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Show u,,TM.conSl.clmnARv 155 r Main rl v,Ml ,','i,ii',,""iu iiiiininM"!' -- I . Sothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious. than to be able to decide . Sapoleon Uintah Basin . 50C More details please ) Cheryl Mecham will be the first to admit she's a worry i t r"" Tuesday October 3, 2000 i wart. Right now, shes worrying (prematurely we Uf hope) about what to include in her obituary, leant hardly stand to read those things, because they are so lacking in information. Ilike details," said Cheryl. Read her column and get filled in on all the details. f f 1 1 n i -- See M Coach off page 3 the Year Duchesne High's David Moat, who was named Coach of recently as the t 4 the Year the Distinguished by f i Service Award Selection of the Utah High H Committee School Activities Association, f 1 is truly a "Man ofAtt Seasons m Roosevelt. Utah Voi. 87. Number 40 www.ubstandard.com RULING HAS NUMEROUS IMPACTS Will new privacy law in schools 2-- A -- Seepage 13 f- t.i Water in the works H Five years ago a lot of folks when laughed j f M la i those proposing a culinary water system for the west side of Duchesne County estimated lhatthey could count on about 250 connections. A recent survey conducted among property owners within the Pinon Forest Special Service District shows that demand for a cuiinarywater connection more than double the original estimates -- Seepage2 I h Tabiona ! Tigers rule Tabiona girls vodeybattteam drops first game but wins final to defeat AttamonL Attamont j defeats Duchesne in two 1 games -- 3 I as Seepage 15-1- 7 -- 4 aii cripple learning? By Cheryl Mecham It'a not business as usual in Utah schools anymore, not since a recent appeals court ruling in Denver put a kink in the way school work is man aged in classrooms. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that students will no longer be able to grade each other's nor knowanother child's grade, stating that this act violates federal student privacy guarantees. Because Utah is included in 10th Circuit jurisdiction, the nilingapplies for all schools here. "Were losing a teaching opportunity to review assignments in class, said Roosevelt Junior High science teacher Edward Attryde, whose students often work as lab partners together. A practice that Attryde said must now stop under the new law. because students whocollaborate ona project earnacumulative grade. Therefore, lab partners will know what the other received. Attryde said the ruling couldn't have come at a worse time when employers are asking for employees lhalcan work together in cooperation. "Were not prrpanngtbem for failure if we cannot work in teams," he emphasized. The ruling came about when an Oklahoma parent sued the Owaseo Independent School District in 1998 for allowing students to grade their peers work, then eallmgout grade in class. Krista J. Falros suit declared that the practice humiliated her chii- home-workorUw- Were losing a teaching opportunity to review assignments in class dren and violated the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Art (FERPA). The appeals court agreed with the plaintiff s complaint which overturned the lower court's ruling. Under FERPA the written consent of a parent is required before releasing a student's education records to anyone other than certain school authorities. The new la w states that education records containing student information within an educational institution must be maintained by the institution including the grades students mark on each others papers during correcting procedures and handed in. The ruling has stopped business as usual within Utah schools." They have immediate feedback and know the answers having them correct a test in red pen. They know bow well they've done, Attryde said. Lisa Taylor, English teacher at Roosevelt Junior High said she feels tremendous frustration over the ruling and believes it deprives her students of their humanity. "We have used student ID numbers. I had a student who was obviously hurt because her name cannot - SEE NEW RULING on page 3 Grandparents raising grandkids rising national phenomenon houvegottolovothem ;J Building Love and Forte It wouldn't be unusual to eee Nell Daily. 74, with a hammer and saw old building a fort with her groat grandaon Joseph Ashmore, out-aid- e their homtou loka Lane. Nell has been caring for Joeeph since he was a toddler. "You've got to love them to give them a home. Anyone can give them a houae to live in," Nell said, explaining that the wind took ofTthe second atory off Joseph's beet fort, which trill have to be rebuilt. Due to Nell's recent knee surgery Joseph is being cared for by her son Tom and daughter-in-laNikki Ashmore, Joseph's grandparents in LasVegaa. school "He's tnringout there," Nell explained, adding that Joseph has spent time a few summers with Tom anid Nikki and feels right at home. Because oflhsir joint legal custody of Joseph, the fkmily is leaving tbs decision toJoseph whether he will stay in Las Vegas with his grand par-enU or return boms to Nell on loka lane "I don't know what he's going to do. It doesn't make any difference to either Nikki or me, aa long at bts happy." w year-roun- d togivethemahome. Anyone can give them a house to live in. Elman said that although there have not been studies done about this issue, grandparent caregivers face myriad of challenges in their lives when they assume the roll of parent. Elman has learned that one of the biggest problems grandparents Esc who have not legally adopted their grandchildren is obtaining health benefits for them, aa the majority of health care providers will not cover extended fsmily, w briber or not they are bring in the same household. Duetolhis fact, Elman said grand parents can seek help through the Childrrn'i Health Insurance Program through Medicaid or Medicaid itself. According to the Administration on Aging, grandparents who parent f vip "ft- are prone to psychological and emotional strain as well as feelings of helplessness and isolation. There's also financial difficulties thst erupt In the majority ofcases research that grandparent caregivers sre indi-cat- 60 percent more likely to lire in poverty. Some neglect their own physical and emotional health, giving priority to the needs of the grandchildren. The State and Area Agencies on Aging (listed in government section of phone book) across the countiy hare instituted programs and services to assist grandparent cure givers. Ufa Altering Decision Nell can only be described aa vivacious with her easy laugh and quirk steps. She loves building projects with her hands and recently painted all of the trim on her mobile home. Nell keeps her bouse and gardens on her Tom and Nikki gained guardianship over Joseph in 1995 when his SEE GRANDPARENTS on page 3 lVBs TuP-f- 7i - fV,. Ballard resident Dale Trainor left earl) last Thursday morning from Mytoa to TRAVELING BY STAGECOACH travel the old original stage line through Nine Mile Canyon into Wellington. The three-da- y tnp was a pilot run for a new tourist attraction that would give folks the historical flavor and unique experience of w hat the old stagecoach a bumpy ride. The wagon tires are rubber and ride w as like. There's one feature tourists wouldn't have to relive the coach tests on a foundation. Trainor and friends Roland Grover. Leon Fillingim, and Kv le Young would like to begin offering stagecoach runs in May of next ear. COUNTY 4th IN CATTLE PRODUCTION Drought hurts, but consumer demand helps cattle industry are attributed in part to "somewhat of Agriculture is an important County and thecute of Utah. Utah fanners and ranchers generate almost 1 billion a year in raw products. By the time those crops reach ourdinner tables they're added approximately S3 billion to the state's economy. In 1999 Duchesne County ranked fourth in cattle inventory and in oat production, and sixth in alfalfa hay production After enduring low cattle prices for the part two years and holding on to herds in hopes of more favorable returns, prices received by cattle producers are definitely improving. However, at the same time, the summer drought is making its impact with higher prices for hay. Right now cattle producers are eiyoymg an "upswing" in the prices they receive for their cattle, said Brent of Tanner, executive the Utah Cattlemen's Association, who quickly noted that such good news in the industry it always "subject to We are anticipating that we are moving toward the top of the cycle. a poultry fatigue they are tired of and want to get back to beef. Another thing is that we've had quit a push in oonreotence marketing heat and eat. quick-fiproducts, Tannerstated. fowl x tore sooner because of feed and water shortages. People are culling their cows a little deeper, getting rid of older oosrs sooner rather than feeding them through the winter." said Richards. Ths feeder industry on the other hand the guy who buys from the cow-caproducer and finishes the animal forthe packingplant are not lf Alongwithmoreof a selection when it comes to convenience foods, shoppers are enjoying steady prices at the grocery store, he said. "In looking over the short term for theconsumer, it looks lika there is going to be a relatively heavy supply of beef. I am market prices anil bold, posiubly even slumporer the next few months. We are going out of the gnll- - Livestock Inventory change. If consumer demand for heef products continues to increase as it has since the first of the year, the trend will spell better times for the cyclical cattle industry. "Cattle prices this fall for ths cow-caproducers are very good. Ws are anticipating that we are moving toward the top of the cycle, Tanner related. "I'm hoping we are seeing a top cattle market for the next few rears, and Im sitting here with my fingers crossed." Basin Livestock Sale owner and Zion's hanker, Don Richards, said prices arearoragingin the dollar range for steers Lighter weight lf 500-poun- d aLnimakbringahigbrrprve.su hun- dred- pound calves are bringing 90 cents a pound, and right now prices for bulls are still strong, running in ths 44- - to range. "Wte seen a lot of lighter calves this foil; they are coming off the paa- - Grandparent Caregivers Many older Americana who find themselves caring for or raising their grandchildren may not know how prevalent this trend has become. Numbers of grand parents as primary caregivers to grandchildren or other minor-agerelatives has neen by an astounding 75 percent since 1970, from 2.2 million then, to 3.9 million today. The dramatic increase is attributed to a number of different reasons, including Ibe increase in unwed teenage mothers who keep babiee rather than place them for adoption and hare parents who are willing to act as primary caregivers, to a parent or parents who become involved in drug use and ate unable to provide emotional or financial security for their children, to untimely deaths. "Its estimated that between 6 to 10 percent of grandparents will responsible for raising their grandchildren in some period oftheir urea," said Sheldon Elman, Utah's assistant director of Aging and AduK Services. According to Elman, research indicates the vast majority of grandparents who And themselves raising grandchildren are relatively young, generally below the age of 65. "It's something we're not foruiwd on in Utah, thats related, I believe to our limited resource. " , n ; By Lezlee E. Whiting GRANDPARENTS WHO PARENT By Cheryl Mecham , enjoying good prices, said Tanner. "They did earlier in ths year, when finished cattle were going in the low range, now it's slipped bark down into lbs md-M- x so they stand to lost some money at the prices they have to buy calves for right bow. Their last feeder report showed a lot ofcattle backed up and waiting for market." he said The increasing demand for beef and resulting higher prices for cattle irg season and people think more about roasting," said Tanner. While pneev for cow alf producers are encouraging, the summer drought brought hardships and some "strange marketing patterns" with more cattle going to market earlier this season. In other cases, some ranchers are selling out completely or liquidating herds because of the anticipated high SEE CATTLE on page 3 CONFIDENTIAL SCREENING OFFERED THIS WEEK d Sufferers of depression may not know they are afflicted By Cheryl Mecham be-co- AS MY Daily, gnmdpwmt caregiver fcvk care ofher great grandson Joseph from the tunc he wav a toddler until tbit jummer after undergoing knee Jurgen. She Mid it work, but "happy work HE Poor Copy) UIT-N- cll u Feeling blue ones in awhile is a natural part of (he human expenenco, however, when sadnesa lingers and begins to affect sleeping and eating patterns it is clinically recognized as depression, a debilitating illness thst ran change the way the sufferer lives and even think, yet often they cannot recognise the signs 1 was clinically dvprrMN-- J two tunes and nevee even knew it." said Karin Douthrt. treatment worker for KorthfarieruComwelingCepter.es darning that she realized the signs w?g after the epinde had psoeed It a estimated thst between 17 ptofrt riLt1g IWWV It's nothing to be ashamed of. It's something we ail go through in our lives and there is help for it and 20 million Americans earh year develop some form of depression, because ofthis fort Northeastern Counseling u cooperation with Uintah ftaun Medical Center will offer a free anonymous depression srreenmg in aecvrdanoe ith National Screening Day on Ort. 5. The event will be held from 1 0 s m nnon a nd 6 ICpm atthe Uintah Basin Medical Center Classroom. 250 Weet 300 "AttendNorth, in Roosevelt. ees will he given the Hand s Depres- . Screening It has a series of simple questions about well being, Douthit said, noting that participant aril rata the questions according to the duration of time they have experienced sadness, after w hich, they are invited to watch a slide presentation on depression. The results of the screening will be pven to the participants before they leave. "The whole idea is toeducate people SF'.F. DEPRESSION on page s |