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Show ia S&i education 9. 2001 Page Uintah Basin Standard 1 USU EXTENSION Conference slated to aid women in agriculture Utah State University Extension, along with several other state and federal agencies, sponsors anew conference, Women in Agriculture, Jan. 31 through Feb. 2, at the Provo Marriott Hotel. This conference is specifically designed for women involved in the agricultural and green industries, or both, whether they live and work on a farm, are employed by an agency or acbusiness or are cording to Marlene Berger, USU Extension, chair of Women in Agriculture conference. Featured at keynote speakers are Utah Lt. Governor Olene Walker; Maxine Bell, vice chair for American FarmBureauWomengOrgahization; and David Litchford, a motivational speaker. Topics for the 30 workshops to be taught by industiy experts and specialists include nutrition, tourism, entrepreneurship, farm safety, internet safety, financial record keeping, food safety, working with legislators, family relationships, starting s d, Richard Jones congratulates Gaylyn Buchanan, SCHOLARSHIPS Roosevelt, on her $2,000 scholarsh ip award received from the U intah Basin Medical Center. Not pictured is Misty Best, Vernal, who was also awarded with a $2,000 scholarship from the Uintah Basin Medical Center. Medical Assistant students awarded scholarships are Gaylyn Rucluuian, Roosevelt, andMisty Beast, Vernal. UBATC Superintendent Richard .Jones said, Gaylyn and MiBty all have are excellent students worked hard to be deserving of these scholarships. We appreciate UBMC's support of this program. For the past three years, UBMC has offered scholarships to outstanding Medical Assistant students at UBATC. Medical Assistants aid physicians in medical ofTices and other medical settings, and perform administrative and clerical duties which Infant TudjJleranJT . complete all eight session wifi - Family Center will begin caregroups" a certificate and a book: Momand me playgroups will meet Jan. 10. Little Blossom has several differTuesdays and Wednesdays. TheTues-da- y ent groups to uplift and assist famigroup will be held at 10:00 a.m.. Two groups will be held on Wedneslies. Their current groups are: Mot heread Fat liercad t raining. Mom day 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.. Group time includes time for parent and and me play group. Chatty Chums child togetherness, separate parent H) renting group, the Chatterbug Children's group, Parent Support training as well as a separate sibling time during parent training which group and the Mommies to be and Duddies, too Support group. All will be supervised by a staff member. groups are for the benefit of the pubChatty Chums Parent Group and lic and are free of charge. the Chatterbugs Children's group The Mutheread, fat heread trainwill meet with Kav Ryan, Little Parents will ing program aides and promotes literacy in families. The program is a meet on the second Thursday ofeach nationally recognized organization. month for training to help their chilA literacy program is important for dren with speech and language skills. parents of young children and todParents and children will meet todlers. A child listen to the word and gether on the fourth Thursday ofeach sounds t heir parents and family make month to participate in a when reading. The process oriisten-in- g activity which focuses on lanto words and sounds helps childevelopment within a group guage dren understand and learn words for setting. themselves. Every child understands The Parent support group will many words before he or she can even meet Jan. 15 at 7:00 p.m. at the say t he in A child who sees their par-enLittle Blossom Center. This group is value reading will most likely parenttequested. Parents will share value reading too. their joys, sorrows and information Suzan ne Preveal, ofthe Even Start about raising a child with special Family Literacy Program will needs. duct a special training for Little Mommies e and Daddies, too Blossom's families. The training will support group will meet on Jan 15. at be held Wc dnesdav at Lit tie Blossom 7:00 p.m.. The group will meet at the in Fort Duchesne Jan. 10 at 10:00 Little Blossom Center in Fort a.m., us part of the You and Me toDuchesne. For more information on Little gether Parent workshop. The Mot heread fathereadgniupwill meet Blossoms training's and support each T uesdav at 10.00 a.m. and congroups call Kathryn Larson, Program tinue through Feb. 27. All those who Coordinator, at Litllr;Rln-.sw- John D. Phillips, hematologist James P. Kuahner and other University of Utah scientists. Their research, funded by the National Institutes of Health, was published Jan. 2 in the journal Proceedings of the National as m STUDENTOFTHEMONTH-Realy- n Grant a Junior at Duchesne High is being honored this month. Realyn is on the Honor Roll and amember ofthe Seminary Council. She enjoys traveling and sight seeing. Uintah Basin STANDARD CLASSIFIED ADS! ' Cali.ToIl Free I :: :- -s a K 7 hn M722-513- I Good Neighbor service. 722-241- Like a S::j Fi'T O- . Cut or rip the construction paper into a variety of sizes and shapes. Decoupage the construction paper all over the sides. (I skipped the bottom because who sees it?) Make sure that on top ofthe box you fold over pieces and decoupage the inside at least 1 4 ofthe way down so vnu don't see the original box. -- 7 using pictures, g'iuJ neighbor. State farm is there ni Pti y X-- ics. 1 We have serious questions about whether the school will offer the content and techniproper cal support, Feldman said in a statement. We will have to wait and see if the quality of this particular product is as grandiose as Mr. Bennett's quotes. Bennett, who served in President Ronald Reagan's administration, says the tuition will be less than a third ofthe $6,500 average per pupil expenditure at public schools, and scholarsh will be available. According to Bennett, the school will save money by doing without teachers in early grades, except where required by state law, and stressing parental involvement instead. The school is being financed with $10 million from a group of investor. No information is currently available on the schools on-lilocation or address. Not surprisingly, the school has already received criticism from the American Federation ofTeachers, one of the nation's largest teachers unions. AFT President Sandra Feldman told CNSNews that she sees several problems with the school's approach. She says e learning, while a grest addition, can not substitute for an education delivered in and that an excellent eduperson cation cannot be based solely on techon-lin- nology. Cooling I Rafrigaratlon. ji K r-- luting. i!i -- - 5 Hoirt effect, Now that the holidays are over, does it seem like you have more toys than toy boxes? Well, at my house the toy clutter seems to be more out of hand. So as I wondered how to remedy the situation, I received a UPS delivery which helped solve my probBy Jim Brown and Jody Brown lem. The box delivered was very sturdy, Former UJS. Education Secretary and whenl closed myeyes then opened Bill Bennett has begun an e them, I saw a toy box minus its flair. school for students in kinderprivate So for this weeks craft I offer a simple, garten through the twelfth grade. speedy solution to the toy clutter. CNSNews reports the school is deMaterials: signed to target a growing number of Box: sturdy and with topeut off home schoolers. Decoupage finish (at supercenter The school, called K12, would for less than $6) like to have 100,000 students enone Paintbrush (should have rolled by 2005. It will begin offering around or buy for less than $1) programs next fall for kindergarten Construction paper (use scrap through the second grade. The higher a of pieces and variety colors) will come later. Bennett calls Children's magazines and books grades the undertaking a highly ambitious these books (from thrift stores in that the school will proaren't in perfect condition, and it is project," vide eveiy lesson, every day for 13 easier to salvage from used stuffthan years." to destrqy something new) Bennett says the school will offer, Directions the back to basics education that Cut out several pictures, poems he has long espoused, stressing subor designs from your magazines jects such as phonics, math, and civbonks. Finally, f Protect your family with the insurance that comes Roosevelt M.lWUtslWJII.LWIJ Baby, it's cold outside. V 180 N. 300 Fast. Lis decoupage around the box in a wild array giving the box a totally new finish! -8- 00-427-8679 ' ' pore-fear-ee-- tar-duh- on-lin- 722-565- V $l , Academy of Sciences. Porphyria cutanea tarda (pronounced ) is the most common of a group of blood disorders known as the porphyrias. Each type of porphyria is caused by a deficiency of a different enzyme. The boefy uses eight enzymes in a multi-ste- p cess tomaikaheme-th- e chemical that Bennett launches online help for home schoolers to-b- rut makes blood red and allows hemoglobin to carry oxygen through the bloodstream. When one of the enzymes is lacking, other substances involved in heme production build up in the urine, liver, dun and other tissues to cause symptoms. Patients with PCT suffer liver damage, a possible increase in facial hair growth, and fragile skin blisters on the face, and fluid-fille- d arms, hands and other skin exposed to sun. Unders landing the detailed molecular causes of PCT could lead to development of a new test, perhaps in five to 10 years, to predict exactly which people will develop PCT symptoms. The test might make it possible to avoid the use of liver biopsies - removal of a smell piece of liver - to diagnose PCT in people who already suffer liver damage. PCT now is treated by 10 to 20 bloodlettings, called phlebotomies, to remove excess iron fromthe body. But ifscientists can learn exactly how the disease happens at the molecular level, they might be able to develop treatments to interfere with that process, stopping the disease at an early stage, Phillips said. mice - which develop some PCT symptoms but not skin blister- - child-center- ts Mice help scientists probe skin disease bred mutant mice with a disorder that blisters and scars the skin of human patients who are exposed to sunlight. Scientists hope the mice will help them learn why some susceptible people develop porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) and others do not. That eventually could lead to better ways to diagnose and treat PCT, which afflicts roughly one of every 5,000 re-tei- . Researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine NEW HOPE are conducting studies on mice to help find a cure for a skin disorder in humans which causes blistering and scarring after exposure to sunlight. The painful condition is known as PCT (porphyria cutanea tarda). University ofUtah School of Medicine researchers successfully have The neat thing about your toy box is that if THE PERFECT SOLUTION it breaks, rips or tears, you wont feel so guilty about how much you spent on your child's toy box when you throw it out! Little Blossom groups in full bloom with small-busine- may include scheduling, receiving patients, medical records and insurance, maintenance of equipment, assisting with examinations and treatments, performance of diagnostic and laboratory tests, administration of drugs, and clinical laboratory skills. The qualified Medical Assistant is in demand in local physician oflices and health-car- e agencies. Paul Hacking, UBATC Student Services, said, These scholarships are a representation ofUBMCs commitment to education, and help in providing the tuition needed to fund trainingof Medical Assistants. From UBATC's perspective, we appreciate the support of UBMC, not only with Medical Assisting, but also with the support they render for out EMT and Practical Nurse programs." T wii scholarships for $2,000 each were awarded by the Uintah Basin Medical Center to Medical Assistant program students at the Uintah Basin Applied T crhnology Ccn ter. This year's recipients business at home, stress and health, tartingplants and landscaping with native plants. Participants will be able to network with other women interested in agricultural and green issues, Berger says, and there will be a panel discussion by women who are entrepreneurs. An informal reception with displays and exhibits from sponsoring agencies and Utah businesses will also be held. Registration fee is $30 if completed by January 12 ($50 after) and includes all sessions, refreshment breaks, two breakfasts, two luncheons and the reception. Many Utah agencies and businesses are providing sponsorships, keeping the cost affordable for the individual participants, according to Berger. For more conference information or to register, visit http II extension.usu.educonferwomenag or contact your local County Extension office. Inc. . . Wayne has been servicing the Uintah Basin area residents for 7 years.-Givhim a call for complete installation and service. n Sweat will always be remembered for h is great rend ition of G loria Gainer's, I will Survive', which he won a lip sync contest. He will also be remembered for being named Duchesne High Student of the Month for January. Jason, a freshman, is involved in speech and enjoys reading. Let us help keep your family lVUritl tlUS Ulllter. e 1 STUDENTOFTHEMONTH-Jaso- hoolfii I Classifieds y 1 I ii |