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Show Sun Advocate Price, Utah Tuesday September 24, 2002 7A General Powell's dream comes alive in Castle Country include Caring Adults, chaired by Greg Cowan. This program is operated through mentoring, tutoring and coaching. The safe places with structured activities during after school hours is headed by Romella Urrutia and Thra Compaign. The third committee is healthy start and future KEN LARSON in Advocate publisher General Colin L. Powel 1 35 years in the Army, . ris- -j to the top rank of Chairman the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He i an advisor to three U. presidents, and has been nomi-- 1 by President Bush to ser-a- s the 63th Secretary of . But General Powell has a most people may not raboutikids. h Not just his own, but the nations kids. General Powell iras instrumental in the creation. f and is chaired by Anne-Mackiewicz- Marketable skills education is effective through lead by April Durrant and the fifth promise is opportunities for youth to give back through community service, a committee headed by Kathy Murray. The kickoff meeting last 1997 has served as chairman of the program, Americas Promise - The Alliance for Youth. His dream has spread to Qastie Country and more than 50 people from several schools, Agencies and businesses gathered tost Tuesday, September 17 to nek off the fall campaign. According the Greg Cowan, who . week gave each of the committee chain achance to discuss their work'and goals and recruit new volunteers to serve on their committee. They identified goals and developed an implementation plan toward each promise at this meeting. There are over 530 promise communities throughout the nation. Guest speaker at the event was Steven Burge, Who has' worked in several capacities that affect children. As ayouth tracker, a former high school teacher, an attorney and now director of the criminal justice program at CEU, Burge talked about the program and the committees crusade to build character and competence of young people. We can really affect and improve the competence of our youth, he said, adding that miracles do happen, changes are made, and families do grow. He discussed five truisms beginning with the fact that families are the conditions of our society. We need solid growth in families to reach youth so they have the best chance to make an impact on our community, he said. Family problems are the first predictor of youth problems said Burge who adds that the focus must address this issue. He pointed out that there are two million people in jail currently. "We must refocus our recourses to take a greater look at education and intervention, said Burge. His third item pointed out that crime is really isolated into a small group, stating that only 1.5 percent of youth commit 60 percent of our crimes in Carbon County. There has been a steady decrease in crime throughout the 90's, he said. Chairs the Castle CounfcysProm-ts-e, Burge pointed out that "We preach to the choir and also punish the choir. He added that we are sometimes too tough, not letting kids be kids. One of his questions to the group was, are we giving kids the freedoms to grow and the opportunities to learn and develop." The final point was that often it takes a significant person in a kids life to influence them, give them the spark or push. He talked about nothing to do and identified problems of small towns compared to bigger cities. We sometimes have an identity problem here because we are too small for the excitement and opportunity of larger communities and too big for the flexibility of a small and slower paced community. He talked about building a youth recreation center and challenged the group to dare to be bold. com- Following Burges ments the various chair people discussed ways to expand their committees and several ideas were thrown out and talked about. These ideas included everything from transportation issues to job shadowing. A new student grant at CEU was announced where scholarships are available to students who volunteer in the commu- the group was formally known as Carbon County Caring Adults Program, but when we began expanding into Emery County we wanted a name that Would include the entire area we serve, he said at a luncheon, . hosted by Castle Country Youth Center. The local group was organized in January of 2000 and operates as a nonprofit agency in Conjunction with CEUs volunteer center. We are all about youth of the area, explained nity. Cowan, adding, our mission statement is to bring hope to local youth through five prom-- TVvo additional opportunities this fall include Join Hands Day towards the end of October and Service Day. For more information or to volunteer on one of the committees, contact Greg Cowan at or visit the website at caiboncoutahpFomise.org. 637-51- 95 Greg Cowan, chairman of the Castle Country's Promise welcomes members and gueststo the fall kickoff luncheon. Besides Cowan's comments, several other These promises and the people who chair the committees pwple spoke of activities and goals tot the upcoming season. Guest speaker of the event was Steven Burge. Ascention St. Matthew's dedicates new church in Carbon County area Following the service and dedication of SL Matthews the entire congregation and their guests pose far a group picture infront of the new church, located at 522 North Homestead Blvd. in Price. Ascention Episcopalian St Matthew's serves the Lutheran and congregations. The weekly deadline for submitting items for v FYI is Tuesday at 5 p.m. CSDUD ACT NOW Save during September 2002! Rev. Courtney A. St Matthews Shucker N weetomes over a hundred people at the dedication of last Saturday. Several hundred people gathered S?urday to dedicate the new AscenionStMatthewsChurchat 522 North Homestead Blvd in Price. The Christian fellowship serves the Lutheran and Episco- pal communities and was estab- fished in 1984. The reverend Cpurtney A. Shucker n serves as preacher and presideor of the con- gregation. Shucker came to Carbon County in September of 1998 from a Diocese in Nevada. Later that fall, the Diocese ofUtah an- -; : pounced the fonnationofnpject jubilee, a porject of the diocese to retire parochial debts, repair ; : ; : . ; and replaced agin structures, con--, Struct new facilities, and help in cqgnrjitM projects iMcmtnnsL 'Matthews applied for funds in May of 1999. Die project was proved in June and organizational work commenced : aod by ajoint diocesan parish commit-te- e, under the direction of an architeechural finp from' Salt . .'y itakeChy. In May of 2000, the second pre-desi- lease expired and Pries sold the buildings wherein Chapd the congregation was located. When no acceptable leases were found the congregation decided to accept the invitation of the local Roman Catholic priest and bishop to lease the space at the former Notre Dame SchooL They have met there until this past Sunday, Construction began in November of last fall on the 17,000 square foot building. four-ye-ar . ' QU520B fMiW dlbflflStlStnyinsBe l Hi. J 90 Days Same As Cash 435-462-39- 29 345 S Blackhawk Blvd. 27' Mount Pleasant, Utah 84647. 1 ,i 1- -2 We are in Helper at 35 N. Main repairing automobiles. If you need a FREE ESTIMATE or your auto repaired call Hail Masters roadway Showtunes Thursdays Sept; 26 t All events are; free at the dty. JPeace GarderV Civic . 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