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Show 8 The Magna TimesWest Valley News, Thursday, May 20, 1999 Another chance to donate Oklahoma With Love aid campaign Saturday, Sunday at Harmon's parking lot in West Valley Do you still want to get involved in helping the Oklahoma tornado victims? If so, you still have time. Another "drop-off- 1 is planned Saturday and Sunday, May 22-2- 3, at the Harmon's parking lot in West Valley City. Drop-of- f hours are 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Saturday, and 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Sunday, according to Beverly Holley, She stressed that money to the "Feed The Children" campaign is urgently needed. Mail checks and money orders to: "Feed The Children," 333 N. Meridian Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73101. Other priority donations include immediate need for these items, she noted. Volunteers are needed for both days this weekend to separate and box the donations and load the the parcels into trucks for delivery. building supplies, gloves, dust Companies are donating their masks, hammers, tape for boxing items, and other supplies. Trucks of clothing have already been collected, and there is no Oklahoma. Those wanting to volunteer should call Beverly at Pride and Godfrey Trucking ser- vices to ship the goods to 955-781- 8. DeMolay Assoc, collecting food and blankets for OKC Relief The Utah State DeMolay Association is sponsoring a relief drive for the victims of the tornadoes that recently devastated the Oklahoma City area. Donations of canned or nonperishable packaged food, blankets, and clothing may be dropped off at the Consolidated Freightways terminal in Salt Lake j City and near the Ogden terminal. J The goods received will be delivered to Oklahoma City by "Consolidated Freightways, who is donating the use of trailers and dri vers to transport the relief items. The Salt Lake City Consolidated Freightways terminal is located at 2475 South 3200 West (across the street from the Coca-Col- a bottling plant) at the north end of the parking lot. The Ogden trailer will be in the area across the street from the Flying J in Oedei . The trailers will be clearly marked "DeMolay Relief Drive for OKC." The deadline for donations is May park-and-ri- 26, 1999. The relief drive is being spear- - American Legion to hold fundraiser Kearns American Legion Post 132 will hold a garage sale on 2 to raise money for its many Friday and Saturday, May youth programs. The event will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on both days with all proceeds going to the many youth programs that the Kearns post is involved in. The sale will take place at 6200 South 2137 West 21-2- headed by Ankh Chapter, based in Magna. This is the first community service performed by Ankh, which was only recently reinstated on April 29. The Salt Lake Chapter, Ogden Chapter, and Cleaifield Chapter will also participate in the relief drive. The relief package will be received by DeMolay members in Oklahoma City, who will forward the donated materials to the Oklahoma City Salvation Army. The international Order of DeMolay is a fraternal order for young men ages 12 to 21. DeMolay has over 700 chapters throughout the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Germany, Panama, Japan, Italy, and the Republic of the Philippines. For more information, visit DeMolay International on the Web Worldwide at Ankh www.demolay.org, or at Chapter anldichaptiaol.com. Graduation sites, speakers announced for Granite District Graduation ceremonies for Weeks and platform guest is District Superintendent Stephen F. Ronnenkamp. Hunter High School, 3 p.m. at the Speaker is Board Member Julene M. Jolley. David F. Garrett is platform guest. Kearns High School, 7 p.m. at the Speaker is Sarah R. Meier and platform guest is F. Fred Brown. Granite School District's 12 high schools were announced this week by the District's Board of Education. Ceremonies will be held June 2 through June 5. Local high school graduations on June 3 are: 4 J. Granger High School, 1 1 a.m. at West Valley City's ' . Speaker is Board Member Judy A. . Ceremonies to be held June Cyprus High School, 10 a.m. at the Huntsman Center. Board Member Judy Weeks is speaker and McKell Withers is platform guest.. Taylorsville High School, 2 p.m. in the Huntsman Center. Sarah Meier will be the speaker and McKell Withers will be the platform guest mm wmBmwwm tf 4: travel Continued from page 1 - Preserve after traveling four days by boat through a web of canals. Secure behind an animal blind, they observed wildlife visiting a nearby waterhole. While boating the canals, they came upon many villagers washing and bathing in the waterways. They were not embarrassed, but didn't want to offend their visitors. "Those bathing along the shore were fully dressed, and turned their heads away when we approached," he said. There were custom differences in each country. Some taboos include: Patting a youngster on the head; pointing with a finger, hands, or feet just the chin - even while sitting you must point your feet away from the person to whom you are talking. You should also remove your shoes to enter a home, and do not step on the door jam. When eating at someone's house, leave a small portion of food on your plate as an offer of appreciation and implying that you "are well-fedDress as the hostess dresses, and always respect their king or government officials. In Thailand, Mike's visits ranged from the Royal Palace of Bangkok - an elegant compound that spreads over several blocks of this famous city to spending five days in as many villages deep inside the jungle where some villagers had never seen a white man and had only heard of (and didn't believe in) the existence of airplanes. "India was probably the most diversified country we visited," said Mike. "Customers changed within a radius, and the from the extremeeconomy ranged ly wealthy to the very poor. There was often a language barrier because of 17 languages that are spoken." Fear is always in the minds of tourists - fear of the unexpected. Like the bus ride Mike's group took over a very narrow mountain road - only wide enough for one bus. Two could not pass, except at a designated turn-opoint. The valley side of the road went almost straight down 300 to 500 feet. The uphill bus would have to back up to the turnout - and with its wheels only inches from going over the - One of the most breath-takin- sites in the world is the "Moon over g - Photo by Mike Dennison Everest" ." - 50-mi- le ut embankment squeezed past - the other bus - Photo by Mike Dennison U "It was a terrifying 12 hours. I've never been so scared," he said. In Nepal, Mike climbed to an altitude of 18,100 feet - across the h Mt. valley from Everest "That was one of the most inspiring sights I have ever seen. It was beautiful beyond words. It was Beyond the Edge." "Beyond the Edge is the name 29,028-foot-hig- of Mike's about-to-b- e published book, due off the press in mid-Jun- e. He can be reached on the website - http:www.Skyfamily.com vam-e- r. Next week's series will cover Mike's journey through Africa and Europe. Buddhist temples are holy, and beautiful shrines, throughoutAsla.,,,,. , , ' located 7 - Photo b)' Mike Dennison i Go to a Used Oil Collection Center For a 2-for- ticket certificate -1 FOR DRAG AND OVAL TRACK RACING IN SALT LAKE COUNTY, THERE ARE 60 USED OIL COLLECTION CENTERS FROM WHICH YOU CAN OBTAIN THESE FREE CERTIFICATES. CALL FOR THE CENTER NEAREST YOU. NIGHTS USED OIL RECYCLING Cmrnnmental Quality . J it ft 4 INDIAN T7: Si "c. OIL 7 30 m Gates Otun - 9 m C,m RapriQ Distinct trail up and down Mt Everest marks the site of the infamous Dennison finished in the middle of the pack in his first attempt Mt Everest Marathon. Hiker Mike - Photo by Mike Denruson . i He had new customers to hook up. Meters to check. But as he was driving down the road in Pleasant Grove, he noticed flames shooting above a fence. The fire seemed too close to a nearby house to be somebody just burning backyard weeds, so he stopped to check it out As he got closer, Eric saw that flames had fully engulfed a heavy trash can and were threatening every - thing around it The vinyl slats in the fence were beginning to melt and the house was in danger of being next. So he pulled the trash can away and grabbed a shovel and garden hose. He found a faucet, hooked up the hose and put out the fire. Spreading the contents on the ground to be sure no hot embers remained made quite a mess, and Eric hoped the homeowner would understand. As he was preparing to leave, the Firefighting wasnt on Erics to do list. homeowners returned. He explained what happened, they thanked him, and he went about his rounds. No big deal. Until he got back to the office, and everybody started congratulating him. Turns out the trash can held ashes from a recently cleaned while the homeowners were fireplace, which at work. A very grateful Mayor had called to thank Utah Power's Eric Wetzel. Seems the house Eric saved belonged to him. Eric and Utah Power. In the community. i) UTAH POWER A PacifiCorp Company Making it happen. C 1999 PacifiCorp POOR ( |