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Show Free Press - Wednesday, April 13, 1994 - Page 6 Lehian earns UVSC degree Lehi native heads regional poison center Although it m ay h ave been in his blood, one former Lehi resident has found the right prescription for a career serving his fellow human beings. Brent Ekins, a 1967 graduate of Lehi High School, now resides in Fresno, Calif., where he works as the director of the Fresno Regional Poison Control Center, a facility serving seven counties of central California. The son of Abe and Geraldine Ekins of Lehi, he comes from a line of pharmacists: his father, his maternal grandfather, Gerald Taylor, as well as two of his two great uncles, Stan and Dave, were all pharmacists. Following his high school graduation, he received his education at the University of Utah, earning a Bachelor of Science and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from that Inhere ore they iiovj? While at the university, he served as a clinical instructor and later as an assistant professor at the College of Pharmacy. He also worked at the Intermountain Regional Poison Control Centerfor eightyears, during which time he became its acting director and administrator, and finally, assistant director. In 1985,heandhisfamilymoved to Fresno, where he also serves as assistant professor ofclinical pharmacy at the University of the Pacific, as well as a board member and past president of the American Board of Applied Toxicology. articles for journals, chapters, and miscellaneous publications, and has presented lectures for several professional and educational organizations with which he is affiliated. His public service life has been filled with lectures to civic groups on poison control services and treatment of poisoning, merit badge counselor, Scoutmaster and committee chairman for the Boy Scouts, and publisher of a PTA newsletter. A member of the LDS Church, Brent has served as a ward clerk, seminary instructor, abishop and a member of the High Council in his stake. In his spare time, he enjoys snow skiing, hunting, scuba diving, and reading. He is married to the former Dana Smith of Manti; they have five children, Kirsten, Britt, Jacob, Mark and John. Friday will be the last day to make reservations and payment for the "Shop Till You Drop" outing to Salt Lake on Tuesday, April 19. The bus is tentatively scheduled to leave the Senior Center at 9 a.m. Participants may shop at the ZCMI and Crossroads Malls or may sign up to attend the 10:45 a.m. showing of "Legacy" in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. The Senior Center has procured 20 tickets for the film; those who would like to see it must reserve a seat by Friday, April 15. A $3 fee includes transportation to Salt Lake. Lunch is available through several outlets on an individual basis. The monthly Wellness Clinic will be held on Friday, April 22 from Senior Citizen 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, or for more information on available services and costs, call the center, Seniors may participate in an outing so see "The Sheik" at the Desert Star Playhouse on Thursday, May 12. The $10 fee includes transportation and admission to the play. 768-716- 5. Meals for the coming week: Thursday, April 14: Lima beans and ham, sliced beets, Waldorf salad, corn bread, and chocolate " pudding. Friday, April 15: Pork curry over rice, creamed carrots, tossed salad, white roll, and cherry pie. Monday, April 18: Beef stew, baking powder biscuit, lettuce and tomato with Italian, and carrot cake. Tuesday, April 19: Turkey steak with cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes with gravy, Oregon blend vegetables, fruit salad, white roll, and Dutch apple pie. Wednesday, April 20: Old home casserole, whole carrots, lime jello, white roll, and canned pears. St. Columba: Improbable messenger of peace By Virginia McQuarrie Swenson (Fourteenth in a series about Scotland) With his fiery, argumentative nature, high spirit and excessive zeal, Columba was an improbable messenger of peace and love, but his sheer energy of temperament was probably an essential part of his mission. ing the imperfectly instructed Chriswere of Irish tians ofDalraida-mo- st descent. Then he regularly left Iona to "push back the frontiers of ignorance elsewhere." He especially turned his attention to the evangelization of the Picts, and this became his great work. Of princely descent and already the founder of at least two religious houses, armed with prestige, great personal and spiritual gifts, unshrinking faith, and high oratory, "Columba notonlyreawakened the dormant Christianity of the Scots, but penetrated into Pictland, probably on diplomatic rather than missionary business." (When a missionary went into a strange region, he first tried to convert the king or ruler. It is probable that St. Oran reported to be the first of the community to die was once a prominent Druid. Then he would instruct and baptize the people. It usually took several hundred years to make Christianity the faith of all of a particular - - people.) King Brude of the Picts He made his way to the castle of the redoubtable King Brude at Inverness to plead, among other things, for the civil rights of the Scots. That pagan monarch had given orders that the approaching visitors were not to be admitted, but when St. Columba upraised his arm to make the sign of the cross, bolts were withdrawn, gates fell open, and the strangers entered County are participating in special promotions to help raise funds in connection with theMarch of Dimes' WalkAmerica Walk for Healthier Babies. On Friday, April 15, the Lehi branch of the bank will sell bags of popcorn and plates of cookies for one dollar each. Employees may also buy Blue Jeans for Babies stickers, which will allow them to wear blue jeans to work for the numbers of days for which they have purchased stickers. The bank will also have representation in the WalkAmerica event on Saturday, April 23. All funds from the promotions will be contributed to the March of Dimes. Patrons may pledge money for the employees who participate, and may also make contributions to receptacles located in the bank. : i '. ' ' ' ' Free Tax Help for Seniors open when Columba touched them with his cross. Impressed by their supernatural powers, the king listened to their words and ever afterwards held Columba in high honor. He, also, as overlord, confirmed him in the possession of Iona. Though the missionaries gained the sympathy of the king, his heathen priests were unimpressed. Tradition has it that Columba calmed a gale on Loch Ness by prayer and worsted a monster there. His arrival at Iona had political, as well as religious significance. As the meeting with the Pict king shows, Columba was not only an outstanding religious leader, but also an astute politician. He lent his influence both morally and politically to the royal House of Dalriada and greatly strengthen the kingdom in its relations with its more powerful Pictland neighbor. Extent of the work As Columba and his friends went through all northern Scotland, they endured hardships and dangers from stormy weather to violent atnatives who tacks by were stirred up by Druid priests. "On the other hand, sometimes the conversion of a Druid leader would bring about the mass conversion of his followers." half-sava- During the following years, as writer put it, "the Saint was spreading his own little empire up the west coast and manning little monasteries with fresh recruits from Ireland." He is credited with evangelizing practically the whole of Pictland, but some historians say much was won by other missionaries from Iona and elsewhere. Most of his activity concerned the building of his monastery, the training of its members (among whom were some the imparting of spiritual counsel, and the solution of the problems of neighboring rulers. "At Iona he was visited by persons of all conditions, some desiring spiritual or bodily help, some attracted by his reputation for sanctity, his miracles and his propheone Anglo-Saxons- ), Final day for free income tax help for senior citizens will be available from 9:30 a.m. until noon at the Lehi Senior Center, 120 N. Center St., Lehi. Appointments are also available in the afternoon by request. 77Z open house to be held at Lehi North Stake Narcotics Anonymous is a group of recovering addicts who live without the use of drugs. It costs nothing to be a member. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. The North Utah County group meets Thursdays at St. Peter's Catholic Parish, 634 N. 600 East, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For moreinformationcall379-3139,th- e county NA hotline. City p Dumpster Days continues today e The mothers' group will meet today at 7 p.m. at Kids on the Move, 475 W. 260 North, Orem . The meeting is for all Utah Valley mothers of a child with special needs - no affiliationg with KOTM is necessary. This will be the first ever "Stress Reduction Marathon." There is no charge. For information, call -- 221-993- 0. TOPS Club Meeting at the locations throughout the city. Tri-Stak- Kids on the Move 4. mm Clean-u- There will also be exhibits and presentations in the cultural hall on helps for families, family values, family history research, and journals. The displays will be hosted by Lehi North Stake Mission President Gary Pulham and his counselors, Haruo Miyagi and Garland Tait, in addition to John Gray, president of the Lehi Stake Mission. They will be present to greet people, explain exhibits and answer questions following the telecast. This important information will not be available on television or at distribution centers. Sponsors hope that a better community can evolve by improving individual family relationships. .U dance group will hold their last dance of the season tonight at 8:45 p.m. in the Eldred Center, 270 W. 500 North, Provo. The group meets monthly through April for a night of dancing to a live orchestra. The svening will begin with a pot luck dinner at 7 p.m. The orchestra this month is Dennis Miner. Couples of all ages are welcome. No smoking or drinking allowed. Cost is $7 per couple, paid at the door .For information call Lehi Planning Commission Narcotics Anonymous ' Family-oriente- d 785-881- The Lehi City Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. in the Lehi City Public Works Office, 99 West Main, Suite 100, for its monthly meeting. ' t Planning the "Family Open House" for the general public are President Gary Pulham of the Lehi North Stake Mission and his first counselor Haruo Miyagi. They will host the event at the Lehi North Stake Center on April 24. -- wmmmy unhindered. Another reference says the doors miraculously swung Elder Jim Yates ' ILll.ll.L.Jll).IIIL.Ii-J.- An early Christian monument of the late 9th century A.D., this intricately carved stone cross slab is attributed to Pictish origin. The Picts were the indigenous people of Scotland until they were absorbed by the Scots in the 9th century AJX to form the Scottish nation. niir J 1 te d X First Security Banks in Utah -- peoples. voted his missionary effort to teach- First Security to raise funds family-oriente- of the monastery, or abbey, which was tobe his home for the rest ofhis life and which was to be famous throughout western Christendom for centuries. The land was made over to him by his kinsman Conall king of Scottish Dalriada, at whose invitation he may have come Scotland. (Columba was the grand nephew of the founder of Dalriada.) Situated opposite the border between the Picts of the north and the Scots of the south, Iona formed an ideal center for missions to both Columba's missionary work For the first two years, he de- Brent Ekins Elder Jim A. Yates, son of Jim and Cindy Yates, has recently returned from serving in the Philippines cabanatuan LDS Mission. He will speak at a sacrament service on Sunday, April 17, at 9 a.m. in the Lehi 5th Ward Chapel, 465 E. 300 North. After the meeting all friends and relatives are invited to an open house at the Yates home, 585 E. 200 South, Lehi. If you've noticed the model of the Mount Timpanogos LDS Temple located on the temple site along 900 Rv MARfiF rAVT! East, it was constructed through Public Communications Direc- the reading efforts of students of tor the senior LDS Seminary. The general public is invited to Ron Morgan, an instructor in bring their friends to enjoy a spethe seminary, said for every 10 cial d open house in sections a student read in the Docsupport of the international "Year trine and Covenants, they were able of the Family." to put their name on a popsicle Sponsored by The Church of stick which in turn went to cover Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, the exterior of the model. theopen house will beheld on ThursIt took the 1550 students about day, April 24 at the Lehi North two terms - a semester - to read Stake Center, 900 N. 1200 East, enough to cover the model, Morgan Lehi. said. The replica is constructed of wood Headlining the program will be and is about 10x10 feet. The angel Elder Russell M.Nelson of the CounMoroni caps the 15 feet tall spiral, cil of the Twelve with a special telecast message on "Imcompleting the design. proving Family Relationships." Establishment of the abbey, or monastery His first work was the building The community of Iona, probably built on a Druid temple site, became a little church, a training school, a group of separate cells for the monks, and a few buildings for stores, all enclosed by a turf wall. In time it grew to be a community of about 150 white-robemonks, saints, and scholars. In his own little cell, the master slept on bare earth with a stone pillow, to seek humility through mortification. Jim Yates returns from Philippines constructs temple model A.D. 563. rciera (gffiHUjpelfa AF Seminary St. Columba and his twelve companions landed on the Isle of Iona in State College. ley . Outings offered at Senior Center She is currently attending the University of Utah, where she is majoring in communication disorders. Jamie Evans, a 199 1 graduate of Lehi High School received her associate's degree from Utah Val- Brent has authored and Dance The Lehi Stake will host a dance from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Lehi Stake Center, 200 N. Center St. tri-sta- CPR Classes Classes in Cardiopulmonary resuscitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Fork Hospital Education Center. Cost is $15. cies. Take off Pounds Sensibly, a designed to help people lose weight, meets every Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m. at the American Legion Building, 53 N. Center Street, American Fork. For information: 756-722- 4. Alzheimer's Education Class A class on Alzheimer's and dementia-relate- d symptoms will be held today at 7 p.m. in the Orem City Center, E.O.C. Room (basement), 56 N. State Street. The class is sponsored by CNS Home Health Plus and areheldthe third Wednesday ofeach month. Individuals who are children of or friends to any person exhibiting dementia-lik- e symptoms will find the sessions informational and supportive. For information call This month's topic is "Meeting Challenges and Adversity." 224-322- 2. "His manner of life was most austere; and in his earlier life he was apt to be no less hard with others. 'Of all qualities, gentleness was precisely the one in which Columba failed the most.' But with the passage of time his character mellowed, and he was painted in a singularly attractive light, a lover of man and beast. St Columba's death After more than thirty years among the poor, sick, and heathen of Scotland, St. Columba died in Iona in A.D. 597. See COLUMBA on page 9 City Clean-uLehi City is sponsoring p Dumpster Days to help citizens clean up their yards. Dumpsters will be found at various locations around the community. Senior Citizen Activities Reservation and payment must be made today for the "Shop Till You Drop" trip to Salt Lake on May 19. The $3 fee includes transportation only. Lunch is available on an individual basis. Dancing Friends The Dancing Friends ballroom Lehi City Board of Adjustment The city Board of Adjustment holds its monthly meeting at the City Council Chambers, 153 N. 100 East, at 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Activities The bus for the "Shop Till You Drop" trip to Salt Lake is tentatively scheduled to leave the center at 9 a.m. The city has reserved 20 tickets to "Legacy" for the 10:45 a.m. showingof the program. Please let the senior citizen center know by April 15 (Friday) if you want to attend. Calendar entries Submit information on your group's activities for the Community Calendar by sending a written note to this newspaper, P.O. Box 7, American Fork, Utah, 84003, or by calling Community Calen- 756-527- 3. dar entries must be into the paper by Monday, 10 a.m.., ofthe week you want the notice to run. |