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Show Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Sanpete County NEWS•BRIEFS COUNTYWIDE INTEREST Boy Scouts recall lead-painted badges By Sara Hansen Joining ranks with Toys ’R Us, Big Lots and Dollar General the Boy Scouts of America have entered into the national recall craze. Recent testing has found that the white plastic diamond on the Cub Scout progress toward ranks totem badge contains lead paint. Upon discovery the scouting organization immediately instigated a nationwide recall of the badge. Replacement badges are speculated to be available in two months, according to the Boy Scout Distribution Store in Ephraim. Local troops are planning how they will deal with the situation. Common consensus leans towards den mothers and cub masters gathering the badges during pack meetings and redistributing the non-lead paint badges when they are available. Many of the cub masters are just hearing about the recall and thinking about what he or she will have the individual troop do. Paul Applegarth, cubs master for the Mt. Pleasant Fourth Ward, said, “I’ve got to get boned up on this thing. We will have to call our den mothers and have them get it from the boys.” He continued to say when the replacements become available his troop would exchange the badges. For other troop leaders the recall is more of a nuisance but not too much of a hassle. “I just bought a bunch. I have just used one of them. Other than that, I only have five boys with them. I will gather them [the badges] up and reissue them later,” said Sanpitch cub master Vicky Lucas. The health risk of the item is not high, said scout leaders, especially compared to some of the other things being recalled. “I probably wouldn’t say it’s [the badges] that are hazardous, not like Pixar cars. The majority of the boys only wear them once a month to pack meeting. It wasn’t as big as some of the other recalls,” Lucas said. Sterling (Continued from A1) got this thing going,” he said. “I don’t want any credit for it. It’s their idea and I’m supporting them because I think it’s such a good idea. It helps us to know where we stand, what we can and can’t do, and what we need to do.” As far as a timeline for the planning process, Bringhurst didn’t say much other than “Don’t get in a hurry.” “One thing with planning and zoning, don’t push ’em. Let them do their job and be very thorough, and you’ll get a better result,” he said. Bringhurst said he was pleased with the participation in the survey. “I think we had a pretty good response to it,” he said. WHY ME, GOD? Like Job in the Bible, we don’t always know why things happen to us. We can learn from Job. Job said, “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.” Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity? Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at the last on the earth; and after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God. I know that You can do everything, and that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You. I have heard of You by the turning of the ear, but now my eye sees You. Therefore, I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. (Job 1:21; 2:10; 13:15; 19:25-26, 42:2, 5-6) Pastor Jay Swanson 835-1724 A3 Sanpete Messenger/Gunnison Valley Edition 10/17MG New foster care representative hired AURORA, Sevier County—Marissa Douglas, a former elementary school teacher and staff member with the Snow College Upward Bound program, has been hired as a recruiter for the Utah Foster Care Foundation. Douglas will be working half time to recruit and retain foster parents in Wayne, Sanpete, Sevier and Piute counties. Recently, she has put up posters and arranged for fliers to be sent home with elementary students in Sevier County. She says she will be doing the same soon in Sanpete County. She is also helping out the Utah Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) with “cluster groups,” which are support and Marissa Douglas training groups for current foster parents. Douglas says there is a tremendous need for foster homes willing to accept children of various races, sibling groups and teenagers. For more information, call her at (435) 070-2233 or email her at marissa.douglas@utahfostercare.org. Property taxes can be paid online By Kirsten Reimschiissel Sanpete County property owners can now pay their property taxes online. The service is available 24 hours a day with the option to set up an automatic payment each month directly from the savings or checking account. Customers are given the chance to accept or decline any payment before submitting. The payments can only be processed through U.S. Banking Institution accounts. Log on to sanpete.com/pages/treasurer to use this service. This system is provided by Impact Payments Systems for Sanpete County, Utah. For more information, contact Earl D. Clark, Sanpete County Treasurer at 835-2101 or 835-2110. EPHRAIM Snow requests funding By John Hales EPHRAIM—With the completion of the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts in 2003, and with a new college library funded and scheduled for construction in the future, Snow College’s building boom will take a reprieve, at least for a year. The college has decided to not make any requests for funding of new buildings at next year’s Legislature. Rather, the college has asked the State Board of Regents to request nearly $7 million to retire the debt on Snow’s Richfield Campus. The college has asked, with the support of the board of regents, that $1.7 million be appropriated to pay off a bond that was used to build Snow’s Sevier Valley Center, and that another $5.2 million be used to buy out the Sevier School District’s share in the facility. The item is the only one submitted by Snow to the regents for placement on a list of funding requests that the regents will submit to the Governor’s Office, the Utah Department of Facilities and Construction Management, the State Building Board and the 2008 Legislature. Snow’s request represents about 1.8 percent of the $383 million requested by the regents on behalf of higher education institutions statewide for building and capital development projects. MANTI Blue Sage awaits news on boys’ removal MANTI—“We’re sitting here and waiting.” That was the assessment Tuesday from Kelly Husbands, director of Blue Sage Youth Services, a residential treatment program outside Manti that is being investigated by the state. The facility at 580 W. 1500 South has a contract to provide treatment for youth who are in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS). On Sept. 25 and 26, DCFS staff removed eight boys, according to Carol Sisco, DCFS spokeswoman. Sisco said DCFS acted after learning that another state agency, the Utah Office of Licensing in the Department of Human Services, was investigating some “pretty serious allegations of physical and emotional abuse.” But Husbands said Blue Sage has yet to be notified as to what the allegations are. He says that’s contrary to the program’s contract with DCFS, which requires the agency to notify program heads if any allegations of abuse arise. “They (DCFS) just came, they pulled their kids, and they’ve never told us anything,” Husbands said. A teacher said she was working with a youth on math problems when DCFS representatives arrived. She said the youth had three more problems to complete a high school credit. The representatives said the youth had to be removed immediately and would not permit him to complete the problems or credit, she said. The Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office is aware of and is awaiting results of the state investigation but is not conducting any investigation of its own, a sheriff’s office spokesman said. Sanpete County THURSDAY, OCT. 18 Immunization clinic to be held The Central Utah Public Health Department will be conducting adult and childhood immunizations at the Sanpete County North Sanpete office, 20 S. 100 West, Mt. Pleasant, from 1-5 p.m. Contact Linda Healy, RN, 462-2449. Flue vaccinations available The Fountain Green Medical Clinic, 275 W. 300 South, is offering flu vaccinations from 5-7 p.m. on Oct. 18 and 25 for $25. Andean musical group to be featured The Snow College Convocation, at 12:30 p.m. in the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, will feature the Andean musical group, Los Hermanos de los Andes, in collaboration with the Casino Star Theatre Foundation. The convocation is open to the public and is free of charge. Group to perform Andean music The Casino Star Theatre in Gunnison will present the musical group Los Hermanos de los Andes at 7 p.m. The suggested donation for tickets is $8 for adults, $5 for students and seniors. Advance tickets are available at Rasmussen’s Ace Hardware in Gunnison, and at the Sanpete Messenger Office in Manti. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, OCT. 18-20 Holiday boutique to be held The 8th Annual Holiday Magic Boutique in the Fairview Dance Hall will feature a variety of craft items from 35 crafters plus door prizes, giveaways, and food. Boutique hours are from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. -6 p.m. Saturday. SATURDAY, OCT. 20 Shop to help breast cancer research Kick off your holiday shopping and help recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Ladies Night Out, from 5-9 p.m. at The Illusion Academy, 180 N. State St., Mt. Pleasant. The Direct Selling Women of Sanpete County is sponsoring the fundraiser, benefiting the Breast Cancer Registry at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Tealightful Treasures, Tupperware, Scrap ‘n’ Dazzle, and Usborne will be some of the businesses represented. For more information, call Cheryl Spencer at 462-9264. TUESDAY, OCT. 23 Choral concert to honor armed forces The Snow College Choral Department will present a patriotic choral concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts. The concert will honor the men and women serving in the armed forces. Tickets are $3 for adults, $2 for children and $15 for families. THURSDAY, OCT. 25 Meeting for potential farmers scheduled Anyone interested in opportunities in dairy and sheep farming is invited to a meeting at 7 p.m. in the Mt. Pleasant City Hall, upstairs. SATURDAY, OCT. 27 Church of the Bible hosts fall activities The Ephraim Church of the Bible will be hosting a harvest party from 3-6 p.m. at 400 South and 400 East. This free family event will include hayrides, hot cider, fishing booth, storytelling, face painting, cakewalk and more. The church will also be starting a weekly bible study on Thursdays from 6:30-8 p.m. with programs for middle school and elementary aged students as well as adults. A nursery will be available. For more information, visit www.ephraimbible.org. UPCOMING EVENTS BSA North Star training scheduled Additional basic training for scout leaders called North Star, an introduction to outdoor leader skills, will be held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2-3 at Mt. Dell Scout Camp, east of Mt. Pleasant. Experienced scout leaders are needed to serve on the staff. For more information, contact Tom Lusk at 462-2880 or Steve Johnson at 835-7941. BSA district training workshop scheduled A Boy Scouts of America District Committee Training Workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m-1 p.m. at the Nephi Stake Center, 351 N. 100 West, Nephi, for all district committee members, commissioners, chartered organization representatives and anyone interested in serving at the district level. For more information, contact Terry Richardson at 8514235 or via email at trichard@utahscouts.net. 8th Annual Holiday Magic Boutique Deer Hunt Weekend Fairview Dance Hall Thurs., Oct. 18 Fri., Oct. 19 Sat., Oct. 20 Liza Noorlander - 427-3711 |
