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Show B4Tha Times-lndependen- Thursday, March 5, 1987 t t, mat.- - - Climbing workshop set in Moab area Mar. 5 . 13-1- Do you ever long to see the view from the top? Do you wish you could get just a little farther than the average hiker? The Canyonlands Field Institutes Up and Down the is Walls: a climbing workshop, for designed you. Learn to feel comfortable on sandstone, with the use of ropes and protection. No prior rock climbing experience is necessary. The course, that includes Friday evening lecture Shelter management training course scheduled here .Ran Mick, left, of the Red Rock Four Wheelers, passes along a (cpeck for $250 to Ron Pierce, local drivers education instructor and coordinator for the SE Utah High School Seat Belt Project. Dan said his club challenges other organizations to make donations to ;the project, which needs to raise a total of $2,000. Red Rock 4-- Wheelers donate $250 to cause ri Ji . Monday night local High School Driver Education Instructor Ron Pierce and Grand County Health i Educator Tina Brown met with the Red Rock Four Wheelers to explain the importance of seat belts in the lives of young people. The number one killer of young 4 is the motor adults ages vehicle collision. America loses 16,000 of its young people every year. The cause is lack of experience with driving skills and the use of alcohol. This age group makes up 20 percent of the driving population, 35 percent of individuals involved in all accidents and 34 percent of all 15-2- Smile flwhile Grant me patience Lord . . . but please hurry. FAMILY fatalities. In order to reduce the number of deaths, Mr. Pierce applied for and received a grant for $3,000 to be used in the high schools in Moab, Green River, Monticello and Blanding. The goal is to double the use of seat belts among students in the four high schools. Incentives, a positive method of will be used to reinforcement, encourage high school students to use seat belts. Every student who displays a sticker Save Your Ugly comer Face in the lower of the back window is eligible to be picked up by law enforcement officers in the community. The officer will not issue citations (unless there is an infraction.) They will issue a gift certificate which has been donated by local merchants. left-han- DRUG CENTER Michael L. Gorman, R. Ph. Phone 2597771 Where'courtesy is contageous. d peace officers have become involved in the Save your ugly face project. GCHS students, Tom Martin, a junior and student-bodvice president, accompanied Dy ms brother, Ron, a freshman, and chauffeured by Police Chief Alan West, visited the l office and other local businesses this week soliciting support for the seat belt project. Toms shirt reads, Dont be a sitting duck . . .Buckle Up! local y T-- You are invited to participate in an Emergency Shelter Management Training Course. The training will be held on March 10 and 11, 1987, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Civic Center in Moab, Utah. It is necessary to attend both evenings for certification. The course it certified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency via the State Division of Comprehensive Emergency Management. Instructor will be Ms. Joyce M arsing, Disaster Response Coordinator for the Utah Department of Social Services and Shelter Systems officer for the State of Utah. This course is sponsored by the Grand County Emergency Services, (Civil Defense) director Mr. Cliff Aldridge. Please contact Mr. Aldridge at 5 prior to March 7th if you would like to participate. There is no charge. 259-564- In response to the question, Mr. How much do you need? Pierce said the Seat Belt Task Force is trying to raise $2,000, but We are asking you for $20. The money will be used to pay for incentives and special programs like Fine Line, a group of young men who have been confined to a wheel chair as the result of a motor vehicle collision. After the presentation, Dan Mick, president of the club, asked for a motion from the floor for a contribution. It was proposed and seconded that $250 be donated for the project. Mick stated that his group is pleased to support the project and challenged other organizations to match their contribution. RETURNED HOME... Harley Johnson returned home last week from San Rafeal, California where he and his wife Betty have been for the past six weeks. While there they welcomed their first grandchild, a baby girl bom January 17th to their son Kevin and wife Jody, they named the baby girl and two days of actual climbing practice, covers the use of ropes, types of knots, anchors, belays, principles of body movement, style and ethical considerations. Workshop fee is $88 with 10 percent discount for CFI members. The fee includes use of equipment, instruction and two launches. Participants provide their own helmet and harness. For information and registration, contact Canyonlands or Field Institute, (801)259-775- 0 write CFI, Box 68, Moab, Utah 84532. Moab soldier decorated in Texas Staff Sgt. Kevin B. Young, son of Max H. Young of Moab, and Beryl C. Roper of Canyon, Texas, has been decorated with the Army Commendation Medal at Fort Hood, Texas. The Army Commendation Medal is awarded to those individuals who demonstrate outstanding achievement or meritorious service in the. performance of their duties on behalf of the Army. Young is a section sergeant with the 41st Infantry. His wife, Sheila, is the daughter of Paul and Joan Gibbs of Montrose, Colo. He received an associate degree in 1976 from Central Texas College, Killeen, Texas. TO SALT LAKE CITY Mr. and Mrs. Marion Gates traveled to Salt Lake City the first of the week for medical checkups. Kema Genevieve after Jodys sister Kema, and Kevins grandmother Genevieve Miller. Betty stayed on to help with the new baby and will be home later. RETURNED FROM FLORIDA Mrs. Bernard (Bernice) Ratcliff has returned from Florida where she a enjoyed a pleasant vacation and had she members visit with family not seen for many years. From left, Roger Puckett presents a check to Erin Nissen, while John Fogg presents a check to Bradley Swanson, along with congratulations from the Moab Rotary Club for winning the bicycle safety logo and slogan contests. Erin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nissen, entered the slogan, Dont be a fool, ride cool. Bradley designed the winning logo, which will be used in conjunction with the bicycle safety campaign. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Bicycle safety winners named For Life insurance, check with State Farm. The Moab Injury Prevention Committee is pleased to announce the winners in the bicycle safety slogan and logo contest held recently in Moab for students in grades, 4, 5 and 6. The winning slogan, Dont Be a Fool, Ride Cool, was submitted Erin Nissen, fifth grade, Permanent Retirement, pension and group plans. Helen M. Knight Elementary School. The winning bicycle logo was submitted by Bradley Swanson, sixth grade, Grand County Middle School. I I r i Complete Line of Printing T5dddS Himdlepenndloinift IPffSflnftiiimgj Prizfhj - Tffs&tHe - 35 East Center Street Phone 259-752- 5 Uptf Moab Letterheads Envelopes Invitations Resume Menus Brochures Business Cards Business Forms The winning slogan and logo will be imprinted on incentives (prizes) and pledge cards which will be used in the bicycle safety program in Moab, beginning in late March. The major sponsor of the bicycle safety program is the Moab Rotary Club. The Injury Prevention Committee wishes to thank Office Equipment Supply for providing paper for the contest. The bicycle safety program is also made possible by the Bureau of Child Health and the South Eastern Utah District Health Department. Life. Term Life. Universal Life. Agent 88 East Center 259-516- 1 Like a good neighbor. State Farm is there. RETURNED FROM NEVADA Ms. Dana Beeson returned recently from Las Vegas, Nev. where she had been visiting her parents,' Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beeson and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Winboum who are recuperating from an attack of the flu. Dr. Dennis Blackburn Specialist in Diseases and Surgery of the Foot will bo at Dr. Munsoys Offico, 82 North Main, Moab, on Tuesday Morning, March 17 and March 31. Call for Appointment 259-618- 7 |