Show I 8Tfre Sun' Nows Wednesday I May 27 1992 Regional Summer Games will get underway June 6 The Regional Utah Summer Games will he gelling underway on June 6 and ihcre are still two days lor participants to signup Call for information and applications will be held at This year ihe Regional Games Opening Ceremonies June 12 al 6 pm Richfield High School’s Track & Field Complex Some events will lake place prior to that lime Following is a list of activity dates times and locations for the Regional Summer Games 1992: for the Utah Summer Games w ill be held Monday 1992 al the Southern Utah University Coliseum for the South Region include: Brett Blackburn Basketball - Boys SchoMatthew Creamer Archery lastic Woody Farnsworth Hale Hubbard Girls Scholastic Basketball Basketball Olsen Don Basketball BoysGirls Junior BoysGirls Junior Men’s OpenMasler Steve King Horseshoes Doug Chaston Basketball Bruce Allred Horseshoes Max Franson Slowpitch Softball Jean Sharp and Jan Mynar Swimming Jeff Christensen Tennis Steve Camp and Mel Briggs Track & Field Kennv Ball Trap Shooting and Dana Shaw Volleyball This year 36 sports will be contested during the Utah Summer Games Arm wrestling crosscountry anda5K race arc new sports added to the 1992 Utah Summer Games family of sports In addition to those just named the following sports will be offered at the Utah Summer Games: Archery Arm Basketball Wrestling Boxing Cross Country Cycling Diving Bowling Equestrian Equestrian Endurance Ride Fencing Five K Golf Gymnastics Horseshoes Karate Ml Biking PowcrTumbling Sailing Sand Volleyball Sculling Shooting PistolRille Shooting Trap Soccer Softball Tennis Table Tennis Ten-Softball Slowpitch Swimming Faslpitch and Wrestling Track Y Field Triathlon Weightlifting Volleyball Last year there were 148 participants in the nine sports contested in this region There were 69 basketball games 18 softball games 24 volleyball Opening ceremonies These NSHS students were presented with their academic letter during the Award Banquet held at NSHS on May 21 1992 In order to earn the honor students must maintain a 35 minimum grade for all four years plus earn at least a 37 grade at some time during one year June 22 Coordinators games There were 579 gold medals awarded 446 silver medals and 353 bronze The southern county with the highest number of participants al last year’s Next was Washington games in this region was Iron with 356 participants with 264 Sevier county was next with 228 Garfield had 112 Emery 98 Millard 91 Sanpete 79 Beaver 63 Carbon 46 San Juan 42 Kane 34 Wayne 30 Piute 29 Grand had 9 (V — in The Natural Side Terry Messmer Utah State University in attempts to control Humans This concludon’t always work wildlife pests have long subscribed sion was reached after a study in coto the cherished theory that animals operation with three other governcan be either repelled or attracted at ment agencies and two universities will Results indicate there are no bioIn come eases this has been done logical effects on the pest species by using sounds Some even subtreated scribe to the fallacy of using electroCurrently the EPA is pursuing magnetic fields for pest control enforcement actions against some IN using sound the more straight30 manufacturers and distributes of noise forward of these gadgets blasts such devices to frighten birds and animals One It is in the best interest of conof the best examples of this is in sumers to avoid purchasing any North Dakota where propane cannewfangled gadgets purporting pest nons arc used to disperse blackbirds control either through electromagfeeding in sunflower fields netic radiation or ultrasonics Your of these best The more innovative pest control continues to be an theories is the magnetic field deintegrated propest management vices These supposedly attain gram control by emitting a magnetic field If you happen to be a store owner which acts as a shield Manufacturwho stocks electromagnetic control ers claim these magnetic fields cause it’s in your and the cusdevices pests within the zone of influence to tomer’s best interest to remove them stop eating drinking and mating After all you won’t want to be They say all you have to do is accused of selling something that plug the device in and your pest doesn’t work while risking die chance control problems are over No mess the each item sold could result in a no fuss and most of all there are no hefty fine from the EPA For queschemicals to bother with tions or more information write me However the Environmental Terry Messmer USU Cooperative Protection Agency (EPA) says they Extension Logan Utah Pictured from left: Principal Larry Shumway Be extremely cautious if you've won If you receive an announcement that you have won a ‘free’ prize be extremely cautious! Many of these ‘free prizes’ could end up costing you more than the prize is worth The Department of Commerce has a few tips to help consumers spot ‘free’ prize scams Look out for attached strings An item is not ‘free’ unless you can obtain it without purchasing anything else In most eases the consumer must purchase something else It to take advantage of the word ‘free’ Oflcn a free prize offer involves the disclosure of your credit card number to validate a free prize award Never give your credit card number to strangers There arc usually conditions to securing free prize offers: substantial handling fees shipping charges Think or even membership fees twice before paying any charges or fees Many operators will offer ‘free prizes’ along with products you can s really not Dennis Hinkamp Utah State University I think it was Kermit the frog who once said “It’s not easy being green” It’s not easy being a green (environmental conscious) consumer either It has become socially unacceptable to throw away an aluminum beverage can at a party At the same time it has been socially acceptable to talk about rotting garbage (compost) at a party In 1987 about 57 of Americans said they recycled cans bottles or paper By 191 that percentage had risen to 80 percent Recycling is by far the most frequently cited ‘green’ behavior followed by using recycled products and avoiding over packaged products The green consumer has become important enough that there is no w a business newsGreen MarkctAlcrt that letter and research organization advises businesses on how to please the green consumer According to the Green MarkctAlcrt consumers fall into three cateWhich profile to you fit? gories The Visionary Greens: the 5 to 15 of the population with an envi to Jodi Robert Bagley Courtney Christensen Barbara Frederick Joe Johnson Heather Mason Jamie Shaw Brett Sorenson Ruth Jackson school board member a 'free' prize to greatly buy at reduced prices tempt consumers Buying a year’s supply of vitamins may not seem too much to ask if a week in Tahiti comes along with the ‘free’ deal However paying inflated prices for the vitamins docs not justify a trip with expensive hidden travel charges added numbers to claim their prizes What this usually adds up to is a very large phone bill Be suspicious of fine print Be aware of small print which reads: “The chances of winning this prize are 1:1000000000” Many people invest money in a prize that looks so easy to win but in reality is next to Many promoters are using 900 numbers to entice consumers to call for ‘free gifts’ Consumers arc often left on the line for extended periods of time or told to dial additional 900 impossible And finally if you arc hit with a free prize offer stop and think use your own good judgment fraudu- lent operators don’t easy being green ronmental that extends awareness beyond shopping to an overall environmentalist lifestyle 2 The Hard Core Browns: This the 15 to 30 of the represents population that is anti environmentalist This group cannot be swayed over to the green side 3 Green once in a while This is the largest group 55 to 80 of consumers who express concern for the environment but don’t always put these concerns into action From a marketing point of view the ‘maybe greens’ are the group that has the greatest potential to be swayed by green oriented packaging and advertising However marketing research shows that consumers arc wary of false advertising and the environmental ethics of big business in general Labeling is still uneven at best New York and although California Rhode Island have passed labeling laws that control the use of environmental terms Some of the newer labels will not only say “contains recycled materials” but will also list the percentage of recycled material inside the current recycled symbol IB(i S8® of Some words percent arrows a triangle of the new labels will add the consumer to the waste” “post three lorming ge “Post consumer waste?” Even the green movement is starting to get governmental sounding jargon The Central Utah Public Health will hold an immuniza- Department tion clinic in Salina Wednesday June 10 at the American Legion Building from 9 am to 1:30 am tU MMSooo Hay stocks on Utah farms According to the Utah Agricultural Statistics Service hay stocks on farms totaled 319000 tons on 1992 22000 tons above May and 81000 tons above last May of 1990 Hay stocks on May - Crop & farms account for 14 of the 1991 hay production United State’s hay slocks on the same date totaled 286 million tons of up 16 million tons from May 1991 and 1990 Agriculture Report Days suitable for field work in Utah averaged 64 according to the Utah Agricultural Statistics Service Soil moisture was reported al 80 Spring short and 20 adequate wheat jointed or better was reported at47 compared with 32 last year Spring wheat booted or better was 13 Barley jointed or better was 54 compared with 13 in 1991 Barley booted or better was 19 Oats emerged was 88 compared avera year ago and 79 with 73 Winter wheat height was reage inches at 151 compared with ported 7 inch 94 inches last year and the Winter wheat jointed or average better was 86 compared with 38 in 1991 and the 52 average Winor better was 46 booted wheat ter compared with 12 lastycarand the 31 average Percent of com planted was 85 last year and with 45 compared Corn emerged was 70 average 54 compared with 9 in 1991 and Corn height was re37 average ported at 33 inches Alfalfa height was 165 inches compared with 91 inches one year Alago and 133 inches average falfa hay first cutting was reported at 14 complete compared with 5 last year Potatoes planted was 88 at this time last compared with 5 year Cattle moved to spring range was one year 36 compared with 12 ago Sheep moved to spring range in with 11 was 22 compared Pasture and range was re1991 ported in poor to fair condition that Immunization clinic June 10 I IjQtt expect Get the Information you need to make a difference in your community! 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