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Show 4 AE mery County Progress Tuesday, April 21, 1992 PERSPECTIVE bulletin board Bulletin board policy The Emery County Progress welcomes your bulletin board items for publication. We will publish the item for three consecutive weeks. All entries must be of a nonprofit, charitable or community nature. Please mail copy to the Progress at P.O. Box 589, Castle Dale, Utah 84513; or phone it in at Deadline is noon each Friday. ser- Todays timeout: by Don Essig Help wanted The Emery County Chamber of Commerce is looking for someone to organize the annual Desert Tour. Please contact Bruce Anderson at 2 or by April 24. 381-230- 5 381-236- vice 381-243- 1. Community theater Tryouts for Emery County Community Theaters nonmusical production of Arsenic and Old Lace will be held April 28 and 29 at Orangeville City Hall from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Tryout packets can be from the Ferron Library, Village Motel in Castle Dale and Huntington, or Orangeville City Hall. The play will be presented July Everyone is encouraged to tryout for a part in this delightful comedy. If you have any questions contact Annell Jackson at or Randy Johnson at obtained 22-2- 5. 384-252- 8 381-230- 9. Flea market The American Legion Auxiliary of Ferron will be having a flea market, craft and cake sale May 1 and 2 at the rodeo grounds from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Proceeds from table spaces will go for Sub for Santa. To rent space call 384-296- San Rafael The Muzzle-loade- r Club is having a trade blanket shoot April 25 at ther s of a mile range up the Des Bee Dove Road. Any item $8 to $10 for trade blanket. Shoot starts at 10 a.m. For information call and ask for Belle or Evelyn. Men golfers Millsite Golf Course Mens Association will be holding their banquet and opening meeting April 30 at 6:30 at Ferron City Hall. The banquet is free for last years members, but a small fee will be charged for others. For more information or to RSVP call Kurt at or the golf course at Please RSVP as soon as possible. The first 381-232- 6 384-288- Muzzleloader club or 384-242- 9 0, 384-229- 8 7. tournament will be May 2. The format will be a four-mascramble and teams will be n at 381-267- 4. Womens Association will be holding their opening banquet and meeting on April 29 at 6:30 p.m. at Ferron City Hall. The cost is $5. For information or to RSVP call Becky at or the golf course at Please RSVP as soon as possible. 384-232- 6 384-288- 7. Essay contest The Republican Party is holding an essay contest titled My Responsibility in the American Electoral Process for junior high, high school and adults. Winners to receive $50 savings bonds. Entries must be submitted by May 15 to Rose Card at San Rafael n Junior High, Kendall at Canyon View Junior High, Blaine Evans in Green River, and to James Nelson in Castle Dale for Emery High School students and adults. The essay should be 500 to 750 words with a cover sheet listing the contestants name, address and telephone number. The name of the contestant should not appear any other place on the essay. Mor-tense- swap meet sponsored by the Cleveland Elmo Fire Department will be held at the Cleveland Park on Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to dark. Donated items and items on consignment will also be accepted. To reserve a selling area, buy raffle tickets or for information call Clark or Carolyn at Debbie at or Martin or Darlene at 653-265- 653-296- 9, 653-292- 3, 1. A mens slowpitch softball meeting will be held Tuesday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the Huntington Ball Complex. For information call 2. Ferron clean up Ferron city has planned a clean up week from April 20 through 25. Coach pitch Castle Dale coach pitch sign ups will be held on April 22 and 23 at the Castle Dade Elementary School from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sign up fee will be $15 for the first child, $10 for any additional children. For more information call Kerry Lake at 381-522- 9. Bake and pan sale The ESFSA bake and pan sale is April 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Emery High School cafeteria. They offer whole wheat and white bread, and cinnamon rolls. Order by April 22. Call LaRene at Pauline at Jenene 5 at at Hope A varieor Karen at ty of cooking and baking pans will be available as well as items not previously featured at the annual sale. 381-271- 748-514- 384-285- 8, 9, 381-225- 2, 748-525- 4. a will be The held May 2 at the Castle Dale City Park from 8:45 a.m. until 2 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend and see what the Scouts have to offer. Fun and games night at the San Rafael Mission church is Friday, April 24. The doors open at 6:30 with play starting at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. IGNORE CHEST PAIN AND IT'LL GO AWAY. If you have chest pain, get medical help immediately. Otherwise, when the pain stops, your life could too. To learn more, contact your nearest American Heart Association. You can help prevent heart disease and stroke. We can tell you how. American Heart Association This space provided as a public service ChallengeAchievement: 992 American Heart Association you to do a good job. Participation: Having a part in making the decisions that affect your work by being asked your opinion and by sharing in the assignments. Personal satisfaction: Knowing your employer trusts you to be able to act independently in doing a good Seeking out jobs and activities that require a serious work effort to reach your goals. Material rewards: Wanting to earn more money for a new car, new home or other tangible goods. Recognition: Being noticed fellow workers by others for doing a and supervisors job. good job. Affection, Love, Security: Earning praise and appreciation from those who count on you dividends You can see that different people are motivated by different wants and needs. Did you decide which factors motivate you most? If so, youve begun to study yourself to recognize what motivates you best. Your personal awareness will pay through the remainder of this series. porary roadblocks should not discourage you. Tem- Dont be afraid to go out on a limb. Thats where the fruit Its is. vital to keep trying, because you should expect to face some setbacks along the way. Even the best-mad- e plans need to be adapted as new information and people come into our lives. Successful people at all levels depend on flexibility to make adjustments for achieving success. A final reminder: Dont laugh at luck as a motivator. Remember: Luck is a life ingredient you create through determination, energy and a positive attitude. Fortuitous events a fancy phrase for luck dont just happen. They come to one who prepares for them. For those who are still trying, failure is only temporary. Remember that: 1. Motivation begins with you. 2. All people are motivated in some way, although by many different things. 3. Successful employees have activities to help motivate themselves. Motivation at work requires working together 4. with your supervisor, administrator or manager Forum Honors volunteers To the editor: In honor of National Volunteer Week, April 1, I would like to recognize the dedication of some outstand26-M- ay ing volunteers in your Foundation Scout-O-Ram- A a good job. Mens slowpitch Scout-O-Ram- a Swap meet Self-estee- drawn. 687-938- Women golfers Millsite Golf Course tors motivates you most to be our best? Feeling good about yourself because you and others know you are doing community. Verda and Ted Miller are International Exchange coordinators for EF Educational three-fourth- LaMont What is it that stimulates you to be a better person? Which of the following fac- for Foreign it orgaExchange, a nization that promotes global understanding through student exchange. Through the efforts of volunteers like Verda and Ted, students from around the world have the opportunity to spend a year living with an American family. They also provide our high school students with the opportunity to spend a year studying abroad. In addition to these fine individuals, I would like to non-prof- pay tribute to the other Castle Dale citizens who have also made a significant contribution to furthering understand- ing between nations this year. Volunteer host families, as well as local high schools which have enthusiastically welcomed foreign exchange students deserve to be commended as do many other community members who have shown these teens what it means to be a real American. Thank you, Verda and Ted! You are a credit to your community for helping Castle Dale to share the American spirit and to become part of a lifelong international friendship. Sincerely, Asa Rangne President EF Foundation Supports Stewart To the editor: I wonder if the people of Utah are aware of the fact that Salt Lake County, under the leadership of Mike Stewart during the past 11 years, is possibly the most efficiently run county in the entire United States. Mike Stewart is now a Republican candidate for governor, and I know Utah will lead the nation as Mikes expertise is put to work in our state government. Today, Salt Lake County is one of only 14 counties of the 3,200 counties in America to g benefits enjoy the of a AAA bond rating. This is only accomplished by very sound fiscal management and has been done without raising the taxes which he has controlled for the past six years. It cost-savin- is especially remarkable because the county is now serving 130,000 volunteers, more than double any other county in America. The county has turned to the private sector for the performance of many services which can be done more efficiently: ambulance service, mental health, alochol and drug program, conventions and visitor bureau, custodial senior meals, etc. services, Mike Stewart is the only candidate for governor with public administration experience who can say with justifi- able pride, Examine my record of performance not promises. Carl B. Paulsen Salt Lake City Foundation report Utah has rural to urban shift In 1990, 87 percent of Utah residents lived in urban areas, making it the sixth most urban state in the nation. The five more urban states are: California, 92.6 percent; New Jersey, 89.4 percent; Hawaii, 89 percent; Nevada, 88.3 percent; and Arizona, 87.5 percent, writes Utah Foundation, the private public policy research group. The concentration of the nations population into urban areas has continued steadily for over a century and a half, and shows no sign of stopping, though the pace has slowed. An urban population is composed of persons living in densely populated areas and in communities of 2,500 people or more outside designated urban areas. Everyone living outside designated urban areas and places of more than 2,500 is classified as rural. The foundation report states that the concentration of Utahns into fewer areas is best understood by looking at county population trends. In 1940, 84.6 percent of all Utahns lived in the states 12 most populous counties. In 1991, virtually the same percentage of Utahns (84.5 percent) lived in the states six most populous counties. Utah Foundations time frame for its urbanization study was 1940 to 1991. During that time, Salt Lake, Utah, Davis and Weber counties accounted for 84.5 percent of the states population increase. When Cache and Washington counties are added to the above four Wasatch Front counties, 91.4 percent of the states population growth is accounted for. The other 23 counties accounted for only 8.6 percent of the states population growth. Foundation analysts found that only four of the states 29 counties grew at a faster pace than the states annual average growth rate of 2.3 percent: Davis, 5.1 percent; Washington, 3.4 percent; Utah, 3.1 percent; and Salt Lake, 2.5 percent. As a result, these four counties increased their 1940 share of the states population. Davis County grew from 2.9 percent to 11 percent ofthe states population, Utah County from 10.4 percent to 15.3 percent, Salt Lake County from 38.5 percent to 42.1 percent and Washington County grew from 1.7 percent to 2.9 percent. All other counties declined as a percent of the states population during this time. The urbanization trend has significantly widened the population gap between the urban and rural parts of the state. Between 1940 and 1990, Utahs urban population has increased from 305,000 to 1,499,000, an increase of almost 400 percent. By comparison, the population of rural Utah declined from 245,000 to 224 ,000, a decrease of about 8 percent during the same time. Foundation analysts point out another important trend associated with county population growth rates aging. Between 1940 and 1991, Utahs median age increased from 24.3 to 26.2, an increase of 1.9 years. However, some i counties in Utah have aged much faster for reasons associated with slow or declining growth rates. During this time, six counties in Utah aged by 7.8 years or more. Of these six counties, three lost population (Garfield, Piute and Wayne) and two grew at an annual average rate of less than 1 percent (Daggett and Kane). By contrast, most of the counties that have growth rates above the state average aged at much slower rates than the rural counties mentioned. Davis County aged by only 2 years, from 22.7 to 24.7. Utah County saw it median age decline from 23 to 22.5. Salt Lake Countys median age increased from 26.6 to 27.8. Washington County is the one exception. It had the second fastest growth rate, but a median age increase of 7.6 years. This significant increase in age is the result of the St. George area becoming such a popular retirement location. This tremendous growth of the nations urban areas has not come without creating serious challenges for local governments. Crime, pollution, congestion, deterioration of infrastructure, declining tax bases and poverty are all concentrated in cities across the country. Utahs urban areas have all of these challenges but none of them seem insurmountable at present. However, if the urban growth trends continue, then the problems of our urban areas must be considered as important as other hot topics such as education. Medical center offers screening A free prostate cancer screening clinic, including the new prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test, for men 50 years old and older, will be held Wednesday, April 29, at the University of Utah Medical Center. Men wishing appointments should call the University Medical Center Division of The clinUrology at ic will be between the hours of 2 and 4:30 p.m. in Clinic 5. 581-767- 5. The exams will include a physical rectal examination, which takes about one minute, plus the new blood test. TAP Pharmaceutical company is donating the PSA studies, which normally cost approximately $100. University Medical Center physicians conducted a similar free screening clinic last September and the response was overwhelming. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men and the second leading cause of cancer death among men over 55. It will strike 122,000 American men this year, killing 32,000. It can be cured, however, if detected early. 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