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Show Sunday. July 5, 1981, THE HERALD, Provo, Utah—Pagr 17 Prime Time Opinion and news for people in their senior years Looks A Lesson in Understanding By THERON H. LUKE The Utah Westerners are collection of hail fellow - well - met western history buffs who have, under their blanket of conviviality, an amazing knowledge of an amazing numberof facets of the history of the American West. Each summer we take a two or three-day field trip to some area or int of historicalinterest — andifI to choose between that and ChristmasI'm not sure which would win. Last week we went to the Four Corners-Mesa Verde area, where we reveled in the history andvisible remains of the Anasazi (Navajo for Ancient Ones) people whoinhabited the area from some time before Christ until about 1300 A. D.in both cliff dwellings and high mesa villages. Sometime after 1300 A. D. they vanished. The best accepted Stoffel and never worry about haying him look down his nose at you. | can't imagine him looking downhis nose at anyone. last ofall a sinner. reason is a severe 24-year drought from 1275 to 1299 A. D. which made it no longerpossible for them to survive in their agriculture - oriented lifestyle. They drifted south, where ‘Did this once bring a woman's tears. a prized jar that was dropped and broken, or maybe knocked over by an exuberant child” They were people — God's children Ourfield trips always wind up ona the Pueblos of today are generally believed to be descended from them. But this column is about a tradition of these Westerner treks not necessarily connected with the points of interest at the time likeus They worried about the things we do. Their concernswerethe sameas Sunday, the day we start for home And on those Sunday mornings ours today Father Stoffel always holds a mass for all in the group who wish to at- — making aliving for their families. surviving in a dif ferent atmosphere and under dif- tend. To me, they have become a highlight of the trips because he orients his brief sermon to the circumstancesat hand. In the diverse membership is a Catholic priest. He is Monsignor JeromeStoffel. To us he is Jerry or FatherStoffel, each term denoting equal respect. When he goeson the field trips he wears a sports shirt andslacks,but the dignityofhis calling is very much apparent and everyone respects it. Yet he is no stiff, stuffy clergyman. Youcanlet your hair down aroundFather Jerry &, ferent conditions but still surviving The men were human beings like us and probably grumbled in the morn: ing at going out to work in the hot fields. This year his motel room at the Mesa Verde Far View Lodge was packed. The wall table became an altar. In his formal vestments he was, for a brief half hour, apart from usandyeta partof us, and we of him — although he wasthe only Catholic in the room. Heheld up a tiny remnantof an ancient piece of pottery. Suddenly, through all the scien: tific lectures and explanations I had heard the day before. his words brought the Anasazistolife. For the first time I felt I had begun to un derstand them The simple analogy had outdone all the experts. Provo Seniors Set Tours, Activities Provo Seniors are in- am. from the Eldred vited to join their friends Center, and the cost will for Fun Social Ballroom be $11.25 per person Dancing” each Tuesday This week's Schedule at 8 p.m. featuring a live Monday 10 am orchestra in the air con- Golden K Kiwanis ditioned auditorium at meeting; 11 am. har the Eldred Center monica band and dan All Seniors are cing; noon luncheon; 1:30 welcome with advance p.m. beginning square reservations to par- dancing with Doren ticipate in the Annual Royden: 4 pm. bowling ‘Huck Finn’ day at for seniors at Regal Footprinters Park on Lanes Wednesday, July 15 Reservations should be Tuesday — Dinner made immediately at the music by Roma Osborn; noon luncheon; 8 p.m Eldred Center Seniors must call the ballroom dancing — day before by 1 p.m. to everyone invited. make advance reserva- tions for the daily meals served at the Eldred Center Monday through Friday at 12 noon. There are still a few openings for the Sundancetour scheduled for Wednesday — 1! am harmonica band and dancing: noon luncheon; 3 p.m. square dancing with Don Machan, 5:30 Sundance Tour Departs Thursday — 11 am Robert Ogle — organ: noon luncheon; 12:15 p.m. dinner music by Maggie Griner: 1 pm. duplicate bridge, 4 p.m. bowling at Regal Lanes. Friday — Newart ses- sion begins — 9 a.m quilting class; 11 a.m. harmonica band and dancing; noon luncheon; 12:30 p.m. Singers. Sunshine TT 11 DANGER SIGNALS —— July 8. This tour includes Growing Older Home Energy The suggestions could save you as muchas 25 percenton your fueloil, gas and electricbills. At currentprices, the typical home could save from $100 to $500 annually. A good place to start saving is with the energy used to heat your home's water. A family of four uses about 65 gallons of hot water a day. That costs about $300 a yearif the wateris heated electrically and about $100 a yearif it is heated by gas. The Energy Department says it is possible to cut your water-heating on by $50 to $150 a year. If two people in the household each take daily five-minute showers, they will use 7,000 to 8,500 gallons of hot water a year. That water will cost oe anywhere from $30 to $100 annually. In addition to taking colder, shorter or fewer showers, a “flow controller” inserted behind the shower head will cut hot-water use by 4,000 gallons a year. That small gadget costs just $1 and will save you $15 to $40 annually. Another wayto cut energy costs is to turn down the water-heater thermostat to a setting of 110 degress to 120 degrees. (If you have an automatic dishwasher, makesure it will operate efficiently at the lower temperature.) You can save additional money by adding an extra layer of insulation around the outside of your hot-water Orem Seniors Tournament Slate July Birthday Fete Won byRees Saving Tips ByHarold Blumenfeld You undoubtedly havefelt the rising cost of energy in your home. Maybe you are planningto insulate, add storm windows and take other energy-saving steps. Maybe you have already doneso. But there are also simpler, less expensive ways to reduce the amount of energy used in your home. The U.S. Departmentof Energy has printed an excellent brochure “Energy Savers: Low Cost, No Cost,” which can help you cut your use of fuel without ipeliering, freezing or groping in the Senior Billiard tank. You can do the job yourself at a cost of about $4 for foil-backed insulation and tape. Be sure to follow the directions carefully. Even if you have already insulated the attic and caulked and weatherstripped around doors and windows, check again for small areas that you mighthaveoverlooked. Gaps andholes in attic floors permit heat to leave the house in winter and to enter it in summer. Openings around plumbing pipes, telephone wires, exhaust fans and so on can be responsible for at least 20 percentofthe infiltration of winter cold and summer heat. Electrical outlets should be sealed with inexpensive gaskets. Also have your heating system inspected. Excessive soot and maladjusted burners can reduce furnace efficiencyto less than 60 percent, thereby increasing fuel bills by more than a quarter. Technicians suggest that proper adjustment of the plenum thermostat on oil- and gas-fired heaters can save another $9 a year. Don’t forget about solar heating. If you use air conditioning, you can save $25 to $30 in warmer months by keeping windowsclosed and shades or curtains tightly drawn, especially on the sunnysideof the house. Cut yourfuelbills in cold weather by opening shades during the day on the sunny sides of the house. But shades and drapes on north windows should be shut throughout winter for additional insulation. “Energy Savers: Low Cost, No Cost” has many other suggestions on how to cut fuel consumption.It also lists supplies you might need that can be bought for less than $5 at most hardware stores. What's more, the brochure tells you how to do most of this penny- and dollar-pinching yourself. For your free copy of this publication, write to the U.S. Department of Energy, CS-300, Washington, D.C. 20585. (NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISEASSN.) Leon Rees shot his way to championship honors in thefirst of a series of Eight Ball Billiard Tournaments, sponsored by the Provo Senior Citizens in their spacious Recreation Center. This first tourney wasfor local participantsonly,butwill be followed later by competition on an invitational basis vie layers from other centers in ‘ounty invited to join. “tthe tournamentdrew a good groupin spite of a late decision to conduct this initial activity and larger and more widely spreadplay is expectedfor later competitions. six billiard tables in the Provo Seniors Recreation Room are in constantuse, and playis increas‘ig in popularit aoe the Senior Citizen membe! Trophies were Presented to Leon Rees for first place in the championship round, and to Jack Mendenhall winner of consolation honors, by John Best of the Regal Lanes which cooperatedin the program. In opening round play Ike Young defeated Gene Porter, Joe Longoria won over Byron Nelson, Salomon Aranda downed Jack Mendenhall, and Leon Rees defeated John Toomey. In the second round it was Joe Longoria over Ike Young and Leon Rees over Salomon Aranda. In the finals Rees won over Longoria for championship. In consolation play Byron Nelson defeated Gene Porter, Jack Mendenhall bested John Toomey, and Jack Mendenhall took the title with a win over Nelson. In the combination standings,first place went to Leon Rees, second to Jack Mendenhall, third to Joe Longoria, and fourth to Ike Young. dinner and a theater ticket to the Sundance SummerTheater. Seniors are urged to sign up immediately. (Bus departs at 5:30 p.m.) August is a busy month for Provo Seniors with the following tours scheduled: ‘Festival of the American West’’, Aug. 5-6; Payson Salmon The monthly July birthdayparty will be held at the Orem Senior Center July 10. This special day honors all Senior Citizens who havehad orwill be having a birthday in July. Each day the Center arranges for Senior Citizens pool, quilting and cards starting at 9:30 a.m. Ali Seniors areinvited to join in the activities at the Center. The Harmonica Band holds a matinee dance each Thursdayat 10:30 a.m. till Noon. All Seniors are welcome. Special Saturday Night dances are held each Saturday from 8:30 till 11:30 p.m. .m The new summerhours arein effect. Dress is best and live musicis furnished. The blood pressureclinic will be held Wednesday, July 15, just after lunch. Lunch is served each day at the Center. The Orem SeniorCitizen Centerwill be closed peginning July 17 at 2p.m. till 9:30 a.m. Aug.3. Orem SeniorCitizen tours coming up include the Jackson Hole Teton Float Trip July 13.Scheduled are a tram ride, floattrip, and 2 nights in Jackson. Tour brochures are available at the Center at 93 North 400 East, Phone 224-7111 for information. The northern California tour is Sept. 8 thru Sept. 18. This includes Virginia City, Reno, Francisco, Cliff House, Fishermans Wharf, Redwoods, Napa Valley, Las Vegas (One night) Hearst Castle, Carmel, Monterey, Sacramento, and more. Barbeque, Aug. 7; Sun Valley Tour, Aug. 20-23; “Please Marry My Nellie’, Aug. 20. These tours are fast approaching, and seniors are urged to sign up soon. The Sunshine Singers are scheduled for the Friday, July 10, luncheon entertainment. Anewtour has been added to the Provo Senior schedule. The Mirror Lake picnic will be held on July 16, including Evanston/Echo Junction. Nerve Tension Stiffne of Neck Anxiety In The Chest Pain Between Shoulders Restless Nights 4 Stiffness Or Pain In Lower Back Numbness In ‘Arms and Hands This tour will depart at 8 Pajntul Joints Quarterly Dividend iy Increased WeGELES wey Ban- aeThe increased its quarterly cash dividend to 51 cents per share, up from 46 cents per share. The dividend is payable to stockholders of record June 30. according to a spokesmanforthe firm's board of directors. Officials said the quarterly dividend rate has more than doubled during the past three and one-half years. These symptoms maybe the forerunner of | something serious. Tension on spinal nerves robsyour oodyofvital energy. CHIROPRACTIC CAN HELP Whysuffer needlessly? CALL FOR CONSULTATION FREE OF COST OR OBLIGATION DR. LOUIS S. CARR, D.C. 225-3481 Developer Namedto Bank Board SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — Developer John Price, president of Price Industries Corp., has been named to the Salt Lake advisory board fo First Security Bank of then supportplantlife Buthe said it would be Uta h. Price's firm is involved better to let the bugs eat 24,5,-T — whichis still in real estate developused in the United States ment and property on rice crops and range management. He is also lands — and see how chairman of the exmuch damage was ecutive cxommittee of Alta Industries corp. caused ‘Bug’ Chemical Developed CLEVELAND (UPI) — A scientist from the University of Illinois who holds a patent on a microorganism that can be used to clean up oil spills, says he’s developed another ‘‘bug”’ capable of destroying Agent Orange. Ananda M. Chakrabarty, who addressed a conference on genetic engineering at Case Western Reserve University Tuesday, said in experiments he’s been able to destroy 95 percent of 2,4,5,-T in varioussoils and solutions, The chemical2,4,5,-T is the prime ingredient of Agent Orange, which is suspected of causing cancer, personality changes, weight loss and stomach disorders in Vietnam veterans. It was used extensively in Southeast Asia as a defoliant and it has been estimated thousands of veterans were exposed to it Chakrbarty, a microbiologist who was awarded the patent on the oil-eating organism in a Supreme Court decision last year, said his success with the anti-Orange bug indicates similar solutions are povsible for other hazardous wastes. When asked how longit would take to develop the others, he replied “Three to five years. Three years ago. I could think of degrading 2,4,5,T. 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