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Show OPINION SUMMIT COUNTY NEWS PAGE A2 Just a Thought BY CHERYL OVARD FEBRUARY 26, 2010 Regional News Notes Guide Dogs for the Blind, New Leash on Life Puppy Raising Club Support means so much to students... Thursday, March 4, from 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Guide Dogs for the Blind, New Leash on Life Puppy Raising club will host an Open House. Informational meeting at the Park City (Redstone) Petco, 6030 Market St. Adult and youth puppy raisers are needed who are willing to teach puppies obedience and social skills. Please join us or call (435) 657-0760 for information on how you can raise a Guide Dog puppy in the Park City area. For general information about our program, please visit wwwguidedogs.com . Summit County Republican Caucus Night Tuesday, March 23, 6:30 p.m. Locations: Kamas: South Summit Middle School. Coalville: North Summit High School. Park City: Park City High School. Summit County Republican Convention Wednesday, March 31, 6:30 p.m. Location - Park City High School. Kamas Utah LDS Stake Conference Saturday, Feb. 27, and Sunday, Feb. 28, the Kamas Utah Stake will hold their semi-annual conference at the Kamas Utah Stake Center in the Marion. Saturday at 7 p.m. is a session for all adults in the valley, and Sunday at 10 a.m. all people living within the Kamas Valley are invited to this two-hour meeting with a visiting General Authority, Elder Jon M. Huntsman of the Seventy. The Stake Presidency encourages all to attend. Attendees are asked to be punctual to all sessions, and to bring scriptures plus paper and pencil to record spiritual impressions. The general session will also be web cast to the Francis Ward building. Summit County News office hours When it comes to basketball, support and entertainment is the best in Summit County! Students, family and friends can be found in the basketball gyms of all of the high schools in Summit County - ready to cheer on their children, their neighbor's children, and the grandchildren! Students support their school activities with great enthusiasm, and they don't mind having mom and dad, or grandma and grandpa in the stands next to them! It has long been a tradition to also follow the games to the other end of Utah, going down South, to watch the playoffs and State tournament games. If one of the teams is beat out, then the fans turn their attention to the ones left in the tournament. Motels are full, cars are driving on the roads making the trek to see who will take the trophy home. Support means a lot to the kids, and they do really appreciate having parents and family in stadium. Once in a while they may even sneak a peek at their mom or dad after they score, just to see the smile on their face! Cheerleaders, drill teams, bands and mascots also follow the teams to add to the spirit of the games. Those who do not have the opportunity to go are excited now to know that they can listen or watch the games on the television. This support is carried on from generation to generation - with enthusiasm that never seems to end. Watching the youth excel is a great way to celebrate their accomplishments, and they learn from these experiences. They learn that they matter, and then if the game is lost, they also have the support needed to console their disappointment! Keep up the great work, kids! We love you and wish all of you good luck at State Basketball! Recycling Tip For The Week... The ultimate recycling program - body donation program A Latin reminder of purpose, Mortui vivos docent (the deceased teach the living), is found etched in anatomy laboratories worldwide. Profound as they may be, these words vastly understate the value of and the need for human anatomical material to further education and research at institutions throughout the Intermountain West. That's what Kerry Peterson writes on the University of Utah Body Donation Program website. Peterson is a Mortuary Scientist who is the director of the program administered by the Neurobiology and Anatomy Departments at the U. "Most people donate their bodies for altruistic purposes, particularly physicians and professors who want to give something back to science." says Peterson. "But there's also the consummate "recycler" who composted all their life, who wants to give back too." The process for donating your body is quite simple, adds Peterson. Notify the University of your wishes, they will then send you the forms and required documentation. Let your next of kin know too. The School of Medicine will pick up the bodies within a 50-mile radius of Salt Lake City at no expense to the family. When the death of a donor occurs outside that area, however, the family or estate is responsible for additional transportation expense. When death occurs outside the state, the family will also be responsible for funeral home expenses. Not all bodies are accepted. Some circumstances, such as, major recent surgery, traumatic accident, autopsy, ascites, edema, obesity, contagious disease, jaundice, or organ donation other than skin and eyes, may render the body tissues useless for study. And yes, if the donor or the family wants a funeral; that can be arranged but the family must pay the expenses. They should ask the mortician to consult with the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy before the body is prepared. Your anatomic gift will train present and future health care professionals, and provide access to vital anatomic material needed by scientists pursuing remedies for a wide range of human maladies. The Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy is committed to improving the quality of life through cutting edge biomedical research and education. Major discoveries in the department have already led to a deeper understanding of how embryos normally develop, and what events underlie serious birth defects including congenital heart defects, deafness disorders and vision abnormalities. To find out more about the University of Utah Body Donation Program, go to http: / / www.neuro.utah.edu For more Tasty Morsel Green Tips from Recycle Utah go to www.recycleutah.org . These Tasty Morsel Green Tips are brought to you by Recycle Utah - your community drop off recycling center. peaolfine is 7uesofay for aff at-Licks The Summit County News Has New Fax Number (435) 336-5502. Subscribe To The Summit County News! 336-5501 The Summit County News office hours will be the same each day - Open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for copies and other items of business. Please make a note of this change - The phone number for the office and fax remains the same: Office - (435) 336-5501; Fax - (435) 336-5502. You can reach Cheryl, Summit County News Editor, at (801) 898-0900. Office email is: summitconews@gmail.com; Cheryl's email is cheryl.ovard@gmail.com ; (can handle several photos at one time) or: clog@allwest.net (if not too many photos are being sent at one time) Pictures at The Summit County News Office There are many pictures at the Summit County News Office which have not yet been picked up. If you have left a picture, please stop in the Coalville Office, or if you have left them at Kamas, please stop in the Uinta Auto for pictures there. Thank you. Letters To The Editor Policy The Summit County News welcomes Letters To The Editor on any subject. They must adhere to the following guidelines: They must be received to the Coalville Office, P.O. Box 7, Coalville, UT 84017 no later than Monday noon to be considered for that week's issue of the paper coming out on Friday. The letters must be hand signed with full address and telephone number of the person writing the letter. 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