Show Wednesday March 30 1991 THE RICHFIELD REAPER 11 B Nursing Home: Lesson In Life Elaine Blackburn Administrator Richfield Care Center The following is a special article I came across and wanted to share w ith our many friends and readers Salvatore Centile Reprinted from The Xew York By Time Everyone should go to a nursing home People should go not when they are old but while they still know where they are while their eyes perceive shapes clearly not as indistinguishable shapes that disappear in the distance They should go while there is enough strength in their arms to give a firm handshake before it becomes a struggle just to lift a fork to their lips They should go to a nursing home while they are still able to turn on their heels and walk out the same way they came in I do it every week My father has been in the same one for almost two years now — flat on his back mostly They brought him in for reasons I still have trouble pro- nouncing: degenerative heart condition and arteriosclerosis advanced arthritis and a host of other ail- ments Lamanite Generation This is one of the many dances which is per- formed by the Lamanite Generation world- renown performing group from Brigham Young University The group will perform Saturday April 9 in the Snow College Activities Center in Ephraim ' Lamanite Generation1 Readies Snow College Show On April 9 EPHRAIM — The Snow College Eagle Club and LDSSA have announced Brigham Young University's Lamanite Generation will be performing its show"Living Legends" at Snow College on Saturday April 9 The program will be at 7:30 pm in the Activity Center Tickets are now on sale at Deuel Builders & Supply in Mt Pleasant Kent's Market in Ephraim Burns Saddlery in Salina and at Carl Sleek Insurance in Richfield The cost is S3 for students S5 for adults and S20 for a family pass The Lamanite Generation presents the tradition of ancient civilizations as well as the color and vitality of today's ethnic music and dance from North and South America and the South Pacific Performed by talented natives of these cultures the show weaves the intriguing rituals of the North American Indians with the enchantment of the Polynesian Islands and vibrant rhythms of Latin America The full program lasts 90 minutes with authentic ethnic dances as well as numbers choreographed by members and leaders of the group The group has traveled throughout the United Slates and to more than 37 foreign countries with its unique mixture of traditional and contemporary song and dance Nearly all of the group’s costumes arc genuine native clothing made locally in the region being portrayed The two local sponsoring groups arc both student organizations affiliated with Snow College The Eagle Club represents the Native American population at the school and the LDSSA group is from the LDS Institute on campus Antimony News Fishing In The Wind Betty C Wiley Dr Davis and sons visited the Garth Roberts and fished on a very windy day Troy Fielding nephew of the Cyrus Ficldings is working at Skycrcck Ranch the former Calvin Poll Dairy Mona Rac Twitchcll is reportedly feeling better after being ill for several days Shannon and Julie Allen’s baby is home from Utah Valley Regional Medical Center for a few days Julie's parents the Furscs of Macon Ga arc visiting Margaritc Glcavc underwent surgery at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and is due home soon The Farmers Home Administration (FmllA) is accepting nominations for County Committee elections for Sevier & Wayne County This notice is issued to inform eligible voters of the right to nominate candidates by petition Copies of the petition and instructions on its completion can be obtained from your local FmHA office Visiting Van and Betty Wiley were her nephew and his family Gary and Mary Ellen Coppingcr Cortez Colo who were cn route to Las Vegas to meet their son San Diego Calif and daughter Denver Colo who was on spring break The Donal Hclquists Elsinore visited the Garth Roberts A skit was performed by Koami DcLangc and Sandi Daley led a sing-alon- g at the LDS Relief Society's dinner Persons nominated should have an interest in a farm as an owner tenant or sharecropper within the county or area in which activities of the county or area committee arc carried out They must be citizens of the United States or aliens lawfully admitted to the United States for pcrmancntrcsidcnccand be well qualified forcommittcc work Spouses of those persons w ho meet the eligibility criteria arc also eligible for nomination for election to the county committee Nominations must be received in Richfield County Office no later than May 19 1994 FmHA committee elections arc open to all eligible voters without regard to race color religion national origin age political affiliation marital status sex andor handicap The Harold Hollaways Las Vegas are spending the summer their daughter Sandi Daley Charla Ann Ricketts was chosen as her school district's teacher of the year in Las Vegas w ith He and I have another word for it — old age The years it seems ganged up on him all once The same man who only a year ago started wearing glasses woke up old one morning and was rushed to the hospital He had been progressively slowing down but I overlooked the warnings signs I refused to admit the truth Putting a father in a nursing home was something loving children just did not do I was afraid of taking him to such a place - afraid it represented a betrayal of all he had done for me Those first months when I saw him in his new surroundings that fear seem justified He had a bewildered look on his face and a hospital dressing gown on his back He has had one like it ever since There were tubes leading into his arms And a plastic identification band around his wrist And cheery strangers popping their heads into his room exhorting him to be a "good boy" I was ashamed of w hat I had done to him I wanted to wrap my coat over his shoulders take him back home But then what? Who would stay with him? Who would see to it that he ate and bathed and didn't fall down going from one room to the other? I resented having to entrust my father to outsiders I was angry at old age for having claimed him so fast and for a while I directed my hostility at the very people who were do the most for him Time changed that I always knew that nursing homes provided the constant material care that older people demanded But that is only part of it They provide intangibles I knew nothing about — a barrage of hugs and kisses that help assuage the fear of death For their charges they make the remaining years meaningful In my father's case it is not simply that He is still very much alive and they make sure he knows it They cut his nails and shave him as if he were going out on the town They protect his dignity They have managed to teach me a thing or two as well I don't lie to myself about my father's condition anymore I don't pretend he will be leaving his room someday to resume the way of life he left behind But the days he has left as many of them as there arc needn't be empty I can't do anything to make him younger Or to reattach the leg he lost to poor circulation but I can make the remaining time together rewarding — for both of us I can remind him of all the things he has done to be proud of If he is too sleepy to talk when I visit I bring a magazine or a newspaper and read it out loud The sound of my voice feels good to him So does my hand stroking his forehead We see each other more than ever and draw on each other's strength to deal with what lies now ahead A nursing home once represented a beginning of the end My father and I don't see it that way now Now it's just another place to be together Plant Georgia-Pacifi- c Rates Tops In Safety SIGURD — Georgia-Pacifi- c recordable injury rate Georgia-Pacific- ’s Corp's gypsum plant in Sigurd has tied for the National Gypsum Sigurd plant worked all of 1993 with zero recordable injuries The industry average rale is 539 award for its excellent safely record in 1993 The Peerless Division is the highest safety recognition in the National Gypsum Association's un- Sigurd is one of 18 plants to compete for the National Gypsum Association s safety award Georgia-Pacifi- c is one of the world's largest forest products companies with more than 400 operations across the country and approx- Association's der 172000 Peerless Division work-hou- r category The award is given to plants w ith the best safety performances according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) imately 50000 employees The company is based in Atlanta Ga HATS OFF TO OUR DOCTORS AT SEVIER VALLEY HOSPITAL! Dr Roger Blomquist Radiology Dr Robert Potts Dr David Collins Internal Medicine Dr Blake Zobell Family Practice Podiatry Pulmonary Disease Dr Greg Morford Family Practice Dr Jeffrey Brown Family Practice Dr David Crimin Family Practice Dr Jeffrey Chappell Family Practice Dr Mark Greenwood Family Practice Dr Lynn B Rowe General Surgery DOCTOR'S DAY Wednesday March 30 1994 ijl It's the formula for pure performance found only at your Sea-Do- o watercraft dealer Mammoth new 72hp 50 Piece Chicken McNuggets5 T tuned powerplant plus stainless steel impeller plus Bombardier V-- ” pipe plus progressrve-pitc- h Taken to the power of GTX Formula jet pump-- it all adds up to Sea-Do- o 650cc twin cart) Rotax rq Extra Large Fries Bottomless Pitcher Of Soft Drink 2- EVBtfBoon Down" The Hot Rod of the Yacht Club Set o Now boarding at your watercraft dealer the 1994 GTX' Loaded with high-tec- h extras this year boasting a mammoth 72hp 650cc twin cart) Rotax powerplant And tuned pipe progressive pitch Stanleys steel impeller and Bombardier Formula s jet pump For those who pre'er their accommodations with vroom service EVERYBODY'S O new DOW 99 Plus Tax Daily From 4 PM Until Closing IT Locally Owned And Operated By Dale & Michelle Gibson Richfield Tlaza Jorgensen's Honda 980 South Main Richfield 896-640- 8 TOLL FREE What you want is what you get McDonald's r |