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Show Manti LDS Temple MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1996 50 Cents VOLUME 110 NUMBER 40 Check up on your health This year's Health Fair gives greater scheduling flexibility and increased health services Sanpete Valley Hospitals annual Health Fair is on the road and coming to a town near you! Breaking from the single day tradition, the Sanpete Valley Health Fair is reaching out to people who have not been able to travel beyond their community to the previous years location in Ephraim. Others have missed out on the education, information, screening and free services offered at the fair when their schedule conflicted with the only day the fair was held. This year the Sanpete Valley Health Fair will be April 22nd thru 25th, starting at 8 a.m. each day and going until about noon. On Monday, April 22nd, the event will be at the Mt. Pleasant Blue Room at 100 W Main. On Tuesday, the fair will move to Moroni, and will set up in the Senior Center at 36 North Center. Wednesday, the fair will be in Ephraim at the Senior Center, located at 85 West 100 North. Thursday, the fair will finish up at the Manti Senior Center, at 54 North Main in Manti. There will be a free brown-ba- g consultation, where people are encouraged to bring in all their medications for a review-o- ld medications degrade, losing quality and potency, while some even become dangerous. Drug interaction between differing medications and medicines can cause serious side effects. It is a good time to find out if the medications are hampered by certain foods and other lifestyle habits. Parents can bring their children up to date with their immunizations against diseases like measles, mumps, rubella, diptheria, tetanus, polio, Hepatitis B. High school students who have not had the second MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) before they graduate will find that the shots cost ten times as much after they graduate. If they are interested in attending most colleges, or going on a mission, the second MMR is required. Adults who have not had the chicken pox may want to consider getting immunized, now that a vaccine is available. Although expensive ($45.00 x 2 - those over 12 need two shots), the immunization definitely beats missing two to three weeks of work. A child can expose an unsuspecting parent to chicken pox before any symptoms appear. And this is a disease that is much harder on those who contract the disease in adulthood. The vaccine will be available at the Health Fair in a limited quantity. Adults are strongly advised to current on their own tetanus get shots. brings put the gardener in people, and tetanus is contracted from the soil and rust. Spring-tim- e Tetanus toxins enter through scratches or scrapes; this can cause a serious illness called Lockjaw, which often leads to death. A booster is recommended every eight to ten years. Dr. Parsons from the Central Utah Eye Clinic will be doing eye screenings on Tuesday and Wednesday, he will be checking for glaucoma and other diseases of the eye, as well as doing some visual acuity testing. In addition to these, stress tests, foot screenings, cancer screenings and free blood sugar checks will be available either free or at specially discounted rates. The usual lab tests will also be available. For more information about this years Health Fair, please see the Sanpete Valley Health Fair 1996 advertisement in this paper, or call Dawn, Kayla or Warren at Poverty problems in county topic of meeting discussion by Poverty Resolution League By Karen H. Buchanan Many communities are beginning to solve their (poverty-relateproblems without waiting for Congress or Wall Street to come to the rescue with a shortterm band-aiThis statement in d) d. their Poverty Thinkpiece Solutions paper, begins an ex- planation of how the Poverty Resolution League, hopes to get local communities involved in solutions to the poverty in their midst. A meeting held in Manti, April 1 1, was the beginning of an effort to involve the communities in Sanpete County with the concerns of local residents who live at or below the poverty line. It was decided that the problems that allow poverty to exist need to be assessed. There are many misconceptions about what poverty is. Many people assume that the poor choose to be poor because of lack of desire to pull themselves up. Although some may fit into this description, the majority do not and it is unfair to place all poor fhvftm into this category. People can be poor because: 1 . The system sometimes creates disincentives, i.e.: providing just enough service or money to keep the receiver from wanting to fend for himself. There are jobs available, but they do not pay enough for the person to get off government help. 2. Often available work is part time and so does not include important benefits such as health care for the family. 3. Child care is not generally affordable and necessary transportation is often unavailable. 4. Affordable housing is scarce. 5. Cultural and language riers often exist. bar- These are just some of the more obvious problems that exist among the poor. The discussion then turned to how the community can become involved in finding answers to these problems. Pursuing solutions outside the community is not as effective as if local citizens become concerned. Some of the resources available to this commu- - ViVi Photo courtesy Dave's Studio of Photography "All That Jazz Casino Royale brings top entertainment to county On Saturday, April 20, beginning at 8 p.m., Sanpete Community Theatre will present Casino Royale. During this event, many fine entertainers dancers, singmusicians will perform ers, throughout the evening. There will also be food and exciting slot machine, games of chance blackjack, roulette. All proceeds from this evening will be donated to the Utah AIDS Foundation. This fun evening will be held in the old Ephraim Social Hall at 87 South Main in Ephraim. The Social Hall has recently been restored by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Crouch. As part of the evenings entertainment, a live band All That Jazz will be performing. The majority of the members of this group live in Gunnison. They recently performed at the Centennial Ball held in Manti and the crowd was very pleased with them. Their music repertoire covers everything from Dixieland to waltzes to polkas. They have all agreed to donate their time for this Utah AIDS Foundation efit. ben- The Sanpete Community Theatre is a nonprofit group whose main purpose is to promote the arts in Sanpete County. They are composed of members from Fairview to Gunnison and donate a large amount of time to help worthy causes and to bring quality performances and productions to the people of Sanpete County. The next e ent Casino Royale is just such a presentation. nity are:; Available jobs. There are jobs going begging because 1. people dont know about them or feel insecure about applying for them. 2. Snow College, providing training and support in several necessary skills such as parenting, child care, technology, small business development, trades, as well as in many other areas. 3. English language and cultural classes. 4. Community programs such as the Main Street Project in Mt. Pleasant. 5. Sanpete County Action Council. It was then concluded that the community could be of most service to the poor if this kind of dialogue could continue and include more community involvement in future meetings. And that more of those whom they would serve are invited to come and give their input. The communities in Sanpete County have the means to give service in this important area, they just need to be made more aware. Walk for someone you love All parents want their babies be to bom healthy. Unfortunately, it doesnt always happen that way. Some babies are bom with birth defects or bom too small, too soon. The March of Dimes is working to change that. And you can help by joining WalkAmerica - the Tryouts set for county royalty event in the country. This year, nearly one million people nationwide will walk for someone they love. Theyll walk for a healthy baby or one of the many thousands born each year with birth defects. Theyll walk so Sanpete County is seeking Cowboy Sweethearts and Junior Princess Royalty to reign over the County Fair this year. The theme for this years contest is The Centennial Cowboy. Tryouts for these contests are May 4, at 9:30 a.m. at the City Building in Manti. There will be a queen clinic for all girls trying out on April 30, at 6 p.m at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds in Manti. The girls will represent Sanpete County in county and surrounding county celebrations. For further information call Sam DeLeeuw at Bown at the applications 835-135- 1. or Lori Deadline for is Sat., April 27. 835-866- 2 first, biggest and best walking that all babies will have the chance to be bom healthy. Please join the March of Dimes on April 27, 1996 at 9:30 a.m. beginnir at the Snow College Activity Center and walk for someone you love. For more information contact the Snow College PBL club (801) Cal Huber, ext. 652 or Lynctte Olson ext. 299 or (80 ) 283-402- 1 283-485- 1, 5. Poets, Storytellers will shine By Karen II. Buchanan The Poets and Storytellers are back again. The Manti Arts Council annual Cowboy Poets and Storytellers Festival is scheduled for April 20. Besides the oldtimers like Lee J. Anderson, Clyde Nielson and Sam DeLeeuw (she wont like me calling her an oldtimer), there are some newcomers as well. David Bone, Sioux Indian, will tell talcs of the Native Americans. LeAnn Williams will tell of the pioneers. And Susan Nilsson of Ephraim, will share stories ot tne Scandinavian settlers. The price is right, only $2, including refreshments. Its on Saturday night, April 20, 7:30 p.m., in the Eva Beal Auditorium, Manti ritvllall WEATHER for the Manti area Reported by Lee J. Anderson Date Max. Min. Prec. |