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Show ( IPeqppD THE SAMPLER Friday, June 26, 1981 IF&antBnrBs ID I Children of Glass, part !Two. wr " ' ' jt Mews by Sheila Gibson and SF5 Dave tonick mitts" that had formed, crippling his hands. He has more mobility in them On March 20, 1981, The Deseret now,' but there is still some er published a feature on Ben-- ping. He sleeps with his hands in jamin and Jamie Gibson of Dugway, splintsto help keep them straight, and two children afflicted with a rare skin his mother puts petroleum gauze disorder called Epidermolysis Bull-- dressing between his fingers to help osa", or EB for short. You may re- - keep them from webbing again. Ben member that EB makes the victims does exercises to strengthen his hands skin as fragile as tissue paper, to the and his relearning to do many things point that a gentle touch can raise a in an effort to regain a lot of the func-painfblister. tion his hands once had. oldest of the two children with' Benjamin recently attended and Hie EB, Benjamin was to undergo delicate enjoyed Dugway Preschool. He got a and painful surgery at a later date to 100 cm his prekindergarten screening give his fingers more mobility. His and starts a shortened session of had become fused" and dergarten this fall. Hes looking together as a result of the ward to it, and to celebrating his fifth disease and injuries to his hands. They birthday this July, were cupped and almost useless to FOR JAMIE, not much has him so his parents scheduled the oper-- changed, other than the fact that she at ion in an attempt to counter the and her family now live in Terra. She also has her own kitten, Fluffy," and problem. SINCE THAT story, there have Jamie will be four in August, been several developments in the Both James and Shelia Gibson resituation. main active in the Utah chapter of familys Benjamin has had two operations, DEBRA of America, and regularly to separate the fingers that had meet with other EB families to lend fused", and remove the epidermal moral support, exchange ideas and Yard Watering Schedule cup-Sampl- For all members living in family housing, the WVflrfA' .ill mirt n For the Gibson family the recent ii was a big success. Of their three and Jamie, both Benjamin and children, (left to right) Aaron, Benjamin Jamie have EB", the rare skin disorder. . ul kin-han- ds . for-webb- ed " Diet-a-tho- n . plan fund raising events. One such event was the DEBRA Diet-a-Thheld here on Dugway in which over $1000. April, during was collected (See related story). As for Shelia Gibson, she has re- the heads of large corporations. DEBRA is also sponsoring two research fellowships this summer, supported totally by funds raised across the nation. This is an effort to publicize and encourage interest in EB, that hopefully will spur research into its possible treatment pre-doctor- on cently been invited to become a member of the Board of Trustees of DEBRA of America, Inc. (National Chapter) in New York City. Shelia will be the only regional representative from the field and will be serving term. This nomination is una usual in the fact that most of the other board members are executives and America, Inc., 2936 Avenue W., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11229. Local couple trades pounds for dollars ,1 "... VY'SV 'f ' .. ? Together they had over 174 sponsors that contributed cash for every pound they lost. When asked how they gathered so much cash, Darla said. We just went around and asked people. .Many were more than willing to give, just waiting profit organization promotes awareness of the rare skin disorder Epidermolysis Bullosa, its causes, as well as possible treatment and cures. For James, and Shelia Gibson, of Terra who are involved with the Utah chapter of D.E.B.R.A. of America, Inc. EB is a fact of life. Two of their three children, Benjamin and Jamie have and suffer its E.B, to be asked. ff . complications. n, In the recent most of collected the money was by John and Darla Printer, who, together, netted $989.75 at the time the contest ended. Actually Darla was the top money collector, shedding 18H pounds and earing $542.42 for her efforts. Her husband John came in second (money-wisshedding 2414 pounds for the sum of $447.23. This total isnt their final one though, according to Darla, she still has another $41 or so she has yet to collect, which will bring the e) . Th Man From Verbanex Recently a deadly, yet sneaky pest has located itself in Dugway. This creature is insidiously creeping its way into offices and homes. It causes great damage, untold havoc, pain and suffering to those it affects. This is the 33 people who passed rs, through our' work areas, and even our bowling league. Darla said that she had read about the plight of the Gibson children that were afflicted with E.B. in the Sampler article, Children of Glass and both she and her husband wanted to do something about it. They both also wanted to shed some extra weight, so when the chance to join the n opened up, they went for it. Although others signed up for the program, and some folks contributed some cash, the Painters brought in the most pledges of the program. The Gibsons, on behalf of D.E.B.R.A., thank the Printers, and all those gpod folk who helped make n the a success. Diet-a-tho- What can you do to stomp out tms dreaded Verbite also known as the pest? Well, there are no simple solutions, but here are some Bigamus Mouthismus, and it has 1. DONT LISTEN tosuggestions: gossip. broken up marriages, friendship and 2. Trust your own feelings. dishas caused job relationships. It 3. Dont let others think for you. trust, ill feelings and much hurt to 4. DONT exaggerate or lie about those in the Dugway community. others actions. What is a Verbite"? It is a gossipSomeone you may not like because spreading, of what others say, might be a friend character-assasinatirpest. Its sole that you havent gotten to know yet. purpose is to make the person whos infected with it feel important, by Spreading gossip is never harmless, especially to the person you talk talking bad about others. You may about. In the end, you are just hurting have heard it as it infected someone, and to quote a famous (Did you know that so and so did yourself, it isnt illegal, just stupid. author, such and such to so and so. . .). While dreaded Verbite will the ITS VERY contagious and once never be extinct, you can help control youve been infected, its hard to get the spread of this pest. Whether you rid of. It harms all it makes contact believe it or not, those who are carwith, and there are no permanent riers" of the Verbite are usually its cures once youve been bitten. next victims. Unless an immediate attempt is If all else fails, when the Verbite" made to curb this vicious pest. could soon overrun Ltagway, and strikes, remember this simple rule, When in doubt, keep your' mouth make many people miserable. shut, the reputation you save may be . g, ig -- I L It begins Y&M - (ti,H Due to the Fourth of July holiday falling on Saturday this year, the preceding workday, Thursday, July 2 will be observed as the holiday. Summer Preschool to be held The Child Care Center will sponsor a summer preschool program for children three to six years old for a period of four weeks beginning July 7, until Thursday, July 30. Currently two class sessions are tentatively planned and are scheduled to meet Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:45 to 10:15 a.m. with the other sessions at 10:30 to noon. A minimum of ten children will be required to run this summer program. A tuition of $35.00 for the four-weewill be payable on the day of registration and is Registration will be held the week of June 22-2- 5, at the Child Care Center from 9 -- 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. For further information contact Diane ks non-refundab- le. yours. Karate classes offered The tuesday night karate class will be in the Post Gymnasium. Children are invited to attend the 7:30 p.m. class and adults the 8:30 p.m. class. Terra garage sale and mini-fa- ir to be held Will be held The Third Annual Terra Garage SaleMini-Fri- r will There 7 be garage from 27 a.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday, June with tours for as baked as well sale type items sale, along goods scheduled to show visitors various methods of gardening, winterizing and food dehydration techniques. Examples of gardens and greenhouses both above and below ground, drip irrigation systems, muching and wide row gardening are jsut some of the firings to be featured. Some winterization tour highlights include wood stove heating, storm shutters and heat saving techniques. Food dehydrators and samples of dried food will also be on display at.the mini-fai- r. Golf and tennis lessons are beginning Monday and Tuesday for all those kids, who signed up for tennis and golf lessons. Golf will ages be held at the Driving Range on Mondays and Wednesdays at 1600. Tennis will be held at the courts by the Annex and Ware Barracks at 0900 Tuesdays and Thursdays. 10-1- 7, Air Force sponsors Warsaw Pact talk LTC Dallace Meehan, a recognized authority cm the Soviet Union East European area will speak at the Command Conference Room on Friday, July 10. Meehan is the guest of GLCM Test Team, however his talk on The USSR and Warsaw Pact Military Capabilities", is open to anyone who wishes to attend. He is presently the head of the Regional Studies at the Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama: The talk, scheduled to begin at 1400 hours, will last from 2 to 2Vi Celia is an Irish country girl, well bom but impoverished. Her family plans for her to marry well and thus restore the family fortunes. As often happens, the family plans are sent awry by Celia herself when love comes riding by in the person of Matt OConnor. Matt is a golden boy, rich enough to satisfy the greed of Celias father and the one man is richly textured and spans, for Celia. Hie-nove- l three generations of an Irish family. It is well plotted and includes love, loss, betrayal and in the end triumph. It takes the family and the reader from Dublin to America ami then back to the green beauty of Galway. A romantic novel, well written enough to hold the readers interest even on a hot summer evening in Dugway. Dinah Faire By Virginia Coffman who were once neighbors of the Gaynors back in Virhis ginia. Nick is a professional gambler who values independence above all. The Gaynor family chooses Nick to escort Dinah For those readers who read and enjoyed The to home and the stage is set for Gaynor Women", the sequel is now in the Post across the country with a backdrop that follows the major library. This novel is set in the early 1900s and is romance of America. primarily the story of Dinah Faire, the headstrong cities daughter of Ellen Gaynor. Dinah, of course, is beautiful and spoiled. She is to be sent home to the family The last two novels are from the McNaughton secestate in Virginia, but times being what they are, it is tion in the library. Do stop by and see the many new not considered proper for a young woman to travel bodes that are added from month to month in the from New Mexico clear across the continent. EqualMcNaughton shelves. ly willful is Nich Corrigan,son of a poor Irish family ScStoolb Out and So Are.., . at 3345. Diet-a-tho- by SP5 Dave Pinnick rumor-mongerin- Fourth of July holiday 1-- She continued, We also asked our Diet-a-tho- John and Darla Painters loss was DEBRAs gain. Together they lost 43 pounds and collected over $989.75 so far for their efforts. by SP5 Dave Pinnick Painters total to over $1035.75. n The for D.E.B.R.A. that was recently held here at Dugway netted the organization $1079.25 as of this story, thanks to folks like John and Darla Painter. The nonDiet-a-tho- I ial and cure. For further informat ion,' or to contribute to. DEBRA, contact Jim or Shelia Gibson or write: DEBRA of 2-y- ear watering schedule for yards is as follows: Residents of West Wherry, Renneau Court and St. John park shall water on odd numbered days, 1,3,5, etc. Residents of East Wherry, Capehart and Colonels Hill, water on even numbered days, 2, 4, 6, etc. All watering will be done between 6 and 10 a.m., as well as from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Residents should not leave water on one spot longer than 3 hours, or allow it to run on driveways, sidewalks or in gutters. hours. SF troops come to Dugway The 2nd battalion of the 5th Special Forces Group (ABN) will arrive here on the afternoon of July 2nd for three weeks of desert training. The 175-me-n Green Beret task force will parachute near Michael Army Air Field and establish their forward operational ' base there. The Special Forces soldiers mission is to work in any terrain and any climate at anytime. These SF soldiers from Ft. Bragg, N.C. will be practicing desert navigation during the day and celestrial navigation at night They will also be partaking in an ARTEP exercise, which will evaluate the units combat readiness. |