Show STANDARD-EXAMINE- R SATURDAY APRIL CITY EDITOR: 28 1990 625-422- OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS 0 mortal By PAT BEAN SJjnaar£innBr OGDEN — The infant mortality rate in Weber County is 1 7 percent higher than the state average according to recently released statistics from the Utah Bureau of Vital Records In 1988 nearly 10 out of every 1000 children bom in the county did not live to be 1 year old and almost half of those died before they were a month old The infant death rate in Weber County has consistently been higher than the state average for the past five years and higher than the national average for three of those years Only one Utah county San Juan has a higher infant mortality rate than Weber County according to the Bureau of Vital Statistics The infant mortality rate in Weber County for 1988 was 97 per 1000 deaths compared to 80 per 1000 for the state San Juan County’s rate was 197 deaths per 1000 infants In Davis County the rate was 84 deaths per 1000 infants which is also higher than the state average Local health officials say inadequate prenatal care and low birth weights are the chief causes of infant mortality within the county Infant mortality deaths per 1000 Records show that 78 of every 1000 children bora in Weber County weigh less than 2500 grams (558 pounds) while the women has not always been successful Nichols said the women not being served for a variety of reasons mostly come from the and west Ogpoorer central-citden areas Local health officials say the women most likely to receive delayed or inadequate prenatal care are either over age 35 or underage 17 living in central-cit- y areas and poor state low average is only 56 per 1000 infants n Health District Director Mark Nichols said although the district operates a prenatal clinic for women who don't have access to medical care in the private sector the efforts to reach needy pregnant birth-weig- ht y Weber-Morga- By PAT BEAN r OGDEN — Convincing poor women of the importance of prenatal care when they have other worries such as finding a way to put food on the table won’t be an easy task admits Sister Stephanie Mongeon St Benedict Hospital’s vice presi- dent of mission effectiveness But Mongeon has convinced Holy Cross Health System to invest $20000 toward the ef- fort The money will be used by n the Health Dise trict to hire a nurse who will visit the homes of Weber-Morga- part-tim- Sister Stephanie Mongeon says prenatal care is critical ct follow-throug- er ‘ - Brigham City mayor: Honeymoon’s over Austere budget eliminates 11 city positions and increases utility bills by $10 a month -- By JOHN DeVILBISS Standard-Examine- I r BRIGHAM CITY — If Mayor 'Clark Davis gets his way resi- dents will pay at least $10 more a 'month for utilities 1 1 city positions will be eliminated and a increase request by city employees will go unheeded this next year cost-of-livi- ng “Tomorrow the honeymoon over” Davis told the city will be council Thursday night after announcing his austere $44 million city budget proposal Davis a certified public accountant who took office in January unveiled a ’1990-9- 1 budget that is $32 million less than what was originally proposed “This has been a very sobering responsibility and an extremely agonizing process” he told the council Davis said his budget reflects a shift in emphasis in the way city funds are used for service and maintenance Instead of postponing ongoing maintenance that would require the city to go into debt to make major utility improvements he said he wants to see the city provide maintenance on a “pay as you go" basis He pointed out that the city’s general fund has limited revenues He said $358000 in surplus money was used to balance this year’s budget That money is not available this year and represents an 8 percent decline in general fund revenues : Davis said an increase in the property tax and general fund user fees will need to be “seriously considered” in future years The current average electric rate of a house using 600 kilo watts per month is $3588 Under Davis’ budget that would increase by $359 The average monthly water rate using 40000 gallons is $1545 Davis proposes to increase that by $440 a month He proposes to increase the city’s monthly sewer rate by $2 from $18 to $20 Davis said the electricity rate increase will help to compensate for an estimated 50 percent rate increase the city must pay beginning Oct 1 to its power supplier As for increases in water and sewer rates Davis said there is dire need for leak detection and line maintenance in the 100 miles of water and sewer lines throughout the city Davis said leaking pipes account for almost a 50 percent line loss of water in the city “This represents the loss of more culinary water than is used in the entire balance of Box Elder County” he said Regarding the elimination of 1 1 city positions Davis said eight of£ the positions have been whittled' down through attrition or retirements The remaining three will have to be eliminated from the city's cemetery police or electricity departments or from administration As for increases Davis said that with the reductions in the city’s work force “it would be unconscionable” to ask for any pay increases this year The city council has until May 17 to review the proposed budget before submitting its own ver- OGDEN — In the symphony conductor James D Thomson is far from his finale Retiring in 1986 as supervisor of music for the Ogden School District Thomson hasn’t slowed his pace The organizer and director of Northern Utah’s Rocky Mountain Symphony is at the crescendo of his career The seasoned conductor put together the symphony 14 years ago because he wanted to provide live symphony performances for area residents and students in the Ogden schools Everyone involved with the symphony — from conductor to musician — volunteers their time Thomson said They do it for the love of music not money he laid The symphony performs about three concerts a year one of which usually has an entertaining of life 70-pie- ce We Salute By Kathy C Schvaneveldt Slindird-txim- stilt n for children “Once we had a magician perform while we played spooky tunes” Thomson said He calls them “Kinderkon-zerts- " — good music presented in a multimedia approach using live action costumes dance and narration tie-i- Besides the symphony he con ducts a string ensemble which plays for events at the Eccles Community Art Center and other functions Sitting quietly at an antique table in the arts center Thomson looks at home He is the instigator and organizer of the Ogden Arts Commission and during a Ni tonal average 112 91 107 91 122 96 85 88 80 97 Source: Utah Bureau ot Vital 106 106 104 100 99 Sao9ca Sandaro--t jammer grapnc appointments and to participate in child-birt- h education courses She said studies have shown that women who are visited at their homes by nurses became ' more aware of community services such as nutrition supplement programs and weiy more likely to develop improved so- rial support systems Although the visiting nurse will not replace the need for clinic visits it can enhance the : care for high-ris- k expectant mothers said Mongeon She said the joint program with the health district should begin June 1 Salesman charged with fraud ‘4 By DENNIS ROMBOY Standard-Examine- r OGDEN — A former salesman at two Weber County music stores is ‘in jail for allegedly pocketing cash on organ sales and getting elderly customers to invest in bogus organ deals police said Friday Tom Michael Rosenwinkel 31 of 1230 Sheridan Drive in Ogden was charged Friday with two counts of communications fraud a felony and one count of theft by deception a second-degre- e felony Earlier this month he was charged with five counts of theft — three e felonies and two in the second degree Rosenwinkel was released from the Weber County Jail on his own recognizance after his arrest April 10 He is now being held without bail because of the earli’ er felony charges Ogden Police Detective David Lucas said the alleged fraud took place between last summer and third-degr- ee third-degre- : April 25 Rosenwinkel was a salesman at Dunkley Music 3035 Washington Blvd in Ogden and See FRAUD on 2C Hansen aide says enough is enough By LISA CARRICABURU Standard-Examine- Utah School for the Blind student Brian Street 9 gives Tony the Horse a kiss after a ride on school grounds Thursday About 75 students rode four horses Club provided by the Wet Blankets of Morgan Jessie Franich of 4-- holds the reins while Cheryl Newell a specialist at the school helps Brian 4-- H H at the crescendo of his career Volunteer is 1954 1955 1986 1987 1988 Stile average Music store clerk held for bogus organ deals cost-of-livi- ng sion A final budget will be adopted following a public hearing in early June Weber County mothers-to-b- e women who otherwise might services not get prenatal care The goal One avenue being explored is said Mongeon is to reach 150 a joint outreach project with the March of Dimes said Heniger poor women a year “I feel so strongly that if we He said the March of Dimes can reach high-ris- k women early is considering funding a human in their pregnancies thousands services technician to help loand thousands of dollars going cate and counsel high-ris- k pregtoward problems nant women such as unmarried will be saved" she said teenagers Another need is to locate the “These women often have women who are not receiving conflicts and stresses in their h lives that make prenatal care said Craig Heni-g’on clinic care especially prevenhealth district spokesman “And how to find them is a tive care a low priority" said hard question" he admitted Heniger adding that there are 200 or Mongeon said it is hoped that more pregnant women in the the visiting nurse will be able to encourage women to keep clinic county not receiving prenatal birth-defe- Year hon-whi- te Hospital program targets high risk Siandart-Examna- five births in Weber County: term as chairman he was instrumental in organizing Ogden’s Spring Garden Show and Fall Arts Festival Thomson came to Ogden in 1971 from Detroit to take the music supervisor position at the Ogden School District During his tenure he conducted the Golden Spike Empire Youth Symphony Orchestra interested in music" he said “My mother was one of 12 chil- The youth orchestra was selected to perform at the Kennedy Arts Center in Washington DC in 1974 Two years later it was selected to represent Utah at the bicentennial celebration in Philadelphia Thomson said he spends the majority of his time in activity “I have no other hobbies" he said “Music has been an important part of my whole life" His favorite instrument? The trumpet In second place? The violin “I knew I wanted to be a high school music instructor so I set about learning all the instruments at an early age” Thomson said He started playing the violin in the sixth grade and trumpet in the eighth grade “I helped organize my first symphony at the age of 16 in Detroit" he said music-relate- d ? Born in Dundee Scotland Thomson said he came from a musical family “I can always remember being sen’s environmental record drew ire from Hansen spokesmen who called it “blatantly politically motivated” and said they were frustrated with constant discussion of environmental issues Peter Jenks spokesman for Hansen’s Ogden office said he had “no comment” on a state- -' ment issued Friday by Utah Democratic Party Chairman Peter Billings that characterized Hansen as a “leopard who is trying to change his spots” on environmental issues Rick Guldan Hansen’s Washd ington press secretary initially responded to questions but later called back to withdraw his remarks “Erase everything I said earlier” Guldan said in a telephone interview “We (he and Hansen) think this is so blatantly politically motivated that he (Hansen) doesn’t want to respond at this DC-base- dren in her family and they all played musical instruments My father played the violin as a hobby My mother played the pia- no r An attack by a state Democratic Party leader on Rep Jim Han- m time" In his statement Billings said Hansen’s recent attempts to char- James D Thomson He later became a church music director and and a program host for the leading classical music station in Detroit acterize himself as an environmentalist are farcical because “He has one of the worst records in Congress when it comes to making our state and country a See HANSEN on 2C |