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Show Page Nephi, Utah H;e Iimc9rfUi& 4 September 29, 2004 Tailgate season is here of time. For maximum enjoyment of the game and the party, prepare as much as possible ahead this rule. Allow at least M to no and for serious tailgaters. the grill, is exception Ml athletes need a good warm-uto cook a small amount of b, s remember it tier small, grills, portable minutes for the charcoal to get hot. When using foods. food at a time. Overloading the grill will greatly increase the cook time of most spread (let your taste buds off the sidelines and into the game with a delicious of appetizers and side dishes. Sliced vegetables with dip, pasta and potato salads, and chips and salsa will keep your guests happy while the main dishes p are cooking. Maple Mesquite Wings Ingredients: 5 pounds fresh or frozen chicken wing pieces (thawed, if frozen) 2 tablespoons oil divided tablespoons McCormick drill Mates Mesquite Seasoning, cup maple or pancake syrup 2 tablespoons lemon juice Directions: Combine wings with oil in a large bowl; toss to coat evenly. Sprinkle wings u it h tablespoon mesquite seasoning; toss again to coat evenly. 2. Combine syrup, lemon juice and remaining 3 tablespoons mesquite seasoning; set aside. minutes or unheat for 3. Grill seasoned wings over direct medium-highalf of syrup with drizzle and from Remove often. grill til done, turning wings sauce. as mixture serve dipping remaining syrup mixture; . 1 1 1 1 Well-bein- well-beingo- America's f children has shown strong gains in some areas but has declined in others, according to a yearly report by federal agencies compiling statistics on children. The teen birth rate hit a record low, youth are less likely to commit violent crimes or become the victims of violent crimes, and the death rate has declined for children and young teens. The prevalence of overweight among children has increased. In addition, there has been a small increase in the percentage of low birth weight infants, the percentage of infants who die before their first birthday, and the percentage of children related to their householders who are living in poverty. These findings are de- scribed in America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of 2001, the U.S. government's 8th annual monitoring report on the wellbeing of the Nation's children and youth. The report was compiled by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, and Well-Bein- g presents a comprehensive look at critical areas of child well- - being, including economic security, health status, behavior and social environment, and education. The adolescent birth rate dropped to a record low in 2002, said Duane Alexander, M.D., Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the 21st Century Club held its opening social Members of the 21st Cenwomtury Club, a ens community service and education organization, held its annual opening social on long-tim- e September 16, 200-- at the DUP Museum. A pot luck dinner was served and the was schedule for discussed. Club officers are: DaNell Worwood, President; Myrna 2004-200- 5 Stanworth, Iris Ferre, Treasurer; Donna Andersen, Secretary; Mari-anGibson, Reporter. Other members in attendance were: Rebecca Dopp, Sharon Garrett, Winagene Eyre, Myrle Vice-Presiden- t; National I nstit utes of I lealth. This is an extremely favorable development, as teen childbearing poses added burdens for both mothers and infants. Dr. Alexander explained that girls who give birth during their teen years and the infants to which they give birth face a number of problems. Teen mothers are much less likely to finish high school or to graduate from college than are other girls their age. Similarly, infants born to teen mothers are more likely to be of low birth weight, which increases an infant's chances for dying during infancy and for such health problems as blindness, deafness, mental retardation, mental illness, and cerebral palsy. According to the report, birth rates for adolescents have declined steadily since 1991, reaching a record low-i2002 23 births for every 1,000 girls ages 15 to 17, compared to 39 in 1991. teens Black, showed the greatest decline, from 86 per 1,000 in 1991 to 41 per 1,000 in 2002. The report noted that the drop in adolescent birth rates was a direct result of the declining adolescent pregnancy rates, as evidenced by a decline in live births as well as declines in the rates of induced abortions and miscarriages. Coverage for the varicella vaccine (chicken pox) reached an high of 81 percent in 2002, and coverage for the Hepatitis B vaccine was at 90 percent in 2002. The percentage of children from 19 to 35 months of age who received coverage for the recommended combined series of four key vaccines was 78 percent in 2002, not statistically different from 77 percent in 2001. Coverage for the vaccine series has ranged from 76 percent to 78 percent, since reaching a high of 79 percent in 1998. In contrast to these improvements, the prevalence of overweight among U.S. children increased in recent years. During the time period 1988 to 1994, 11 percent of children from ages 6 to 18 c all-tim- e were overweight. That figure had increased to 16 percent for the period from 1999 to 2002. From 1976 to 1980, only 6 percent of children were overweight. "This increase in overweight jeopardizes our children's future, making them vulnerable to chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension previously associated more with adults than with children, said Edward J. Sondik, Ph.D., Director of ('DCs National Center for Health Statistics. Overweight is not only a problem for our children but a problem for our Nation, as overweight children too often become overweight adults, with the accompanying increase in health problems. According to the report, Mexican American boys were at the highest risk, with 27 percent overweight, followed by Black, girls, at 23 percent overweight. Among the favorable developments cited in the report was the decline in child mortality. In 2000, there were 18 deaths for every 100.000 children from ages 5 to 14. whereas in 2001 there were 17 deaths for every 100.000 children in this age group. However, there was a slight increase in the infant mortality rate. In 2002, 7 out of every 1,000 infants died before their first birthday, increasing from a record low of 6.8 per thousand in 2001. The report said that preliminary analyses indicated that most of the increase in deaths occurred among infants less than 28 days old. with most in the first week of life. One factor that may be contributing to this small increase, Dr. Sondik said, is that improvements in fetal medicine have allowed infants who would otherw ise have died before delivery to survive into the early newborn period. Dr. Sondik hopes that additional information, due this fall, will provide a more detailed explanation for the increase. The rate of low birthweight infants also rose slightly in 2002, to 7.8 percent, up from 7.7 percent in 2001. c n Worwood, Ranee Peterson. Assignments were made for committees to work on the Girl Graduate Social, MotherDaughter Party, and Christmas Party. Program topics were also planned for the upcoming club year. O.i October 7, the club will meet with members of other local clubs for a Meet the Candidates night. New members are 'D OOO Portfolio deadline 4-- H The Juab County Extension Office would like to remind members that the deadline for turning in their all portfolios (record books) is October 1. Books turned in by that date will compete for many of the awards giuen out Achievement Program scheduled for at our Annual November 4. The books will be evaluated and written comments will be given as needed. Since all lamb, steer and hog exhibitors are required to turn in a completed portfolio before picking up their auction check, we would encourage members to finish them up and turn them in by all this Friday. 4-- 4-- 4-- ton of Hurricane. the U.S. Department of Justice. The serious violent crime victimization rate against how birthweight (about 5.5 lbs) is a risk factor for infant death. The increase is part of a continuing slow, steady rise in low birth weight, beginning at 7 percent in 1990. The rate of low birthweight infants was highest for Black, infants, at 13.4 percent. Growth in multiple births (largely due to increasing use of fertility treatments) partially explains the low birthweight increase, but low birthweight also increased among singleton infants, the report said. Among the reports economic security indicators, the percentage of children under age 18 who were related to the householder and living in poverty increased from 15.8 percent in 2001 to 16.3 percent in 2002. However, the poverty rate for all people underage 18 which includes some children who were not related to the householder showed no statistical change between 2001 (16.3 percent) and 2002 (16.7 percent). Although this was the first statistically significant annual increase in the poverty rate for related children since 1991, this increase followed a period of decline from a recent peak of 22 percent in 1993, the report said. The drop in poverty from 1996 to the recent low point in 2000 was larger than the decline from 1993 to 1996. The report noted, however, that the 2001 poverty rate for children related to the householder did not change significantlv from the rate in 2000. The poverty rate for children related to the householder also varied among groups. For children living in female householder families with no husband present, 40 percent were living in poverty. This is in comparison to 9 percent of children living in married-couplfamilies. Children classified as Black and of no other race had a poverty rate of 32 percent and Hispanic children had a poverty rate of 28 percent in 2002, compared to a poverty rate of 9 percent among white children of no other race. With respect to the behavioral and social environment indicators, American youth were less likely to be victimized in a serious violent crime murder, rape, robbery, or aggravated assault or to commit one. In 2002, there were 1 1 serious violent crimes per 1,000 youth ages 12 to 17, down from 15 in e c 2001. The reductions in youth violence are part of a longe- trend which has r-term been occurring over the last 10 years, youths fell from a high of 4 crimes per 1,000 youth ages 12 to 17 in 1993, a decline of 74 percent by 2002. The dramatic consequences of the decline in violence among youth, both as victims and offenders, are especially powerful when we examine how many victimizations did not take place because of the reduction in serious crime," Mr. Greenfeld said. Had the rate of violence recorded in 1993 occurred in each year over the decade, by 2002 we would have seen more than 4.2 million additional serious violent victimizations of youth including nearly 10,000 additional murder victims. Declines in the rates of commission of serious violent crimes by juveniles also continued into 2002. Over the last decade, based upon the self reports of victims, the serious violent 1 shows both gains and declines The and Roberta Malkemus of Goodyear. of American children g FIRST BIRTHDAY Emilee Lynn Fulton celebrated her first birthday Aug. 1, 2004. She is the daughter of Todd and Nellie Fulton. Her grandparents are Duaine and Wil-- ' ma Williams of Springville, and Robert and Patricia Ful- Glenna McDonald of Ncphi, 15-1- 8 h Hi! FIRST BIRTHDAY My name is Makena Lee Malkemus. I will turn one of Oct. 2, 2004. My parents are Rick and Melanie Malkemus of Goodyear, Arizona. My grandparents are Wayne and said Lawrence Greenfeld, the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics in crime-offendin- g rate dropped 78 percent from 52 crimes per in ) 1,000 youth (ages 1993 to 11 crimes per 1,000 youth in 2002. Mr. Greenfeld noted that there were substantial differences in crime commission 12-17- behavior between children born in the 1970s and those born more recently. Individuals born in 1979 had an arrest rate for murder, rape, robbery, or aggravated assault by age 15 that translated into about 1 arrest for every 122 children born that year. In contrast, he said, those born in 1986, had, by the time they reached age 15, a violent crime arrest rate that was about half that for those born in 1979. This was about 1 arrest for violence for every 222 individuals born that year. In fact, for each birthyear and at each age in their teenage years, individuals born after the latter part of the 1970's have experienced declining arrest rates for violence. Part of the research challenge is to try to learn what positive changes affecting children born most recently are associated with the reductions in both victimization and offending, Mr. Greenfeld said. All of the indicators for regular teen smoking were at their lowest level since the information was first collected, beginning in 1975. In 2003, 5 percent of 8th graders, 9 percent of 10th graders, and 16 percent of 12th graders reported that they had smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days. The percentage of youth in 2003 who said they had used illicit drugs during the past 30 days did not change significantly from 2002. Among 8th graders, 10 percent had used illicit drugs in the last 30 days, the lowest level since 1993; 20 percent of 10th graders had used illicit drugs in the past 30 days, the lowest level since 1994; and 24 percent of 2th graders had used illicit drugs in the past 30 days, the lowest level since 1 FIRST BIRTHDAY Jaxsten Tyler Shepherd celebrated his first birthday on September 27, 2004. His parents are 'Tyler and Tammy Shepherd of Levan. His grandparents are Bob and Ann Shepherd of Levan, and Jim and Diane Nielsen of Fountain Green. Great-grandparent- are s Al- ice Shepherd and CoDeal Brough, both of Levan, Earl and Dorothy Nielsen of Moroni, and Pete and Verdeen Jacobson of Fountain Green. babies born to area couples New Daughter born Sept. 10, 2004 to Dusty and Hailey Allred. Her name is Bree Madelyn. Her grandparents are Phillip and Susan Allred of Fountain Green, and Jim and Nellie Stephensen of Nephi. are Madelyn Allred of Fountain Green, and Mary F. Aagard of Nephi. Great-grandparen- ts Son born to Brian and Charloe Jensen of Richfield on Sept. 26, 2004. He will be named Corban Brian. His grandparents are Merrill and Jan Reed of Nephi, Burt and Sandra Jensen of Redmond, and Dennis Parkinson of Phoenix, Arizona. Son born August 27, 2004 to Toni and Jana Lee Naufahu of St. George. His name is Tyson Tavite Naufahu. His grandparents are Kevin and Janice Stanley of Mona, and Tavite Naufahu of Tonga. are Alice Shepherd of Levan, and Lila Stanley on Mona. Great-grandparen- ts Daughter born September 21, 2004 to Seth and Stephanie McPherson. She will be named Brooke Lyn McPherson. Her grandparents are Roy and Barbara McPherson, and Terry and Cheryl Kay. are Seth and Arlene McPherson, Great-grandparen- ary school students were more likely to use illicit drugs or to be heavy drinkers than were Black secondary school students. Some of the reports Edu- cation indicators showed changes from previous years, with an increase in the per- centage of young children having been read to, an increase in the number of high 1995. The report noted that White and Hispanic second- - See Child on page 5 |