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Show THE SENTINEL Eileen Dunyon Page 8 Thurtdiy, April 1.1982 ... Lifetime with children earns her Mother of the Year 'i By Janelle Stoddard Sentinel Staff . rr:. "My hobby is working with children," says Eileen Dunyon, Sandy. And since children have been her career as well, Mrs Dunyon was appropriately chosen as Utah's Mother of the Year recently. Mrs Dunyon retired two years ago after almost 15 years as a media specialist for Jordan School 'X;f District. still Her system, Mrs Dunyon remembers, "Writing came very naturally to me." , During the hours her four children were in school, she wrote several manuals for the Mormon church, mainly for the Primary. She later served in the general presidency of the primary as second counsellor, and on the editorial board of the Friend magazine. fulltime Vv -- r. - ' 1 - Eileen Dunyon, Sandy, was recently chosen Utah's Mother of the Year. Young scientists participate in fair High school students from throughout the state will be represented Thursday and Friday, April 1 and 2, at Utah Technical College at Salt Lake when the annual Science Fair opens, free to the public. Previously held at the University of Utah the annual event now comes to Utah Tech with exhibits on display in two research reports will take place prior to the public exhibition on Thursday Jonkins Cousins gathor of Members the club Jenkins Cousin met : night ";.; for lunch on Thursday. Hicks entertains They later met at the home of Ellen Anderson, school retirees Midvale. Florene Day Lowell Hicks will assisted her mother with entertain Jordan Retired hostess duties. School Employes Attending were Verna Association members on Barton, South Jordan; April 3, at 2 p.m. Joy Despain, Granite; known Lavina Scalon, Salt The well " Science musician will projects prepared by high several numbers buildings. play Lake; Golda Jenkins, on the school students will be on marimba and piano. The program, to be view in both the College Center and the Jay L; held at Jordan Credit Nelson Administration Building, (lower floor), will also include musical Building auditorium. The public is invited numbers by Loa Steed, Thursday from 7 to 9 former Jordan teacher, p.m., and all day Friday and songs by Connie from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 Richards, Jordan High and student. Judging p.m. Tax shelters examined Bountiful; Tabitha Kinnard spoaks at fireside Barton, Dean Witter Kinnard, well-know- n radio and tv personality. Reynolds ' was executives, will discuss a His topic variety of tax shelter "Communication." The fireside was under investments and answer the direction of the audience questions. For further activity committee, Faye information on this free Tholen, Tom Yates, informational program, Wanda King, Joanne call the Salt Lake County Strasburg, Mitchell Forbush, and Sandy Library System account 943-INF- Parker. (943-463- working with She organized clubs for for several years with her husband, Joy, and his job elementary children during the years when she worked in the transfers. Back in Salt Lake, Mrs Dunyon media centers. The club sessions worked in the library system in would last for an hour before Granite District until 1964 when school and would center around her husband was sent to head the topics such as photography, literature, poetry, or how to run Central British Mission. With her varied background in the media equipment "Children need a program and English and children's literature and also her work in the library attention, some place where they can achieve and have their activities directed," Mrs Dunyon Public will select said, adding that she never had any theme for celebration discipline problems during her "We want the public to select years in the school system. our theme," said Glenn Watts, This philosophy was an chairman of the Sandy Fourth of extension of her family life. "I was July parade committee. raised that way," she explained. Hie city is of fering a $25 gift "We had an open family and we certificate to the person winning ' talked a lot. My children always the theme selection which will be knew they wouldn't be punished used throughout the celebration. for something they did wrong if All entries have to be in to the they came and talked with us 15. committee by April aboutit" formerly Mayor of Sandy wishes to announce that he is engaged in the GENERAL PRACTICE OF LAW with offices at Thompson Plaza 8238 South 700 East Sandy, Utah 84070 Phone:566-212- 3 A $10 charge for initial 30 minute consultation on any matter. She said that her household was not authoritarian, and that each of the children had a say. Although, she noted, "Children need to be given a foundation and a framework to work within. They need "We Med to teach them there was on answer to every problem. But, It may not be evident, and they needed "There was never a spot in my a result, Mrs Dunyon said, house," Mrs Dunyon said. She "All my children grew up very sometimes wake she would added As positive. "We tried to teach them there was an answer to every problem. But it may not be evident, and they would need creativity to find it," she said. her children up in the mornings by vacuuming and dusting in their bedrooms. When her daughters said they were sending in a portfolio to have Mrs Dunyon considered in the contest for Mother of the Year, she was hesitant. But her daughters went ahead and gathered all the "A decision based on preplanning always works: If a child has already made a decision on what to do, when he Is faced with thai decision, there Is no temptation." material The Holy extensive the woman's considered the Mrs Dunyon continued her involvement in her community philosophy of "preteaching is and the and church much easier than punishing" of children her accomplishments through her years in the school in their various fields. district, and currently with her "They measure your dedication grandchildren. She added that this to your family and second to first saves a lot of anguish worrying the development of your own about whether her grandchildren will break any of the souvenirs interests," she added. she's collected in her many years But following a lifetime of of traveling. accomplishments and' now as Today, Mrs Dunyon enjoys Utah's Mother of the Year, Mrs cooking, reading and traveling, Dunyon still maintains, "I and usually takes one or two consider myself an ordinary extensive trips a year with friends. person." in Lutherans readied for Easter for information packet. Mrs Dunyon said the judges for the Mother of the Year selection parenting month the main speakers. After behavior, commercials each speaker the parents and getting scared). were able to attend two Majestic and South workshops with a variety Jordan Elementary of topics. Elementary Schools held students drew pictures on Grandparent's Day the subject, "Things I activities. . like The PTA Parent and to do with my better developing The parenting skills. family." pictures Family Life Commission West Jordan Middle were posted in the school has been established to deal with concerns in the School, along with its halls. feeder elementary Oquirrh Elementary areas of child abuse, tv schools,. Terra Linda, held a series of classes in standards, the gifted or Majestic, Riverside, February on "How to exceptional child, and Westland, Westvale and teach your child about absenteeism. Their Oquirrh held two "Be a sex." East Midvale approach is to help Better Parent" nights. Elementary held a tv parents the gain Dr. Elliot Landau and awareness program. A necessary information, Christopher Hicks were skit "The Incredible skills, knowledge and Box" was personal development to Growing presented to the students. guide children wisely and It pointed out some of the to provide for them a problems of tv viewing warm, stable, and (violence, imitative harmonious family life. within their own AHSA membership zones. One big continent All continents once horse show Khairez, owned by Ray E. Warner of Riverton, was Reserve Champion Half Arabian Western Pleasure Horse in the final placings of the yearlong competition for the American Horse Shows Association Zone Awards being held in the Association's were one "supercontinent" that began pulling apart some 200 million years ago, the outstanding of achievements who are active in showing horses competitors according to the National Geographic Society. Movie Rental Horse-of-the-Ye- ar Video Disc or VHS Cassette Zone 8. MASH The annual competition conducted by the AHSA, the National Equestrian Federation of the United States, is sponsored by the INSILCO Corporation of Meriden, Connecticut, which has been actively involved with amateur equestrian sports since Your Choicer Heaven Can Wait The Godfather Rocky Plus Many More r .J f J rj 1977. The AHSAINSILCO Zone Awards recognize Week at Good Shepherd Lutheran schedule 5S95 Frl.4Sot.Nit. Church, 8575 S. 700 E., begins with three worship services on Palm Sunday, April 4, according to Tom sm PrlmoRIb 9:30 and 11 ajn. Sunday School for all ages will be held from 9:20 until 10:40 . a.m. under the direction of Karin Cochran, will present "The Lord's Supper," a cantata by on Easter Sunday, April 11, will be held at 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. There will be fellowship between services and no Sunday School that day. We offer Recreational Gymnastics classes as well as a Competitive Training Program for Boys and Girls. We Stress ft services fa V'JV4V. I 4 Facility . 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PAUL THOMPSON Mrs Dunyon's key for getting things done is organization, as it has been throughout her life with raising a family, working in the school district, and filling her various church duties. She explained, a basic philosophy, "It's not work to keep a house clean if everything is put back in its place after it's used." PTA concludes Hansen, Taylorsville; Fern Denman, Leretta Many of the area schools have designated Ada Jenson, Jenen, and March as being "Be a all Jenkins, Faye Better Parent Month." Midvale. Activities and programs have been centered around the family and Tax shelters will be examined at the Ruth Vine Tyler Branch A fireside was held Library, 315 Wood Street, Midvale, on Monday, Mar. 21 in the Midvale East First Ward. The April 5 at 7 p.m. Dale White and Lynn speaker was Spencer mm Is - . Copperview, Brookwood, Oakdale, and Riverton elementaries. She has also written many children's stories and poems, noting, "I After graduating from the usually wrote when there was a University of Utah in elementary need, when I need a story for a education, Mrs Dunyon moved to lesson, for example." Cedar City and later to Coalville hobby children." "My lunch." preplanning always works. If a child has already made a decision on what to do, when he is faced with that decision, there is no Mrs Dunyon temptation," continued, citing smoking as an example. fhey wouldn't be punished for something fhey did wrong If they come and talked with us about It." Starting with Jordan District in 1967, Mrs Dunyon assisted in developing media centers at But I was widowed two years ago, and when you don't have a partner, it's odd to do that. So instead, you mix with ladies in your same situation, and go out to on based decision "A "My children always knew schedule includes volunteering at Alta View Hospital working as a member of the State Board, of Retired School Workers, a position as secretary for the Days of '47 committee, 17 grandchildren, not to mention the year ahead of her as Mother of the Year. "I used to do a lot of entertaining. But the training begins early, Mrs Dunyon said, "If a child is taught correctly, taught what to do in a situation, he'll be prepared in that situation to do what's right. It's the same with manners, or anything else you teach your children. fcWrtj T'l "( lf ML. f |
