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Show f UINTAH BASIN STASDAUP. lh Juiv - I rai:c i. Utahs population growing faster than nations m FABRICS Utahs Population i 9th fastest growing state. It is the llth largest in land area. Spanish Franciscans visited what is now Utah ns early ns 1776, the first white men to show any presence there. American fur traders were active in (he area fin1 some years afterwards. The first permanent settlementbcgan with the arrival of the Mormons, who made an arid wilderness bloom and flourish and eventually created a prosperous economy. Despite its past history of growth, Utah has experienced five consecutive years of net more people leaving the state than moving there. The current trend of net outmigration has received the significant attention of state planners because at no time in the last 40 years has Utahs outmigration continued for more than four straight years. This is in marked contrast to the previous 15 years when Utnh in experienced net every year. Growing Faster than Nations: State had 15.7, Increase From 8.5 for U.S. 1980-8- 8 vs. The Territory of Utah counted 11,380 residents when its first census was taken in 1850. : Utahs 1860 population count included parts of the Territory of Utah transferred to. Colorado in 1861 and to Wyoming Territory in 1868. By then Utahs population had mushroomed to 40,273, a 253.9 percent increase in just a decade. By 1900, four years after Utah became the 45th state in 1896, its population had grown to about the size of Nor276,749 - - folk, Va., today. The 1980 census showed that Utah ranked fifth in relative FINISHING TOUCHES--maintenance employee work outs the rough spots in asphalt being applied to U.S. Highway 40 on 200 North and Main Sheet in Roosevelt Some of the improvements include new sidewalks, curb and gutters and wider road. A decgrowth during the 1970-8- 0 ade, with its population reaching 1,461,037. Between 1980 and 1988, the Beehive States population grew by 15.7 percent to about 1,690,000. The national average growth during the period was 8.5 percent In 1980-88-, Utah was the But even Utahs natural popu- - Eligible families can receive earned income credit Maxfield and husband. Grant; sister, Leona and Harry Loader; and sister Arvilla Hooks, all of Pleasant Grave, who had come to the area to attend the Haslem reunion. Did yon know that the IRS are effectively denied this option The Calvin Rasmussen reunion at Bacon Park, was held July might owe yon money even if you exists. If a family does owe federal with 145 attending. Attending the paid no income tax in 1889? Thata income tax, the EIC will reduce reunion were: Sherry Kay Rasright! All working single and two mussen of Salt Lake; Grandma the amount that it owes. parent families that have at least Golda Rasmussen, of West Valley one child living at home for at Eligible families are encourleast half a year and had a grass city; Marilyn and Kenneth Rasaged to ask their employer about income of less that' $19,340 in mussen and family, Murray; Jenny the EIC, or call their local Internal Revenue Service office, or to call and Bill Latham and family, of 1989, are probably eligible for Earned Income Credit (EIC) the IRS toll free hotline at 'Magna; Donna and Carl Wilkerson This year the credit can be Individuals may also and family. Las Vegas; Vee Taylor contact local volunteer IRS clinics worth as much as $910. A check of Vernal; Clyde and Ha Rasmcould be sent direct to the fiunily-froussen, Lehi; Vera Cook, Price; during the tax filing i the IRS Eligible families Bonnis and Bemie House and can get a check even if they earned family, Salt Lake; Lyman and Joan too little to owe any income tax. If Rasmussen and fomily, Herriman; an eligible family has not claimed Dean Rasmussen, Oram; Sandra the credit for the past three years Mosley and family, St. George; Card Rasmussen, Balt Lake, and they can do so this year. The Earned Income Credit can Jeanette Rasmussen, of Alpine. be obtained in two ways. One The fondly members spent Friday method is to file a federal income evening in Vernal, where they all tax return (form 1040 or 104QA). attended the wedding reception of Vee Taylors daughter, Eligible families do not even need Visitors last week at the Stanley Julia, to claim the EIC on their 1040 or to Michael her following Hoopes home wen Mark and Lisa Ottenbalcker, marriage 1040A tax forms. AS long as these of Cedar City. The and The their Dustin. Deets, son, families file the return, the IRS following day everyone came to Deets traveled up from Mesa, will calculate their credit for them Bacon Park for the reunion. ' to Arizona, pick up their other and send them a check. Those who Blayne and. VaLods Morrill three children, Darah, David and do not owe any taxes can file their attended the 4th Ward Sacrament Danny, who had been spending the tax return any time they will not month with Grandma and meeting in Roosevelt, to hear last be penalized if they miss the April Blayneh sister, Barbara Scholes Grandpa, and enjoying the care15 deadline. report on her mission to little free country life. The Deets, forA second method is to have Rock, Arkansas. merly of Vernal, were happy to their employer add it to their pay vacation from the summer have a over the course of a year by filling heat hi Mesa, where temperatures Marry out form W-- When EIC benefits have reached 123 degrees, an all- are added into an employees ' time high. throughout the year, the Virginia Ferguson drove to Salt According to a University of employee is said to be receiving Lake last week, to keep a doctor's Michigan study, women who marry EIC advanced payments. The appointment While then, she men with more education than term advanced payment is used visited several old friends. themselves often keep their weight because the employee is receiving Janna Gygi was a weekend down and live longer. In the study, the Earned Income Credit in advisitor her parents, Mr. and Mrs. two interesting 'discoveries were vance of filing an income tax reJohn Dickey. made: 1) If a high school educated turn for the year. Cherie Dickey spent 3 days in woman marries a For many families, the EIC Salt Lake, undergoing diagnostic man, she stays thinner through the may be the most effective when it tests. She stayed overnight with years. 2) A woman who marries a supplements earnings throughout her daughter Janna Gygi. man with leas schooling than herself the year and helps meet the costof Chris and Beth Gray eioyed a tends to put on more pounds. And Unfortunecessities. ongoing visit from Beths sister, Earlin the extra weight leads to more nately, however, many families health risks. lation increase has declined for the eighth straight 'year, City-Ogde- n City-Ogde- Provo-Ore- n, m . 7--8, - m out-aid- e SPANISH HIEROGLYPHICS?--Thes- c unusual markings can be found in Canyon about 40 miles south of Roosevelt. The meaning of various drawings can only be determined by extensive study, claims Dale Stevens, who took this picture and identified these maikings as Spanish in origin. ile more, 5. pay-che- Weigh less ck c In Roosevelt -- 2-- college-educat- ed ay Q JULY l8 - f9 - 20 - 21 Jergens Bonus Pack v (1 Advertising. liquid Soap, 8 Bars of Soap, Reg. $2.47) IBstsin SdtantB&rd 30 1 1 Incredibly Low Sidewalk Sale V.": Prices, on Summer Apparel, v:S y Accessories , Lawn Furniture, Toys, and Many Surprise Bargains,' too! ViiL - . . r Limited to Quantity on Hand I Uintah Basin Standard Pulilicaiinn off SHOP EARLY! SHOP OFTEN! - HJJlinitah $3.97 $6.00 $6.00 $5.00 All Fabrics I Uintah Basin ; $1.97 Fanny Packs, Reg. $4.97 Fleece Tops Fleece Bottoms Ladies Camp Shirts T.. Heres something that everyone' wil agree on! The Ufntah Basin Standard and the Shopper still provides the kind of good basic selling power that really gels the job done. Go with the winner ....Newspaper vCir.li declining fertility rates the reason, according to stale reports. Il has dropped in every year from 1980 to 1987, falling from 3.2 births per woman in 1980 to 2.5 in 1987. This decline in births is occurring in every county and in every age group among women of childbearing age. Nearly eight of every 10 Utahns - about 1,307,000, or more than 77 percent - live in cither Sul I Lake or Provo-Orethe states two metropolitan areas. Salt Lake the nation's 37th largest metropolitan area, had about 1,065,000 residents in 1988, a 17 percent increase since the 1980 census when 910,222 persons were counted, The area ranked 135th among the nation's metropolitan areas and had a population of about 242,700 in 1988, an increase of 11.3 percent since the 1980 count of 218,106. Utahs population became more than 50 percent urban sometime between 1920 and 1930; it was 48 percent urban in 1920, 52.4 percent by 1930. The United States as a whole turned that corner in 1920. The 1980 census showed that 84.4 percent of Utahs population lived in urban areas, far exceeding the national proportion, 73.7 percent Utahs highly metropolitan population is best seen in its context when it is considered that the states four metropolitan counties Davis, Salt Lake, Utah and Weber not only make up more than 77' percent of the states population, they also account for about 90 percent of Utahs current population growth. Only 26 percent of the nations population is under 18 years old, compared with 37 percent of Utahs population. The state also has the smallest proportion of its population consisting of working-ag- e adults (ages 18 to 64) of any state-5- 4 percent At the same time, only 8.4 percent of Utahs population was 65 or older in 1988, lower than any state except Alaska. Utah has an exceptionally large share of its population their economically active years, and this high level will continue through this year 2000, although the ratio will decline as the proportion ofthe working age population rises. . fl)(B&Q3iO!imiiH?tonHs. uasfi J |