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Show Tuesday, November 16, 1993 50 Cents Volume 93 -- No. 45 Candidate kicks off 94 campaign with fund-raise- r CASTLE DALE- - Dixie Thompson told supporters gathg ered at her first dinner that she wants to educate everyone around her about the impacts of environmental decisions. Speaking in Castle Dale Friday, Thompson kicked off her Republican campaign for the Third Congressional seat, a position currently held by Utah County Democrat Bill Orton. She pointed out that environmental and education decisions need to be made on a local level, rather than by the Federal Government. "It amazes me what the government feels like it can do, and you can't go back and tell them, You are fund-raisin- hurting me.'" Thompson said federal interests had attacked grazing because farmers appear to be less likely to form coalitions to fight Not Winter came to Emery County last Thursday, Nov. 11, as several inches of snow fell in the valley. For some it was time to groan and get out the snow shovels, but for others, the snow - was a welcome sight., Above, Cole Bunderson, four and a half, Travis Bunderson, six, and Chad Larsen, five, all of Castle Dale, enjoy making the first snowman of the season. Photo by Larry Davis (Continued on Page 2A) gane-relate- d Juveniles charged in area car thefts tinues to enjoy one of the country's brightest labor market performances. Our job growth (5.3 percent since October 1992) has far outstripped most of the rest of the country. When data are available for all states, we expect to see Utah still far ahead in terms of employment expansion," Langston said. Roughly 28,100 Utahns were unemployed during October 1993, 14,600 fewer than in October 1992 when the Utah unemployment rate registered two percentage points higher (5.3 percent). In addition, Utah's jobless rate registered 3.5 points lower than the national average (6.8 percent) in October. "However, we don't expect Utah's jobless rate to one case Progress editor County unemployment drops to 6.7 ornament was taken during the CASTLE DALE- - Nine Emery move lower than this historically low rate. An unemployment rate that is too low causes problems too. Anecdotal evidence suggests that employers are starting to see labor shortages in some industries- - particularly those that pay low wages," reported Langston. Utah's job growth picture looked even brighter in October than it did in September, reported Langston. The state's in5.3 percent crease reflects 41 ,400 net new nonfarm jobs. All major indusyear-to-ye- ar tries experienced expanded employment with the slowest growth occurring in mining and government. "Although other industries showed much more vigorous (Continued on Page 2A) where a school bus County juvenile males are facing theft charges stemming from their alleged involvement in the unlawful taking of automobile hood ornaments and hubcaps. Detective Bill Downard of the Emery County Sheriff s Office said last week that at least eight automobiles have been involved although some have been hit more than once. Also, he said that the investigation is continuing and that additional complaints may be filed later and may involve cars which are registered in other counties. The thefts began about a month ago. "What we have is a group of kids, not a gang, which d has been going around ornaments, decals and hubcaps- - anything that shows the make and model ofthe car," Downard said. "There is even steal-inghoo- day," he said. "It seems to be some kind of fad that is going around." The case was broken open after two cars were vandalized the evening of Nov. 6 in Castle Dale. Downard said that a locally owned Mercedes was hit when the hood ornament and hubcaps were taken. Also, a BMW from the Salt Lake City area which was parked in downtown Castle Dale was also hit twice and resulted in the theft of hood ornaments. Apparently the paint on the BMW was also scratched. During the course of the investigation, some allegations were made that members of the Emery High football team were involved, and Downard said that a follow-u- p to that report indicated that several of those named were out of the area at the time of the inci- ( Continued on Page 2AJ Personality encourages kids to set goals, work hard Newell pointed out that the learned a lot from his loss. "It average person in America takes a lot of hard work to be Progress editor CASTLE DALE- - Speaker watches 27 hours of television successful," he said. Using a tiny sequoia seed as Lloyd Newell encouraged stuper week. "By the time you are dents in the Emery School Dis- 70, you will have had seven an example of how a person trict to set goals and then be years of television watching," can become important, he said courageous and work hard in he said. He then encouraged that a single seed can result in attaining those goals. Newell the students to do some things a tree which can grow 27 stowas the guest speaker at the differently than they have done ries in height and live to be Emery District's Fourth An- in the past, but he added, "It 3,000 years old. "From tiny, takes courage" to change. He insignificant things can come nual Life Skills Conference. Inhersaid that Shawn Bradley has great things when you find out "Understanding Your been courageous as he has who you are," he said. of ent Worth" was the theme is who the conference. Newell, Lloyd encouraged the stuadapted to the "tough market did to make wise decisions "Shawn dents of televimotivational a Philadelphia. speaker, sion news anchor, and host of not achieve success just be- when it comes to drugs and the Sunday television program, cause he is tall," Newell said. alcohol. "There is so much more The speaker pointed out that to life than doing things which "Music and the Spoken Word," and destroy your body and your are a lot of there in the schools several at spoke in life to go with soul." He said that anyone of district and then conducted a "gonna-dos- " but them can become a person who workshop on Saturday at Em- the "glad-I-didcan make a significant contrithat there are the ery High School. bution in their lives. "You are too- - those who showed courage At Emery High on Friday, in making decisions. He told capable of doing amazing and Newell used Shawn Bradley the story of his own attempts great things if you apply youras an example of a person to be student body president of selves now," he said. To underscore this, he used worked hard to be successful his high school and later at the in his life. " You don't have to be University of Utah. While he several examples of those who tall to make it in the NBA," he won the first election, he lost have fought the odds to besaid. "It takes more." the second, but he said that he come successful: Ted Koppel, By Larry W. Davis "ya-but- "wisher-would-dos- s" ," s" 5 ( i By Larry W. Davis CASTLE DALE- - Emery ous months, the district reCounty took a dramatic drop mains the highest in the state, in unemployment in October, just ahead of Uintah Basin's accordingto statistics released 6.0 percent. recently by the Castle Dale Job Emery County has the highService. est unemployment rate in the Emery County's jobless rate district, but it is not the highfor October 1993 is at 6.7 perest in the state. Duchesne is at cent which is down from the 7.2 percent, Kane at 7. 3 per8.0 percent of September and cent, Garfield at 9.6 percent, more in line with the 6.8 perSanpete at 8.4 percent and cent unemployment figure of Piute, the highest in the state, is at 11.5 percent. August. A year ago, Emery's rate for Lecia Parks Langston, chief October 1 992 was 9.3 percent. economist at the Utah Department of Employment Security, Overall, the Southeast District came in at 6.2 percent for said that Utah's unemployOctober with Carbon at 6.2, ment rate remained unGrand at 5.7 and San Juan at changed in October at a low 3.3 6.6 percent. The district stood percent. at 8.8 percent in October of "With very low unemploy1992. ment and dynamic employment expansion, the state con Although down from previ the movement. The passage of a mining bill and the eventual domination of water rights are the ultimate goal of environmental groups, she indicated. Silent taxes take a big bit out of the working man's dollar, Thompson said. Silent taxes are those created by federal and state mandates that must be funded by local governments. "Eventually the working man will only be able to afford the necessities, and that is not the American Dream," she said. Reminding her listeners that they "still live in a free country and they can have a voice," she asked for their moral and financial support for her campaign. She noted that Utah County Republicans had asked her how much money she would be able to bring to the cam- - w I Ted Turner and Ty Detmer. In a single day, he said, there are 8,000 births in the U.S. and 5,000 deaths. "Among those born, there is no one like you. We are a bit more alike than we are different, but always keep in mind that there is no one quite like you." He encouraged the students to set goals, write them down and then work toward them. He asked the students to name some of their goals, and students responded by saying such things as working with the handicapped, police officer, pilot, broadcast journalist and computer technician. Of these goals, Newell said, "It's not as important what the goal is as much as it is that you have one." He concluded that the "only way things happen positively is if you make them happen. Life can be great if we believe in ourselves and others, and great things can happen even on ugly days." Showing students how small a giant sequoia seed is and reminding them of how great that seed can become is Emery District guest speaker Lloyd Newell. Photo by Danyale LeRoy. 'i t 1 |