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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday February 8, 1984 Many out-of-sta- visitors at Utah parks te visitors continued to be strong supporters of Utah State Park and Recreation areas in Southeastern Utah. Visitor records for 19 83 indicate that half of the. visitors to these state park and recreation areas were Out-of-st- ate , nonresidents. During 1983, visitation in the Southeast Region declined 17 percent from 1982 with 483,664 visitors through the end of Dec- ember compared to 584,721 the year before. Despite a decline in overall visitation, camping in the region was up 10 percent with 67,762 people staying overnight in a state park in the Southeast in 1983 compared to Region 61,654 in 1982. Visitation highlights for some state park areas in the Southeast Region for 1983 include: DEAD HORSE POINT STATE The park hosted 82,031 visitors in 1983, a 42 percent decline from the previous year when there were 142,601 visitors. Though this decline is due inpart to a general reduction in tourism in Southeastern Utah this past year, a large factor in Dead Horse Points decline was the result of PARK: a change in how visitors are counted. This change was initiated to provide a more accurate visitation record. 9,109 people stayed overnight at Dead Horse Point in 1983 compared to 9,974 in 1982, a decrease of 9 percent. Eighty-on- e percent of the visitors to the park were from about the same as the previous year, and tourists from out-of-st- ate, foreign countries represented 11 visitpercent of the out-of-st- ate ation. - EDGE STATE OF CEDARS THE HISTORICAL MONU- MENT: Visitation totheMuseum through the end of December was 19,643, down 4 percent from 1982 when there were 20,388. Non- residents represented 73percent of the Museums visitation in 1983, about the same number as the previous year. GOOSENECKS STATE RESERVE: Visitation declined in 1983 with 38,418 visitors through the end of December compared to 44,046 the same time in 1982. Camping decreased 16 percent from the year before. There were 1,537 campers in 1983 while 1,827 stayed overnight in 1982. NEWPAPER ROCK STATE HISTORICAL MONUMENT: Visitation was up in 1983 with 61,045 -- visitors compared to 52,766 in 1982, a 16 percent increase. percent of the visitors were from out of state, about the same percentage as last year. The number of campers staying overnight at Newspaper Rock increased 16 percent over 1982. 2,441 stayed overnight in 1983 while 2,109 used the campground Eighty-fo- ur in 1982. Agricultural prices up prices received by farmers and ranchers for Average Utah Uvestock and animal products during January were generally higher than the previous month, except for cows and milk. For crops, barley was 15) slightly, while alfalfa and other hay were off, according to the Utah Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Cows dropped $1.10 per hundred weight (cwt.) to $32.50 at steers while and heifers, calves, and beef cattle pound. Crops; Barley was up slightly in January, at $2.90 per bushel. Alfalfa and other hay both declined from last month, to $81 and $66 per cwt., respectively. Hr 3 Days Only! Thursday, Friday, Saturday February 9, 10, f " 4 "El Card of Thanks 0 IT SPRING IS IN THE AIR! Qet ready for It with these New Spring Arrivals... Sport Pants $14 Visit a Hospitalized Vet Feb. 14 Herwr of (hi. PvMiriOun and ikf Vrlrran Adminnttratmn A Public We thank the San Juan Com- munity Church for the pot luck with dinner given in our honor to Trask thanks Barbara special and Bernice Nielson for the Utah ranks third in typhoid infections to the U.S. rate. A summary of cases related to foreign travel indicated that 63 percent of the typhoid cases were acquired in the Western Hemisphere, with travel to Mexico accounting for 50 percent. Travel toAsia accounted for 20 percent of the cases, with travel to India accounting for 15 percent. Other cases were acquired in the Pacific, Africa In a recent issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Taylor, Pollard and Blake indicate that Utah is ranked third in the United States for typhoid infections acquired domestically. During the period of the review, six Utah residents were reported as having acquired typhoid in the United States. During that same period, four residents became infected during foreign travel. 1977-197- 9, and Europe. Typhoid vaccination is not re- Utah rate for domestiacquired typhoid was 1.4 cally cases per 1,000,000 population per year, compared to a United States rate of 0.5. The foreign-acquircase rate for Utah was 0.7 (cases per 1,000,000 population per year) compared to a U.S. rate of 0.8. Utahs domestic rates have been unusually high due to family outbreaks in 1977 (4 cases) and 1980 (3 cases) , and a laboratory-acquire- d The quired for international travel, but is recommended for travelers to areas where there is a recognized risk of exposure to Salmonella typhi, the organism which causes typhoid fever. ed outbreak Some butterflies dont fly Known as sea butterswim. they flies, they are actually relatives of snails and live in the open ocean. Their small, stubby wings enable them to move about in the water with fluttering motions, National Geographic World magazine says. in 1979 (2 beautiful table decorations. Thank you also for the generous cases). gift of money. s Cipi and Verona Perea foreign countries is comparable The risk of acquiring typhoid for Utah residents traveling to Knit Rugby Shirts $16 Cotton Pants in Spring Colors $16 Smart and Sassy Jeans w & Plain and Pinstripe Sweaters and Vests Lightweight Pastels t contact your Veterans Administration Hospital mid-Janua- ry, all rose to $59, $62, and $46.30 per cwt., respectively. Lamb prices, at $57 per cwt., and sheep prices, at $15 per cwt. over last month. were also Wool held steady at 72 cents per Turtlenecks Buy one, Get another for 1 7 state tourists accounted for most of the visitation to Goosenecks with 88 percent of the visitors from outside'of Utah. 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