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Show Wednesday, July 23, 1997 Nephi, Utah e Page 2 Dear Editor Happy Trails 14 cum psursidls wsss giraaft We have now closed the chap-- parade. And thanks to the boys ter in the history book, known as at Haps 66 for a great job on the the 63rd annual Ute Stampede. Bronco. The purpose of this letter is Another year of traditions, enterthis was a great experiand simple, family activities, . Im sorry I havent kept up July 23rd and stay that night We will participate in the Days on my letter writing to you, but 47 Parade in Salt Lake City of still me are tells you everyone putting an article in The as the Utah Sesquicentennial s every week. They Wagon Train. It will end July look forward to reading the 24th, and so I will see you when article and keeping up on what I get home and bring the final is happening to the Wagon Pioneer Trail TVacks with me. We have seen a lot of beautiful Train and when will we reach country and lots of sagebrush in the Valley. We have traveled just over Wyoming. We will be in Utah in the morn1,100 miles to date (July 14th) be will this and my ing and will only travel to probably last letter to you. We have only Henefer, East Canyon State six more days to travel and Park, Birch Springs and then then we will be at This Is The This Is The Place. Place State Park. We will stay there July 22nd and then go to Sincerely, Dale the Utah State Fairgrounds on tainment, ence, I noted nothing negative look- The bathing beauty parade about it However, I was not seems to be a controversial subif one is lookI ject, the last few years. I must either. am sure, or distasteful a for negative confess, I had mixed emotions ing when my daughter expressed a side, it could be found anywhere desire to participate, and they you look. The fact of the matter is, my were not a mixture of joy and in the good and decency of belief To a make story long happiness. was reinforced, and citizens short My belief that the mqjori our with the respect was I decent impressed tyofour citizens are good, to all contes- folks,' allowed me some latitude and honor shown contintradition the tants. May as an over protective father. This became a family activity, ue, thanks to a good and decent our pretty niece was participat- community. ing also, with help and coaching Mike Keith from aunts, and cousins, some of Mona them former participants, in this Times-New- good clean fun. LAST STRETCH The Mormon Trail Pioneer Wagon Thun, last few dusty miles into Utah. They have now reached their goal and will be a welcome addition to the Days of '47 Parade tomorrow in Salt Lake City. Si above, follows the being at the building at certain7 hours, said Seely. The proposed signs: closed between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. were a problem, said Ike Lunt, commissioner. What about tember. The new Queen and her meetings that last longer than 5f! Attendants will reign over the p.m. or are called for later in the ' 1997 Juab County Fair, August evening? asked Lunt. What we need is a sign that 7, 8 and 9. Entry forms are available from any member of the Pageant committee: Dona C. Jones, Nephi, Betty Ellertson, Mona, Time to enter the Miss Juab County Fair Pageant There is still time to enter the 1997 Miss Juab County Fair Queen Pageant. The Pageant will take place on Monday, August 4th. Official entry forms must be received by the Pageant Committee Chair no later than August 1st. The new Miss Juab County Sheryl Stephenson, Linette Smith, Fair will participate in the Miss Levan, Utah State Fair Pageant in Sep Extension Office, 623-006- 8; 623-054- 9; 623-188- 9; 623-179- 1. Loitering may result in ticket at County Complex to with By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- s Correspondent , Dont loiter around the Juab County Complex or a ticket may be the result. Mike Seely, county administrator, and David Leavitt, county attorney, were assigned by Juab County Commissioners to come Letters to the editor policy... The Times News welcomes opinions from its readers concerning any subject pertinent to Juab County. Letters should be to the point and must include the writers name, address and telephone number. Letters may not be used to replace advertisements, Cards of Thanks, or to list sponsors or participants to a particular event. Letters to the editor will be not be accepted from any candiate that has filled for political office or from anyone supporting a filed candidate. Anything unsigned, of a libelous nature, or containing defamatory statements will not be considered for publication. All letters must be typed or legibly written, be less than one double spaced type written page in length. Letters are subject to editing. Mail to Letter to the Editor, P.O. Box 77, Nephi, Utah, 84648. Deadline is Monday before 5 p.m. Moire bathing Ibsaiatiy comnmeM Can we possibly stand one requires a girl to be 17 and they n sub- are expected to appear and be more opinion on a judged in a swimsuit. ject? As for equality for young men, Every year for the past few, I I can assure Ms. Christensen amusement the with observe been a resident very long. of hasn't defense and on attack yearly the poor Bathing Beauty Con- Some of you may remember a few test. I personally don't care if the years ago when three young men well-wor- Feline overpopulation is critical the overpopulation of unwanted cats has become an overwhelming problem in many communities. Each year, approximately 5 million cats end-u- p in animal shelters. Although shelter and animal control agency officials have tried numerous methods of controlling the overpopulation of unwanted cats the saddest part is that only about 20 are adopted by new owners. And of these new owners, less than 60 cornply with she- andanimal control facilities? have mandatory sterilization; Which, in turn, creates a situation where animals adopted from shelters may, in fact, be contributing to the very problem that brought them to the shelter in the first place. Because of the growing problem, feline overpopulation was discussed at a recent forum on animal welfare sponsored by the American Veterinary Medical Association. According to some experts, one solution to this problem is to neuter cats at an early age. Its a practice advocated by individuals and patients and animals spayed or neutered later. Dr. Mark Bloomberg, Chair of the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at the University of Florida added, Early age neutering of cats, as as dogs, is a safe, effective means of population control. The procedure poses minimal risk to the animal, while posi tively contributing to the fight against feline overpopulation," With over ST million catsliv-te- r ing with nearly 30 millioqmer-tha- t ican households, early age well - neu-policie- s. Malignant melanoma: monstrously mainstream In the United States, someone dies from skin cancer every the link between humaneshelter organizations hour. Although and cancer has the sun skin across the country. Dr. Lisa Howe, clinical assis- been more d, tant professor at Texas A&Ms than one million new skin cancers will be diagnosed in this College of Veterinary Medicine said, Routinely, spaying neuter- country this year alone. One in five Americans will ing has been done on kittens and Allan R. Gibson, Publisher Mariann C. Gibson, Editor Myrna Trauntvein, Correspondent Nephi, Julie Smalley, Correspondent Levan, 623-019- 5 m 623-150- 3 Call (801) 623-052- 5 FAX: (801) 623-473- 5 The for subscription, news or advertising INTERNET, gibsontnnebonet.com s is published each Wednesday by the Times-New- s (UPSP South Main, Nephi, Utah 84648. Periodical postage Publishing Co., is paid at Nephi, Utah. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Tiines-NewP. O. Box 77, Nephi, Utah 84648 Times-New- old. With get skin cancer of some kind in puppies over their lifetime, says Darrell l, early age neutering, the proceM.D., a New York City deron dure is done animals to 4 matologist. And one in 84 months old with no short-terAmericans will get melanoma in their lifetime. From page 1 The lifetime risk for melanoma has risen dramatically in recent years. In 1930, the risk of developing melanoma was 1 in 1,500. But by 1980, the chances had leaped to 1 in 250. Haying developers pay for a At the current 6 percent annupaved road was fine, he said. al rate of increase, by the year However, the county is responsible for fire and police. This 2000, the lifetime risk will be 1 in 75. should be addressed before the The overall incidence rate for ordinance is adopted. melanoma is increasing faster He said, if developments were of than the rate other canexempted, the question should be cer. Melanoma isany the most freaddressed in the planning proquent cancer in women ages 9 cess. and the second most frequent I am glad Leon (Pexton) is in women ages only afhere. He agrees, residential propter cancer. breast erty does not pay for itself, said The melanoma epidemic is Fowkes. worldwide. Australia, Austria, Karen McPherson, whose famCanada, Germany Italy, and ily are farmers, said she agreed Scotland have all experienced a with Fowkes. Pexton said he had another significant increase over the concern with unpaved roads. past decades. With so many countries affectSchool buses on unpaved roads ed, global factors are being concan be a real problem, he said. The subdivision ordinance in- sidered. Depletion of the stratocludes a definition of a subdivi- spheric ozone layer that allows sion and exempts some subdiv- more intense ultraviolet light to isions under the exceptions reach the earths surface may, in part, be responsible lor the clause. r t,y" increases. Lifestyle changes Any piece of property being divided into only two parcels is ex- that lead to more fun in the sun also play a role. empted, a subdivision solely Themay numbers are mind j, owned by a political subdivision and whats worse is that of the state or a school district, is exempt if the activities of the they may be Melanoma is the only major use are in keeping with the entiwhere patients may not cancer ty, and a subdivision with a buildsome at point in their treatment ing lot size in excess of acre is exempted from curb and See Cancer on page 3 gutter requirements. Ri-ge- . 631-06- s, Deadlines: News and advertising, close of business, Monday prior to publication. When a holiday falls on Monday, the deadline is the Friday prior to publication. Subscription prices: Six months, $14 in or out of Juab County; one year, $19 in Juab County, $23 outside Juab County, payable in advance. No subscriptions accepted for less than six months. Single copy price, 50s. Advertising rates available upon request. All articles and photographs submitted for publication are subject to editing and only will be used if the editor deems them newsworthy. The editor reserves the right to hold submitted news items for space reasons. Plan 25-2- 30-3- 4, bog-t.ir- under-reporte- d. one-ha- lf 4. contest is continued, or replaced with large egos and larger sensI cant fore- es ofhumor decided to be contessee a profound social impact on tants. When the women in the audience laughed, cheered, and our area by either choice. Generally, I just read the let- got into the spirit of fun, there ters with interest and varying were letters such as these critidegrees of agreement or dis- cizing the moral fiber ofthe womagreement, as the case may be. en in the area for enjoying such However, the letter last week antics. There does seem to be from Ms. Christensen prompted equality where criticism is conme to respond after all these cerned. My opinions are only that I too years of reading others opinions. Apparently she ig living in the have ideas on how to make the time warp of which she speaks. contest better; such as a larger She is obviously unaware of the distance between the stage and Miss America, Miss USA, Miss audience so the girls could ; Universe, etc. and all their feed- present themselves with a little er pageants, who include swim- more dignity (at least without suit competitions as part oftheir spectators breathing on their feet pageant judging system. I am as they walk by). I feel that constructive suggescertainly not comparing those with our small local bathing tions, and changes should be beauty contest, only making Ms. welcomed and considered by Christensen aware they exist those in charge. However, I feel and are broadcast on national that many local people work and international TV, paid for by hard and long to make the Ute n dollar advertising. Stampede a success and offer So if these types of contests are various activities that appeal to considered archaic, then unfor- a variety of people. I greatly aptunately Nephi isnt the only one preciate their efforts even if I who needs to be informed of this choose not to attend all events. The fact that the Ute Stampede injustice. The point that prompted me to has existed successfully for 63 write was Ms. Christensens nu- years says a lot. As some have merous facetious references to said in previous letters, we dont UNDERAGE young people par- all have to like the same things. We are free to stay away from ticipating in this activity. As participants in this contest these those we wish to boycott. But to young women are not to my make unfounded judgment on knowledge, promoting gambling, the morals of others who choose alcohol, tobacco, or other activi- differently is not constructive . ties that would require them to No, the Ute Stampede Bathing be 21 (or even 18). As far as I Beauty Contest may not be have witnessed they are not pro- termed by some a noble tradmoting or participating in any- ition, but many of the young thing illegal for their age group. women who have competed there As minors, no one seems to have have gone on to lay claim to that victimized them or forcefully description. made them participate against their wills. Women over 21 are Dana Kelson free to enter as well. IncidentalNephi ly, the Miss Nephi contest only PS. I am not a former contestant Its a sad fact that controlling complications between these by something else. 4-- a policy prevent some up of the garbage and refuse left on the county grounds by those who just hang around the building without a need. Our first discussion was about posting signs which would discourage those, who do not have a valid reason or business, at the county center, which would inform residents of the Illegality of Dear Editor city police officers can use to enforce the law, said Lunt The no loitering signs will be posted at the county building, said Seely, if you approve them." I think the signs sound like a good idea, said Wm. Boyd Howarth, commissioner. multi-millio- YIDQ Y0DIn)8 KlQOO HdOO Ooogxc 0j m L?u3(-q?- 7 (?f a uaafiom C0OY7 1 |