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A similar two day activity was By JACKIE ANDERSON : conducted in science classes by depression, and suicide is the most serious threat facing area teens, pointed out Mont Hannon Junior High principal Patsy Bueno and counsellor Marcia AhMu when addressing the Women's Professional Group re- luncheon Wednesday AhMu mentioned that several suicide threats have been brought to the attention of school officials this year, as well as one suicide , Fourth graders Citinga recent publication of " Education Weekly," Bueno said that the shooting at Columbine High School one year ago hasbeen determined to have been a suicide mission on the part of two shooters, who wanted to go out in a blaze of glory. - The school yard bully is often timesastudent with plenty of self esteem but little hope for the fu-- .. ture,indicaiedAhMu. . attempt. March and April have traditionally been high risk months with the changing sear sons andthe stress of school's end and final grades being released, : pointed out the educators. Recently; in an effort to assist adults in understanding the issues todays youth face, and to provide youth with a sounding board for their concerns and the opportunity to gain adult assistance, a panel of experts, includ. out Using three different types of soil, the students timed and recorded the various results. In this way, fourth grade students get a feel for the scientific process. The students also tested the worms reaction to moisture and to touch. They gently touched the worms ... shop geared toward educators, AhMu related that several fears were identified byyouth. . ' . : at the posterior end, middle section and the anterior end and recorded their observations. The fourth graders used several worms to see if the results were consistent and then recorded their conclusions. To mea- sure the worms reaction to moisture, the students placed an equal number of worms on a paper towel dampened with water on one side and dry on die other half. They checked after five minutes to recount the number of worms on each side of the towel. The students repeated the test many times for accuracy and then recorded the results and their conclusions. The worms were provided by fourth grade student Shane ' Maestas, who dug them up in his back yard. Iheyoutbfearthatthereisno one whq believes in them as indi--" victuals. " 'j' (Continued on page 2AJ . As a whole, the retail sector Taxable sales and purchases increased in Carbon County by exhibited a healthy growth of 4.5 2.6 percent in January 2000 com--' percenLThe growth, however; depared to January 1999. Price city pended heavily on the experienced a 1.6 percent in- eating and drinking and motor vehicle dealers, both of which recrease in direct taxable sales du lngthe same time period, reports ported 11 percent increase in sales in comparison to last year's the Utah Thx Commission. Utah retail sales and business figures. In Sharp contrast, the building purchases for January 2000 registered S1.9 billion for large, and garden and furniture sectors monthly sales taxpayers. The fig- declined 1 percent and 2 percent ure represents a 7.3 percent in- respectively crease over last yean . Apparel and accessory sales After adjusting for seasonal showed no significant change in trends, January taxable sales, at sales from fait year. The service sectors taxable $2.05 billion, went up 5. 1 percent . . CCSD discusses bond with chamber compared to a year earlier. Utah taxable business equipment and utility rales rose 7.3 percent to $546 million in January 2000. 'Ihxable services, with sales of $291 million, reported the largest percentage gxdn, 16A percent over last year. School superintendent Boyd Bell and elementary supenrisor Joe Bonacd outline the district's plans should the June bond election pass to chamber of commerce members. The bond will not increase taxes, but wiN allow the district to fto into debt far approximately $10 million dollars to upgrade and add on to existing buildings within the district m tyun;1 i'T eral regulatory requirements that will enable it to provide telephone services in Carbon County The work' follows an agreement last October to purchase more than 12,000 access lines in Carbon and Wayne counties from US West Corporation. Emery Telcom and US West recently conducted a public hearing at Carbon High School to receive public input on the acquisi-tid- n of the new areas. ... . Approximately 50 local rest dents attended the meeting and provided information to state regulators, including Stephen Mecham, chairman of the Utah Public Service Commission. The PSC is the regulatory agency responsible for overseeing the transfer of the telephone OPY , On the other hand, hotel and lodging and personal services lagged behind with 5.5 percent and 2.7 percent increases respectively TTie states education, legal and social services plunged 20 percent after astrong performance throughout the seo-. sub-sect- or I1 . 381-240- V,f,A o v.y--, - V;- - throughout the nation and across the state. Unfortunately Carbon County is not immune to the mounting social and law en- forcement problems domestic violence ere-- r ales. But fortunately; local victims domestic assault and spouse abuse may obtain assistance by makings local telephone call. Domestic violence victims in the county are encouraged to dial the local crisis line at ' kales. Transportation purchases improved 89 percent, while wholesale le non-durab- and wholesale durable goods final sales grew by 28.7 percent and 1 1.4 percent respectively The states communications Bector continued to expand with sales rising 14.5 percent Mining purchases in Utah were off once again, as sales declined 13.3 percent. Manufacturing sales also continued to fall by 3.4 percent The electric and gas Bector reported a 2.7 percent decrease as demand remained sluggish during a warm January. Geographically taxable sales grew In January 2000 by 72 percent along the Wasatch Front as compared to January 1999. Double digit gains in taxable . sides were noted in 11 of the state's 30 counties. Sales in Salt Lake grew 7.1 percent, while, Utah County experienced a 10.5 percent gain. Davis County sales increased ' 7.9 percent, while Weber County sales rose only 1.7 percent In (Continued on page 2A) 24-ho- ur ' 637-658- Volunteers serve as local child advocates . CASA volunteers are trained community members appointed by a juvenile or family Judge to speak for the best interest of chil- dren who are brought before the courts in the 7th District. Guardian ad litem Craig Bunnell has a current caseload of 200 children, with a volunteer pool of less than 10 individuals. Carbon County residents interested in volunteering as child advocates may contact 7fo District CASA coordinator Thrasina Compagni at ' - 636-343- 1. Crisis care offered for Castle Valley families The Fkmily Support and Advocacy Cen- -; ter offers crisis care for children from In- -l fonts to 11 years old. . Families may use the nursery for medical emergencies, financial stress, dealing with divorce, family violence and previous. abuse. For additional information, residents should call the center at "j ' 9. 637-026- ? .. v . v - Forest accepting input on prescribed bum in ; VV ' I - V -- area by Grimes Wash .a jrrs.r':Xv" .11.' . VP- - , fc A The Manti-LaSNational Fbrest is an environmental analysis of prescribe burning opportunities In the Grimes Wash area on the southend of East Moun- tain. ' The purpose of the projcctfocuses on treating dense stands of mountain sage-- . brush urpresBlng understory vegetation. The project can also treat quaking aspen that fa slowly beinglost by Invading contal S'v) S J i . 1 ki ; con-ducti- ng - fore. - Officials from the . : ; Carbon County adults and youngsters sattier at the start- ing line for Wellington city's Easter egg hunt last Satuday. Prestented at the Wellington park, the holiday H event attracted residents from throughout the county, In addition to the activity at Wellington, Easter egg hunts were staged at Hfalper and in East Caihon. n ranger district indicate that benefits from conducting the prescribed bum would Include im- proved forage production for elk, deer and livestock; Improved ground cover and bird habitat; and increased habitat diversity Ftor additional information, Carbon County residents may contact contact John Healey or Fred Kaminski at the Ffcmm work center at Easter egg hunts attract residents from throughout county 1 8. vn , Attendees discussed a variety of issues, including concerns , about the existing quality of service to local communities The primary purpose of the meeting was to ensure that the transfer of the services would be in the public Interest . Greg Killpack, general manager (rf Emery Thfoom, discussed the plans for the communities and the companys commitment to local residents. In addition to the public hear-- . ing at Carbon High, Emery Telcom has been attending the meetings of the various dty and county entities to discuss the progress of the acquisition. The Emery County company hopes that foe acquisition, which is subject to various state and fed- -' (Continued on page 2A) Climbing domestic violence incidence rates continue to pose a serious concern than last year's percent-mor- e 4. Hotline staff assists spouse abuse victims ond half of last year. Business investment grew 7.3 t : : Emery Telcom tissues update on acquisition service areas. . sub-secto- rs from December 19919. sales collectively rose 16.4 per' In January 2000, retail trade, cent In Januar, making it the ' the states largest major sector, grrfwth leader of the three major of reported sales $1.05 billIon, a sectors.: Business services Increased gain of 4Ji percent from January 28J9 percent, amusement and rec1999. Nationally; retail trade sales reation rose 21.8 percent and growth was much stronger ris- health services jumped by 40.7 ing 9.6 percent in January 2000 percent. ; ' Emery Telcom has reported that the company has fulfilled sev- 1 Carbon County, Price city post climbing taxable sales The number one fear that many youth share fa that they , have no future. Many teens believe that the world will cease to exist before they reach adulthood; that if will be destroyed by atomic .warfare, environmental neglect andor abuse, or an act of God. , ' hands on experiments participate in yiicky Creekview students in Carol Thayns fourth grade class participate in yucky hands on experiments with worms. Shane Maestas, Pete Yakovich, Megan Guymon and Brandon Branch watch to see how long it will take a worm to go underground in different types, of sod. Prior to the experiment students were asked if they thought different types of soil would affect the time it takes to go undeiground and then to come up with a way to find At a violence prevention work- ing human services, mental . - Is oQen the depressed student who is reaching out for violence. health and law enforcement officials, addressed written, anonymous question submitted by Westridge Middle School stu- The Emery County Sheriff's Office con-- : tlnues to actively Investigate all leads surfacing in connection with the November 1 998 disappearance of a young Wellington man. The missing subject, Ryan Thayn, disappeared In a remote area east of Mounds' approximately one mile across the Carbon-Emer- y County line. After the Seeley Oil employee failed to return home from work, law enforcement ' authorities responded to a missing person dispatch and discovered Thayna pickup truck at the scene. Several intensive searches of the area hare failed to locate the young man. But Sheriff Lamar Guyman stresses the fact that law enforcement authorities continue to accept information and pursue all lcaifalnthecase. In addition, the sheriff pointed out that $10,000 reward posted tor information lead- ingtothediscovcryofThayn'swhereabauts stUI remains in effect Guyman encourages local residents who . may have Information related to Thayn's disappearance to contact the Emery County Sheriffs Office at (435) ; being depressed, pointed out AhMu, who further indicated that the number of students signingup for individual counseling increased significantly following the activity , AhMu further indicated that it - garding violence in our schools and with our youth at the monthly The most common them& of thequestiona dealt with students hitting each other at school, relar tionships between friends, domestic violence at home and drug abuse by parents. was. most jjfoepjy sgrack lor the vulnerability ofthese students who don't know where to go for : Fbur Corners youth specialist Uz Fterguson and AhMu at Mont Harmon recently Something that stood out and damtaated the experience was the number of students who identified a parent, often a mother, as One in five of Carbon School District adolescents suffer from . dents., Emery sheriffs office continues to actively investigate 1998 case . Staff reporter CHS cowboys, cowgirls compete, 6A h r - 500. Price, Utah 108th Year -- No. 33 25, 2000 . 384-237- Price-Fferro- - 2. ' , : - Carbon and Emery County residents should submit comments on the proposed project by May 20 to the ranger district at PO Box 310, Ferron, UT 84523. A |