Show Tr‘VTr'WVlW"W ft yy jryyy y yyy'yyyyyyyyyyyytyyyy U clinic concentrates on treating foster kids Utah’s South Main Public Health Center are trying to make sure abused and neglected children under the stale’s care receive die best treatment possible The South Main clinic offers immunizations and other pediatric medical care for the geneni population But it also has a medical program that is the only one in the state set up specifically to serve foster Children's health-car- e The fostercare clinic is a combined effort of the state Health Department the University of Utah pediatrics department Divi- sion of Child and Family ment and medical director maty Children's Medical “Their commitment and their team approach can serve as a magnet far die other programs in child wdffce that ve still falling Knrt N wiy non There are some 500000 children in foster care nationwide about 2500 of them in Utah More than half of that number live along the Wasatch Print While many Of those children are seen by their foster parents’ private physicians more than 600 of them come through dm South Main clinic each year: "I always say there are three Ser- vices and Salt Lake County invisible populations in our In a child-welfasystem that health-car- e system — women has been criticized for yean the ' ethnic and racial minorities and clinic is one of the brighter spots children" Clark said "Children are the most disenfranchised say its supporters "The staff at the fostercare Their need far strong advocacy is clinic is proving that it is possible the greatest of all three groups” to improve this system It can be According the 1994 legal set- re In brlof Crews gain upper hand on three fires TOOELE were - (AP) Qtwi putting the finishing touches on fire lines surrounding a 645-acr- e wildfire burning in Tboele County Ftall containment of dm fire is expected today with control p— far Tuesday More than 100 personnel were working on the Faust Fire op Sunday and a helicopter was dropping water said Kathy Jo Pollock n spokeswoman with the Interagency Fire Center in Salt Lake "It was a little bit cooler and the humidity came up far us so that helped" she said But strong winds forced the helicopter to land Sunday afternoon she said So hand crews were left on their own to hold fire lines and finish mopping up hot spots Another fire burning to the southwest of the Faust Fire near Simpson Springs in Tooele County had blackened 1240 acres by Sunday But crews contained it at 2 pm and expected to have it under control by this evening Pollock said A third fire burning in Beaver County grew from 150 acres to 4066 overnight Saturday and came wmm ajyroximately 200 yards of But Anne Stan worth spokeswoman for the Bureau of Land Management Cedar City District said firefighters were able to contain the naze by Sunday evening thanks to rain showers in the area Fewer fires in Idaho but deaths triple — Fires killed 21 BOISE Idaho in Idaho last (AP) people year three time! arf many as the ybar befdlre even though property damage ! “ ““I iH imilfrd"" pytnbff "f State Fire Marshal Don McCoy said in his —mi “Fire in Idaho" report that residential fires caused IS of last year's deaths And in 11 or those cases die homes had no smoke detectors or the detectors were not working "Properly installed and maintained smoke detectors have been proven time and time again to save lives and yet 419 d that had fires had no detectors" of the McCoy wrote "Only one persoo died in a residential occupancy with a working smoke detector" In all there were 1196 residential fires in Idaho last year down from 1259 in 1996 There was $13 million in damage to residential structures in 1997 and n total of more than $27 million in property '' dement between the state and dm National Center for Youth Law every child who enters dm custody of the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) must ' ? v -- M ' w ' - ( 1 : y ( ' tv T 4 M ft- 4 jfl ' ft- $ ' - - " “tit : M" t : ‘d'T- - " 1 ” ' 1- :f'-- J 3T- - tn Vt nurses and social-serviworkers aim to fix that In most cases they ce are seeing children within two weeks of their introduction into state custody According to nurse practitioner AP photo Sherrod Beall who started the program three years ago at the South Main clinic along with pediatrician Carrie Byington nearly half of the patients seen at the clinic are between ages 13 and IS Memories OI War Former Navy Pilot Dale Osborne poaes in this undated photo In Salt Lake City with the casing hammered into a vase-sk- a shape right from the enemy shell that brought down his A--4 warplane over North Vietnam nearly 30 years ago The casing which sir-faceearlier this year in a Warsaw suburb was handed over to members of the US Russia Joint Commission on POW-MI-- Police release file on former detective SALT LAKE CTTY (AP) — Police administrators say n fanner detective who has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the department Salt Lake Police Capt Judy Dencker gang-relat- ed have done or any other detective would have done or has done since" she said A letter from Salt Lake County trict attorney Cy Castle confirms that land's action did not jeopardize die case "I want this case tried in court not in the press" she said "I don't like being forced into defending myself point by point” The documents released to the Deseret was transferred to a uniform patrol because she botched a homicide investigation The personnel paperwork on Jill D Cand-lan- d details how she didn’t act quickly on the discovery of a gun believed to have been used drive-b-y in an Aug 9 shooting Instead she participated in n golf tournament allowing more than 48 hours to pan between the time the gun was found ana the time she picked it up according to an October 1997 letter of transfer sent to Candland by News also explain how Candland mishandled the gun once it was in her possession failing to deliver it to the crime lab for processing "(Candland’s) behavior in dealing with the situation couldn't be tolerated" Police Chief Reuben Ortega said "We have to do everything possible to give justice to the victim even if you are inconvenienced on your day rdf Even if it leads nowhere” Candland said she does not believe she mishandled the evidence in the homicide case "It wasn’t anything different than I would Candland president of Salt Lake Police Officer Association sued the department last month in federal court claiming she was demoted to uniform patrol because of her union activity and gender a violation of her civil rights Al-An- on wraps up meeting with stories SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The third annual International crowd laugh especially the one Conference of held here over the weekend drew more than 4£00 members from around the world Telling stories of their experiences often with n dose of brought to their thiidrfloor flat a live sheep when she told him she had a recipe for mutton Husband Al-An- on - crash teen-aga- rs ' S-’W’’- - - ' about the time her husband and sheep ended up in the T i'- - ‘ iV t r ' ' - ' ' hall- ' - way ’'f IS— !? fVt'tfV1 jl “There was no loving that night" Marlene said a self-hel- p group Al-An- on formed in 1951 by Lois W wife of Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill W offers support and fellowship for relaAl-An- of alcoholics Family Groups tives and friends Al-An- on which includes Alateen meet in 112 countries around the world The organization is nonprofessional multiracial and apolitical membership is 85 percent female Alateen 64 self-supporti-ng - nonde-nominatio- ' y v i Al-An- on a percent female More than 30000 groups hold meetings: open meetings for any- one interested closed meetings for anyone whose life is or has been affected by a problem drinker and limited-accemeetings which meet in locations not necessarily open to die public ss Residents upset by publicity for Weaver a defendant SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In a July 3 story about the awarding of a contract to Envirocare of Utah to clean up radioactive waste in Ohio and New York slate The Associated Press erroneously reported that the company wn a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a competitor Waste Control Specialists of Texas filed its lawsuit against the US Department of Energy The lawsuit did allege that the department and Envirocare coUudedin the awarding of the contract but Envirocare was not named as a defendant KAUSPELL Mont (AP) — White separatist Randy Weaver's book signing at a car dealership upset some local residents but the dealer said the signing was appropriate for his customers Weaver was in the showroom at KalispeU's Scarff Bukk Jeep Eagle signing copies of his book about the FBI's 1992 siege at his cabin in northern Idaho Weaver’s wife his son and a federal marshal died in the standoff - Resident Mark Holston said Thursday’s event was a disservice to Scarff customers and scheduling it dose to the Fourth of July inappropriately suggested a link with patriotism There were some angry calls to City Hall and to the Bum headquarters in Flint Mich but the auto maker made no comment immediately “We've had no real complaints" said Greg Scarff who sells cars with brother Doug SgL Jay KomoslraW of tha Idaho State Polce leads the American Heroes Parade wtth a rid-- the stirrups to honor Trooper Linda Huft v U 54 percent of the time The required compliance rate is 90 percent But a network of pediatricians Al-An- on j Vy : - 1 ' condition only teen-age- rs nOnOlSQ r' t ' i:- i£ ! re J rooper erless horse and boots place beckwardt ' system indicated the state is complying with the child-welfa- appraxi-dwellin- gs I " V ‘ £ - v one-thir- Envirocare not named Hi "fi receive an initial health screening -within five days An April 1998 audit of Utah’s humor was the hallmark of the closing session at the Deha Center on Sunday Most speakers identified themselves only by their first names Roger said his wife turned her sherry habit into a drinking problem but only with his help — he damage caused by fires bought the liquor When his wife went into rehab in Roger searched her purse — COEUR D'ALENE Idaho (AP) — Three were killed "one of the ways I took care of and four injured when their track missed a turn veered off a rood and her” he said wryly Through Alcoholics Anonymous and crashed into trees their marriage has flourAll seven teens were ejected when their 1982 Ford Bronco ished into two trees about 6:15 am Sunday after leaving the windy Fi Lake Road about 13 miles east of Coeur d'Alene said Idaho State Quoting Nelson Mandela Police CpL Sean Dely One teen walked about a mile from die crash Roger said "As we are liberated from our own fears our presence scene to get help liberates others" had spent much of the Fourth of July holiday togethThe Marlene from Belgium told er and ended the day with a campfire in the Fenian Ranger District stories about being the wife and beer found cans were at the campfire site Dely said TVelve empty and alcohol was a factor in the crash he said None of the teens were 38 mother of alcoholics Like her stories made the wearing seat belts Dely said The driver of the truck had not been Roger determined he added Killed were Nathaniel Gscfawend 18 LindsavHennon IS and Lisa Jones 15 Three teens remained hospitalized at Kootenai Medical 16 was listed in critical condition Breanne Ruff 18 was in serious condition Dominica Roller 15 was in fair condition Mark Sylva 16 was treated and released Three teens dead four hurt -- - nw' yy ww y-- y pi The Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday July 6 1998 — Pago 5 ntaWMm I SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — done" said Ed Clark Staffers at the University of of the U of ITs Pediatrics yn ww vwV'W'i In In Coeur d'Alene Idaho on Saturday Huff was UBed in tfm few of duty on June 17 recently elected to the City Couo-d- L "But we have had a number of people who don't really understand Randy’s philosophy" Holston said that “trying to twist this white separatist philosophy into something other ih racism that's a fairy tale" Weaver said copies of his book “The Federal Siege at Ruby - t Ridge: hi Our Own Words” sold at the rate of about two dozen an hour during the signing "I sure don't see anybody complaining” said Weaver who lives in Marion 28 miles west of KalispeD He was acquitted of afi charges in connection with the 1 siege at his cabin ay Music in Comic Relief: The Second Annual Farewell Concert ESniLlLS Tuesday July 7 I 7:30 pm Eccles Conference Center fCONSOLIDATB $lVXX)-ftSll0- mo $5 Spectrum Ticket OfficeN $50000 - 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