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Show Wednesday, November 27, 1996 tEIje tEimrs-Nefo- TN to publish Missionary addresses Chord) Nevs. . . The life-siz- Times-New- week. Please bring in your address to 96 South Main, Nephi before our Monday deadlines. No address will be taken over the phone. will be creche sets from several countries, including Egypt, Equador, Zaire, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Israel, Philippines, Germany, Sri Lanka, Ghana and India. Also on exhibit are oil paintings and sculptures with Christmas themes, including the works of Avard Fairbanks, Leo Fairbanks, Geronimo Lozano, and others. In addition to the daily concerts on Temple Square, there $5, $10 Christmas Sale are guided tours, Christmas films, Sunday morning Tabernacle Choir broadcasts (9:30 a.m. MST) and daily recitals on the November 29th Dec. 24th famed Tabernacle organ. thousands of people to the ed to sing along. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, under the direction of Jerold Ot-tle- will y, holiday season, except Christ- mas Eve, Christmas day and Singles to enjoy bowling and New Years Eve. The groups will include junior high, high school and university choirs, symphonies and orchestras, childrens groups, madrigals, ensembles and barbershop choruses. pizza The young single adults of the Admission to the free concerts Nephi Stake invite all single on Temple Square is. limited to adults from both stakes to join those eight years of age and old- for a night of bowling and pizza. er, with the exception ofthe Mor-Saturday, November 30th, mon Youth Chorus and Symphomeet at the north side of the ny Carol Sing-In-, which is open Stake Center at 6:00 p.m. We will to all ages. car pool to Delta. Bring enough Enhancing the Temple Square money to cover your own expens- experience this season will be an es. international collection of nativBoth stakes are invited to meet sets on display at the Muse-- , at Canyon Hills Health Care ity um of Church History and Art, Center on Sunday, December 1st, across the street west of the at 4:00 p.m. to visit with the res- Square. idents and wish them a happy On display through January 7 holiday season. Postal Service advises mail early to avoid huge holiday avalanche cel approximately 275 million cards and letters on each day. While plans are being made for 4.5 percent more total mail volume than last year, the public is encouraged to use the Postal Service to send their letters and packages even up to the last minute. Mailing early helps to keep a backup from developing during Christmas week, and the Postal Service says many cus- The U.S. Postal Service delivers to more addresses during the holidays than anyone with the possible exception of Santa. But while Santa has a sleigh and eight reindeer to help him with the load, the Postal Service will contract for several temporary processing facilities, nearly 90 additional planes, thousands of trucks and dozens of additional trains. There also are about 25 million more mail sacks and trays in service, and additional elves are hired during the peak Save! present its traditional Christmas concerts on Thursday and Friday, December 19 and 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Tabernacle, with noted radio and television commentator Charles Osgood as guest narrator. However, since the concerts were announced a week ago, all tickets have been distributed. Holiday Concerts will also be performed by various musical groups each night during the Mens All Clothing Dress Shirts $5.00 off $5.00 off Not On Sale $1 0.00 off $5.00 off Boots All FAREWELL Elder Brandon LeDell Steele has accepted a call to serve in the Indiana, Indianapolis Mission. He will enter the MTC on December 4, 1996. His parents, Robert and Christy K. Steele, would like to invite all friends and family to wish Brandon, Good Luck and Success! on Sunday, December 1st from 6 until 8 p.m. at their home, 1055 North 400 East in Nephi. Womens Coats Not On Sale All All Hats All $1 0.00 off Clothing Belts $5.00 Off South 40 Outfitters 793 South Main, Nephi airatia Sas YGue IPeirifectl: TO ifftt MfcsOTpttooirD Os Mstaas offtt Just One Stop And You Can Gift The Gift That Give All Year! One year $19.00 in Juab County $23.00 out of county Two years $35.00 in Juab County $40.00 out of county. Three years, $48.00 in Juab County $60.00 elsewhere tomers help them out in that way. Perhaps some day Santa and the U.S. Postal Service will work From such humble beginnings out a merger. But for now, the as the Pony Express, the U.S. Postal Service stands at the Postal Service has grown to an ready to get your mail and packorganization that handles un- ages into the hands of your loved imaginable numbers of letters ones as quickly as possible. All Save Save Save n, ed to go on shortly after 6 p.m. This year, for the first time, the lighting will be expanded across the street east of the Square. Lights will be placed in the trees lining the Joseph Smith Memorial Building on the west side of Main Street; in the trees lining the north side of South Temple Street between Main and State streets; and in the gardens between the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and the Church Administration Building. The Christmas lights, which annually attract hundreds of will publish addresses of Mission s and Servicemen and women starting next Christmas lighting tradition continues on temple square Historic Temple Square in the Square, will remain lit every heart of downtown Salt Lake evening through January 1, 1997. But theres more to Christmas City is poised to launch its 31st season of Christmas lighting wiz- on Temple Square than the ardry, in a dazzling display that lights. Visitors can also enjoy the e yearly draws hundreds of thou- traditional creche, with sands and gamers media atten- narration of the biblical Christtion nationwide. mas story, on the visitors center On Friday, November 29th, at lawn north of the Tabernacle. 5:30 p.m., the Mormon Youth And the Square will be alive with Chorus and Symphony will the sounds of Christmas music present a brief musical program throughout the season. in the Tabernacle. Elder Richard Under the direction of Robert G. Scott of the Council of Twelve C. Bowden, the Mormon Youth Apostles of The Church of Jesus Chorus and Symphony will Christ of Latter-da- y Saints will present its Christmas concerts then deliver a Christmas mes- Friday and Saturday, December sage, after which he will close an 6 and 7, at 8 p.m. in the Taberelectrical switch, bathing Temple nacle. Then, on December 11 at Square in the festive glow of 7:30 p.m., Bowden will lead his some 300,000 ornamental lights musicians and singers in their strung through the trees, shrubs traditional Christmas Carol and gardens, and along the walls Sing-Iwhere the audience is and walks. The lights are expect- provided song sheets and invit- Page 3 Nephi, Utah s mail-seaso- n. and packages. On an average day from October through December, the Postal Service receives about 94 million letters and cards nationwide. That number increases to 151 million a day during the Christmas mailing season. Tbtal mail volume on an average day is 599 million pieces. During the holiday season that number ris-- . es to 625 million, or 26 million more total pieces a day. Santa makes his trip around the world for Christmas on one day only, but for the Postal Service the mailing season begins the day after Thanksgiving and ends after Christmas Day. There is no deadline for posting domestic mail other than the normal s, one service standards: to three days; priority two to three days; and parcel post, one week to 10 days. Post Office Addressing Tips One of the easiest ways to ensure that your holiday mail arrives on time is to make sure it is addressed and packaged properly. The U.S. Postal Service offers the following suggestions: : Write or print the address ink. neatly using smudge-proo- f Always include the apartment or suite number in an address. Use the correct address indicators, too, such as: NW SW, etc., and Ave., Blvd., St. etc. Never guess a ZIP code. Call the local post office for assistance or use the ZIP Code Lookup on the Postal Services Internet World Wide Web page: www.usps.gov. When sending a package, use filament tape to seal it; make with nothsure it is ing rattling; make sure the only Because Christmas is on writing on the outside of the from adWednesday this year, the busiest package is the to and mail day will be Monday, Decem- dresses"; and include a return ber 16, when weekend shoppers address inside the package. Check with your local post and holiday card writers come into the post office. The busiest office on when a package needs if delivery day will be Wednesday, to arrive at its destination; it whether and needs twO insurance, those days, December 18. In the Postal Service expects to can- - proof of delivery is required. . first-clas- Clip find send with payment The Times-New- s P. O. 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