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Show L'INTAH BASIN STANDARD. Julv 4. 7000- - Pace 13 Is the Popular Program Really Effective? Questions raised about benefits DARE program of g anti-dru- The DARE program i not only well established, it is big. It is in 80 percent of the nation s school districts and more than 30,000 police officers have been taught the DARE curriculum. By Sarah C. Seamons For the put 13 yean the DARE program (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) ha been in public schools throughout Utah. The DARE curriculum wu adopted by the Duchesne County School District 7 yean ago. Now, the popular program might be on the verge ofbeing eliminated from Utah schools after questions have arisen recently about its effectiveness. Is it reducing drug abuse? Is the program a waste of money? Does it really help keep kids off drugs? The DARE program is not only well established, it is big. It is in 80 percent of the nation's school dis-- , tricts and more than 30,000 police officers have been taught the DARE curriculum. Because the program b receiving fewer federal dollare each year, its becoming more difficult to get enough officers or supplies to teach it. This year, $10,000 from a federal Social Services Block Grant went to the DARE program fur Duchesne County. The program u also slated to receive $5,000 in donations. The money goes to purchase DARE workbooks, and and hats (or students whogradu-at- e from the program. The DARE program recently made state headlines after it was questioned and criticized by Salt Lake Mayor Rocky Anderson who fee 1st he program b misleading to the public and a waste of money. He plans to review the program to see of itseffec-tivenea- s. Ifthe program b canceled in Salt Lake could that affect the program throughout the rest of Utah? In the Duchesne County School District the DARE program b taught throughout the school year and focuses on 5 and 6 grade students. course is taught forone The houraday. four days a week. Duchesne County Sheriff deputies Ron Herbert and Joe Summarell, as well as sheriff Ralph Stansfield are assigned to work with the program. To qualify to teach the DARE curriculum and concepts, the deputies must attend two weeks of DARE training in Salt Lake once a year. Stansfield has been with the program since its implementation hers in 1993 and has seen the effects , DARE has on the students. He said that in some cases, the program has the ability to take kids on the edge and save them. Stansfield wishes there was more money available to 17-we- with the students through junior high and high school, an age where drug use b much more likely to become an issue. So does the anti-dru- g program aimed at 10. 11 and actually curb drug abuse? It does at a young age, said Sheriff Stansfield. If we stayed with the kids through junior high and high school we might not lose so many. If parents and teachers would keep teaching it, it would work. We just dont have the man Bring Brazil to Roosevelt Somewhere in Brasil, there b a teenager dreaming about America. That teenager dreams of perfecting his or her English, sharing stones of life in Brasil that a Roosevelt family won't sec or hear on television or the internet, and learning everything he or she can about American culture. But most importantly, that teenager drsamsafberoming part of an Ameri- can family, your family. By bringing a Brasilian student into your home for 5 or 10 months, you can experience another culture without ever leaving your horns. You can also develop a dose tie to Someone who genuinely wants to experience your way of life. Eric Via, a host fisther from Texas, recently hasted an exchange student, Christina. He said, I know I was only her host father but I felt like I was her real father sometimes. We'll never forget her, and 1U cherish her stay with us. For more than 19 vears. Academic Year in America (AYA), a program sponsored by the American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS) Foundation. a organisation, has brought international students between tbs ages of 1 5 to IS Wto the US. These bright young ambassadors of Brasil will arrive in August with full medical insurance, their own spending money, solid academic records and English skills as well i great hopes. lition to the tremendously rewarding experience of helping make someones dream come true, you can earn up to 1 1 .000 toward any number of travel abroad programs sponsored by AIFS. For more information on hosting a Brazilian exchange student, please rail Danielle ext. 5164 Carpmo at You ore-ma- il aJfa.com. drarpinoi can also vwt AYA online at www .ao Jrmlcyear.org. In There are other studies that re- self-estee- port positive outcomes, like a recent Gallup poll that showed 93 percent of students who had participated in DARE reported that they hisd never tried maryuana, cocaine, heroin, crack or inhalants. Summarell, who has been with the program for six years, said he has had positive feedback from the parents and teachers about the way the DARE program b being taught He has heard success stories about students who went home and applied positive pressure on theft parents to either stop smoking or using drugs. Students who have grown up have come back saying they remembered the DARE lessons and applied them in their lives, he stated. I think it works. It's influencing the kids and if we can save one kid it's worth it isnt it? said SummarelL I would rather have my kid barn from an officer that's in the schools where it's safe, teaching them how to be safe with lessons that will last with them through college than to have them in high school or college and all of a sudden they are involved in a gang or with drugs and don't know how to get out If we do away with the DARE program we are asking for troubb and we are going to bee our youth. nt 9 y. ... .p py j. ... m. yi HONORED ARTISTS-Form- cr Roosevelt residents, Fred and Sharon Morrison receive an award for starting an classes at the Crossroads Senior Center two years ago. They were honored during an an show at the local center. Navajos say state owes $150 million The N avajos suing the state for its alleged mishandling of the Utah Navajo Trust Fund contend they are owed $150 milium. It b the first time in the eight-yebwsuit that the Navajos have put a price on the alleged mismanagement. The fund was created in 1933 to hold royalties from oil and gaa drilling on Navajo land in Utah and has been administered by the state. Tribal members sued the state in U.S. District Court to recoup money lost in alleged mismanagement of s. the fund since the In December 1999, attorneys for the state give Utah Navajos an ini27 tial accounting of the fund money waa spent from 1960 to 1992. This week, Brian Barnard, the attorney representing the Navajos. filed documents questioning the states accounting. Only $3 million of the money allocated by state officiab has been properly documented, Barnard aid. That leaves $51 million that was misspent, he said. With interest, he said, the state owes Navajos in southern Utahs San Juan County $150,117,056. We looked first to see ifthe money was spent for the purpose ofthe trust fond the health, education and general welfare of San Juan County Navajos, Barnard said. Then we looked tosee ifthere was documentation as to whether the peopb who were supposed to receive a specific payment did, and whether it was spent for the purpose it was supposed to be spent for. Were still in a preliminary stage of the litigation. said Assistant Attorney General Barbara Ochoa. We filed an initial accounting with the clear understanding that there would be additional documentation forthcoming. State auditors reported in 1991 that much of the money paid in to the trust fund for Utahs Navajo Indians could not be accounted for. They said millions could have been lost to lax oversight, pqyoffs, bribes and business ventures. The audit was the first review done in 30 yean. During those years. 37.5 percent ofthe revalues from oil and gas companies drilling in the Aneth extension oil field were paid into the fond. The remaining 62.5 percent goes to the tribe, headquartered at Window Rock.Arix. ar mid-1950- Revolution at the Library Imagine entering a plain brick building onalovely summer day. You pass a dozen parked strollers and hear the giddy laughter of babies. To your right, toys are strewn on a soft carpet where mothers and toddbrt pfey. Young voices sing Four and Twenty Blackbirds with gusta At computers to your left, three boys work oo their own online sports magazine. Two girfa solve the design problems of a machine they created, An instructor guides some parents through tha Web. in Spanish. . Inacorner.caregivera are coached on reading aloud The Three Bears with dramatic flair. Small children color the alphabet whib their moth- era learn about childhood nutrition. A woman arranges to send aStory Van to a housing project for a cultural festival. In a meeting room, a half-doze-n teachers barn how to make better use of the Internet In an adjacent room, a toddler with frequent ear infections b tested for speech delay. And, oh yea you see books. Lots and lots of books. What b thb place, you ask? An expensive child care center? A pri- computer schools? A bilingual community center? It's the local branch of a public library. A lot has changed at the library, It's been a quiet revolution until now, librarians being the brilliant but modest folks we've always ad- mired. But a buzz b building. As old barriers cnrmbb, the image of the sUid old library b giving way to the barn- noisy, online, family-friendl- y ing center that b the destiny of libraries of the future. Summer b the perfect time to see whereyour library bheadingon thb revolutionary trail. While not every library offers all the opportunities I've described, many now offer far more than stacks of wonderful books, For example--, Free parent workshops on how to raise a reader Videos, CDs, and toys to take home Ideas for kids on fun summer reading Summer reading programs with goals and rewards Opportunities to pair children with adult reading tutors Access to computers for those already skilled for those Training on seeking skilb Arts activities to help children communicate Toys and boolufor children with special needs Books and classes in a familys home language 'Literacy workshops for teachers and child care providers Free materials on child nutri- tion and development Adult literacy support, so par-ents can teach their children Sound good? For a smarter sum-va- ts mer, drop by your local branch and see what's cooking. Maybe your kids can borrow toys, go online, or sign up to win a pizza for reading a dozen hooks. Maybe you can sign up for a computer class, learn how to better buckbacar seat. or pick upaschedub ofhteracy activities Tor your childcare provider. You might even borrow some goodbooka! There's a revolution going on at your community library check it out! capper- raw) POW WOW DANCER-- A Native American dances during the annual Northern Ute Pow Wow in FL Duchesne last week. currently under review by the USDA e The document specifies many conditions under which producer may attach the term organic to their products. For example, land intended for organic production must have had no prohibited substances, as listed in this Rule, applied to it for aprnod of three vears preceding Utah prepares to go organic 48-pag- The creation of State regulations governingorganic agriculture b nearing completion. Underthe proposedruleorgaaC har-cropa-nd livestock producer wishing to label their products organic must comply with strict regulations. Many of these regulations are taken from guidelines already established by the Organic Trade Association, which ba national association representing the organic industzy in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Utah's standards are nearhr identical to those st. Organic livestock regulations state. Livestock... on a certified organic farm, and the products of such livestock... shall have been under organic management from birth or hatching..." We have been working with the organic industry in Utah for some time now, and believe we have created standards that will protect the consumer and give organic growers the tool they need to develop their industry, said Dick Wilson, director of Plant Industry. The lDAF has set an Oct 2. deadline for implementing the nrw rules. Other hearings are scheduled for later this year. Ifyou wish to receive a copy of the Proposed Utah Organic Certification Standards oil Emilee Bradley at (80D538-71S5- . 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Students see those who work in bw enforcement have families and problems just like everybody else ana they are not out just to get you. Thejury b apparently still out on how effective the program is. Mayor Anderson said the studies he has seen show DARE does not reduce drug use among participants over the long run. He wants to know if estimated $289,000 Salt Lake City taxpayers put into the program could be better spent on some other type of drug abuse resbtance program, and whether police manpower b being utilized to its best capacity in the classroom. Most of the negative critkbm and research about the DARE program has been on its original curriculum. That curriculumhas been revised and reviewed a couple times I 722-454- H ' Mac:. r,-- . - a graduate or Brigham Young University. 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