Show vuih Ceit bid Mali Supplement To: Gunnison Valley News - The Salina Sun The Richfield Reaper Garfield County News Volume number 3 WEDNESDAY JULY 7 27 1982 Handicapped Get Help at Regional Training Center u NEPHI — Mt Nebo Training center is located in the Industrial Park at 1470 North 200 West in Nephi and is a new facility designed and built especially for the handicapped fund so had to find some place else to Center was go Mt Nebo Training The center had its beginning as a Day Care Center in the late 1960’s in a home Vera Pax man and Betty Ellertson were instrumental in its beginning The center has clients coming to Nephi from as far south as Salina Kanosh Delta Hinckley Deseret and all of Sanpete County By 1971 Kenneth D Beardall became the director and the Day Care School became the Mt Nebo Training Cento' It was then they started in the old school house east of Main Street on 1st North When Public Law was passed there was a by Congress in 1972 of an appropriate requirement for all school age handicapped of age children up to 21 years of his or her within the limits capabilities These programs had been operated by school districts from their beginning Programs were housed in all sorts of buildings most of them never designed to meet the needs of a handicapped Just some person available that were too outdated for a modern normal school education The handicapped had to learn to adjust to them This modern building houses TRAILS program in Nephi and serves several central and southern Utah counties Programs assist providing in both handicapped a social outlet for the group learning and in By 1977 some of the clients had become too old to receive aid any longer from the districts educational suggested because it was funded the Division of Family Serthrough vices to serve adults over 21 years old struction Folding partitions provide for areas for teacher conferences which is three times a year A kitchen equipped with steam table and ovens from which hot lunches are served each from food prepared at the day elementary school and transported to the center room is used A large for cafeteria programs parties and the Juab School District ob- Physical Education classes A large 80 tained land in the Nephi Industrial by 120 foot room for a shop that has Park The school district donated the modern equipment to meet the needs of land to “Trail Inc” (a non profit the sheltered workshop of the six counties) for the organisation All equipment has guards for the new ML Nebo Training Center The protection of the clients who operate name “Trail” stands for Training them They have a dust collecting InRehabilitation Advancement system to carry away the sawdust This and Life Enrichment dependence shop is big enough for students to cut By 1961 plans for a new 16400 square out and assemble their products They foot building were on hand The new can also store them until they are ready center is a joint enterpise of “trail to be shipped out Inc” Farmers Home Administration and Juab School District The original time Students have released estimate of the new school was $12 Seminary classes for those desiring it million However the cost was aptaught by Baughan Paxman proximately $539000 They were able to This year there are 4H classes in get a loan from USDA Farmers Home Administration for $352000 and gardening and sewing LaMont Works $187000 was generated from the clients Delta spends one day a week at school to help with this The clients are of the Sheltered Workshop to help with and eager to watch their responsive the funding of the new facility seeds come up and grow School started in August 1961 The The has two offices and three sewing classes are being building for the special classrooms ed in- - taught by Mrs Ralph Peterson and daughter from Scipio They come in and conduct their every Thursday classes in sewing and knitting In 1979 Gerentological Research Blasts Myths of Old Age myths about old age — that it's a time of illness s — cause many people to dread life beyond 65 when instead they should be looking forward to it Commonly-hel- Recent research gerontological that the vast majority of people are “relatively healthy and happy into their seventies and eighties and even nineties” writes Bernice Hunt in the June Reader’s digest shows Stress: It Gan Be Properly Dealt With It’s impossible to avoid stress in our daily lives Even lovers exchanging passionate kisses show signs of stress — their quickens pulses race breathing hearts beat faster no way to live comthe key is to pletely to our typical response “recognize stress and then to modulate our lives in accordance with it” says Hans Selye the scientist who “invented” the notion of stress more than 40 years ago good defense against stress “Attitude whether we perceive any determines experience as pleasant or unpleasant and adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive there’s Selye says it’s important for people to know their personal limits of stress Some people are like turtles endurance and a and require peace quiet while generally tranquil environment others he adds are like racehorses and Ways to do that includee taking favorable view toward your work incidents forgetting life’s unpleasant not carrying grudges a by stress Old people lose their sex drive to the Sex Information According Council of the United States and the National Institute on Aging most people enjoy sex throughout their life Although functional changes usually do occur sexual ability continues definitely Old people became senile Because this fear is groundless in professionals the field of gerontology don’t even use the term “senility" Problems people used to attribute to “old age and senility” says Hunt are actually caused by treatable factors such as reactions to drugs poor nutrition or — can attain this goal "You heedn’t discuss the That’s why he thinks it’s wrong to equivalent of the theory of relativity or write the world’s greatest symphony to sweepingly that overwork generalize achieve that state You can work at and excessive striving are dangerous is to create being a good teacher All that does he says a good baker a “unnecessary anxiety" “If a danger good neighbor And striving to make does exist it is that some people yourself even more useful and mistake their own type and push necessary is an aim that you can safely beyond their normal stress endurance pursue throughout your life and one That should be avoided” that will protect your from the worst of all modern social stresses purSelye also finds the proper attitude a poselessness” thrive on Most old people are poor Results of Harris survey released in October 1981 showed that 68 percent of the respondents under 65 thought lack of money was a serious problem for those over 6$ But only 17 percent of those over 6$ agreed — — Another ingredient in his recipe for a stress antidote is for people to find a balance in their life between egosim and altruism what he calls “altruistic egoism — looking out for yourself being necessary to others” Among some often more baseless myths people hold about old age are these: — At 65 you’re “over the hill” “These days people who are over the hill at 65 are usually those who expect to be” says Hunt is “now he prime of life When it doesn’t feel that wrong that way there’s something needs correcting” one” Since “A still large number would enjoy old age if it were not for misconceptions they hold” she adds Selye says everyone sensory impairment Old people are usually sick Again the evidence speaks otherwise Peopl over 65 have about half as many acute — illnesses as those between 17 and The Hunt: “Once we’ve freed of myths about old age we the elderly — and ourselves — to live creatively and stay actively involved throughout life" Says — Most people wind up in nursing homes Today less than five percent of old people are in nursing homes and most of those are over 85 ourselves can help And for those who need a little more urging they are urged to take account of what can happen to kids who start smoking at an early age The article states youngsters whose parents smoke are far more likely to If both parents take it up themselves smoke the child is about twice as likely to start as a youngster from a family where major determinates of lifelong cigarette consumption And the younger they start the greater the eventual risk of and death illness lure of tobacco is particularly to and young teenEven those who vehemently their parents’ smoking tend to opposed when forget the hazards themselves they enter junior high school Many of feel smoking makes these smokers them look “cool” or “grown up” according to the article The inviting agers no one smokes More frightening and is the fact that smoking habits are r who may The fact is that a claim to be a “nothing” smoker — a habit of no more than three cigarettes a day — The “Chief Kanosh Pageant” will be in Fillmroe this performed again summer and for the first time the will have a pageant director Michael Eaton who currently teaches drama at Gunnison Valley High ‘Tve never seen the Chief Kanosh pageant" Eaton confesses “So I don’t have any preconceived how it should be” notions about He says his rehearsals will start promptly at 6:30 pm beginning July 6 Performances run August 11 through August 14 Children will not begin rehearsals until July 22 or 23 Eaton has had a wide range of experience in the acting and theatrical field to qualify him to be the director for the pageant this year He’s a graduate of Southern Utah State College Cedar City Being there enabled him to work with the Festival After college Shakespearian he taught in Fredonia for two years before accepting his present position at Gunnison Valley High He’s married to Mary Beth Winget from Monroe They live in Gunnioson with their three children This summer he will be teaching the Upward Bound Course at Snow College — something he has done before Mike has a lot of experience that goes the teaching beyond capacity he began directing plays in high school (Orem) and has “had a pasison for it ever since” Mike was selected to direct “Families Are Forever” at the Zion Canyon Amphitheatre Since that was an outdoor production the experience he gained from thatyhe says will help him in his direction of the Chief Kanosh Pageant Another facet of Mike’s abilities come from his experience with movies He appeared in portions of “The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again” and a segment of television’s “How the West Was Won” He is also appearing in the to be released this movie “Bottom” summer Smoking and the Theatre Conference at the University of Utah Next year he would like to get a production together that could be taken “on the road” All of these things seem to indicate a afraid to has a lot man who is ambitious and not tackle a big job He certainly VF and enthusiasm for the Two Fillmroe residents will be helping Mike Steve Anderson will be production manager and Diane Moyes will be the children’s director Steve Anderson as production manager will be working with the practical logistics of the play and facilitate all of the comings and goings on stage Steve and his wife Diane are both from Rockford They came west to attend BYU and now live in Fillmore with their two children At Millard High School Steve is the teacher of drama senior English and college English On weekends he works as an announcer for exand writing Steve’s theatrical For three perience is most impressive years he was a writer and actor for the Lighthouse Repertoire Theatre BYU has a professional writing group under the supervision of Emmy award winner Steve was a Tad Danielewsski member of that group for awhile In for the 1978 Steve won a competition best play As to working on stage Steve has had a lot of experience there Besides being in a number of stage plays and films at BYU he appeared in the movie “Two Catch Two” and was a member of an group that worked at improvisational Osmond Studios Diane’s experience with the theatre in Londan when she was ten years old She began with pantomimes and stage plays there When she grew up she literally traveled around the Evenworld doing theatrical work tually her road led her to our community She works at Fillmore Elementary as a speech therapist and as a cook at the hospital on weekends Her home is in Holden where she lives with her four children began Adds break" ideas pageant Diane Moyes will be the children’s Once the children have been director selected for the pageant from the tryouts Diane will have an acting class for them and then work with them in the pageant itself Health “The addictive Dr Luoto: potential of cigarettes should not be underestimated Any by youngster who believes he or she can smoke ‘only a few ciagarettes a day’ is risking the development of an addiction that is one of the most difficult to of KNAK radio in Delta Mr Eaton’s Gunnison High include: “You’re A Good productions “Ten Little InMan Charlie Borwn” dians" “Wait Until Dark” “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Whose Life Is It Anyway?” The last play was taken to also is risking his health and life Although no research has been done on the chronic effects pf studies done on smoking to adults who "habitually sjnoke one to 10 a have day clearly shown cigarettes there is no known safe level of smoking” says Dr Joanne Luoto acting director of the federal office on The staff at Mt Nebo Training Center extends invitation to all to come by and see the building and the clients at work The busses arrive in the morning at 9:00 am and leave at 2:30 pm Gunnison Man to Direct Pageant Teen Smoking ‘Experiments' Usually Lead to Addiction for parents The best encouragement to quit smoking is to consider the influence of their cigarette habit on their children according to an article in the current issue of Families Magazine landscaping and sprinkling last fall will be finished summer system started this spring and 44 Diane Michael Gunnison Valley Eaton goes High school drama director over script of Chief Kanosh pageant with student Eaton will direct this year’s program la Fillmore Rehearsals are now underway working is very enthusiastic about with the children in the confident pageant this summer She’s that she can help them do a good job |