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Show Fmryffry yTrrypyry y nfTV! i SHi) "r"Tfg SF 5jfr ,r ljt:i Poinsetfia legend dates back centuries Cherie Huber Contributing Writer According to the United States Department of Agriculture, are the number one potted plant grown in the United States. In 1986, over 36,300,000 plants were sold. While the standard three to six bloom, red poinsettia is the most frequently used, there are several other sizes, shapes and colors available. Colors can range from creamy white through shades of pink and orange to the traditional red. The poinsettia is usually available as individual plants or in hanging baskets. The poinsettia got is name from Joel R. Poinsett, who VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES poin-setti- Community Nursing Service and Hospice of the Davis County area are looking for people who would enjoy giving of their time and talents for the benefit of the elderly, and terminally ill. We could use you! Give us a call at 7754445. Widowed Persons Sendee (WPS) Davis County offers support for anyone of any age who has lost a spouse. If you would like more information about accessing WPS support services or would like to learn more about becoming a WPS volunteer call 744-- 288. American Red Cross, Bonneville Chapter will train individuals for home-boun- d, ser-vic- es 1 most areas of service, including disaster services, healthsafety, international service, etc. Call 0 for further information. Volunteers needed at South Davis Community Hospital for Home Health Program doing visits to homebound patients and at the hospital doing a variety of tasks from assisting in delivering meals to patients to helping residents write letters, etc. Contact Dee Hailing at 627-000- 295-236- 1. , Clearfield Senior Center needs volunteer lapidary instructor, an art instructor Tues. 12:30-2:3- 0 and Meals on Tues, became the first American .m.- 8:30-11:3- Ambassador to Mexico in 1825. He introduced the plant to the United States on one of his trips 0, Wheels runners and drivers daily 10:30-1- . Contact Connie at the Heritage Senior Center at The Utah State Historical Society is looking for volunteers to be museum docents for school tours. Required training in Utah history and touring technique is provided during the fall and winter months. Includes special centennial character assignment for this year. Need people during weekdays hours. Those interested in history and who enjoy interacting with children and adults, can Wreatha Witte at Loving, attentive individuals to play and work with infunts-- 5 years of age at the Homeless Childrens Foundation. Cali Venette at 773-706- 5. 533-351- home. The legend of the poinsettia, however, dates back several more centuries to a Christmas , 7, 363-255- Obfcuaryn 9. May N. Biggs Volunteers are needed to work in the schools with the students. Contact Edrice Christensen at after 2 p.m. or call the school 5 closest to you. , : Davis Hospital and Medical Center needs volunteers for a variety of positions: office support, information desk, refreshment cart and the new Womens CenterMedical Office Building. Applications are avail3. able at tite hospital or call Kay Johnson at 774-72- 5 Prevent Blindness Utah needs volunteers to provide glaucoma 0 for information and training. screenings, Cali Pam at Assist victims with court paperwork and appear in court with vie-- , tims during day time hours. Contact Ellen at the Victims Assistance Program of Davis County The Family Friends Program matches volunteers (55) to a fami- ly raising a child with a disability or chronic illness. Volunteers visit once a week to share their love and experience with the whole family. Contact Erika at Easter Seal Society of Utah at Missing Children of Utah need volunteers for private investigating, community crisis search team, fund raising, light clerical duties. Contact Kelly Wells at The IHC Hospice of Northern Utah needs volunteers to spend time with the terminally 31 in their homes. Training will be offered. For more information call Dana at Davis County Attorneys Office in Farmington is looking for volunteers to work with victims of domestic violence. If interested call 451- 4300 or 776-316ext, 4300 (Ogden line) for appointment. Female must be at least 21, drive vehicle, no criminal record and be able to keep confidentiality. h Humane has opportunities for mature volAnimal unteer to help with adoptions at PetsMart in Layton on rotating weekends and with pet hotline and animal care weekdays at Bountiful adoption 8. center. Call Volunteers needed every Wednesday from 11:45 to 2:15 at the Davis Mental Health Prenatal Program. Contact Diane Johnson at v Mon. through Wed. 8:30 to noon. If you would like to list a need for volunteers or would like more information as to where you might volunteer, contact Davis County United Way Information and Referral, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 451-128- Lucinda May Nielson Biggs, 85, died December 20, 1995 from a stroke and related illnesses, at daughters home in Farmington. Born April 12, 1910 in 524-202- 451-430- Blanding, Utah. of Jens Peter Nielson 1. Daughter Martha Jane Roberts. Married Ernest O. Biggs on May 10, 1933 in Logan, Utah. He preceded her in death on April 22, 1977. May was a homemaker and former business school graduate. She was a member of the LDS Church and held callings in Primary, Young Womens and various stake and ward positions. Survived by two sons Ernest Niel Biggs, Duck Creek, Utah and Curtis Henry Biggs, Idaho Falls, and 394-593- 3, 975-672- 3. pre-ferre- d, 3, Idaho; three daughters, Hazel Dawn Biggs Meldrum, Provo, Utah; Karen Sedar, Sterling, lovers-Wasatc- s Virginia; and Rhonda Lee Poulson, Farmington. May has 24 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Dec. 26 at the Bountiful Lindquist 299-850- 298-344- as 6, Mortuary, Interment in the Blanding City Cemetery Wednesday, Dec. 27 at 11 a.m. Funeral directors, Bountiful 295-667- time in Mexico when a little girl had no gift for the Christ Child. She found some attractive weeds along the way and picked them as her gift. As she approached the altar of the church with her flowers, the weeds changed into brilliant red flowers. In Mexico the plants are called Flores de Noche Buena or flowers of the holy night. that the plant is poisonous. That led to the belief that parts of the plant, if eaten by humans or pets could be lethal. Research done states that a 50 pound child would have to eat over a pound of poinsettia leaves to surpass experimental doses at which there was no toxicity. In 1975, the Consumer Product Safety Commission was The life of your poinsettia plant can be extended, if it is citizen who cause varying degrees of discomfort when eaten and should be placed out of the reach of small children. As we all know, Christmas time is a time of memories, traditions, and a chance to share with others the things that makes one happy and or content. One tradition in America that has been popular over the years, since the turn of the century is that of setting up of the family electric train. With a miniature steam engine pulling, the train would circle the base of the Christmas tree among the presents, decorations, and dioramas. In many department and toy stores across America, display of a train set in the Christmas tree window racing around, held many a young boy wide eyed and spell bound. Since Dec. 22 the state of Utah water the plant thoroughly. Dump out any excess water left in the saucer after watering. To prolong the color, keep the temperature at about 60 at night and 72 during the day. Avoid and protect the plant from cold winds. ts The Society of American Florists says that the poinsettia has been falsely accused of being poisonous. Stories have circulated about the plant being toxic since 1919. According to one old child of story, the an Army officer stationed in Hawaii died after eating a poinsettia leaf. Although there was never any medical documentatwo-ye- an asked that poinsettias carry caution labels when offered for sale to the public. The Commission denied the petition. However, the commission did point out that the leaves of the plant may Train ride still available properly cared for. Buy poinsettias with tightly closed central flowers and crisp, bright foliage. When the surface of the soil is dry to the touch, cold-draf- petitioned by ar has had its largest train set brought out and operating daily tion to back up the story, it through Dec. 29. After Dec. 29 this SUP to meet on Dec. 28 through the first week in March train set will operate every Friday, Saturday and Sunday helped scare people into thinking 1996. The train leaves once daily at 1 :30 trip. p.m. for the two-hoFor the first time in many years the latest addition to the train set is an operating full size steam locomotive. The train set is the Heber Valley Railroad operation in Heber City, Utah. The Heber Valley railroad was created by the Utah State Legislature in 1992 and is fully owned by the State of Utah. Along with the steam locomotive a few other accessories to ur The South Davis Chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers will hold their December dinner and social meeting on Dec. 28 at the Red Flame Restaurant, 1342 S. 500 W., Bountiful, beginning at 7 p.m. There will be a very enjoyable evening of entertainment. For more information call Walt Willey, president, 295-126- will be unveiled in early 1996. A large 120 ton diesel locomotive has arrived from the US government along with a 40 ton locomotive crane that was recently added and retired from the Tooele Army Depot. These items were acquired through excellent cooperation with the Utah State Agency for Surplus Property. This agency is a major factor in the tremendous success that the Heber Valley Railroad has enjoyed. The crown jewel of the Heber Valley Railroad is the steam locomotive 618. Although the train does not run around one Christmas tree the ride will pass by many homes and Christmas trees of peo- ple in the valley. With winter comes the extreme cold and snow. A steam locomotive pulling a train in this medium is a sight and sound experience that many people will never forget. Imagine riding in a coach car heated by a genuine pot bellied stove and watching the clouds of steam driving by your window filled with mountain scenery. With exhaust clouds rock- eting skyward endlessly and the barking exhaust hammering against the echoing mountain side, it seems like this energy is real. When the whistle sounds in the canyon in the cold crisp air you feel that the loco- motive is actually alive. These sights and sounds are not available in winter in very many places of the USA. the train set have recently been 4. YOUR CEMETERY NEEDS FOR ALL To... Come Bountiful Memorial Art Co. 2010 South Main Bountiful Serving all of Davis County and the Intermountain West Granite and Bronze Markers of all kinds and colors Buy direct from us and avoid paying commission to a salesman . 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