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Show 12 The Magna Times Thursday. March 19. 1992 Kennecott donations reach Give S.O.M.E. several Magna entities Sleeping problems subject of free public lecture March 25 at PVH have 30 to 50 minutes once a once a month, or just once, week, If you please Give S.O.M.E. (So Others May Eat). Volunteer drivers are needed to by Necia Palmer Magna Times Editor Kennecott Copper Corporation recently donated $9,000 to Magna organizations and causes, said Louis Cononelos, Director of Community Relations. The recipients are the Magna Recreation Center, the Magna Com- Action Program, the Headstart program, the Magna Senior Citizens Center, Jenny munity Dudleys Eagle Ministries, and the Jennifer Lee Liston Trust Fund. Eagle Ministries is an organization that provides meals and clothing to many of Salt Lakes homeless people. The Liston Fund has been set up to defer the costs of providing Jennifer, with a new kidney. Since Kennecott began donating funds earned from their visitor fees 1, transport prepared and perishable food from donors (restaurants, grocery stores, or caterers) to recipients (organizations in our come or munity that feed the homeless). For more information about Give S.O.M.E., contact Jennifer at the 6 Utah Food Bank at or leave a message after 5 p.m. at three years ago, they have donated $100,000 to charitable causes, Cononelos said. Kennecott charges $2 per car, $1 per motorcycle, and $20 per bus for the Visitors Center. These funds are 100 percent earmarked for charity, Cononelos said. Last year, Kennecott reported close to 100,000 visitors at the overlook of the mine. Other organizations that have benefited from this fund include the Salt Lake Homeless Shelter, the St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen, Camp Kostopolus, and several nursing centers and organizations for the Palmer Editor Times Magna Trying to make Magna more visible, the Chamber of Commerce is pursuing sign alternatives. Jim Jeppson, president of the Chamber of Commerce, said he has met with Louis Cononelos, Director of Community Relations for Kennecott Corporation, about signs and sign locations. One option Jeppson and Chamber member Jerry Rigby, of JK Brineshrimpers, favor is to place four small signs along 2100 South and one which would capture large sign on tourists attention. and Tourists enter the valley on 2100 use residents usually just Magna South, he said. Cononelos said he may be able to have one sign painted and the existing sign on 8400 West and approximately 3700 South refurbished. appropriately diagnose sleep disorders. Chronic use of stimulants, hypnotics, and other drugs may cause the excessive daytime sleepiness number one reason people seek help from sleep specialists. low-incom- 486-213- The problems people have sleeping, 486-213- 9. Reunion planned for Texas Mission A missionary reunion will be held for the Texas Mission of the LDS The event will be Church, held April 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Grove-NintWard, 455 East 2nd Pleasant South, Grove, Utah. to attend are to bring Requirements a dish of finger food and five slides. blind. 1967-197- This year, Kennecott was pleased to be able to donate something to each of the senior citizen centers in the Salt Lake and Tooele Centers, Cononelos h said. Chamber moves on town signs by Necia One in three Americans suffers from sleep disorders at some time, many caused by medical problems a pill cant fix. Still, many doctors in- said Bonnie Stahle. She is waiting on final payments from some of the Jeppson and Rigby looked at signs ranging in price from $40,000 to those that can be made for $500. We could come up with $2000 for signs, he said, referring to buying four small signs. If this proposal is followed, two signs would be placed announcing Magna exits to eastbound traffic and two for westbound traffic on 2100 advertisers. gang-relate- d Jeppson and Cononelos will be meeting in the next few days to determine sign sites. Hopefully, they will be able to locate the signs on Kennecott property thereby bypassing the need to obtain state sign permits, Jeppson said. During the meeting, Jeppson also sleep-relate- d non-invasi- Dr. Noall Latimer requested information to be presented to the chamber members on curbing vandalism in the area. Brent Huish presented an audit of the chambers finances and declared to the best of my knowledge there have been adequate records and accounts kept. South. their diagnosis, and treatment will be the subject of a free community education lecture at Pioneer Valley Hospital Wednesday, March 25, at 7 p.m. Conducted by Gregory DuPont, M.D., medical director, and Larry Walker, director of the Sleep Disorders Clinic at Pioneer Valley Hospital, the discussion will include information on various disorders including sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnias, and other sleeping problems including nightmares and night terrors, teeth grinding, and jerky leg movement during sleep. A better understanding of the causes of poor sleeping and how to treat it has been gained in recent years as a result of advanced techniques for diagnosis and treatment. A screening procedure in which a small monitor is attached to the patients finger is used to determine oxygen levels in the blood throughout the night. This is an on any given day, this community service lecture provides an opportunity to consult a specialist free of charge. Dr. DuPont and Mr. Walker will be available after the class for one on one visits with participants to discuss personal concerns and to answer participants questions. Seating for this free public lecture is to make limited; call reservations. 964-310- 9 of U med center researchers seek volunteers for incontinence study Laura Jo McDermaid informed Christmas decorations. Other business covered in the meeting included: The 1992 telephone directory will be started within two to three weeks. theyre drowsy U the executive board that she is working with Salt Lake County to have new maps of Magna made to distribute with pamphlets on Magna history to those who request that information. thanked Kennecott through Cononelos for their help in dismantling the assessment of the patients breathing habits and can be performed at home. The polysomnogram is usually conducted overnight in the hospital on an outpatient basis. Electrodes attached to the patients skin record breathing and oxygen levels, evaluate sleep states, movement, heart activity, and The polysomsleeping positions. to us enables nogram diagnose the of or presence severity sleep apnea, seizure disorders, and irregular heart beats, said Dr. DuPont. A multiple sleep latency test may be conducted during which the patient takes five short naps at the hospital. It is used to assess how quickly one falls asleep and enters a dream state. Said Mr. Walker, This objectively tests how sleepy a person is during the day, which is especially important for people whose jobs require flying, driving, or operating machinery or controls. With 15 percent of adults saying University of Utah Medical Center researchers are evaluating the comfort and effectiveness of commercially absorbent pads used by some to women manage urinary incontinence. Volunteers who suffer from mild to moderate incontinence are being sought for the study. Study participants must experience The president of Kennecott Corporation is making efforts to attend the next Chamber of Commerce meeting to address any comments about the new smelter, Cononelos said. urinary incontinence four-1- 0 times a week. The study requires five medical center visits over a period. Women in the study will receive a free supply of some of the commercially available pads, as well as monetary compensation. For further information, call Jan Baker in the Dept, of Obstetrics and two-mont- Gynecology at h 581-547- 8. THE MOUSE IS OUT OF THE BOX! IT'S TRUE, YOU NO LONGER NEED A CONVERTER BOX FOR Channel ii Disney YOU'LL LOVE THIS CALL NOW AND RECEIVE BIG SAVINGS THIS IS A PARTY YOU TCI Cablevision of Utah, Inc. DON'T WANT TO MISS Were taking television into tomorrow. 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