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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEW S WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10. 1997 Community An aid to locating vital Domestic Blitz Vital records 7 records are just overseas, on a ship or aircraft rector of CERC says that origi- that...vital. We need access to can locate the place where their nally the book was published to By Dixie Brunner them. Tbs the season The Holiday season has My sons call it old age. Face it mom, your desire to seemed more important to me overdo the holidays this year is this year. I began Christmas shopping caused by realization that time in August, got the tree the last of is rapidly slipping away from November, already baked you, analyzed our oldest son Christmas cookies (which the matter-of-factlKids should not be permitted boys immediately ate), and decoto take psychology classes. But rated the house-twic- e. our Dix, you seem almost obses- hes probably right-wit- h sive about the holidays this youngest son approaching 13, year, commented my husband my time for creating a few more e Christmas is several weeks ago as we were out. running getting into bed. Hey you guys, what do you 1 am not, I responded, donning my Mrs. Santa Nightie. I say we sit around and sing some Holiday songs? I ask with enjust want to get a head start. But its more than that. Youre thusiasm. Love to mom, but Ive got basgoing a little overboard, he said, ketball tree practice, said one son. pulling dried Christmas needles out of his feet Maybe later mom, said anTm just trying to make it spe- other, grabbing the last of the Christmas cookies and heading cial, I snapped. I personally think youve car- down the stairs. I have a physried it a little too far, he said, ics test to study for. I was going to ride brushing his teeth with the Elf head toothbrush I had pur- with the guys, said youngest. chased. Ring. Ring. You just arent the Hello, answers our oldest son from his college dorm 300 miles are you? Give me a break.. .you put red away. Hi hon, its mom," I answer. food coloring in the hot tub, for Pete Sakes Say you wouldnt want to sing I was just being festive." some Christmas carols with me, My skin was so red that people would you?" Sure," he said with a patronthought that I had suffered an industrial burn. izing sigh. You hum a few bars Quit whining, I said. Im just to get us started." So, as sands through the hour trying to create a few memories." He plopped down on the bed glass, so are the days of Dudes and the 100 jingle bells I had December. attached to the springs, rung in noisy chorus. He just sighed and shook his head. y. Donna-Reed-typ- - go-car- ts Holiday-spirit-kind-of-gu- y, Well maybe I have gone a little overboard for the holidays, but Ive got a perfectly good explanation. This year I seem to have an overwhelming urge to get back to basica...create some new . memories for our growing sons...get in touch with that which is good... r" Iwa Let lis Edibles Y:a! m technology tot lets cotar your hair ins single salon serves with SCRUPLES HAZING HAIR HtGHLJGHTWG COLOR SYSTEM CALL On safari has just acquired us higfSt ml mJtamstf I FOR AN APPOINTMENT TODAY. Crcstlv Cuts 310 South 100 Esst (Hsrltsga Center) 6445552 Scruples, records are kept. CERC found that many people have used previous editions to locate their family trees or roots. For those, the bock includes information on the Family History Library of the Mormon Church. This library contains over 200,000 volumes of family history records and a list of almost a quarter-millio- n people who are willing to share information to help you find your family roots.' CERC has just released an updated 1996 edition. To get a copy of this useful book, send $9.97 (Plus $2 s&h) to Consumer Center-Document- 1980 Springfield Awe, Maplewood, N J with 07040 or call credit card. More information can be found on the World Wide satisfy the needs of persons applying for various benefits, but many others have found it useful. He has received letters from libraries, coroners, law enforcement, social agencies, credit grantors, collection agencies, stock ownership tracers, lawyers, persons searching for missing heirs, adoptees and those interested in searching their family roots. All these and others have found use for a book that helps them locate and prove the status of individuals. Many times documents can be used to prove things other than what they record. For instance, one woman wrote to the group In this age of bureaucratic documentation, everyone has need of copies of records ofbirths, death, marriage or divorce. An application for benefits from the Veterans Administration or Social Security, a passport or marriage license requires not only the information in the records but usually copies of the records themselves. All these records are stored permanently by municipalities, counties, states and Federal government. We all know this, but where each document is kept is frequently unknown. The Consumer Education Research Center, a national nontelling them that a birth certififor her child proved her found cate consumer group, profit residence on at that time in the there was little uniformity availUnited States and helped her where the records were able and the costs. In some Wed http:www.planet.netcerc. .become eligible for legal resiRobert L. 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