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Show r 4 The SirnNews Wednesday. Maich2&rt99t days of national thanksgiving are set Three The First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints has endorsed a U.S. Presidential proclamation calling for the observance of three days of national thanksgiving for the end of the Persian Gulf War. President Bush has named April 1991 as the national period of We heartily enthanksgiving. dorse this proclamation, and encourage all to express their gratitude through prayer and other Church appropriate activities, leaders said. We are thankful for the resolution of the war and it is our fervent hope and prayer that all national involved will work in concert for a lasting peace, the First Presidency said. The prayers of the nation 5-- 7, and the world should focus not only on lasting peace, but on the needs of the many on both sides who lost loved ones and endured suffering in the conflict In his proclamation, President B ush said, it is Fitting that we give thanks to our Heavenly Father, our help and shield, for his mercy and He also asked that protection. flags be flown during the thanksgiving periods, and that bells be rung nationwide at 1 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time, Sunday, April 7. The 161st annual General Conference of the LDS Church will be in session at that time, and officials say the historic Nauvoo Bell, on Temple will be rung in commemoration of the occasion. Archaeology Week set at Fremont Park Archaeology Week will be celebrated throughout Utah April 6 to 13. Many activities are planned at Fremont Indian State Park, according to Gordon Topham, Park Superintendent. Local activities will take place on Saturday April 6th and Saturday, April 13, sponsored by Central Utah Archaeological Society, Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service, Utah Division of History and Utah Division of Parks and Recreation. Among events planned are the following: April 6th: B icycle tours of Clear Creek Canyon, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Short guided walks to various rock art sites Atlatl (spear chucker) throw Video presentations, museum tours childrens games and activities Special speaker at 6 p.m. will be Dr. Dorman of Price speaking on therockartofthe San Rafael Swell. April 13 th: bus tour will depart from the Richfield BLM office and visit historical areas such as Mormon History sites; transportation routes, the Escalante trail; Prehistorical Indian sites. Stops will include Fremont Indian State Park, Cove Fort and theTerritorial Statehouse. That evening Dr. Ted Warned, Professor of History atBYU will on the speak at the lecture-buff1776 Escalante Expedition. The buffet will be held at the Richfield Quality Inn and Prime rib will be served. Cost of the bus tour is $25 per person and includes a lunch. Cost of the buffet is $7.50 per plate. Bus tour and buffet will be $30. For reservations call the Park at et 527-463- 1. Assistance offered to veterans, their spouses, or widows Veterans in need of assistance with the Veterans Administration may visit F.E. Martinez, Department Service Officer during the month of March. Mr. Martinez may assist with requests for compensation, pension, medical treatment, VA home loan defaults, and education. He will also assist any veteran or widow of a veteran in answering correspondence or completing forms from the VA. He will be at the following locations on dates and times listed below: March 18 Nephi, at Job Service, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Ephraim, Job Service Noon to 1 p.m. Gunnison, City Hall 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. March 19 Richfield, Job Service 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Utah:a pretty shaky place If you didnt feel the recent earthquake in this area, dont feel bad. Utah is a pretty shaky place, according to the University of Utah. During the last three months of 1990, 168 earthquakes rattled through the state. The Carbon-Emer- y area received a good share of the quakes, including a 3.0 shock about 5 miles west of Hiwatha; 2.6 quake southeast of Castle Dale. The Salt Lake area experienced South Sanpete Baptist Church Informal Bible Study Tuesday Evenings 7:30 pm in Gunnison. Refreshments & Nursery Provided Sunday Service lljOOa.m, in Sterling (Children Church also Pastor Mike Bardon 528-301- 5 of quakes totaling 49 up to magnitude 2.6. Sue Nava, senior staff seismologist at the U say s that the area north of the Great Salt Lake is one of the most active regions in Utah, totaling nearly 13 of all the shocks 3 clusters occurring in Utah. The Us seismic department analyzes about 2,200 seismic events each year. These include distant occurrences, as well as local shocks. , Dr. Walter J. Arabaz, research professor of geology and geophysics, say s the greatest threat for large surface faulting earthquakes in Utah is posed by the 225 mile long Wasatch fault zone, even though that zone has not generated a quake greater than 5 in recorded history. OREM COMMUNITY COLLEGE SHOW CHOIR: The Show Choir from Orem Community College will be entertaining the Salina Stake Fathers & Sons who attend the banquet on LDS will Church conference be held April 6, 7 The 161st Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 6 and 7, on Temple Square. The First Presidency, governing body of the 7.7 million member church, says general sessions will be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. both days. In addition, the General Priesthood Meeting of the Church will convene at 6 p.m. on Saturday. The conference will be broadcast live to many locations in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Haiti, West Indies and Dominican Republic. Speakers will include members of the First Presidency, Council of Twelve, and other General Poison Prevention Week has been named March 17-2- 3 Week-theme Prevention Poison 30th this year is Put Poison in its Place. j Over the past 30 years people have learned that it is important to lock up poisons and keep them out of the reach of children. Cabinet safety locks have been developed, child resistant caps have been placed on potentially poisonous products and warning symbols have, been - developed. j Yet, in 1989 alone, more than 30,000 poisonings were reported to the Utah Regional Poison Control Center, and nearly 70 of these were accidental poisonings occurring in children 5 years of age or younger. Household cleaning products, cosmetics and other personal care products such as shampoos, mouthwash, hair spray, pain and fever reducing medicines; plants; and medicines for coughs and colds are the most common substances involved in poisonings. The Utah Poison Center offers the following tips to help you make , take your child with you. Dont leav$ them unattended with a product. Clean up after a craft project, nd put away all cleaning products immediately. Dont store mouthwash on the , bathrpom sipk,. where n chilrj. can reach it. " Never take medicine in front j of a child - or refer to it as candy. Take the time to replace the cap Remember that the regional poison control center is staffed 24 hours a day , 7 days a week, and 365 days a year by pharmacists and nurses who are specialists in poison information. In 1989, the Utah Poison Center assisted more than 30,000 Utahns who had a poison- Airman arrives for duty Air Force Airman 1st Class Kevin L. Hitt, a munitions systems specialist, has arrived for duty at Castle Air Force Base, CA. Hitt is the son of Barbara J. Hays, of Gillette, Wyoming, and Robert Hitt, of Sterling, Utah. He is a 1987 graduate of Campbell County High, Gillette. FOOT CLINIC Dr. MacKay Winkel D.P.M. Serving the Gunnison & Richfield Areas Call for Appointment: Dr. Jan Christensen's Office Richfield Family Practice Clinic Wednesdays Only!!! 4 nt ing emergency. Phone number of the Poison Make Control Center is a copy of the number and keep it by your phone where it can be utilized in an emergency. Richfield Elks Lodge, 2420 will be providing Utah Hunter Education classes in the basement classroom of the Elks Lodge for young hunters planning to hunt this year. The course, required for hunters bom after December 31, 1965, will be taught in four classroom sessions on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, April 2 through April 11th, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and one daytime session at the firing range on Saturday, April day. Interested parties should preregister for the course at Grand Western Sporting Goods, 575 South Main, Richfield, by Friday, March 29. Enrollment is limited by classroom size and range safety conditions. If classes are oversubscribed, priority will be given to those students who may hunt this year, and secondarily, to those who apply first. 13th. Fee for the course, set by the Utah Wildlife Board, is $4. For more information contact A1 Ricksecker, Information on other Utah Hunter Ed classes may be obtained from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources at Glenwood Fish Hatch8 during business ery hours. Students must attend all of the classes, successfully complete a written exam, and score a minimum of 50 on their range targets with a .22 rifle to qualify for certification as a safe, competent hunter. A parent or guardian must accompany each students on the first night of class and to the range on Satur 527-441- 1. 896-521- Thursday Bowling Stats Standings for the Thursday Afternoon Bowling League are as follows as of March 14, 1991: Georgia Pacific, 33 wins, 11 losses; Jeans and Barney Trucking tied at 30 wins, 14 losses; Ellis Country Auto, 25 wins, 19 losses; Zions Bank, 24.5-19.SportsKeep-er- s, 24-2A & J Welding, 22-2NS Gun Curtis Plumbing, 20-218.5-25.Club, 19-2Sprouse Stigs, 18-2- 6 2; 0; 1 896-825- child-resista- Hunter Safety Course to begin April 2 5; 528-729- , 15 HOUR COURSE - RICHFIELD 15-ho- ur Botanically, the onion Is a lily. your home safe from poisonings: If the phone or door bell rings, 4; 5; 5; mb&.im nii High Team Game: Sportskeeper, 664; Scratch, Handicap, Sprouse, 825. - High Team Series, Scratch, SportsKeeper, 1960; with handicap, A & J Welding, 2419. High Individual game in both categories, Diana Peterson, 233 and 271 respectively. High individual series, Vickie Hurst, scratch, 530; Faye Barker, 660 with handicap. fu ihj.wT 'Wmujixft The annual affair will be held in the fathers and their sons are urged to Salina Stake Center. March 21, at 7 p.m. All attend. do organizations need volunteers? Why For many organizations and groups, Americas volunteers are a tremendous source of People Power. Volunteers work to: Enrich programs with their ability and willingness to get things done. Volunteers are the mainstay in nearly every organizations effort to carry out its mission. Volunteers help expand programs thus offering new opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to serve themselves and each other. Involve the community in supporting an organizations services their communities. Aid staff members by working as a team with these professionals to meet todays growing demand for human services. Volunteers help make it possible for paid workers to extend their services to more people who need them. As a result, volunteers stretch shrinking dollars to meet the needs of more people. You can be one of this growing army of volunteers by calling Ronna Leyba, Director RSVP (Retired Senor Volunteer Program) and goals. Volunteers reach out to identify the interests and needs of BYU makes some changes in h review, Following a Brigham Young University has reaffirmed its basic honor code and dress grooming standards and will involve students in their administration. The new document was announced March 13 by (he BYUSA Student Advisory Council. The new code and standards are as follows: Brigham Young University Code of Honor Brigham Young University exists to provide a university education in an atmosphere consistent with the ideals and principles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. That atmosphere can be preserved through commitment to conduct that reflects those ideals and principles. As a matter of personal commitment, students, staff and faculty of BYU seek to demonstrate in daily living those moral virtues encompassed in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and will: Be honest Live a chaste and virtuous life Obey the law Use clean language Respect others Abstain from alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea, coffee, and drug abuse. five-mont- Dress & Grooming Standards The dress and grooming of both men and women should always be modest, neat and clean, consistent with the dignity of representing Brigham Young University and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. Modesty and cleanliness are important values that reflect personal dignity and integrity, through which students, staff and faculty of BYU represent the principles and standards of the Church. These members of the BYU community commit themselves to observe the following standards, which reflect the direction of the BYU Board of Trustees and the Church publication For the Strength of Youth.: Clothing should be modest in fabric, fit and style, and appropriate for the occasion. Skirts and shorts should be knee length or lower. Clothing which is sleeveless, strapless, or revealing is not acceptable. Shoes should be worn in public campus areas. d for apA clean and pearance should be maintained. Hair styles should be clean and neat. well-care- codes avoiding extreme styles. Mens hair should be trimmed above the collar, leaving the ear uncovered. If worn, mustaches should be neatly trimmed. Earrings for men are and beards are not unacceptable, acceptable, except for certified medical reasons. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH of Centerfield, Utah 75 West 300 North Worship Service: 9 a.m. 10 a.m. Monday Night Bible Study: 8 p.m. Sunday School: "Everyone Welcome " Of Salina ! the spiritual Meeting needs of the entire family Bible answers temporary Warm, 165 to con- questions Local Friendly People South 400 East Salina Call 529-394- 0 or 529-755- 4 for mors Information Visitors are always welcome! |