| Show Sanpete News Salma Sun Gunnison Valiev News Wednesday Helping a sexually assaulted child bj DiancOHtndrifksonMS New Horizons Crisis Center Your child will be mote comlinlablc Crisis Program Manager ''Child sexual ahuseehild sexual making disclosures his leelings Rape sault These as- disturb all of us word- hope sexual assault never happens loan one close to us but sometimes it does Sexual assault happens to chilWe of all ages of every class culture and religion The offender is often know n to the child and is trusted by dren race members A lather family uncle brother stepfather cousin grandparent neighbor family friend babysitter teacher or stranger could be an offender Women can he offenders but in most reported cases the ol fender is If you suspect that your child has been sexually assaulted: Remain calm Try not to panic or child overreact to the mlormationyoui gives you II you Respcclyourchild'xprivacy find a private place to discuss can what has happened Be careful not to discuss this in front of people who do not need to know what has happened Lven a comfortable w ily members dent and male heterosexual and discussing her child may be unith friendsandeven fam- knowing about the inci- Openly support the chi Id for confid- All sexual assault is damaging and ing in you Frequently children fear trauma docs not end when the telling others what has their parents Be sure the child assault stops One can recover and heal with the help of time good knows that shehe did the right thing sources and support by lellingyouthatyouBELIHYEwhat The more openly and easily you shehe is say ing and that now you are the with your child in general the easier it will be to work through a crisis such as child sexual assault communicate Listen toyourchildand in herhis concerns est know that that you ou believe y take and inter- Let your child are there for herhim and w shehe hat tells you going to protect herhim from future harm Child molesters and exploiters tell children that harm will come to their families friends etc if the child ever tells anyone about the assault Children are especially fearful of punishment panic or loss of love from people important toihem continuously shehe is safe of Show physical affection and tell your child that you love herhim I’se such as hugpositive reinforcement C Smith by Public Information and Education that it is okay to et yourchildknow "no" to an older person and that adults do not always do gtxxJ things ol any kind is against the is aKo against the law to fail to report it if you know about it Notify hvul uuthoritiessoihu! thechildcnn be Child abuse law is not Under NO circumstances the assault the fault or responsibility Find out what it takes to be a is Call what could happen to them wish parents understoixJ crash dynamics In a 20 into a solid obc‘ct a infant crash too many moms or dads w ho can hold back MX) pounds very day we see children riding in 1 the parents could be charged with really don'lthink childcndangcrmcnt that is too Every timeyou get in a vehicle and do not properly restrain your children you are endangering their lives In New Zealand il you arc involved in a crash in which a child who is not properly restrained is killed you are and the chu'ged with manslaughter fine lor not having your children in a is $500 not a measly $75 safety seat like here e need to get a new altitude w gent Clyde Hurst Extension Utah State I nix ersity Many quaking aspen trees aie looking a tile gray these day sand there is II by show a w holedillerent not a lot care a little story We only ust a little won't happen to us Those things only happen to other people W e rca need to w ork a ol h arde r ' because it unable to express leaf tall Muehoflhegray ahttleearly to black color is the result of aspen leu Is pot infections that started this past spring Aspen leafspot and the related poplar leafspotare fungal diseases They most viften occur when there is peated welting (as from frequent rains or spri nklmg)of the leaves in the spring when When new leaves the infections are developing first start the dark spots are small but then enlarge and may coalesce todurken a large part of the leaf Ft he injured part of the leal is the leaf may fall oil' in the but many slay on the tree and new leaves grow alterthespringrauis the injuries are often not so spring stop so noticeable Reinfection ora new infection of the tree may occur in tlic late summer or I'ul if frequent rains occur such as we aspens your aspen gels lee spot eht want to think every spring you m now about what you ean incidence Hs A sprinkler that wets the leaves is as good as a ram so consider some ways to water the lawn in that area that you can treat the tree with a fungicide that contains chlorothuloml or a fixed copper This needs to be “People travel for miles to Gunnison because of the quality of care they consistently receive at Gunnison Valley Hospital both from the physicians and hospital staff We welcome the opportunity to serve you with your healthcare needs” Greg Rosenvall Administrator from bud bieak until all the diy Another pest contributing to spots on leav es this lull is a liny mite know n as an eriophy id It causes liny growths to ixcur in which they live Again at this time of year theie is no need to treat the tree For the most part diseases of leaves wixxly plants do nNl “spread" to other parts of the plant That should reduce some concern about the need to of approaching senescence and will sixm be falling off anyway By this time of local population of lungal spores w hich start the infections next year Such have pretty much year produced most of the sugar they translocated il to and would normally sanitation leaves to reduce fallen diseased Radiologist the Family Practice Family Practice General Surgery Family Practice Family Practice Family Practice is always a goixl idea Tnic'i SpceicIIsto! Family Practice 2 a ’95 Lincoln Town Car White Signature Series Low f Miles Reduced! $14995 Family Practice V' 5 M D Bodily MD Electrodiagnostic Studies Ronald Duerkson Urology Patrick Kronmiller MD Ophthalmology Matthew MD Parsons MD Devon Nelson MD Scott Bingham Marvin AHe MD MD $22500 Podiatry Blake Zobell 2n)Nft2i&r±a if Y 1 MD MD Cardiology - 0 ffei a axi-f- l fin Thomas Dickinson Gregory Craner Wynn Hemmert Dodge Laramie SLT Extended Cab 4x4 Truck cn tia etteway ta Eurzssn Ftena Gastroenterology Kurt Family Practice - Visiting Specialists c ’97 1500 RJ rlotcps ' 6 For more in formation call Clyde Hurst your Utah State University Exx 275 tension Agent at J Motors arc yeur 0 IHIospodaD leaves are mature or the weather turns treat leaf infections this time ofyeur In most eases it is a gixxl idea to gel rid of the stem and rixit so early leal fall will not greatly affect the tree ll wet any oi all ol the aspen tree or sprinkling can't be If rams avoided continued ¥allley - vfo to leviose As mentioned above it is the frequent wetting of the leaves that is necessary for the infection to occur have had recently Fall infections have relatively little effect on the overall health of the tree since the leaves are the leaves Gymirtiisoini tne 8 an-- 4 pit Sat Orthopedics Home Health & Hospice Director Physical Therapist Therapy West 5 5 DPM For scheduling contact Kim Hilburn at 6 Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison Valley Hospital 528-724- 64 East 300 North Gunnison hen comes to children and their safety We talk big about being the family state and how important children are but that's all it is — talk Our actions Extension notes Aid for ailing 3 the front seal on someone's lap or even play mg "dr e tne car really think the law should be changed so it can (and does) generate up to 600 pounds ol force don't think there are better dad the instances where this happens false reporting of sexual assaultisamndicationof another problem the child if they ean sit on their laps or stand in the seat so they can be crushed against the dash or throw n thiough the But that is the reality ol windshield ents City Utah child feel more guilt Remember that children RARELY fabricate stories ol and really don't know how many mow ho ask then parund department (Some of this inhumation courtesy of the Rape- Recovery Center Salt Lake can be D( ) N( )T discuss parental issues in of the child to avoid having your In and promote the use ol seats and seat belts for children adults Utah toll free number: I18OO You should also call your local police front sexual assault It protected and the abuse can stop If you do not know where to call in your area call the Child Protective Serv ice is of the child This is especially important w hen the assault is reported The child for the often takes on responsibility imuhle in the family The consequent leelings of guilt and severe commitment to make sure that their young children are properly restrained We are going to make some enforcement pushes in the area to helpeducate say “You couldn't help it" your fault Avoid direct “why "questions such as “Why didn't you tell me this before’" and " hy did you let this hap- to blame I tah Highway Patrol Now that school has star ted it's time for moms and dads to make a new Officer ging our child and say mg "I'm pioud ol'you fondling me what happened": "You are so have": “I know it wasn't shehe Page We need to work harder! 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