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Show T I paga 13 - February 8, 2000 Basin LIFE fo 6ene Uintah Basin Standard The popular ciwloma asanciatcd with Saint Valentinea Day undoubtedly had their origin in a conventional belief generally received in England and France during the Middle agn, that on Feb. 14 the day half way through the second month of t he year the birds began to pair. Thus in Chaucers Parliament of Foules we read; For this was sent on Seynt - - corner people like their own homes to ask them what they wanted Tor - Valentines Day. If you haven't put much thought into this holiday ton which nobody off work to goal! out I. really you'll be glad to know there is still time to plan something to keep you out of l he di ig house. And don't say we didn't remind you. - Valentyne'sday Whan every foul cometh ther to choose his mate. For this reason the day was looked upon as specially consecrated to lovers and as a proper occasion for writing love letters and sending lovers tokens. Both the French and English literatures of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries contain allusions to the practice. to the year OK now 2000 when Valentine's Day is associated with - well, chocolate. And if you're really romantic, heart-shape- d chocolate. Seriously, Valentine's Day is a great time of the year to celebrate your romance and your relationship with your significant other. We took to the streets and where ever wecould easily PI ACL -- I DESIRE TO DANCF. just want to go to a fun dance with m wife." said Debnar I lamblm. The amhlms spent a lot of their courtship dancing. he recalled. In fact, she in tied him to a square dance on one of their first dates, lie saki he was fast-forwa- 1 1 SENTIMENTALrRoowvckJunior I ligh teacher, Rick Nielsen, saidhis Valentine w ish list w ill be fulfilled by "continued love and joy from my family." Mane Miles JUST A NOTE-A- nn said a new piano from her husband washcrearl) Valentine present. On' Valentines Day she would be thrilled to receive "just a note to make me feel special." pretty impressed, until he founj out the teacher loU the square dance class to get more guys to come or it would have to be canceled. ( AM) QUIET-Mik- e en v Valentine w ih is for his wife "I want her to be able to sleep through the night without bring interrupted by kids." The Madsen's have five children ages I to 10-- v carvole an J ifone of them doesn't A WISH FOR ALL--r sther Roberts said her VaSentme Day w ish is that MjJ everyone could be as happy as she is. have a happy family so what elsecoukJ I ask for?" Saeaiw hopes to live to see the ripe old ae of 1 0 1 ! I . wake up. tnen another one docs. SCHOOL YEAR 2000-200- 1 Host families sought for foreign students As rpr.ng approaches. Pacific ExchngrPIEiis fooking for hurt families for international stu2000-200year of high school. Loral representatives would like lu have the students placed with an American Hurt Family as soon as possible! PIE ia a educational, government sponsored organ nation. The students are They bring their own spending monev and have full medical insurance The students are eager to share their culture with an American family The host family is responsible for love, guidance, room and dents for the non-profi- VALENTINE would like a little extra attention from her sweetheart on Valentine's Day. like maybe going out to lunch or dinner. WISH-LanisDM- rup TRAVEL PLANS-Wa- de Stevens had to think for awhile, but decided that for Valentine's Day. he would like "a cruise to anywhere. I'm not picky." VISITORS- - Pearl Manning said she 1? would love to have her children come home fora visit on Valentine's Day. She also wants "everyone to be healthy." KIRK SETl Y- EY-- "I want a lot of ftr St. candy and nice presents Valentines Day." board PIE representatives match students with host families by finding common interests and lifestyles meetthrough an informal ing Prospective host families are able to review aludent applications and select the "perfect match". Thera are no "typical "host families. PIE places students ui many types of families including single parents, childless couples, retired couples, or large famie lies PIE currently has students from numerous countries PIE also sends SEE HOST FAMILIES on page 20 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR HAVE ROOTS HERE knightly sect devoted to service to help Goshutes & Ethiopians Centuries-ol- d Unemployment Insurance Seminar Utah Department ofWorkforce Services will present a seminar on Unemployment Insurance on Thursday, Feb. 10 from 12 1 JO p m. at the Department ofWorkforce Services in the large Conference Room, 140West 42S South, Roosevelt, on how to aave your business 88$. Ttua seminar is offered for a small fee and includes lunch. Register now? Please RSVP: Utah Job Connection Jen 722-651- Spare is limited. For more information call or Jan 0. Joanna 722-652- 722-651- TOPS Open House Our local of TOPS lost 291 lbs. last chapter year. Come lose with us in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. We are having an open house on Friday, Feb. 1 1 at 10.30 a.m. Zfona Bank downstairs. All those interested in losing weight are invited to attend. The open house is five. For mors information call 722-500- 5. services haw been denied lot Irani for a longtime. Once w became aware of the need, we put our networking together, and. in cooperation with the KnighUofM alia, were able tn find I lie needed equipment. The Uintah Basin Medical Center donated the ambulance. that, hile urad, had only 48.0t K) miles. The L'teTnhe Ambulance Service donated a jaw of life." Allied detailed. "We were able to assemble all the ophthalmology equipment from sources in the Salt Lake area." When people ihinkofKnighu they typically euryure up in their minds renes of medieval castles and courtly pageantry. Most people today are unaware that a handful of those ancient knightly orders have persisted through the centuries and are still around. Most Inrals might be even more surprised to learn that not only do real knights si ill exist, but there are some here in the Basin. Goshute Indian The T nhe in lhapah. became aware Weight Watchers Meeting Weight Watchers will hold a meeting Tuesday, Feb. 15, in Altamont for anyone who is interested in joining and signing up. Call Mary 2 or Jess Shelly 454-382- 454-308- 454-341- Class Weight Management Extension Utah State a University Healthy Lifestyle, Weight presents Management Class. on Tuesday. Feb. 15 at 2 pm. at the Duchesne County Administrative Office Building Conference Room 1. There is no cost to attend this meeting. Pleaserall in registration by Friday, Feb. 1 1 . For more 0 information call Barbara Mathis at ext. 143. 738-114- 722-399- 823-468- Cholesterol Screening Clinic TriCounty Health Department will hold a Cholesterol Screening Clinic at 281 East 200 North on Tuesday, Feb. 15 from 9- - 11:30a. m Please contact 5 for more detail TnCounly Health Department at (435) unto Thy name be glory given " T he Order w quick U point out that they are not a religion, but rather an organiiation that allows them to ap-plthr:r(a;th through service For the Knights and Dames in this area, that service includes local work like the Ibapah project, but will also include projects in the Holy Land, South America, and Africa. "By w jy of a fascinating sequence of events, we have ctune into a close association and friendship with the Royal Family of Ethiopia We have pledg'd our support oTtheir"efforts to help lira Ethiopian people This support w ill result in a half dtuen Utah Templars traveling to Ethiopia this spring, along with a half million dollars worth of donated medicine, and another 1100,0X1 of technical navi. cal equipment Additionally, local Templar will be America in May and the Middle East in the fall. "If someone would have told us hen we joined the Templar two year agothal we would be this heavily involved in protects of such msgni- POflL would have believed tude. it. But we've grown into the realisation that we really can do some good." said Allied. "The wonderful surprise has been that we ran do much more v th .n we had rver thought The Templars are also learning that there are many people who want to help. "A our effort have become known, manv focal people have offered lo help This is such a wonderful expression and has helped to reaffirm our commitment as well. "The Ethiopian project will be a long-tereffort. We plan on returning there in November and anticipate being very active in Ethiopia for the foreseeable future. This is such an impwmiM and oppressed people Thera is a tremendous need there." But the Templars efforts exist, as they a! way have, upon the aim of others. "Many of our member have the mean and are willing to donate very unselfishly to the effort we have undertaken, but these are effort that require much more Noone in the Order is paid for their effort, hut as w ith any project, material and the money to grt them w here they need to be are always needed. "We are putting into plat some donation boxes in some of the focal businesses that are willing to help our effort We araaskingihe focal folks to simply give a dollaror more for Ethiopia in 2000. We believe that this w til provide enough funding to launch our projects and get the materials we al-" ready have low here they need to be The Knights Templar can be or by reached at at 722-098- 0 kntaofchrist ubtanetxowi 722-508- Easter Baby Show Como sign up now for the Easter Baby Show to be held April 15at the Moon Lake Electric Building at 9 a.m. Drees is Easter Best. Children 0 4 years of ago may enter. You must Deadline is by calling March 23. pre-regist- er 722-255- LDS Single Adults Over 31 Feb. A Sweetheart Dinner ambulance. and Dunce will be held at the Friday. II, Roosevelt East Stake Center at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 12, will be a Sweethearts dance sponsored by Grand Junction Stake (building on Melody Lane), Grand Junction Colorado; and Sunday, Feb. 13 a Fireside will be held at Ashley Stake Center at 7 p m. Dr. Lynn Kelson will be the speaker. For mors information or suggestions call Diane Reah 7 or Kathy 722-426- 6, 781-137- IcmpLn from BKIMjINOMIDICALLULIlMiNT-Mcmbmotihckntgh- cj the Uintah Basin, and Knights of M aha. help members of the Goshute T rbe unloaJ a piece of cptomofogy equipment from a truck. Medical equipment was donated locally . The Uintah Basin Medical Center donated a uvnl 781-669- Parenting Workshop Child Cars Resource & Referral presents: Family Child Cara: It It For You? A free workshop for people interested in becoming Licensed Child Cara Provider will be held Wednesday. Feb. 9 at 10a m. in the Department of Workforce Service in Roosevelt Hymi are interested, pleura or by railing pro-regist- 613-566- Power Wheelchairs Available Feb. 2000; The Senior Wheels Program USA makes available power (electric) wheelchairs to non ambulatory Senior Ciliiens (65 vra. old and up) and others at no expense if thev qualify. No deposit requited. Pleura cull for more information No nursing homes or HMOs. please. -- WPS of the Knights Templar and the Knights of Malta this past week when rapresenlative of these two order visited their small tribe. Knight and Dames from these I order have been working to help th Goshute Tnhe with aonra specific need "Thank tolhe henewlencrnf some (nod people and giving organisation, we were able lo provide the donation ofan ambulance, Jaw of life, and an entire ophthalmotaQr suit lo the Goshute Tribe. A dental suite and some additional medical equipment iabeing assembled for amd her deli in the immediate future." said Pr. Tom Allred, Roosevelt, who is serving a the Cbancelfor of the Kngv-- ; Templar All total, the work will represent close to a quarter million dollar of medical materials N 't bad for a small group headquartered in the Uintah Basin "The (VtehuCes are so isolated and Jvr a a tnlra. that many tried a! Jj ry badty-neede- d nonTh Templars ia i profit entity i have had an established perse nee in Utah only since 199. a and presence that began in (ha has now spread throughout Utah and inleCbfoiiafo. Calif-mAr and Alaska "W now have 31 active mcmhrr rapraranlwgthe Basm.Cenlra! Utah and Uratt'asauh Front Aloutallif the members reside in the UmUh Basin A handful of members !o ami in lira Denver area. San Dw-gin Alaska. The Utah Ptwvy i anticipating another 15 member yuning their ranks in May ." Sowhatdoevaprarant-daKnight or Dame Templar do" "W make a vow to s1nt!y serve our frlfow man It is w hat the Order has been doing forthe last NMwar The Templar lorfav si til bra by their ancient motto taken from t ha book of Psalms. "Non Nobis ffomove. Non Nobis. Sed Noro me Tue D Gforum" "not unions, oh unto u.h ji S01-Ci3- u uni ai-is- U KNIGHTHOOD I foyd NraUen. R.N. n knighted into the order of the Knights Trmpiar By Col Stewart McCarthy . Grand Prior of the Knights service Templar of the United States. Most people join the cenmricv-olthe heart do the M and devirr i;h to but one the at n. iav iv d,i by right any T cmplar are mogmred around the world as work tswvkoroe I V order of chivalry av d Kn-ght- s id ay asvjWjrawn.iSiiey" - |