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Show Thursday, August 12, 1999 Messenger-Enterpris- e Librarian will take training How to help your daughter break it off with an abusive boyfriend Whitlock Executive Director By Lynda up: Constant telephone calls. Having friends repeatedly pressure her Not to do this to New Horizons Crisis Center Suppose your daughter comes to you and says that she has had enough of her boy friends abusive treatment and wants to get out of the relationship. Leaving a battering relationship, while safer in the long term, can be extremely dan- him. Cornering her family, or friends to talk about the break-uTalking, starting rumors or writing graffiti about her that contains sexually humiliating lies. Having his friends sexually gerous immediately after the her. harass breakup. The batterer who feels threatened by the loss of his girl Asking her close friends out friend often becomes more vio- on dates. lent. When planning to break up, Calling or coming to her house and threatening to hurt her. it is essential to prepare for harassment or a potential escalation of Forcing her to go somewhere where he pleads and pressures her violence. There are several common to change her mind. The kinds of harassment after a break may begin p. (W'LYI-JA'LUTTTt- SI PUSH, PULL OR DRAG SALE We'll give you $ 1.000 or more for anything of value toward the purchase of one of our new homes." Doubles from Triples from 24,995 44,995 Quality Wholesale Homes -8- 88-720-0060 toil tree Home Center Community Dr $$$ SAVETHOUSANDS $$$ Your 'Plus & delivery set up. Limited time otter. 1760 S. Hilton stalking your daughter. Stalking contains a threat of imminent danger to your daughter and to your family. It can go on for days, weeks, months or years. The state of Utah has laws against stalking. In general, the major safety concern after the end of a batter- ing relationship is avoiding contact with the batterer, who is volatile. Safety planning usually focuses on her staying away from him, and keeping him away from her. Criminal Protective Orders are available, but the batterer must have been charged. Consult with law enforcement and your county attorney. It is rarely possible to maintain contact or a friendship after the breakup. Some specific suggestions for avoiding contract are: Use a pager or a cellular phone for safety. Use an answering machine to screen calls. Save tapes of harassing or threatening calls to use w hen making a police report. Change your phone number. Unplug phones during the night. SIDING, DECKING RAILING & POST If he has had access to a key the to your house, change or locks. Arrange for your daughter not to be by herself when she is vulnerable. re-ke- y BEAUTIFUL NATIVE SPRUCE! STARTING AT 3V PER FOOT! 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It is not a matter of how much time it takes to get over the relationship, but of getting through the times when your daughter feels the pull back to him. Your daughter needs continuous support. She will still be emotionally vulnerable, and possibly in physical danger, for a long time after the break-uIf you or someone you know is in an abusive and or violent dating relationship, encourage him or her to seek help. Call New Horizons at or or come into our offices A Beka Book. Textbooks and Video School on display in your area See our web site at www.abeka.orgnd5 or call exL 34 for date, tune, h I2n location ANNUAL SANPETE SOFTBALL CLASSIC Saturday, August 21, 1999 Sponsored by Ephraim City p. at 145 E. 100 N. in Richfield. 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As a result of the proposed increase, the tax on a $86,862 residence will be $387.1 6, and the tax on a business having the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity will be $703.93. Without the proposed increase the tax on a $86,862 residence would be $378.47, and the tax on a business having the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity would be $688.12. The 1999 proposed tax rate is 0.008104. Without the proposed increase the rate would be 0.007922. This would be an increase of which is $8.69 per year ($0.72 per month) on a $86,862 residence or $15.81 per year on a business having the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity. With NEW GROWTH, this property tax increase and other factors, the South Sanpete School District will increase its property tax revenue from $1,706,353 collected last year to $ 1 ,876,233 COLLECTED THIS YEAR WHICH IS A REVENUE INCREASE OF 23, 9.9. All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing on the tax increase to be held on August 18, 1999 at 6:30 p.m. at 39 South Main, Manti, Utah.' Publish August 5, 12, 1999 four-cour- se library science curriculum of the criteria for keeping in compliance with libraries their state standards for certified public library serv ice. Certified libraries are eligible for Public Library' Development Grants authorized by the State Legislature and for new federal technology grants. Jackie Brown will complete UPLIFT training in the year 2002. as one ily of emergency procedures, such Defensive Driving Course available in Nephi four-ho- Visit our Web sites! 1200 E. 100 S. LEHl, UT StockPrice I st Make sure that an adult knows where she is going if its not part of her usual routine, and when she is expected to return. ur ur SHEETS 924 A. Call For FREE sec. "HI-RI- B 374 It 44 1 504 694 694 It 1 SHEDS, BARNS & HQMES doesnt want to see expected to complete a numbers. 4-ho- STEEL SQ. TUBE Alert people at work and school that she or talk to him. Jackie Brown, Librarian of the Ephraim Public Library, will attend the annual UPLIFT certification training program for public librarians to be held at the Utah State Library Training Center in Salt Lake City from August UPLIFT (The Utah Public Institute for Training) is sponsored by the State Library Division to provide management training for library staff from Utahs small, rural communities. Librarians are |