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Show Erv'y Jr. Jazz 7th week stats: County Ptoyess Caste Pae, Utah Tuesday FtDruary 22, 2CU0 15 National FFA Week Emery High School observed by Emery Academic All staters -- Members FFA County The Utah High School Athletic Association recently anmembers in Drill Team, Boys nounced Academic and Girls Basketball, wrestling and swimming. Jaley Ilinkms, Emery High School, was named to the Academic All State Drill Team Michael Johnson, Green River High School, was named Team to the Boys Basketball 1A Nicholas Behumn, Emery High School, was named to the Boys Basketball 3A All State Team. Rebecca M Luke and Coraiie Hughes, Green River High School, were named to the Girls Basketball 1A Team. All-Stat- e All-Stat- VAf ,uf ,A, m ' : -- . , 1 All-Stat- 4 p ijie the Emery Jr. Chapter at San Rafael Jr. High have added their signatures of Success in preparation for the celebration of National FFA WeeK. FFA members from Signature of Suc- FFA-Th- e nation. cess. Your signature is a symbol of yourself. Its a representation of your word and your reputation. It shows who you are and what you stand for. What the theme represents: e Could it be Memorial Day Weekend Already? CK n e FFA members help others, and in the process learn more about themselves. Whether they are reaching out to elementary students in FFA mentoring programs, cleaning up a towns drinking water, meeting students from It may be February, but its Memorial Day Weekend for many anxious campers and Utah State Parks and Recreation reservation agents. Because state park reservation policy allows campers to reserve individual campsites up to 16 weeks prior to the date of departure from the park, campers are already reserving sites for Memorial Day Weekend. Reservations for group sites may be made up to 11 months in advance of the groups date of arrival at the park. policy is also in effect for 2000. As of March 1, will no longer be accepted at the Utah State Parks office in Salt Lake. Only telephone reservations will be accepted. This new policy was implemented to ensure that all campers have equal access to any campsite at any park. For more information or to make a reservation, please for from within Salt Lake or call outside the Salt Lake area. A new walk-i- reservations n 322-377- 322-377- 0 0 There are many times in our lives when our signature can lead to success on a college around the country at the application, job application, National FFA convention or in or employment contract, for traveling overseas, members see the world from a new perexample. For a young person, signing spective and grow from the Accidental firearms fatalities The number of fatal firearms up and becoming an FFA experience. They gain responin Utah have declined by 100 accidents in the nation not percent since 1987, according reached an member marks the beginning sibility and low of 900 of an important investment in taught in other classrooms. in 1998 the fewest fatalities to the National Safety CounFFA and agricultural educathe future. By making a comsince record keeping began in cil. The states decline has mitment to FFA, high school tion help students explore the helped contnbute to an over1903. students can acquire the more than 300 career areas in all national reduction in acciAccidental fatalities have knowledge and experience the growing agricultural in- dental fatalities, which are at been declining for many years they need to ensure success dustry, form agnmarketing to their lowest level since record and this is the first time the in life. zoology. Internships and keeping began in 1903. national total has dropped FFA members benefit from hands-oprograms give them below 1,000, according to the Utah reported zero fatalities agricultural experience and professional experience early, in 1996, the most recent year safety councils data. education by enhancing their for a head start in the for state accident totals availThe 900 fatal accidents releadership skills through workforce or college. The re- able from the National Safety ported for 98 represent a deseminars, increasing their sult is a steady stream of pre- Council. In 1987, Utah reported cline of 8 percent from the premotivation with competitions pared, motivated and well 11 accidental deaths due to vious year, a decline of 40 perand developing their confitrained employees in agricul- "firearms. cent for the period ture. dence with civic activities. Thirty-threstates showed 1989 to 1998, and a decline of All of these can be thought Agriculture's diversity offers a decline in fatal firearms acc64 percent in the last 25 years, of as signature qualities" for opportunities for students in14 or from 1974 when 2,513 fatal states showed idents, s success in the business from all backgrounds. FFA creases and three states had firearms accidents occurred. that build confident, members are from rural, ur- no change in the comThe safety council tracks motivated leaders who are ban and suburban areas. In parison. Fourteen states had unintentional-injurdeaths highly sought after as employfact, two of the largest chapdouble-digi- t declines. due to a vanety of causes, inees. ters are in Chicago and PhilaThis significant drop in firecluding motor vehicle acciAs leaders in tomorrows delphia. arms accidents underscores dents, falls, drowning, fires, Students lead the FFA at the importance and effectiveworld, the young people of tochoking, and poisoning. Fireday will be faced with many the local, state and national ness of numerous firearms arm accidents rank lowest challenges, including main- levels. Working closely with safety and education proamong all these categories. taining the United States po- their chapter advisors, stuhave been in place The 900 accidental firearms-relatethat grams sition as a global leader in ag- dent officers preside over for many said Bob fatalities reported by years," ricultural technology and promeetings and plan activities, Delfay, president and CEO of NSC for 1998 compares with duction. They will also have the banquets and conventions. the National Shooting Sports 41,200 deaths related to motask of providing food and fuel Six national officers travel Foundation (NSSF), an industor vehicle accidents, 16,600 in for our more than 100,000 miles annu- try trade association of manupopulafalls, 4,100 in drowning, 3,700 tion. ally meeting with members facturers. distributors and redue to fires or bums. 3,200 due FFA members will be and representatives of governto choking, and 9,000 due to tailers that promotes firearms to meet these ment, business and educa- safety We should recognize poisoning. daunting demands, thanks to tion. Of the total number of accithe contributions of the skills they the problem-solvinThe agribusiness industry nations 75,000 volunteer dental fatalities attnbuted to worked hard to develop and hundreds of individuals hunter safety instructors, NRA firearms in 1998, 700 of these contributed more than $7 milthrough FFA. occurred in the home, a deinstructors. Boy Scout and more than lion to the National FFA Foun450,000 Today, and the many cline of 12.5 percent from the instructors, young men and women are dation in 1999 to support FFA other volunteers who contnbprevious year, and 200 ocsigned up to succeed with programs and awards. FFA ute their time to bnng safety curred in public places, a deFFA. Just as blue and gold are awarded $1.4 million in schocourses and messages to cline of 33 percent. our signature colors, so moti- larships from 221 sponsors to and individuals." This very positive report vation and leadership are the 1,300 members pursuing groups Utah. Hawaii and Delaware again recognizes the tremensignature qualities of FFA higher education in 1999. the nation with zero fadous contributions of volunpaced members. Members study global agr- talities in 1996. teer instructors and encouriculture and culture through Leadership is a key compoThe safety council report ages all of us to redouble our nent of the FFA experience. FFA international programs statisefforts in these proven Students learn how to present to more than 30 countnes, in- provides -reduction tics from 96 and national stainitiatives," speeches in public, conduct cluding Germany, Japan, the tistics from 1998. said Delfay. own and elect their United Kingdom. Russia and meetings officers with supervision for Australia. their chapter advisors. They FFA members create cusearn awards, scholarships tomized, hands-oprograms, and travel opportunities called SAEs, in which they Custom Set: $550.00 Full Upper & Lower start their own agribusiness through their accomplishments and work experiences. or work for an existing enterEconomy Set: $450.00 Full Upper & Lower Students learn how to excel prise. Many students earn and develop the skills necesenough money to pay for col'tC Cost Partiols $325 Each sary to become leaders in lege or launch a successful iNMRA.NCu Each Relines: their school, community and company. $80 Visa Repairs: $25&Up Decline in Firearms Accidents Utah Reflects National Trend all-tim- n 1 10-ye- e world-qualitie- 10-ye- y d ever-growin- g well-equippe- d g 4-- H state-by-stat- e accident- Dentures n .TEmo ' i - 0 -- ,- ( r i , f A . i n :zf- Fil Your: Mouth Persooolity Porketbook free Consultation Dr. Dorr w. 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