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Show Every1Counts What It Really Means to Be “Popular” By Cynthia Kimball Humphreys The other morning I was in Vegas. I had flown in from Portland. Stayed at a hotel. Was heading to the breakfast buffet when I literally walked into this Hispanic woman named Maria*. We were both looking for the buffet even though; I later found out, she wasn’t even staying at the hotel. So we stood in the buffet line and struck up a conversation. I found out that Maria was originally from Mexico, but has since lived the last 15 years in Texas*. We finally arrived at the buffet register after waiting in a very long line. I handed the cashier two breakfast tickets. “Those aren’t breakfast tickets,” she said. “Their not,” I said in disbelief. “They look like these,” and held up an example. “Oh man, I must have grabbed the wrong tickets,” I said as I fumbled in my purse looking for my driver’s license so that I could use my credit card. “I cannot find my license!” I said as I continued my search. “I pay,” Maria said. “No, no.” “I pay,” she insisted. “Are you sure?” “It’s okay, I pay,” she said with a smile. “I’ll pay you back.” “No worry.” Maria pays and we are seated. After we hit the buffet she told me it was her day off. I find out she’s a housekeeper and makes only $8.00 an hour (okay, this was the point where I really felt bad that she bought breakfast). Anyway, she said she moved from Texas only two months ago and that she was a victim of domestic violence. She has three kids and is living Page 3 The Garfield County Insider October 29, 2009 with relatives. Each week, on her day off, she visits a different hotel with hopes of finding a better job. As she talked, I noticed her beautiful smile. I felt her warm spirit even though she held back tears when she mentioned the abuse and about finding her purpose in life. “You’re beautiful,” I told her. “Thank you,” she blushed. These are the kind of conversations that make the hair on the back of your neck and arms stand. I didn’t know Maria yet she was pouring her heart out to me. Chance meeting? I don’t think so. “I feel good,” she said. “Me, too.” After we headed up to what was now the lunch buffet, we exchanged information. As we parted ways, I turned around and watched her walk away. Meeting Maria was a gift. The best gift anyone can receive. And in Las Vegas of all places. Will Rogers said, “A stranger is just a friend I haven’t met yet.” Maria was my stranger and now friend. Who will be your Maria? *Name and state have been changed. For information on coaching, consulting, speaking or training contact: Cynthia Kimball Humphreys, Vice President, Every1Counts, P.O. Box 574, Hatch, UT 84735. Ph: 435.632.1489, Fax: 435.735.4222 or Email: kimball@every1counts.net. Website: www.every1counts. net. Connect with Cynthia Kimball Humphreys and Every1Counts on Face book, Twitter, Plaxo, LinkedIn, Echo Loops, and Blogspot. © 2008 Every1Counts, LLC. All rights reserved. tHe lAuGhiNg pOiNt!! AG MARKET NEWS Receipts: 1,501; Last Week : 2,259. Last Year: 2,122. Feeder Steers: mixed but mostly weak to 1.00 lower, except 500-550 lbs 8.0010.00 higher. Feeder Heifers: mixed wts under 400 lbs 15.00-20.00 lower; wts over 400 lbs mixed but mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Holstein Steers: to few for comparison. Slaughter Cows: weak. Slaughter Bulls: weak to 1.00lower on similar offering. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200-250 lbs 125.00-141.00; 250-300 lbs 125.00-140.50; 300-350 lbs 121.00-131.00; 350-400 lbs 111.00-117.50; 400450 lbs 103.50-115.50; 450-500 lbs 96.00-107.50; 500-550 lbs 95.50-108.75, pkg 112.25; 550-600 lbs 90.50-97.00, pkg 106.00; 600-650 lbs 83.00-92.50; 650-700 lbs 78.75-87.25; 700-750 lbs 73.50-81.75; 750-800 lbs 81.50-85.00; 800-850 lbs 84.25-84.50; 850-900 lbs 78.75-81.00; 900-950 lbs scarce; 9501000 lbs 77.25-79.25. Holsteins Steers: Large Frame 3 Baby Bull Calves: scarce; 200-300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs scarce; 500700 lbs 54.50-57.50; 700900 lbs scarce; 900-1000 lbs 45.50-47.25. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200-250 lbs 76.00-81.50; 250-300 lbs 81.00-87.00; 300-350 lbs 83.50-89.00; 350-400 lbs 79.00-88.00; 400-450 lbs 84.50-94.50; 450-500 lbs 81.50-92.00; 500-550 lbs 78.50-85.00; 550-600 lbs 82.75-88.00; 600-650 lbs 75.50-84.00; 650-700 lbs pkg 81.00; 700-750 lbs scarce; 750800 lbs 69.50-77.00; 800-850 lbs 72.50-82.25; 850-900 lbs 69.00-72.50; 900-950 lbs 65.00-69.75; 950-1000 lbs 66.00-70.00. Heiferettes: 38.25-62.50. Stock Cows: Medium and Large Frame1: scarce. Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85% Lean: 37.7546.85; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 42.25-47.25; Commercial: scarce; Cutter 8590% Lean: 30.00-37.25. Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs scarce; 1500-2070 lbs 57.00-63.75; Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs 47.2548.25; 1500-2090 lbs 49.25-55.50. Feeder Bulls: scarce. REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUNG BLOOD DONORS New Deferral Criteria In Place To Enhance Young Donor Safety The American Red Cross blood volume.” will be asked to confidenThe research suggested has implemented new tially give their height and height and weight require- that young donors who have weight. The new guidelines ments for all blood donors a blood volume less than may defer some young peo18 years of age and young- 3500mL are more likely to ple who were able to give er. While most blood do- have an adverse reaction. blood previously. They can nors have a positive expe- As a result, the Red Cross help by organizing blood rience and feel good about began implementation of drives, or volunteering donating blood, young and a gender-based height and when the bloodmobile visfirst-time donors are more weight eligibility require- its their school. To learn likely than adults to expe- ments on September 1. more about how to be a rience lightheadedness or All students at high school Red Cross volunteer, or for blood drives will now be more information on elidizziness after donation. The Red Cross Medical evaluated based on these gibility, please call 1-800Office recently completed requirements. In addition, GIVE LIFE. a study which showed that all donors 18 years of age 17-year-old donors had the and younger, regardless of PANGUITCH highest incidence of com- where they go to donate, plications and need for must also meet the new SWIMMING medical care after dona- gender-based height and POOL HOURS tion. In light of this study, weight requirements. Boys the Red Cross has made a who are shorter than 5’ and OPEN SWIM concerted effort to reduce girls who are shorter than Monday, Wednesday, the risk of donor reactions 5’6” must weigh more than Thursday: 6-8 pm • in teenagers by develop- 110 pounds, depending on Saturdays: 2-4pm ing a systematic approach their height. By reducing the risk of to managing high school LAP SWIM donor reactions in this doblood drives. Monday, Wednesday, “We are making these nor demographic, the Red Friday: changes as a safety precau- Cross may be more likely 6-7 am tion for high school age to see these new teenage Tuesday: donors,” said Dr Paul East- donors not only return to 6:30 - 7:30 pm vold, chief medical officer donate, but also to recruit Thursday: 8-9 pm of the American Red Cross friends and classmates. This Saturday: 8 - 9 am blood services region in initiative is just the latest Idaho, Montana and Utah, step in the organization’s SWIM TEAM “They are more likely to approach to increase donor Tuesday & Thursday: have a reaction after giving safety and satisfaction. 3:15 - 4:30 pm Students will not be blood, which may happen because of the donor’s low weighed and measured, but Do I Look That Shady? I just got a GPS for my car, and my first trip with it was to a drugstore. Since the manual said not to leave it in the car unattended, I brought it with me into the store. While there, the GPS came alive, and a voice stated, “Lost satellite contact.” I wasn’t embarrassed until a woman turned to me and said, “Your ankle bracelet monitor is talking to you.” The Tip My sister-in-law works as a waitress at an Atlanta restaurant. One day, a large family came in to eat. In accordance with the restaurant’s policy of serving large parties, the tip was automatically added to the bill. After she presented the bill to the father, she heard him bellow, “Gratuity? Who ordered the gratuity? I told you kids that we weren’t going to order any dessert!” Chemistry Demonstration During class, the chemistry professor was demonstrating the properties of various acids. “Now I’m going to drop this pure silver coin into this glass of acid. Will it dissolve?” “No sir,” one student called out. “No?” queried the professor. “Perhaps you can explain why you’re so sure that the silver won’t dissolve in this particular acid.” “Because if it would, you wouldn’t have dropped it in!” Maine Winters Some engineers from the U.S.G.S. surveyed some property and found that in a certain area, the New Hampshire and Maine border must be changed. They stopped to inform a farmer that he was no longer in Maine, but in New Hampshire. After a long pause, he grunted and said, “That’s good. I couldn’t take another one of these Maine winters.” A Unique Home I took a real estate client to a “handyman special.” The place was great, and we couldn’t understand why it was so cheap, until we turned on the water main and water gushed from the ceiling. Dripping wet, my client put a positive spin on the showing: “Nice house,” he said. “It’s even selfcleaning.” It Makes Sense...By Veda Hale So those darn cyber crooks are out to get us again. Recently it was discovered they had found a way to get millions of passwords from Yahoo and hotmail and maybe other email accounts. Here are some suggestions to block them from hurting you. They are called “phishig scams”. 1. Don’t use the same username and password details for multiple accounts – once the data snatcher has access to one account, it will be easy for them to access all the others; 2. Be suspicious of unusual requests to click on web links or download software – if it doesn’t look or feel right, it probably isn’t, so don’t click on it; 3. Make sure that you’ve got antivirus software installed. There are lots of free and paid-for options available. However, don’t rely on just antivirus software to be protected. Layers of security are needed to plug all the vulnerabilities of a home computer, so be sure you install a firewall and keep your operating system up-to-date by downloading any security patches; 4. Maintain your guard – even the most fun and enjoyable sites can be dangerous; 5. Look out for strange URLs if you’re diverted to other websites – that’s a sure sign that something’s not quite right; 6. Install identity protection software – don’t assume that you’re not at risk. Try a free tool, such as AVG LinkScanner. Send suggestions to Veda Hale Box 956 Panguitch, Utah 84759 or email vedahale@hotmail.com 200 North 400 East • Panguitch, Utah 676-8811 www.garfieldmemorial.org Family Practice Dr. Richard Birch Dr. Todd Mooney Becky Roberts, FNP Tim Dennis, PA-C Dr. Mitchell Miller Speech Therapy Flora Howard Anesthesiology Lewis Barney, CRNA Certified Nurse Midwife DeAnn Brown, CNM VISITING SPECIALISTS FOR NOVEMBER 2009 Dr. Robert Pearson 10 Ear, Nose Throat .........................676-8842 Dr. Randy Delcore 12 Orthopedist...................................676-8842 Dr. Eric Maxwell 4 Audiologist....................................676-8842 Dr. Mark Hansen 19 Gen Surgeon................................676-8842 Dr. Brad Webb 2, 16 Podiatrist.............................. (800)260-3668 Dr. Robert Nakken None Orthopedist...................................676-8842 Dr. Ronald Crouch 4, p.m. Urologist.......................................676-8842 Dr. Ronald Lappe’ 5 Cardiologist...................................676-8842 Our Pharmacist, Tim Smith, will provide Coumadin testing and results at outlying clinics. Please call clinic for available dates and times. Coumadin testing and results at the Garfield Memorial Clinic will be by appointment. Mammography will be available in Kanab on Nov, 11th & 12th and in Beaver Nov. 18th & 19th. To schedule an appointment please call 435-676-1267. Clinics - Call For Appointments Garfield Memorial Clinic, Panguitch .................................................. 435-676-8842 (Mon - Fri) Kazan Clinic, Escalante . ........................................................ 435-826-4374 (Mon., Wed., Fri.) Bryce Valley Clinic, Cannonville ............................................... 435-679-8545 (Tues. & Thurs.) Circleville Clinic, Circleville ....................................................... 435-577-2958 (Tues. & Thurs.) Physical and Speech Therapy . ........................................................................... 435-676-8840 Mammography .................................................................................................... 435-676-1267 Diabetic Counseling(Jan Frandsen) .................................................................... 435-676-8811 Garfield Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Center ........................................... 435-676-1265 |