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Show Times Newspape,. Page B6 Thursday, February 20, 2003 V Experts advise using the buddy The Counterfeit Valentine system vEien losing weight Those interested in shedding pounds or maintaining a healthy weight can put the buddy system to work, according to TOPS Club, Inc., a nonprofit organization that has been providing weight-loss support since 1948. The following are some ways in which a buddy can help: A buddy knows that when the scale shows a quarter-pound loss, it is still reason to celebrate, because you're on the right track to sensible, maintainable weight loss. When you're faced with a difficult situation, situ-ation, simply knowing that someone is rooting root-ing for you can help you make the right choice. You and your buddy can give each other practical help. For instance, you might share low-fat recipes or tips on healthful snacking. Buddies often exercise together. Having a buddy waiting for you at a prearranged pre-arranged exercise time can help you get out and moving. Keeping in touch with a buddy through e-mail, phone calls or written correspondence correspon-dence can keep you on track when you're apart. A buddy can provide praise and encouragement as you stick to your plan to lose weight. Welcome Babies with love and support Volunteers have the opportunity to help parents welcome newborns into families through the Success by Six Welcome Baby program. As a home visitor, you can help families fami-lies explore many different ways to help their child be as healthy as possible and teach first-time parents important parenting skills. Volunteers teach infant development, health and safety, community resources and marriage enhancement to new parents. Home visitors visi-tors focus on a specific curriculum cur-riculum centered around topics such as the infant development, proper nutrition, nutri-tion, safety, discipline, how to stimulate learning and parent-child relationships. The volunteers can be parents, grandparents, students stu-dents or health care specialists. special-ists. The average volunteer spends about four hours each month in service. Home visitors visit three families and spend one hour of in service once a month. On average, families stay in the program for at least six months. They can stay in the program for as long as they like, up to 36 months. "If you are looking for an opportunity to support parents par-ents in providing a healthy start for their children while becoming involved in the community, this is the program for you," said Susan Johnson, Welcome Baby volunteer coordinator. "Volunteers are the ones who make all the home visits vis-its and have direct contact with the families. Volunteers ensure that these families are able to be visited. Without the volunteers, volun-teers, our program wouldn't succeed." Welcome Baby is a community-building program that is offered to first-time parents in Utah County. Welcome Baby helps families fami-lies explore available resources throughout the community. This program helps build a sense of friendship among the volunteers volun-teers and families they serve. The six-hour initial training is provided. Additional volunteer opportunities are available throughout Utah County. IMC launches Web site with cancer information IHC Cancer Services has introduced a new Online Resource Center with information infor-mation for anyone interested interest-ed in cancer and cancer treatments. The Web site is designed by a panel of cancer can-cer experts who will continually contin-ually upgrade the educational educa-tional material. It's free to the public and is sponsored by a variety of cancer-related organizations. The Online Resource Center can be accessed by visiting www.ihc.com and clicking on "IHC Cancer Services" or any of the links for cancer. IHC is a charitable, community-owned, nonprofit health care organization based in Salt Lake City that serves the health needs of Utah and Idaho residents. The IHC system includes VFW officer to assist our Provo veterans A field service officer from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Department Service Office, in Salt Lake Qity, will be in the ProvoOrem area to assist veterans in understanding under-standing and applying for rightful VA benefits, preparing prepar-ing and documenting application appli-cation for compensation, pension, hospitalization and other benefits. This is a free service, and veterans need not be members mem-bers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to qualify for assistance. The VFW field service officer will work out of the Provo Workforce Service Center from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, March 20. health insurance plans, hospitals, hos-pitals, clinics and affiliated physicians. Last year, in more than 100,000 cases, IHC hospitals and associated associat-ed clinics provided $37 million mil-lion in charitable assistance. assis-tance. A central part of IHC's mission is to provide quality medical care to persons per-sons with medical needs, regardless of ability to pay. Auditions for Snow White Auditions for Snow White will be held this Saturday at 10:00 a.m.-12 noon at Valley Center Playhouse, 780 N 200 E Lindon. Needed are Snow White and her three maidens, ages 15-20, seven dwarfs or boys 10-12, three men ages 18-50 and three women 35-50. 35-50. Play will run Friday, Saturday and Monday evenings. March 28-May 5. For further information callJody at 224-5310. DC DOLLRfl CUTiJ;1'i'YaMH Professional Full Service Salon 882 N. State Street Orem 224-3284 1277 S. 800 E. Orem 227-0303 314 E. State Pleasant Grove 785-3100 Why Shop Around? We Always Match Competitors' Advertised Prices!! HAIR CUT SALE! Only $6.50 per cut!!! February 19, 2003 - March 1, 2003 Also save on our EVERYDAY low prices. Perms .' $29.95 (Long Hair Extra) Hair Coloring $29.95 COMING SOON: A NEW Dollar Cuts Salon inside the Provo Smiths! PTVnF K WFFKS JR. Times Correspondent I didn't know I was an Army brat. I didn't think I was a "brat," at all. I was just a kid who lived at Fort Douglas. My dad was a soldier, sol-dier, and we lived in a comfortable com-fortable house, just under Red Butte Mountain. During the week, I hardly ever saw my dad before school, since he had to leave very early in the morning, so he could go down to the single sin-gle soldiers' barracks and tell the bugler to play some kind of music, called reveille, to scare the soldiers out of their sleep to line up for roll call. I guess we weren't very rich, because my dad wore the same suit every day to work. It was khaki-colored, and he had to roll green strips of cloth around his legs, since his pants only went to his knees. And his boots were always shiny. I got to go to kindergarten in Salt Lake City, when I was 4 years old, because somebody some-body made a mistake. I didn't did-n't turn 5 until Nov. 18. I don't remember much about kindergarten, because I only went for half a day. But I really liked first grade. I had a beautiful teacher named Miss Clark, and I thought I was in love with her. . She had the sweetest smile, and she called me "Clyde," while all my other classmates called me "Bunny." I really liked Miss Clark's class, because she had written writ-ten all the letters of the alphabet at the top of the blackboard around the room. And she taught us how to read all about Dick and Jane and their dog, Spot. I really loved to read, and I was excited to learn that those letters Miss Clark had written writ-ten on the blackboard were called "cursive," while the ones we read in our books were printed. I loved to read, and each night, my dad would spread out the "Salt Lake Telegram" newspaper on our living room floor and read the comics with me. My dad helped me with the more difficult dif-ficult words, and I learned to love reading about Terry and the Pirates, Orphan Annie, Gasoline Alley, Dick Tracy and the Katzenjammer Kids. It was not too surprising, when we children in school learned to write cursive, pur letters all looked very much like the ones Miss Clark had written on her blackboard. I think I loved Miss Clark. And when Valentine's Day Captivating Radio Dramas for the Whole Family! uspenseful, value-packed discoveries await you in the town of Odyssey where something new and exciting is always going on. Whit, Connie and the gang manage to get into all kinds of interesting predicaments, and learn unforgettable biblically based lessons along the way. Your family will be on the edge of their seats as they tune in to each fascinating adventure. It's fun, character-building entertainment for all ages Monday thru Friday 5:29 p.m. Saturday " 8:00 a.m. & 8:00 p.m. www.key7.c0m was coming, I asked my dear mother if I could take her a valentine. I thought she might make some valentine cookies I could take her, but no! My mother made a valentine valen-tine cake, which she decorated decorat-ed with pink frosting! I was excited to take my valentine cake to Miss Clark, and I hoped she loved me a little too. Fast forward: seven grades and seven years, later, at Wasatch Elementary School at 1155 East South Temple in Salt Lake City. Every school morning, a brown U.S. Army truck would pick up my sister and me at our Fort Douglas home and take us to school. We would ride to school with several other Army children. Two of the boys were named Tinker and Bud Loring, who were our same ages, and their sister, Lavina, who was two years older. The Loring boys were rather rude and uncouth. We thought something must be wrong in their home, because their father did not wear the Army uniform. He was the -post electrician. Tinker and Bud were always playing tricks on the other kids to get attention. Valentine's Day was coming com-ing again, and I was smitten by another girl, closer to my own age. Not that I had forgotten for-gotten Miss Clark, but, after all, that was just first grade! Marie Zalegie had entered school late that year. Her family had moved to Fort Douglas in November. Her father was an Army major, and Marie was just about the prettiest girl I had ever seen. I saw her from afar at school, and never had the courage to speak to her. I supposed she hardly knew that I existed. Compounding my problem was that her dad was a major, and my dad was the sergeant-major of the 38th Infantry Battalion. In other words, her dad was kind of my dad's boss. They lived in a large home on Officers Row, and sometimes, when I went down to the post parade ground, I would see her playing in the yard. Just how I got up the nerve to drop a valentine on her porch I will never know. I rang the bell and just stood there, frozen. She came to the door, looked at me, and said, "Hello, Clyde, how are you?" She picked up my valentine, smiled, and said, "Thank you very much" and closed the door. I floated home and told my mother. "You had better stay home now, in case some- 1 and & one brings a valent: you, she said. I went up to my room picked up my violin played a love song I wished could have played for M-J Zalegie. I heard the doorbell ring downstairs, and Motj answering it. I didn't Pa! much attention, as I neLJ my parents talking a someone down in the livin room. .f In a few moments, my daj came u.y iiiy room to tall wilii me. iyue, ne "Mr and Mrs I.n . llug downstairs with a dirt? vaieiiume uney say you lo uneii udugmer, Lavin iney are very upset anj asKea your motner and mp 1 A. 1TT- reaa it. vve reaa the vak tine uiau was nana-writtet and signed with your name' "What diditsay?"Iaskel "It was written in S0Ilf very filthy language that has upset Lavina and her pat. ents very mucn. "How could that be?" askea. 1 navent sent am. thing to Lavina. I hardlj know her." My father interrogater me at greater length, when said, 1 know! Kemember. Dick Tracy, in the comie caught a crook by using bj; handwriting against hit Why not take some of my school papers and compaij them with that writing. Yo. will see they don t match!" My dad took some of m school papers downstairs, li a moment, he came back ti my room and said, "Yom writing seems to match writing on Lavina's lettet Did you write it?" "No, Dad, I promise I It not write it. What exact; does it say? Can I read it? Dad went back downstairs, down-stairs, and I heard him sajtc the Lorings, "Clyde says if did not write or send tbii Lavina. And we believe bin' The Lorings soon left oir house, and I went downstair? to talk to my parents. didn't want you to read it since it was not a fit valen tine to read," my mother! said. "We love you, and ti believe you!" Mother turned aroui: and went into the kitck She brought out the mcr 90best valentine I eve received in my young life, h was not the beautiful vale: tine cake my angel mote had made for me, although loved it. 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