Show Millard County 2 - Page USPS Thurs Feb 12 1987 letters Teacher to Parent Helping your child succeed by Betty Condie President Utah Education Association Parents want the best for their children Health problems can threaten that hope More is asked if a child with diabetes than of other children and parents sometimes expect that child to be more disciplined than many adults At other times it is normal for parents to want to “give in” to their child’s every desire to make up for the diabetes While this tendency is normal avoid it if you can Do not spoil your child baby him or her or give special privileges particularly when the child has brothers and sisters Special privileges given to the child with diabetes can cause hard feelings and tensions in the other children As much as possible treat shots tests and eating as routine and treat your diabetic child the same as you treat your other children In this atthe child will feel that mosphere diabetes is just one part of life and learning to cope will come naturally Just as resentment over extra atten tion can cause a nondiabetic child to resent a diabetic one diabetes can add stress to other relationships as well for instance between parents and between the child and parents Sometimes if a family is already troubled this tension can push the family over the edge causing marital or other problems which require professional help Raising a child takes judgments and firm but loving discipline You are right to encourage your youngster to learn and to have standards of behavior But do allow the child to be a child Praise your child generously when diabetes control is good When lapses occur give help and understanding Never ridicule Accept the fact that diabetes management will not always be perfect Backing the child with a supportive family that treats diabetes is the best way to give your child confidence and pride Calendar Community Jan Feb 18 Tryouts for “Guys and Dolls” pm Delta North Elementary Exercise for seniors Pahvant Valley Center Sharon Blad Terri Winslow Quilters workshop Mom’s Crafts snd Fabrics 9:30 am Feb 21 Banquet and program “Crisis in planning for the future Agriculture” 7 pm Fillmore Stake Center Feb 23 West Millard ComAerobics Aqua munity Pool Feb 24 Fillmore Elementary PTA election of officers Feb 25 Scuba Diving Class begins West Millard Pool 14 Basic EMT Course in Fillmore Call Kent Dalton for information Jan 14 Feb 11 Traveling Art display Delta City Library pm Feb 9 14 National FHS Week Feb 9 - 23 Art Exhibit and Open House pm Millard Fillmore Library Feb 9 - 27 for erodible cropland in Conservation Reserve USDA’s program Feb 12 Eagle Scout Recognition Banquet Delta 3rd & 4th Ward 7 pm $8 per plate Feb 13 M E Bird dance Sweetheart Center music by the “Moonlighters” 9:30 pm $150 per person Feb 17 Utah Crop Improvement meeting Delta City Bldg 9 Sponsored by USU Extension Winter swimming lession begin West Millard Community Pool Program and banquet “Crisis in Agriculture” Planning for the future Delta South Elementary 7 pm Tickets available USU extension through office Mar 3 James L Kern speaking: Dr “Understanding Ourselves and Tickets available at Millard Others” County Extension offices Delta and Filjmor? WEUTHE a Delta Area Kml B V Fillmore Area T B Jflli-r- Rogers There are some interesting with writing and pictures around front and back They remind me of the depression days when there was writing on our clothing We couldn’t eet it off the flour sacks All the flour came in 50 pound sacks Every family bought flour that was soon used up in the days of large families and making bread at home The sacks were white good heavy cotton material dyed with the brand and logo of the milling company They were useful for many things but it was hard to get the print out no matter how they were soaked and scrubbed with home made soap After the flour sacks were washed and blown in the wind they were good for helping fill the clothing needs of the family There were flour sack undershirts and shirts shorts petticoats Back in the days of flour bloomers sack clothing girls always always and dresses wore “bloomers” One day a group of young folks were sleigh riding over the snow covered fields in a horse drawn home made JOHN WATERBURY Dear John Letters Dear John Sometime ago I read an article on something called “Fetal Alcohol Syndrome” It described the harmful effects of alcohol on the fetus Well I don’t drink but I smoke a little Is there any danger in that or should I give up all my vices? Dear TIT You have good reason to be concerned Many women are unaware of the damage that may occur to the unborn child as a result of drug of chemical use FAS or Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is receiving a lot of attention right now but there are other substances to be aware of as well You mentioned that you smoke a little Medical research indicated that both you and your husband should stop smoking during your pregnancy Nicotine constricts the blood vessels and reduces the blood flow This in turn decreases the oxygen supply and nutrients to your baby Possible problems that may occur with heavy smoking include: underweight babies who are more likely to develop health proand premature blems miscarriage delivery Drugs of all kinds should be avoided unless prescribed by a physician That includes aspirin laxatives nose sprays etc Even large amounts of caffeine in tea coffee and cola may cause significant problems So play it safe In addition to talking to your physician there are several books that may be of Orrin was entitled Fred Ott’s The first motion picture film to be copyrighted Sneeze and it was registered on January 7 1894 It starred Fred Ott sneezing Millard County The Chronicle Progress Just for Today USPS Loot'd Lei's (hink about when we were told about alcohol and other drugs when we Coffee were children (caffeine) cigarettes (nicotine) whiskey and beer (alcohol) are no good for children Only big people can use these substances Children are going to be big people someday and are told throughout their and adolescence to act grownup mature Part of showing this maturity is to mimick what adults do wonder why so many teenagers are getting in trouble for possession and consumption of tobacco and alcohol? 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V & pm ALANON: Thurs UlH Ufa niVtl r— Mon Meetings: 5M0 t ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS PROBLEMS? 9 Call Geno: TEENAGE MI8HI4H8tHt £ sleigh The sleigh hit a drift and the girls tumbled into the soft snow dresses flew There exposed to the embarrased sleigh riders laughing were the words “Self Rising” Things improved During the 1940’s most flour and feed for chickens and turkeys came in large cotton sacks but the print was on paper that could be soaked off The sacks were of printed material plaids flower prints and color designs Many boys and girls went to school in shirts and dresses made of feed sacks There were many other uses for feed sacks Folks hand dried dishes then on feed sacks They were good for curtains for sheets for the kids’ beds sewed together they were good for a quilt lining with inNow the kids wear teresting writing front and back like the flour sack days but the words are shirt No ones different says Gem flour General Mills Turkey Red or Family Pride Mary Henrie interest along these lines “The Maternity Source Book” by Wendy and Matthew Lesko (Warner Books) is a good one Dear John I have a friend who uses cocaine and says there are no problems at all He has been doing it for a long time and he seems okay Is it possible to use cocaine safely? Ogden Observer Dear OO: For years it was thought cocaine was relatively safe to use as a recreational drug Many stated that it was not addicting but today the evidence is overwhelmingly against it Sniffing cocaine can mimic allergies change an allergy into a chronic disease and prevent the mucous from responding to routine nasal care Allergic rhinitis (head congestion and runny nose) is a common malady Usually it does not respond to normal allergy treatment Cocaine can make blood vessels constrict in spasms and even rupture This helps to explain the problems cqcaine users often have with blood pressure In and strokes brain hemorrhage these higher doses it can even be fatal My advice is to warn your friend of even users these dangers though mpst ignore such warnings until problems occur Typical problems to expect include financial problems mood swings depression paranoia and physical problems Do not be fooled by what he says is harmless fun His perception will be altered as time passes and problems will develop They always do When the right time comes help him get the necessary help at a treatment center CONFIDENTIALLY: If forty million people believe in a dumb idea it’s still a dumb idea Middle America by Bob Thomas His name was Orrin Helgoe and he was perhaps best known for a painting of an Indian astride a cayuse with bowed head The scene was a time of sunset on the plains and it was entitled "Trail’s End” It's in a private collection today I met Orrin in Colorado a year or two before I went out on the road was helping a guy put a manuscript together and renting an apartment in Colorado City Orrin and a young woman half his age were sharing an apartment a door or two away They seemed more father and daughter to me but there may have been a touch of jealousy there She was and an extremely beautiful one of his former students during his tenure as a professor of art at Southern Colorado State University Pueblo Orrin tired of the classroom after 15 years for whatever were his own I didn’t know much more reasons about him then than what he wanted to tell me over our rituals of morning coffee and cigarets I knew that he had done the mural on one of the long walls of the new courthouse complex in Pueblo I knew he was born on a ranch in Wyoming That he went to school “back east” had been recently divorced after a lengthy separation had lost everything to his and agonized over his decision to leave the university He told me all of that He was also extremely jealous of young Heidi she of the white skin and TO THE EDITOR Applauds mayor’s efforts I would like to publicly recognize and applaud the untiring and continuous effort made by Mayor Keith Gillins and the Fillmore City Council Millard County Commissioner Abe Johnson and Mushroom Farm Plant Manager Ralph Horio and his staff who all have so unitedly and dependently worked to see that our Plant in Fillmore has Mushroom reopened and has remained open with uninterthe prospects of continued rupted operation Some in the county have taken this industry for granted and failed to and very recognize the significant positive impact it has on all of us Its recent closing by its commpany’s creditor has awakened many to the vital role this industry plays in our area economy I have heard it said quite frequently in the last 2 Yi weeks “What can we do? We can’t let the plant close it’s doors!” To all of you who have let this be known or have felt this concern I applaud you also When we are working so hard to attract industry to our area it is vital that we keep and maintain that which we have situations have Many unfortunate resulted since the plants first closing on January 16 but due to the untiring and successful efforts of those parties mentioned above those situations have been worked through minimized or resolved It appears now that the immediate crisis has passed and we are on a positive road to recovery of a very vital industry Let’s all unitedly hope that a forthcoming sale of this facility in the near future will continue to promote and enhance a bright new future for an industry we ALL need to ap- preciate having Robert E Sanderson Fillmore My Opinion Community Responsibility by Ruth Hansen Almost everyone would like to see additional business or industry come into the area Most of us give little thought to the part we play in attracting and keeping these businesses None will come just because the area needs them They come only when they feel there is an opportunity to make a profit If we want to attract and keep business we must patronize that business If we want to attract industry we must have the resources that industry is looking for We have been fortunate in the past to have natural resources nearby that were needed by Brush Berylium the cement plant the lime plant and IPA or fabricating Manufacturing dustries may look for something other than natural resources Sometimes this is an attractive setting social or recreational opportunities for its work force or perhaps educational facilities to train their workers Many complain about tax dollars being spent on golf courses boat docks and parks but swimming pools businesses look at these amenities when searching for new locations Good schools are also always on the want list of industries coming into an area And then there is the general “looks” of the community Delta has recently been characterized by at least one visitor thinking of locating a business here as being “junky looking” Are you in part responsible for this judgment? Take a look at your property Was your weed crop bountiful last summer and left standing? How about that old pig pen hen house or corral? Do you really need them now? I sometimes think that in the minds of Delta’s citizens that part of the street right of way reserved for utilities and sidewalks belongs to the city when the weeds need cutting or gravel is wanted but it belongs to them when they have a trailer camper piece of machinery or an old car that needs parking space Main Street is usually the first and sometimes the only part of Delta visitors see There are lots along it that do not leave a good impression but sometimes a very lasting one that is not favorable We need to generate more pride in our surroundings a sense of communifor those surrounty responsibility and a willingness to do dings something to improve them Here is the challenge Let us begin to meet it New column is a new weekly “My Opinion” feature of the editorial page Readers are welcome to submit columns of 800 words (two type written double spaced pages) Subject matter is unlimited but we reserve the right of rejection and unsigned articles will not be considered We encourage readers to take advantage of their First Amendment rights of free expression Search for “Middle America” blonde hair who worked as a cocktail waitress at the local Best Western Motel lounge He didn’t have to tell me that We didn’t have much to do with each other beyond those hours in early am In the afternoons he’d paint I’d write In the evenings I’d and he’d sit in the lounge keeping an eye on Heidi I loaned him my car to make a fast trip to Wyoming during a week or two in the dead of winter His didn’t have a heater maybe it had one but it didn’t work Other than that we were simply neighbors Just two guys who were trying to make it in their respective creative fields and who happened to live within a coffee pot’s aroma of each other There came a time in the spring of ’81 when I wrapped up my contract and was heading for Arizona We were having our last nosh together and he said to me “Let’s keep in touch huh?” I agreed and we did for that summer autumn and early winter Then his letters stopped but I didn’t give that much thought I figured he was doing better than I was He had spoken of I was working as minor commissions a bartender and pecking away at a novel Besides he had Heidi I wasn’t worried about him I didn’t get back to that southeast corner of the Centennial State until the autumn of ’82 and then only for a brief stay I didn’t bother to look him up I next got back there during Easter week of ’86 I had a little more time then so I called the university to learn if anyone knew where I might find him I was told he had hanged himself on Christmas day of 1982 A young structor agreed to talk to me if I’d drop by the school The young man showed me newspaper clippings According to hospital and police reports Orrin had checked into a Pueblo hospital on the morning of December 24 No major ailments apparently He was there for a routine Nothing more the articles said than an annual physical They found him hanging from a bathroom door His neck in bedsheet noose I wondered if anyone knew where Heidi was I didn’t even know her last name The young instructor knew her She had left Orrin a week before he entered the hospital Where she was at the moment he had no idea And Orrin’s body? His came down from Wyoming and claimed it A police sergeant was helpful He looked up the file There was no note No request for manner of burial No will No instructions for disposition of personal belongings I’ve often wondered what happened to the portrait he was doing of me those mornings when we sipped coffee puffed away at cigarets and exchanged dreams t |