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Show 'If T n 'hi Yp fiv''11 f ) 'ij ig hj1 iinnuif ijp Page 6, The Salina SunGunnison New.NManti MessengerEphraim Enterprise, October 27, 1994 "Gang Proofing" part of Focus of USU Leadership Conference Utah State University Extension Service and the College of Family Life are sponsoring a leadership conon the USU Cam ference Nov. 1- -3 pus The leadership conference is designed to help die audience better understand the latest research about critical issues facing families and what some solutions might be. Workshops will focus in three main areas: Family and Human Development, Nutrition and Food Science "Turn and Human Environments. A variety Mountain Fuel if to home ownership, nutritional needs of children, eating for a life and many other topics interest to educators, community volunteers, social service and other out reach organizations. Featured speakers include Utah's First Lady Jackie Leavitt and Utah Attorney General Jan Graham. Registration is $33 for the full conference, that includes two meals and a copy of the proceedings of the conference. For a more detailed schedule, contact your County Ex- healthy life, extending the quality of tension Office. of subjects will be discussed such as neighborhood and community chid care, youth problems, gang proofing your home and community, domestic violence, elder care, marriage enrichment, the value of friendships, consumer fraud, living on one income in a two income world. Credit: when is it too much? A quick path " Off Violence in Utah "When I watch someone getting beat up, it makes me feel good inside, said Tom Klimisch, age 17, Watching a high school senior. violent movie right before a basketball game is a good way to pump myself up so I can do my best in the game. When our children grow to be brutal in their indifference to others, it is often because they have been taught a dehumanizing disregard for those around them, said Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Many of our parents have abandoned their children to the media. So these children turn to the media for value formation, role modeling and guidance. In an effort to encourage Utah fami' lies to be responsible for what they choose to see on television and at the movies. Governor Michael Leavitt will sign a proclamation designating October as Crime Prevention Month and October 27, 1994, as Turn Off The Violence Day. Turn Off The Violence Day is one of series of Utah events that focuses on crime prevention. During Crime Prevention Month, Utah will host a three-da- y Western Regional crime and Violence seminar, sponsored by the National Crime Prevention Council. This will bring a variety of national and state specialists to the podium, including SenatorOrrin Hatch, Gov- ernor Michael 0. Leavitt, Peter Edelman, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and from the National Crime prevention Council-Jac- k Calhoun, executive director, director, Mac Gray, Warren, Faye director. Policy executive deputy and business religious leadmakers, ers, educators, psychologists and law enforcers will be encouraged to learn methods of initiating action to prevent crime and violence. The Utah Council for Crime Prevention has joined with the Utah PTA, churches, law enforcers and others to launch a campaign to Turn Off The Violence on October 27th. Governor Leavitt, in a public service message supporting "Turn Off The violence," is encouraging families to be more responsible about exposing their children to excessive violence and asking people to reduce the amount of graphic, violent entertainment coming into the home. Only you can turn it off," said Governor Leavitt A TV Guide study in 1992 listed the seven biggest problems in public schools in 1940, as determined by the teachers, as: talking out of turn, chewing gum, making noise, running in halls, cutting in line, dress-cod- e infractions and littering. In 1980, the top seven problems were: watch a large number of aggressive programs also tend to hold attitudes and values that favor the use of aggression to solve conflicts. These correlations are solid, reported a 1992 American Psychological Association survey. It is time to make violence in entertainment less acceptable and less profitable, and people can do that by making it less popular, said Tibby Milne, executive director, Utah Council for Crime Prevention. One thing everyone can do is turn it ofl Thisis not censorship, it is free choice. We are not suggesting that people stop going to movies or watching TV, were suggesting people be more re- sponsible in choosing what they watch. This will send new messages to those who control our entertainment choices that we want a change. Hopefully, they will react by producing entertainment with less graphic violence. PytAe V'&jT' suicide, assault robbery, rape, drug abuse, alcohol abuse and pregnancy. Research has shown that viewing repeated violence has a marked effect on the attitudes of young people about violent acts. Heavy viewers behave more aggressively than light viewers. Children and adults who OCTOBER ONLY YOU CAN TURN IT OFF! Mountain Fuels Utah customers are currently paying less for natural gas than they did 10 years age, and the utility expects gas costs to remain relatively stable through the 1994-9- 5 heating season. According to Mountain Fuel's annual "winter outlook, customers also can expect to benefit this winter from rising employee productivity as well as recent improvements to the companys storage service and distribution system. These improvements will allow the utility to take greater advantage of competitive natural gas prices and enhance its delivery reliability during periods of peak winter heating demand. The annual bill for the typical Utah residential customer using 115 decatherms of natural gas per year is now $515. This represents a decrease erf $64 per year, or slightly more than 11 percent, since January 1984, when the annual average bill was $579. (Figures not adjusted for inflation.) Lower rates, coupled with rising ' household incomes, mean that the average Utah customer today pays a smaller percentage of annual income for natural gas. In the last 10 years, the portion of the states average annual household income required to ' pay the typical residential customer gas bill has dropped by more than 40 percent to less thai 1 percent of average household income. Of course, individual customers bills are affected by changes in usage and weather as well as changes in rates. Since last winter was warmer than normal, a return to normal or colder than normal temperatures this winter could mean higher customer bills despite lower rates. Another factor contributing to Mountain Fuels lower rates is increased employee productivity. Measured as a ratio of number of customers served per employee per year, Mountain Fuels productivity has increased 22 percent since 1986. In 1986, Mountain Fuel served 307 cus- -. tamers per employee. By the end of June 1994, Mountain Fuel was serving 76 customers per employee. The companys productivity is up 10 percent since 1990 when it received the Institute of Industrial Engineers Award fix Productivity Improvement. Mountain Fuels productivity in creased during a time of dramatic population growth in Utah and has kept pace with the concurrent rise in the numbers of new customers the company has added during that time. As of June 30 of this year, Mountain Fuel had 553350 customers, an increase of approximately 22 percent since 1986. Mountain Fuels customer growth rate for the 12 months prior to June 30 was 3.9 percent, well above the industry average. According to outside surveys. Mountain Fuels level of customer satisfaction is also rising. Today, close to 90 percent of Mountain Fuel customers surveyed rate the level of overall service they receive from the utility as good or excellent At Mountain Fuel, our mission is to provide value and high- - quality natural gas service to our customers," said Mountain Fuel President and CEO Nick Rose. In the past year, we have taken several steps to ensure that our customers will continue to receive safe, reliable service at competitive prices. We believe we have the delivery capacity, the supply and the employee expertise to provide the high level of service our customers have come to expect Mountain Fuel also has helped decrease customers bills by increasing gas from its production of low-coown wells. Natural gas produced from company-owne- d wells is deliv- -, ered to customers at cost of service, or the cost of producing the gas, which is lower than the cost of gas available through purchase contracts. Lower-co-st wells gas from company-owne- d makes the 56 of up percent currently total annual supply Mountain Fuel delivers to its customers. In addition to produc ing more lower-co- st gas from company owned wells. Mountain Fuel keeps its gas costs st mer, Questar Pipelinemade improvements to the facility that allowed Mountain Fuel to increase its winter storage capacity from 7 billion to 12.5 billion cubic feet (bcf). This winter, approximately 25 percent of the natural gas Mountain Fuel will deliver to its customers will come from lower-cosupplies stored at Clay Basin. A project that will increase Mountain Fuel's delivery capacity during pe ik demand periods is scheduled for completion in mid-- December. Mountain Fuel has contracted with Kern River Pipeline Corp. for a st high-pressu- re tap on Kem Rivers pipeline in the vicinity of 3500 South and 5800 WestintheSaltLake Valley. The tap will increase delivery capacity into Mountain Fuels Wasatch Front sys- tem by approximately 50,000 decatherms per day. Thats enough capacity to serve about 30,000 additional typical residential customers. Mountain Fuel also will enhance the delivery capability of its system with the installation of a natural gas line to reline inan existing place stalled in 1929 and reconditioned during the 1960s. The pipeline route runs south on the east side of the Salt Lake Valley from Hogle Zoo to 3300 South. The first phase of the project is underway at the Bonneville and Salt lake Country Club golf courses. The second phase ofconstruction will begin in April 1995 when pipe will be laid along the remainder of the route. 24-inc- h, high-pressu- re 16-in- Come in and get your car winterized at o 3 O) Steve's Automotive Specializing in Complete Engine rebuilds also Brakes, Clutches, S o s e and all other Auto services .,..20 - m s 529-11- 1 55 Steve's Automotive - & 7 Steve's Automotive - Steve's Automotive Dont Send Bill Clinton HAS BEEN THE CHIEF DEFENDER OF RURAL. UTAH. Any More Helpers Vote for Dixie on November 8 Johnson, NewHarmony most we Dm rural Utah, what appreciate Orrin Hatch is that he's willing to ilM? IkniipHD GOes take on the Clinton Administration. Wlten the President of the United States doesn't understand the West, and when the Secretary of the Interior tries to lay waste to our water, grazing, and mining issues it is extremely important to us, and to our way of life, that Orrin Hatch is our chief defender." Our Founding Fathers called the U.S. House of Representatives The People's House. " Unfortunately, some of our elected leaders have been more concerned with serving the special interests and protecting the perks of office, and not conducting the will of the people. I am running for Concress to return the people's voice to the people's I sinned the " Contract With America to prove. iL Results for Rural Utah Continues to fight for reform of the Endangered Species Act and the protection of private property rights. Is a leading promoter and protector of RS2477 which are essential to the basic transportation infrastructure of rural Utah. legislation to more than double payments made to counties under the Program (PUT). PILT payments are made to counties with large amounts of federally owned land. Payment-In-Lieu-Of-Tax- es Lead the fight against the Clinton Administration's 'War on the West by blocking their proposals to radically and unfairly alter grazing fees and regulations, mining law, and taxes on energy. Lead the fight that defeated the extreme mining law reform proposals in the 100th, 101st, 102nd and 103rd congresses. Additionally he has proposed reasonable reform of the 1872 rights-of-wa- - n Monticello mill tailings issues. Proposed and fought for the 8 Brought balance to environ. 'ental policy in the reform of the Sup. fund law, reauthorization of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and reauthorization of the Clean Water Act. GOeWsCOQXS ITATtt IIWATQK- - House. And On September 27th, I went to our Nation 's Capitol and signed the Contract. My the vast pledge is to act within 100 days on 10 common sense issues supported by liberal leaderthe held been have issues that by for Utahns years up of majority ship of the Congress. And 1 promise that if these bills aren t voted on. Ikoh'Ium for reelection. You have mv signature and mv word on iL - y, protection of private property rights from excessive federal L msion. mining law. UH-Lt-D A - a- Toe ether, we can restore accountability and responsibility to our Government and opportunity to the neonle of Utah. 6 Protected local interest by ensuring an equitable resolution of the Atlas and 7 H 2?- Work Guaranteed 420 South ISO East Redmond, Utah 3 d Join me in the fight. Dixie Thompson 3111 101 4111 CONTRACT WITH AMERICA At the opening day of the new Republican Congress, January 3, 1995, House Republicans will introduce ten bills which will constitute our contact with the American people. Each will be debated and voted upon within 100 days. L balanced budget amendment and line-ite- veto) 2. a common tense litigation crime bill with a limit on death penalty appeal, boneft sentencing for violent crimes, and adequate priioo ipaot for violent offender to aervt full lenience 3. welfare reform emphasizing work and family! 4. (trout families and children, Including lax incentives for adoption and child lupport enforcement; S. family and middle dam lax cola; i. itrengthen defense; 7. lenlor dtlica'i reform (Including lax Incentive for private long term care and huuranc and the repeal of Preildent Clinton' todal security tax increae) act reshaping taxation (a cut la the capital gain lax) and regdabon (Including unfunded mandate and risk atsenmcnl) to encourage job creation and higher lake home pay; t. an economic growth 9. common icnse legal It. reform; term Omit VOTE DIXIE THOMPSON... Because Utah Matters Paid for by the Utah Republican Party. cru HV , 3T, YEARSEXPERIENCE o Call Classified 2 3: 55 529-783- 9 MET competitive by purchasing supplies in the summer, when prices are lower, and storing them in underground reservoirs fix delivery in winter. Most of Mountain Fuels storage gas is injected into Questar Pipeline Co.s Clay Basin storage facility located in the northeastern comer of Utah near Flaming Gorge reservoir. This sum- - Steve's Automotive - Steve's Automotive - Steve's Automotive 800-860-78- 39 ORR1N HATCH Winter Outlook 1 994-9- 5 |