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Show 4 Vernal ExpfflSS Wednesday, December 11, 1985 Pepsi Hot Shot r j contest winners IjfAl i !f ) f - Several youths in the community participated in the Pepsi Hot Shot Contest at Uintah High School, but only three came away as winners The contest requires the participants to make as many baskets as possible at various distances from the net They were also timed on their efforts , ij In the year old boys division, Rhett Taylor emerged on top with 74 points Danny Bowden was the winner in the year old boys with 79 points 9-- 13-1- 5 Kim Kraft came out on top in the 5 year old division Kraft girls scored 58 points All three winners will be eligible to participate in the regional competiton in Salt Lake City For more information on upcoming programs offered by the recreation A1 contact Frank, department 13-1- as MOUNDS OF SNOW make Winterhawk an enticing past-tim- e the winter recreation facility plans to open this Friday. VIRGINIA ALLRED, president of Current Topics Club, presents Dwight Wetenkamp, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Christmas commit- tee, with a check for $2,000 to pay for the Christmas lights for the downtown Main Street trees Looking on is Marge Gagon, chairman of the lighting project, Current Topics donate $2,000 to help light Christmas trees Service and Christmas go hand in hand for the Current Topics Club, especially this year. As a service project, the club donated $2,000 to the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas committee for the purchase of Christmas lights and cords to decorate the downtown Main Street trees It is our way of saying thank you to the many merchants who donate each year to our club rummage sale, said Marge Gagon, chairman of the tree lighting project Marge serves as the member of the Current Topics Club assigned to the Chamber Christmas committee All the monies raised at the rum mage sale are used for community projects, stressed Virginia Allred, president of the club For the past ten years the club has purchased and sacked the candy for Santas visit to Vernal This year 670 sacks were filled The monies for the candy also comes from the rummage sale The Santas candy project was chaired by Maxine Miller. The 63 downtown trees were lit on Nov 30 as part of the ushering m of the Christmas season in Vernal The lights were strung by members of the Christmas committee, Mike Herbert, Kelly Lether, Kay Overson and the Vernal Jaycees The merchants each are responsible for the power to operate the lights Both the lighting of the downtown trees and the Dinosaur Gardens were new projects undertaken this year by the Christmas committee. When the two major projects were first discussed by the committee, Dwight Wekenkamp, chairman, though it might be too much for one year, but both projects have been completed and downtown is a showcase this Christmas Ive been overwhelmed, Wetenkamp said, by the support, both money and volunteers, weve had for these Christmas projects Winter recreation area to be open by Friday After a final inspection today by the U S Forest Service, the winter recreation facility, Winterhawk, will open this weekend The Winterhawk Recreation Area is nestled in the Ashley National Forest U S Highway 191, 28 miles north of Vernal at the 8,000 foot level The facility is located in an area that offers the winter sports enthusiast any variety of terrain or activity There are over 900 square miles of mountainous area to explore 100 miles of groomed snowmobile trails groomed by Uintah County and three y ski trails maintained by the Ashley National Forest and Uintah County cross-countr- Winterhawk offers visitors a warm place to relax by the fire, get a good meal, information about the area or guide services through the forest for either the ski or said Bill snowmobile enthusiast, Calder, Winterhawk owner and operator Two snowcats are based at the VULTURE BEES Not all bees feed on pollen and nec- tar, says National Wildlifes Ranger Rick magazine In the forests of South America there are bees that gobble up dead snakes, anteaters and other forest creatures Theyre named appropriately enough vulture bees Tips Ear infection in children By Larry Wilcken, M.D. Editors Note: Information for this article was taken from various medical journals. Acute ear infection is the most prevalent disease in children brought to a doctors office Children not treated appropriately can develop long term hearing loss and subsequent learning diabilities Several new treatments to prevent recurrent infections have been tried, but to this date, none have proven very successful Pneumococcal vaccination therapy in some cases Sulfa is often the recommended agent of choice when one is trying to prevent recurrent infection In large studies of this problem it has been found that some children never have symptoms to warn parents of infections These are only found in routine well child office examinations Failure to resolve ear infections .v.thin a 3 month period, suggests that the middle ear is possibly m danger The child at this point is probably a bonafide candidate for tubes Adenoidectomy, previously recommended is now rejected No clear case for benefit from such surgery has been made Last of interest m this field is the recent suggestion that prolonged breast feeding may have some protective factors yet to be lllucidated In summary, acute ear infections should be treated with appropriate antiobiotic therapy for each episode Recurrent ear infections should be treated with prophalatic antibiotic sulfa This failing, tubes are the treatment of choice Children over two year of age may be helped by pneumococcal vaccination does not seem to stop recurrent infections in children under the age of two This age group is most at risk However, over age of two, vaccine may be helpful Using decongestants such as Dimatapp has proven in several studies to be counterproductive A traditional course of antibiotics is found to be most effective in initial treatment of ear infections If the infections become recurrent and of a chrome nature, changes of antiobiotic treatment are sometimes needed along with extended preventive Thanks to the firemen who, with quick action and thought at the fire Monday night, saved our boats. Voy Julius & Jess Gilbert Winterhawk Recreation area in addition to snowmobile and ski rentals Ski schools are also offered There will be numerous winter activities offered through the winter at the recreation area Bobsleigh rides and snowmobile races are among the planned activities We have had a lot of help m opening up, said Calder Umtah County has been especially instrumental in helping us The Uintah Basin Health Department approved the facility earlier this week or 789 5775 789-225- If you've tried everything and still can't make ends meet. Vernal Express Call 789-351- 1 X FREESTONE Security Service Going out of town on vacation? Help keep your home safe for the holidays. We safety lock all doors and windows. We check your home 3 times a night 7 days a week. P.O. Box 34 - Vernal. Utah 789-221- 6 CEEE Recently one of our emplpyees was caught moonlighting. financial consultation. IDS wants to help you achieve greater financial security. 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