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Show ndas B2 CLIPPER TODAY 11, 1999 NOVEMBER THURSDAY, Lifestyles Volunteers: Heart of senior program .BtWni UBS tEWBtlSllISS more. Seach called Woody Pilcher, and he picked up the meals at the school where they were prepared and delivered them to the homes in an old station wagon. At that time he delivered all the meals alone. When Autumn Glow opened its doors. Woody continued to help deliver meals, Nellie enjovs playing pinochle at the center. We used to do it almost every day. Now we only do it once a BY VERA O. BARKER Clipper Today Correspondent How to get mom out of the house ' , Yxterdav I 1 ,t message that went something like "This is your know how Wile. You .. vou've been promising to take a da otf ol work to .watch the kids so that I can ha e a dn off? Well, a , dn is not enough. 1 need .;iEEK!" Click. Let's face it. Being a mom is a . . - demanding job. and every mother deserves a break once in a while. But an entire week'. Dream on. Even a "lull day uvvav trom the demands of home life is rare. so I've begun to look for small wavs to find rejuvenation. (Solo trips to the grocery store don't count.) Here are just a few activities that will not only get Mom out of the house, but find her happier upon her return. Neighborhood booh club. Before we moved. I belonged to Canyon - Winds Book Club. On the third Thursday ol every month women n from our neighborhood would meet at a member's home, discuss the months reading selection, munch - goodies, laugh and gab. Be it a fresh perspective oii the book we read, a tasty recipe, or a decorating idea. 1 alwavs came away with something -- 'worthwhile. Grafters club. I'm really good at starting craft projects. Getting them ' done, is the problem. 1 never seem to have time to work on them. No sooner do I pull out my supplies than the kids need my attention. Sound familiar' Then start a cralter's club. Meet once a month with friends or neigh 1 -- -- - KAYSVILLE bors to work on individual projects or send a in around sign-u- p advance and try something new. If child care is necessary, have the kids go to one house, and the crafters to another. called my husband at woik and got his answering machine. it's just as well left a B Rotate the responsibility among the members. Mom's night out. Sooner or later a movie will come along that you want to see, but that your husband would be happy to have you go to without him. So go! Take a friend, a or even your mom. Continuing education classes. Most high schools offer reasonably priced evening classes for adults. Who says you can't teach an old mom new tricks? Sign up and learn computer skills, cooking techniques, a foreign language, ev en belly dancing! Weekend without kids. If you'd like to spend a relaxing evening at home, why not get the kids out of the house? Ask a set of grandparents to watch them for a weekend. If that's not possible, do what we did. One year when our finances were especially tight, we couldn't afford to get away for our anniversary. Instead, we stayed home and our close friends watched our children e, overnight. When their anniversary rolled around, we did the same for them. Christie Hansen plans to periodically print contributions from other parents in the trenches. Please write and share your parenting joys, conat cents and gripes with her by christiehansendusa.net or care of this publication All three Davis County senior citizen centers recently honored their volunteers at banquets. The Davis County Council on Aging holds the dinners each year in an effort to let the volunteers know how grateful they are for all the time the volunteers donate. Five hundred forty-eigvolunteers donated a total of 37,845.5 hours during the past year. Most of the volunteers were seniors. If they had been paid the minimum wage, it would have cost the county $194,904.33. Besides helping at the senior centers, volunteers help people in their homes and do a lot of have week!' she said. "The away' The Pilchers moved to Kaysville friendly v isiting. Nellie Pilcher volunteers three days a week at the reception desk for Autumn Glow Senior Center in Kay sville. In the past year, she spent more than 600 hours working at the center. She answers the phone, greets people and takes care of a lot of loose ends. I stay pretty busy here!' Nellie said. Nellie has volunteered at the center for 10 years, though she has spent more time there the past two years than previously. Nellie also crochets hats for Autumn Glow's head NELLIE and Wendy Pitcher are volunteers at Autumn Glow Senior Center. start kids Christmas project. Her husence as a most valuable help. band Woody helps deliver Meals on The Pilchers became involved with Wheels. Since they spend so much the senior program more than 20 time at the center, it helps that they years ago. when the old Silver Age live within walking distance. Center advertised for help with the "Nellie practically runs the place? government's free distribution of said Patsy Seach. center director. "She cheese and other commodities. A is the kind of person you can leave in short time later, the man who had feel of and been delivering Meals on Wheels about. charge good things Seach cited Pilcher's clerical experi became ill and couldn't do it anv from Colorado in 1946. "Woodys brother had a service station on Main Street in Kaysville, and wanted Woodv to come work for him? Nellie said. Nellie worked for Hill Field for 21) years, retiring in 1982. They have three children. One daughter, Pat Lee, lives in Kaysville. September 30, is a big day for the Pilchers. Both Nellie and Woody were bom on this date, and they chose it for their wedding day Woody was discharged from the army after World War II on September 30. When asked why she volunteers, Nellie said."I don't hav e anything else to do, I might as well be here at Autumn Glow. I meet a lot of people and 1 enjoy them. New watercolor exhibit opens at Layton Museum LAYTON watercolor and acrylic paints. Her landscape and abstract paintings are filled with interesting shapes and Two Friends! Julie Brandt and Nancy Grisanti Clark, will be the featured artists at a special showing of watercolor works to be displayed at the Heritage Museum of Layton Nov. 1 -- Dec vibrant color. She is a two-st- member of the Utah Watercolor Society and a past president of the Palette Club of Ogden in which she continues to be an active member. Brandt has won many awards at the local level and has artwork in private collections throughout the nation. She lives in Liberty where she 17 Although they have different experiences that led them to the art of watercolor painting, these two friends have done much together in the last few years. They have shared knowledge through workshops and informal painting sessions, elected positions for the local art organization The ar is constantly inspired by her beautiful is a native surroundings.Clark Californian who relocated from Sacramento to Ogden four years ago. Essentially a still life painter working only in transparent watercolor when she arrived, her work has expanded to include portraits, abstracts, and local landscape and architectural themes. She is now exploring a new media such as acrylic, gouache, collage and printmaking. Clark attributes the new. more creative direction in her act to her association with her many local art friends, and the constant inspiration of her surroundings.The exhibit is the third in a series of showings presented by the museum. A reception spotlighting the pair of artists will be held Thursday. Now p.m.The museum is openll and 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Friday- s p.m. on Saturdays. Admission is free. For more information call 11, 7-- 9 a.m.-- 6 546-857- 9. Palette Club of Ogden, and the DHS Operation Smile provides for surgeries KAYSVILLE The Operation miTJTTuFat'Bav High has raised nuugh money to provide for two urgeries. The club will be presenting this toney to the Utah Chapter of Operation Smile today at 2:30 p.rn. Room 204 at Davis High. The Davis High Operation Smile Hub Piesident Dixie Lang recently etuined from serving an Operation Smile mission to Columbia to help vith surgeries. She will be present-n- g slides and information about her rip. The Davis High club made quilts ind diapers last year, and Lang took hem to Columbia. Check out our new web page at www.clippertoday.com awards podium in several art shows. Both paint for the joy of creating and are continually evolving with their art. 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