Show Page 6 The Salina SunGunnison NewManti MessengerEphraim Enterprise October 27 1994 "Gang Proofing" part of Focus of USU Leadership Conference Utah State University Extension and the College of Family are sponsoring a leadership conference Nov on the USU CamService Life pus The leadership conference is de- signed to help the audience better understand the latest research about critical issues facing families and what some solutions might be Workshops will focus in three main areas: Family and Human Development Nutrition and Food Science "Turn life and many other topics if interest to educators community volunteers social service and other out reach organisations Featured speakers include Utah’s First Lady Jackie Leavitt and Utah Attorney General Jan Graham Registration is $33 for the full conference that includes two meals and a copy of the proceedings of the conference For a more detailed schedule contact your County Extension Office “ Off Violence in Utah ’When I watch someone getting beat up it makes me feel good inside” said Tom Klimisch age 17 high school senior “Watching a violent movie right before a basketball game is a good way to pump myself up so I can do my best in the game” “When our children grow to be brutal in their indifference to others it is often because they have been taught a dehumanizing disregard for those around them” said Louis W Sullivan MD former US Secretary of Health and Human Services “Many of our parents have abandoned their children to the media So these children turn to the media for value formation role modeling and guidance” In an effort to encourage Utah fami' lies to be responsible for what they choose to see on television and at die movies Governor Michael Leavitt will sign a proclamation designating October as Crime Prevention Month and October 27 1994 as Turn Off The Violence and Human Environments Avariety of subjects will be discussed such as neighborhood and community chid care youth problems gang proofing your heme and community domestic violence elder care marriage enrichment the value of friendships consumer fraud living on one income in a two income world Credit: when is it too much? Aquickpath to home ownership nutritional needs of children eating for a healthy life extending the quality of Day Turn Off The Violence Day is one of series of Utah events that focuses on crime prevention During Crime Prevention Month Utah will host a y Western Regional crime and Violence seminar sponsored by the National Crime Prevention Council This will bring a variety of national and state specialists to the podium including S enator Orrin Hatch Gov- ernor Michael O Leavitt Peter Edelman US Department ofHealth & Human Services and from the National Crime prevention Council-JacCalhoun executive director Faye Warren director Mac Gray deputy executive director Policy makers business and religious leaders educators psychologists and law enforcers will be encouraged to learn methods of initiating action to prevent crime and violence The Utah Council for Crime Prevention has joined with the Utah PTA churches law enforcers and others to launch a campaign to‘Turn Off The Violence” on October 27th Governor Leavitt in a public service message supporting "Turn Off The violence” is encouraging families to be more responsible about exposing their children to excessive violence and asking people to reduce the amount of graphic violent entertainment coming into the home “Only you can turn it off” said Governor Leavitt A TV Guide study in 1992 listed the seven biggest problems in public schools in 1940 as determined by the teachers as: talking out of turn chewing gum making noise rune ning in halls cutting in line infractions and littering In 1980 the top seven problems were: suicide assault robbery rape drug abuse alcohol abuse and pregnancy Rerearch has shown that viewing repeated violence has a marked effect on the attitudes of young people about violent acts “Heavy viewers behave more aggressively than light viewers Children and adults who watch a large number of aggressive programs also tend to hold attitudes and values that favor the use of aggression to solve conflicts These correlations are solid” reported a 1992 American Psychological Asso- ciatien survey “It is time to make violence in entertainment less acceptable and less profitable and people can do that by making it less popular” said Tibby MUne executive director Utah Council for Crime Prevention “One thing everyone can do is turn it off! This is not censorship it is free choice We are not suggesting that people stop going to movies or watching TV we’re suggesting people be more responsible in choosing what they watch This will send new messages to those who control our entertainment choices that we want a change Hopefully they will react by producing entertainment with less graphic violence” Mountain Fuel Mountain Fuel’s Utah customers less for natural are currently during a time of dramatic growth in Utah and has kept pace with the concurrent rise in the numbers of new customers the company has added during that time As of June 30 of this year Mountain Fuel had 553350 customers an in22 percent crease of approximately paying gas than they did 10 years age and the utility expects gas costs to remain 5 relatively stable through the heating season According to Mountain Fuel's annual "winter outlook" customers also can expect to benefit population winterfrom rising employee proas well as recent improvethe company’s storage service and distribution system These will allow the utility improvements to take greater advantage of competitive natural gas prices and enhance this since ductivity ments to tomer growth rate for the 12 months prior to June 30 was 39 percent well above the industry average According to outside surveys Moun- its delivery reliability during periods heating demand of peak winter The annual bill for the typical Utah residential customer using 115 decatherms of natural gas per year is now $515 This represents a decrease of $64 per year or slightly more than 11 percent since January 1984 when the annual average bill was $579 (Figures not adjusted for inflation) Lower rates coupled with rising incomes household mean that the average Utah customer today pays a smaller percentage of annual income for natural gas In the last 10 years the portion of the state’s average annual household income required to pay the typical residential customer gas bill has dropped by more than 40 percent to less than 1 percent of average household income Of course individual customers’ bills are affected by changes in usage and weather as well as changes in rates Since last winter was wanner than normal a return to normal or colder than normal temperatures this winter could mean higher customer bills despite lower rates Another factor contributing to Mountain Fuel’s lower rates is in- Fuel’s productivity has in22 percent since 1986 In 1986 Mountain Fuel served 307 customers per employee By the end of June 1994 Mountain Fuel was servcustomers The 76 employee ing per company’s productivity is up 10 percent since 1990 when it received the Institute of Industrial Engineers Award fix Productivity Improvement Mountain Fuel’s productivity i t - ‘’It r'j 1986 Fuel’s cus- surveyed rate the level of overall service they receive from the utility as good or excellent “At Mountain Fuel our mission is to provide value and high- - quality natural gas service toour customers” Fuel President and said Mountain Rose “In the past year we taken several steps to ensure that our customers will continue to CEO Nick have receive safe reliable service at competitive prices We believe we have the delivery capacity the supply and the employee expertise to provide the level of service our customers high have come Mountain to expect” production own wells has helped de- bills by increasing gas from its Fuel also crease customers’ of Natural gas produced wells is deliv- from ered to customers at cost of service or tiie cost of producing the gas which is tower than the cost of gas available Lower-cothrough purchase contracts wells gas from of the currently makes up 56 percent total annual supply Mountain Fuel delivers to its customers In addition to producing gas firm company Mountain Fuel keeps mare owned wells its gas costs Steve's Automotive Mountain 2: i I 65 injected into Qucstar Pipeline Ca’s Clay Basin storage facility located in the northeastern comer of Utah near Flaming Gorge reservoir This sum- mer Questar Pipelinemade improvements to the facility that allowed Mountain Fuel to increase its winter storage capacity from 7 billion to 125 billion cubic feet (bcf) This winter approximately 25 percent of the natural gas Mountain Fuel will deliver to its customers will come from supplies stored at GlayBa6in A project that will increase Mountain Fuel's delivery capacity during pe tit demand periods is scheduled for completion in mid- - December Mountain Fuel has contracted with Kern River Pipeline Corp for a tap cm Kern River’s pipeline in tiie vicinity of 3500 South and 5800 West in the Salt Lake Valley The tap I I I Mountain - Steve's Automotive Classified 529-1X1-7 - Stevs’s Automotive - Steve's Automotive MET JOHNSON New Harmony n rural Utah what we appreciate most about Orrin Hatch is that he's willing to take on the Clinton Administration When the President of the United States doesn't understand the West and when the Secretary of the Interior tries to lay waste to our water grazing and mining issues — it is extremely important to us and to our way of life that Orrin Hatch is our chief defender" 2 3 4 Continues to fight for reform of the Lead the fight against the Clinton Administration's “War on the West by blocking their proposals to radically and unfairly alter grazing fees and regulations mining law and taxes on energy Lead the fight that defeated the extreme mining law reform proposals in the 100th 101st 102nd and 103rd congresses Additionally he has proposed reasonable reform of the 1872 mining law Endangered Species Act and the protection of private property rights Is a leading promoter and protector of RS2477 which are essential to the basic transportation infrastructure of rural Utah 6 Protected local interest by ensuring an equitable resolution of the Atlas and Monticello mill tailings issues for the protection of private property rights from excessive federal L frusion Brought balance to environ 'ental policy in the reform of the Sup "fund law reauthorization of the Safe Drinking Water Act and reauthorization of the Clean Water Act 7 Proposed and fought 8 r Jji" feu At j l statu I I k atoi iaj of At new Republican Congress January 1995 House Republicans ten bills which will constitute our contract wiA the American people Each will be debated and rated upon within 100 days veto and badge! amendment 2 a common sense litigation crime biU with a limit on death penalty appeals honest sentencing for Tioknt crimes and adequate prison space for violent offenders to serve full sentences 3 welfare "JU-- CONTRACT WITH3 AMERICA Sit opening balanced reform emphasizing work and and middle doss tax cots ( strengthen introduce defense dtiien's reform (Including tax incentives for and the repeal private long term care and insurance of President Clinton's social security lax Increase) L an economic growth ad reshaping taxation (a cut in the capital gams lax) and regulation (inciudinf unfunded mandates and risk assessment) to encourage Job creation and higher take home pay 9 common II sente legal reforms term Emits VOTE DIXIE THOMPSON Because Utah Matters Paid for by the Utah Republican Party e will 7 senior famity A strong families tad children Including tai Incentive for adoption and child support enforcement famil - IUdnsond Utah HAS BEEN 5 ' tem by approximately 50000 decatherms per day That’s enough capacity to serve about 30000 addi- tional typical residential customers Mountain Fuel also will enhance the delivery capability of its system with the installation of a natural gas line to re- line in- place an existing stalled in 1929 and reconditioned during the 1960s The pipeline route runs south on the east side of the Salt Lake Valley from Hogle Zoo to 3300 South The first phase of the project is underway at the Bonneville and Salt lake Country Gub golf courses The second phase of construction will begin in April 1995 when pipe will be laid along the remainder of the route THE CHIEF DEFENDER OF RURAL UTAH rural Utah f !y delivery capacity into Fuel’s Wasatch Front sys- - “ORRIN MATCH legislation to more than double payments made to counties under the Program (PILT) PUT payments are made to counties with large amounts of federally owned land vO 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE svn LWork Guaranteed ' 420 South ISO Edit Steve's Automotive 1 7 VO Specializing in Complete Engine rebuilds also Brakes Clutches and all other Auto services ® 35 Results for "S will increase Steve's Automotive - M i Steve's Automotive ® J supplies competitive by purchasing in the summer when prices are lower and storing them in underground reservoirs fcr delivery in winter Most of Mountain Fuel’s storage gas is Come in and get your car winterized at creased Call Mountain tain Fuel’s level of customer satisfaction is also rising Today close to 90 percent of Mountain Fuel customers Meacreased employee productivity sured as aratio of number of customers served per employee per year ONLY YOU CAM TURN IT OFF! Winter Outlook 1 994-9- 5 creased j : j i j |