Show n nV V ice of 1 7 lly Ily II Norina Damon Ralph Uintah County Council of the Aging Director was in Midway on September 25 23 and 2 26 attending a II statewide workshop on using and developing resources for foraging foraging foraging aging and retired people The purpose of the workshop was to Increase the knowledge of skills of administrators in the utilization and development of resources for aging and retired people in the community through a Community Services Services Services' Ser Sere vices vices' Fair setting and ap ap- ap- ap Tin MAIN lAIN goal was to Increase increase In In- crease rease the working knowledge of administrators on the services services services ser ser- vices currently available foraging for foraging foraging aging and retired people and thereby enable them to serve existing needs more effectively and efficiently Mr I had previously received the following letter which he wants to bring to the attention of all those who might be able to help Anita Gander Dear Ralph I would appreciate appreciate appreciate ap ap- ap- ap if you would include the foIl following owing information in your next newsletter or your own bulletin board Share Your Life Experience I am engaged in the off rese research collecting diaries of women in Utah If any of you are willing or know of women who are willing to share all or parts of diaries please contact me me Anita Gander 1365 Chancellor Way I Salt Lake City Utah Phone I have a a. professional license binding me to confidentiality regarding the information and names in diaries My objective depending of course upon the information collected is to publish these experimental findings in a professional journal and utilize materials in workshops to advance the knowledge of peoples people's values and life styles in Utah Thanks for for your cooperation Anita Gander ON SEPTEMBER m m 15 the High Blood Pressure Clinic was given at the Golden Age Center District eight Nurses Adreana McDonald Norma Harrison and Lorraine Wilson took look 60 a bloe s a th health service Will be given given the third Monday each alternating month A big thank you to the n uMily theatre group I who h 1 presented Kl 1 1 t t. t Inline 1 til al II the Ih i enter center l Ii n tu di r d hos l' l tn able In at lend I e ll on- on Jo l jO wl II it A belated t happy Birthday to Mann Iann On September 2 21 f she celebrated her birth hirth day Congratulations to all nil the having birthday birthdays and anniversaries this week Della Delia Cook has been missing from our activities at the center for fot the past couple of weeks She has been HI III with the flu We wish her and anyone else who is Ill 11 a n speedy recovery Each ach week we have tried to bring you some Interesting and perhaps unknown jobs or hobbies hobbles of some of our senior citizens Hope eventually to 0 include all of you OUR INTERESTING HESTING person this week Is Lena Dow Mrs Donnell She enjoys al all l types of handwork quilting crocheting knitting and etc But making rugs on a No 36 rug loom is her favorite hobby These rugs are made from all types of fabrics old drapes bedspreads dresses blankets nylons j jeans ans and such Following cutting the fabrics into strips she sews them on a treadle machine and winds wind them into balls about the size of ofa a basketball She then looms them into rugs which average about 28 inches in width and anywhere from 18 Inches to 12 feet in length She even loomed one carpet that was twelve feet square Lena has been doing this for some twenty-three twenty years and averaged one onea a a day per pcr year until th the last few years The number of rugs she has made exceeds at this time These rugs have been sent or taken to 18 different states from Boston Massachusetts to California from Texas to the Canadian border Overseas they have traveled to Germany Puerto Rico and Australia that she knows of For several years she has put th the warp on the rug looms a at the New Life Training Center Another interest of Lena is collecting rocks from each state they ha have ve visited If you know of any senior citizen who has an in interesting hobby or occupation and would like to share it with us please call BEN HEN and Lillian Westwood tied for first place in inthe th the table games on September 23 For any of you Senior Citizens who would like to join us in an afternoon of fun the fun I games begin at pm p.m. each Alert Aloi I mall of you on pool playing ing ladies Thursday af afternoons lei Marling fuming at I 30 Is Is the time lithe for or lair mr pool playing if 11 I Annual Convention of f Ih the iah Stale State Coalition of Senior or Citizens wa was held on of October I nt ut the he Redwood Hedwood Community Center in Salt Lake fake tit Cil City Some of the subjects on the program list were The Senior Citizens Citizen's Responsibilities In Politics How flow low to 10 Help Your YourI I Legislator trip Help You Vou Your Tax Dollar nod and How ow It R Is Spent and Where Have We Been HEen and Where We Are Going The next pai party ty day will be on Monday October October- 6 fi The oo I taut Him HIT arc t Ml 8 million of 11 ld and ami in I he the I including i 11 m i it ilex M tl systems I hith I II II try ry hu lt 11 of bl If all nil vehicle kil IrI 1 report A new report compiled lcd by the Federal Highway Administration Administrations Administration's Adminis Adminis- Bureau ll of Motor C Cartier Car Carrier r. r tier rier Safely disclosed ed that thai most commercial vehicle drivers under Under Un un- der the age of 21 lack the genera general gen gen- era eral cral maturity skill and judg judge judgement judgment ment that is necessary dry to operate operate operate oper oper- ate a motor vehicle program will consist of some musical numbers and an interesting interesting in in- talk by LeOra Ora Jacobe from Crom the Ihl library See Sec you nil all there 0 n u. u |