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Show 4A Emery County Progress Castle Dale, Utah Tuesday July 22, 2003 Historical Society celebrates Veterans The Emery County Historical Society hosted its June monthly meeting at the Museum of the San Rafael. The society president, JoAnn Behling welcomed everyone and asked Maribelle Wareham to open the meeting with prayer. Sylvia Nelson then led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Lee Rasumssen introduced members of the Emery County Community Theater: Larry Saling, Val Jenkins, Linda Daley, Lance Wright and Con Anderson. These actors entertained the audience with an old time radio broadcast enactment of Fibber McGee and Molly. The Andrew Sisters (Kaye Fox, Karla Gundersen and Loyette Holdaway, accompanied by Roxanne Hulse on the piano) brought back many memories of the 40s and 50s by singing renditions of Sentimental Journey, Chattanooga Mr. Sandman and Boogie Woogie Bugle Bov of Companv Choo-Cho- o, B. Rasmussen presented a slide presentation of the Emery County World War II eterans, where they were born, the branch and rank in the service, where they served and how long they served in the war. Behling introduced Jim Jensen of Castle Dale, Max Ralphs and Ray Wareham of Ferron, and Merlin Christiansen of Emery. All these men sen ed in the South Pacific and mesmerized the audience with their wartime experiences. Jensen served with the US Army in the Philippines. At one time they captured 1 4 Japanese wiio spoke perfect English and had attended West Point Military Academy. He was also in New Guinea where he helped capture a high ranking Japanese officer. Ralphs sen'ed in the US Ma- rines. After completing basic training he was assigned to a clerical school. Upon completion of this schooling, he was assigned to the Fourth Marine Air Wing and went to the Marshall Islands during WWII. Christiansen served as a medic in the US Navy He served in the New Caledonia and Hebrides Islands. He was a cook, a chauffeur for the top brass touring the islands, and as a medic to assist surgeons in the operation rooms repairing injuries of the men injured in action. One of his memorable experiences was meeting Bob Hope w hen he came to entertain the troops. He said he was thrilled to be able to sen ed Bob Hope refreshments when he toured their hospital. Wareham sen'ed in the US Marine Corps during WWII from May 26, 1943 to Feb. 1, 1946. After boot camp and training at Camp Pendleton, he was shipped to the South Pacific. He served in New' Caledonia, New Hebrides Island of Efate, Espiritu Santo, Solomon Island, stopping at Guadalcanal, Marshal Islands at Enew'ctak w here we waited for the invasion of the Marianas, stopping at Saipan as a reserve unit, then on to Guam w here he participated during the invasion of Guam. Guam was secured Aug 10, 1944, aeeord-ingt- o the Marine Corps records; however, many of the Japanese were still on the island harassing the US troops and causing many casualties and problems in securing the island. On Oct. three regiments were ordered to do a sweep of the entire island going from the south to the north. Four days later as they came upon the north end of the island, the division had killed 617 Japanese and captured 75 prisoners. This took care of the Japanese problem on 24, 1944, Guam. When the wrar ended Aug. 14, 1945, Wareham was trained to go on an aircraft carrier preparing to attack Japan. When the war w'as over, Wareham was discharged Feb. 1, 1946 and re- turned to Ferron. These were four of many young men from Emery County, fresh out of high school willing to fight and sae- - Jim Jensen displays his vision flag. di- rifiee their lives if need be for the safety of their country, the United States of America. Merlin Christiansen, Ray Wareham, Max Ralphs and Jim Doug Wright andLoyette Holdaway. Jensen. Pioneer Tales, Fun Songs and Cowboy Poetry at Museum Openhouse By COREY BLUEMEL, Staff Writer the Key Ingredients, Smithsonians traveling exhibit that has been on display for the past month at the Museum of the San Rafael, finished its visit with an evening of pioneer tales, fun songs and cowboy poetry. Jan Petersen expressed her gratitude for the turnout for this display sponsored by the Utah Humanities Council. It has been an exciting month, she said. Sam DeLeeuw, cowboy poet and Robert Mead. This exhibit opened on May 25 and already this is our last program. This exhibit and accompanying presentations have provided much Food lor Thought, said Petersen. The June 24 presentation began with Sam DeLeeuw, a cowboy poet from Sanpete County, w ho began by explaining that she writes all the poems she performs. DeLeeuw began with a poem about her New Love. This poem was about her grandson. She then recanted a story about Hilda and the Tornado, inspired when a tornado hit Manti a few v ears ago. Evelyn Huntsman was introduced and sang True Blue Bill and Sally Simpkins. DeLeeuw returned with two more poems, Dont Weep for Me and Sunshine. Sam Singleton, of Ferron, began by telling the audience about his childhood in Ferron as the son of a storekeeper. His greatgrandfather had been called to open a p store in Ferron in the late 1800s. He sold his herd of cattle vv h ich he had been herding in co-o- Emery County and went to Salt Lake to purchase the goods for the store. On his return with the goods, he began the p store. Soon after 1900, he built the co-o- building that still stands today Single-to- n related several stories of the pioneer adventures of early Sam Singleton tells of his ancestors who settled in Ferron. Emery County. Evelyn Huntsman continued the program by singing three more songs, Does the Spearmint lose its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight?, Stryeh- - Im nine," and Grandpa." My Own DeLeeuw recited three more poems. The first about a four-lettword, Diet. The next one er was Hildas Bloomers and she finished with Harleys Helper. mail, or on-lin- e, Tuesday, July 22nd 6pm 5:30pm I j or Call or (on-lin- legal apply online 1 1 6pm 7pm DUSK 2003. FAMILY BARBECUE Bring your lawn chairs the best fireworks in Emery County. DONT MISS THE -- sf ,w a'W4 1. V V of Emery, Merl and Regenia Reece of Marietta, GA and Bobbv Sr and Shirley Cooksey of Corinth, MS Great grand- CHIP Childrens Health Insurance Program parents are Mark Hatch of Abraham, UT and Joyce and Orvel Allen of Emery and Earnestine Cooksey of Corinth, MS FAMILY FUN J I ii Great-gre- grandmother is Irma Box of Ferron jiliw .. when dust and pollen can blow around Keep bedroom Wash your and closet doors closed as much as possible child s bedding in hot waler every 10 davs Vou might also consider washing your child s hair belore bedtime, so that pollen can't get into the bedding Antihistamines. decongestants or even allergv shots might be recommended based on youi child s allergies HOW AIIF ROT FROM V COM)? CtMtHUN 1, 2003) iVA t good call for kids. 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Any questions call Shen TRAP SHOOT Thursday July 24th 1 resident, and not currently covered by health insurance. toll-fre- OR 20 MILE AND SIDEWALK RIDE Pavillion For more info call Kim Player 653-244- 10 653-223- 7 CHIP will look at the number of people in your family and your familys current income to determine eligibility. For example, even a family of four earning up to $36,800 each year may qualify. To qualify, children must be under age 19, a U.S. citizen Days 11-1- 3 I before they go back to school! -- August 1, raisin cookies, just like Grandma used to make. Wednesday, July 23rd who qualify. For one week, CHIP will be accepting applications by in person. This is your chance to get your kids covered by CHIP CHIP will be holding Open Enrollment July 28 the crowd. Under direction of Mecca Grand Prize - Mountain Bike I Keeping your children healthy is important But its not always easy. Without health insurance, medical bills and prescriptions can break the family budget CHIP (Utahs Childrens Health Insurance Program) provides health insurance for the children of working families For the final taster's table, Petersen chose a treat she enjoyed as a child. She explained that she had to guess at the recipe. The audience was inv ited to sample Red Mush. Along with the red mush, there were snickerdoodles and oatmeal zrsszss'H. 2003 Cleveland CHIP Open Enrollment Begins Monday, J uly 28, 2003 Evelyn Huntsman sings for ''hi'ttc " I I t ft ' v,j 1 Millions ot thildien have allergies - in tact alleigics rank fust among children s cfnonic diseases Despite Us name, hay lever is usually caused by pollen from trees, grasses, or weeds, oi the spoies of It can occur seasonally or year-roun- d molds While allergies tend to run in families, any child can become allergic Hay lever can cause a runny itchy nose, sneezing, congestion, itchy eyes, and earaches But is can also cause irritability, mood swings inability to concentrate, and tatigue all ot which can cause kids to act up' Early identification ot allergic problems can improve your child's quality ol Ide The best way to cope with allergies is to avoid contact with allergy 'triggers This means keeping the windows closed and slaying inside on windy days. - I I r ' The symptoms ot an allergy include An itchv runny nose, with thin, clear nasal discharge andor study nose Itchy walery eyes Repealed attacks ot sneezing and itching ol the nose eyes or skin that lasl foi weeks or months No lever Olten seasonal (spring summer tall heloie host) Cold symptoms include Sillily nose Nasal discharge that is usually cleai initially hul can turn coloied and thick A duration ol V 10 days, with or without lever Occasional sneezing Absence of itching In some cases, avoiding the cause ol the allergy is not enough and you mav want to have your child evaluated by your Primary Health Care Provider Brought to you by: CastCe Country CCinic 613-946- 6 |