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Show Wednesday, September 18, 1996 The Park Record A-11 Utahns Through a public outreach activity that will extend into town after town across the state, every Utahn young, old and in-between in-between will have an opportunity to help shape the 2002 Olympic Winter Games theme. "These are everybody's Olympics," said Tom Welch, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games (SLOC). "We're inviting Utah families and households to discuss, conceptualize and share their Learn 97 ways to celebrate Sesquicentennial "Many individuals, organizations, groups and communities want to celebrate Utah's 150-year anniversary of settlement, but they don't know where to start," says Max J. Evans, executive secretary for the Utah Pioneer Sesquicentennial Celebration Coordinating Council. "The council has created a list of activities called "97 Ways to Celebrate in'97" in order to spark creative ideas for commemorating this event. The council is available to assist any individual, organization and community in honoring Utah's pioneer heritage. Its mission is to create a "grass-roots" movement among Utahns to organize and carry out sesquicentennial Don't risk your child's vision-see a doctor Serious disorders in children's vision can be hidden from parents, and permanent sight loss can be the tragic result. Yet nearly 80 percent of preschool children do not receive vision screening, and for children in all age categories, back-to-school medical examinations can fail to include adequate tests to detect vision problems, warns Prevent Blindness Utah. One in four school-age children has a vision problem, and one in 20 children ages 3-5 has a vision problem that could lead to blindness. Prevent Blindness Utah, which screened 10,584 young people last year, urges parents to include an examination by an eye doctor as part of their children's regular health program. Parents also must pay attention to outward signs and a family health history that could signal vision problems. "Research conducted over the past 20 years shows that vision develops very rapidly during the first year of life," said Colleen Malouf, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness Utah. "Therefore, problems must be detected and treated early." Other problems can develop when vision disorders are undetected and left untreated. Speech development and motor skills can suffer when impaired vision prevents a child from seeing objects clearly, moving toward them and pointing to them to learn their names, Malouf points out. The most common cause of vision loss in children is amblyopia, or "lazy eye," which THE CD ALTERNATIVE Banks are paying 2.9 to 4.8 per annum Our TRUST DEEDS are paying 14 BKFVLDR Utah Dept. 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During a four-week period beginning Oct. 1, members of SLOC and LandorEvans the communications entity selected by the committee to develop and implement the functional design program or "visual image look and feel" of the Games will present, at regularly scheduled city council meetings, the public outreach activity. They will invite Utahns to participate in the them identification activity through programs and events. "Each culture, religious denomination, business, or special service organization has had individuals who have made important contributions to Utah's history," says Evans. "With our theme, 'The Spirit of Pioneering,' we hope everyone feels that they can participate and expand the scope of the celebration by honoring those who have been Utah's trailblazers." Some of the 97 ideas are: sponsor or encourage Sesquicentennial exhibits in libraries, government buildings, malls, etc.; organize productions that tell the history of the settlement of your community; encourage the use of the can be caused by strabismus ("crossed eyes") or refractive error (high amounts of farsightedness far-sightedness or a focusing imbalance between the eyes). At its worst, amblyopia can lead to blindness. While some causes, such as eye turns, are visible to parents, most may not be noticeable, such as focusing error of the eyes. Unfortunately, even when parents know of potential problems, they might fail to follow up. Eye examinations are important from birth, says Malouf. "There are a number of tools that don't require verbal responses," she observed. Ophthalmoscopes, retinoscopes and eye alignment "coveruncover" tests are among the tools used by professionals. Photoscreening, which can be done by trained lay people as well as professionals, "after further research may prove to be a very effective method as well," notes Malouf. In photoscreening, photographs taken with a special camera are analyzed for signs of disorders which may lead to amblyopia. Early detection can mean that spectacles, eye patches and other treatments might reverse a trend that would otherwise lead to vision loss. Such treatments often are more effective and often require less time in younger children than in older children. Free brochures, including "Signs of Possible Eye Trouble in Children" and "Amblyopia," are available through Prevent Blindness Utah by calling 524-2020 524-2020 or 1-800-675-5665 outside of Salt Lake City. Put It Back Where You Found It Its Friday! New Weekly Event! input on distributed forms and through an accompanying advertising campaign appearing in newspapers statewide. The meeting in Park City is scheduled for Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. Check with the city council for meeting place. "We're encouraging wide participation in this outreach activity," Welch said. "Who better than Utahns can describe our great state and all it has to offer?" The forms distributed at the meetings and through newspaper advertisements will include sample Sesquicentennial theme or logo at county fairs, community parades, and other civic gatherings; coordinate community service efforts with local organizations and programs that assist the needy; hold a heritage fair displaying antique family heirlooms from your community; i i i YOUR - f s' SEASON PASS , wow. H o Now is the time W to get the best deal on Season Passes or Utah . Resident Coupon Books. 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LI 1 I Games ideas, information, a deadline and a helpful structure by which individuals and families can communicate their thinking. Once a general theme is identified, SLOC will launch a creative effort to articulate it through the development of such elements as a corporate identity package, logo, mascot, pictograms, secondary graphics and typography, and formulation of a graphics standards manual. For more information on scheduled city council meetings, call Heather Holt, 322-2002. host cultural events which celebrate the food, music and dance of all Utah's people. Call the Utah Pioneer Sesquicentennial Celebration Coordinating Council at 533-3515 to receive the list "97 Ways to Celebrate in '97" and begin organizing events today. 1) UlliliMlimililililiU fcl I We are in Park City at GET A FREE 2ND TRANSMITTER; FREE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM, & A FREE SECURITY REMOTE! By Mail - on 12 H.P. units only - See the Store. 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