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Show Thursday, March 15, 2007 NORTH COUNTY NEWSPAPERS Women's health fair Utah County Health Department's Depart-ment's (UCHD) annual women's wom-en's health fair, "The Garden of Hope," will once again offer free services to all women between be-tween the ages of 40-64. The Garden of Hope will take place on March 28 and 29 at the Utah County Health and Justice Building, 151 S. University Univer-sity Ave., Provo. The health fair will run both days from 9 a.m. to noon. For information or to schedule an appointment, please call 851-7031 851-7031 or 851-7092. "This is an annual tradition for women in Utah County," ' said Jackie Evans-Black, UCHD bureau director. "Besides "Be-sides the clinics and information informa-tion displays, there are lots prizes, activities and fun." Free and low cost services will be provided, including: t Free skin cancer checks Blood sugar and oxygen levels t Blood pressure checks Diet and exercise information informa-tion Fasting cholesterol tests ($20, by appointment, please call 851-7031) I Health information I Body mass index I Vision screening Diabetes health fair The Utah County Health Department (UCHD), in partnership part-nership with other local health partners, will be sponsoring the Diabetes Health Fair on Friday Fri-day from 9 a.m. to noon. "We are excited to again partner with some great local agencies, including Community Health Connect and students from theBYUandUVSC Health Science departments," said Eric Edwards, UCHD health promotions director. "We are going to be able to offer of-fer free blood sugar and blood pressure for those who attend, as well as low cost screenings for cholesterol and cancer." Edwards went on say that prevention, treatment, nutritional nutri-tional and other educational materials and displays will also be available free of charge. "We hope everyone will find something useful," said Edwards. Ed-wards. The Diabetes Health Fair will be held at the Utah County Health and Justice Building at 151 S. University Avenue, in Provo. For details or questions, please see the Utah County Health Department Web site at www.utahcountyhealth.org or call 801-851-2222. Severe Back Pain or Herniated Disc? UTAH - It appears that a technology exists that may show hope for people suffering from herniated, bulging and slipped discs, cases with arthritis and degenerative back conditions, condi-tions, and cases that may be on their way to elective surgery. Now there is a back pain guide that your doctor may not even know about that you can receive for free entitled, en-titled, "The Severe Back, Sciatica, And Disc Pain Guide" that reveals a relatively rela-tively new surgery free, non invasive technology designed de-signed to treat severe low back, buttock and leg pain along with herniated and slipped discs. So if you are wondering if there is anything else at all that can be done even though every treatment you've tried may have failed then you should order the free guide entitled "The Severe Back, Sciatica, And Disc Pain Guide". Discover why your back treatments have failed and a technology relatively new to Provo that may provide pro-vide a solution. For your free copy, call 1-800-650-1104 (Toll-free 24 Hour recorded message) or go to: www.911backpaininro. com- Joel Templeton, D.C. !ew bullying discipline policy Marc Haddock NORTH COUNTY STAFF Schoolyard bullies beware. A new policy approved Tuesday by the Alpine School District defines bullying and provides for school administrators adminis-trators to use existing policy to discipline bullies. The policy, which passed unanimously, is a response to a resolution passed in 2006 by the Utah Legislature and "prohibits "pro-hibits bullying of students by other students at school or at school related functions." "It came about because of an encouragement from the 25 OFF STYLE SCO."" B. Only at Macy's Reg. $18-590, sale 13.50-67.50. Also In Petite? at comparable savings. SALE 49.99- 79.99 COMFORT SHOES W FOR HER Ci D.Reg. 59.99-89.99 r4 BUY 1, GET THE 2ND AT 50 OFF FAMOUS BRAND BRAS E. Maidenform, barely there, Lilyette and Vanity Fair. Reg. $26-$33. SALE 99.99 HEATSTAR 10-PC. C00KWARESET G. Only at Macy's Fast, even-heating even-heating cookware with nonstick non-stick Radiance surface. Comfort Tiii-h kin'oc tiian tufa trt "iKft degrees. 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What this does is splinter splin-ter out a specific Issue and lay it out in detail." The policy defines bullying as "aggressive behavior that is intended to cause harm or distress, dis-tress, exists in a relationship in which there is an imbalance of power or strength and may be repeated over time. Bullying may be physical, verbalwritten verbalwrit-ten or psychological." It also singles out cyber bullying using e-mail, Web STORE WIDE SAVINGS & VALUES START FRIDAY N DONTWALK don't wait for this one! get ready now and shop 'til you drop! SALE JUNIOR TOPS t C. Reg. $34. J j 50 OFF ENTIRE STOCK STERLING SILVER JEWELRY F. Marcasite, genuine stone and cubic zirconia." Reg. $20-5200, sale $10-$100. V, I ML "Ttr T apparel & accessories for the family already marked down 50 pages or text messaging, among other items, to harass and threaten other students. "It kind of brings you more up to date with stuff that wasn't in existence five or 10 years ago," Henshaw said. "It's really more of an education educa-tion process for our administrators adminis-trators and our teachers." School board members passed the hem with only a few comments and no complaints. Board member Christine Hannemann said the policy was timely because she was aware of at least one instance in-stance of cyber bullying. The policy doesn't provide 25 OFF STATUS BRAND COLLECTIONS A. Reg. $39-$69, sale 29.25-51.75. "V? 50 OFF NEWLY REDUCED MEN'S DESIGNER COLLECTIONS 89 50 sale , 14.75-44.75. 14.75-44.75. : . : 50 OFF ENTIRE STOCK TRAVELPRO LUGGAGE K. Platinum 5, Crew 6, Flightpro 4 & Walkabout Lite." Reg. 159.99-279.99. BONUS: Spend S1-S100, save extra 10, spend $101-$300 save extra 15, spend over $300 save extra 20. CLEARANCE Tvnracys macys.com approved for specific discipline, but refers to the district's existing exist-ing discipline policy, where punishment can range from minor corrective action to suspension, depending on the severity of the offease. Bullying on the playground and In the classroom has been getting more attention recently, recent-ly, but Henshaw said the district dis-trict doesn't have any unusual problems with the behavior. "I wouldn't say this was out of proportion with our other problems," he said. But the policy does give the district another weapon to combat bullies. v. If ,i I SALE 29.99 DESIGNER DRESS SHIRTS J.Reg. 39.50-S45. V7V JM "Mill 40 OFF GREENDOG APPAREL FOR KIDS L. Only at Macy's For Infants, Girls 2-16 and Boys 2-7. Reg. $26-$36, sale 15.60-21.60. Excludes Everyday Value items. St. Patty's dinner St. Peter's Catholic Church in American ForlC will be holding a St. Patrick's Day Dinner Sunday, March 18, from 1:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Msgr. Dowling Center, 634 N. 600 East, American Fork. . Cost is $7 for adults and JJ for children for a dinner of corned beef, cabbage, potatoes pota-toes and dessert. Entertainment will be provided by Sarah Gibney. All proceeds will go to the Building Fund. St. Peter's is planning to build classroom and office space for the parish par-ish and a multi-use building in Eagle Mountain. r COPY i |