Show C2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday April 19 2004 mnT Fiesta anima nifios a leer -- Por Hector Mendiola IK ahos Se da acccso a informacion recursos investigacidn y oportunidades de aprendizaje que as udaran a las familias Se da sers icio y asuda a los padres y a las familias prestandoles libros y organizando eventos con actividades para la comunidad Se da a la familia acceso a la tecnologia e informacion Se enfoca en fomentar e implementor uha participacion significativa de los padres y la familia: ayuda a todos los nifios a triunfar academicamente Facilita la alfabetizacion familiar rinde honor ala diversidad y lucha por la igualdad Pro- mueve un medio ambi- ente segUro y libre de drogas y umfica y con- ' struye redes de trabajd que provean servicios s as uda a las familias La s ision de lo Centros de 'Informacions Recursos para la Familia en Utah se vuelvendefensoresen las comunidades locales y fortalecen a la comunidad s realzan el progreso de las desde 0 a liis Distrito Escolares de Logan y Cache ' el Centro de Informacirin y de Refer- encia en Logan organizaron e) Festival de de 2004 Si su nifio habia leidq 20 minutos al dia recibio un holeto para participar en el Festival de Alfabetizacion en USU Field House (Casa de Campo de la I'niversidad del de L'tahi El sabado 17 de abril de 17 escuelas elemcntales del Valle Cache 2004 I'artkiparon De esta manera nuestra nidad tuvu otra oportunidad para compartir en ( iuntv Festival encourages reading v Alfa-hetiacir- in enriquecer nuestra educacidn (No es esto iindable estimado lector? La Asociacirin de Padres y Maestros de Utah ha facilitado la creacidn a todo lo largo del 'lado de un centro administrative) yseis cen: tr is saielites El centro administrative esta licaliado en los cuarteles del PTA de L’tah i' centres satelite estan localizados en el de Cache County cl condado de Davis County en Monument Valley del Condado Sun Juan en el Condado Washington en el Conda-l- o de I’tah en el Condado de Salt Lake El propdsito del centro es fortalecer la cnlabn-ticn'i- n entre la casa la escuela y la comunidad cnfucada tolalmente al niho Incremenlur el conocimiento de los padres y laconfiana en realiar actis idades para el bienestar del niho oidm la ensvnana y la nutricidn de los nifios - A5 famil-iusslanifi- Hector Mendiola es un medico V profesor retira-d- o viviendo en Logan El es miembro del Consejo Asesor Hispano del Gobiemo de Utah Se puede comunicar con 61 a cenadknowOyahoocom Tiiodu) Minnie didn't seem to be listening She stared at a pair of Mr Farmer's shorts that seemed to be floating about ten feet up in the air "That's odd" she muttered "WhatT' said Moo Minnie pointed at the shorts "Those shorts look like they're suspended in mid-aiMoo looked All the animals ' "That makes sense!" said ’ Bea: "Doesn't it though" said looked-- nose-dive- Run! Hide! Help!" yelled the sheep the birds pecked and ' pecked at the clothes which whizzed toward the animals ' A pair of Mr Farmer's jockey shorts drifted down like a ' parachute arid landed on Elvis A Hawaiian shirt landed near Hamlet He picked it up and ' putit Hoof panty hose escaped the birds They fluttered on a high current of m ind and flew toward The socks buzzed through the middle of the flock of sheep like a swarm of arg)le bees then plunged into the trees near the blouse Only the DNAIshare As we sat by Dad this morning my sister and I in profile to him my brother-in-lanoted the similarities between his w ife's profile and Dad’s Of course they share some of the same genes Over there in New York some of my DNA imprints are settling down to do their jobs in my little w Bi Big r Moo asked ' - Sweetie’s Drive-Iii- ! The hirds made one last squawk then settled back into their nest Everyone tried to Wonder 0 2001 Denys Cazet Illustrations O 20Q1 Denys ' Cazet Reprinted by permission of Breakfast Serials Iric Text ever-goin- LaRae Free Kerr M ED who wrote this column in a hospital can be reached at itsallreF ativesOinfowestcom She lives in New Harmony The Logan Regional Family History Center has two hew genealogy classes available “Detective Kids" is scheduled for May 12 at 7 p!m This class for children ages 10 to 14 features games projects and ideas to help kids leam about their ancestors A simi- 1rents will run May 19 “Getting Youth Involved in Family History” C I the center at 4 for more infbrmatin pt to register : : ' wliis-pere- http:wwwvitalreccom: Genealogy classes available “Foop!" said the creature Sext Week: The Seventh catch their breath as the last of ' the clothes settled on the high branches of the trees' ‘What a disaster” d Moo' "How am I to return Mr and Mrs Farmer's clothes?” Nurse 755-559- ride for prgan donation funds 10 of the iiKist popular myths ' ThcseTide will consist of 50 mile to 60 stretches beginning about organ donation w hich ' include such beliefs as “Rich-anand As of last Friday at 1:52 ending in host towns: All fafnous people get moved adult as riders arewelcome 841542 there m were peop the are to if riders donayouth' top (f the Waiting list accompa' ' pie waiting while ‘regular- people have 'to ! pied by an adult These rides tions By the 'next morning ! will cost $30' wait a long time for a trans- there were 84575 - 32 more ' main willhe'a The event Workman of For David plant" Trans Web quotes the United y ride July 26-Orem these numbers have Network for Organ Sharing iates: Workman is a registered through the heait of in Huntington iind ' nurse for Da Vita a dialysis ' ending in Pangu'itch This ride providerin Provo ' " ' IJis will cost SI 50 and requires patients’ kidneys have s None will he the and early stopped working ' ' after May 15 : patients themselves are kept Want to help raise aware-nee- s ' 'The idea behind it is any' alive only through-regulaabout organ donation thing that brings attention to ": by getting involved with Bik- dialysis The only cure for Contact them is a transplant organ donation can help" he David Workman at bikingby- said "Besides the birth of my V Sri howexactly does sorrier children: I know of no other ChoiceOyahooxom 215 E 300 North Orem Utah one become an organ donor? joy that compares to seeing ' 8 84057 or at (801) he ' my friends from dialysis-geforms can a Registration ' at the new 'lease on life when they Department picked up reeeiVe adonated kidney” he": oif Motor Vehicles and many said "But we d hae a jot oif major pharinacies: Online reg- - v '‘The Iength of time it takes ui : receive a transplant is- gqv- V: istration is available at death" emed by many factors includw w wyesutahprg Those Deaths that Workman sees ' ing blood type length of time under 18 require a guardian's pointless — simplya result on the waiting list severity of Of tiMipiany peopjenot giving permission ' illness and other medical cri- Simply registering howevample thought to organ dgna- teria Factors such as race ' ' er isnit the only thing people ' "lion in the event of an unex' ' ' do! gender age incame pr peeled death Aiid he's out to ' are asked to never cejn ' !Tak tri yriur family mem'-- ’" ' celebrity stalus-arsti p that!’ ! sidcred when dctermjning bers so they knowyoWwish--"These people w ho an my whoreceivesan organ!” es" the US Department of patients drin’t have alarge ' Another popular myth is! "If Health and Human Services : voice!" he saiej "blit this is ' I'm iii an accident and the one way I can help them'' encourages ‘‘Even if you've ' ' hospital know s I want to he a Workman plans to put the sighed something' your family won't try' to' donorthedoctors issue in the public' eye in the ': may he asked to gjve consent ' " before donation can (iccur" Firm of a series' of bicycle Some pcrrple may' be hesi- jides through Utah called Bik- UTAH tani to posthumously donate and he's lixik- : ADULTS S3 00 CHILDREN S200t fora variety of ing for public involvement LuxurtH tLach'ullry't fdahtV reasons Unfortunately many He will begin at the Theatrrmin l)i4'unt ' GPEAT MATS KCR£AT based of these reasons may he border' at the end of this CHEAT PKTWE on beliefs about the organ" nKinthw itlr a weekend ride LORD OF THE RINGS: ' donation pniccss thin simply-- ' through Ixigan and on to mum or tmi umo pa--i ' aren't true Ogden The weekend rides DaHy4XW-7ATran vWeb will continue' every otherAll Seat s $200 bunks (www trans weborg )de weekend into September By bow-mout- Moo Snort : Never will I look at our new granddaughter's birth certificate without seeing her big dark eyes and little These certificates indicating the beginning and ending of life stand for vital interesting people whose Two black eves' squinted at nice" said ry mind ' “Are you Bi Cl me and whose love for me could not be mistaken even through the mists of her dying - ‘ grandchild Continued from '‘Minnie" said Moo "those shorts aren't floating-they'r- e ' hanging They're hanging from a horn!" "A very big horn" Minnie whispered Suddenly there was a loud snort and Mr Fanner's shorts were flung into the air A huge gray headpoked out from the ' trees The head snorted again and looked at the animals The animals were as still as petrified wood d and toward the animals I hope she got the only good ones When genealogists write for copies of birth and death cer-tificates they are asking for flimsy bits of paper represent- ing colorful emotion-packe- d DNA-relaie- d living beings To obtain birth and death certificates w hich have been government-mandated less than UX) yean in the United States buy a little book called Where to Write for Vital Records DHHS Publication No (PHS) 84-- 1 142 from the US Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service! National Center for Health Statistics Hyattsville MD (no zip code given) Or go to Kerr r" Madge The two birds swooped down on (he pair of long johns as thes drifted past the pine ' tree Worried that the long ' their on land would johns nest the birds pecked at them with their sharp neaks ' Suddenly the long johns exploded and shot up into the air like a rocket! They looped-thc-loo- p free-lanc- 0-- 1 Cl !" Hector Mendiola is a retired doctor and professor living in Logan He is a member of the Governor's Council on Hispanic Affairs He can be reached by email at cenadknow8yahoocom His column appears every Monday on the Family page in both Spanish and English He is one of a e writers whose columns number of appear from time to time in the Herald Journal jn an effort to expose readers to a variety of local viewpoints He is not an employee of the newspaper child-rearin- Serial Continued from resources research and learning opportunities that will support families The services and support that the centers offer are: parent and family lending libraries Also community activities and events and fam- ily access to technology and information The center focuses on encouraging and implement meaningful parent and family involvement Support academic success for all children Facilitate family literacy Honor diversity and aim for equity Promote safe and drug-fre- e environments Unite and build networks that provide services and support to families The Vision of the Utah Family Information & Resource Centers is to become advrxrates in local communities that w ill strengthen the community and enhance the progress of all families and children Logan and Cache County School Districts and The Family Information and Resource Center organized the Literacy Festival 2004 If you child has read 20 minutes a day heshe received a free ticket to enter the Literacy Fes- tival in USU Field House On April 17th (Saturday) 17 elementary schools of Cache Valley participated This way our community got another opportunity to share enhancing our education Is it not great dear reader? Utah State PTA has ' facilitated the creation of '7l5vlrf?3! ' a statewide administrative center arid six satel-lit- e centers The statewide administrative 1 center is housed in the Utah PTA Headquarters and the six satellite centers are located in Cache County Davis County Monument Valley (San Juan County) Washington County Utah County and Salt Lake County The purpose of the center is to strengthen partnerships among home school and community to address the whole child To increase parents' knowledge of and confidence in g activities such as teaching and nurturing their children from 8 And provide access to information ages ''' Con-Jaj- o I By H6ctor Mendiola Jasmine Michaelson : life" “the medical team treating save my you is separate from the trans- : fpr-orga- ” - -J- six-da- 3 1 Utah-beginnin- g consent-ediodonatio- Act locally sign-lip- ! ' - ’ 426-951- t ! 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