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Show '' g: . i'-r- ;I, .J w9 -- .04 - review 4 Lakeside Review Saturday, June 6, 1 998 A taste of summer Volunteer connection Mountain man rendezvous offers ideas for activities The kids love seeing their parents here at By SUSAN TANNER HOLMES Standard-Examine- r correspondent -- Farmington want the school These are this students at Farmington Elementary got a taste of some real summer fun at their mountain man rendezvous recently. More than 60 parents particievent, which pated in the two-da- y included candle dipping, face quiltpainting, ice cream-makining, tall tales, music, colored salt game, friendship pins and bracelets, weaving and chalk murals. Not only are these activities parents might like to include on their summer fun calendar, but games such as stick pull, a contest, the egg toss, and jacks and marbles might add even more summer fun. A lot of people have helped, said Holly Gold, organizer. The kids love seeing their parents here at the school. These are wonderful ideas to play with your children. Playing with your child makes a difference. Why not try some of the following parent recommended activities during the summer? I think one of the fun parts of quilting is letting the child pick the fabric and make the blocks. It means something to them, said Dellcna Brezoff, who helped with the quilting along with Tammy Thomas and Mary Jo Naylor. Then every time they use it or look at the quilt they have memories. Tying quilts isnt hard, said Brezoff. We just took two new sheets, cut out the sections for the quilt squares, moved the squares around to add color and variety, sewed it up, and then put it on the frames. The cost for a quilting project can be very minimal if the family wants to use sheets they already have and take the quilt blocks from the scrap bag. You dont even need quilting frames if you do a baby quilt, she said. Candle making is easy and fun, said Diane Thomas. Eve and my Girl done it with Scouts. All you do is melt down old candles. If you want scented candles, you just melt scented STORY TIME: Nakeisha Thomas (left) and Ali Monjar listen to Alton candles. Pettegrew Thomas and Jenee Shepherd tepee during the mountain man rendezvous at Farmington Elemental took twigs and tied a string to the middle to make a handle for the cubes. Over and over they were tuned to the piano. dipping wick. Then they placed would Sometimes dipped. they Id love to do this at home 10 and a can wax in No. the mold the warm wax into designs with my kids, said Maureen placed the can in a pan with boilso the candles would take on Clark. ing water. A free standing stove their own personality. All it took was a little colored unit was used, but the stove can While the dipping and quilting be used at home. string to weave the friendship were going on, other youth enbracelets. The key is the double boiler," said Shepherd. You need to joyed play ing their musical root My daughter told me the be able to keep the wax all evenly beer bottles to such tunes as boys wouldnt want red string," Clementine and Oh, Suzan-na- ." melted so it won't explode. If it said Pam Green, who was helping a group of seven boys weave gets big and blobby, the wax is their bracelets. But every one of Parents in the group taped the too cold. letter of the note to the bottle these boys has chosen red. The Children dipped their wicks and then had a poster with the into the wax and then quickly brighter the colors, the more colorful the bracelets. "You can notes that should be played. The cooled them in ice cream buckets braid them or knot them, said filled w ith cold water and ice bottles, which contained water. wondetfid ideas to play with your children. Playing with Fourth-grad- e your child makes a difference g, -- Holly Gold, organizer Twin-kie-eati- tug-of-w- ar 4-- H tell wild west stories from inside Pauline Ferce. You just take one colored string and make it into a knot and then pull the knot to the top of the bracelet While the child is working, the top of the bracelet is held to the table with masking tape. A group of children were gathered around Luann Spjute and Lloise Miller, who were taking small cans out of larger cans, lifting the lid and scooping out vanilla ice cream. If theres a food reward, it is really fun, said Miller. A simple ice cream mix can be Add productive years to your you were told that there a way to add productive to your life while also sparing the pain and suffering of preventable illness, would you be interested? Would you pursue it, even though you knew that to attain this goal required a change in your lifestyle, a new direction and a genuine personal commitment? Many of our serious health ailments can be avoided, or at least minimized and controlled. It's our lifestyle - basically, our failure to exercise enough, eat properly, take care of ourselves intelligently - that is the cause of many of our current health problems. Dr. Kenneth Manton, a research professor of Demography Studies at Duke University, says we could adJ 20 years to our life expectancy if we adopted better living habits. There arc some basic health habits that can turn the odds for good health and longevity in your favor. If should be the No. 1 priority for most Americans. The typical American gets more than 50 percent of calones from fat and sugar, most often hidden in fast foods. y philosoAdopt the phy. I ive servings of fruits and vegetables a day will contribute the essential vitamins, minerals, fiber and phytochemicals needed to protect our bodies against chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease. Osteoporosis and anemia, mostly affecting women, could be reduced if women consumed adequate amounts of dairy prodfoods throughucts and iron-ric- h out their life cycle. Maintain a healthy weight. Of all behav lors that lead to illness, only smoking takes more lives than obesity. Being overweight kills primarily through heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. When obesity doesn't kill, it sickens and cripples. Other studies have shown that obese Americans have up to five times fivc-a-da- Physical workouts. Being physically fit can literally slow the aging process. In a study at the National Institute on Aging, Andrew Goldberg, M D., guest investigator with the National Institute on Agings Gerontology Research Laboratory, found that a group of intensively trained athletes ages 55 or older (men who jogged or displayed fitness profiles comparable to those observed m healthy 25-- y car-ol- d athletes. A good diet. Everything from cancer to heart disease to diabetes can be caused or made worse by a lifetime of bad eating habits. lating less fat and sugar race-walke- a life the rate of osteoarthritis of the knees and twice the rate of osteoarthritis of the hips, plus more gallbladder disease, gout and even cataracts. k It's never too late to quit. Studies show that the body can often begin to reverse the ill effects of smoking even in your later years. Mental gymnastics. A University of Wisconsin study of more than 2,000 Americans who lived longer than average concluded that by follow ing a program you could add yean to your life: five-poi- nt Accommodate yourself to life's challenges. Avoid prolonged stress. Develop outside interests. Buckle your scat belt. Continue to work later in life, cither at paid or volunteer purchased from Winder Dairy for about $3 a gallon, or use a simple family recipe. The ice cream mix is poured into a small two- - to three-cu- p fruit can. A lid is placed on the can, then it is placed inside a No. 10 can with ice and rock salt. A plastic lid is placed both on the top and bottom of the No. 10 can to help it roll easier. Two children sit across the floor from each other and roll the can back and forth to each other with their feet You cant let them be too rambunctious, said Spjute. I heard about a Boy Scout troop who put their ice cream containers in their backpacks and then took a trip up the mountain. By the time they got to the top, the ice cream was ready," said Miller. Salt painting is great for a birthday party, said Lori Fox. It doesnt clump or stick together and you can make blue, red, yellow or green. Salt is placed in a large container, food coloring is added and the salt is stirred around. Then the salt is placed in bottles with lids. Children add squeeze-to- p the colored salt to small bottles a little at a time and then make designs with a large thin stick. It's not messy and there are beautiful designs, said Fox. Learning to weave can be a fun summer project. Children can make weaving looms for themselves from wood, nails and string. Checking out a book on simple weaving from the local library will help add ideas for woven projects. For wall art, parents could follow the fourth-grad- e teachers' lead by taking some long butcher board and attaching it to a long hall. Children are encouraged to draw pictures about things they are learning or to just be creative with the colored chalk. Farming-ton- s fourth-gradewere drawing all kinds of mountain men ideas from animals to coons kin caps. The children learned so much about the past in such a fun and exciting maimer, they didnt even realize they were at school for two days, said teachers. rs State parks free today - SALT LAKE CITY Utah State Parks and Recreation is offering Free State Parks Day today. Day use fees will be waived at most Utah state parks from Bear Lake State Park to the edge of the Cedars State Park in Blanding. While day-us- e fees will be waived, overnight camping fees will still apply for those wishing to remain in the park overnight Regular golf fees will also be charged for golfing at Green River, Jordan River, Palisade or Wasatch Mountain state park golf fees at This is courses. Day-us- e the Place State Park will not be waived due to a new pnvatcpub-b- e management agreement Also that day the Division of Wildlife Resources will host a Free Fishing Day. A bcense will not be required. For more information call Utah State Parks and Recreation at (801) 538-722- 0. This Is a listing of volunteer positions available throughout Davis County, For more information, call the Davis County United Way Information t Referral Service at 497-9- 1 1 1 Monday through Friday, 8 30 ojn. to 5 pm. S The Hill Air Force Base Hospital needs volunteers in the morning and afternoon. Volunteers will be given training in CPR and on the computer. For more information call Roy Celia at The Utah State Office of Rehabilitation is looking for a volunteer to be a scribe for an individual who la unable to write and needs to take a test Monday through Thursday. Contact Juanita McElroy at I Davis County FACT has openings for family advocates. Volunteers support and mentor parents with a child or youth who has emotional, behavioral andor mental disabilities. Four to 10 hours per month and special education knowledge are needed. A monthly stipend and mileage reimbursement are available. For more information contact Jane Lewis at Ext. 46. I Utah Promise is looking for caring adults to help begin a mentoring program at Davis High School. Volunteers must be willing to spend about an hour a week building relationships with young people and serving as role models. A background check is required and training will be 2 provided. Call Kaye Groll at for more information. k The Davis County Jail needs volunteers to help with an Inmate Disciplinary Review Board that meets on Tuesday and Thursday mornings to review inmate violations of jail rules and impose sanction; be pre-tnrelease screeners who interview and select inmates to be released from jail while awaiting trial; and assisting visiting officers by sorting inmate mail and taking names of those who wish to visit the inmates. Screening and training will be scheduled as needed. For more information contact LL Dan 2. 9 or Horton at . k Ogden Nature Center is looking for volunteers to assist with songbird rehabilitation. Nurture orphaned in- jured nestlings until they can be released to the wild. Training will be provided. Contact Donna for more in5. formation at k Make a Wish Foundation of Utah is forming community committees to focus on wish granting, special events, medical outreach, public g and more. Call speaking, Mary West for more information at 1 (800) k The CASA Program needs adult volunteer advocates for children who are victims of crime. All adults may apply to be CASA volunteers, but men and individuals who are multilingual are especially needed. Training times and other information may be obtained by calling Alcnc Stnngham at k The Davis Citizens Coalition Against Violence needs volunteers to help with crisis calls, intake at the shelter, provide support for victims of domestic violence and maintain grounds and the facility. For information about training and scheduling contact Susan Porter at 444-319k The North Davis Rotary would like responsible adults to become mentors for Explorer Post 600. For further information please contact Howard Whiteway at Ext. 479-546- 240. k United Way of Davis County in volunteer to help upLayton needs date the Community Resource Directory and help with some general office work. Come help the community m a cheerful office environment For more information call 497-9- 1 II. k The Davis County Coalition for Character needs volunteers to assist with various aspects of the "Team Up for Character" relay. Please call Lenore Robbins at 0 for more information. k American Cancer Society of Davis County ts seeking volunteer board member! for high-profiopportunities such as interacting with retail outlets, physicians, communities and schools, and planning fund-raisin- g events. ACS also needs volunteers to help prepare for the Relay for Life to be held in June. For information about becoming a board member call Donna at or Dan at For information about Re39J-865- 7 lay for Life contact Tracy at 774-728k Catholic Community Services needs volunteers to help in their food bank, deliver food boxes to the elderly and ho me bound, mentor needy people by helping them learn to budget and to help find housing for families. Also needed are volunteers to help gather and make lay- ette items for newborns of families. For more inlormation contact Yvonne Coiner at 394-594The Davis County Food Bank needs volunteers to stock shelves and prepare boxes of food for those in need. To volunteer please call Roger Martin at 773-071k Bountiful Health Care and Rehabilitation needs volunteers to read to residents of all ages, to help with ac- tivities and outings, and to be a friend. For more information, contact Shiriceo or Penney at k Pioneer Adult Rehabilitation Center needs help with light office work and covering lunch breaks. Hours are extremely flexible J or more information contact Cheryl 8 at The Arc of Davis County needs patient volunteer for a mildly retarded young man who needs an Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor for about one year For more information call Sherry Aldrich at 299-978k Autumn Glow Senior Center in Kaysville needs volunteers to help deliver Meals on Wheels, help m the kitchen and teach china painting For more information, call Shirley Bergstrom at k The Rape Recovery Center needs adult volunteers two or three month who can days per provide their own transportation to respond to calls from hospitals and police stations and provide support and advocacy to Victims of sexual assault and domestic violence For more information call Peggy Mammon at 394 9456 k American Red Cross of Northern Utah will tram individuals for most areas of service, including divas k See HELP8 |