Show wmtnu'ire Pa 2 - Millard County Thurs L'SPS fflmnmcnta Rita and went to Salt Lake Friday and attended Utah Women’s Conference 1985 hosted by Senator Orrin Hatch Theme of the conference held at the Westin Hotel was “Discovering the Diversity and Unity of Women” The Hatch people seemed a little surprised that they made plans to accomodate 1000 women expected 500 - but the conference ended up with 1300 participants and they returned close to 900 checks The Keynote Address was given by Linda Chavez Deputy Assistant to President Reagan and Director of the iaison Office of Public She dealt mostly on statistics on the increasing number of women in the work force and legislation which has been passed supposedly guaranteeing women equal pay and equal opportunity Then the workshops started There were four going on at one time which hate because always feel that miss something Offered were “Challenges and Opportunities for Women in the The Sky’s the 80s” "Volunteerism: Limit" “Legal Rights and Attorneys and “1 ifestyles of and Women" chose and Rita Soviet Women" The presenter was Ida “Challenges" Smith of BYU and she was terrific She immediately launched into the undercurrent of the conference you better get your ducks in a row ladies because 9 out of 10 women enter the work force and it is preferrable to have skills which allow you a liveable wage so you can support your family She was much more diplomatic ol course in the way she presented it but let me try to recall a few statistics which will illustrate the point The majority of women who work work 276 years of their life A substantial number of women work 45 years Why are all these women rushing to the work force? To put men out of work? To buy little extras for the family? Because they hate housework? 10 of the Hardly Approximately female population never marries obviously they must support themselves 10 of the female approximately is widowed before they population reach the age of 50 obviously they - - Oct 2J ji 24 1985 j§ u Community Calendar c of the must work approximately 35 female population is divorced before they are 50 with the rate of child support not being paid obviously they have to go to work By the way out of 2 marriages ends in divorce with rates declining everywhere but in Utah It is suspected that because of the high number of teen marriages which are the highest risk contribute to the rate One speaker said that you can guarantee your daughter that she will never have to go to work if She marries someone who earns substantial money so she won't have to work 2 that he will never leave her and 3 that he will never die The luncheon Keynote Address was given by Dr Jeane Kirkpatrick former Ambassador to the United Nations and member of President Reagan’s Cabinet She was a delight She a gave “enjoy opportunites let ourselves succeed cultivate and enjoy high positions and don’t fear success” speech She grew up in a small town in Oklahoma with a traditional family "where everyone assumed should do anything wanted to They also assumed that what wanted to do would be what girls did think that’s about the definition of a traditional liberated family" She said that although women no longer face legal barriers they do face a different and possibly more challenging battle with subtle discrimination That the discrimination was a lot like racial discrimination you can feel it a lot more easily than prove it “I'm one of the few women who has had substantial experience at relatively high levels within both political parties and can tell you that sexism is in alive and well and bipartisan character” She advised women not be become “Attitudinal discouraged do finally give way to obstacles demonstrated competence” She said opportunities abound for women and spoke of successful women in highly unusual professions The afternoon sessions were Cottage Industries in the 20th A career Century" "Homcmaking: October National - Nov Oct month Oct 28 Immunizations 4 exhibition Quilt Museum Fillmore Statehouse Oct 29 to fill the barrel trough After you had pumped the trough full a few times the water was cold and good it must have come from the cold center of the earth if was so good It was good exercise especially in counting You would pump 100 strokes with one hand then turn and look the other way and count another 100 using the other hand It was a good time for contemplation especially on what you would do if you ever did not have to spend so much time pumping water did it nobody had Everybody anything better and at the end of the month nobody got a power bill Mary Henrie Choice" leading cause of death in youth One women who spoke said “find out where the community money is going to help youth drug and alcohol problems” She said to work with youth to strengthen from within and decrease the demand only busting drug dealers would not solve the problem Utah is 50th in the United States for the amount of money spent per child on alcohol and drug prevention One women in the audience told tearfully of her own son attempting suicide and her frustration at trying to find a hospital to admit him to for help (waiting lists 3 weeks the quickest) and the expected expense for treatment $15000 for starters Rita and finished the day by going to the Tine Arts building on the U of U campus to a reception for the Soviet women A very full but informative and joyable day Stress with “Combatting Healthy Lifestyles” “Women in Lconomic Crisis: Opportunities for Education and EmploTraining yment” “Women as Policy Makers" “L ife begins at 50? 60? 70? and ????” “Care and Education of Children in and Out of the Home” and “The Troubled Teens” Rita and divided our time and got bits and pieces of a couple of the afternoon sessions A couple of interesting bits of information One Beauty is a handicap speaker said “What if God put the ability to cure cancer in a brain packaged like Dolly Parton?" Pretty women arc not taken seriously and often have to work extra hard to prove that brains can come in a nice package “The Troubled Teens” was a little Utah ranks 14th in teen depressing suicide and 7 western states are ranked in the to 10 Teen suicide is the 2nd pm Creative Harvest for all women 7:00 Sutherland Stake Center Talent Program 7:30 pm Sponsored by Delta Utah West Stake Relief Society Oct 25 Sandy Fowles Chad Kinsman wedding reception Delta Utah LDS Stake Center pm Oct 26 Freda Jo Patton Hint Finlinson wedding reception pm Leamington Ward Oct Delta Utah West Stake Conference Oct 27 St John Bosco’s Altar Society Oct Social Halloween costume party 7:00 pm Catholic Church rehearsals to Handel’s “Messiah” begin 7 pm Fillmore lst4th Ward Chapel Rehearsals each Sunday for 6 weeks “Messiah” rehearsals Handel’s Delta High School 7:00 pm Elder Joel Finlinson mission report 11:50 am Leamington Ward pm Pm Valley City pm Nov 5 Oasis Ward Holly Fair 7 pm Oasis Ward Cultural Hall Bazaar items A foods bake sale Nov 9 MCC DinnerTheater Delta South Elementary Nov 22 American Diabetes Axs’n meeting Delta Community Medical Center ani Concentration and learning Delta property tax load above state average Fillmore below first place Dieters see themselves as slender Students can silently tell themselves to stick to the studies and “see” themselves taking a “straight A” report card to Mom and Dad 2 Ask questions Asking themselves questions about lessons helps students bring their wandering attention back to the task Some general questions your children might ask themselves as they read: “Who did what and why? Is the argument weak or strong? What do think about this information?” 3 Set specific goals Examples: Read Island Treasure by November Master multiplication through 12 times 12 by March 15 Write Aunt Darlene Write the goals letter a by Thursday down Look at the list with Mike or a series of small Janie Remember goals are more likely to be reached than a single overwhelming one class By the way congratulations If you read this far you get an “A” for today’s lesson in concentration As you read this article you’ve probably “tuned out” many things going on around you Most adults have learned to concentrate on a specific task and to ignore We can read potential distractions even though the TV is on other voices can be heard or traffic noises pour through the open window This may seem simple but paying tention is a skill that must be learned Many students can’t control their tention because they have never learned to focus their thoughts energies and actions on the task at hand Ordering a child to pay attention or threatening probably won’t work stead these methods may help your children improve their attention: Use and images Just as we use words to give directions to others we can use them to guide our own actions Golfers often mutter to themselves “Keep your eye on the ball Don’t look up” Runners picture themselves crossing the finish line in The overall property tax rate in Delta this year totalled 6760 mills ($6685 per $1000 assessed valuation) while Fillmore’s totaled 61 04 mills ($61 04 per $1000 assessed valuation) compared with an average of 7521 mills in 71 major cities surveyed by Utah Foundation the private tax research organization The largest portion of the pioperty tax goes for support of local schools lollowing is a tabulation showing a breakdown of the 1985 property tax in Delta and Fillmore compared with average in the 71 cities included in the survey: According to the Foundation study many Utah taxpayers experienced sharply higher property taxes this year This higher tax burden was the result of (I) higher assessments placed on properties because of the Tax Commission factoring order issued earlier and (2) higher mill rates imposed in many Of the 71 cities surveyed the total tax rate rose in 48 taxing jurisdictions cities and declined in 23 cities nammnE Delta Public Health & Adult flu shots and Blood pressure Clinic pm Scipio Firehouse Adult Flu shots and Blood Pressure Clinic pm Holden Town Hall FW Field Service Officer Delta am Job Service T raining session for State Child Day Care Providers pm Social Services Office 252 W Main Delta Oct 29 Cancer Screening Clinic by appointment (Call Mary Bazzell at Fillmore LDS Stake Center Oct 30 Blood Pressure Clinic 3:30-- pm Meadow LDS Church Della Cancer Screening Clinic for call or information appointments Public Health Nov 3 3320 80th Peterson Adcll birthday West Pearce Dr (3320 S 2760W) Growing Younger program 10 a m - 12 pm Senior Citizen Center Delta Oct 30 Growing Younger program 10 am - 12 pm Senior Citizen Center Fillmore Oct 24 Food handlers class Delta Public Health Oct 24 1985 9:30 am & 2:30 The Pump by the Back Door Back through the years before electricity came to the farms the water was pumped by the long handled pump over the well It stood quite close to the back door but not close enough to be protected from the cold winds You had to pump up and down with the long handle before the water would begin to trickle You could hear it out the spout coming The spout of the pump had a groove to hold the water bucket and it took thirty strokes or more to fill the three gallon galvanized water bucket If you had some animals they had to be watered and it took a lot of strokes up and down After the cows and horses were through drinking you had am 1:30 Polynesian Delta Area Bv Reed WEUTHE S’ I I — Hoping and praying is easier but does not produce as good results — Andy Rooney as hard work 06 40 ' t i Fillmore Area 1 lav Bv 'i Rogers The American Heart Association wants you to know the warning signs of a heart attack: uncomfortable pressure fullness squeezing or pain in the center of your chest lasting two minutes of more Pain may spread to shoulders neck or arms Severe pain dizziness fainting sweating nausea or shortness of breath may also occur Seek help immediately Millard County Chronicle Progress The ANNOUNCING USPS it Publisher Right now at mem an Savings were paving high interest Certilkates on our one two and throe vear Preferred of deposit for the entire term of high rate thats guaranteed certificate your will get even And at American Savings your earnings better with age because four times a war your interest compounds itself So even vour interest is earning interest ¥hit money at American Savings is also insured up to $100000 Corporation by the Federal Savings and lxan Insurance ertifuate at Amencan So invest in a Prefenvd winner At these rates you're a guaranteed Savings Fine Dining in the Gold Room (Above the Rancher Cafe) Visit American's Delta office at 320 East Main or call FBLIC OPEN EVERY NIGHT hours from WINNING RATES ON PREFERRED CERTIFICATES Call 5 II pm for reservations 864-274- 1 Prime Rib Steaks - 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