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Show State Press Assn. 'fLcity, Brigham City, Utah S4MJ. Thursday Morning, December 23, 1976 Volume 69, Numbor 52 Utah 84110 TWENTY CENTS 26 Pages ISP No hardtack The food's by Michael D. Perry Journal staff writer Its not like Grandmas cooking, butit beats beans and hardtack. While thats the assessment of the food served at the Box Elder county jail by some prisoners, others have less favorable things to say. One prisoner recently wrote to Box Elder county commissioners complaining about the food, claiming he was losing S weight Sheriff Art Redding says most complaints are directed to jailers and deputies while a few prisoners elect to send their feelings to others. This reporter recently sampled a typical meal in the jail kitchen, served hot from a microwave oven in a styrofoam Container just as prisoners receive meals. Jailer LaMar Davis served die meal with milk, f""brMM and butter and a helping of apple . - rdeegrU" . county jailer LaMar Davis removes meals from a special container prior to feeding prisoners at the Box Elder county jail. A Box Elder Journal reporter found the food surprisingly good when he sampled a typical meal along with prisoners. BOX ELDER Director sought I vr -- The menu that night also had roast perk with broccoli and squash. , The nor-tion- s were generous; the meat was tender; the gravy not lumpy or tasting of fknfr and the squash was surprisingly good, almost if it was just picked from the field then cooked. This reporter is no light eater, but he found all he wanted in his container. Jailer Davis said the meals are prepared at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing home kitchen under direction of the homes dietician. The meals are nutritionally Mental health program looms Box Elder and neighboring Cache and Rich counties are pointing toward the start-u- p of a new comprehensive mental area. health program in the Federal funds which will form the major source of financing, reportedly will become available on Jan. 1. Applications are now being invited for a director. And Tuesday it was disclosed that location of the programs headquarters has still not been decided. They will be located either in Cache or Box Elder with that decision probably awaiting the appointment of a director. . In a discussion at Tuesdays weekly meeting of the Box Elder County commission, Dr. Betty Janiak, interim mental health specialist with the existing program, discussed aspects of the new and much expanded mental health effort. Also on hand was Dr. Curt Canning, psychiatric consultant to the Northern Utah Mental Health clinic. He pointed out that appointment of a director for the new program probably will come in The selection will be made by a seven- ty mid-Januar- y. member mental health authority council which has three representatives each from Box Elder and Cache counties and one from sparsely-populate- d Rich county. Local members include Commissioner Ted Burt, Earl Bassett, Utah Division of Family Services human resources coordinator, and Richard Kimber, director of pupil personnel for Box Elder School district. Dr. Janiak said the total character of the program wont be decided until after the director is appointed. However, it will offer a multitude of services not presently encompassed in the existing three-count- y program and is intended to more adequately meet mental health needs in the area. In the comprehensive program will be outpatient and inpatient services, day care, partial hospitalisation, emergency service on a basis, programs for children and the elderly, consultation and education, screening and diagnostic services, follow-u- p care, halfway houses, training research and evaluation services (Continued on Page Five) balanced and contain all protein, carbohydrate and vitamin requirements necessary. That day, meals had been prepared for two diabetics jailed. In addition, diabetic fruit and juice was sent along with the meals. Davis said prisoners receive two meals a day, which causes considerable grumbling, served between 9 and 9:30 a.m. and around 4:30 p.m. Cost charged to the jail is $1.75 for the meal and the jail must provide beverage, containers and utinsels, which add another 25 cents to the meal, Sheriff Redding said. The load of prisoners has jumped sharply lately and the sheriff recently had to open his budget and have another $7,000 added to keep pace with costs. This reporter was allowed to scan the menus laid out for two weeks at a time by the nursing home dietician. A typical Sunday dinner would be six ounces of roast pork, three-fourtcup whipped potatoes and gravy, a cup of squash, a large serving of salad, two slices of bread and butter, a large slice of spice cake and a drink. Breakfast might be two scrambled eggs, cup of hot cereal and buttered toast and milk or coffee. Davis explained that deputies pick up the meals from the nursing home in a. special container and bring them to the jail kitchen. The meals are then heated in the oven and served, usually by trustees. Davis took the reporter upstairs to visit with some of the prisoners. Responding to the question of hows the food, answers ranged to unprintable to (Continued on Page Five) In p lean your ear this way . . . don't you tell a single soul what I'm going to say . . . Pictured is one of the many youngsters who lined up to put in orders with St. Nick in Brigham City this JOLLY, OLD ST. NICHOLAS, last-minu- ' IV, . i t week. His local headquarters is located upstairs in the Greater Brigham City Area Chamber pf Commerce building. His final visit will be Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m.- - te Yule services, music planned Special church services and an annual Christmas eve concert by the Box Elder Symphonic choir are . scheduled this week in Brigham City. Many churches held traditional Christmas programs this past Sun-- 1 day but others have special services planned during this week before t n, Christmas. St. Michaels Episcopal church scheduled a midweek ceiebration of the holy eucharist Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. and again on Christmas eve (Friday) at 9 p.m. and on Christmas morning at 10 a.m. The Community Presbyterian church plans a special Christmas eve service of singing, scripture and pageantry in the sanctuary beginning at 11 p.m. This midnight service hai become a tradition in Brigham City and we welcome people of all religious faiths to come and share in this high point of the year for all of us, a spokesman said. The Presbyterian choir will sing three selections, candles will be lighted at the end of the service and those attending will proceed out of the sanctuary at midnight to the tune of Joy to the World. Following the service, there will be a short communion service. St. Henry's Catholic church will conduct its traditional Christmas eve midnight mass and on Christmas day mass is scheduled at 9:15 and 11 a.m. The Christian Reformed church also plans a candle light service on Christmas eve beginning at 7 p.m. with an invitation extended to everyone. On the altar again at Holy Cross Lutheran church is a traditional Chrismon-decorate- fir tree and d advent wreath. Christmas eve candlelight services will be held there (Continued on Page Five) Catholic ceremony Two Brigham City men will become deacons Robert . . . W. will be Bambrick ordained . . . to bpcome deacon ' Two Brigham City men, Robert W. Bambrick and Richard E. Werling, will be among 14 Utahns ordained permanent deacons in the Catholic church by Bishop Joseph L. Federal on Sunday, Dec. 26, in Salt Lake City. It will mark the first permanent diacon-at- e ordination in the history of the diocese of Salt Lake City. The event is scheduled in the Cathedral of the Madeleine beginning at 2:30 p.m. All of the permanent deacons are married, have children and are employed in various occupations, according to Rev. John J. Hedderman, director of the permanent dlaconate program. The men come from yarious parishs in Utah and they will continue working in their present jobs after ordination. Their ministry as permanent deacons will be on a part-tim- e basis, Reverend Hedderman said. Bambrick and his wife, Pauline, have five children Mary, Anne, Louise, Robert and Paul and reside at 734 East Fourth North. He is a design specialist for Thiokol corporation. The family has resided in Brigham City for the past 15 years. His Thanksgiving mass will be in St. Henrys church, 380 South Second East, on Sunday, Jan. 2, beginning at 9:15 a.m. Werling will be the homilist. A reception is scheduled at 10 a.m.'Al! interested persons are invited to attend the mass and the reception. Bambricks first assignment as a deacon will be with the diocesan office of youth ministry for both liturgical and pastoral service. Werling who resides at 424 North Crest-viealso has lived with his family in Brigham City for 15 years. He and his wife, Richard, Patricia, have five children Daniel, Margaret (Peggy), Bridgett and Christopher. He is an aerospace engineer for Thiokol corporation. His Thanksgiving mass will be at St. Henry's on Sunday, Jan. 9, beginning at 11 a.m., with Bafnbrick as homilist. A reception will follow at 12 noon and again, all interested persons are invited to attend the two events. Werlings first assignment as a deacon will be in St. Henry's parish for both liturgical and pastoral service. Ordination of the 14 permanent deacons will be the culmination of two years of intensive training and formation. As deacons, liturgically they will minister at the alter, preach, distribute the Eucharist, baptize, solemnize marriages, conduct devotions and minister at wakes and funerals. Pastorally, they will perform many charitable services for the church according to their abilities and the needs of the various parishes or apostolates to which they are assigned, a spokesman noted. In June 1974 Bishop Federal established a permanent diaconate training program in the diocese of Salt Lake City. That fall men were screened and selected as candidates for the program. Academic instruction, skills development, spiritual formation and pastoral training began in January 1975. Following ordination there will be an additional year of academic preparation as well as training in the two areas of litruigical and pastoral service. For this training year, each permanent deacon will be assigned to a parish or an apostolate. Permanent assignments on a contractual basis will be made after the completion of the third training year, it was explained. |