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Show 12 Vernal Express Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1992 V Caregivers recognized as heroes by State ft 2 I I iff I I U J QUARTET OF singers in High Uinta Harmony, (left to right), Jan Erchanbrack, Darlean Jensen, Frances Merrell and Michey Wells. Harmony... Continued from page 9 New Zealand, the Republic of Panama, Scotland and Sweden as well as in all fifty state in the U.S. Interested groups, called prospective prospec-tive chapters, are forming in even more far-flung locations such as Brazil, the Cayman Island, Thailand and Venezuela. Women began to sing barbershop harmony after people believed that it was best suited for men's voices. Not so! It was discovered that anything any-thing as nostalgic, as poignantly sweet, as romantically and historically histori-cally interesting as barbershop harmony har-mony anything as colorful and fascinating in its costuming and dramatic dra-matic possibilities has certain and potent appeal for women. Barbershop harmony involves four vocal parts, bass, baritone, lead and tenor. Its harmonic structure is characterized by a strong bass ling; melody in an internal part; complete chords without any non-chord tones and mostly major triads, dominant seventh chords and dominant ninth chords; and traditional harmonic movement and resolution. It is sung with a cone shaped sound, with the bass forming the foundation of each chord. Lead is the melody and is sung, for the most part, in the range between be-tween A below middle C and C above middle C. Tenor is a harmony part that is sung consistently above the lead. Although tenor is the highest voice in barbershop harmony, it should not be confused with the soprano of conventional singing groups. The tenors have a light, sweet, pure tone that compliments but does not overpower over-power the lead voice. Baritone covers approximately the same range as lead. Tlie baritone harmony part crosses the lead notes sometimes singing below and sometimes above. Gamma Beta Members of Gamma Beta met last week at Claudia Fletcher's home with co-hostess Donna Massey. A program was given by Charlie Mathews. The next meeting will be Dec. 7 at the home of Patti Griffin. The co-hostess co-hostess will be Debbie Griffin, and the program will be given by Claudia Hill. ft 0BRIEI1' .PAINTS. $0095 .......... 39 Kexan vaiue (Based on similar playhouse) 159S with purchase of 8 gal. of paint 19" with purchase of 4 gal. of paint 2995 no purchase required (Limited Supply) tin rd v I rimrii r "1 Bass singers have a rich, mellow quality and sing E flat below middle C easily. The bass should not be confused with the alto of conventional conven-tional groups. Barbershop is very rhythmic in up-tunes. It also has clear, recognizable recogniz-able forms. The lyrics are generally clear and understandable. It is difficult diffi-cult to perform because it requires vocal skill and chords must be heard clearly. It challenges the singers to sing precisely on pitch and synchronized synchro-nized with the other voice parts. And one thing, this can not be done alone. More intense energy and physical involvement are required from barbershop bar-bershop singers than other choral forms. They are not bound by the printed page, so artistic potential is unlimited. An ability to read music is not required as each vocal part learns new music together in a group. The group is governed by a set of standing rules approved by its members. mem-bers. Each member belongs to a section sec-tion consisting of all singers in their voice part. The chorus director, Danna Dee Smith, or an assistant manages all rehearsals. Performance related decisions such as music, choreography, costumes, cos-tumes, etc. are made by a music committee chaired by the director. This committee includes the director, direc-tor, assistant director, choreographer, choreogra-pher, costume chairperson and section sec-tion leaders. In addition, the chorus has several committees with specialized functions, func-tions, such as historian, performance perfor-mance coordination, budget, costume, cos-tume, makeup, publicity, ways and means and membership. Each member mem-ber has a significant job within the organization. Last month, High Uinta Harmony hosted their sister group from Salt Lake City, Mountain Jubilee, during a performance at the Vernal Middle School. Mountain Jubilee has gained renowned status by taking Cadet completes ROTC training Tyler D. Nelson has completed a U.S. Air Force ROTC field training encampment at the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. The summer curriculum consists of orientation on jet aircraft, career opportunities, human relations education, edu-cation, and equal opportunity training. train-ing. Physical fitness and survival training is also emphasized. The field training normally attended by cadets between their second and third year of college. The cadet is a student at Montana State University in Bozernan. Nelson is the son of Deanna B. Swanson of Powell, Wyo. and Darel A. Nelson of Vernal. He graduated from Powell High School in 1990. Size 42"W X 48"H X 30" D Easy to Assemble ViK3CX33U II V I I 1 U II 4 Any SINGING A favorite, "Chocolate Marian Eason, Phyllis Andrews, regional championships and are ranked sixth internationally. Rave reviews came from those attending the concert, even though attendance was small. One concert goer said, 'This was one of the most enjoyable concerts I have been to in many years. I really enjoyed listening to this group of lovely voices." In order to be a charter member of Sweet Adelines International, the local group must have a minimum of 20 members. Currently there are 14 bona fide members and four prospective members. They hope to have their charter membership by April, 1993. High Uinta Harmony members range in age from the mid-30s mid-30s to 70 years old; housewives to professional women. The current members are Phyllis Andrews, Marydith White, LuRae Caldwell, Alice Slaugh, Lori Tilley, Frances Merrell, Jan Ercanbrack, Darlene Jensen, Marian Eason, Carma Hunsaker, Enid Cook, Sarah Cook, Mickey Wells, Ann Silva, Michele Huffman, Lucille Caldwell and Ruth Ann Langley. The only requirement of the group is to attend at least six regular rehearsals re-hearsals before the prospective member applies for acceptance. High Uinta Harmony offers six free voice lessons as part of the application applica-tion process. Local vocal and piano teacher, Phyllis Andrews, is an active ac-tive member of the group. Eason said that they feel like they are a step ahead of many other prospective prospec-tive groups in that Andrews can help a prospective member to improve im-prove her voice before she auditions. audi-tions. Auditions for membership are not performed solo but with a quartet of members singing a chorus of the lady's la-dy's choice. The other members of this quartet are assigned by the music mu-sic committee. The audition is used to determine the potential ability to Home and School: Vital Links by LILY ESKELSEN President, Utah Education Association Rewards So what about rewards? There's been a lot written about the importance impor-tance of positive reinforcement to motivate desired outcomes. (Translation: Give the kid a reward, and he'll do what you want) I once had a student teacher who had slaved over a social studies lesson les-son for his first day with the kids. He had hands-on activities. He had visual aids. He had outlined a stimulating stim-ulating discussion pre-activity to get these 5th graders ready. He asked him first a thought-provoking question. No response. He reframed it to stimulate open-ended responses. Nothing. He pointedly asked a particularly outspoken student stu-dent her valued opinion. She shrugged her shoulder and said, "I dunno." I thought this Student teacher was going to cry. I walked past him and whispered, "Shake the jelly bean jar." "What?" "Just shake it." Kingsbury Community Church "The well rounded" Serving Presbyterian, Methodist, Disciples of Christ, American Baptist, United Church of Christ, etc. Sunday School: 9:30 Worship Services: 11:00 1st N. 1st E., Vernal Phone: 789-3749 In Appreciation Thanks is not enough, but I am so very grateful to God for the many blessings I have received. To my dedicated doctors; Dr. Madsen, Dr. Fallon, Dr. Smith, for the wonderful staff at AVMC that took care of my every need. To my wonderful and devoted husband and daughters and to all my family who so tenderly watched over me. For the beautiful flowers, cards and food from my special neighbors and friends. Also to Naples 2nd Ward for their love and support. Thanks so much, God bless each of you, Stella B. Stocks i J " 1 I Imm Ice Cream Cone," is, (left to right), Marydith White and Alice Slaugh. Director Danna Dee Smith sing Sweet Adeline music and to give the director an opportunity to determine the best voice part for the lady. High Uinta Harmony practices over two hours each week as a complete com-plete group then some practice one hour each week or more in their individual in-dividual groups. Eason said, "Every woman has their own level of commitment. com-mitment. Some can commit more time and effort than others. But we work with as much commitment as the woman can give." Interest in joining High Uinta Harmony is varied. "But the common com-mon interest is the love of music and the love of barbershop singing." This month the group will be very busy singing Christmas selections for different civic organizations as well as in the Dinosaur Gardens next week. They are planning an open house in January to introduce their style of music to more prospective members. More information infor-mation about the open house will be released at a later date. With the forming of the Vernal chapter of Sweet Adelines International, High Uinta Harmony is truly harmonizing the world. He did. Every hand went up! Kids were stretching and groaning, "Please! I know! Ask me!" They knew a good response earned them a treat. Incredible, you say. Actually, it's...elementary. Rewards are truly a mixed blessing. bless-ing. I have found that small, token rewards work rather well when given giv-en immediately and when accompanied accompa-nied by lots of praise and attention. However, it's important to "wean" children from the token. While it's essential to continue the praise, it's equally vital to foster a sense of self-confidence in the child. The trick is to ultimately have the child reward himself with the good feeling he get from a job well done. This will never happen if we keep popping the jelly bean in his mouth forever. ALL YOU CAN EAT BREAhMT BAR Everyday 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m, $$89 'Specialty Catering' " for your Holiday Partle J 13 S. Vernal Ave. Vernal as 789-1115 (InWT&TOiiiiSCAre III Over 31 percent of America's women will find themselves in the sandwich generation of taking care of both children and aging parents. Governor Norman Bangertcr recognized recog-nized Utah families who care for elderly el-derly relatives with a proclamation signed last week. Family caregivers are those individuals indi-viduals who provide support and help to disabled or dependent elderly elder-ly friends and relatives, often at considerable personal sacrifice and usually without compensation. Utah joined other states during National Caregivers Week, last week, to call attention to resources and support services available to caregivers of aging parents or relatives. The week coincided with the beginning be-ginning of a new nationwide program, pro-gram, Eldercare Locator. The program pro-gram has a toll-free telephone number, num-ber, 1-800-677-1116, designed to assist caregivers in locating information infor-mation about local aging services in a particular area of the country. Nationwide, almost three-billion dollars are spent annually on home and community-based services for the elderly. Such services include home delivered meals, senior centers cen-ters (which provide group meals), transportation, medical monitoring, respite and adult day care, legal services ser-vices and many others. According to Robin Arnold-Williams, Arnold-Williams, director of the Division of Aging and Adult Service, "We have an interesting situation with many of the 'young-old' taking care of the 'old-old.' Two years ago, on Centenarians Day, we had a woman 103 years old, whose 80-year-old daughter brought her, whose 65-year-old daughter brought her, whose 45 year old daughter brought them all. As people live longer, the need for services and support for caregivers is going to increase. If we make those services available, we can keep people in their own homes with family help. This will provide a better quality of care for the elderly, elder-ly, and it will be much more cost effective ef-fective for the state and nation." Vernal City j-Mv- Program 789-8888 SFARCH THE SCRIPTURES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - 42 by Evangelist Samuel A. Matthews Vernal church of Christ This Bible test will be quite a bit harder than usual. Three correct is average, five is good, and seven or more is excellent. 1. Name 4 Bible characters whose names can be spelled either forwards or backwards (Gen 4:1; 1 Sam 1:2; 2 Chron 14:1; Luke 2:36). 2. What "battle" wiped out 14 of the world's population (Gen 4:8)? 3. Terah was whose father (Gen 11:26)? 4. What boy nearly died of thirst (Gen 21:9-19)? 5. What 7 nations lived in the land of Canaan before the Israelites settled there (Deut 7:1)? 6. What city were the Jews in when the manna ceased (Joshua 5:10-12)? 7. What bible name is both spelled and pronounced alike (Joshua 7:4)? 8. What tribes settled east of the River Jordan (Joshua 22: 14)? 9. What nation worshiped the god Dagon (1 Sam 5:2)? 10. How many proverbs did Solomon speak (1 Kings 4:32)? 11. Who sat under a juniper tree (I Kings 19:24)? 12. What prophet was called "bald head" (2 Kings 2:23-24)? 13. How many years was Hezekiah's life extended (Isa 38:5)? 14. What 3 cities did Jesus upbraid because they didn't repent (Matt 11:21-23)?. 15. Where did Simon the leper live (Matt 26:6)? 16. Out of whom did Jesus cast 7 demons (Mark 16:9)? 17. Of what tribe was Barnabas (Acts 4:36)? 18. How did Eutychus die (Acts 20:8-9)? 19. How long did Paul preach in Ephesus (Acts 20:17,31)? 20. What preacher had four daughters who prophesied (Acts Caring for an impaired person will directly affect the life of the caregiver. care-giver. Family members relate that they experience many feelings as they care for a person with a chronic, chron-ic, dementing illness. They feel sad, discouraged and many times, very alone. They feel angry, guilty or hopeless. They feel tired or depressed. de-pressed. In the face of the reality of a chronic illness, emotional distress is appropriate and understandable. Sometimes families of people with chronic illnesses find themselves overwhelmed by their feelings. The sick person's well-being depends de-pends directly on the caregiver's well-being. It is essential that the caregiver find ways to care for themselves so that they will not exhaust ex-haust their own emotional and physical phys-ical resources. When caring for a person who has a dementing illness, sadness, discouragement dis-couragement or frustration may be feelings a caregiver will experience. According to the article, "The 36-Hour 36-Hour Day," written by Nancy L. Mace of John Hopkins University, it is absolutely necessary to take time out from the situation in order to give quality care. She says that even the sick person needs that time also. Mace states that it is absolutely essential that the caregiver get away from the 24-hour care of the chronically chroni-cally ill person. They must have some time to rest and to be able to do some things they enjoy. This might be sitting down uninterrupted to watch a favorite television show or sleeping through the night. It may even mean going out once a week or taking a vacation. The continued con-tinued care of a person with a dementing de-menting illness can be an exhausting exhaust-ing and emotionally draining job. It is quite possible to collapse under the load. Family caregivers are important people to those who are ill. They are depended upon to lend assistance and support to the person who is ill. They need a pat on the back being one of the unsung heroes in our society. ' '""i 1 YYI - W - SWTVJ" - li 21:8-9)? Evangelist Matthews, do animals have souls? The word soul is used in the Scriptures to mean 1) persons (1 Pet 3:20), 2) the life-entity of man (Ps 78:50); and 3) the immortal nature (Acts 2:27). Animals have "spirit" i.e., breath or life (Ecc 3:19), but not a soul in the senses above described. When do we become a part of the bride of Christ? The church is the bride of Christ (2 Cor 11:2; Eph 5:31-32). We become a part of the bride of Christ when we obey the Gospel by believing in Jesus, repenting of our sins, confessing our faith in the Lord and being baptized (immersed in water) to wash away our sins. Baptism is the point of salvation (1 Pet 3:21), and the Lord in the process of saving us adds us to the church (Acts 2:47). Is it possible for man to think of anything which God has not first thought of? Through the prophet Jeremiah, God said, "And they have built the high places of Tophet ... to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart" (Jer 7:31). Obviously, God has never entertained wicked, depraved and corrupt thoughts often in the minds of men. What is the "end" spoken of in Matt 24:6, 13-14? The "end" spoken of here refers to the fall of Jerusalem i.e., the destruction of the temple and the termination of the Jewish civil state, This happened in A.D. 70. Please, search the Scriptures and see whether these things are so (Acts 17:11). Send all questions or comments to: P.O. Box 231 Vernal or call 781-0914 to leave a recorded message. We offer home Bible studies and FREE Bible Correspondence courses upon request. I mmmm i 4 |