Show Business of the Week For 25 years she has worked with children by Dawn Carder In various capacities Susan R of Hinckley has worked with retarded she says she has handicapped--analways enjoyed the work The past several years she has operated Susie’s Day Care a family group horn': in her own home four years ago adding a the large room just to accomodate needs and activities of her charges A native of Cape Cod Sue has traveled the Massachusetts world as the child of a career military father She began working with autistic children while still in high school then attended junior college in San Mateo In California she worked California teacher for a year as a before moving to Utah Sue has lived in the Beehive state for attended sixteen years approximately BYU and eventually lived ith Perry and Bea Tippetts in Hinckley There she met and married her husband Doyle For a time Sue worked at the Old Cleaners in Delta but helping and teaching children continued to be her primary interests So— she went to work for the school district teaching preschool in the Hinckley School the last two years it was open then as a kindergarten aide Under Reece she was later employed as a speech therapist Perhaps more than many other people Sue Dutson is keenly aware of the different and of children She is a victim palsy although one barely notices and was she said considered retarded when she was a child Actually she is an extremely bright and arwoman ticulate most capable of motivating teaching and caring for the children who attend her program Susie’s Day Care is a Utah state licensed family group home which means that it is licensed to handle With this license it twelve childien falls under the jurisdiction of Family Services and it complies with state regulations Yearly forms must be completed safety requirements must be met and state officials periodically inspect Open five days a week from 7 am until 6 pm Sue makes every effort to accomodate both parents and children bending to meet the needs Lunch and snacks prepared in compliance with are provided state menus (The Children’s Food Foundation aids in foods costs for small day care facilities menus and appropriate mandating preparation of the food) From 1230 until 3 pm each day Sue has a regular program She uses a California based curriculum called Mrs Greene’s Kapers for Kids Sue’s which supplies (at expense) a monthly kit complete with patterns tapes daily plans and games “It's always current” stated Sue The following is a sample of a daily plan: emotional— of cerebral Thursday February II Number Up! Seven Down!- -a number song and game Activity Page— Number seven sequencing w ith big and little hearts Make a booklet of the nursery rhyme “The Queen of Hearts” are my sunshine” Dramatire-TQueen of Hearts with puppets Kids love activities and Sue says “we do what we love to do” Use is made of corn meal play dough paints etc Last week they had a unit of study on puffins penguins and pelicans! At the beginning of each month Sue sends a newsletter and a calendar of activities home to parents By so doing parents are actively involved in and knowledgeable of the daily program Some children go just for the preschool program some three days others five days It is Sue’s goal to get each one ready for kindergarten “I enmost” she admitjoy the ted “I stay right with the kids for the full two and a half hours” Gayle Bennett is Sue’s assistant at the center While Sue teaches Gayle tends the younger children All appears to run smoothly and efficientlook happy and ly and the children content The large room that is the center of activity for the children was added four years ago “just for the kids” “I try to do what is right” said Sue quietly “I have stayed small but I wanted the new room” The latter is equipped with mats a large bed work table neatly arranged shelves for supplies and just right for young children Doyle Dutson repairs any and all the equipment- -a service much appreciated his wife And prehaps of prime imby he supports Sue in all she portance does Susie’s Day Care is a labor of love for its ownerteacher operator “I’m not trying to get rich” Sue admitted “I just want to try to serve people I do the best I can to provide a happy environment for the children” In order to maintain this goal Sue constantly reads and learns about new ideas new materials new methods As good teachers everywhere she realizes that school must be kept interesting The Dutsons have two sons ages 17 and 18 and two daughters ages 4 and 7 and they are involved in the Hinckley 2nd Ward LDS Church Sue likes the calm and quiet of the small town There she can be can be close to the being talking visiting and discussing the needs of the children “I like being able to serve my community” Susie's Day Care in Hinckley may be a small operation but Susan R Dutson has high expectations and goals for herself Considering her work “almost a hobby” she spends close to 55 hours a week just on her profession “I really do enjoy working with children” she reiterated “I really am trying to meet needs and trying to make this a good place to be” Contract for Oak City Post Office awarded The Postal Service has awarded a contract for construction of a new post office in Oak City Utah Postmaster Vaughn Mankin said Build Inc of Bountiful will build the 70 North facility at approximately Mam Street The new post office is expected to be ready by the summer of 1988 Postmaster Mankin added that no tax dollars will go into this project Since 1983 the Postal Service no longer receives tax dollars he said and all postal expenses are paid with revenue earned from selling stamps and other postal products Postmaster Mankin said tht recent federal legislation has forced postpone- - rrent of many new post offices the country but that the new law will not affect the construction of the Oak City Post Office "We are being required to make a financial contribution to help lessen the federal deficit" said Postmaster Mankin “W e think that is a good idea although we were dismayed that we were also mandated exactly where the cuts would come from One of the areas we have to drastically cut is capital expenses which includes money for buildings the Postal Service owns Leased facilities are not affected by the cuts so luckily Oak City will get its new building as planned ” Police Blotter The following items have been selected from the Millard County Sheriff’s and Delta City Police crime blotters from January 27 through February 5 1988 Wednesday January 27 s 1:30 skip at Texaco Budget in Fillmore investigated by the Sheriffs Department 11:34 Police provide funeral detail Sheriff’s Department 6:49 responds to report of harassing calls on 911 in Fillmore area Thursday January 28 1:22 at RP farm in Delta investigated by the Sheriff’s Department Friday January 29 in Flowell 9:20 am Vandalism reported to the Sheriffs Office Saturday January 30 Bennett’s 11:54 at gas skip Service in Holden investigated by the Sheriffs Department 12:45 Department provides blood shuttle from Utah Valley Hospital to Delta Hospital 10:47 of lights on tree in Fillmore Legion Christmas reported to the Sheriff’s Office Sunday January 31 2:22 pm Horse missing from Hinckley reported to the Sheriffs Office Police respond to 6:44 report of stray dogs in Delta Monday February 1 of the Wagon 9:22 Wheel in Delta reported to Delta Police made to the Sheriffs 1:37 Office that Ogden school bus left a student in Meadow 4:22 blocking access to IFA in Delta reported to the Delta Police Thursday February 4 bite victim reported to 11:12 the Delta Police 12:47 p m Sheriff s Department and Police the Delta provide funeral assist assistance provid5:29 ed by the Delta Police Friday February 5 fire in Scipio 5:40 am Chimney responded to by the Sheriffs and the Scipio Fire Department Attention Utah Cattlemen The Millard County Cattlemen’s Association is proud to announce its annual banquet March 10 at 7 pm at the ME Bird Center Prominent speakers live music and door prizes will be on the agenda For tickets and information contact Sherril Tolbert Delta Doyal Mitchell Fillmore or your local board member Meet the 11 Feb 1988 - Page 3 Staff Julie Ward-GoerComposition Circulation Design tz by Dawn Carder Around the Chronicle Progress ofis both fice Julie a specialist and a “Jack of all trades” Frankly the rest of the staff is when faced with the difficult task of trying to get along without her Quietly and efficiently “Jules” goes about her business and that “business” covers a variety of jobs Although young Julie has lived in several different areas of the United States Ogallala Nebraska is home-tplace she grew up attended elementary then graduated from high school the place where most of her family still lives And Julie is a loyal fan of the University of Nebraska Following high school Julie majored in secretarial studies at Kearney State College in Kearney Nebraska Later she attended the School of Business in Rapid City South Dakota Then the moves began She and her husband Kevin lived on the Goertz family farm near Ogallala for a while moved to Colorado then South Carolina then back to the farm The next moves took them to Texas and Louisiana in that order Work experiences for the Chronicle Progress’ gal Friday have included clerking in a liquor store selling Kirby vacuum cleaners putting ads together for a Louisiana newspaper and part time jobs with a Girl Friday agency putting together ALL ads subscriptions mail out and ordering business cards wedding announcements and Needless to vitations and stationery say she has quite enough to keep her busy! In all that she does she is a perfectionist (Notice how creative and artistic the ads have become under her hand) The Goertz duo moved to Delta in June 1984 and Julie began looking for work It didn’t take long for Sue Dutson editor of the Chronicle Progress to find hire and began to appreciate the talents of the new employee Initially Julie was hired as a type setter Since that time her responsibilities have grown to include designing and At the age of four Julie began taking dancing lessons and continued for the next seven years Later she was an avid skier an activity that led to a very bad knee injury and surgery Unfortunately the accident put an end to skiing Top on the list of “loves” for Julie is CHOCOLATE Favorite activities include traveling playing tennis and going for pool camping shopping “pop" sunbathing weight lifting and Girls’ Night Out Julie likes living in Delta a small town where people know you when you walk down the street “I like the people here” she said “and I feel safe” She appreciates the "laid back” mosphere at the Chronicle Progress office “I like what do and I like the freedom the job allows” As for the rest of the staff we all just enjoy Jules her quiet manner her sense of humor and her perfectionism And we depend on her knowing that she handles many jobs with expertise Rosemary Forster wins contest by Dawn Carder Delta’s very own Rosemary Forster won third place in the first Intermountain Songwriting Competition with her song “I’ll Play Second Fiddle” There were over 450 entries submitted from nine western states The contest was sponsored by the Utah Songwriters Association and judges included pro gram directors KBER Radio KKAT Radio KUTR Radio Rosy has been invited to Nashville Tennessee to attend the Nashville Songwriters Association International symposium in March She will travel with first place winner of the InterKevin Corbett mountain competition of Ogden and Mrs Happy Anderson head of the Song Writers Association in Utah The trio is scheduled to leave on March Prime Time Access fealured the winners on their program January 21 Rosy also won recording time at a Salt Lake City studio Testing gives hope to prospective parents Prenatal diagnosis the testing for birth defects in a fetus can serve a source of comfort for parents whose future baby may have a disorder By testing before pregnancy and birth the presence or absence of defects can often be determined “Each year more than 250000 American babies are born with physical Not long ago or mental defects couples whose first child was a victim of a birth defect would have faced the or not to try whether dilemma of cruel for a second child” said Jean Hatch March of Dimes Southern Utah Division director Today according to Hatch genetic counseling can enable parents to make informed decisions about childbearing “Genetic and prenatal counseling diagnostic techniques including ultrasound and amniocentesis gives worried information concernaccurate parents ing the health of their unborn infant" Through new maternal-feta- l medicine techniques doctors can treat lung bladder heart and skull problems in the fetus and prevent permanent damage Treatments before birth include medication to reverse fetal heart failure and transfusion to treat RH blood disease ultrasound doctors can Through diagnose a miscarriage a misplaced pregnancy and also detect fetal malfor American Heart Association 1988 Fundraising Family Farm Management Drive The American Heart Association’s 1988 Fund Raising Drive will be February 20 through February 28 “This year be generously old for your heart’s sake! Give five cents for each year of your life” says Farilyn Edwards head of the Campaign in West Millard Edwards has been named Residential Campaign Chairman for the 1988 fund raising drive according to Clovin L Rampton State Heart Chairman Edwards As Campaign Chairman will manage volunteers donating their time and talents to the residential drive Volunteers from each ward will seek contributions and distribute information on how the American Heart Association supports cardiovascular research community education and service programs Similar campaigns across the nation are being conducted by over two million AHA volunteers from all walks of life The Association’s mission is the reduction of early death and disability from heart disease stroke and related disorders Despite a continuing reduction in the death rate from hear disease an estimated one million Americans died of cardiovascular diseases Almost 4000 Utahns died of cardiovascular diseases in 1983 “The American Heart Association is known for its research leading to such developments as CPR new drug treatment and bypass surgery Much of w hat the AMA learns from research is translated into meaningful programs our citizens can use to reduce their risk of heart disease Programs include Heart at Work Slim for Life The Heart Treasure Chest for and kindergartens and the Save a Sweetheart program for high schools” says Edwards She also announced the following key committee chairmen who will serve in the campaign: Lorriane Stephensen—Oak City Leamington Lynndyl Myile Debbie Skeem— Oasis Laura Eliason— Deseret Deb Carter— Sutherland Ward Louise Lyman-FiMae Ward Clareen Ward Norma th Ward Julia Wardle— Fifth Ward Sixth Lovell— Ward Cindy Ward Sharlyn Please help these ladies in this campaign Your heart will thank you Tburs L'SPS Millard County mations of the limbs kidneys heart and skull amniocentesis doctors During remove a small amount of fluid from the ammotic sac to study the fetus’ discarded cells and the ammotic fluid doctors can Through this procedure diagnose metabolic disorders analye chromosomes and detect blood abr rmalities T he March of Dimes funds programs concerned with prenatal diagnosis Anyone with questions should call The March ol Dimes reminds all women that the best way to prevent birth defects is to see a doctor early and regularly during pregnancy Conference-Yo- ur Lifeline A Farm Management Lifeline”-- is being the Millard County Network Resource on 7 February 17 pm in the Fillmore Middle School and February 18 1:30 Ward Chapel pm at the LDS in Delia The Fillmore program will feature keynote speaker Dr Charles A Smith Extension Specialist Human DevelopA Kansas State University ment special video message from Senator Hatch is also on the agenda will include: Financial Workshops Family Conference-“Yo- sponsored Planning by Marketing Family Manage- Consumer alert The Utah Department of Agriculture announced that Sunnder Corporation of Orem Utah is voluntarily conducting a nationwide recall of all flavors of their Nutrien Whole Food Concentrate Thi action resulted when analyses of samples of their product found Salmonella present Sunrider Corporation will not ship any product until further testing determines they are free of salmonella Consumers with Sunnder products can call their toll free number for further information on the recall The United States Department of food and Drug AdAgriculture’s ministration and the California State Health Department boih found salmonella present following analyses of samples According to Dale Yammk Compliance Officer with the Utah Department of Agriculture explained that salmonella is a food borne bacteria that causes symptoms of “The Utah Department Agriculture will supervise the future of collecting samples to determine that the plant is indeed free of salmonella” explained Mr Yammk “One of the roles of the department is to ensure the consumer that the product they are purchasing is clean safe wholesome and properly labeled " The albatross has the greatest feet from tip of any bird — to tip ment and New Technology There will be or time drawing for door prizes The program in Delta on Feb 18 will feature a special video message from Senator Orrin Hatch Workshops scheduled are: Farm Management Team Approach Family Farming-Financial Planning and Farm Safety There will be an on time drawing for door prizes The Steering Committees are: Fillmore: Jim Beckstrand David Wes Christensen Joyce Coats Heward Commissioner AB Johnson James Minton Lee Monroe Bryant Firm changes name Don and Cherie Morris who have been representatives of United National Real Estate for the past eight years are the new owners of Great Basin Real 1988 Estate beginning Tebruary The office is loca'ed at 148 f aM Main Street Delta The Morris’ Don who is broker and Cherie a sales agent will continue to offer the same personal interest in dealing with the public in selling and inda Beard is also buying property affiliated with Great Basin Real Estate as a sales agent Charles Dickens could sleep only if his Stevens Garth Swallo MarCenne B Rowley of LSU Extension and Larry Campbell L'SU Extension Della Ken ow les Chairman I arm Bureau CommisClayton Jeffery sioner Warren Jensen Robyn Pearson John Reeves Commissioner Michael Styler Marilyn Tenney MarGenne B Rowley of L'SU Extension and arry Campbell L'SU Extension Don Tomkinson is Coordinaior for Dr Glen Jensen is the LSU Extension family and Human Lx officio Development Specialist membci Openings for A & D school Scholarships are still av ailable for the 37th Annual L mversity of Utah School and other Drug on Alcoholism Dependencies The school will be held 1988 a! the University of June Utah The school is designed to instruct and inform people interested in comincluding youth bating dependencies groups Anyone interested in participating contact Geno Zwaryck a Central Utah or Delta Mental Heal'h ) illmore "43 5121 head was at the north end of the bed DELTA - FILLMORE EYE CARE CENTERS Dr Frank M Edmunds and Dr Stephen C Lewis are pleased to announce the opening of two offices for the practice of Optometrf in Millard Count Fillmore Office Delta Office 315 South Main St 58 West Main St 0 Phone Phone If no answer phone toll free then or dial at the tone dial (collect) Appointments taken for Tuesdays |