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Show I I WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, AUGUST 20, 1981 REFLEX-DA- VIS o wer By DAVE WIGHAM The power of the press. Seems to always be there. IT STILL amazes this reporter how much influence a newspaper, and visual media, has on many lives. If a name is misspelled or not even mentioned someone gets upset. If a score is wrong or omitted someone hears about it. Championships are won and lost on the athletic field yet there are still some who put a whole lot of emphasis on polls. College and high school teams are the first people to head right to the polls on the day they come out yet no one ever gets a trophy for it. BEFORE AND after games all the relatives dive through the paper to see if that idiot reporter mentioned their favorite son or nephew. The press get to name their and teams and that has a lasting effect on the players. They could have had a tremendous season but unless some paper recognizes their accomplishments they feel betrayed. all-sta- te A PLAYER could have a super game, gain over 500 yards rushing and score 20 touchdowns, but unless a reporter gets his name in the paper very few will ever know of it. Plus, it can never be made up to that player, once you forget to write a name it can never be corrected. Sure you can go back and write another column about missing the name but even then how can that player's parents show the original game story to anyone without the kids name. Sometimes other people just think or say to themselves how can they let a small thing like that upset them? But the bottom line is that they do get upset. TAKE THE case of Jim McMahon righ now. Now first of all let me say Im not a Jim McMahon fan or a BYU fan but I also have to say that someone is doing him an injustice leaving him off the list. For heavens sake heres a guy who led the world in as a junior and passing last year, was an now were led to believe there are two quarterbacks in the country better than him? pre-seas- SOME NEWSPAPER or sports information director in California should get a raise for the job theyve done in selling this John Elway of Stanford. Who heard of this guy last year? Now hes the number one quarterback in most magazines. No matter whats said to Jim and his family the damage is done. He should, he is, the the blood supply to the muscles. It gives them greater ability to extract oxygen and it raises the level of enzymes that control metabolism in the mus- A good physical conditioning program depends primarily on what you do with your legs cle cells. arms. And therein lies the major emphasis on the effects of training. Its what happens to the muscles which service the extremities that counts the most. A MAN OFF the street can say that he feels so and so is the best to ever play the game of football. Few people take much stock in it, just one guys opinion. But make that guy a sports writer and he says the same thing and all of a sudden everyone believes it. Its a scary thing to have that much power. The power to ruin a high school players week. I miss LEG MUSCLES can improve as much as 300 percent in work capacity with minimal changes in heart capability. Thats why runners, cross country skiers, hikers and cyclists have good legs and swimmers in addition to good legs have good arms. This same analogy can be applied to all acti"cardiovascular vities. Cardiac rehabilitation is mainly skeletal muscle rehabilitation. Heart patients conquer fatigue by developing THIS MAY come as a surprise, but, by comparison, exercise doesn't do a whole lot for the lungs and the heart. Almost all of the improvement in functional capacity occurs because of changes in muscle circulation and in the muscle cells themselves. Exercise tremendously increases FARMINGTON -G- eneral Dais School District test results show students scores to be on the upswing, well within national and state norms. "TEACHERS MAY be getbetter." he also noted, indicating in times past the district was sometimes fortunate to have one qualified applicant for a position while there are now generally many apply ing. dividual grades was made by this newspaper with Supt. Lawrence Welling indicating intent was not to rate one school against another. He said the matter would be stu- ting died. however. Detailed data was supplied earlier by the Salt Lake City School District, for example, and was used in an article appearing in "The Sunset News", a west side Salt Lake newspaper. MRS. ALLEN emphasized parents can review their children's test results, possibly using them to bolster home teaching efforts in problem areas. Speaking of the test results Board Pres. Lucile Reading said. "1 think this refutes the accusation that schools are school-by-scho- THAT POSITIVE note was received by school board members Tuesday night in a report from curriculum direc- 4 I HAVE honestly felt for years now that the best way to serve the public in Davis County in sports would be simply to write the roster each week. Dont say anything good or bad about a game, dont even need mention who won, just print, right from the program, who was dressed. That way everyone sees their name in the paper and everyone is happy. tors Dallas Workman and Grant Steed. Scores for tests given in grades 2. 4. hand Sail showed the district well above national levels, ranging from in the 2nd grade, at 3.3 vs. 2.S national to 9.6 for Sth graders in the district vs. S.S nationally. Substantial improvements were noted in math and reading scores. with Dr. Workman speculating that could result from a change in district policy to a "more basic skills reading program " years ago followed by math a few years later. live-tent- Misspellings I can live with because half the time way the coach said to spell the name. Even then the parents are at least thankful that I tried to get the name in. But out and out missing the name is a sin that bugs me to death. I find out later I got the wrong it's the guy scoring and I get mad at myself. Steed, in reporting on secondary activity, said a Mr. change from fall to spring testing has been an improvement with "dramatic" increases in reading and math show n above the norm although results are now plateauing. SCHOOL BOARD Member l Allen asked that more complete testing information he made available before an upcoming board workshop that could be held within the next month. She said such data would be helpful in setting board goals after determining problem areas. Shery failing" while Asst. Supt. Gayle Stevenson cautioned against placing too much emphasis on testing. "We cant just base it on tests we 1 TWO OF MY biggest mistakes come to mind. While watching a Woods Cross game once a couple of years ago I watched a certain player score a touchdown. At least this guy had on the jersey. Seems like the person whos name was on the program was in the hospital, yet I had him scoring a touchdown on Friday. footThen somehow when I named the ball team a couple of seasons ago I lost one page of my article when I turned it in. I didnt notice it at the time. The results were that two players werent mentioned. m il A similar request for a breakdow n bv schools and in test for IN a very narrow range." OTHER action, the board approved a $239,000 bid from Jerry B. Jm'es of Ogden for construction of a addition to east Layton Elementary School. Completion is set for March I. 1981. The lowest of 12 bids received. it was well below the $321,000 architects estimate and at $31 a square foot indicated a lower cost than has been seen in several years. Buildings and Grounds Direc- tor Dean Penrod said. Dr. Welling also noted the district is fully staffed for the start of school Aug. 31 with more than 40.000" students anticipated. Two schools Stoker and Hilltop will not open to students this year, for the first time but a new junior Mueller Park in high school Bountiful will open, although some areas will not be finished, anticipated. g it is ta nur SO WHY IS Wigham writing this column. 1 guess to prepare you for this football season. It gets tougher and tougher each year to cover these guys. Ill try my best to mention all the players I can, even your son. Mistakes will always be there, at least as long as Im here. If anything is wrong in the paper feel free to write or call, like most folks do. The bottom line is that Im here to serve you people. Let me know how its going. good legs. Have you ever wondered why your legs are the problem" when you are out of shape? wir the importance of having a good pump (heart), adequate lungs, and clean pipes (blood vessels). They, too, are affected by the aerobic conditioning process, but the focus should really be on the leg and-o- r arm muscles. Run for your muscles. They will help you handle stress, withstand fatigue and get the most mileage out of your physical life. DAVID A. McCarron.M.D., of the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, found that a group of people with high blood pressure were getting 39 percent less calcium from dairy products and 22 percent less calcium overall than a group of people who did not have hypertension. This good news is in keeping with earlier studies showing that calcium added to the diets of hypertensive rats actually lowered their blood pressure. Incidentally, most diets are somewhat low in calcium when you dont drink much milk and eat very little cheese. Dairy products are good foods, especially when most of the fat has been removed. r r By TOM BUSSELBERG printing that he scored a touchdown and that guy hates me for life. 1 missed that it was their son who made the key block to enable the back to score and those parents didnt talk to me for weeks. I DONT mean to minimize r - 0 Fitness Tips Bv DR. DALE NELSON UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY and-o- quarterback. He is the best college passer in the country. But because the print media has shunned him some people are starting to second guess. Power of the press again. Af 1, I licit' was ;t lot ol enrigv. expended. in Smith Wehet over the weekend, as ui.mv lesideiits and heat tv souls participated in the catlv morning tun. OFF THEY GO - m. 4-- r- f - $ - A S&.-- s :)& ife" n A..jr : ll' it i ?, $ ? 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