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Show s Education (Basin Standard (LUintah Direct mail campaign1 to aid Special Olympics cam- The largest tingle direct-mapaign in history will benefit the Special Olympics program for the mentally retarded, as Procter & Gamble and Special Olympics team up in January in a promotional partnership that will reach 46 million American homes. The goal of the program, according to Eunice Kennedy Shriver, President of Special Olympics, is to give more mentally retarded individuals a chance to take part in Special Olympics, recruit additional volunteers and increase public awareness and finan- rial support for the Special Olympics program in communities throughout America. The mailing, conducted by Clearing House, will contain cents-of- f coupons on 14 Procter & Gamble household products as well aa a message urging public support for Special Olympics. Proctoer & Gamble will contribute .05 cents to Special Olympics up to $500,000 for every coupon redeemed, of which half will go to the State and communities in which it is raised, and the remainder will benefit Special Olympics nationally. Grocery and drug chains in the Uintah Basin are being asked to install displays during January that will encourage customers both to redeem their coupons and to make a donation to Special Olympics. When accompanied by a matching donation certificate which is available in the participating stores, Proctor & Gamble will match gifts up to $25,000. cents of every dollar Seventy-fiv- e raised through these donations will go to the State from which it originates. Friends of Special Olympics can help the program both by redeeming their coupons and sending in a matching donation. In addition, on January 4, 9 p.m. EST, Proctor & Gamble has purchased r complete sponsorship of a TV movie about Special Olympics, The Kid From Nowhere, starring Susan Saint James, Beau Bridges, Loretta Switt, and California Special Olympian, Ricky Whitman. Thousands of friends of Special Olympics are being asked to hold home movie parties to view the film, learn more about Special Olympics, and volunteer to support the local Special Olympics organization. il , - The world' largest international program of sports training and athletic competition tor mentally retarded individuals. Special Olympics waa founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Since that date, it has grown to a network of year-rounsports training programs, meets, and games involving more than 1,000,000 athletes and 850,000 volunteers in 95 percent of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S., every State, the District of Columbia, five territories and more The Special than 40 countries. Olympics in this area involves over re two-hou- The winners have been named. Those named were the winners in the various contests held in Roosevelt during the Christmas holidays. The Color Your Christmas in Roosevelt colorbook contest winners are Lonny Rushton for the six and under group. Lonny received his boric at Modern Drug. The over six and under 12 age group was won by Jill Collier, who got her book at First Interstate Bank. A total of over 6,000 books were distributed. The next contest winners named were the residential lighting contest First place went to Paul Kowachich. Second was taken by Shirley Murdock with third going to Deon and Delane Bird (Charlie Bird residence). Alan Phone 722-459- (home). 545-2257- 2 Brown, Tina Wilkin and Dar Campbell each received honorable mention. The residential lighting contest was a function of the Community Christmas Committee and was conducted by the Culture Club. A $50 award was given to the first place winner, with second receiving $30. Third plaee received $20 with honorable mentions getting $10. The final contest winner was that for the best Commercial Decorations. The recipient of this award waa Children's Den. Lions Club was in charge of this contest and awarded a plaque to the store. The name of the straw will be engraved on the plaque and will be passed from business to business each year. The home of Paul Kowachich was awarded the $50 first prize in the residential lighting contest sponsored by FIRST PLACE the Community Christmas Committee under the direction of the Culture Club. Petroleum classes offered at UBAVC The petroleum program at the Uintah Basin Area Vocational Center will be offering claaes in both the day and evening programs. During the daily program, classes are offered from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Courses to be covered during the daytime program will include: formation evaluation, well completion, production techniques, instrumentation and control and environment and Bros. Seed l P.O. Box 147 t 853-448- 4 Christmas contest winners chosen ROSS Feed athletes and 10 volunteers. All mentally retarded individuals from the age of eight, regardless of the extent of their disability, are in Special eligible to participate Olympics, whose competitive events are arranged by age and level of akilL Anyone interested in hosting a movie party or assisting Special Olympics, should contact Floyd A. Horrocks, Area Coordinator, or Rose Anna Miller, President, 4 (office) or Advisory Council, 100 722-344- 1 Myton, Utah 84052 S Schedule our store on wheels to visit your dairy. Best Rolling Job. safety. Instructors for the are Bruce Brighton, director petroleum program and Dr. Richards, instructor. Both instructors recently returned from a specialized training program in Houston, Texas where they received advanced training. According to Brighton, We were pleased with the opportunity to attend this training program. It helped us prepare to meet the needs of students even more. We are looking forward to a very successful quarter. Evening classes will also be available through the petroleum technology program. The evening classes run from 0 p.m. and are scheduled as follows: Mondays, Petroleum Math; Tuesdays, Rotary Drilling; and Wednesdays, Instrumentation control; and Thursdays, Production Techniques. Tuition tor one class is $35 and for full time is $115. Fra more information contact either Bruce Brighton, Joe Richards, or Beverly Evans at the UBAVC, Roosevelt or in Vernal at t Sfc. ! s ktt SW- Bill place in the contest held to select the best residential lighting job in Roosevelt. PLACE Deon and. Delaine Bird (Charlie Bird residence) were awarded the $20 prize for third in the residential lighting contest. Honorable mentions, as well as $10 each, were given to Alan Brown, Tina Wilkin, and Darwood Campbell. 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