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Show I UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. December 8. 1992 - Page 3 ah clear look at smoke A Smokefree worksite awards given to local businesses By Mika Rota pack of cigarettes sold in the United States costs the economy about $2.17. A 1986 Advisory Committee report. to the Surgeon General concluded that using snuff causes cancer, particularly oral cancer. Oral cancer occurs several times more frequently among snuff dippers than among those who do not dip. The report estimated that Several local buaineaaea were Honored with Smdtpfiree Worksite awards by the Uintah Basin Public Health Department at the monthly Chamber of Commerce meeting, Decembers. Gloria M. Johnson, Public Health Educator for die Uintah Basin Public Health Department, Vernal, presented the awards to the following local businesses: Uintah Basin Area Technology Center, Chicken Time, Uintah Basin Standard, Chicken Time, The Grub Box, the Roosevelt, Duchesne, and Altamont branches of First Security Bank, Kim's, and die Central Utah Water Conservancy District. Johnson praised local businesses for their dedication to good health and smokeftae awareness. "Currant-ly- , in 1985, at least 12 million people in tiie United States used smokeless tobacco. Half of these people were regular users. According to the Surgeon General, the increased risk of death among fomer smokers begins to drop shortly after quitting and continues to decline for at least ten to 15 years. After ten to 15 years iff abstinence, risk of all cause mortality returns to almost the same level iff people who never smoked. -- their are 53,000 people that die each year fron environmental tobacco smoke (smoke encountered from other smokers), and 434,000 deaths directly related to smoking.1' Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), caused by exhaled smoke and the binning ends of cigarettes; dgara and pipes is one ofthe most harmful indoor air pollutants known. ETS causes 37,000 heart disease deaths, 3,700 lung cancer deaths, and 12,000 other types of cancer deaths in the UB. each year. ETS has been classified as a class A carcinogen, the Same category given to asbestos, radon and benzene. Same interesting bets: In 1985, the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) reviewed a series of epidemiologic studies on cost estimates of smoking-relate- d diseases. The OTA estimated cigarette smoking costs the economy $65 billion annually in health care and lost productivity. This figure includes: Smoking-relate- d health care costs of $22 billion. Federal government smoking-relate- d expenditures of $4.2 billion in Medicare and Medicaid paylost ments, annual smoking-relate- d productivity costs of $43 billion. Lost productivity includes smoking-relate- d absenteeism and disability. The OTA concluded that each. OLD-TIME- dis-incorporat- Rodeo Association Senior Pro Tour was organized for cowboys 40 years or older, who rs Circuit competed in the Association and still wanted to take part in rodeo action. Currently there are 3500 plus members in the Association. Some competitors are 60 years and older. Cuch, who is also the manager ofthe Ute Tribe Cattle Enterprises, .was one of only two rough stock Rodeo riders in the Senior Pro Tour Finals from the State of Utah. A number of former world PRCA champions competed in the Senior Finals. During the past season, Cuch, 44 years old, competed in rodeos in California, Montana, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada and other states. He won numerous first places throughout the year. Sherwoods brother Lynn Cuch, recently, competed in the saddle bronc event at the Indian National Finals in Albuquerque, New Mexico, also, last month. He placed in the first go, but didn't earn any money in the remaining Lynn, Sherwood and another brother, Reg, who is the bull rider in the group, have competed at rodeos throughout the Uintah Batin such as the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo, Neola Rodeo and other events over tiw years. Pro-Rod- Old-Time- rs e Coalition. Bill Stop Smoking. 4 READY FOR THE FREEZER-- A large crowd of Roosevelt area citizens gather at Basin Pawn others just during the weekly turicey drawing. Some went home and put turkeys in the freezer and went home where they hoped for better success next week at the event at Roosevelt Bowl at 1 certificate for a free turkey. p.m. Eleanor Yakovich is given a American Hoart Association households in Naples recently signed an informal petition from the calling for old city in Uintah County. Those same residents, along with others in their sparsely populated community, may soon be voting to the entire city, becoming just county residents again. Residents cf High Country Estates subdivision who signed the petition base their complaints on taxes they Ninety-si-x 10-ye- ar consider too high, while recti ving few services, explained Charlotte Hatch, spokesperson far a er that circulated the yesor-n- o questionnaire through the citys subdivision, the most populous area iff the city per square mile. The majority of residents in the west-sid- e 38-hou-se . would, according to statute, consider the effect of a disconnection (or Were talking about a lot of unhappy citizens who want out," she declared. Hatchs next-doneighbor and e treasurer for Naples City, Kathy Brixey, disagrees. "Most iff the contention is coming from the people here on the west side of Highway 40. The people on the east side ofthe highway fought to get this city, and they are the ones keeping it going. Only the High Country subdivision people spoke in the urvey-- it wasnt a petition. If they are dissatisfied with taxes, wfry don't they come to budget hearings? Housedeaning is great, but I think this has become a hate issue. Naples (Sty manager Craig Blunt asserts that a subdivision wishing to disconnect from the city must prove that they are not being provided with public services such as road maintenance, street lighting, animal control and police protection. He claims the residents are receiving adequate services; the subdivision groups say they are their need for curb and gutter and other improvements, claims Hatch. But the problems mushroomed through thiee-yea- r old franchise taxes, a old city property tax, and djwMtidaction over shortage of police protection and other services. Now the issue has become of the 1,385 resident community, Hatch says. CStycounty boundaries cut through the subdiviconvince the city of By Karla Cox committee that the issue is a city matter, and any petition must go before a district judge, who would have to order a special election. The judge ion Wildwood subdivision, also in Naples, have apparently expressed similar sentiments. Representative for that group, Cork Hacking; daims most,.would like, to see the. city disincorporated. Naples is primarily rural, straddling Highway 40 east ofVenial, as well as extending south of the larger city. Two separate have taken place since the citys incorporation, leaving few homes but a kit of land within city limits. Proponents of the issue initially wanted to , Old-Time- Utah Tobacco-fre- Naples becomes battleground issue over R Timer Rodeo Association Senior Pro Tour for 1992. Cuch reported that 1993 competition should begin after the first of the year in January. Twelve years ago the National The' American Cancer Society estimates there will be 168,000 new cases of lung cancer and 146,000 cancer . deaths in 1992. Cigarette smoking is responsible for 90 percent of lung cancer cases among men and 79 percent among women-abo- ut 87 percent overall. Facts gathered from The Uintah Basin Public Health Department, the American Cancer Society and two-ye- or part-tim- ar sion, leaving 20 homes unincorporat- ed, county residences. Petitioners checked the state annotated code and found that a disconnection is apparently not legal if it leaves the municipality without means to function..." To accomplish their purposes, residents will have to vote to dissolve the entire city, Hatch believes. "Its all or none. Now we have to take a new petition to the entire community, not just our subdivision. If 25 percent of registered voters in the last election indicate that they would like the city to be not the issue will be eligible for a special County officials, are trying to 'electionWeU get 25 percent eafcily. stay out of the foray, painting out - an the communitys tax base before offering a ruling. One county commissioner, Larin Merrell, is a Naples resident; he could vote in a special election, but plans to stay completely uninvolved otherwise. Other officials also chose not to comment on what they called "a touchy issue for the whole valley," expressing just one opinion: the citizens need an attorney, nof Dads decisions, so instead of trying to work it out, they go to the grandparents and say, T want my parents divorced, and everything split up." Most parties involved expect the issue to come before a judge and to a special election vote before anything is solved. advice. Hatch claims the city was incorporated to take advantage of tax revenue from ail and gas service companies located along Highway 40. "But now the ail companies have mostly left, and the only taxable entities left are the citizens. We cant afford to pay the taxes now, and we cant afford an attorney. Were just average, working citizens." Brixey agrees that "If tough for people here in High Country. When people can afford a bigger, nicer house, they move, so there's a lot of turnover in the houses. This is a personal issue for many people here. But they havent come up with anything solid. I compare it to teenagers who dont like Mom an originally Fortha terrorists fegon flight .163, Has vary bad news ve a Gifl of Wesley Snipes, PASSE MEASER ROAD continued from page 1 hand turn in front of Labrum. Thompson escaped injury but his two daughters, Tern and TifEny, along with Labrum, wen transported to Ashley Valley Medical Center by ambulance. Tera Thompson was experiencing head trauma and had a skull fracture. She 'was immediately to Primary taken by Childrens Hospital where she was treated and released November 28. Further information on Teras condition warnot available. Tiffiny was treated far minor contusions at Ashley Valley and was released that same night Randy V. Labrum was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit far observations of internal injuries. He was subsequently released from Ashley Valley November 27 with no serious problems. Both trucks were damaged extensively with expenses exceeding $10,000. Clayton Thompson was cited for failure to yield right-- . Now PLAYING ,tes 9dtevSsP life-flig-ht af-wa-y. 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