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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Community Obituary 1 Amanda and Whitney had five sons and four daughters. Amanda was a proud mother and grandmother and felt great joy in her family. She is survived by two daughters, Colleen (Robert) Jolley of St. George and Sherran (George) Bunting of Kanab; 22 grandchildren, 60 and 30 great-grandchildr- en g asset to Amanda was her neighborhood, community and church, and felt great satisfaction in being involved. Her life was filled with music and poetry, and many have benefitted from her service and talents. Even after being a century old, she could cheer those around her with a tune at the piano performed totally by ear. She was wonderful friend and her example has influenced four generations. Funeral services were held to honor Amanda on Monday, August 4, 1997 in the Kanab Utah Stake Center. Burial was in the Kanab City Cemetery under the direction of Mosdell Mortuary. life-lon- ; Amanda MacDonald Sarah Amanda Robertson MacDonald, age 103, was bom while Utah was yet a frontier territory on July 31, 1894 in Orderville, Utah. She was the fourth of 10 children bom to Emily Jane Sapp and Isaac Robertson. She died on August 1, 1997 after a life spanning a period from the horse and buggy to manned space stations. Amanda spent a happy childhood and young adult life in Orderville. The Robertson family wiis talehted musically and spent many hours of fun performing together. She married Whitney MacDonald on May 4, 1915 at Junction, Utah. The marriage was later solemnized in the St. George LDS Temple. Cannon reacts strongly to National Cancer Institute revelations on nuclear fallout Congressman Chris Cannon ), who represents a significant portion of the Utah region subjected to radioactive fallout generated by above ground testing of nuclear weapons in Nevada, voiced his strong disappointment with the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) revelation that they have been hiding important data that shows the extent of radiation exposure nationwide was greater than previously thought. Cannon, noting the personal nature of his disgust said, My father used to go (R-UT- out and watch these explosions, as did many uninformed people, a very patriotic My father from pros- suffered American tate cancer and died ofleukemia. His life was shortened, like many victims who weren't told about the danger. As a law student, Cannon continued, I was a clerk on the - first down winder's case to be filed. I have read the minutes of meetings where the idea of warning Americans was discussed and rejected, and I deplore such arrogance. Given that our biggest challenge in fighting these tragic diseases is to understand their nature, I find the years of secrecy surrounding NCI's results par- ticularly appallingand immoral." Cannon concluded. The National Cancer Institute and Department of Energy Secretary Pena should be on notice that this breach of trust is not taken lightly, and that appropriate compensatory measures are expected. According to the AP, Pena said on Thursday that it was too early to say whether any compensation will b considered. Utah farmers lead nation in computer access nual survey conducted every June in which farm- by USDA-NAS- S asked are abour ers acres planted, grain in storage, livestock inven- tories and land values. This year, questions were added to the sur- vey form that asked about access and use of computers. According to the survey: Ofthe Utah farmers and ranchers who responded to the survey, 68 indicated they had access to a computer. That is the dren (because they are smaller) percentage recored of and people with weakened im- highest in the survey. The. state any mune systems are more suscep- national average for the category Continued from Page 8 tible to foodbome illness. was 38. Still, washing your hands frespread? Our bodies are resilient 3 1 of Utah farmers aiul ranchand it usually takes a large num- quently is an inexpensive effec- ers said they use their computers ber of microbes to make healthy tive method of controlling the to them run their farm busihelp adults ill. However infants, chil spread of disease. ness. This is the fifth highest percentage. The national average for the category was 20. Utah farmers and ranchers are ranked number one in the nation in computer access. Thats the inding of a survey recently re- leased by the U.S. Department of Agricultures National Agricul- tural Statistics Service. The sur- vey also showed that Utah farm-- . ers and ranchers have the second highest score in Internet access. The finding was part of an an- - Health NOTICE OF TAX INCREASE rAiHi The Town of Orderville is proposing to increase its property tax revenue. As a result of the proposed increase, the tax on a $60,000.00 29 of Utah farmers and ranch- ers have internet access. Only one other state-NeJerseyfscored a higher percentage at 31. The national average for the category was 13. Internet access ranges from 4 in Louisiana and Mississippi to 31 in New Jersey. The computer usage estimates are based on responses from nearly 34,000 agricultural operations and represents all sizes and types offarms. Utah farmers and ranchers who do not have computers or internet access at home maygain access to it through their county agricultural extension agent. The free program is offered through the USU Cooperative Extension Service, Users should call ahead to schedule an appointment. w f i OPEN A NEW DOOR! OLD WORLD TO AN a V . Grand Staircase Escalante $155.04. Without the proposed increase,' the tax on a $60,000.00 residence would be $39.93, and the tax on a business having the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity would be $72.60. The Town of Orderville is proposing to increase its property tax revenue from $16,422.00 collected last year to $34,997.00 proposed this year, an increase of 113. The 1997 proposed tax rate is .002584. Without the proposed increase, the rate would be .001210. concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing on the tax increase to be held on Wednesday, August 20, 1 997, at 7:00 p.m. in the All Orderville Town Office. Enjoy 300 mile video in the comfort of your own home. 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