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Show Page Eight - The Springville r - , in . The Springville Library is a very popular place. Patrons line up to use the computers and check out materials. Librarians say the busiest hours are from 3 to 6 p.m., so come early. r L w i - - p. i 'I "f 1 The Palmyra Chapter of the Utah Sons of the Pioneers had for their October meeting the trio, "The Golden Oldies," who sang and accompanied themselves on the guitar, ukulele and washboard, singing a lot of old standards. A skit was performed with Sons of the Pioneers Pio-neers member Don Peterson and singer Nancy Ekins. A real fun time was had by all. People wishing to attend the Sons of the Utah Pioneers are welcome the third Thursday Thurs-day of each month at the Western Inn, Spanish Fork, in their conference room at 6:30 p.m. Pictured from left to right: Leona Olsen, Nancy Ekins, Past President Bill Corry and Karen Church. Photo by Lavern Measom. Sons of Confederate Veterans form group A group of individuals interested in history and honoring their ancestors who fought in the American Civil War have recently organized a Gamp of the Sons of Confederate Con-federate Veterans located in Salt Lake City and currently the. only camp in the State of Utah. The name of the new organization is the Soldier Summit Grays Camp 1797. It is named in honor of several sev-eral soldiers from General Albert Sydney Johnston's Army and a 14-year-old boy who had reportedly been released to head south to join the Confederate Army. Legend Leg-end tells us they froze to death during a blizzard in the springsummer of 1861 near a town called Grassy Pass. The legend says townspeople buried these unfortunate individuals, and in their honor, re-named the town Prescription drug stois in coionfy Rush Limbaugh's recent bout with prescription drug addiction shows that anyone is susceptible to drug abuse. But treatment is available for drug addictions. Limbaugh himself went through what he calls "five intense weeks" of treatment for his addiction. - Help is available to people peo-ple suffering from addictions in Utah through addiction treatment centers such as The Gathering Place. When most people think about drug abuse, they think of illegal stuff: marijuana, ecstasy, heroin. "Prescription drugs, although legal, can be just as dangerous as illegal drugs," said Dr. Sharon Kay, director direc-tor of The Gathering Place. In 1999, 9 million people aged 12 and older used prescription pre-scription drugs for non-medical reasons. More than a quarter of those people did so for the first time during the previous year according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. "Prescription drug abuse is one of the main addiction 'problems in Utah County, " said Kay. The majority of users don't get addicted when they use medication as prescribed Herald - November 20, 2003 r7i Soldier Summit. The Sons of Confederate Veterans is a historical and lineage organization open to males 12 years and older (regardless of race, religion or ethnic background) with either a , lineal or collateral ancestor who served the Confederate cause. Contrary to popular opinion, the Confederate Con-federate cause was served by hundreds of thousands of Hispanics, Native Americans, Ameri-cans, African Americans, Jews and persons of foreign birth who had yet to become citizens. Associate members are also accepted at the local level. Men interested in joining may contact the Camp Commander Com-mander James Phillips, 801-936-0202; Camp Adjutant Horace Fleming, 801-633-8163 or Camp Historian Neil Mitchell, 801-374-9337. by their doctor. "The danger comes when people are using the drugs for non-medical purposes. Therefore, patients taking prescription medications should follow their physician's physic-ian's instructions exactly and learn about the drug's potential poten-tial effects from a pharmacist," pharma-cist," said Kay. A non-profit addiction treatment center, The Gathering Gather-ing Place has helped thousands thou-sands of people overcome addiction to drugs. Read more about Drug Addictions at www.gatheringplace.org. Clouds are generally classified in 3 main groups: stratus, cumulus and cirrus. The oldest known map was a clay tablet made in Mesopotamia around 2500 BC. One-fifth of all the world's wor-ld's river water flows through the Amazon. ; . The Rhine has become Europe's premier . inland waterway. The continent of Antarctica Antarcti-ca is blanketed by seven million cubic miles of ice. Library Corner by Pat Bartlett The Library is THE place to be. New and old patrons are keeping us busy. Circulation Circula-tion is growing by leaps and bounds. If you have been to the library lately, you will notice that you have to wait in line once in awhile. It is a busy place being used by patrons both young and old from Springville, with out of town card holders from Mapleton, Spanish Fork and points south using our facilities. We also have patrons who buy out of town cards who live in Salt Lake and communities coming south, who work down this way and enjoy our library. The Internet at the library is also a drawing card to use for personal study, email and finding information in buying and selling. It is heartwarm1 ing to see people getting in touch with family and friends around the world. We some times have a waiting list to use the computers, so just be patient. We really do try to keep the lines a short as possible and appreciate the patrons' help in keeping them moving smoothly. Early in the day is the best time to come in and the busiest hours are 3 to 6 p.m. just about every day. If you are coming to the library, li-brary, plan ahead so that we can serve you better. 1. If you are bringing books back, turn them in at the front desk before you get more. 2. Sign up for a new card before you collect books to take out. This way your card will be ready when you are ready to check out. 3. Take good care of the things that you take out of the library. Lots of people use them and lots more can if they have some TLC while they are in your possession. Space is getting to be a real problem but with our patrons' help, we will provide pro-vide the best library service in the countv. Senior Citizens All Seniors are invited to take part in the many activities activi-ties at the center including quilting, cards and pool from 9 a.m. to noon daily; aerobics, aero-bics, Mon., Wed. and Fri., 8 a.m.; art class, Mon., 1-4; card playing, Tues. and Thurs., 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.; ceramics, Wed., 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Bingo, 12:30 p.m. A new ceramics instructor, Carroll Adams, has replaced Cindy Farrell. We will be accepting nominations for our Board of Directors for the 2004 until Nov. 24. Kensington Medical will be at the center on the third Wed. of each month from 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. to check blood pressure, blood sugar and oxygen levels. Attorney Keith Schofield will be at the center on the 2nd Tues. of each month from 11:30 a.m.-l p.m. to assist with any legal advice needs (free). A BYU law student will assist seniors with willstrusts on Tue. and Thur. from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Except on Nov. 27, Thanksgiving Day, there will be no activities or meals. Free hearing tests by appointment ap-pointment only, call the center, cen-ter, 489-8738, io schedule. Kamille Booth from the Outreach Program will assist seniors with H.E.A.T. applications appli-cations BY APPOINTMENT APPOINT-MENT ONLY, until Mar. 31, 2004. Call Kamille at 377-0066, ext. 262. A hot meal is served daily at noon. Choose from a chefs che-fs salad, salt-free, diabetic or regular dinner. Make reservations by calling a day in advance, 489-8738, before noon. Meals are provided and sponsored by the Mountain-land Mountain-land Association of Governments Govern-ments and the Utah State Dept. of Human Services. Services. The last Friday of each month is the Big Dinner with great entertainment. Clyde Partride will entertain this month on Nov. 21 as no meals will be served on Nov. 26-28 due to Thanksgiving Holiday. A,CHFRCH i 1 1 Thomas J. "T.J." Ogilvie, son of Blaine and Judie Ogilvie of Mapleton, has returned after serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ in Minneapolis, Minneapo-lis, Minnesota. He will speak in church on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003 at 1 p.m. in the Mapleton Ninth Ward (White Church). Volunteer seniors needed You know you're getting older when you have to ask your grandson to help you with the computer. That white hair up there, even if there's not a lot, is evidence of years of experience, No one can take that away from you, you have a lot to share. Our younger generation can learn a lot from you. Give a few hours a week of your valuable time and see it "blossom" in the smiles of a child learning to read. You might help at your local elementary school in the mornings or the Family Literacy Center in the afternoons. after-noons. Call Norman Smith at 798-1609 for details. Thanksgiving school program American Heritage School of Spanish Fork will 'present its annual Thanksgiving program on Tuesday, Nov. 25 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the former Rees School, 185 East 400 North. Admission is free. Students in grades K-6 will present "Led to America," Ameri-ca," a program of stories and songs about God's providential providen-tial hand in various immigrations immigra-tions to the promised land, from ancient to modern times. For more information call 798-3444. Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies. Millay ' g f If' f"'- Kattie Niu, daughter of Claudia and Daniel Niu of Springville, has returned home after serving a mission mis-sion for the Church of Jesus Christ in Barcelona, Spain. She will speak in church on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 30, 2003 at 9 a.m. in the Hobble Hob-ble Creek Fourth Ward, 1440 E. 900 South, Springville. Spring-ville. BYU study seeks LDS mutual stories From roadshows to church basketball, service projects to the Gold and Green Ball, the Young Men and Young Women Mutual Improvement Association played an integral role in shaping the youth of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For the last six months, Jessie Embry, associate director of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University, has collected information about church sports. She is now expanding her study to include other recreational activities. Those willing to share experiences with the recreational recre-ational aspects of MIA should contact Embry at (801)422-7585 oratjle3e-mail.byu.edu. oratjle3e-mail.byu.edu. fcsOUTH COUNTY'S I ONLY SECURE I ALZHEIMER I UNIT Home Assisted Living 798-1500 Take a 3-D Tour of our facility at: www.hearthstone.manor.com now available at The Springville Herald I6l South Main, Springville flOD-SGSH Packages - $1.50 Letters - $1.00 Large Packages -$2.00 Packages in by 4 p.m. weekdays delivered to the MTC the same day. No balloon bouquets. Flowers must be boxed up. No perishable foods. No special packaging required. No Saturday delivery! NEWS Adryan Lynn McCoy received re-ceived her Young Womanhood Woman-hood Recognition Award on Nov. 16, 2003 in the Kolob Second Ward. She is the daughter of Vienna Lynn Strauss. Her projects included in-cluded reading the Book of Mormon; cooking and collecting recipes; cleaning and organizing her mom's work area; sewing, tying and binding a quilt; and participating in Ladies a capella choir at Mt. View High School last year and Vivace and Honors Choir at Springville High School this year. Community Church news This Sunday, Nov. 23, is Christ the KingReign of Christ Sunday. Rev. Janet Riley will be preaching from John 18:33-37. Her sermon title is 'Out of this World." Sunday School begins at 9:15, followed by Worship at 10:30 a.m. and Fellowship at 11:30 a.m. The church is located at 245 S. 200 East, Springville. Call the church office, 489-4390, for more information. The world's first radiograph radio-graph (x-ray) showed the bones of a woman's hand. ' The radioactive zones known as the Van Allen belts were named after the physicist physi-cist James Van Allen. Cmi teat tt Hurtktteat |