strip of Logan drastically. Canyon. Litter is a problem that Litter, defined as that pormust be dealt with. Many tion of solid waste which is states have used litter camfound in the state parks and paigns to make headway in thoroughfares of the nation, is the battle. Recent studies perthe result of millions of careformed by the Institute for less acts. The price paid for Applied Research indicate these careless acts is not that states with little or no fit- cheap. Each year nearly $6 ter control programs receive billion is spent on the collecan average of 679.1 items of tion and disposal of Americas fitter per mile per week. trash. The UDOT spends States with fitter programs $500,000 a year to keep the approximately 2.2 pounds of garbage. That works out to 1,780 tons of trash being discarded daily, which adds up to a total of 650,000 tons of waste being generated annually in Utah. Not all this waste ends up at the proper disposal site. A fair share of it ends up on Utahs state parks and highways as litter. Last fall alone 12,000 pounds of rubbish including everything from tires to toilets was removed from a delirium, August 1989 in the post county-fai- r small people circled the globe in skakeboards propelled by Pepsi fizz. They had left the earth in May only to touch down from time to time to seek money for video games and swimming. Bigger small people wanted money for movies and concerts and acne medications. But dies indicate that 45 percent of items that are littered are the from litter as possible. so accidentally while 55 done of 15 percent Approximately of them are convenipercent recreation the parks and ence products and packaging annual budget departments is spent on the removal of that is deliberately discarded. Ranking first on the fist of waste. deliberately discarded items The cost of fitter is not simptake-ou- t food packaging is ly monetary. It not only by cups, lids and straws. defaces the environment, but it also presents safety, fire and Beverage containers, such as health hazards. A loss is often aluminum cans and glass bottaken in natural resources tles, account for less than 11 that might have been percent of urban litter and less recycled. A good portion of the than 5 percent of total waste. litter received by the environAccidental littering, for the ment is not biodegradable and as a result has to be disposed most part, involves loads of materials of through burial or incinerauncovered are or unsecthat stress more thus tion, adding to the environment. Litter can ured. Roads with high speeds, such as rural roads and high be detrimental to wildlife. This is illustrated in the ways as well as urban freeexample, cited by the U.S. ways, receive 60 percent of the Fish and Wildlife Services, of trash that is accidentally lita goose that' was ostracized tered. Because of the time of from other geese after getting day that accidental littering caught up in a plastic six pack occurs the majority of it is believed to be job related holder. Much of it can be prevented by deliberatedone is Littering Stu well simply as securing loose loads. as accidentally. ly roads within the state as free that have been in the works or Terri Harvey, deadThe Wright, line to register is Aug. 10. 384-245- 384-296- 4, 2. Cub Scout meet ' The Emery District Cub Scout Physical Fitness meet will be held Saturday, Aug. 12, 1989, at 6 p.m. It will be held Registration dates at the Canyon View Junior High athletic field in Hunting-ton- . Emery High School students who registered in April will pick up class schedules and pay fees for the coming year on Aug. 17 and 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fees include a $25 book Graduation photos rental, which is non-refundab- le and required of all students, and a $15 activity fee, which is optional. The activity fee will qualify students for an activity card that allows students into all home athletic contests at no cost. Individual class fees and All Cub Scout packs must hold their qualifying meet before this date. A second order for graduation photos for Emery County High School will be taken at the Emery County Progress, 20 South 100 East, Castle Dale. Orders will be taken through Sept. 1 and are being offered through Lifetouch Studios for $8. (Continued on Page 5) |