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Show t1 : ' ... . j r Tuesday Mwante 8uanbia& "t Kia(KXpg-- -- jteu'dtfsyiiQu MwaLjrt&., 108th Year 'November 21, 2000 PliC6, Utah No. 93 -- r. 50 ; Santa CJaus visits Spencer Bounty 8 ; - ' - (.- rr statistics MS Vc!!3j ESS M& Check out the newspaper's website at www.sunad.com or call 637-073- 2. expansion in Public health district providing flu shots on expansion unparalleled peacetime history during the era Utah Health District offlee in Price will limited basis in Price The private public policy research agencys report, entitled In ' Household, Income, Poverty The Utah economy experienced a decade of growth and ':1900a.. "'. ', . While the supply lasts, and Health Insurance Cover- age in Utah, indicates that the . the Southeast- be providing influenza vaednatfona. -' . The general public may come to the of Recently released data from ;; high ranking is the result of the the United States Census Bu- strong economy experienced flee at 28 south 100 east between the hours reau reflect continued frrogreas ; throughout the state during the of 9 tun. to 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 21 and Nov. J 22. The office will be dosed for the Thanks.nationally in terms of Ameri- last dozen years. cana living In poverty increases Although the economy hat giving hdiday Thursday and Friday , . in median household income ; been strong nationwide, Utahs ; The supply la limited at the present and declining numbers of dti-ze- has been stronger. time, but more vaccine la expected to arUtahs annual Job growth has without health insurance rive within the next few weeks. na-one in of best the the beat ; coverage. v The Utah foundation's latest tion for a decade and its unemreport examines the data and ployment rate has been one of : discusses the trends In relation-- ; the lowest jn the nation. . ' ' of U.S. to state. Bureau Census The the ship In Utah, median household Censussurveyedapproodmatety . Sculptor Karen Jobe Templeton of income for titothrefryear aver- ; 50,000 households across the Helper received honorable mention for her v work entitled Portrait, Emile Simone nation to compile the informaage of from the American Artists Professional This is the highest median tion. The federal agency uses g household income the state has three-yea- r ;X averages when League on Now 14. - ever had, even after adjusting states to reduce the sta- 4 TheAAPL is a leading organization L for inflation. ' . tistical error that results from dedicated to recognizing; encouragtngand v.:. . ' It ranks Utah eighth In. the annual estimates. promoting traditional, representational nation and 114 percent of the naAnother measure of how art The league has been devoted to the tional median household income' well Utahs economy has been cause of fine arts in America for more than 70 years. of $39,657,. stated Michael doing is the poverty rate. Utah's three-yea- r 9 Christensen, executive director average Annually the AAPL hosts its Grand Continued on pegeQ of Utah foundation. 7 , Exhibition, a show that highlights major and emerging artiste in all media, . ! . !. ns . Templetons sculpture gamers national honor . f fl ,. f; vi .; i: . VK ,. 3 com-parin- h. r ; 7 . ' U . . . - . jiHelper bazaar launches Chrlstmastowns holiday festivities i, erdoKs finnljf iii tiai Jesskaldiaidsvn attends ' Bazaar to see what she could pick n the Helper Christmas 1 v : frinnid&. Hie event was up as Ctiristmas Rs tor iaH her on Friday and Saturday, presented at Helper auditorium . 1997-199- . Na-tfon- . : ; ' '' , -- r . v. . ' ' . 4 'i , . . i. counties, Including Carbon, have been using restaurant tax foonies they have bera receiving ' since tiie assessment was en-- ' The purpose of the money "was to be imed promotion T counties' some but tourism, have, according to the auditors, been rather loose about spend-- , ing the revenues, NeitherCarbonnoranyothdr counties were directly named in the report; mainly because the auditors feel that a constructive approach to fixingtheprob-leis more important . .; . v) ; .I m thanapu-Xnitiveon- e. However, the report main--; tains that every county in the 7 state has misused the funds. 'X In addition, a number of the ' projects that restaurant tax money was spent on deemed by the auditors of--v flee deemed were the types Car--- ; boh has allocated related revenues to fund. One item cited by auditors as -- befog borderiinSi Is baUflelda. The county has spent consider, able money out of the fund during the last couple of yean for the Helper American Legion and College of Eastern Utah baseball fields. , But the auditors place the blame not necessarily on the : counties or the boards that have been appointed to appropriate the money within communities, but on confusing statutes and lack of oversight from the state, ; v The auditors were also concerned about the fact that there is no statutory penalty for the misuse of such funds, which statewide totalled more than 4 $29 million In 1999. :7 Presently the onty restrio-.- . tfona on the taxes is that the. money needs to be used for tourism, which includes tourism conventionfcultural centers and recreation.: '.' ,x" ''V' Auditors indicate that the present language is open to In--. terpretation and many counties have used the money for such things as rodeos, fairs and town ' , v days projects. (Continued on pege18) a. 'I. i i .... ix J.- V:B.y ! - ' yy . . I : , H::; .I. - Jeny Bentley, Bob Pike, Scott Robeitson and Eugene Cook look at a bulletin board that commemorates the contri- -' 3" . be legally impaired during Thanksgiving week as part of ' -- s v 4 4 .- . ' fc ... .Wr . Operation ABC (Always Buckie Up Children) Mobilization. ; A recent study found that nearly two out of three children younger than age 1 who were accikilled in alcohol-relate- d dents were riding with drivers who had been drinking; according to a report published In the - JourncUoftheAfficricdillled f- Snow bom recent wintertime stprms blankets the mountain forts, local law enforcement officials caution Cartxm mo- r Sn addition to step- - "iorfsts to . sides aiirftrees near Scofield Reservoir. prepare to encounter-wintedriving conditions ; child and toe scsttcit restraint safety complianceup during upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend. prg . .. : poor copy X ' 'H . :;Jv f cal Association. The study which analyzed a decade of national crash statis . , V 613-528- 4. ;M vt Chamber discussion centers on economic change, development ns 8,000 law enforcement agencies ; nationwide in a concentrated crackdown on drivers who dont buckle up child passengers. Officers from the IKfelllngton police department, the UHP and the region will step up enforcement of adult seatbelt laws and child passenger safety laws aa well as arrest drivers deemed to . V- - ,r County residents may contact Kathy Mur- ray at the Sun Center, letin board, which depicts various service photos of the drivers, was put up with the cooperation of the employ-buttobus drivers in the Cartxm County School District , ees and district transportation director Regina McCourt have made as members of the armed services. The bul- - ? to honor the individuals for Veterans Day. - - : the mentoring organizations, Carbon Display commemorates military contributions of bus drivers, ,The Wellington City Police Department and the Utah Highway Patrol will Join more than . r mentoring efforts through employees. Fbr additional Information on CCCA Or i ..f law enforcement effort , ,,T.. 4:1;. . I- y ' v TV County businesses who will support Wellington PD, VHP r .. - Y y :4 The local caring adult program was initiated tor the purpose of combining mentors with Carbon County youth. CCCA recruits for existing organizations which support mentoring adults Partnerships have been formed in Carbon County between CCCA, Utah State University Extensions youth and families with promise program, CASA (court appointed special Advocates), Carbon Reads andthe division of youth corrections. Adult.mentors are needed for the pro-- , grqms. Time requirements are flexible and generally one hour each week after the 7 initial acceptance and training. checks on volunteers are Background jrequired in all cases. CCCA will assist and promote Carbon . . aw.1 (l. recruiting volunteers uP I - 'i ( Y. Mentoring programs , : . . 3f . , W Entries aye accepted from all 50 states and Judged by a selection committee consisting of professional artiste in the fields of oil, water media, pastel and graphics and ' ; ; sculpture. latest The league showing highlighted the achievements of more than 175 artiste. The AAPL Is headquartered at the Salmagundi Club in New fork City N.Y. . , " . . . w S' : t By RICHARD SHAW ? Staff reporter : 7 The Utah Auditor's Office hah found irregularities in the way ' acted 1997. -- m-I ' i, ' 'ii . ; al . tics, also found that more than 80 percent of the youth who died were not buckled into seatbelts or child safety seats.. Wfe know that impaired drivers kill children - these terrible tragedies are well documented, Indicated Louis De Carolis, Na- -. tlonal Highway Traffic Safety Administration Region vm administrator. 7 , Ita shocking to learn that most often, impaired drivers parents or caregivers are the cause of the childrens deaths, added the highway safety re, glonal administrator. Wellington police officers and UHP troopers will step up a range of activities designed to protect Carbon County youngsters through intensive enforcement, checkpoints, increased . patrols and saturation law en- foroement patrols. We are. using every means possible to get the attention of (Continued on pege 2) . f. Brooke Williams of Moab spoke to the Carbon County Chamber of Commerce last week regarding economic change and development. He has been involved in environmental issues for 30 years. Williams has suggested several eco. nomic changes that are based on environr mentally sound ideas. Although the concepts were not embraced totally by area communities, the thought processing was important. IBs Ideas came from the feet lng that, in Utah, it comes down to Jobs versus the environment or the understanding that people loose Jobs if there island preservation..; - ' So lets think of new Jobs that dont adversely affect the land and are compatible with economic development issues, said 7. wmiarns; The guest speaker pointed out that Ideas should come from the communities affected tty decisions. He said, to be successful, companies Involved have to be owned locally and the new economy should not change the communities. His discussion centered on logging sales to smaller companies and grazing practices that enhance cattle development while protecting tbe environment. Williams compared the projects with do-- . vclcping tourism. He said tourists visit irg 4tU area (tout wnetto be ccUm!r4-- tUy want to be Isolated to enjoy the g'ltirg away from the crowds. 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