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Show A4 The Emery County Review, Tuesday, September 16, 2008 Green River City Council briefed on cause of recent brownouts Annalee Thayn Rocky Mountain Power representatives came to the Green River City Council meeting to discuss recent brownouts in Green River. Various terms were explained and the causes for the four longest brownouts were given. The weather and a truck hooking a cable television wire, which then hooked into a power wire, were the culprits. In the future Rocky Mountain Power is hoping that another substation will be built. An alternative to current television satellite companies is being worked on as a franchise of Emery Telcom. The product will hopefully be available in November. It will be similar to other satellite companies, but an additional feature will be a channel that features events of Carbon and Emery Counties. It will also include a Mountain West channel. If you have DSL in your home you will be able to have this new system. There will be various packages offered as with satellite companies. DVR and HD will be also offered. The franchise ordinance was approved. A point of diversion for water was discussed for a Nuclear Power Plant in the Mancos Industrial Park. The location is northeast of where I-70 and Highway 6 meet. This location was selected because it would be lower than most of the water users. This location was unanimously agreed to. There is interest in having a paleontology field office in Green River. A suggested location for the field office would be on some of the land at the missile base. The field office would temporarily house students and individuals who come to excavate and study dinosaur bones in the area. It is hoped that by building this paleontology field office that it would generate more tourism dollars in Green River and make the city a destination for information about dinosaurs. This item was unanimously approved. It was also approved that Green River City would accept bids for trap houses for the Green River Shooting Sports Park. The trap house would allow skeet shooting and clay pigeon shooting. One bid from Wisconsin has been researched. These builders would place the house here, but digging the ground for the spot and finishing the landscaping, would have to be done by others. These particular houses have already met all specifications. A range master would need to be hired in the future to monitor activity at the shooting sport park. The Melon Slice float is in need of care. It was decided that a bid would be placed and someone would be hired to clean up and repaint the Melon Slice. Mulberry Street needs to be repaired and smoothed out. It needs a 25 miles per hour speed limit sign. Mayor Pat Brady asked Councilman Dan Harrison to look into what the street needs. After the department reports the meeting was adjourned. More than just numbers Report finds childhood exposure to secondhand smoke has dropped by Families of teen crash victims share stories of loss 70 percent since 2001 Since 2001, the percentage of children who were exposed to secondhand smoke inside their homes decreased by 70 percent, to an all time low of 1.8 percent. That’s according to the Utah Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Control Program’s 8th annual report. “One of TPCP’s primary goals is to eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke,” said Amy Sands, TPCP program manager. “Our new report shows that since 2001, 28,000 fewer children have been exposed to carcinogenic tobacco smoke in their homes, reducing their risk of illnesses like ear infections, respiratory infections and asthma.” The report is released at a time when amendments to the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act will go into effect to further protect the public and employees from breathing secondhand smoke. On January 1, 2009, Utah will join 23 other states, and countries like Ireland, France and Uruguay, in making taverns smoke-free. “The tobacco industry has made claims that smokefree restaurants, taverns, and private clubs deter patrons and ultimately lose business,” says Sands. “But, the fact is that even countries like Turkey, where smoking is prevalent, are implementing smoke-free legislation to protect the health of workers and the public.” Numerous studies have found that smoke-free policies do not have an adverse economic impact on the hospitality industry, and frequently bring more workers and patrons to smoke-free businesses. Studies have also found that heart attack hospitalizations have fallen in communities following the implementation of smokefree workplace laws. The World Health Or- ganization estimates 200,000 workers die each year due to secondhand smoke exposure in the workplace. Despite improvements, the fight against tobacco is never ending. The TPCP Annual Report finds that Utah’s economy loses $618 million each year to smoking-attributable medical and lost productivity costs. The tobacco industry continues to spend nearly $60 million in Utah alone to market its deadly products. And children from low income households continue to be at higher risk for secondhand smoke exposure, as 9.1 percent of children living in households earning less than $20,000 a year were exposed to secondhand smoke, compared to 1.8 percent for all households. In other report results, vehicles continue to be a haven for smoking. While fewer than one in 50 Utah children were breathing smoke-filled air at home, one in seven middle school students and one in six high school students reported breathing secondhand smoke in a car within the previous week. Utah’s smoking rate has fallen 34 percent among youth and 17 percent among adults since the TRUTH campaign began in 1999. In 2007, Utah’s youth rate was 7.9 percent, and the age-adjusted adult smoking rate was 11.2 percent. Utah is the only state with an overall smoking rate that is lower than the Healthy People 2010 objective of 12 percent. Preliminary data from January to June 2008 indicate the rate is falling even further – to under 10 percent. For more information or to obtain a copy of the 2008 Annual Report, visit www. tobaccofreeutah.org. You may also contact your local health department at 3812252. Motor vehicle crashes continue to kill more teens ages 15-19 in Utah than any other cause. In 2007, 40 teenagers were killed on Utah roads. Today, many of the victim’s families shared their stories to send a message to other teens to drive safely. “Those killed were more than just a statistic,” said Kevin Condra, spokesperson for the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) Violence and Injury Prevention Program. “These teens could have been anyone’s child, brother, sister or friend. They represent dreams lost and lives shattered when such tragic, and most often preventable, events occur.” A collection of 15 stories from families who lost a son or daughter were put into a booklet that will be used by the UDOH and other agencies involved in the Utah Teen Traffic Safety Task Force. It is the parents’ hope that their pain-filled stories will help all drivers realize the impact their driving decisions have on others. They also shared their stories at a The Utah Public Health Laboratory has confirmed a fatality that occurred in the Uintah Basin due to Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome. The man was a resident of Duchesne County, between the ages of 19-29 years. The otherwise healthy man became ill and went to the hospital on Sept. 2. He died the next day. The Utah Department Health and TriCounty Health Department are working together to investigate. It is suspected that this individual was exposed to Hantavirus while cleaning up rodent droppings. 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Teens ages 18-19 (62 percent) were involved in the most fatal crashes in 2007 when compared to younger teens. “Safe driving doesn’t stop when you get your driver’s license,” said Condra. “Talk to your teens about wearing their seat belts, following traffic laws, and using good judgment when they are in and around motor vehicles.” Sixty percent of the deaths involved a single car and 61% had two or more passengers in the vehicle. Thirty-eight percent of the crashes occurred between 12 midnight and 4 a.m. and approximately 55 percent of the fatalities occurred during the weekend hours of 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. More than half (54 percent) of the victims were not wearing a seat belt. These tragedies could have been prevented by making safe driving decisions. UDOH urges parents of teenage drivers to: • Establish safe driv- ing rules with consequences. Rules should address seat belt use, distracted driving, speeding, cell phone and/text messaging use, and practicing good judgment. Remind older teens to avoid these hazards and to drive safely. • Always wear a seat belt and be firm in making passengers do the same. • Always wear a helmet when driving or riding on a motorcycle. • Limit the number of passengers allowed in a vehicle with a teenage driver. • Avoid driving between 12 midnight and 5 a.m. For more teen driving safety tips or to download a copy of the families’ stories in the “Zero Fatalities: Fifteen reasons why Zero is the only acceptable number” booklet, visit www.health. utah.gov/vipp. For further information for child passenger seat education and installation assistance contact your local health department at 3812252. Hantavirus related death reported in Duchesne County The 790 N. 400 E. Huntington, UT Wane & Orson Justice/Owners news conference held in Salt Lake City. Kristie, the parent of a happy-go-lucky 18-year-old told how her son, Kyle was involved in a fatal car crash. It was 11:30 p.m. on December 22, 2007 when Kristie and her husband told their children goodnight and “I love you.” Unknown to Kristie, Kyle had decided to take the car for a quick ride. Less than a half-hour later, he was dead. “Kyle didn’t have much driving experience. He was speeding when he hit a patch of black ice on the road and lost control of the car,” said Kristie. The vehicle slammed into a telephone pole, killing him on impact. He was less than a mile from home. “Parents and teens need to know there is nothing more important than safety,” said Kristie. “You just never know what will happen.” Thirty-four of the 40 teens killed in 2007 were either a driver or passenger in a car. Four died in motorcycle crashes and two were pedestrians. And it wasn’t just last confirmed Hantavirus infection in Utah occurred in 2004. From 2000 - 2007, there were a total of 13 confirmed Hantavirus cases in Utah, two of which were fatal. While Hantavirus infections in Utah are rare, they still do occur and are very serious. Because of this, it is important that people take precautions to protect themselves against becoming infected with Hantavirus. Southeastern Utah District Health Department officials want to remind people the best way to prevent Hantavirus is to eliminate or minimize contact with rodents or their droppings. The following tips will help eliminate or minimize risk of exposure: • Remove brush, grass and garbage from around building foundations to get rid of commonly used nest- Gordon’s Nursery & Floral “We Build Everything” New Construction & Remodeling 435-748-2111 Fresh Flowers, Plants And Gifts 686 N 400 E Huntington Family Pharmacy For All Your Pharmaceutical Needs 381-5464 25 West Main Castle Dale, Utah Christy’s S alon ensations “Service With A Smile” Walk-Ins Welcome or call for an Appointment Tuesday - Friday 687-2264 Christy Collard Katie Brady Mon-Fri 9-6 •Saturdays 10-3 190 So. 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