Show L’SPS Millard County 2 - Page ffiommenta Well I have 7 shopping days until Christmas and so far all have done is make a list and do a little knitting We did get the tree and Sunday I put Chelsie in charge of helping me get it up and decorated The stand business was quite an ordeal I have yet to see the Christmas tree stand that actually holds up a tree and the one we have did not let me down After much fiddling with the trunk so it would fit in the stand including firing up the skill saw (which sent cats scattering at the racket it makes) I finally got the trunk into the stand tightened up the screws stood up the tree and it promptly fell over So I went back to the basics and cut and made a star stand One 2x4 a up out of two of the nails bent - what I get for using an old weathered 2x4 I guess Then as I tried to nail it to the tree all the nails popped out Chelsie retreated to the house at that point and said “I guess you won’t get it to stand up Grandma” I informed her that I don’t give up that easily especially when have a hammer in my hand So put the star back together and nailed it to a large piece of plywood then I put it on the tree and it stood up Not straight but it leans to the south window so I think it is appropriate Then the 3 little girls put on the Tburj Dec 15 19M TO " decorations and it is a sorry lot that I have not like the decorations I loved so of Aunt Thene’s She had wonderful little elves with arms and legs that moved up and down when you pulled the strings But our tree is up and decorated somewhat even if ail the decorations are on the lower half of the tree and the tinsel is still in the bag But we still have several days to Christmas no sense rushing these things had hoped that getting the tree up would get me more enthused for shopping and such but it hasn’t done much I also wondered how Cleokatra yet and Cat Balou would react to the tree but they are completely bored They have their own routine of chasing things and each other around the house And Priscilla Preciously is too busy hanging out on the roof with the cats to be bothered with a Christmas tree She was right on the peak of the roof when I came home the other day I guess we forgot to tell her that dogs don’t usually hang out on the roof But she is one of those not so brave little yappers so guess being up high makes her feel more secure would love to get a picture of her on the roof but the minute I pull in the yard or walk out of the house she comes bouncing down 7HE EDITOR It I' Fillmore friends missed I am enclosing a check for another to the Chronicle years subscription Progress I lived in Fillmore for several years and took your newspaper there and had it sent to me after I moved to Everett Wa about six years ago and also since I moved back here to Tooele three years ago My daughters wanted me to live near them in Everett but the cold damp winters made my arthritis worse so I came back here to live near my Grandson David Royal and family My children all live in other states except one daughter in Salt Lake City but I don’t like to live or drive in a big city but I like small towns I loved Fillmore and the people there and Tooele is a lot like it The people are so nice and friendly and I am happy here but I miss my many friends in Fillmore I am sending this piece out of our and maybe you can put newspaper something about it in the Chronicle Progress for my friends in Fillmore to read as cannot write to everyone I have been busy all summer taking care of my garden and lots of flowers and watering my lawn but now I am looking forward to painting all winter The printers made some mistakes in the dates but I corrected them would really appreciate you putting something in the paper and I look forward to getting the Progressfor another year getting all the news from down there Yours Truly Mary J Siders 254 N 1st St Tooele UT 84074 1988 (The article to which Mary refers appeared in the Tooele Transcript Dec It is reprinted on page 4) Headline inappropriate repeatedly for the care given to our patients It would be well if the Chronicle Progress would do a few articles on the greatness of our two facilities: The West Millard Care Center and the Delta Community Medical Center MA Lyman MD Chief of Staff Delta Community Medical Center and Medical Director of the West Millard Care Center Your headline of December 8 1988 Our was very inappropriate Facility is one of the very best in the state The so called deficiencies were very small errors in recording were corrected These “deficiencies” immediately and none of them had anything to do with the actual care of the patients The care our West Millard Care Center Staff gives is excellent and this staff should be complimented 2 By Dennis Hinkamp Consumer Information Writer Utah State University Television: Is it turning our minds to mush? Probably not but it does seem to be turning our kids’ bodies to mush As mentioned in last week’s column up to 50 percent of American children are not getting enough exercise to develop healthy heart and lungs Between 1963 and 1980 obesity increased 54 percent in children ages 6 to and 39 percent in adolescents ages 12 to 17 Television is probably only partly responsible for turning kids into wide bodies but the tube is a convenient scapegoat More junk food availability reduced physical education requirements in school computer games poor nutrition education and families are all contributing factors Although it seems that we are in the midst of a fitness craze it is largely an says Dr Steve Dunn exaggeration assistant professor of health physical education and recreation at Utah State ' University “The numbers of persons who report that they participate in sports such as swimming and biking are misleading These statistics include anybody who gets their hair wet splashing around in the pool or who rides a bike around the block on the weekend Few people are actually doing these activities enough to promote fitness” he says If adults don’t set an example it is Total precipitation Community Calendar Motor Vehicle Schedule: Fillmore & Millard Delta County weekdays Assessor’s offices 10:30 am Mondays Reflections Turning Point Office Voc Center Delta Dec 15 Fillmore Class Food Handlers Public Health Offices 2:30 pm ($5 Millard County The Chronicle Progress USPS Mu PrtltsMtf tmry uc mu mm M n Publisher uta Editor - Dutson Susan Editorial Ken kind Elder Cres Moody mission report 10 am Leamington Ward Elder Matthew R Johnson mission farewell Delta Utah Stake Center 9 Advertising Sales 8 Legal Billing Riley Wood Rita Robinson Sales Julie Ward Evelyn Mallet Deb Greathouse Goertz Fillmore Design Office Manager Receivable Accounts Circulation Juke Ward Rita Robinson Goertz CirculationComp Circulation Troductioi Commercial Shellte Subscriptions Printing Dutson In Advance 52000 per year County In County SI3 00 per 6 months Out of County $25 00 per year Out of County $1300 per 6 months cents Single Copy POSTMASTER Send Address changes P0 Wcoad 349 Delta Utah Adveniwif Kita m PotUft fmd at Mu 4 400 of fe4 114 Dftu 0 I ' UUl W fee) Women’s Volleyball meeting 6 pm Millard Rec Office White Sage Dec 16 59 and distribution Commodities under pm or until commodities gone M E Bird Center Dec 17 DHS ‘‘Sub for Santa” dance 9 to school commons lip sync midnight contest 10:30 pm Diedre Trotter and James Robison wedding open house Fillmore lst4th Ward pm Christmas Openhouse for Extended Fillmore Hospital Care patients pm Sponsored by Fillmore Pick Ladies FF A Ken Sale DHS Calf Feeders view Mortensen and Sale Delta from at 2 pm Livestock Auction Dec 18 “Messiah” Delta Stake Center 7:30 West pm at Large Reporter unlikely children will exercise Dunn says He says another contributing to lack of fitness is the lack of fitness training going on in the schools Playground time is usually supervised but no physical requirements are made of the children In high school you can complete your PE requirements in the first two years and do nothing during the junior and senior years Dunn says He has these suggestions for shaping up the younger generation: with your kids Children modeling your behavior is one of the most important predictors to fitness —Buy the traditional toys that require physical involvement such as balls jump ropes and skates Kids don’t need specialized exercise machines —Backyard activities such as rope swings jungle gyms and ladders promote coordination and imaginative play -- Encourage your parks and re creation centers to provide organized activities that promote fitness -- Encourage both team and dividual sports Team sports teach valuable socialization lessons in addition to fitness Individual sports can generally be done anywhere and when the child is alone Individual sports such as tennis running swimming and biking can also carry over throughout adulthood Next week a look at physical fitness starting in preschool Christmas marketing frenzy 80 was to 84624 M6)4 am Dec 20 Fillmore Clinic Immunization 1:30 am then Public Health Office Blood Pressure Clinic pm Fillmore Public Health Food Handlers Class Delta Offices 230 ($5) Dec 23 Drawing for DNES PTA quilt Dec 24 of Lessons “Festival Lights and Delta Carols” Community Church 7 pm Presbyterian Dec 26 Ben and Lorraine Stephenson Golden Wedding Anniversary pm Leamington Ward Cultural Hall Jan 6 Beef Tag IXadline for Millard CounShow ty Jr Livestock Jan 10 STEP discussion group Social Ser252 West Conference vice Room Main Delta Jan 12 Deadline for scholarship applications by Dennis Hinkamp Consumer Information Writer Utah State Universit) Were those jingle bells I heard or just the dang of cash registers? In early December it’s hard not to be cynical about Christmas because the season in brings out the worst marketing Every time you turn on the television or open a newspaper you see merchants being asked “Is it going to be a good Christmas?” Their eyes fill with elfin glee and they say something along these lines “Yes the economy looks good we expect consumers to be in a spending mood this year” “Hark! the herald angel sings selling lots of worthless things” is NOT the way the Christmas carol is supposed to sound But ready or not here it comes trom the people who brought you products now selling at fine garage sales everywhere the really big big stutl lor Christmas Cocooning: Not the movie but the practice of staying at home Marketers figure yuppies have had enough of the wild life and are now setting up shop with the young kids at home There is a whole new market for second VCRs and microwave ovens Since cocooners are also tired of going to the gym marketers are devising a truck load of personal exercise equipment for the home For instance the S450 Pecor Fitness Climber that simulates walking up stairs Combine this with a rowing machine stationary treadmill cross and bicycle country ski simulator and you may never have to Remote Conpan in public again trols: Since we’re all getting used to trom tht entertainment controlling comfort of our own couch with remote control stereos CD players TVs and VCRs remote control toys are a natural This year you can get cars motor boats sail boats submarines planes and ATVs Water proofing: haven’t seen anv arks being built near mv house but we must be preparing for another flood because everything is coming m a waterproof version Big this Christmas are waterproof telephones radios tape watches cameras Noah players should have had it so good Cordless: This is probably the biggest misnomer of the season Yes these JOHN WATERBURY Dear John Letters Self Betrayal Why are kids getting fatter? Part It’s Christmas morning and Ralphie has opened all his Mom and His presents Dad watch expectantly to see which ones will excite him most Ralphie scorns the stuffed bear He examines the plastic dinosaur He toys with a toy Then he settles down with something that arrests his attention for fully 15 It’s the pile of discarded minutes Christmas wrapping paper boxes and ribbons There’s a lesson here It’s that many children don’t have a lasting interest in some playthings because they don’t get Involved with them Sometimes the simplest gift will bring a child more pleasure and education value than one that costs ten times as much some parents give their Therefore children such gifts as stacks of paper and a box of crayons Or a package of new tools shavers mixers blenders etc are cordless when you use them However every electrical outlet and nearly all counter space in your house is taken by their permanent recharging units which do require cords Personal filers: We have become a nation of people chronically worried about forgetting There are hundreds of watches miniature calculators computer programs and plain old paper notebooks designed to remind you of everything from telephone numbers to birthdays As a result if you accidentally catch someone without their reminder machine they can barely remember their name Turbo charged: You can get lots of turbo charged stuff this year For those of us who can’t afford a turbo charged Porsche or turbo IBM computer maybe you can afford the Turbo Vaporsonic Humidifier but watch for those speed traps Dumbest: It is tough to choose but there are two that stand out 1) Zurich Type III sunglasses with an advertisement that reads: “Zurichs have been known to withstand direct hits from a 22 rifle at 30 feet!” Why were people shooting at these sunglasses? 2) Power Letter Opener $2995 r 1 I v It is a truism that much of our emotional suffering is the result of our own Or put another way this specific kind of suffering is often the result of what we Jo to ourselves rather than what is done to us by people around us Whether we are aware of it or not we all have a code of ethics which dictates or directs our behavior This personal morality is the standard by which we judge our own behavior and evaluate its acceptability If we choose to break those values we betray ourselves When we do what we feel to be wrong or when we fail to do what is we know is right again the result When this occurs we can recognize it and change it or seek to justify the behavior and keep it When we attempt to justify it is the result and we often end up ing a lie There is a difference between telling a lie and living a lie There is a difference between telling a lie and ing a lie When we tell a lie we are aware of the process and consciously make a decision to distort the truth However when becomes our perception deeply entrenched becomes skewed and we actually begin to live the lie In this process we are often unaware of the full dynamics The results of this and is that we tend to blame others We become defensive As we continue to live the lie our feelings and emotions tend to support our perception In this case when we see what we believe we end up feeling like a martyr Our perception becomes even more skewed We often attempt to make the wrong doing appear right or at least not wrong In that manner it seems a tle more palatable and as the problem escalates things continue to be blown out of proportion The natural result is that in order to preserve our selfesteem we begin justifying the behavior and blaming others for the negative results generates a lot of negative emotions and often ends in a process called collusion By that mean that many times in our relationships with others we tend to provoke each other into acting in a way in which we can blame the other When this occurs we often respond in a like manner each blaming the other each wanting the other to change and neither winning It is a general law of human behavior that when our attitude is right right behavior results When our attitude is wong wrong behauior results It is important to remember that whenever we violate our personal code of ethics or when we do what we know is wrong will invariably result The key seems to be taking responsibility for our own actions We are all morally free to choose our attitudes and behaviors VLe are 100 percent responsible for their development and maintenance Nobody else can be blamed for them and no one can force them or us without our permission Conversely even though we know we can’t force the attitude of anyone we sometimes wear ourselves out in our attempts to do so When it comes to behavior it’s important to understand that how we perceive another person’s behavior is often more important than the behavior itself Our perception is the most important factor to be considered Our perception and the behavior patterns that we develop are the result of the choices that we make We learn to behave and respond in certain ways Since that is the case we can relearn other techniques that are more effective and appropriate No one is modeling clay Those simple items heighten the children’s creative instincts and may develop talent For that reason a stack of paper may be a better gift than a coloring book that requires little imagination except for the choice of crayons and marking inside the lines A Cub Scout leader pulled off a highly successful pack meeting when he handed the boys a “genius bag” filled with such unexciting items as paper cups a plastic spoon empty thread spools nuts and bolts The Cubs were instructed to use those items to create things and the kids were more absorbed in that activity than any they had that year Sure the holiday season is a time for Many parents want to give But special the kids something remember sometimes the most special gift is the simplest locked into any certain behavior pattern What is required however is a willingness to be honest with ourselves and to discontinue the use of Unless we and make this choice the natural consequences are that we will be the creator of our own problems W’e are ultimately the ones ho are responsible With this in mind it is important to that the attitudes understand we develop in ourselves are fostered developed and maintained in the family setting It should not be surprising to find that when one member of a the family becomes dysfunctional whole family responds 0 the dysfunction And in many cases their response often creates additional problems as the attitude in the home becomes more Unforrigid and uncompromising tunately these attitudes are often passed from generation to generation For this reason it is essential that we take responsibility for the development and maintenance of positive attitudes This is one of the first steps in the process of taking control of our lives “Love Lights A Tree” project Again this year we are attempting the “Love Lights a Tree” project which we began last year The response we received from this project showed us that there are many people like us who want to see cancer conquered and by education and research we may see the end of that dreaded disease Our special tree will be placed in the window of the DCR Department Store on main street and we want to give a special thanks to the Bartholomew family for providing us with this very visable space Donations from individuals corstudents civic clubs and porations businesses will decorate the tree the lights have already been donated Each donation will be a special way for citizens to reach out to other people at Christmastime For each $500 donation a decoration bearing the name of those you chose to honor or remember will be placed on the tree The tree will symbolize life and hope in the white lights and silver ornaments We hope that you will support us in this effort to raise money to continue the research patient services and education by the American Cancer Society Many of these dollars are ing spent right here in East Millard your friends family and neighbors are being helped in many ways Please make your check donations payable to: American Cancer Society and mail to: East Millard Unit American Cancer Society Joyce Beckstrand Meadow Utah 84644 Remember we are all in this fight against cancer! Marlene Whicker East Millard Unit President co AA mbclING SCHEDULE Monday - 8 pm Chef’s Palace 225 East Main Open Meeting Wednesday - 8 pm Mental Health Office 51 North Center Closed Meeting ALAN0N Wednesday - 8 pm Mental Health Office Call or 0 Your fingernails grow on the hand you favor faster ijlSEBBiiSE (?( ' i wcre for kxjrufe RGHTifsis Am©rican Hoort Association |