Show Millard Tricks to make Halloween a treat for kids he Halloween tradition of children dressing up as their favorite monster oi fantasy figure and harvesting a bounot treats cart be fun and danger free ty if parents take the proper precautions The most obvious area of concern is the treats a child receives Parents should examine all treats before a ehlid can eat them ook for anything suspicious such as a broken seal or a loose wrapper Pieces ot fruit should be washed and sliced to cheek for inedible additions It anv reason exists to believe an item has been tampered with dispose of it immediately The Utah Safety Council adv ises parents to accompany the children on their Halloween stops Parents can keep track of the homes visited guide the children across the streets and make sure youngsters do not Irorn the immediate stray Older children usually neighborhood but preter to travel with friends parents should discuss certain safety rules with them before the children leave Patents should also be concerned with the costume worn by the child Children should be able to see properlA y without any visual obstructions painted lace and a hat worn properly will not obstruct a child's vision If the child does wear a mask make suic the eye holes are large enough to allow the child to see where they aie going 'I he Utah Safety Council recommends costumes be made of material and contain items of wear or examusually worn by the child is not recomended to allow a gill ple who diesses like a fairy princess to wear mother’s high heels Careful consideration should be given to the accessories of a costume Sharp objects such knives or swords should be con sinicted liom cardboaid or other materials to guarantee no incidents occur Parents are also warned to never allow their children to etiiiv candles or pumpkins with a candle enclosed Contact with an open flame may cause the costume to begin bin mug niong the rules that the Council recommends aie: Irak or treat only in familial neighboi hoods Piedeiermme a route and stick to the plan Include a designated return tune homes Stop onlv at alk on the sidewalks and not the stieet If no sidewalks exist walk on the left side id the road facing the iil lie Don’t take septic tanks for granted Of the many services taken for granted in our modern society sewage disposal must rank as the least concern of the average person Unfortuantcly lor septic tank owners this can cause ptoblems health officials warn A malfunctioning septic tank can endanger your family’s health drinking water and environment If the septic tank is not maintained periodically sewage could he building up day after day only a few yards from the house the tank either ovet flows ot backsup into the lowest plumbing fixture in the building An average family generates hundreds of gallons of sewage a day A toilet alone uses between 5 to 6 gallons of water per flush You can help your septic tank handle this load by not flushing away oils excess tissues paper towels sanitary diapers napkins tubes bones toothpaste plasties gtavel and other similar materials An important step in maintaining your waste water system is finding the exact location of your septic tank Your local health department may have a di awing of your system in their files When the sytem is functioning properly it probably should be professionally pumped every three to five years At the present time only two spetie tank cleaners are registered with the Millard County Health DeprtmenI for providing this service They are ullmer and Sons and Smith and Sons Both are listed in the current phone directory It is important that the entire tank contents be removed part icullarly the The only legal sludge and scum disposal site for the tank contents at the ptesent time is in a sanitary landfil ot a public sewer sytem Products that do not easily decompose can can frequently clog the sytem are dairy products meat pioducts fats oils towels paper cigarettes disposable diapers plasties sanitary napkisn eaffee grounds etc I lood rigation or other excessive water paving livestock or driving over the drainage area may contribute to or cause failure of the individual waste water disposal system Certain brands of laundry detergents may contribute to premature absorption system failure so only those soaps and detergents which are biodegradable should be used Because of the dilution factors occasional use of chemicals such as drain cleaner germicides disinfectants and should cause no hobby chemicals adverse affects on the septic tank (unction Other helpful practices include the following: (l)Plan laundry dishwashing and bat Fling schedules to conserve water use (2)Roof and yard drainage should be directed away from the septic tank system (3)Avoid planting deep rooted vegetation over the tank absorbtion system septic (4)Ciarbagc grinders should not be over used as a disposal (5)The addition of chemicals or other products to special a septic tank to improve its function is not recommended Health Department review of plans and specifications pet mils and inspections are required by stae and local laws and regulations before installation or repair of Septic Tank systems This procedure is necessary to insure that installed and sytems are properly designed and sied to handle normal expected use in planned situations to protect your health drinking water and the environment or information you may contact the oeal Health Department in Delta at or 252 West Main St illmore at 50 S 400 West ( bances reittent fever and muscular pain Lffoits to prevent the spread of trichinosis in man have resulted in an amendment to the United States terstate Quarantine Regulations stipulating that no garbage may be shipped for swine feeding unless fit st cooked Utah and many other states have adopted similar regulations addressing commercial garbage use According to the Utah Code Annotated (3) ‘‘No person shall feed swine any garbage collected from any county city meat market town hotel restaurant railroad or other place unless it is heated to a temperature of at least 212 farenheit for 30 minutes or more” The Utah regulation also states “no person shall feed garbage to swine unless such person has a license" (swine feeder license) issued by the Utah Department of Agriculture These regulations are enforced by the of State and Federal Departments Agriculture FOR SALE in time for the hunting season a good secondary truck Excellent condition 1968 Ford F250 with camper shell 390 engine No dents no Just $97500 See Dean or Glen Auto at Delta problems 1 IMS 24 Pan 9 mandatory for all present soil testers as ell as those planning to become certified because there have been some changes made in the Unified Soil classifications systems in the last year raining m the course will be by several highlv qualified individuals State illiam Fund of ( icoloeical and Mineral Survey Department who will also explain the changes in the soil classification systems Steven her lot ol the I tafi Department of Health will discuss the Slate Regulations covering Individual Waste Water Disposal Systems or more information about the course lees or ac omodations you tali District can contact the ( entral Health Department offices in Nephi Richfield Ml Pleasant or Delta IP O Delta 84624 or Box 176 the present tune in Millaid ( oun the individuals certified as Soil lesieix are: Paul art lung Gary Greener Idwaid Johnson (aiy Mcmhardt and lonel Favlot ol Delta Peterson litis ( a lino and owcll of illmore Kenneth eiglcr ol Holden Richard Pennev ol kanosh Marion R Audei son and lav Dutson fur ant ol ol Oal and (ail ity tv Sc ipio FI EL STREAM Ndnful l MM UIO( ihinl if in I I HI 1)1 l‘K Ml M Holden Volunteer Fire Dept Tom Lovell House Behind 2:00 Nov pm GRAND PRIZE Uni ilv xutliiin lihlnm oIiiiiiIhi l’n) VriisMih unpiiif 2 W 'sj lb nit loses its sweet flavor when am iten says The nutrition specialist says one is alternative to can the fiuit without sugar but then sweeten to taste with attificinl sweetener when you aie leads to eat it Another alternative is just to teduee the amount of sugat in your canning iccipes “You can reduce the amount ol by half in most recipes without Migai much noticeable change in the quality and appeal ance of the fruit" She says As for Iteeing she says any tiuit can be successfully frozen without sugar Fruit can be frozen dry or packed in water or juice with oi without non calorie sweetener Iauritzen points our that trying to eliminate sugat from jams and jellies is more dif ficult Sugar usually must be present in large pioportions to aid the pectin in fot tiling a gel Vifc healed” AM) MORE PRIZES IO Mil II Kkl (OMi si KM) mw SfkV RUTH HANSEN for DELTA CITY MAYOR (ages 26 and older) HALLOWEEN PARTY tfcssraxxntsxssssMOoe Ihnrs Oti Sps tame Try as we might it is difficult to remove sugar from our diets complete Statistics indicate that the amount of sugar we consume per year really hn changed little over the last 10 years There is nothing particularly wrong with this There is little evidence that sugar has any detrimental health effects other than that if it is eaten to excess it can contribute to dental caries and obesity According to Dr Georgia Lauriten Lxtension nutrition specialist at USU if you are interested in reducing your one place you can sugar consumpion foods start is She says that sugar in canned fruit in aids retaining the shape color texture appearance and flavor of the original product Filiminating or reducing sugar in the canning process for fruit will alter these characteristics But except for jams and jellies it will not change the processing time or render the food unsafe to eat “Noncalorie sweeteners can be used but they do not help retain the color and texture of fruit Saccharin can produce an unwanted aftertaste and aspar ly At The Singles James Buchanan the nation s 15th the adminpresident lived throughchief execuistrations of seventeen to tives —from George Washington Andrew Johnson hrorm An important sliorl course lor lying Soil esters will he held at Sest Central l'tah Vocational ( enter m Delta Utah It will be held ebruarv 4 5 6 or 1986 Nonce is being given early to allow planning tor attendance from throuelioul the by individuals line state who may wish to attend course may not be repeated m tali fro 2 a year or more (il has been scats since the last one was given) and enrollment may be limited to approxunatelv 2 Individuals attending the course and passing the tests will be qualified to be Certified Soil Testers in the use ol the Unified Soil Classification System In the six couniys ol Millard Juab Sanpete Sevier Piute and Wav ne and other parts of the state regulations re quire the soil classification of a sue where an underground waste vvatei system is planned to be certified by a Certified Soil ester Soil esters who complete the course satisfactory will also be able to design undergiound wast water systems or septic lank systems An important reason for soil testing before starling construction of a building is that certain problem soils may be discovered before investing a lot of money which may be lost when the unstable soil latet causes structuul damage Flic course should be considered Sugar: Canning with less ceding garbage to swine is a very common practice The practice is subject to strict State Regulations which quire it to be done in a sanitary manner in the best interest of public health It is done to provide inexpensive garbage disposal and cheap feed for raising pork However the economic gain in this practice can be expensive in terms ot human health The swine physiology is closest to human physiology in our domestic' Because of this similarity animals many swine diseases are transmitted among the swine population by garbage include: hog cholera vesicular disease anthema swine tuberculosis salmonellosis giaretysipelas anthrax brucellosis diasis and trichinosis Lxecpt for the can which mentioned first two diseases be communicated to man Dogs and other animals which are allowed to feed on such gatbage or infected eateasses can become hosts of some of these diseases Surveys reveal a high incidence ot trichinosis among swine which are fed uncooked garbage Consumption of sufficiently cooked pork from such swine is believed to be the chief source of human trichinosis a serious disease distur resulting in gastrointestinal ( Soil Tester Course linn’l Restrictions on feeding swine ount GROWTH and PROGRESS using financial responsibility IWhat will be the long range as well as short grange impact on the community? 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