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Japanese drumming comes to Casino Star Theatre

GUNNISON — Salt Lake City- cision.
based TAIKO BOOM!, a group of One of the first uses of taiko was
percussionists and performers as a battlefield instrument to in-
dedicated to helping people learn timidate and frighten the enemy,
about their art-form will perform, a use for drums in many cultures, Time to ‘fall
Friday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m., in the Ca- along with shouting and gestur-
sino Star Theatre, 78 South Main, ing.
Gunnison. Tickets available at the By the 1500s, taiko drums were back’, change
door. used to issue commands and coor-
“Taiko,” literally meaning “fat dinate movements on the battle- clocks, check
drum,” is a style of Japanese en- field. Modern taiko as entertain-
semble drumming that has seen ment is a post-war phenomenon,
increasing world-wide popularity based on ancient traditions, but batteries
over the last 50 years. dating only from 1951.
Led by Ronald Boisvert, a re- Those attending this live pro-
tired Air Force officer who learned gram at the Casino Star Theatre MT. PLEASANT — Daylight Saving
the art while stationed in Tokyo, might get a chance to bang a drum. Time ends this weekend. Residents
TAIKO BOOM!, performs and The program is supported in are encouraged to set their clocks
teaches in Utah and other western part by a grant from the OnStage back one hour before retiring Satur-
states with high energy, physically Utah program of the Utah Division Salt Lake City-based TAIKO BOOM!, will perform, Friday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m., in the day, Nov. 4.
demanding, crowd-pleasing pre- of Arts and Museums. Casino Star Theatre, 78 South Main, Gunnison. Tickets available at the door. Mountain Standard Time officially
begins at 2 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 5. The
reason 2 a.m., was selected as the of-
ficial time, is because it would be the
Christmas tree permits available Nov. 15 least disruptive to people’s schedules.
Most restaurants and bars are closed
by that time and few businesses
would be impacted.
EPHRAIM — Christmas tree per- years old should accompany the It’s a good idea to check and, if need
mits will be on sale at the Sanpete fourth grader. Also, the tag cannot be, change the batteries around the
District office of the Manti-La Sal be issued without the presence of house every six months or so and this
National Forest beginning Wednes- the fourth grader who has been is- fall is a good time to check the follow-
day, Nov.15 until sold out. Permits sued the EKIP pass. The EKIP pass ing items to make sure they are oper-
will be sold for a nominal fee with can be obtained at https://everyki- ating properly.
a limit of three permits per person. dinapark.gov.
The office, located at 540 North The paper pass can be exchanged Please see FALL BACK, Page A8
Main Street, Ephraim, is open week- for a plastic pass at the District Of-
days from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For fice, which allows fourth graders free
customer convenience, permits will access to federal lands and waters
also be sold by Choice Hardware & across the country for a full year.
Home Center, 1005 N. Main, Nephi. Those purchasing permits at the
Permits will not be available by mail office will need to provide a check,
or phone order. exact change, or a debit or credit
Permits purchased on the Sanpete card. Cash is preferred to allow for
District must be used on the Sanpete faster processing. There are no re-
District, except at places closed to funds.
tree cutting. Permits purchased on The Sanpete District is west of
other districts of the forest may not Skyline Drive. The person selling
be used on the Sanpete District. tags will issue each purchaser a map
Fourth graders who have an “Ev- and cutting instructions. Customers SPARKIA — STOCK.ADOBE.COM
ery Kid in a Park” (EKIP) pass, may traveling long distances for permits Christmas tree permits will go on sale Wednesday, Nov. 15 at the Manti-La
bring the pass to the district office to should call in advance to determine Sal National Forest Service office at 540 North Main, Ephraim.
receive a free Christmas Tree Permit. if permits are still available. Benjamin Cottam
Free permits will be issued until the Vehicle access, except for snow may be muddy, snow packed and For updates on availability, see
supply is exhausted. machines, must be confined to es- slick. Be prepared for winter driving http://www.fs.usda.gov/mantilasal/
A parent or guardian at least 18 tablished roads on the forest. Roads conditions. and subscribe to RSS feed. WA student

achieves top

Safely disposing of unwanted medications ACT score

MT. PLEASANT — The National Drug Take- It appears that educating people about the MT. PLEASANT — Benjamin Cot-
Back Day recently took place in an effort to help dangers of keeping their old medications is tam, a senior at Wasatch Academy,
lower the risk of medication misuse by giving helping as the CDC recently reported that Utah and son of Mark and Miriam Cottam,
people the opportunity to safely dispose of med- drug overdose deaths are down 10.6 percent for Wales, has earned the highest possible
ications. the February 2016 to February 2017 year. ACT composite score of 36.
While that event has already passed, it’s not In the previous year (February 2015 to Feb- On average, only around one-tenth
too late, and citizens across the country are en- ruary 2016) overdose deaths increased in Utah of one percent of students who take
couraged to take all unwanted medications to by 13.7 percent, from 606 deaths to 689 deaths. the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S.
either a police station or a designated medica- That is considered to be too many deaths. high school graduating class of 2017,
tion disposal site to ensure their medication is By properly disposing of unused medica- only 2,760 out of more than two mil-
safely disposed. tions it eliminates the possibility they will be lion graduates who took the ACT
Intermountain community pharmacies offer misused. Many of the unused medications are earned a composite score of 36.
safe, secure, and anonymous medication dis- opioids and people need to realize the dangers The ACT consists of tests in English,
posal bins throughout the year in collaboration of opioid misuse. mathematics, reading and science,
with Use Only As Directed. Here are some reasons to properly dispose of each scored on a scale of 1–36. A stu-
Anyone can come to an Intermountain com- unwanted medications in a designated disposal dent’s composite score is the average
munity pharmacy to dispose of their unwanted site: of the four test scores. The score for
medication, get helpful information on medica- • Flushing medications down the toilet can ACT’s optional writing test is reported
tion safety, and can purchase a naloxone kit to SANGOIRI — STOCK.ADOBE.COM affect Utah’s groundwater and fish population. separately and is not included within
use in case of opioid overdoses. Do not flush unwanted medications down the • Keeping unused medications in a home can the ACT composite score.
toilet, as it can affect Utah’s groundwater and
An average of 142 Americans die from opioid fish population. Instead, take all unwanted increase risk of theft. In a letter to Benjamin Cottam rec-
overdose every day, with a prescription opioid medications to either a police station or a • Unused prescription drugs thrown in the ognizing his exceptional achievement,
being involved in nearly half of opioid related designated medication disposal site. trash can be retrieved and abused or illegally ACT Chief Executive Officer Marten
deaths. sold. Roorda stated, “Your achievement on
President Trump has even declared the opioid Intermountain community pharmacy care- the ACT is significant and rare. While
crisis a national emergency. Everyone can help by encouraging patients, friends, family, and givers are also available to provide education test scores are just one of multiple
battle the crisis by disposing of unused medi- co-workers to properly dispose of leftover med- about medications to prevent medication mis- criteria that most colleges consider
cations. ications.” use. For more information about opioid safety, when making admission decisions,
Providing medication disposal bins is one step Education is a big part of learning to make the visit http://useonlyasdirected.org. your exceptional ACT composite
Intermountain Healthcare is taking to decrease change, from keeping unused meds to disposing In Sanpete County there are two designated
opioid related deaths. “The opioid crisis affects of them. In 2013, Utah ranked fifth in the U.S. locations for medication disposal. They are: Please see ACT, Page A1
all of us,” says David Hasleton, MD, an emer- for drug poisoning deaths with a rate of 21.7 per 1.) Mt. Pleasant Police Department, 115 W.
gency medicine physician. 100,000 population. Main St., (435) 462-2724, Hours: Monday–
“I have family members and very close friends That means that every month, 49 Utahns die Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; closed holidays.
who have been affected. We all benefit if there are as a result of a drug poisoning, 82.3 percent of Manti Clinic Pharmacy, 159 N. Main St., (435)
fewer opioids left in medicine cabinets. Please which are accidental or of undetermined intent. 835-4225, Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 08805 93545 5
help by prescribing less whenever possible and Of these, 74.8 percent involve opioids. 6 p.m.; closed 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.