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Show Vernal Express Wednesday, October 29, 1997 13 Uintah Care Center celebrates special week News from by Clara Robinson 784-3463 iv r"tfT 1 1 ' 1 1 Li I T 1 1 1 1 1 ' From I. to r.: Jerry Summerhays, D.D.S., president of Utah Dental Association; Richard K. Joliey, D.D.S, president of the Uintah Basin Dental District; Joe Shaffer, director of the TriCounty Health Department; Brian Spendlove, D.D.S., Children's Dental Clinic practitioner and a member of the Utah Dental Association. Four local dentists recognized The American Dental Association (ADA), represented by Dr. Jerry Summerhays, Utah Dental Association president, presented to four local dentists, Richrrd K. Joliey, Brian Spendlove, Michael Smuin and John Shimmi;:, certifi IHleDip ffoir ffoodl addlics When one thinks addiction, drugs or alcohol automatically comes to mind, but what really is addiction? Addiction is not an alien force which attacks us and our children from the outside. The concept of habit is useful for working on addictions ad-dictions as one realizes that addiction addic-tion is a habit gone out of control. Recognizing what addiction is gives hope that habits are manageable. manage-able. Stanton Peele, author of "Love and Addiction," explains how addictive urges grow from a number of sources, many beyond our control. These include: advertising, adver-tising, the media, schools and work. Recognizing how these things can be addicting provides a means to combat it. However, escaping addiction is more than modifying habits, it means changing the nature of how the world is viewed. People who overeat may have the same compulsive behavior as many other addicts. They use food, as the alcoholic uses alcohol, or the drug addict uses drugs. Alcoholics have AA to lean on and the same with the drug addict, and food addicts have Overeaters Anonymous (OA). Food addicts or compulsive behavior, be-havior, is linked to emotions, says Doreen Virtue, Ph.D., author of 'The Yo-Yo Syndrome Diet." She explains how stress, anger, boredom and jealousy, trigger intense feel Trustee of Ashely Valley Water and Sewer VOTE: THERON DAVIS Trustworthy Reliable Vote: Tuesday. November 4, St. James Catholic Church WINTER Sat., Nov. 22 7 p.m. Western Park Convention Center Admission: '6 per person da FUND RAISER for CHARITY PURPOSES FOOD FUN GAMES PRIZES "Lots of Prizes" "Come & Join the Fun!!" No Children Under 12 NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ALLOWED OR SOLO cates of recognition for service given giv-en to children in the Uintah Basin at the TriCounty Children's Dental Clinic during uic i'aii meeting oi ifre Uintah Basin District Dental Society held Friday, Oct 24 at the Win On Restaurant. ings quelled only by the presence of food. She discusses how alcoholism in your family background increases increas-es the odds you'll overeat foods containing sugar or refined flour. Overeaters Anonymous is not a diet club and takes no position on what constitutes proper food planning, plan-ning, either for weight loss or weight maintenance. The solution offered by OA does not include diet tips. OA does not furnish counseling services, hospitalization hospi-talization or treatment; nor does OA participate in, or conduct, research and training in the field of eating disorders. OA gives the compulsive overeater an opportunity to identify with others who have the same problem. They share experiences of both the suffering and the joy of recovery. re-covery. . OA offers unconditional acceptance accep-tance and support to one another through the meetings which are readily available and self-supporting through voluntary contributions. "The only requirement for OA membership is a desire to stop eating eat-ing compulsively," said a member. "We had three new members at our last meeting which was good as we are new in the area." OA members believe they have a threefold illness, physical, emotional emotion-al and spiritual. They offer a 12-step program that effects recovery on all Dedicated To Serving Our Community 1997 at the Naples City Offices GAMES The TriCounty Children's Dental Clin'c is currently manned by Dr. Brian Spendlove and an expansion is now being built in Roosevelt at the TriCounty Health Department's new facility there. three levels. These steps include a set of principles which, when followed, fol-lowed, promote inner change. Sponsors help the members to apply these principles and dissolve the old attitudes, then there would no longer be a need for excess food. Recovery is highly personal and there are no rules, just suggestions. "Practicing these 12 steps and choosing to recover one day at a time can lead to lasting freedom from food obsession and a new way of life," said a member. Twelve steps for OA were written by and for compulsive overeaters: 1. We admitted we were powerless power-less over food and our lives became unmanageable. 2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. 4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory cf ourselves. 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact ex-act nature of our wrongs. 6. We're entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. 7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. 10. Continued to take personal inventory in-ventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. 11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious con-scious contact with God as wc understood un-derstood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. 12. Having had a spiritual awakening awak-ening as the result of these steps, wc tried to carry this message to compulsive com-pulsive overeaters and to practice these principles in all our affairs. There may be further questions which have not been fully answered. an-swered. Contact OA. 970-374-2266. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 1 II w w Mow Booking Private Holiday Parties Hy 44, FUwlM Cifjt (41S) 119179 Catron earns Eagle Scout An Eagle Court of Honor was held at the Manila LDS Ward Chapel for John Ross Catron, Oct 19. New Eagle Scout, John Ross Catron, is the son of Ross and Becky Catron. His Eagle project was the supervising and building of the volleyball court at the new county park last year before the centennial celebration. There were three scouts working on their Eagle projects at the park last year. This week is Red Ribbon Week at Manila Elementary. The activities will include messages against drugs and violence. Red ribbons and Halloween sacks will be distributed. , Manila 4th and 5th grade students will be presenting the play, "Thursday Meets the Werewolf," at 7 p.m. in the Manila Elementary gymnasium. The Manila Elementary School will host a book fair on Oct 27 through 31. Attending parents are asked to encourage their children to see and buy the great books that will be available to them. These books make great Christmas pre sents. The Robot, Trooper Smith will be at the Manila Elementary on Oct. 29 to talk about safety. Many Manila residents attended the open house open house sessions at the Vemal Temple. The "Meet the Candidates," meeting meet-ing scheduled for 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct 25 at the Senior Citizen Center in Manila was cancelled can-celled due to a water break at the Chevron station which flooded the parking lot at the center and leaving it without water during repairs. There are four candidates for the water and sewer district Jim Archibald, Rick Ellsworth, Lawrence (Woo) Woolsey and Gair Rasmussen. Two of these candidates candi-dates are to be elected. Absentee ballots will be used instead of going to the polls to vote. Candidates for the town of Manila are as follows: Mayor - Dr. Don Houston and Charles (Chuck) Dickison; Town Council - Connie Reed, Carole Scott, Jim Sorenson and LuDell Madsen is a write in candidate for a council position. The Town election will be held at the Senior Citizen Center on Nov. 4. A Bond election for the building of a new jail will also be held on Nov. 4 at the County Courthouse. Voters are to decide whether to have a revenue producing jail, a county only jail or nothing. Brochures have been sent to residents showing the cost and needs for the jail. Manila girls volleyball players have done well this season. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 23 and 24 they participated in the Region 26 tournament at Price. They played three teams and placed second in the tournament They will be participating partic-ipating in State Tournament at Utah Valley Stale College on Oct 31 and Nov. 1. The junior high school boys basketball bas-ketball teams will play at Mountain View, Wyo., 4 p.m. on Oct 30. Parent and teachers conference is Nov. 6. Flaming Gorge Elementary School in Dutch John, will hold their fall festival Nov. 7 Manila High School Boys Baseball teams will play against Farson, Wyo. at 1 1 a.m., Nov. 8. National Health Information Management Week spotlights one of the most rapidly growing fields in health care. It spotlights the work of medical records manager, health data analysts, insurance company analysts, information services directors, di-rectors, risk manager, information security officers and others who comprise the health information management (HIM) field. It highlights high-lights the achievements of HIM professionals who work in hospitals, hospi-tals, manned care organizations, long term care facilities, mental health facilities, and a host of other health care settings. It's held Nov. 2 through 8. This year's theme is "Health Information Management: Integrating Data, Forwarding Quality, Lending Expertise," which ! Maeser Elementary second grade Students of the Week for Oct. 27 are top I. to r.: Angelia Reese, Carissa Henline, Taylor Peterson and Kevin Henderson. Bottom I. to r.: Jessica Massey, Alan Peterson, Calli Morgan and Katie Madsen. Vernal Express Express 789-3511, .54 N Vernal Ave PARTY SPECIAL 2 Medium Specialty Pizzas 16 pc. Cheese Bread w Sauce Half Gallon Soda Supreme, Hawaiian. VeRgie. Bacon Cheeseburger, Pepoerom Feast. Meat Lovers tin vti-.m flirmnnn Jit.i. Bill Kremiii, Jr. CANDIDATE FOR VERNAL CITY MAYOR The Mayor of Vernal Oops much more than preside over City Council meetings. They Mayor represents the citifens of Vemal by attending activities, functions, and many committee meetings and conferences. The M,iyof is a member of boards and committees such as the Utah Joint Highway Committee, the Utah Community Impact Board. The Utah Parks and Recreation, the Utah League of Cities & Towns, etcetera. Each of these responsibilities is important to Vr'nal and the citizens Of Vernal financially or in other ways, Ttmt npoolbUHtei ttmtnd time. I tne m and I wani to o fwt Mayof arte promote Itemaf, Remember to vote on Nov. 4 and vote for Bill Krcmin, Jr. THANK YOW (Paid Pnlrtiral reflects HIM professionals' expanding ex-panding roles in today's health care industry. HTM professionals enhance en-hance patient care and contribute to their health care organizations by ensuring that health information is accurate, meets complex legal, licensure, li-censure, and accreditation standards, stan-dards, and is appropriately accessible accessi-ble to health care providers and insurance in-surance companies. These roles are significant, because health information informa-tion forms the basis of patient care, financial and utilization decisions throughout the health care industry. Locally, Uintah Care Center is celebrating by recognizing and calling call-ing attention to HIM professionals' contributions to patient care. Staff and visitors are encouraged to at-tent at-tent the HIM office open house on Wednesday, Nov. 5 from 2-4 p.m. For what's happening now... Subscribe to the Express 54 No. Vernal Ave. TMfy Stappei $15" Mvortiwnpntl I ft T TTTTTTTTTtfTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT ffPOORCOPY |