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Show 2A Emery County Progress, Castie Tuesday. November 23 1999 Dale, Utah Survey shows low percentage of helmet wearers What is usually considered a toy. the bicycle is one of the majors causes of head injury in children Nearly 1,000 people of all ages die every year in the U.S. as a result of bicycle injuries. Head injuries are the cause of 85 percent of these deaths A study con- ducted by the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center shows that of all types of trauma, injury to the head is the most devastating and has the most long lasting repercussions Each year in the U.S. an estimated 50,000 children under the age of 14 sustain bicycle related head inju -' Dec. ries and of these, more than 400 die. In Utah, it was estimated that there were 468 bicycle related hospital trau- matic brain injuries for 1990-9- 2 and of these, approximately 241 occurred in children years. The numbers are increasing every year. Children are at the highest nsk for bicycle-relateinjuries and deaths, and over half of all bicycle related traumatic brain injuries in Utah occur in children under age 20. One of the biggest Problems in children, statistics show, is the lack of bicycle helmets use. Research has shown that 4 d Senior Citizen of the Week So when you leave your home to go to school or play, please wear your helmet. Pah ents need to be more involved in encouraging their children to wear helmets and in their importance, by wearing helmets when they ride. Children look up to adults and are influenced by what they do. Being a role model by wearhelmets is a good way to when helmets ing your get the message to kids that riding your bicycle. In Emery County the survey wearing helmets is important. shows that only 17 percent Please wear your helmets, under the age of 20 wear hel- when riding your bicycle, roller mets and 24 percent over the blading, skate boarding, ar skating.. age of 20 w'ear helmets. helmets can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent and of brain injury' by 88 percent. The result of the Utah survey show that 34 percent of adults wear helmets and only three percent of elementary school-agechildren wear helmets in Utah. Its in the news paper, on television and taught in all the elementary schools, to please role-modeli- d r crop insurance deadline closing rapidly 1 Risk Management Agency (RMA1 administrator Ken Ackerman announced that farmers growing a wide range of crops need to sign up for insurance by Dec. 1, to take advantage of an estimated 25 percent premium discount on 2000 crop production. We have identified dozens of insurance plans with sales closing dates between June 30. 1999. an Dec. 1, 1999, that are eligible for the discount, said Ackerman. Dec. 1 is count, the amount of the disright around the corner so count will depend on crop producers need to act quickly prices and how many farmers to benefit from his opportunity. Funding for the discount the Agriculture, Rural Development, was provided by Food and Drug Administration, Related Agencies Appro- priations Act. Currently insured producers may increase their coverage before Dec. 1, Like last years premium dis choose to insure or increase their protection. Current law limits the pre- have until their individual sales closing dates to buy or change insurance coverages for the 2000 crop year and take advantage of the premium discount. Producers should contact a mium discount to crops grown for harvest during the crop insurance agent to discuss their options. A listing of 2000 crop year. Utah crops included in this sales date dead- agents is available at local line include apples, barley, for- age, oats, and wheat. All other insurable crops with sales closing dates after Dec. 1, will Betty B. Bunderson Farm Service Agency offices or at the RMA website at agents. Bennet praises legislation supporting technology Bennett fought successfully for passage of R&D tax credit and patent law reform, top pn-onti- of high tech industry Senator Bob Bennett Chairman of the Senate Republican High Tech Task Force, today praised passage of legislation m the Congress which will extend for five years the research & development tax ). credit, and reform the U.S J V - i- - jx b" V f .( ' 'j ift j edge of U.S. companies in world and markets maximizing Amencas economic growth. The R&D tax credit is one of the tax provisions which have expired or will expire this year. Traditionally, the R&D tax credit has required annual renewal, a circumstance which Bennett says severely impedes KING KOAL 7 00 4 9 00 POKEWN (G) 'ST 7 00 S 9 00 KING KOAL patent system, both key to maintaining the competitive KING KOAL 7 00 8 9 00 The World Is Not ' Enough (PG13) CROWN FRI. & SAT. 7 30 A 9 30 SUN - THUR 7 30 PRICE THEATRE 30 East Mam, Price 0 All Seats SI 50 7 00 A 9 00 Daily progress in the industry. When we prevent a company from planning beyond the next 12 months, we bring innovation and growth to a screeching halt, said Bennett While a permanent extension remains my goal, todays five year victory is a responsible first step. In a very short time, stunning breakthroughs in technology have changed our way of life. As policymakers, we must not foolishly refuse to pay attention to the needs of this exploding sector of our economy. When high tech representatives tell us that sisters. Like most families in town, their lives were regulated by the prompt ringing of the school bell and the Church bell. Besides urging them to be on time the bells reminded them of special meetings and other events. As a young girl she was teased by the other kids because of her many freckles. When she cried about it at home her dad consoled her by telling her that her freckles were Aneel Kisses. They did not have drill teams in those days but they had drills called Posture Parades and she once won the prize for the Prettiest Legs". She especially remembers the dances, 'programs and community plays for holidays and special occasions. She especially enjoyed giving oral English passed the House of Representatives today as part of the Omnibus Appropriations Bill, and is expected to pass the Senate later this week. The new measure, the most comprehensive reform of our nations patent system in almost 50 years, guar- antees prompt patent and trademark office responses to patent applications, and promotes incentives for innovation by guaranteeing and protecting a minimum 17 year patent term. The bill protects American inventors by giving them the same protections that Euroa permanent extension of the pean inventors receive. It also R&D tax credit and patent law protects small businesses and reform are priorities for the independent inventors from unhealth of their industry, they scrupulous invention promoters must be our priorities as well. by requiring disclosure on proand Promoting innovation is as moter performance important as protecting it. As strengthens an inventors legal the world's intellectual property recourse in the event of false or leader, nowhere is a strong fraudulent statements made by patent system more important the promoter. I commend my colleague. than here at home, Bennett added. Senator Hatch, for his leaderSignificant reforms in U.S. ship on this important issue. patent law - the American In- Todays success is, in part, the ventors Protection Act of 1 999 result of years of hard work on his behalf, Bennett said. The new fivb year R&D extenSTARTHEATRE sion passed the House of RepHuntington resentatives today as part of a Open at 6 H' Sho at ends soon The Bachelor vuh Chns 0lKmnel larger extenders package and is expected to pass shortly in the Senate. Both the R&D tax credit extension and the patent law reform measure will be sent to the White House for presidenOS7-v2- I t HOLLOW c (R) i'--) s ! LiraMsrstJowocctt RUNAWAYS married and left home, Betty worked as a teachers aid, in the school lunch for six years, for meals-on-wheel- and s, served as an Emery Town Clerk for 14 years and serves at the Pioneer Museum at the Drespnt time. She and her husband Rex served a year mission in the Indiana , Indianapolis Mission and have some very fine friends and memories of that experience. They sent one daughter and five sons on missions. Betty has always been an avid reader, a good singer, a very good cook readings and has shared and a beautiful homethis talent with others in maker. She has served at Manti Temple for 11 years. Rex died Dec. 23, 1987 After a very sudden and unexpected illness. Rex and Betty can be very' proud of their 54 grandchildren and at this date 15 great grandchildren. Her advice for others Live each day the best many programs. She married Rex A. Bunderson on. June 26, 1942 in the Manti Temple. They lived near their family farm and ranch land on the Muddy Creek until their first child entered school. Then they lived in town during the winter months. They had ten children. Janice, Perry, Eric, Brent, Michael, Mark, 7i 7 (PCj-1- SLEEPV Marlene, Kent, Shelly and Gayle. They were active in the community affairs, in leadership positions and as teachers in many organizations. Betty always was supportive of her husband when he was a first councilor in a Stake Presidency, a Bishop for six years, and a Stake Patriarch, and many civic positions. As the children got older and Betty was bom in Emery, Utah on March 29, 1923. She was the eldest child of Floyd Tad Brinkerhoff and his wife Surelda Hansen Brinkerhoff. She has four brothers and three www.rma.usda.govtools that you can. We are proud to honor her as our Senior Citizen of the week. tial signature. m ' ' OHV group calls for public support: Beautiful Carpeting for the Holidays CHRISTMAS SALE Pick a Bow off our Christmas Tree .. Receive prizes or additional cash discounts up to 10 have always been in the fore- the answer is hell yes! And front on public land issues... we dont care if that is We will monitor the lawsuit quoted in the paper. The SEUOHV club is willclosely, and do whatever it takes to protect our RS 2477 ing to accept donations for roads and offset some of the .the BRC and USA-ALto be stuff they try to do out there." used by these organizations After more discussion re- as they participate in the lawgarding the lawsuit, as an in- suit to represent the interests dividual, not as a commis- of motorized vehicle users on sioner, Kent Petersen stated public lands. You may conto Williams, If you are asking tact any club member for furare we against the lawsuit. ther information. ( Continued from p,age 5A) not just for for multiple-use- , wilderness advocates. Commissioner Randy Johnson said, Public posi- tioning by the commission on L someone elses lawsuit will have no impact on a judge - whatsoever... We are a very proactive commission garding land issues and re- al- ways have been. The commis- sion and the lands council Things to be Thankful for: 4000 yards in stock for immediate installation h' Beilin wail. 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