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Show Page Four - The Eureka Reporter - December 17, 1993 Dfint WPtP vmir h oliday IvyllvvAjf jj use these paper saving tips I I panic, During all the look ahead to the morning alter. Think about that moment you're looking around at all the piles of torn wrapping, discarded boxes, spilled packing pellets and other litter. How much landfill space will it take to swallmv all that How many trees have died for your excess waste? How much of the ozone will all those plastic packing pellets cause? Producing a single ton of paper requires 261 tons of lime, 360 pounds of salt cake, 76 pounds of soda ash. 3,688 pounds of wood and 24, 000 gallons of water. The process produces 176 pounds of solid waste, 84 pounds of pollutants and 36 pounds of water pollution. And that's More you throw' pre-holid- ay day at your own parents home cleaning the attic or painting the living room Take a youngster (and his or her friend of choice) out to a movie or the zoo or a rock concert (or maybe just give tickets to the concert). I land-mak- e a gift certificate and in it card. Voila - no muss, a present no fuss. But you needn't make waste, even if you wrap all your gifts. Instead, wrap it in another gift - a colorful scarf or bandanna, for instance. Use a dish towel or pillow sham for household items or a Banned blanket for a baby gift. I lere are some more waste-savin- g ate (Garfield for a cat lover, or Cathy for a single woman). Decorate brown paper bags, butcher paper or plain newsprint with cutouts (use old Christmas cards). Use Colorful pages from a magazine, last years calendar or leftover wallpaper or old maps. Instead of ribbon, tie packages with items that become another gift - colorful shoelaces, a hair ribbon, a headband, a tie. Instead of bows, decorate with a small gift - a rattle for a baby, costume jewelry, barrettes, small toys, etc. hints: Use cotton yarn instead of plasShop for the least amount of tics or synthetics. packaging. do use paper, use If you Use a cookie jar, candy dish, it away. coffee mug or decorative tin box. So w hy not think now about how Or pack the gift in a pail, basket to keep that garbage pile to a mini- or any reusable container. mum. For one thing, consider giving something that cant be wrapped but will be more meaningful than anything material - your time. How about a few nights of free babysiting for young parents? Or a The American Cancer Society looking for 1,000 Utahns to participate in a statewide low-conicotine patch program to help people quit smoking. The Nicotine Patch Project consists of six one-howeekly educationbehavior modification classes using Lederle Laboratories Transderma! PROSTEP Nicotine Patches. Lederle will donate the first and last weeks' patches free of charge for each patient, making the cost of the st ur Q scrap cloth. Decorate W'ith appliques. Or make tote bags or shopping bags to hold gifts. Use the funny papers (and recycle them). Use the recipients favorite - or something appropri- - program only $22.95 weekly for four weeks, an average of $15.30 per week. There is a $20 fee for the six week-cours- e. The will first classes begin on or near 10. January non-refunda- Those interested in participating in either project can contact the 0 American Cancer Society at 483-150- in Salt Lake or outside of Salt Lake calling area. CLEAN COAL SAVES MONEY NEWESTt Development In fCLEAN-COAL- HITECH N OLOGYl Hotter 30 MADE OF RECYCLED COAL & PACKAGED FOR CLEAN Handling Available by the pallet OR IN BULK i Bulk Boxes 2.000 lb iU-Ha- To $225 00 i $16000 i Order Call IDEAL FOR HOME STORAGE 72 Sitting pain y, 21-2- 3, one-minu- te HOUR KIT MERGERS MEAN INNOVATION, CONVENIENCE AND CHOICES U S WEST and Time Warner announce partnership. Bell Atlantic to merge with TCI and Liberty Media. AT&T buys nation's largest cellular company, McCaw Cellular Communications. British Global Communications acquires stake in MCI. Dow Jones announc-Stev- e Linton cs partnership with several Bell companies. Community Affairs Manager Recent news has been filled with announcements of signifi cant mergers between communications, information and entertainment companies. Why? Because consumers in the Information Age are demanding an Electronic Highway to the world pipelines over which voice and data, information and entertainment can be sent and received. Consumers want to be able to manage their lime more effectively. The Information Age offers the opportunity to do just that. Just imagine yourself sitting before your television or computer; accessing and them at will; watching hundreds of videos and being able to pause, rewind and selecting a lour package and buying airline tickets; reading the daily news, a magazine or book; viewing yesterday's episode of your favorite TV program; or taking a French class from a distant university. Even imagine shopping by viewing the latest catalogue and immediately interactive video; ordering an item; talking with your boss, a friend or relative over or playing a video game with other users on the system. Amazingly, all of these services will be available over your television or computer. You will make your selections with your keypad, mouse, remote control or by touching the screen. How is all of this possible? Technology is causing televisions, computers and multi-medtelephones to converge into a single electronic device which will become part of the infrastructure of the 2 1st century. Because these devices are being merged electronically, it's natural that the industries providing the services are merging as well. Now that we have an idea of the types of services that will be traveling over the Electronic Highway, is there a danger of a traffic jam or of the highway hypassing communities? The potential for a traffic jam seems small. For example, today, fiber optic cable uses less than one percent of its theoretical capacity. Even at this level, it still delivers 250,000 times as much data as a standard copper wire. That's enough capacity to transmit all of the Encyclopedia Britannica every second. As for a bypass, U S WEST is doing its part to insure that all areas of Utah, rural as well as urban, have access to the Electronic Highway. We continue to lay a fiber backbone throughout the state and by the end of this year, 99 of our customer lines will he electronic. Your location won't limit your access to the Information Age. You will be limited only by your understanding and use of technology. And so, as we drive this new highway into the 21st century, the mergers created by experienced and reliable companies will mean many innovative and convenient services for consumers and many choices in who will provide them. fast-forwa- rd full-moti- ENVIRO-FUEL- S Pallets 7524 lb Utah County will celebrate this once at 9:30 p.m. and again at Christmas season with jevents 11:30 p.m. The 5:30 and 11:30 ranging from concerts to feasts and p.m. Masses will be bilingual, other activities. Saturday, Dec. 25 The public is invited to a Christ- Sunday, Dec. 19 The Las Pbsadas Procession mas Day Mass at St. Francis of will be celebrated at St. Francis of Assisi at 9:30 a.m. The Assisi Catholic Parish in Provo at Franciscans from St. Francis will 1 :30 p.m. The procession recounts also celebrate a Christmas Mass in the trouble Mary and Joseph had Spanish at San Isidro Church in finding a place to rest in Bethlehem Elherta at 7 p.m. before the birth of Jesus. The public is invited. Tuesday, Dec. 21 If you sit at a desk all day, The Orem Community Church, you've probably had those days 140 N. 400 East, will present its when your back just couldnt take annual Live Nativity Tdesday-Thursdait anymore. Sitting can actually Dec. from 7 to 9 be harder on the hack than standis p.m. The public invited to drive ing, says the Foundation for by or stop and enjoy the spirit of Chiropractic Education and ReChristmas. No admission. search. Friday, Dec. 24 Here's a workout The public is invited to join in for anyone whose back hurts the celebration of the birth of Jesus from sitting on the job: 1 ) Stand Christ at St. Francis of Assisi up, shoes off. 2) Roll back on Church, 172 N. 500 West, Provo. your heels, then forward on your The Vigil Mass will be celebrated toes. 3) Stand with your feet flat, at 5:30 p.m. The traditional Mid- close your eyes and wiggle your will be celebrated Mass twice, night fingers and hands. Stitch up reusable gift bags from Smokers wanted for quit smoking project is Utah County Christmas events Than Wood 75 CLEANER Than Wood Lasts Up To 4 Times Longer Ideal For Stoves, Fireplaces and Camping! on ia (Advertisement paid for by U S WEST Shareholders) |