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Show 1 8 Vernal Express Wednesdoy, Dscembw 24, 1986 Sduccattion ! J 3 ! i 1 ! : (,' Grant given to Vernal arts group i . i " ' i r ; If , I " - r r r ' 1 i -! ' if 1 K . i , , j " ' - l . i I ;s V. s l a- t r vi Christmas, giving or bartering by A.J. Pease "I'm only giving a gift to people who will give me one." "I hope he doesn't give me a gift. Then I'll have to be nice to him or give him one." Have you ever heard comments like these? I have. I heard them just the other day. It's even been said that, "We often give things that will influence in-fluence what we hope to receive." There is a Christmas song that tells kids (all of us) not to pout, cry, or be bad. Then we can trade this behavior for favors from Santa Claus. These comments seem to indicate trading, bartering, negotiating and some form of obligation. In other words each of these interactions have conditions attached. In fact it almost sounds like working out a business deal. Something seems to be outa whack. A gift is anything given or received without qualification or condition. Holidays are usually established to help us remember and to learn. Christmas is to help us remember to celebrate not only the birth but also the life and even the death of One who showed us how to give. He demonstrated unconditional giving. He gave the gift with no condition at Teacher to Parent Helping your child succeed X) by Betty Condie President, Utah Education Discipline As we help our children grow and learn, sooner or later we must use some form of discipline. Punishment, if used properly.will produce rapid changes in children's behavior. I strongly recommend, however, that parents use punishment sparingly. It does encourage the child to refrain from misbehavior, but your real task as a parent is to teach the child to be a person. By using the more positive methods you can teach the child positive ways of behaving. Effective punishment relies on withholding rewards or privileges and provides a clear cut method of earning earn-ing them back. Before punishing, it is a good idea to give a cue (a physical or verbal warning that the behavior is to stop at once). Then punishment should follow immediately im-mediately after the offense so that the child understands the association between bet-ween the misbehavior and the punishment. punish-ment. Always try to remain calm Jennifer G. lytle fi slcighful "-f .' '" ! tOQllourrrienasana patrons! v Uliitiili I'ncUini! Cii.lAJE It I f!ar YwW f 'uV'i'4 400 No, VfPl ., Vtf(it, 789 J08i S tached. It wasn't a process of earning or bartering. Having the holiday helps us remember. The learning part comes from what we do about it. Is it possible possi-ble for us to learn to give without conditions con-ditions attached? And just as important, impor-tant, can we learn to receive unconditionally? Can we give without expecting anything in return even a thank you? A thank you is a form of reward or payment. Can we receive a gift without feeling obligated to do something in return? Have you ever struggled with receiving a compliment? Is it possible for us to give the gift . which has the least condition of all the anonymous gift? Or must we attach at-tach to our offering the condition of being be-ing recognized and known for our deed? Christmas giving and receiving is for our learning and growing. We each deal with it at our own stage of development. Each step toward giving and receiving without attached conditions condi-tions results in inner peace. It is this peace which causes peace on earth. There will be more on right-left brain next week. Association while punishing. Anger is likely to engender the hate feelings in the person per-son being punished. Design the punishment to fit the child and the offense. Carefully weigh your child's reaction to a punishment to avoid damage to the child. In all cases, the cardinal rule is to punish the behavior, not the child. Hatred builds quickly when punishment punish-ment hurts the child physically. Physical punishment should be neither severe nor prolonged. It can be harmful harm-ful to a child and often does not accomplish ac-complish the goal. Besides, the parents shouldn't want their children to fear them. If a parent slaps or hits a child in anger, the undesirable behavior may stop, but two things are wrong with this method: ( 1) both parent and child are likely to be upset for some time, and ( 2) no parent can hit a child every time he or she misbehaves. Graduates from basic training Airman Jennifer G. Lytle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Lytle of Vernal, Ver-nal, has graduated from Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization and customs and received receiv-ed special training in human relations. In addition, airmen who complete basic training cam credits toward an associate degree through the community com-munity college of the Air Force. of chwry wishes w ; The Utah Arts Council has awarded a $2,000 grant to a Vernal non-profit group that will present a play during the Outlaw Trail Festival of the Arts. The Utah Arts Council, a division of the Utah Department of Community and Economic Development, Dec. 12 awarded a total of $65,895 to 49 arts organizations throughout the state. In fiscal year 1985-86, UAC programs pro-grams and arts events sponsored by the council's grantees served a total audience of 3.31 million people. The ratio of private-to-public funds received receiv-ed by UAC grantees was 7.3 to 1. The Vernal-based Uintah Arts Council received $2,000 grant to help fund the production of an epic outdoor play that tells the story of pioneer-days Vernal Sheriff John T. Pope and outlaws of the area, including Butch Cassidy, during the late 1800s. The play will be performed three to four days in July 1987 at the Vernal Fairgrounds as part of the Outlaw Trail Festival of the Arts. The Council awards grants annually, annual-ly, with the requirement that grants are matched on a cash basis by recipients. reci-pients. The grants are awarded in the categories of community arts development, develop-ment, community arts council challenge grants and for technical assistance. UEA points out large classes Uintah School District has 17 elementary classes with 30 or more students, the Utah Education Association Associa-tion announced. The district also has 85 secondary classes with more than 30 students among the English, foreign language, science, math and social science areas. The UEA class size survey showed the district's average elementary class size is 25.71. Average class sizes are not the problem," pro-blem," said UEA President Betty Con-die. Con-die. "It's those extremely large classes that create the difficulties." She said she is particularly concerned concern-ed with the large kindergarten through third grade classes. "I'm convinced that no class for children of those age should have more than 25 students, but we have 676 of these primary classes in this state with 30 or more children," she said, adding, "classes with 30 or more students can put those students at a disadvantage. Elementary students need a lot of attention at-tention from their teachers. They need to ask a lot of questions. Large classes don't always permit enough time for this." The UEA class size survey was made Oct. 1, with teachers asked to report the number of students enrolled enroll-ed in their classes that day. Lapoint Arda Mansfield Phone 247-2375 Winns visit in Wyoming Mr. and Mrs. Kay Winn went to Mountain View, Wyo., to visit their daughter and son-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Mark Johnson. Barbara Snyder stayed in the store. Mr. and Mrs. Honald Horrocks are still In Salt Lake where Ronald Is receiving medical attention. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Brown are the proud parents of a new baby girl. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Brown of Lapoint are the grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Mansfield drove to Price Monday to sell dental supplies. Lapoint Ward has furnished the sacrament services at the Cedar Crest Convalsccnt Home. Martin Itubcrand Howard Collelt were in charge of the services. Clifford and Carolyn Lee look Verlin and I'tahna to Salt Lake City for some medical attention. Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Mansfield vent to Salt Lake City because Michel had a dtidnr's appointment. They stayed with her parents who live in Kearns. Mrs. Arda Mansfield had a party Saturday night for all Owe w ho on the campaign. They had a turkey dinner and then played a game of Bunko. Thfe who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lee, Mr. end Mrs. Kyle Mansfield. Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Co. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Collins. Mr. and Mrs Hyde Collin?. Mr. end Mrs. Vincent Vin-cent tkrrd. Mr and Mrs. Junior Brtis and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Mansfield. I" ' I' I DR. MARILYN NOYES, left, extension supervisor Steve Cox, county agent, and Ronda Olsen, ex-of ex-of family life program, hands over educational tension home economist, right, look on. video tapes to library director, Evan Baker. library A wealth of knowledge, through educational video tapes, is starting to unfold at the Uintah County Library. The video tapes are materials prepared by USU Cooperative Extension Exten-sion State Specialists. In addition to local materials, the specialists are watching for materials of particular interest to Utah residents produced by other extension specialists throughout the United States as well as the Department of Agriculture. Currently, Current-ly, only a dozen videos of a potential 300 topics have been delivered to the library. The project is in an early stage with many hours of work to be done before the project nears completion. According to Ronda H. Olsen, USU Cooperative Extension Home Economist for Uintah County and initiator in-itiator of the project, the purpose of this project is to make available locally local-ly materials which normally would only on-ly be available through the USU cam- Story time at library Every Thursday during January at Uintah County Library is Story Time for 3-5 year old children. Sign up at the library from Jan. 2 through 7. Class are each Thursday at 10:15 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. Only 25 children will be allowed per session. Square dance lessons to begin In conjunction with the Community School Program, the Dinah Dancers Square Dance Gub will begin square dance lessons Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. Lessons will run for 20 weeks at a cost of $20 per couple. Ron Pederson, caller for the Dinah Dancers, will be the instructor. No previous knowledge of square dancing is necessary. Come and learn the basic movements. In the beginning lessons the basic 40 movements will be taught giving all couples the knowledge and ability to dance any where to any caller. For further information, call 789-0383 or 78&-0845. The Dinah Dancers will also be hosting a New Year's Eve square dance on Dec. 31 at the Vernal Middle School cafeteria beginning at 9 p.m. Anyone who has ever square danced is invited to attend. Dancers from the entire Uintah Basin will be attending. The Everlasting Night In the Christmas Spirit of h'.h con r.irth. cm Hi will lo all. ni.iy we wish one and all an rspet ially Joyous Noel. Perry Motor Co. Cliff. Hum, Kog & Hon (Mi ? -xB : f . 5 i r j m i W ' x i stockpiles videos pus library in Logan. "We have had numerous requests for materials in the past, but scheduling and postage costs hamper the frequent use of the available materials. These materials will be excellent for family educational educa-tional programs, student research papers, or clubs and organization lesson resource materials," Steve Cox, county agent, will assist with the project pro-ject by selecting agriculture related materials of interest to his local clientele. In a recent visit, Dr. Marilyn Noyes, extension supervisor of Family Life Programs added her support and excitement ex-citement for the program. For sometime now, making these materials more available throughout the state has been a topic of discussion and concern. The project will be evaluated carefully as future programming pro-gramming is considered. To date, there are in excess of 300 topics available, with others in the making. 6A6A6A6 Shopping the classified ads 6m666S,. ."Brings nArri Vernal We Wish You A Merry Christmas 1684 W. Highway i vi w ... m m t ill Greetings Nikki Novelties East Main - 789-8G03 38 1 i Also available is the National Networking Net-working of Extension Programs. This means that as specialists find materials on paricular topics of special interest to individuals in our state, they may acquire them for our collection. Evan Baker and the staff at the library are in the process of cataloging catalog-ing the first videos which were recently recent-ly delivered to the library. A few of the titles of the first delivery include: Pruning Fruit Trees, How to Finish the Edge of a Quilt, Jacket Speed Tailoring, Beef Fitting & Showing, Cooking for Health, Diet as Related to Health, and Home Gardening: How to Plant. These materials will be available for circulation following the same procedures that you would for a book. Printed resource materials named in the videos will be made available through the USU Extension office located on the third floor of the statecounty building. 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