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Show I Thuinday, November 6, 1980 Uintah Basin Standard 15 MICA. BY Mooi Lake Electric Association t Once upon time, really not no long ago, the cost of convenience in many household! was figured in the form of monthly salaries paid to the code, the laundry person, the maid and the hired handa. But times change and so do lifestyles. In our age of technological advances, labor-savinmodern conveniences g DUCHESNE YOUTH COMMISSION-S- ix Duchesne high school student will participate in the newly reactivated Commission, which will seek to involve young people in programs and problems of Duchesne City. Left to right, back row, are Justin Peatross, Cristal Owens, Aria White and Mayor Ed Browning; front row, Mike Maio and Ruth Eleshuk; not present for the picture was Wayne Hanberg. (SAIT But just as an employee expects to be paid for hours worked, so must we pay for the convenience of our electric equipment in the form of monthly electric bills. With the rising cost of energy to electric power, it is useful to K iterate ik at the "salaries" of your modern "employees" to be sure you obtain the most for your dollar. Many people are of paying five cents for a kilowatt-hou- r with electricity.. .which compared of two to five years ago seems Crices However, a dose look at that five-cen- t kilowatt-hou- r shows its still a good buy. For a nickle, your family can watch... Five hours of color TV on a tube set, or seven hours on a solid state set. Compare that with the price of a movie ticket today. Or, you can dry your hair for an hour with a 1000-wadryer. Or, you can wash a load of clothes in an automatic washer for an hour for cents. just two and one-haHow many people would choose hanging a wash on the clothesline, especially in freezing weather, over spending six cents to dry the wash in an electric dryer for one-hahour. If you were to use your vacuum cleaner for an hours steady use, it would cost you three cents. When you think of all of these things in relationship to paying 20 cents for a candy bar or 25 cents for a cup of coffee, you get a different perspective on your electric bill But, over a month's time, all the nickels and dimes add up...to the total of your electric bill. And nowadays, that total can be a little shocking to us because it is hard to realize just how much electricity our family has used. We cant see electricity, cant hear it or smell ft...and we don't dare touch it to see if its there. All we know or see of electricity is what it does. We know it's there working keeping the house warm or cooL. .washing and clothes, or just toasting a slice The 5th graders at East elementary have been participating in an egg citing unit on responsibility. The children have been responsible for the total care of a baby egg), for one week. The purpose of (actually a the unit was to help the child understand the commitments necessary to raise a child. EGGCITING soft-boil- ed 6 NOVEMBER 3 tt (SMAIT lf UNION NION SCHOOL lf Last Friday, Halloween night. Union high school student body officers sponsored a masquerade dance. It started at 9 p.m. and lasted until midnight. Admission was 50 cents and a bag of candy. You also had to have a costume or the student body officers personally would paint you up themselves. Some of the games played were the mummy roll, passing marshmallows, and a cowpie walk. Music came from the jukebox and refreshments were the bags of candy that were admission to girt into the dance. Those who went said it was a great way to spend Halloween. Calendar of Events for November Nov. 1 - Football quarter finals. Nov. 5, 6- - State volleyball Nov. 73 - Football semi-finalNov. 10 - "Imaginary - Invalid, 11 a.m. s. BoIDc ' ' t? Regional FHA at Duchesne. Junior Miss Pageant Nov. 14,15 - Football finals. Nov. 18 - District music clinic (all day) 8 p.m. - Concert Nov. 19 High school tour colleges, Nov. 12 Nov. 14 - and everything in between was the Halloween costume parade at East represented Last Friday. The elementary day turned into a family affair as parents and brothers and sisters dressed in suitable attire to parade with the students. THE OLD AND THE NEW in 8:50 Nov. 20 - National school assembly, 11 Dracula at 7:30 p.m. - Wrestling JV at Altmont Basketball - Payson here. Nov. 21 Youth commission reestablished in Duchesne City The Duchesne Youth Commission was originally established by the Duchesne City Council in 1974, but has been inactive until recently. The Commission has been reactivated and is made up of six Duchesne high school students, Wayne Hanberg, Cristal Owens, Ruth Eleshuk, Justin Peatross, Mike Maio, and Aria White. The group met with Mayor Ed discuss Brwning Monday, Nov. 8, to take Commission may directions the over the next few months. Mayor Browning said that the city fathers are anxious to involve youth in arcs planning far future growth in the as well as to obtain input regarding problems in Duchesne. The to young people will be encouraged on-goi- express their perceptions of what city target as high priority items. the During Mondays meeting, group discussed the mayor-counc- il form of government, the implications of matters that find their way into a referendum, and. other facets of government machinations. The mayor said that the Commission members are welcome to attend city council meetings at any time, and that certain meetings will be planned for participation by the students, perhaps once each month or two. It is expected that the Commission will concern itself with problems involving, but not limited to, youth in the community. officials should Jerry Lewis thanks Utah In a personal message to the people of Utah, Jerry Lewis today expressed special thanks for all that the local success of this years Labor Day Telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association Will accomplish Tour response to our appeal Lewis said, "will enable MDA to continue to expand its vital research and medical services programs, which will directly benefit patients and their families in Utah and throughout the country. In Utah, Telethon viewers phoned in $285,598 in pledges during the 21 hours the show was aired over KTVX-TV-Nationwide, $81,103,787 was pledged for the fight against diseases, the largest sum ever recorded for a single 4. neuro-muscul- event. humanitarian In Uintah, Daggett and Duchesrie Counties, KVEL Radio handled the chores for the MDA. KVEL sponsored a dance for MDA which brought in $6,400. When this check was presented to KTVX, Channel 4, Salt Lake, during the Labor Day Telethon, it was fund-raisin- g largest check to be presented. KVEL had the phone center at their radio station during the Labor Day Telethon. Approximately $2,200 in pledges were called in to the station from throughout the Basin. MDAs ability to do its lifesaving job stems from the fact that every year almost 100 percent of Telethon pledges are collected, so if you havent sent yours in yet, stated Lewis, "be sue to mail your contribution today, to me, Jerry Lewis, National Chairman, Muscular Dystrophy Association, New York, N.Y. 10149. Please do it, even if you didnt phone in a pledge. MDA funds a worldwide research program seeking cures for 40 neuromuscular diseases, including muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and myasthenia gravis. In addition, the agency provides extensive medical services to patients complete free of charge through 226 hospital-affiliate- d MDA clinics. In Utah, MDAs clinics are located at the University of Utah Medical Center and in St. George. the second Nov. 22 - Senior Ball Basketball at Moab "Dracula at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 - "Dracula" at 7:80 p.m. Nov. 25 - Girls basketball Carbon, here. Wrestling, Mantl 2:30 p.m. "Dracula matinee. Nov. 26 - Basketball Uintah, here. Nov. 27 - Thanksgiving. hod. Uintah tourney, girls basketball. Nov. 29 - Basketball Richfield, here. Specials November 6, 7, 8 bread. . We must make judgements as to where and how we might be able to conserve and adjust our lifestyle to within live our energy budget. Learning to live with a higher cost of energy is a part of changing lifestyles.. .a process we Americans have been adjusting to since our country was founded. Solar Designs When building or purchasing a home, keep in mind there are two types of solar designs available: "active", which implies the use of solar collectors; equipment such as roof-to-p and "passive, which uses the house itself as a solar collector. In a passive system, the structure is designed to admit the sun's heat in. winter, but to provide ahade for summer. Proper planning for the use of solar energy can help reduce your utility costs. TRAVELS TO RUSSIA Utah doctor performs rare optical surgery in opr gy have made it possible for surgical correction of myopia (nearaightedness) and Dr. Larry Noble, a specialist in ophthalmology at Utah Valley Hospital has performed the first such operation in the state of Utah. The procedure, as performed by Dr. Noble, involves 16 incisions radiating like the spokes of a wheel away from the cornea's central optical zone. Dr. Noble explains that the cornea is a "window covering the pupil of the eye, and that the incisions are made to a specific length and depth which cause a flattening of the central curvature of the eye, thereby reducing the nearsightedness. Chances are good, said Dr. Noble, that patients will require no spectacle correction followthis ing the procedure, though depends on the severity of the myopia. In almost ail cases vision should be markedly improved. The operation seems to be safe. Complications following surgery have been minimal There have been no serious infections and no eyes have been lost as a result of this surgery. More than two hundred and fifty tienta have been followed in Russia more than six years and visual acuity has not, changed after a recuperation period of six months following surgery. To insure safety, one of the rules of the operational protocol is that there will be a significant period of time between the surgical procedure on each eye. This is a minimum of 60 days, allowing time to find out exactly how the first eye heals and to make any necessary corrections before doing the second eye. A further precaution, according to Dr. Noble, is that the eye is operated on first. This is the eye that sees less well usually the left one. The Radial Keratotomy procedure takes less than one hour. Bandages are removed on the day following surgery and a program of therapy is prescribed, tailored to each individual To further his knowledge and skills, Dr. Noble is now preparing for a trip to Russia, where he will spend 10 days at the Moscow Scientific Research Laboratory of Experimental Eye Surgery with Dr. S.N. Fyodorov, the discoverer of the procedure. The procedure itself is still and some researchers and surgeons say it will be twenty years before all the answers are in. The nt eontro-vedrsi- Academy of Ophthalmology considers procedure investigational and some distinguished members speak out against it. Other equally distin- and eye' surgeons, Kished professors one former president of the Academy, advocate the procedure and foresee no serious problems. The Ophthalmology Department at Utah the ing the operation, according' to a tecent article in Parade Magazine. Phono nows Itoms to 722-513- 1 We Take Case Orders At Any Time nn ini K Phone 738-245- 1 Duchesne Phone Orders Welcome Free Tpwn Delivery Before 5:00 p.m. |