Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday August 18 2002 — D5 I' thanks SLOC Happenings 2002 volunteers Smithfield City is having a concert in the park at 7 pm Monday in Central Park Lightwood Duo will perform Admission is free By The Salt Lake Organizing Committee Team 2002 400 East Logan The group will go fishing Thursday Those interested should meet at 9: 15 an) at the Whittier Center On Friday the group will go canoeing Those interested should meet at 9:45 am at the Whittier Center Common Ground' it is a organization that provides outdoor adventures for people with dis- 245-644- Back to school ' Park Elementary School is having their back to school night at 6:30 pm Tuesday All students and parents are invited to attend Back to school Dear Fellow Team 2002 Member Although the Games and Paralympics are over their 'success that you contributed so greatly to through your talent warmth dedication and Spring Creek Middle School in Providence is hosting a night from 7 to 9 pm Tuesday For more information call 753-620- 0 ties can also be found in many newspapers In addition the Utah Commission on Volunteers with its 18 Volunteer Centers located across the State of Utah is available to connect you with opportunities to serve in your own community You may contact the Utah Commission on Volunteers or at tireless service continues to grow As you know many ' including the IOC and the world’s media identified tire volunteers as a defining element of our superb Games That by itself is an incredible achievement but it doesn't stop there Together we have left a $70 million legacy for winter sports through the Utah Athletic Foundation and we have provided Utah schools with millions of dollars of computers office supplies and other equipment Most importantly we have let the world see what a wonderful place Utah is Team 2002 members can justifiably take pride in all that they accomplished Of course one of the great-- 1 est legacies left by the Games d is an expanded volunteers of There are group also a great number of community needs that can only be met through volunteer efforts While perhaps not as high as the profile and Olympics opportunities abound to make a critical difference in our neighborhoods our cities our churches and with igdividuals If you are looking for your next volunteer opportunity! we would encourage you to contact one of the hundreds of organizations that rely on vol- unteers Volunteer opportuni back-to-scho- ol Back to school Millville Elementary is having their back to school night from 6 to 8:30 pm Tuesday All parents are invited to attend Back to school wwwvolunteersutahorg In closing we want to thank you again on behalf of every- one at SLOC for your wonderful service As you reflect backon the Games and as you see ongoing news accounts about SLOC donations to organizations throughout our community pat yourself on the back for without you this would hot have been possible Sincerely Salt Lake Organizing Committee Team 2002 PS If you are interested in keeping in touch with other members of Team 2002 you may wish to check out the well-traine- fast-pac- and then will move to the individual teacher’s rooms For more information 2 call Park concert web-sit- e For information about how you can be involved in these activities or to volunteer call the Volunteer Center at 752-31or visit us inside Smith’s at 442 N 175 East Logan Monday through Friday from 9 am to 6 pm We would love to visit with you We are also online at volunteerscahcevolorg and our website is Lewiston Elementary School is hosting a back to school night at 6:30 pm Tuesday All parents are invited to attend Common Ground will host an activity at their community garden at 6 pm Tuesday at the Whittier Center 290 N Cache Seniors Hvrum Seniors Property Tax Reduction forms are available at the Center or the courthouse Line dancing is Monday Wednesday and Friday at 9 Sit ‘n Be Fit Monday Wednesday and Friday at 10:30 TaichChih Monday Wednesday at 1 1 Ceramics Tuesday and Thursday at 9 Bridge Monday Wednesday and Friday at 1 Bingo Wednesday and Friday at 10:30 Poetry and pinochle Thursday at 1 Commodities first and third Wednesday an 8 am Blood pressures taken the first and third Friday from Monday: Baked ham scalloped potatoes beans peas fruit and cake Tuesday: Baked chicken cheese potatoes spinach pears and fruit pie Wednesday: Beef stroganoff noodles mixed veggies salad bread pudding Thursday: Cream of vegetable soupcrackers cheese sandwich jello chips and dessert bar Friday: Roast turkey dressing gravy yams salad and a cookie We are open Monday thru Friday from 9 am to 2 pm We serve lunch daily at noon Cost $2 donation Please call in your lunch reservation by 10 am the day you would like to join us so that we can plan on enough food We are located at 675 E Main in Hyrum Our phone number is 245-357- 0 Monday: Tia Chi will start at 9:30 Lunch' will be served at 12 Tuesday: At 10 we will be holding our Foot Clinic If you would like to have your feet done you will need an appointment We will also be holding our Blood Pressure Clinic it will start at 1 1 to 12 Lunch will be served at 12 At 12:30 we will be playing BUNKO Please come join us it is tots of fun Don’t forget to let us know if you will be coming to lunch Wednesday: Tia Chi will start at 9:30 Lunch will be served at 12 Bob Humphries will entertain us with Cow ' 10-no- 03 ' Back to school Stevens Chiropractic is having a free seminar on the diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia from 7 to 8 pm Tuesday at 1300 N 200 East Ste 1 10 Refreshments will be served RSVP or for more information call 7557654 LDS film A new video by the Book of Mormon Archaeological Foundation “Lehi’s Land of First Inheritance" will be shown at 7 pm Wednesday at the Hyrum Civic Center 83 W Main The public is invited to ' attend free of charge Senior notes wwwafterthegamescom ed abilities For more information call Simone at 713-028- 8 Fibromyalgia seminar Common Ground Lincoln Elementary is having their back to school night from 6 to7 pm Tuesday Students and parents will meet in the gymnasium for a short introduction non-prof- Wwwcachevolorg boy Poetry Please' come join us for an afternoon of fun Also don’t forget to let us know if you will be coming to lunch! Thursday: We will be holding Cooking Class Our class this time will be everything to eat with Bananas Please sign up if you would like to join us Lunch will be served at the Center at 12 Friday: Lunch will be served at 12 At 12:30 we will be playing Bingo Please make sure that you sign up for ' lunch no later than 10 am the day you wouid like to join us We are going to Start a Weight Watchers Meeting at the Center If you are interested in joining Weight Watchers and would like to lose a few pounds and have a fun time with friends please call Kristine at 0 for details We would love to have you join us Fall Bazaar October 18th r We could use some help! If you would like to help us work on some Bazaar items please give us a call We also could use some quilter to help us finish sqme quilts in time for the Bazaar 245-357- Animated interpreter translates into sign language Scientists hope they’ve made air travel easier for the deaf CHICAGO (AP) — Navi- gating airport security is stressful for anyone these days But it’s even harder if - you’re deaf You can't hear the metal detector's screech You can’t understand secu- rity guards If a screener finds your sign language gestures ' threatening there might not be anyone to help you explain team has created “Paula” an animated figure that translates simple sentences into the hand arid body positions configurations and facial expressions that make up ASL Karen Alkoby a deaf DePaul doctoral student who proposed the idea for an ASL synthesizer in 1998 believes Paula will be a godsend for deaf travelers '“I think this simulator will give deaf people more access to communication and will help bridge the gap with the hearing world” she said in an interview The group focused on air-- 1 ports because heightened security measures have made ' : J Scientists from DePaul University believe they have a solution: a D animated interpreter that can translate spoken English into American Sign Language Using speech recognition and animation software the : - 3-- - ail it is more important than ever for deaf passengers to understand the screening process said computer science professor Rosalee Wolfe who encouraged the project Because human interpreters $75 or more an hour charge ' airports can’t afford to have them available Wolfe said The Transportation Security Administration tells guards to write out instructions or speak slowly so deaf passengers can read their lips agency spokesman Nico Melendez said But Alkoby said those measures don’t always help ASL is not English but a distinct language she said and not all deaf people are fluent in both For those who aren’t “reading in English is similar to reading in a foreign language" Alkoby explained With Paula in place one lane of each security checkpoint would have several screens off and Paula would translate any instructions a guard spoke into a microphone A third screen would translate in the baggage search area' Forty graduate students arid ' professors have spent more than 24000 hours on the project Current animation pro-grams don’t offer enough precision so the team had to 66 “Even doing the alphabet in ASLf there’s lots more precision that’s create its own “With the different configurations or shapes the hand can assume' even doing the alphabet in ASL there’s lots more precision that’s required” assistant professor John McDonald said Field testing the system in an airport has also been a challenge “We have made some con required’’ - John McDonald ’ asst professor One would sign basic instructions Another would flash if a metal detector went 10 i a 0 TcP- - (r SIZES NB-1- 6 NB-2- 0 I v b 'J1 yVV vi l ’ jL?'c - i ll-- '' ' !''A l AIf i vV I ' r- i"'' I j "1 1 New student registration ‘I - ' h A M Saturday August 24 2002 1:00 i - 4:00 pm r Wintrier Community Center 290 North 400 East Or V tram o repaired A j ' 3 (please leaye a message) v ’ wwwcvgbfrltet-pr- j- V For additional information call :'v435753-363- r' g i t T ' CACHElVAUUEYi i 1 ' i Logan JSBSISDSSDSXIILQS ' I i v ou flfw f l’ I - t i t j ' "" I i and placement will be V ( i ' H I— ‘rV i I f t t Fall Semester Classes Begin August 26 2002 BOYS ' 1 l!T Vt-- V- --i) -' SIZES )‘y v Cache Valley School of Ballet ' ' GIRLS A (- Translation programs currently on the market cost about $8000 and use a signed version of English that Alkoby described as slow and compli- cated Wolfe expects Paula — named for DePaul — to sell ' for about the same amount But he said the group plans to donate the technology to nonprofit organizations " The team also wants to program Paula for use in banks hotels and stores “We want to see this technology in as many places and forms as necessary" Wolfe said Pre-ball- et - Walk-in- s For app call Welcome 55 N MAIN LOGAN (Next to the 752-53- “They’ve got enough going on as it is” The C VSB offers classical ballet instruction to dancers of all ages Technique classes include (4 years old) to Advanced Poiiite with Men’s Pas Class tt Boys Class and Beginning Adult Classes Performance classes focus on learning imd performing dance repertoire Tap and jazz classes are also offered The school year is divided into two 1 $ week semesters Lookin' Cool for Back 2 School Shear OH tacts but it’s tough for them to accommodate us” Wolfe said ' : - t 1 |