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Show f Thursday, September 23, 1999 Messenger-Enterpris- 9-- was the only female poet and based her stories on the womans point of view and the world of the ranchers wife. At the end of two days of judging, Don Kennington, Sandy, took first place with 109 points, prize money of $4000 and a trophy buckle. Trey Allen, Hooker, Oklahoma, was second with 107.5 points, Sam DeLeeuw, Manti, was third with 107 points and Mark Robinson, Riverton, was fourth with 106 points. Each of the runners-up received a trophy buckle and split $2250 in prize money. The prize money and buckles were awarded to the poets at the Saturday night Cow boy Legends Cowboy Poetry and Music Presentation. The four finalists shared the stage and presented the program with Waddie Mitchell, cowboy poet, and R.W. Hampton, the Academy of Western Artists Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year for 1996. The goal of the Western Legends Round-u- p is to develop, promote and preserve Western legends, culture and heritage. During the three days there were Western parades, square dancing, a rodeo, exhibits, demonstrations and booths of all kinds, commemorating the cowboys way of life and the Western movies made in Kanab and the Southern working-c- owboy Utah area. How to handle children Staci Jackman and Becki Pond, both of Mt. Pleasant, have written a book called Rain or Shine. The book has many ideas on how to handle your child, during an emergency situation while trav- eling, waiting in long lines, family or group gatherings, or waiting for an event to start, etc. It includes sections on stress relief, games, fun recipes for simple snacks, songs, emergency supply lists and a fun pack list full of items to add to a childs emergency supply kit or to keep in the car. They love to do presentations for groups, demonstrating some of the ideas in their book. You can 1 contact them at (435) 0. Staci is the mother of two girls. She is very creative and runs a successful craft business out of her home. She teaches piano lessons. She loves camping, scrapbooking, volunteer work and being with her family. Becki is the mother of five children. She enjoys riding bikes, working on scrapbooks, reading, singing & spending time with her husband and children. Both are active in the community volleyball league and love to go walking. 462-38- Each year, thousands of volunteers throughout the Intermountain area join together as a team for the Pennies by the Inch cam- paign held September 5 through October 15. This campaign has helped provide medical care to needy children at Primary Childrens Medical Center for over seven decades. What began as the Penny Parade with children giving pennies for every year of age, has evolved into a community-wid- e 1 door-to-do- or Primary Childrens Medical Center is located in Salt Lake City, Join the team and give genernearly 30,000 visits to the hospitals emergency department. ously when a volunteer calls at Utah, and is the only In addition. Life Flight lands at the hospital over 1,200 times a year, bringing critically ill and injured full-servi- ce pediatric referral center for the Intermountain West. As one of 45 childrens hospitals in the country, Primary Childrens free-standi- cares for the most critically ill and injured children throughout a region. Last year, there were five-sta- te Central Utah Counseling Cen- ity care mission at Primary ter Executive Director, Kathy Childrens Medical Center. Last Hobby, is pleased to announce that year, the hospital expended over Jan C. Jonson, Physician Assistant, $6 million to cover more than joined the staff of Central Utah 11,000 hospital visits by needy Counseling Center on August 30, 1999. Jan will be providing serchildren. 77-ye- ar campaign chairwoman Kathy Geiselmayr. I remember as a child giving my pennies on my birthday. Today, we're not asked to give a penny for every year of age. Instead, volunteers ask their neighbor to simply measure their heart and give w hat they can. Its a joy to work with men and women who are w illing to share their time and energy for the benefit of children and families in need. Pennies has helped seven-year-old Kelsey Hatch of Midvale, Utah. Kelsey was diagnosed with Nonverbal Learning Disorder. While her verbal skills are above average and she is able to memorize quickly, she has difficulty starting and completing a task. If Kelsey is shown a picture of a triangle, it is hard for her to draw the image. When she is asked how-mansides a triangle has, she is able to respond correctly. Through her treatments, she is learning howto focus on an item, like the complete the project. We are very grateful for the opportunity given to our daughter Utah 84158-024- 9. Jonson joins Counseling staff campaign which supports the char- Pennies by the Inch continues a tradition of giving to children at the hospital, says children to the hospital. Primary Childrens also has the only pediatric bone marrow transplant unit between the west coast and your door. Every penny will help a child in need. Contributions can also be sent directly to Primary Childrens Medical Center Foundation, 100 North Medical Drive, P.O. Box 58249, Salt Lake City, vices to residents of the Six County area through their offices in Juab, Millard, Sanpete and Sevier Counties. We are grateful to have a professional of Jans caliber added to our staff, stated Mrs. Hobby. He is a skilled medical practitioner and is recognized in the community for his kind and caring approach to helping patients. He be a valuable addition to the counseling center s treatment team. Jan and his family moved to Manti nearly seven years ago w here he began his affiliation with 1HC and Sanpete Valley Hospital as a physician assistant. For the past two years, Jan has worked exclusively with the Manti Clinic in association with Dr. Robert Armstrong, M.D. Jan was bom in Sweden and w-il-l to grow and improve her skills, says Tres Hatch. Were seeing a difference in the way she responds to her therapy. She is learning howto center her attention on one item at a time. Before, she w asnt able to concentrate on one project. Wc immigrated with his family at the age of eight years. He grew up in Seattle, Washington and later served an LDS Mission to Sweden in He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1969 and worked in professional scouting for seven and a half years in Idaho Falls and Salt Lake City, Utah. Jan trained as a military corpsman and continues his military affiliation in the Utah National Guard w here he holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He trained as a Physician Assistant at the University of Utah 1963-196- 6. and graduated in 1977. Jan will bring a 1 977-198- 1 1 . all of his family practice patients to know how much he lov es them and has enjoyed caring for them exover the past seven years. of Health Dept. gets grant The Central Utah Public Health Department, in partnership with the Utah Department of Health and two Wasatch Front communities, has received a $1 million grant to fund Covering Kids Utah. The Covering Kids grant will cover a three-yea- r period and is to increase health insurdesigned ance coverage for children in Utah through community outreach programs. The goal is to sign up all who are eligible for the Utah Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) throughout Central Utah, reports project coordinator, Colleen Chappell, RN. Nurse Chappell and her outreach staff will be busy over the next three years helping families throughout the region enroll their children in this insurance plan. Some children w ho do not qualify for CHIP may instead qualify for Medicaid. CHIP insurance provides the - six-coun- think her therapists are great and know that she is receiving the best care possible. perience to Central Utah Counseling Center, having worked as a PA. for the past 22 years. He first 4 worked in family practice m in Kearns, Utah. In 1984-- 1 993 he worked at Camp Williams for the Utah National Guard. Jan is married to the former Sandi Olsen, who grew up in the Salt Lake City area. He is the father of eight children and grandfather of Jan stated that he is excited about this new challenge but wants ty same level of coverage enjoyed by the Governor and other Utah state employees, added Chappell. CHIP is very beneficial in providing health insurance coverage for the children of those families who don't have health insurance through their employers but have been too rich to qualify for Medicaid. Chappell and her outreach staff are available to present the CHIP plan to civic groups, government agencies, employers, religious organizations, PTAs, Chambers of Commerce and otharea. ers throughout the and able are Additionally, they s sign-upbooths set to happy up at county fairs, health fairs, parents nights at schools and other such gatherings. For more information about CHIP or to schedule the outreach team at a function, please call Colleen Chappell at , six-coun- ty 435-836-2- Searching for information ? loot r ne For more than a century now, weve been providing information. Whether its upcoming events, city council, county commission, school board, public notices, a lively forum for discussion, or just a sale down at the hardware store been providing the information people need longer than any other weekly newspaper in Utah. After all, if it affects you.. .its your news. And if its your news.. .Its your newspaper. Inc. Messenger-Enterpris- e, 35 South Main RCOPY 9 Pennies by the Inch Campaign underway Sam DeLeeuw wins 3rd place in Kanab Roundup The 1 st Annual Western Legends Round-u- p was held in Kanab, Utah, September 1 1th initiating its Hollywood Walk of Fame. The first inductees were actor Tom Mix and directorproducer Howard celKoch. As part of the three-da- y ebration a Cowboy Poetry Roundup was also conducted. By invitation, 20 poets competed for a purse of $6250. Poets from all over the Western United States and Canada were judged by a panel of five qualified individuals and included occupations such as authors, ranchers, poets and songwriters. One of the invited contestants was Sam DeLeeuw, Manti, Utah. Of the 20 poets, Sam Page e I Manti, Utah (435) 835-424- 1 1 |