Show II rLlULJSUTTZ Serving Utah's Great Pahvant Valley Single Copy USPS Bone marrow donors needed By kathy Halker Jordan Brunson possesses the same desire to run jump and partici- pate in contact sports as other boys Those passions have been replaced for the Delta youth ith very limited bike riding mov le watching and similar passive activities due to an extremely rare disease Fancom Anemia is an inherited anemia that leads to the failure of bone marrow to produce blood cells It is found equally in males and females and affects all ethnic groups The medical challenge faced by Jordan since his Sept 12 diagnosis is that because of the failure of blood components - white and red cells and platelet he cannot combat infection fatigue or spontaneous hemorrhage or bleeding He is taking medication that stimulates the production of blood cells and may be effective for a number of years Someday a bone marrow transplant will be necessary said his mother Darlene Brunson After the transplant he still faces potential serious health problems throughout his lifetime "Jordan has a great sense of humor He lov es playing with his friends Last weekend he invited a friend for an overnight stay which was the first time in quite awhile that he has felt well enough He's the one that keeps us laughing and optimistic about the future" Darlene said Siblings are generally an ideal match for a transplant but Jordan's brothers Brayden and Karson 6 were not a match Neither are his parents Jeff and Darlene Family memhave the bers other than siblings same possibility of being a donor as unrelated individuals In an effort to help Jordan and others with the disease Casey Smith has organized a bone marrow testing clinic Wed Oct 30 in Delta The undertook the task as an The clinic is Eagle Scout project scheduled at the Delta Stake Center on Center Sueet from noon until 8 pm Cost for the test is $23 Howev er Smith has raised funds to help cover the fee and if the cost is prohibitiv e it should not keep potential donors from participating Potential donors must be at least 8 years of age and must not have reached their 60h birthday The process of participating in the National Marrow Donor Program takes about 5 minutes It consists of completing Liqua-Dr- y By Katliy Halker The cliche about one man's junk being another man's treasure aptly applies to Eland LaBaron's search for sparse volunteer crops of wheat and barley that are not typically profitable for farmers w ill purThe founder of thin volunteer chase and stands of the grasses for use in his Abraham company about seven miles west of Delta The young plants are harvested at their optimum maturity for peak nutritional content Crops are juiced after harvesting and quickly transformed into a powder by a unique drying process developed by The variety of powders LeBaron manufactured of raw ingredients such as wheat barley fruits vegetables and other plants are shipped throughout the world European and Asian markets purchase the majority of the finished powder and use it for wide range of products including capsules tablets drink mixes and food bars "The powder is extremely concenIt maintains trated when completed the color flavor aroma and nutritional content of fresh produce Many of the powders produced are by demand and we contract for crops needed when not available locally" LeBaron said LeBaron created the low temperature spray drying process which is capable of dehydrating to a powder almost any botanical liquid or slurry The drying does not require the temperature of the product to exceed 105 DPYi j birthday Some medical conditions are permanent deferrals for being a donor cluding a personal history of heart attack coronary artery disease stroke cancer and diabetes unless controlled by diet Other conditions are obesity chronic asthma Fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome chronic back problems psychiatric illness Mitral Valve Prolapse or chronic illness Temporary deferrals are blood transfusions requiring a deferral pregnancy Epilepsy and major surgery After identifying a match a possible donor is given another blood test to verify the results The individual will attend an informational session about the donation process ami be given a to dctcimmc physical examination whether it is safe to donate he potential donor may discuss the with family and friends bcloic making the final decision The bone marrow collection takes about an hour or two and is performed in Same Day Suigeiy at a hospital Part of the bone maitow is removed from the back of the pelvic bone under regional or geneial anesthesia and normal activ ities can usually be resumed the following day Bone marrow naturally replenishes itself in four to six weeks 1 he patient's insurance covers the donation procedure and there is no cost to the donor The relatively simple testing and procedure seem small in comparison with the gift of life for Jordan and others Residents that may be interested in becoming a donor are encouraged to attend the Oct 30 testing Smith said 14 October 12 2002 Salty water leaves bitter taste for some residents B) a brief health questionnaire signing a consent form to have tissue type listed and a small blood in the Registry s sample to determine tissue type requested otherwise donors will stay in the Registry until their 61“ Vol 92 No $ 75 Kathy Halker he aesthetic quality of water in Deseret Oasis and inckley led many residents in the small communities to purchase bottled drinking water to avoid the unpleasant salty taste and those that have not will after recent testing declared water in the Special Serv ice District unsafe A Sept 30 notice from the Special Service District urges consumers not to drink water due to coliform bacteria in the water system he first water sample test showed a bacteria count and four additional samples scattered about the District were collected District personnel drov e the samples to a Salt Lake C ity testing lab The results show that three samples also showed a positive coliform count and one was negativ e The notice issued by Sandy Willoughby assures Deseret and Oasis residents water testing up to that date has shown the system as safe to consume and continued " If any customers are drinking the water please stop until we are sure the water is safe to drink We will notify you when this is the case Please feel free to call us if you have any questions but please be pleasant We have had enough comments and rude remarks Hie personal (sic) handling this i d ai d iMig their very best to you ofdean water Please by patient " lliikkley drinking water may not taste good but is safe for consumption A water sample test Oct 2 shows total coliloim and fecal coliform as absent according to Mike Palmer lluukley lown Council member whose responsibility is the water system Palmer said the three communities aie on the same water system Hinckley purchases well water from the Deseret Oasis Special Service Dishe chloimator was down for a trict shod period last month Water samples Collected by Deseret Oasis weie taken soon alter the chloimator was fixed and water may not have flushed through the system completely Hinckley uses mole water and the town's samples weie taken alter the Hushing piocess "No one knows lor suie what hap pened Additional water samples will be tested by Deseret Oasis to when their water is sale" 1‘almei said Some Hinckley residents expressed concern when a water quality report showed sodium levels had increased liom 78 milligrams pet liter or pads per million to 3 10 milligrams pci liter lie eb 7 original iepoit was published he 2002 in the ClitoiiH Vogi’w later results were posted in Sept tera water sample test in late August A culinary dunking water meeting was me k ley to addicss held Sept 26 in residents' concerns “1 have five daughters seven and hey were sick all summer younger with stomach pioblems and headaches We went to bottled water in August and the kids' health impioved When a baby bottle was made with tap water the youngest was sick again My blood pressure fluctuated and my doctor discussed changing medication Alta we started di inking bottled watei my blood piessure think the high soturned to normal dium count was the icasou and the town council had a moial il not legal obligation to alert residents of the health risk" said Rands Riding Hinckley resident he o n in' n a Pioiection ii Agency has not established a maximum contaminant level lor the amount of sodium m dunking water Milligrams per liter oi pails per million correspond to one minute in two years or a single penny in $ 10000 Healthy adults should eat no more than 2400 milligrams ol sodium a day which is about one teaspoon ol salt per day according to the Ameiican Heart Association Hinckley lias 310 milligrams per liter ol sodium in its dunking water which is not 310 milligrams in a liter but 031 m a liter Residents would need to dunk 7 75 liter s of water or 2 04 gallons of water a day to reach the maximum 24(H) nnlligiums of sodium recommended "I he taste ot our water has not been that good this summer and we've had about the salty several complaints taste lowevet it is sate lor consumption piobably should have issued a and notice on the sodium content askul icsidcnts with Ik aim piobl Hut to ailpist then diet act the level is not duiipcious "We aie in a loin veai dmu lit and undeigrouild uquilus tans in mmi sediments that all It ak tluu di the soil Whin tlk watei level talk to me the mineial ontent n ml taste impiovcs Next year il we aie till we may coiiuda vijio in a diouuht resiiictions m lliiuklev to leduc he i stiain on the watei ni" dm said nick lev Nei it e po d a ar mu that then sotla nsu tonlaim nick bout month a at watt tel noticing the salts la k Name Ialbot ownci said she wanti until tl is customers a choice hecau yeai they have had ically good soda ( lolbeit ol lluickh the isl ai longer the walci sets the btlii it u tastes She is iidit months pn anti is not con ctntd about dim! in the waiei filler oik tins k mi ill n id Ruling ate the amoimis o s solved Solids in the km lit I’A has cstablislu tl a tali id mi muni contaminant level ol noo p u' so Inn lias a X'i million )sol he tali Dunking Hou uaits ppm that if the IDS is neat' tl an ppm the stippliet mu dt mon n u to the Itoaiil that no hi fit iiu he Bond will not alio i iht available use ol an inlcimi souiie ol wain better soutce is available lliu Ma lown lias notified the Board and lb aie awaie that the town is u me tin best soutce available I’ahuti said he )eseiet u i )a s s Spi ul St Distiict is woik ill" with kiln its m finding a new watu soilin' Della plans to di ill wo new wells tioi tin a ol the ells build stoiu'k itstivt lo hold seveial million gallons wal and connei hiu s to tic tin ik lie wills ill tin h terns togethei watn to those pailu ipatm in watei ageiicv im lud live Disc let Shciwood sis Hinckley ( minty states and Suiisi u sub lie wall division piopt will not done until about 2un said Niil orsici tiliiid Delta I'ublk Woik Dike a Suio combining science and agriculture Eland LeBaron founder of degrees Fahrenheit and surpasses 98 6 degrees for less than two minutes The entire procedure is done at or near atmospheric pressure and volves an inert gas that shields the product from oxygen during most of the drying process Conventional drying techniques use a deep acuum process with high temperatures and a long duration of exposure to these conditions LeBaron said m the dry mg process heat is the most critical factor m essence preser in his lab vation Both temperature and duration effect degradation “Spray drying is not new I took an existing idea and improved upon it" LeBaron said "Low temperature drying done quickly will work on any liquid that is nonflammable Most liquid is transformed within minutes For example it takes about five minutes to convert barley juice into a dry powder Concentrated liquid from mineral deposits extracted from F mery County is shipped to the facility for drying showing iquu Div is capable ol spiav " drying almost an liquid Many iqua Dry piodintx are lined 100 percent pure without the use of fillers or earners Most ol the fruit juices are dried with a earner such as Maltodextnn to prevent LeBaron 's meticulous and delicate processing method preserves natural vitamins cnymesand nutrients ( samples range from the moss green of Alfalfa Juice I’owder to the light beige of I emon Juice Powder The ruby red Beet Juice Powder pale lemon Orange Juice Powder and dark Algae Powder arc also among the colorful samples Lofty blue silos sene as a landmark for the Abraham company and the need for tall structures influenced LeBaron’s buying choice about three and a half years ago A primary concern for the company's location was the dry air found in the Delta area "Several people think other such as Las Vegas or Phoenix has drier air Delta Moab and I lko Nev ada are actually drier I needed the driest air possible so selected Delta for the company's site" I cBaron said Idle drier delta air is contributed to the absolute humidity which is the density of water vapor m the air and the dew point or the measure of water vapor actually in the air The warmer the air is the more water vapor it can hold Air near the ground or ocean usually holds more w ater in the air than colder air These factors helped influence LaBaron's location decision for lux company iqui Div employees ten indivulu lie equipals w ith a range of duties ment used at the facility is customized to meet the company 's unique c Baron said he is happiest desires when in his lab working on scientific equations although he is activ elv volved in all aspects ol the manului- ucts used tuiin pi u css he combination "I si u n c ant urinultuic is piov mg a piolitahk ven line lot the compiiiv stounda loii' tunnels aie also pinfituu' hi illm unwanted volunteer imps iliit an usually sprayed and neaibv mws an led any waste from the i ompuni combine science and agriculture a variety of reasons including for to produce dry ponder prodfood supplements |