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Show I f r"'rWW! r '" " j ri I . V-, ' !! . ; ;, i '..'. N- ' . r -A ...,r " . ' CLINT DENN, on stage, shares his travels and experiences with the public after the Lions Club film presentation Saturday evening even-ing Clint is a photographer, writer, aquatics specialist, and an underwater photographer. Clint was guest of honor for the film presentation of "Panama, And You Thought it was Only a Canal". Vernal Lions Club presents travel film Approximately 100 people attended ' the Vernal Lions Club film presenta-. presenta-. (i0n. "Panama, and You Thought it was Only a Canal," Saturday evening at the Vernal Jr. High auditorium. Master of ceremonies was Lion member, Brad Wallis. Clint Denn was special guest of honor narrating the film. Clint Denn is a professional in photography, underwater photography and an aquatics specialist. He has combined com-bined his writing talent and speaking talent to present travel and adventure films to clubs, organizaitons, and colleges. col-leges. The film Clint previewed for the public was a film that Clint directed ' and collected the data; Clint favored I the unusual in his film on the Panama Canal and the surrounding islands of . the Caribbean, - Many points of interest were brought out in the film concerning the customs, geology, weather, arts, sports, and history of the Caribbean Islands. There are 365 islands which make up the Caribbean; 80 of these islands are uninhabited. An interesting fact about Panama, Clint explained, was that Panama has no currency, therefore, the American dollar does not devaluate in the country. coun-try. Another exceptional fact about Panama is that one of the islands is the home of approximately 250 square trees. Clint and his family also observ ed the Golden Frog. The frog, through its popularity as a non-aggressive pet was exploited in the country for several years. In 1970 the frog was placed on the endangered species list. Now after ten years the Golden Frog has re-populated itself in the Caribbean. While filming and investigating facts for the film, Clint met a native of the islands that could trace his history 300 years back. The native told Clint of an underwater chain system which was used us-ed 300 years ago to halt unwanted ships from entering the harbor. When Clint checked with the local history museum, the curator knew nothing of any legend. When Clint told the native the museum knew nothing about the chain, the native insisted that Clint take a scuba dive with him and he would prove it. The native was correct. Clint and those assisting in the dive dislodged eight feet of the chain and donated it to the Pana-main Pana-main museum. This dive was in the film accompanied by the scenery of the underwater world of the Caribbean Islands. The Lions Club of Vernal is in the process pro-cess of beginning projects to help provide pro-vide equipment for the Vernal City playground. The next travel and adventure adven-ture series will be a film by Rick Howard entitled "The Real World of the Philippines," it will air in mid-March. f - : ' J . V 1 '' ' I- ; . ' . A i - "w 2 KERRIE McLORY enjoyed attending at-tending the Lions Club family film presentation, Sat., Feb. 14 at the Vernal Junior High School auditorium. Don't overlook greenish oranges or russet-skinned grapefruit... although they may not look as appealing, they are just as nutritious and usually less expensive. Wash and dry vegetables and fruits before putting them in the crisper. Lettuce should be firm, but not too hard and free from rusty looking tips. Rinse .lettuce and shake off excess water. Store in a crisper that has a humidity seal across top of drawer opening. If there is no room in the crisper you can still keep it fresh by wrapping a damp paper towel around the head and then wrapping again in plastic. |