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Show fW" Pogo Saptambar 2, 1982 Tlmas-Thursda- Fourth Tabernacle organist added The First Presidency of The Church Saints Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y has announced the addition of a fourth Tabernacle organist. Clay Christiansen, Salt Lake City, will join Robert Cundick, Roy M. Darley. and John Longhurst at the console of the great organ in the historic Mormon Tabernacle on Salt Lake City's Temple Square. He will share in presenting daily organ recitals in the Tabernacle and will be specifically assigned as an accompanist for the Mormon Youth S ymphony and Chorus. Christiansen. 33, has been the organist and choirmaster at St. Marks Episcopal Cathedral in Salt Lake City of for the past ten years. He has also served the past five years as organist for Congregation Kol Ami, a Jewish synagogue in Salt Lake City. He has served for several summers as a guest organist in the Mormon Tabernacle and has given numerous recitals in the western United States and Canada. The new Tabernacle organist earned a bachelor of arts degree in organ performance from Brigham Young University, studying under J.J. Keeler, and received his masters degree in music from the University of Utah, where he was a student of Alexander Schreiner. Christiansen has been featured as a soloist on musical programs broadcast over KWHO and KBYU-FUtah General Music Committee of the radio stations, and is a music teacher, Church. several of his students having Christiansen is a native of Emergy, qualified for participation in the Utah Utah. He is married to the former Symphonys distinguished Salute to Diane Francom. and they have nine Youth concerts. He serves on the children. New poetry contest A $1,000 grand prize will be awarded in the upcoming poetry competition sponsored by World of Poetry, a quarterly newsletter for poets. Poems of all styles and on any subject are eligible to compete for the grand prize or for 99 other cash or merchandise awards, totaling over $10,000. Says Contest Chairman, Joseph Mellon, We are encouraging poetic talent of every kind, and expect our contest to produce exciting discoveries. Rules and official entry forms are available from the World of Poetry, 2431 Stockton Blvd., Dept. D, Sacramento, California 96817. Mr. and Mrs. Mika Chrtstansan, Mallssa, Math aw and Michoal. Ymi furnace is easy to forget Former Magna resident returns .. a former Magna Mike Christensen, resident, has just recently returned to Utah from Augusta. Georgia, with his wife Micki, and their three children, Mathew, Michael, and Melissa. Christensen will start the missionary work of the Utah Bible Mission, with his family, under the direction of Reverend John Hornok. Mike was brought up in Magna and attended Cyprus High School, graduating with the class of 67. After high school he attended the Southeastern Bible College where he graduated in 1979. Mike and his family are now living at 3970 South 6400 W est. Magna. tat domft & Health care promising forelderly It has been said that only two things in life are certain: death and taxes. On the way to that end. however, another certainty arises: aging. There are millions of elderly citizens coping with the inherent difficult iesof old age, and as the children of the post World War II baby boom mature, the ranks of the elderly will swell by unprecedented numbers. The statistics dont lie. In the last 50 years, the elderly population those 65 and older has more than doubled, from 5.4 percent in 1930 to 11.3 percent in 1980. The trend is expected to continue, with another near doubling of the elderly population to near 20 percent by 2030. That statistichas not gone unnoticed. Health research specialists at the Project HOPE Center for Health Information have been working toward a solution to many problems in the near future. The basic problem is health care costs," said John Grana. Ph.D., one of the Project HOPE specialists studying the situation. Health care costs have continuously climbed at a faster rate than most other necessities, and for the elderly it represents a bigger budget bite than ever. The elderly are more likely than any other age group to be hospitalized, stav longer in a hospital, and consume more visits and physician prescription drugs per capita. As a consequence. per capita spending on personal health care is nearlv three times higher for the elderly than for the population as a whole. This is reflected in federal spending, as more than 60 percent of the elderlvs personal health care expenditures is financed through public sources: for all other age groups the public provides less than 30 percent. That the number of elderly people will rise is a near certainty. The question is whether the cost of health care for this segment of the population will continue to soar, and where that money will come from. Our goal is to find a way to control health costs in a wav that maintains and improves the quality of life for the increasing elderly population. Dr. Grana said. There are many options, but an indication of what is to come may be found across the Atlantic in Western Europe. While the elderly in America represent 11 percent of the population, that percentage is exceeding 15 percent in many European countries. America should not reach that percentage point until after the turn of the century, so the European experience is of great research value. W eVe in a good posit ion here to study and make recommendations on this problem, Dr. Grana said. Proiect HOPE has been involved in health care for nearly 25 vears, and most of its experience is overseas. There are a great many lessons to be learned from other countries, and HOPE can take its international experience and apply it to our domest ic healt h problems. There are options currently under investigation bv Dr. Grana and the Project HOPE Center for Health Information, that include alternatives to financing health care (or the elder! v. alternatives to medicare and medicaid without abandoning either that are most cost effective. Social Health Maintenance Organizations, medical vouchers for insurance under Medicare, cash payments to eligible recipients all are being studied now to meet the demand of the coming years. Were trving to come up with an answer before the problem confronts us. Dr. Grana said, and it w ill most assuredly confront us It won't go aw av. -- You may not see your furnace very often, but when cold weather hits, you depend upon it every day. Just the turn of a thermostat puts your furnace to work, converting energy into warm, clean For safe furnace operation . . . air, whenever you want it. To keep your furnace operating safely and efficiently, there are a few things you should be aware of. To keep yourfurnace dependable. . . la Make sure the blower compartment door is correctly in place when your furnace is m operation. a At least once a year, have your furnace checked by an expert. Change or clean your furnace filter about every sixty days during the heating season. If your furnace motor and blower require oiling, four or five drops twice a year will keep it running smoothly. 3 a Make sure the outside vent stack is unobstructed, to allow the pro- ducts of combus- An efficient furnace will use less valuable energy... and money. If its a gas furnace, you can rest assured that youre using our countrys most efficient and economical source of heat. tion to escape. fa Once a year, have the Hue vent inspection cap checked by an expert for any obstruction (ik For MOUNTAIN FUEL Bringing Energy Home Emergencies Dial 911 t ) v |
