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Show New Utah American Fork Citizen Plaque read the engraving on the plaque to the community members mem-bers gathered to mark the occasion. The plaque reads in part: "The American Fork Third Ward meetinghouse, constructed construct-ed in 1903 and expanded in 1938 and the 1950s, is significant signifi-cant for its association with the growth of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church) in northwest north-west American Fork and for its importance to the community and the patterns of social life seen in its use. "Architecturally, the building is significant as an artifact documenting evolution of and influences on architectural styles and customs of the LDS Church during the first half of the century. This era, when the church (officially) established standardized design for its church buildings, is believed by architectural historians to be the golden age of Mormon meetinghouse architecture. "This building is one of four meetinghouses designed and built by local craftsmen and ward members in American Fork, and it reflects the popularity of the gothic revival and Victorian eclectic styles in church buildings during this era. The 1938 addition of a Jacobethan revival-style recreation hall and classroom wing, designed by the Church Architectural Architec-tural Department, reflects the church's policy of including all church functions under one roof; previously, separate amusement halls had been the policy. " lit ft i . 11 III c EXCEL EYE CENTER Matthew R. Parsons, M.D. Corneal Transplants Restore way of life Over 40,000 corneal transplants trans-plants are performed in the United States each year. Matthew R. Parsons, M.D. at Excel Eye Center of Provo is one of the leading providers of corneal transplants in Utah and has been practicing ophthalmology oph-thalmology since 1990. "Corneal transplants are not only the most common type of transplant performed, but they are also the most successful" suc-cessful" said Dr. Parsons. The cornea is the clear surface sur-face at the front of your eye used for focusing. If the cornea is damaged it may become swollen or scarred. Either way, vision is significantly reduced. If a transplant is required, before it can be performed, your name will be put on a waiting list for a cornea at the local eye bank. Before the cornea is released for transplant, trans-plant, it is tested for viruses including hepatitis and AIDS. The surgery will be performed on an outpatient basis. You will be given eye drops and anesthesia depending on your age and medical condition. During this procedure, the damaged cornea will be carefully care-fully removed and the new, donated clear cornea will be sewn into place. After the surgery, sur-gery, a shield will be placed over your eye. Dr. Parsons closely monitors your progress following surgery. "Corneal transplants can give new sight to a person who in the past would have lost their vision due to accident or injury. The surgical advances in ophthalmology allow many patients a higher quality of life," said Dr. Parsons. Dr. Parsons graduated from the University of Utah School of Medicine and completed an internship at the University of Utah. He fulfilled his residency resi-dency at the University of Minnesota and completed a fellowship at the University of Utah, emphasizing cornea and glaucoma surgery. sal am hmmmmmmmmiJmkmmmmm - Thursday, May 15, 2003 - Page 3 Continued from front page Bassett 100 Years of StyU- Beautiful Furniture is Part of a Holistic Life By Jacob McKinney All my friends said that I was experiencing a male-midlife crisis. I had been a holistic- health counselor for twenty-five years and all of a sudden I became an idea coordinator coordi-nator for Basset Furniture Direct. However, this was not the snap decision that it appeared to be. It was the crowning event of years of browsing through home design books, magazines and college design classes. Plus, my wife's friends were always asking me for design advice. "Do these patterns and colors go together? Can I use this counter top with this floor tile?" I figured, "Why not work where I can answer these questions ques-tions for everyone?" I chose Basset Furniture Direct as an outlet for my designing talent because of the beauty and quality of the furniture. I also enjoy being surrounded by colleagues col-leagues who are more concerned with creating attractive homes than they are with making a quick sale. In reality, I don't think I've made such a big change in my life. I see beautiful furniture as an integral part of holistic health. I mean beautiful surroundings bring serenity and give us a place to retreat from a stressful world. I'm still in a helping profession. I've just shifted my focus and developed another part of who I am-a person per-son who enjoys creating good-looking, peaceful environments. Shelley teams do well at Knowledge Bowl competition Five teams from Shelley Elementary participated in Alpine School District's Knowledge Bowl Tournaments Tourna-ments that were held during dur-ing the month of March. These five teams were among the one hundred teams that competed. All five teams did very well. . Over 500 students throughout the school district dis-trict participated in three different divisions. Shelley had three teams in the primary division (third and fourth grade) that competed and placed in the "Top Ten." Each of these students was recognized during a school assembly and presented pre-sented with a Knowledge Bowl medallion by school principal Sue Heath. They Summerfield Manor Summerfield Retirement Community Is there a secret to healthy again? Can you really ward off Father Time by keeping your cholesterol down, and your stress level low? Well, maybe we don't know the secrets, but we do have some tips for those who set a goal for longer, healthier lives. The Harvard Study of Adult Development is one of the most comprehensive examinations of aging ever conducted. The study began in the 1930's and has examined exam-ined over 800 men and women, following them from adolescence into old age. The results were not always what the researches anticipated, but they provided pro-vided clues that appear to translate into happy and healthy longevity. The key factors were surprisingly sur-prisingly not the longevity of your parents, the quality of your childhood, and low cholesterol levels. Instead, the study showed the most success was enjoyed by those who avoided cigarettes, ciga-rettes, had good coping skills and positive, optimistic opti-mistic outlooks, consistently consistent-ly healthy weight, regular exercise, strong social relationships, rela-tionships, (including a stable sta-ble marriage), and those who pursued education throughout their lives. Woody Allen reminds us that no one gets out of this world alive, but for as long as were here we might as well stay as happy and healthy as possible- and now we see that the "secrets" to healthy aging may be well within our control con-trol Summerfield Retirement Community hopes you are enjoying happy and healthy aging! Call us for more information at 434-7581. I mm I also received "Top Ten" team plaques to be displayed dis-played in the school's trophy tro-phy case. The three primary division divi-sion teams were given a packet of subject matter on Utah and U.S. History in December, 2002. They spent the next three months preparing and studying with the help of numerous parent volunteers volun-teers as coaches. Shelley Elementary's fourth grade Science and Social Studies FORBES ELEMENTARY May 16 PTA Classic Skating Skat-ing field trip May 20 Open House for Mrs. Lysager from 4 to 5 p.m. May 20 6th grade to the Space Center May 21 Hard Hat assembly at 10:30 a.m. May 21 D.A.R.E. graduation gradua-tion at 1:15 p.m. May 22 Talent show for track 1 at 10 a.m. and track 2 at 1:15 p.m. GREENWOOD May 16 Sixth grade field trip May 16-17 Utah State PTA convention May 19-23 UCA testing week LEGACY ELEMENTARY May 20 Emergency evacuation evacua-tion drill May 22 Mr. Bottita's 3rd grade class play SHELLEY ELEMENTARY May 22 Dance festival rehearsal May 23 Dance festival and field day AMERICAN FORK JUNIOR Open, flun (Uttalh, prWM. Am jj x-ki ' t d 'J" ' , I "I I I 'I Iff w " Y mm j I - , ' f, K - LijJS..:':'i SkwJ x Owner - Doug Llewelyn and ifs true! All of our windows are custom made for each home to ensure proper fit and efficiency and offer features such as tilt it sashes for EASY CLEANING from inside the home. We also have the industries best warranty said Llewellyn. "Window Worlds Double Lifetime Warranty covers all materials mate-rials and labor and transfers if you sell your home. We even warranty you window if the glass breaks." We carry a full line of windows for replacement and new construction. Call Doug at 798-3363 for a free estimate or come by our showroom in Spanish Fork at 1785 North Main, 8-5 Monday-Friday, and 9-1 on Saturdays. 1785 N. Main Spanish Fork OCS (801) 798-3363 teacher, Bob Larson, was their school advisor as well as the district director over the Knowledge Bowl Competition. Com-petition. Members of the teams included Daniel Keller, Jared Hall, Reese Larson, Justin Rich, Nathan Rich, Dominique Clements, James Kimball, Robert Lee, Jaxon Hellbusch, Michael Richards, Jake Moore, Matthew Pockrus, Tyler Finch, Daniel McKenna and Trevor Hadfield. HIGH SCHOOL May 16 Moon field trip to Lagoon May 19-23 Science and math core testing window win-dow May 20 PTSA football board meeting at 8 p.m. May 21 Spring orchestra concert at 6:30 p.m. May 22 PTSA 9th grade celebration at 7 p.m. at the American Ameri-can Fork Tabernacle Taberna-cle NAMERICAN fork high SCHOOL May 16 Soccer: inter-region inter-region game May 16 Senior dinner dance May 16-17 State track at BYU May 16-17 State orchestra festival fes-tival May 16-17 State 4A tennis at Liberty Park May 17 Drama banquet May 19 State 4A baseball May 22 Senior activity at Aspen Grove May 23 Cavestock (ADVERTISEMENT) Replacing your existing windows win-dows with new energy efficient, effi-cient, double strength windows win-dows can really improve the comfort level in your home. "Your home is your best investment, so you need to take care of it." says Doug Llewelyn. Llewelyn, whose work in the home improvement improve-ment field recently expanded to include the first Window World location in Utah, is very excited to be able to bring such a high quality product at such a reasonable price to Utah homeowners. "Our company slogan is "Simply the Best for Less," anld, inc. "Simply the Best for Less" Commemorative pins are available American Amer-ican Fork City has a limited number of pins available to com memorating its 150th birthday. birth-day. They come in both silver sil-ver and bronze tones and are priced at $5 each. Some sweatshirts also remain. They are sold at American Ameri-can Fork's administrative offices, 51 E. Main, and American Fork Public Library, 64 S. 100 East. American Fork Citizen 59 W. Main American Fork, UT 84003 An edition of Tbc Daily Herald, Pulitzer Newspapers, Inc. Subscriptions It DeliveryServic 375-5103 News A Advertising 756-74W (' 756-5274 B-mail nthristmnn4newutah.cm USPS 018-580. 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