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Show mxrrf? Pace L'INTAH BASIN SI 10- - March AM)KI). V !. 2002 Ben Franklin Store going out of business I" Fabrics V if. ii it ii r I V'l t?1 1 J iilia '' W ' - ... L Long-tim- e business, the Ben Franklin Store in Roosevelt, is going out of business and nine employees will be out ofjobs. The business will be dosing up in about six weeks. A Ben Franklin Store has been located in the building since 1995 and previously was at the spot for more Sprouse-Reit- z had been than 20 years. Sprouse-Re- it located in two other locations on Main Street. A poor economy, competition from e Hi 1. n l ! i :: n k il .ill'Ui iiiiilhnpctocia s s.ili- - s A new national poll released today indicated that American adults overwhelmingly favor passage of a consti- tutional amendment allowing Congress to enact laws to protect the American flag from desecration. The national survey queried 800 Americans over age eighteen and was conducted by Market Strategies, Inc., a Michigan-base- d public opinion research organization. Seventy-fiv-e percent of adults say they favor such an amendment, with 76 percent indicating that it is important that the Senate take up the issue during its current session. Forty-thre- e percent of those interviewed had already heard of prior Congressional debates regard- - Time is running out to "Kick Butt" in fight against smoking - rescued after plane crash near Strawberry By Derek .Jensen Deseret News staff writer Res.-rvni- d d gOggl'-H- After dropping their patient off, he Air Medcn-- returned tot hearca and linlHil search for the two men iisingnight vision goggles. The DiS helicopter had been out about 2 Vi hours when il picked up the position light, Capt. SLovu ogg said. The pilot would turn the planes battery on each Lime he heard helicopters nearby, which would light up the position light, Kuggsiiid. We were able to see that position light from two to three miles away," Ruin; said. Rugg ami his infrared eamera op I S.ii unlay Two men were morning, Man'll Pi. after ilnnr pi. me crashed noiirKtniwlM'iTvKoN'rvnir. Authorities did not im media release the names of tin- - men, lioih from Denver. They were svilted at I of five miles r and one or t wo St rawberry milea sonili if ITS til in an osn. field. A Ih pai tment of Public Safely hclimplcr pilot spotb-the wreckage by pickingupl.lie plane's position light with night vision snow-covere- TriCounty Health Department in conjunction with the Tobacco Free Kids is letting everyone know that time is running out! With four weeks left to register for the Kickbutts Day event, the National Campaign for Tobacco-Fre- e Kids would like to encourage anyone to participate in this event. Tobacco-Fre- e Kids is the nations largest nongovernmental education and advocacy organization ever launched to protect children from tobacco addiction and smoke. Their exposure to second-han- d primary goals are to alter the public's acceptance of tobacco use, as well as change public policies at federal, state, and local levels to protect children from tobacco. The campaign encour- agee youth to stand up to BigTobacco and Its deceptive marketing tactics. 111 ISINT.SS The lien lianklin Mine i going out of business. Ben Franklin has been at the location since and previously Spiouse Keil was in ihe building lor over 211 years. Duo now Mow; Survey: Americans overwhelmingly want Senate to pass flag amendment - w . BAKfi tlS Ml A Iiisiii-;sgoing nui it IW.S and a lack of community support, are some of the reasons that the store is going out of business, the manager Kim Anderton. Ben Franklin is located next door to the Jubilee grocery store. The owner of the building has a few things in mind. He also owns the Ben Franklin Store. There have been some inquires on either buying or renting the building and putting in a business," said Anderton. "It is really sad to have to go out of busmess-Iiemembewhen there were r all those downtown businesses, J.C. Anderton stated that her store has had many local customers over the years who wont shop in Vernal or Salt I .aim City, but that isnt enough for the store to stay in business. "We will stay open until everything is gone," she stated. In an average day, a four-yea- rold child will ask 437 questions. i OUTOI- It out-of-to- By Aldon Rachele lh' Penney, Graces Christensen, Mode ODay, RexallandModern Drug. They are all gone. There is a larger population in Roosevelt than there was back than, hut now there are less stores. Anderton said. "People shopping in Vernal or Salt Lake City hurts busi-- . An Air Mi-- helicopter, which had also been searching for the aliHigwilli' .. i hi Vanity scan-hanrescue crews, I ici'tirfcd the men to d wn-ckag- e University Il'spital. Both men were listed in sulilii--tnrrondilion Saturday momiiig with mostly humps and bruises, hospital spokesman Jason Burgess said. The passenger KuH'm-- an ankle injury and the pilot ipjunxi his wrist in I lie crash, Burgess an id. think it s just u good example of a lot of different agencies working together to save someone's life, Air Mix Program Director Ken Mai thews I said. Bad weather forcixl their plane downahnut 10p.m. Friday, according to a Wasatch County dispatcher. The Air Mix! crow was flying a from Vernal when il xissxl near the wreckage site and piekixl up radio tralTir from Wasatch County r search and looking lor l he wreckg"oo' he gnunirl, according to Matthews. erator used the camera to confirm the light actually belonged to the downed plane and also spotted the passenger wulking around in the area. Despite deep snow in the area, neither man suffered hypothermia or severe cold exposure, Burgess said. "They pretty much stayed inside the wreckage, Rugg said. The passenger had winter clothes and he was doing OK. The pilot stayed in the aircraft. The pilot doesnt remember much of anything, he took a pretty good hit on the head." Reprinted with permission of the Iieseret Neuis. TriCounty Health Department encourages and supports all thoae who would like to implement, coordinate or participate in a Kickbutts Day" activity in our community. An activity book with suggestions on media ideas and sample materials is available through TriCounty Health Department or you can go online at www . kickbuttsday .org to register your free-luncevent. This year Kickbutts Day will be held on April 3. Ifyou have questions or would like more information on Kickbutts Day, please contact Toni Fenn at TriCounty Health Department, (435) 7815476-Verna- l, (435 ( 435 ) 7 38- - 2202, Duchesne, or toll free )nrif every five kills who gi'ts free u ndcrsecret ary for food and nutrition at You can also connrilisroimlixl meals at wliool may In programs. us our web site: tact inelimillions also said of income through Bost the But i(ie!ii,nhlelHx'uise family's is t ini high, a gnvernmcnl-rnmmis-s- ii gible children reaping a benefit that www.tricountyheaIth.com. . iiiikI slmlv says. their families don't qualify for is a The Agriculture Department, problem that demands a solution. which runs the lunch program, says Scliools rely upon parents to report billions of dollars in ixlucation aid, their income properly and check the financial records of no more than three should have been, based on an analysis including grants for computer hookfrom 23 of the divviixl basis the arc upon ups, percent of families to verify eligibil- of census data. Thats up lunch numbers, encouraging school ity. Some schixils even provide inccn-tive- s percent in 1998 and just five percent olllciiils to push the figures higher. to parents, including free raffle in 1994. Boat, who briefed a congressional Around 13 million children retickets, to get them to apply for free or committee recently on the problem, ceived free meals last year, and an discounted meals for their children. additional 2.K million puid a disStudies for the department by said in an interview he ia working with counted price. Mathematics Policy Research, an in- the Education Department to find a to correct the numbers without I don't want I u decrease the num-he- r dependent research firm, indicate that way oik ids I hat sirt icipat e if I hey are the error rale grew rapidly in the requiring a lot of new paperwork. Reprinted with permission of the eligible to receive il ... nr deter eli1990s. In 1999, the latest year for Lake Tribune. Salt children from these gible which data were available, the lunch receiving hcnelils, said Krie Bust, Agricultures rolls were 27 percent higher than they h Some recipients ineligible -- ing the flag amendment, which have so far not resulted in passage. This is an area ofAmerican public opin ion where near consensus exists, ays JeffHayes, Ph.D., a Market Strategies Study Director. Support for a flagamendment has remained consistent for the past decade, and our most recent research reveals that majority support persists even after respondents consider the main arguments used byopponents ofthe amendment. After being exposed to opposition claims, a majority of respondents reject each ofthem. Sixty six percent do not think an amendment would limit free speech, 53 percent do not think the infrequency ofactual flagburnings is a reason to rejects flagamendment, and 90 percent think the American flag ia a un ique symbol deserving special status. It is time for the Senate to act, and we hope Americans will call on their Senators to pass SJR7 now, remarks Patrick H. Brady, Chairman of The Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc. Brady continues: The House of Representa -- tives has already passed the amendment. Were waiting for a small number of Senators to listen to the resounding voice oftheirconstituents." According to the survey, half of all adult respondents say that the flag issue by itself would be likely toi 1lead them to vote against a senator who opposed the amendment. In other findings, 49 percent raid they value the flag more following the terrorist attacks ofSept. 11. This shift is most pronounced among younger Americans, with frilly 65 percent of 4 year olds reporting that they value the flag more. Eighty percent of this age cohort favors passage ofa flag amendment, making them the second most supportive age group. Only respondents 65 and older favor the amendment in higher proportions (i.e., 85 percent). Market Strategies conducted the survey of800 American adults on Feb. 12-1-4 on behalf of The Citizens Flag Alliance using random-digit-d- ii sampling methodology. The margin of error for the study is 3.6 percent. 18-2- Unemployment rate climbs slightly Utahs unemployment rate drifted the nations economic slowdown. Thisr fifth month in a row with a up to 5.3 percent in February, a tiny is theloss injobe; the last time the UJS. increase from Januarys revised 5.2 was in 1992. Interlost year-ovyear-ove- percent. Ken Jensen, Senior Economist for the Utah Department of d, Workforce Services (DWS) "Claimants for Unemployment Insurance continue to increase. It thus appears that temporary hiring for the Olympic Winter Games prevented the number of unemployed from climbing even higher. Roughly 61,600 Utahns were unemployed, a jump from the 41,900 estimated for February 2001, when the rate was 3.8 percent. The season adjusted unemployment rates are: Duchesne County, 7.9, Feb. 2002; 7.2, Jan. 2002; 8.1, Dec. 2001; 6.0, Feb. 2001; Uintah County, 4.8, Feb. 2002; 5.2, Jan. 2002; 5.3, Dec. 2001; 3.9, Feb. 2001; Daggett County, 5.8, Feb. 2002; 6.6, Jan. 2002; 5.4, Dec. 2001; 4.8, Feb. 2001, and Uintah Basin, 5.8, Feb. 2002; 5.9, Jan. 2002; 6.2, Dec. 2001; 4.6, Feb. 2001. Utahs other primary indicator of current labor market conditions, the rate of change in the numyear-ove- r ber ofnonfarm wage and salaried jobs, showed a loss of 0.3 percent, or 3,500 jobs, fbr February. This indicator plummeted during 2001, dropping from 2.4 percent growth for January 2001 to a 1.5 percent lose fbr December 2001. The February moderation in this trend ia probably a reflection of temporary hiring for the Olympic Games. For the United States, the Febru ary unemployment rate, at 5.5 per- h ofa point..The cent, ia down 1 .0 percent year-ove- r drop in the UJS. nonfarm jobs total continues to reflect com-mente- nt one-tent- jobs U.S. job estingly, only 20 months ago, . growth wms 2.7 percent. Through most of 2001 construction was bright spot in Utahs dimming economy. Its employment remained surprisingly resilient, actulevels in ally exceeding year-earlithe autumn months. However, with the completion of many commercial prqjects, construction employment dropped sharply this winter. At 61,500 in February, construction employment is 3,000 jobs (five percent) fewer than in February 2001 and ia at its lowest number since March 1998. Temporary employment associated with the Olympic Games occurred largely in the services division. business (security), and lodging services have all seen employment jumps in January and February. Thus, the division hows a net growth of 5,700 jobs for er er February year-ove- compared to r Decembers net loss of 4,600 jobs. On the down-sid- e, computer-relate- d busi- ness services experienced a year-ovloss of 4,300 jobs. Other services industries marked generally modest expansion. Total employment in mining has fallen by 100 jobs from the February 2001 level. "Other mining and quarrying (largely oil and gas extraction) added 400 jobs; this gain was offset by metal minings loss. Moreover, coal mining lost 100 jobs. This divisions current 7,600 employment total ia near its e low and only a fraction of its 20,300 peak achieved in 1981. er 400-positi- all-tim- The Next Stage THE PATTERSONS' BRANCH free checking free online banking free direct deposit free telephone banking free Bill Pay for two months 24-ho- ur free to set your own banking hours not meant to be lived inside a box. And at Wells Fargo, we don't think you should have to bank that way either. 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