Show : :a Aggie men win their! 15th straight game — B1 Retiring juvenile officer left impression oh youth —A3 cVoll95fJd?3l£fida February 6J2004 Logan Patchy am fog and slim By Mark Randall staff writer possibility of — Page A12 Update e ns Americans “We’re excited” said spokesman Clair Bosrm “When you go through a drought like we’ve had if we had this in place we would have had the water we needed for our crops” Idaho Rivers United doesn’t share Bosen’s excitement Bill Sedivy executive director of Idaho Rivers United said the river is already in bad shape and adding another dam would harm it further: “As it stands right now water in the Oneida Narrows a short distance above the company’s siphon j ' Winder Clifton Dayton and West-- ' on who depend on the water to irrigate their crops He said the company has water rights that are! going to waste because they have no way to store it Under the Bear River Compact Idaho is entitled to use an additional 1 25 000 acre feet of water that is now flowing into Utah “It just goes down the river to SeeDAMonA12 DdhsGoDDduq By The Associated Press Kindergartners ATLANTA (AP) — Americans especially women are getting fatter because they eat much more of everything than they did 30 yean ago and caibs are the biggest culprit the government said Thursday In the year 2000 women ate the equivalent of one more large chocolate chip cookie every day — 333 more calories — compared to what learning more ''"ft s Vi : t than before 'tv'ft'®’® v By Holli Welts staff writer Kindergarten used to beall about fingerpainting making ' pictures out of dyed macaroni andsingiiig songs Learning '' the alphabet and numbers were reserved more for first grade Today the schools' youngest students are learning to read count and even do homewdrk “Kindergarten i$ a lot differ- ent now than how you and L remember it" said Hillcrest Elementary teacher Jalyn Kel- ley who has taught kindergarten for four years “Even in the last four years it has -- they ate in 1971 Men ate 168 more calories — more than a — each day according to the released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control ana Prevention “The majority of the increase in calories is from an increase in carbohydrate intake” said Jacoueline Wright a CDC epidemiologist and study author And she doesn’t mean fruits and ce : : ' - It’s the cookies bagels vegetables — J J f fr hlaiw i extra calories are leading to : extra pounds and chrdoic health problems Obesity rates jumped from 143 percent of US adults in 1971 to 309 percent in 2000 said Wright The average intake for men grew from 2450 calories in 1971'to 2618 calories in2000 For women caloric intake grew from 1342 calories to 1877 calories during the same time period u : What kindergartners should know before after end sounds a here Weiss Parents should take the opportunity to teach their children basic rearing sldte before they enter kindergarten acconlng to local teachersJute Cook Logan City School Die-triTide I Ktsrecy coonfinator and former kindergarten teacher said students should Come to achodwilh a knowledge of Mtere end numbers and a wflHngness to leam and interact wNh : ct Vey Results simply reflect the opbiiona of some of the people visiting the newspaper Web page Today's question Are you answering this survey because you saw it in the print edition of The Herald Journal or on our Web site? : Tuesday’s survey results 1)Yes '- No Total percent Responses: 302 identified in article Indox Comics Movies skills” Thingshavechanged over the years' when it comes to instruction at the kindergarten ' level Cook said mostly ing to the skills children have when they enter kindergarten Now students tend to come into kindergarten with a much ' felat-- :' ' - See BASIC on A12 follow leads on robbery SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The mayor of ( Utah’s largest city said Thursday he won’t partici- ! By DeneM Edward Ehrticfc Steff writer “Mamage pate in a state government-endorse- d Week”calling it exclusionaryand insensitive Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson said he objected to the language in the declaration which is scheduled to be signed Friday by Cov Olene ' Walker and mayon from around tiie state The document— which limits marriage to a man and a waiman—“sends a message that: tiiere’s only prie good healthy way to live-Anderson said Tire declaration signing viritt kick off the Feb ?- 14 week and is intended to strengthen Utah fami- lies and educate diem on how to build their relationships said Amanda Covington Walker’s ' -- ” spokeswoman''''1 " ' : - -- In the Hodd Journal article Thursday about the jury delibera-turns in the Cody Lynn Nielsen murder trialthe juror quoted in the story was incorrectly identified The juror interviewed by The Herald Journal was actually Milton D Scott C5 C3 Cache ' “There is still a game-lik- e atmosphere to kindergarten" said Cook who taught kinder-- garten for 18 years before ' moving to a full-tim- e position at the district level“But " everything is done to help a child leam those basic literacy 54 46 Conviction Juror incorrectly : 'Cook' Marriage Week you watch the Super Bowl? Number 163 130 lulany of the chMren entering Logan City School District are already behind Cook skL "About half of ffw kMatgartnere are behind where ttiey need to be when they get there” According to Cook childran should of word end Parents should not underestimate the power of readng and talking to their child said Hlcrast Elementary teacher Jatyn Keiley It is so important to talk to them Ketey sakl 'They team numbers they team letters : Mom and Dad can make Jt important' Make a game out of learning Ketey said Point to pictures and words whte reading sing songe about Hie days of the week end the monthe of the year and relate learning to the chid as much as possible For example show them the letter their name starts with and point it out as much as poesMe Katev said " make a big ideal out of ft Katey sakL ITs amazing what a ittle ' SLC mayor calls 1) Saw it in print first: 2) Saw it online first Answers the following concepts down before they enter kindergarten: Recognize 10 to 12 letters of the alphabet usually tfie letters in their own name or family member1 names Recognize that print has meaning For example teach a chid that the McDonald's sign saya ‘McDonald's” Count s set of objects 1 Intererl nntl li wbwri books Have the abity to stay on one topic far the length of a conversation When students taore kindergarten ’ they should be able to: Recognize el letters of the alphabet by name and sound Say tie alphabet at a rate of one teller per second Use Words ink sentence and Huniwhiii oral tanauaaa Draflctencv Recognize the beginning mjddto By HoiN staff writer Important note: This is not a scientific sur- - Did changed” Days are filled with activi- ties that teach the corecurricu? lum — including knowledge ' of all letter names and sounds — in a fun way said Logan City School District Title I Literacy Coordinator and fair- - V mer kindergarten teacher Julie x MsscmHsraM Journal EHis Elementary ESL teacher Annette Peterson left plays "Old Maid using alphabet cards with kindergarten students from top left Jasmine Vasquez Chris Silva Andy Guadanama and Bjorn Rodriguez during the ABC Club at the school The dub allows kindergartners to remain at school after their half-da- y session for extra help MHcft Quick redd Go to The Herald Journal Web site wwwhjnewscom to cast your vole ontodays survey question See Tuesday's news- paper for results and a new ques tion : schools li up carbs at fault quality stinks in large measure because of the existing dams on that river” Sedivy said “More trauma is ' going to make the situation worse” Bosen said the dam will help ensure that farmers have an adequate supply of water Die Twin Lakes system was built nearly 100 years ago and has irrigation and water storage rights from Mink Creek a tributary of the Bear River The system delivers water to more than 200 farms in Riverdale Pipe- - A local' canal company in Preston is proposing to build a water storage dam on the Bear River in Franklin County but an Idaho conservation group is pledging to do all it can to stop tire project The TVin Lakes Canal Company is seeking permission to build a dam snow 50 meets opposition Bear River dam Weather Utail© 20041$ Obituaries: AS OpWonA4 SportsB1 wwwhjnewscbm illi V : "Thi$ sort of prodanuriibn not only excludes many people but I think it’s very alienating and evenihiutnilfi: those who aren’t in a typical — nuclear fom-il- y becoming less typical situation" Anderson said However Anderson did nntmentktn gay unions in his objection from former' “Muriage Wirek” is a carry-ovGov Mike Leavitt’s administration and is not intended to be a pohtical statement Covington -t- -- APphoto Japanese protest dispatch to Iraq wo-parent Japanaaa antFwar demonatrators take part in nJly oppoe-fn- g the dfopatch of Japanese Self Detente Fbroa to Iraq in Tokyo Nearly 10000 protestors attended tlw rely Over the nextfew months some 1000 troops wi be sent to the region purffywater transport suppfes end cerryoutother numanmman miki er ’!: '' : r Logan police continued their search on Thursday for a man who robbed the Wells' Fargo bank on tile corner of Main and Center streets in downtown Logan on :' ':Wsdncday:-:'According lb Logan Poliix Capt V James Geicr tips flowed into the dike Thursday including several accounts of people who believed they saw a man who matched the ': robber’s description downtown the x' N day before die heist “We’re getting calls — not an : amount— hut a that are pro-- 7 flow of calls steady viding good viable information” Geier said x The Pdke Department also obtained fingerprints off of public telephones at Logan City Hall and die LTD bus transfer station on 500 to-hel-p 7t ? 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