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Show 1 Wednesday, May 10, 1989 Orem-GenevaTinf Page 2 Editorial MOMS those Molders of Men - bless 'em How ironic.while merchants extol the virtues of motherhood and tantalize with fitting tributes and trinkets for purchase, others would strip the name "mother" of its value and beg to be freed from its powers. There are even some countries in the world today that force a mother to pluck the fruit of her womb before it blossoms, all in the name of population control. Still other countrios hold women and their powers of reproduction in highest esteem and reward her for each new contribution to society. ,' But let us here today pay tribute to the real MOMS of the world. They are the Makers Of Monuments, Molders Of Men (and women), Mashers Of Mountains. They are the ones who teach a boy or girl that it is better to be honest and true than to be rich (even when you sit in power in Washington D.C.), that it is better to be righteous than to be "right", that compassion is better than enmity, that love is better than duty, that giving is better than taking, that sharing is better than having, that peace is better than war, that tackling a problem head on is better than running from the task. It doesn't matter whether MOM wears an apron or a business suit. It doesn't matter if the MOM is a mother, or a nanny, or a teacher, or a single father. It is the role that counts. MOMs are important to each of us. MOMs are important to the family, to this country, to the world. God bless all the MOMs. Opinion Coimmnrary I ' $ sTT'1 jD 1 i l.h rr,tinastei' Civde E. Weeks Next to Christmas, the week before Mothers Day is one of the busiest weeks of the year at the Orem IVst Office. Orem residents count on the Postal Service to dispatch dis-patch their cards and gifts to mothers nil over the world, and with an unparalleled mail delive) y network, they can count on delivery of their Mothers Day remembrances to metropolises and hamlets. Even at this late date it is possible to have Mothers Day gifts and cards delivered to many placos in the world. Express Mail gets your mail most places the next day, and IViority Mail takes only t.v.o or three days for delivery. This month's most exciting news is the announcement of a New World's Fare for Express Mail. Now, you can send any mail weighing up to 8 ounces for an introductory rate of $8.75, world- e BY MOTHERS DAY That mean3, if you mother happens to be in Tokyo, Rome, London or Berlin, you can come in today and mail an 8-ounce parcel to her for $8.75, and she will receive it before Sunday. This introductory in-troductory rate is good until June 30, 1989, when the rate of $10.75 will go into effect. Significant savings are reflected in the new world-wide Express Mn'l Service to over 90 countries on our network. Moreover, special Express Mailing Mail-ing containers are furnished free by the post office and insurance is available at no extra cost. I am sure a lot of Orem residents resi-dents are going to take advantage of the New World's Fare for Express Ex-press Mail, pnd Mothers DAy is a good time to do it! HAZARDS FOR KIDS Sorry to say, every year, children are injured because they play too close to postal vehicles. But these accidents don't have to happen, and we are asking for parents' help in preventing them. Children flock to letter carriers car-riers whenever they are in the neighborhood. When they approach ap-proach a letter carrier's vehicle, unnoticed by the carrier, or suddenly sud-denly appear from behind a parked car, the results can be tragic. Last year, some West Valley, Utah, children thoughtit was fun to try to grab the back bumper of a letter carrier's vehicle without attracting the letter carrier's attention. at-tention. When a two-year-old boy joined the game he held on too Orem-G eneva Ixmes -USPS 411-700 Published each Wednesday for $8.00 per year by the Orem-Geneva Orem-Geneva times, .546 South State Street, Orem, Utah 84058. Second class postage paid at Orem, Utah 84057. POSTMASTER: Send address change's to the Orem-Geneva Times, P.O. Box 1 65, Orem, Utah 84059. $ CASH $ 55 NMTIONBJL STEEL DISTRIBUTORS 126 North 1330 West, POST MARK 1989 long and was dragged behind the vehicle for 25 feet. Thankfully, the child lived. Ironically, a few days later, the same children tried to hold on to the bumper of the same vehicle again. PARENTS HELP Orem parents can help prevent these kinds of accidents by making sure that their children do not run or ride out to greet a letter carrier in a vehicle. Letter carriers become a familiar sight in neighborhoods and are often welcomed as friends by adults and children, alike. But a child, running out to get the mail, can be very hazardous, mainly because carriers can lose sight of them or don't know they're around at all. Also, if a child must cross the street to get to a mailbox, a vehicle passing the stopped mail truck might hit your child. If children pick up the mail, they should do so only after the letter carrier has placed the mail in the mailbox and gone on to the next house. SAFETY TALKS Letter carriers receive safety talks at work to remind them to be on the lookout for children as they deliver the mail. And postal vehicles are equipped with mirrors mir-rors on the hood to help them see anyone or anything in front of the bumper. Letter carriers can make over 500 stops per day, and if there are little children around, it can make for a dangerous situations and for a very unnerving day for the carrier. However, all the safety talks and mirrors in the world cannot control a child's actions. That's why I am asking parents to help in the safety effort. A postal vehicle can't hit a child if the child is far away from it. NEW PARCEL SLIDES Customers coming in to the Orem Post Office this week have been commenting on the revamped re-vamped lobby arrangement which features two long, narrow tables placed on either side of the customer line which may be used as parcel slides. On one of the tables is a plexiglass plexi-glass rack which displays a wide assortment of mailing containers for use by customers. The self-service unit contains padded envelope, en-velope, clasp envelopes, floppy disk mailers, and different sizes of cardboard boxes for mailing a wide variety of materials. Customer convenience is a matter of top priority at the Orem Post Office 4 Lb. Aluminum CANS Offer can expire without notice. TUBE INCORPORATED Orem 224-6783 "Kids on the Move" evicted from school After three years at Spencer School, Kids on the Move, a preschool pre-school for handicapped youngsters, is seeking a new location. The school received an eviction notice because the old building does not meet earthquake construction standards. "I wasn't thrilled about moving into the school in the first place," said Karen Hahne, founder of Kids on the Move, "after all I'd taught there 22 years ago and I knew the problems." But Spencer School, the oldest school in Orem and condemned con-demned for occupation several times but reopened during times of overcrowding, has worked out well for these special kids. Most of the children have Downs Syndrome, some have cerebral palsy. For them school does not begin at the usual age of five, it begins much, much earlier. "One morning this man appeared ap-peared at the school door hugging a blanket wrapped bundle. It was a three-day old baby girl," remembers remem-bers Hahne. "This is my daughter and I'm through grieving," said the father, "when can she start the program." pro-gram." She was born with Downs Syndrome. In years past parents of Downs children were often advised: Just put it in an institution and forget about it. Now Kids on the Move and similar schools are help-, , ing parents cope and youngsters to ; fit into society. No one dreamed years ago that so much could be done. Erin Michell started school at the ripe old age of two weeks. She is the daughter of Rick and Rhonda Bean of Provo. Recently at eight months of age, tests verified she is only two months behind average development standards. Rick and Rhonda bring Erin to school twice a month to meet with therapists and continue the therapy on their own at home. "It's not enough, but it's all we can afford," says Karen. After 18 months of age, children receive Novell Night at the Chamber of Commerce Executive Buffet The ProvoOrem Chamber of Commerce's Wednesday, May 17 Executive Buffet will be sponsored spon-sored by Novell and feature Terri Holbrooke, Novell's senior director direc-tor of corporate communications, as the speaker. The Buffet begins at 6 p.m. with a social hour followed by din-ner din-ner at 6:30 at the Riverside Country Club in Provo. Entertainment Enter-tainment will be provided by the Townsquare Backstage dinner theater. Cost for the event is $9 if paid in advance or $ 10 at the door. Call 224-3636 for reservations. Tick AGE MISREPRESENTATION Mylene "Mike" B. Sanders has been found guilty by her friends and acquaintances acquain-tances of age misrepresentation. mis-representation. The facts of the case revealed that of May 13th, 1989 the defendant defen-dant M; B; Sanders did turn 40 years of age. t -k The defendant voci ferously claimed her age The sentence for her act of misrepresentation will be old age wrinkles, crepe paper skin, bags under the eyes, shortness of breath and the severe decline of head turning from the opposite sex. . Decreed on this day of May 13th, 1989. By a close and personal friend therapy 2 or 3 times a week. It is a prevention program to help palsied muscles from becoming stiffer and the soft muscles of Downs kids from becoming even more of a "noodle", says Karen. Rick and Rhonda are typical of the parents who bring their children to Kids on the Move. They are enthused and excited about every bit of progress. Sometimes it means time off work to come to the school, "but after all, what's a life worth," says Rick. "I was so excited when Erin was finally able to put her leg over to help roll herself over, I jumped over a coffee table to run and give her a hug," said Rick. "I feel blessed to have a handicapped child in, my home." Like other parents he's grateful for the help and support of the school in helping Erin and the other children reach their potential. poten-tial. According to Federal mandates, the intervention program for handicapped hand-icapped children begins at age three. "But that is too late," says the school's director. "By then muscle tone is already so lax, it takes a long time to build up." Some children never catch up. A few babies receive their therapy at home instead of coming to the school. These are children who are medically fragile, - says Hahne, so the therapists go to . their homes. At the present time r there are three of these children who are part of the Kids on the Move program. The school is funded under the State Department of Health, but cutbacks have limited the resources resour-ces to about one fourth what they were. That means parents and volunteers must take up the slack. There is no charge for a handicapped hand-icapped child to be at the school. "We're functioning well and we have some pretty nice equipment," says Hahne, "now we just need to find another facility to house us." It would make a good tax write off for someone. ets may also be purchased for the June 21 Executive Buffet at the Seven Peaks Resort Water Park by calling the same number. Two new trees Orem Golden K Kiwanis and representatives of the Senior Friendship Center planted two trees to celebrate Arbor Day. The Golden K Kiwanis planted a tree in the Orem City Park Arboretum in celebration of Arbor Day, an activity they have participated in for the past 10 years. to be only thirty-nine. Orem Women's Club project chairman Winifred Jones, . left, and club president Marilyn Stevens, present a check of $500 to Norman Nielsen, president SCERA, to be added to funds being collected for the proposed Cultural Arts Center. Women's Club donates to Arts Center Women's Club Civic Project chairman Winifred Jones presented SCERA president Norm Nielsen with a check for $500 to be used for the proposed Cultural Arts Center. Nielsen told the club members the money is appreciated as it will take a good sum to fund the building. There is no help from the City, said Nielsen, as there can be no bonding or taxing for this type of project. He said the center probably will be an extension to the theater. Nielsen suggested the women form a telephone corn-mi corn-mi ttee to solicit contributions from Orem residents. Also at the April 19th meeting, meet-ing, the new slate of officers were introduced and voted upon by secret ballot. The officers are: Stop Overeating And Lose Weight Naturally Without Dieting A special group that addresses women's compulsive eating is beginning soon. This group is provided through the Women's Health Services of Orem Community Com-munity Hospital's Center for Counseling, Education and Research. The group meets once a week from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. for 12 consecutive weeks. Total cost is $1 20. The group will be led by Debbi Christensen, Ph.D. For information or to register call 224-4080 ext. 230. Next Group Starts May 17 OREM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL An Intermountain if President - June Kendall; president presi-dent elect - Barbara Packard; recording secretary - Joyce Johnson; corresponding secretary - Colleen Judd; treasurer - Jane Anderburg; parliamentarian par-liamentarian - Claudia Wilkins; director - Marilyn Stevens. New members proposed by Doris Asay and Helen Sowby are: Katherine Jay Ballard, Lila C. Johnson, Lavon Turner and Doris Dingwall. They will be formally presented as members at the club's May Breakfast. ' Pat Poole presented a beautiful beauti-ful try to President Marilyn Stevens from the board members. Refreshments were served. Health Care Facility Mon.-Fri. B-S; Sat. 9:101 |
