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Show Thursday, March 9, 2006 Baie’ HERALD a NEW YORK — The federal government is boosting its Bird: Ss On their way effort to look for birdflu in migratory birds, planning to test five to six times as many birds this year alone as it has Screened since 1998. Much ofthe effort will focus on Aue. wherescientists Asia begin g next month ea worry that birds arriving from site rateoewoe tists had already been Scien wagefr theced CELEBRATIONS i Malcolm Ritter THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Emery,Jarvis rth no Next month, birds Lonnie and LaVern Ambrose migrating from Asia and children Bradlee and will start showing up Dakota are pleased to announce in Alaska. They may the marriage of their mother and pasagob birds that will then bring it far JoyCartic spp atest oe carry the H5N1 virus to eaecara: Lynn yer C southwardths fall when they company at their reception on Sat- fly to their winter grounds. ae Coanewan ea tee e a _ SOURCESFed ana Aer Oat Camb: os 1400 E,, Spanish Fork, Utah. Ri Rasp -AP and North American migratory flyways. But the effort is being dramatically stepped upthis year,said John Clifford, chief veterinarian for the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture, which is working with other agencies on the program. Scientists will study live birds, others that are found deadorkilled by hunters, and environmental samples that mightcarry the worrisome in the United States. That could damage the poultry industry and pose ahazard for people who work with chickens. Vir_tually all bird flucases in people reported so far are blamed onclose contact with infected ry. Human cases are uncommon,but scientists worry that the virus may mutateinto a and “I wouldn't be surprised if it will be within the next year.” It might not appear in an outbreak thatkills many birds, but _ratherin isolated cases, he said. Rosenberg also said he’s heard reports of people wanting to slaughter wild birds to protect against bird flu. “From a conservation perspective that would be a hor- _in birds smuggled from China. A Nigerian official has also blamed illegal ry imports _for delivering the virus to that country. Clifford agreed that smug_gling birds orbird productsis a possible route into the country, andsaid the governmentwill boost its anti-smuggling efforts | as well. Those efforts include concern aboutbirds flying south throughthe United States focuses on their Pacific route in the westernstates, other migratory paths will be included, tween people. That could lead to a worldwideflu epidemic. It makessenseto focus the wild bird monitoring on Alaska, but migratory routes be totally unwarranted given the situation we have today,” he said. Peter Marra of the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center at _border, but also teams within the United States that survey exotic fodd markets,live bird sparesLeeae for signs of illegal anim: 100,000 live or dead birds this year, said Angela Harless of the USDA.The testing, which will also include somePacific Ocean islands,will focus on waterfowland shorebirds. At the sametime,Clifford said, officials will continue to monitorotheractivities that mayintroducethe virus to the United,States: importing and smuggling ofbirds. The chief concérn about the _virus will first arrive in North birds haveplayed arole inthe America,or thatit will follow spreadofbirdflu elsewhere, recognized flyways from-there, and that Alaska is an important says Ken Rosenberg,director placeto lookforit. But that’s ofconservation science at the _not the only waythe virus could reach the United States. Cornell Lab of Ornithology in “I would say movementof Ithaca, N.Y. birds throughthe illegal pet Migrating birds can show trade is probably the mostlikeup “virtually anywhere and comefrom virtually anywhere. ly wayit’s going to get here,” That’s just the nature of birds “Marrasaid. That’s.just a guess, he and bird migration,” he said. quickly added,but thereis Rosenberg said he expects precedent. Taiwan, wherebird the deadly flu now wreaking havoc in Asia and parts of Eusmuggling is common,conrope and Africa will show up in firmed last Octoberthat its first wild birds in the United States, case of H5NIbird flu appeared formof bird flu. While most Clifford said. The goal is to test 75,000 to HBN1 fluin wild birdsis that the virus might makeits way to someofthe 10 billion or so chickens produced every year form that can pass easily be- _rible thing todo, and it would are so canethere no guar- the National Zoo in Washing—_antee that Alaska is where the ton said it’s clear migratory _not only inspections at the | DURRANTS ; Asforlegal imports, virtually all live birds that enter the United States have to go through a 30-day quarantine _andbe tested forbird flu and otherviruses,Clifford noted. The governmentdoesn't allow importsof birds from countries that have H5NI in poultry flocks. Onthe Net: ° » North Americanflyways: www.fws.gov/southeast/birds/ migratorymap.html » Disease information: www. nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index. isp Ruth Riley, GOth: at crittrate these sth weaaing Se Her family is holding an Open , House in her honor Saturday, March11, 2006 from 6:30-8:00 pm. in the Orem Hillcrest 8th Ward ‘grew up in nearby Reedsport with her five living siblings and graduated from Reedsport High School. ‘She was married toher high school sweetheart, Ronald LeRoy Riley in 1936. They lived in Bandon, Oregon where they raised their three chil- dren: Ron passed awayin 1989. North Korealaunches short-range missiles SEOUL, South Korea — North Koreatest-fired two short-range missiles Wednesday, an unsettling reminder of the reclusive communist regime's ability to cause instability in the region where a standoffpersists overits nuclear program. The development under- scored the dangers posed by the country's longer-range missiles and professed nuclear weapons program. Pyongyangshocked Tokyo and othernations whenit testfired a ‘ic missile over northern Japan in 1998,It has since test-fired short-range mis- siles manytimes, including one launched into the Sea of Japan in May. In 2003, North Korea test-fired short-range land- to-ship missiles atleast three times during heightened ten- sions overits nuclear program. A senior Bush administration official said the U.S. government had independently confirmed that North Koreafired the two surface-to-air missiles. Japan’s Kyodo News agency gave conflicting details about Wednesday’s launches, saying a security source in China told it the missiles werefired by mistakein the direction of China and apparently landed in North Korean territory. However,the agency also quoted a Western military source as saying the missiles weretést-fired from North Korea’seastern coast toward the Sea of Japan. Atleast one missile landed in the sea about 60 miles northeast of the launch site, Kyodosaid,citing a Japanese defense official. “Indications are that North its nuclear ambitions and deal with the threat from its missile program andactivities.” North Korea would be extremely hesitant to do aye thing to offend China,its last major benefactor, and the type of missiles reportedly fired wouldn't muchof a threat far beyondits borders. Despite remaining technically at war with South Korea, the. sides have embarked on reconciliation efforts since a 2000 summit betweentheir leaders, and many South Koreans don't view the Northas threat. Pyongyangrecently has pursued diplomacy to resolve its nuclear standoff, sending a top diplomat to New York for a briefing Tuesday by U.S.officials on the country’s alleged illicit financial activities. The U.S.last year blacklisted a Macau bank and North Korean companiesit said were involved in counterfeiting, money laundering and weapons proliferation — a movethat prompted the North to boycott international arms talks. After the New Yorkbriefing, the North maintained it won't return to disarrhament negotia- tions but said it has proposed waysto resolvethe issue. “At a time when North Ko- reais trying to play the diplo- matic card,it wouldn’t necessarily make sense for them to try andpull out the milit card as well,” said Jon Wolfstahl, a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. The commanderofthe U.S. military in South Korea, Army Gen.B.B. Bell, said Tuesday in Washingtonthatreports indicated the North was “preparing to field a new intermediaterangeballistic missile which could easily reach United Korea launched twoshortStates facilities in Okinawa, range missiles,” White House Guam andpossibly Alaska,” spokesman Scott McClellan according to a prepared statesaid in an e-mail to reporters ment. traveling with President Bush. However,Bell noted the “Wehaveconsistently pointed North Koreans had done “very out that North Korea’s mislittle” in recent years on longsile program is a concern that poses a threat to the region and rangeballistic missiles. Instead, he said officials have seen inthe eeeinternational comcreasing work on short-range munity,” he said, missiles that could be used on The White House said the Korean Peninsula. Wednesday’s launches demBesides producing a large onstrated the importance of six-party negotiations aimed at numberof weapons, Bell said resolving the crisis over Pyong- North Koreaalso “‘appears willing to sell to anyone.” yang’s nuclear program. It isn't knownif the North “We work closely with our allies in theregion on ballistic missile defense and to maintain weapon as it claims, since the country isn’t believed to have a strong deterrent againsttthe ” Mc- performed anynuclear tests. threat North Korea p Putting a device ona Clellan said. “We e the six: talks remain the way is even more complicated, to get North Korea to abandon. there's no evidence the Neat has donethateither. Still, experts believe the North has extracted enough plutonium fromits main nuclear reactorforat least a weapon — andlittle coverage half-dozen nuclear weapons on North Korea, which any day or more — a concernthat has could shut downits nuclear re- lately been getting less atten- actor and obtain the plutonium tion dueto theintense diplomacysurrounding the Iranian nuclear crisis. “We're getting 24-7 coverage on Iran — whichis still likely several years away from being able to producea single nuclear for what could be its 10th, 11th or 12th nuclear weapon,” Wolfstahl said. a do-it-yourself project. Three sisters, Rosemary Viola (Vi)Ball, Georgie Ann (Pete) Wesella, and Dorothy Alice DeVelbiss, anda brother, Melvin Robert (Mally) DeVelbiss have passed on. forwardto the next half century together! Theywill be celebrating their anniversary in “private” when they travel to Puerto Vallarta Mexico with their childrento enjoy some leisure time, beautiful weather, good food (andlots ofit) and of course somereminiscing and simply enjoying the company. If you wouldlike to acknowl- edgethis eventwith congratulatory wishes,please e-mail them to durrant50th@earthlink.net. A sister, Nelda June Hachler, and a brother, Richard Ernest (Dick) De- Velbiss arestill living. Her three children are Ronelda Lee Connors(Roger), of Orem, David (Randy)of Centerville, Utah. She also Lattwelve grandchildren, and 23 grandchildren. Weall love and fdoreRuth Regina DeVebbss Riley, The 12th Annual Great Kid Awardswill be held Wednesday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Provo City Library at Academy Square. This award ceremony honors great kids in the Provo and Oremfortheir excellent examples. WHAT: The 2006 Great Kid Awards WHERE:The Provo City Library at Academy Square WHEN: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 WHY:To honor Utah County’s - Greatest Kids! WE NEED YOUR HELP! Weare looking for sponsors to donate 55-60 items to be awarded to the children at the Great Kid Awards ceremony. The donated items could include: school supplies,toys, games,coupons,gift certificates, etc. Those interested in donating items should contact Becky by March 1st (851-2567). Items must be received at the Chamber of Commerce office (51 S. University Ave., Suite 215, Provo) by March 10th. Conatact Becky at 851-2567 for more information. SponsoredBy: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REALTOR® served three missions for the L.D.S. Church. great grandchildrenlater, they are still happily married and looking You are invited to help honor someof Utah County’s bestkids at the Provo-Orem Chamber of Commerce’s Great Kids Awards! PROVO:OREM Selling your home is not ttae Dt pul aesff 4 year saeee missionary, ‘and she the innocentbut beautiful country girl from Escalante Utah and five years his junior. Today, 50 years and 4 WONDERFUL, LOV- cultural hall at 1035 S. 800 E., Orem. Everyone who knowsheris invited. ING and SUPPORTIVE children Ruth Regina DeVelbiss was born (Lance) Grangerof Bluffdale, on the first day of spring in 1916 at (Kim Doug(Lori) of Lehi, Scott (MiLakeside, Oregon to George and chelle) of Salt Lake City, andJill of Flora Boucher DeVelbiss. Riverton), 12 grandchildren and 7 is presently living in Orem. She has Burt Herman 1 STRIKE GOLD . =e Feed Vane De Due | | Ruth moved to Utah in 1969. She THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ee DailuxHerald |