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Show V Souffi CetiM to Supplement To: Gunnison Valley News - The Salina Sun Garfield County News The Richfield Reaper VOLUME 3 NUMBER 27 WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1982 Regional Training Center fund so had to find some place else to struction. Folding partitions provide go. Mt. Nebo Training Center was for areas fix' teacher conferences, suggested because it was funded which is three times a year. A kitchen through the Division of Family Ser- equipped with steam table and ovens facility designed and built especially vices to serve adults over 21 years old. from which hot lunches are served each for the handicapped. day from food prepared at the The center had its beginning as a Day The center has clients coming to elementary school and transported to Care Center in the late 1960's in a home. Nephi from as far south as Salina, the center. Vera Paxman and Betty Ellertson were Kanosh, Delta, Hinckley, Deseret and e A large room is used instrumental in its beginning. all of Sanpete County. for cafeteria, programs, parties and In 1979 the Juab School District ob- Physical Education classes. A large 80 By 1971, Kenneth D. Beardall became the director and the Day Care School tained land in the Nephi Industrial by 120 foot room for a shop that has became the Mt. Nebo Training Center. Park. The school district donated the modern equipment to meet the needs of It was then they started in the old land to Trail, Inc. (a non profit the sheltered workshop. school house east of Main Street on 1st organization of the six counties) for the All equipment has guards for the North. new Mt. Nebo Training Colter. The name Trail stands for Training, protection of the clients who operate was passed When Public Law them. They have a dust collecting Rehabilitation, Advancement, Into carry away the sawdust. This by Congress in 1972, there was a system dependence and Life Enrichment. requirement of an appropriate shop is big enough for students to cut for all school age handicapped By 1981, (dans for a new 16,400 square out and assemble their products. They children up to 21 years of age foot building were on hand. The new can also store them until they are ready within the limits of his or her center is a joint enterpise of trail to be shipped out. . capabilities. These programs had been Inc., Farmers Home Administration and Juab School District. The original operated by school districts from their Students have released time beginning. Programs were housed in estimate of the new school was $1.2 Seminary classes for those desiring it, all sorts of buildings, most of them million. However the cost was aptaught by Baughan Paxman. never designed to meet the needs of proximately $539,000. They were able to This year there are 4H classes in a handicapped person. Just some get a loan from U.S.D.A. Farmers available that were too outdated for a Home Administration for $352,000 and gardening and sewing. LaMont Works, modern normal school education. The $187,000 was generated from the clients Delta, spends one day a week at school handicapped had to learn to adjust to of the Sheltered Workshop to help with to help with this. The clients are them. the funding of the new facility. responsive and eager to watch their seeds come up and grow. School started in August, 1981. The By 1977 some of the clients had The became too old to receive aid any building has two offices and three sewing classes are being longer from the districts educational classrooms for the special ed in- - taught by Mrs. Ralph Peterson and daughter from Scipio. They come in every Thursday and conduct their classes in sewing and knitting. Mt. Nebo Training center NEPHI is located in the Industrial Park at 1470 North 200 West in Nephi and is a new multi-purpos- 94-1- 4-- H Gerentological Research Blasts Myths of Old Age myths about old age of illness, unhap-piencause many people to dread life beyond 65 when instead they should be looking forward to it. Commonly-hel- d that its a time shows that ss Recent gerontological research the vast majority of people are relatively healthy and happy into their seventies and eighties and even nineties,!. writes Bernice Hunt in the June Readers digest. Stress: It Can Be Properly Dealt With Its impossible to avoid stress in our daily lives. Even lovers exchanging passionate kisses show signs of stress their pulses race, breathing quickens, hearts beat faster. good defense against stress. Attitude determines whether we perceive any experience as pleasant or unpleasant, and adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one. Since theres no way to live comthe key is to pletely stress-freWays to do that includee taking a recognize our typical response to favorable view toward your work; stress and then to modulate our lives in forgetting lifes unpleasant incidents; accordance with it, says Hans Selye, not carrying grudges. the scientist who invented the notion of stress more than 40 years ago. Another ingredient in his recipe for a antidote is for people to find a stress to for its important people Selye says know their personal limits of stress balance in their life between egosim endurance. Some people are like turtles and altruism, what he calls altruistic looking out for yourself by and require peace, quiet and a egoism while being necessary to others. generally tranquil environment, and racehorses like he are adds, others, Selye says everyone can attain this thrive on stress. You neednt discuss the goal. Thats why he thinks its wrong to equivalent of the theory of relativity or generalize sweepingly that overwork write the worlds greatest symphony to and excessive striving are dangerous. achieve that state. You can work at All that does, he says, is to create being a good teacher, a good baker, a If a danger good neighbor. And striving to make unnecessary anxiety. does exist, it is that some people yourself even more useful and mistake their own type and push necessary is an aim that you can safely beyond their normal stress endurance. pursue throughout your life, and one that will protect your from the worst of That should be avoided. all modern social stresses, purSelye also finds the proper attitude a poselessness. e, A still large number would enjoy old age if it were not for misconceptions they hold, she adds. Among some often more baseless myths people hold about old age are these: At 65, youre over the hill." These days, people who are over the hill at 65 are usually those who expect to be, says Hunt. Sixty-fiv- e is now he When of feel that life. it doesnt prime way, theres something wrong that needs correcting. Most old people are poor. Results Harris survey released in October 1981 showed that 68 percent of the of respondents under 65 thought lack of money was a serious problem for those over 65. But only 17 percent of those over 65 agreed. Old people lose their sex drive. According to the Sex Information Council of the United States and the National Institute on Aging, most people enjoy sex throughout their life. Although functional changes usually do occur, sexual ability continues indefinitely. Old people became senile. Because this fear is groundless, professionals in the field of gerontology dont even use the term senility. Problems people used to attribute to old age and says Hunt, are actually senility, caused by treatable factors such as reactions to drugs, poor nutrition or sensory impairment. Old people are usually sick. Again the evidence speaks otherwise. People over 65 have about half as many acute illnesses as those between 17 and The landscaping and sprinkling system started last fall will be finished this spring and summer. 44. Once weve freed Says Hunt: ourselves of myths about old age, we can help the elderly and ourselves to live creatively and stay actively involved throughout life. Most people wind up in nursing homes. Today, less than five percent of old people are in nursing homes and most of those are over 85. The staff at Mt. Nebo Training Center extends invitation to all to come by and see the building and the clients at work. The busses arrive in the morning at 9:00 a.m. and leave at 2:30 p.m. Gunnison Man to Direct Pageant The Chief Kanosh Pageant will be Mike has a lot of experience that goes performed in Fillmroe again this beyond the teaching capacity, he summer and for the first time, the began directing plays in high school pageant will have a (Orem) and has had a pasison for it director, Michael Eaton who currently ever since. Mike was selected to teaches drama at Gunnison Valley direct Families Are Forever at the Zion Canyon Amphitheatre. Since that High. was an outdoor production, the exIve never seen the Chief Kanosh he gained from thathe says perience I Eaton So confesses. dont pageant, will him in his direction of the help have any preconceived notions about Chief Kanosh Pageant. how it should be. He says his rehearsals will start promptly at 6:30 p.m. beginning July 6. Performances run August 11 through August 14. Children will not begin rehearsals until July 22 or 23. Eaton has had a wide range of experience in the acting and theatrical field to qualify him to be the director for the pageant this year. , Another facet of Mikes abilities come from his experience with movies. He appeared in portions of The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again and a segment of televisions How the West Was Won. He is also appearing in the movie Bottom to be released this summer. Mr. Eatons Gunnison Hes a graduate of Southern Utah productions include: Youre State College, Cedar City. Being there enabled him to work with the Shakespearian Festival. After college, he taught in Fredonia for two years before accepting his present position at Gunnison Valley High. Hes married to Mary Beth Winget from Monroe. They live in Gunnioson with their three children. This summer, he will be teaching the Upward Bound Course at Snow College something he has done before. High A Good Man Charlie Borwn, Ten Little Indians, Wait Until Dark, Fiddler on the Roof, and "Whose Life Is It Anyway? The last play was taken to the Theatre Conference at the University of Utah. Next year he would like to get a production together that could be taken on the road". All of these things seem to indicate a man who is ambitious and not afraid to tackle a big job. He certainly has a lot Teen Smoking Experiments' Usually Lead to Addiction The best encouragement for parents to quit smoking is to consider the influence of their cigarette habit on their children, according to an article in the current issue of Families Magazine. And for those who need a little more urging, they are urged to take account of what can happen to kids who start smoking at an early age. The article states youngsters whose parents smoke are far more likely to take it up themselves. If both parents smoke, the child is about twice as likely to start as a youngster from a family where no one smokes. More frightening is the fact that pre-tee- n and teen-ag- e smoking habits are of lifelong major determinates cigarette consumption. And the younger they start, the greater the eventual risk of illness smoking-relate- d and death. day also is risking his health and life. Although no research has been done the chronic effects of three-a-dastudies done on smoking to adults who habitually smoke one to 10 cigarettes a day have clearly shown there is no known safe level of says Dr. Joanne Luoto, smoking, acting director of the federal office on Smoking and Health. on teen-ager- The lure of tobacco is particularly s and young teeninviting to agers. Even those who vehemently opposed their parents smoking tend to pre-teen- forget the hazards themselves when they enter junior high school. Many of these smokers feel smoking makes them look cool or grown up, according to the article. The fact is that a teen-age- r who may claim to be a nothing smoker a habit of no more than three cigarettes a f V' y .A W'h - LJ V ' n Michael Eaton, Gunnison Valley High school drama director, goes over script of Chief Kanosh pageant ideas and enthusiasm for the pageant. Two Fillmroe residents will be helping Mike. Steve Anderson will be production manager and Diane Moyes will be the childrens director. Steve Anderson, as production manager, will be working with the practical logistics of the play and facilitate all of the comings and goings on stage. Steve and his wife Diane are both from Rockford, 111. They came west to attend BYU and now live in Fillmore with their two children. At Millard High School, Steve is the teacher of drama, senior English, and college English. On weekends he works as an announcer for KNAK radio in Delta. Steves theatrical and writing ex- perience is most impressive. For three years he was a writer and actor for the Lighthouse Repertoire Theatre. BYU has a professional writing group under the supervision of Emmy award winner Tad Danielewsski. Steve was a member of that group for awhile. In 1978 Steve won a competition for the best one-ac- t play. As to working on stage, Steve has had a lot of experience there. Besides being in a number of stage plays and films at BYU, he appeared in the movie Two Catch Two and was a member of an improvisational group that worked at Osmond Studios. Diane Moyes will be the childrens director. Once the children have been selected for the pageant, from the tryouts, Diane will have an acting class for them and then work with them in the pageant itself. s, Adds Dr. Luoto: The addictive potential , of cigarettes should not be underestimated by teen-ager- s. Any youngster who believes he or she can smoke only a few ciagarettes a day is risking the development of an addiction that is one of the meet difficult to break. of with student. Eaton will direct this years program in Fillmore. Rehearsals are now underway. '1 Dianes experience with the theatre began in Londan when she was ten years old. She began with pantomimes and stage plays there. When she grew up, she literally traveled around the world doing theatrical work. Eventually, her road led her to our community. She works at Fillmore Elementary as a speech therapist and as a cook at the hospital on weekends. Her home is in Holden where she lives with her four children. Diane is very enthusiastic about working with the children in the pageant this summer. Shes confident that she can help them do a good job. |