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Show 2A The Summit County Bee Coalville, LIT Mr1 wamwawcr! eer 84017 Friday, December 4, 1987 As EDITORIAL PAGE Letters to the Editor Top of the News The Summit County Bee' (UKP KUO) b publblied weekly for $10.00 per year in Summit County and $15.00 per year by Wave Pubfirhing Inc. 67S Wcat 100 South, Hcber City, UT 14031 POSTMASTER: Send add mi changes toe The Summit County Oec, CoakiOc, Utah 04017. THE I See It Readers Views e Dedicated to Serving Summit County RICHARD M. AND SUSAN F. BUYS B. Phelps, EditorCoatviUe Office Manager 336-550Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday Sharia Banz, North Summit Area Reporter, 336-201-3 Bessie Russell, Kamas Office Manager Shirley 1, 783-438-7, Eifie Monday, Tuesday and Friday Mils, South Summit Reporter, 9 9-- 4 Forest Service Will Have Permits for Christmas Trees Lctton to the Idbor, b a cotama for the pubSc to voice their opinion. Letter! to the Edfeor murt be aubmitted prior to Tuesday noon, and muit Mar the dgnatum, fuU name and Name mutt be printed on htten but may be withheld far Kcurity reasouc. Writer! arc Imbed one letter in two weeka. Hr ate no endonement letten. Preference wU bo riven to fhort, typewritten (double (paced) letten, permitting use of write name. AS letten sufafect to condenaadon. Mai to: BNTOR, Bos 7, CoaMk, UTAH 14017. 9-- 4 783-240- POSTAL IDENTIFICATION TopoftheNem Letters Publishers NO. 525640 The forest service will have Christinas trees available on two days, Dec. 5 and 6. The forest service office will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 The coat will be p.m. on these two days so that you may obtain a permit. $3 per tree. The permits will be offered until they run out. When they nm out the office will close without any notice. The tree must be cut the day the permit is issued, no exceptions. . Kamas City Council Meetli I As See It Kama p.m. Agenda will be posted in City Hall. Santa Coming to Coalville by Shirley Have you ever wondered how to reclaim paper money that comes out of the family wash in tiny pieces or survives the family pet with tooth holes? Maybe we will say goodbye to the loss of a small amount or to small bills, but there is a recovery office that will restore the redeem the paper moneys value. Take the case of the senile old lady who cashed her social security check every month, spent only what she needed and tore up the rest. By the time her son discovered what was going on, she had reduced 535,000 to a box full of confetti. Then theres the story of a Dallas man who dropped stantial a sub- amount of money, enough to cover his rent, car payment and living expenses for the month, into water. A Iquick thinker, he popped the soggy money into his microwave oven. The money looked fine when done, but much to his chagrin it disintegrated when touched. All was not lost, however. In each case, the money was sent to n a government office that tries to restore mutilated currency. little-know- "The Treasury Department has a legal responsibility to redeem any money that has been damaged. It's still legal tender, says Rudy Villarreal, chief of the Office of Currency Standards in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. ;he Examining and Redemption Division, which handles mutilated currency, dates back to the earliest days of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, when all it took to handle the work load was one turrency examiner working ha., days. Today, a full time staff of 22, processes 27,000 cases a year, handling an estimated $19 million. Their services are often called upon following calamities, including hotel fires and airplane xrashes. No claim is too big or too small. The office has redeemed ss little as SI. The largest case on record involves an armored car that exploded and burned with 52.5 million inside. After weeks of meticulous work, examiners were able to restore the entire amount. The office has redeemed money that has been eaten by farm animals, scorched in gas ovens and gnawed by mice. Ten years ago an Iowa fanner dropped a wallet containing 5500 in a field, where one of the cows ate it. When the fanner figured out what happened, he slaughtered the cow and sent her stomach to the Examining and Redemption Division. A New Jersey woman had been saving 5500 a month for several years, stashing it in the crawl space of her mothers house. After several years she had amassed about 550,000. But when she went to retrieve the cash it was infested with lice. She froze the package to kill the lice and forwarded the money in a block of ice. The typical case, however, involves money that has been damaged in household fires or after being buried for a long time by people who dont believe in banks. Although the life expectancy of the average dollar bill is only 17 to 22 months, people will attempt to squirrel away money for years by burying it in the backyard or stashing it in the attic. Armed with a magnifying glass, tweezers and lots of tape, workers are working on a case involving a yet to be determined amount of cash. Unearthed after several years in someones backyard, the bills are hardly recognizable as money. Moldy, and stuck together in mu-dew- ed bundles, the discolored cash must be gingerly separated. It was forwarded by a Chicago bank on behalf of a client Examiners learn their craft through on the job training, and there is little in the way of scientific gadgetry to assist them. They will use tweezers, knitting needles, glue and what ever else it takes to piece together the puzzle of a damaged bill. If more than 50 percent of a bill is retrieved it is considered legal tender and redeemed at face value. The damaged cup rency is then shredded. In some cases, the amount repaid is less than the amount claimed. In other cases, it is greater. A lot depends on the skill of the examiner and the condition erf the bills. Examiners recently completed a case in which a man on his deathbed told his wife that he had buried money in the basement of their home. Following his directions, the woman dug up a large metal box. Inside she found wads of bills rolled up and stuffed into several coffee cans. The woman figured she was due about 550,000, but after four weeks of meticulous 8 city Council will hold its regular council meeting Dec. at 7 work, examiners were able to restore 5113,000. Most people who send in damaged currency for redemption are honest. But there has been the occasional case of someone trying to pull a fast one. They had an individual send in half a bill front Ohio and the other half from West Virginia. Those cases are turned over to the Secret Service. They are now working on a package of money that was sent from Houston. It has been partially eaten by termites, but the worst damage may have been inflicted by the people who found it. Eager to spend their unexpected windfall, they tried to pull the delicate bills apart, and that was the wrong thing to da Families Must Be More Involved in Childrens Education made a difference. The new' is the larger world out there today, a competitive world where some cultures actually give a higher priority to schooling than does mainstream American society. The real competition for America in the future is not the automobile factories of Japan. The real competition in the long run is the preference given to schooling by the families of some other cultures. Thomson suggests a number of ways in which families can support their student's educat- If America Reston, VA hopes to have excellent education, families must play a greater role, according to the chief executive of tire nations largest school administrator organization. "We all need to gain renewed respect for the central role families play in student success at school, contends Scott Thomson, executive director, National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). Recalling a recent trip to Singapore which he had not visited for 35 years, Thomsons indicated 'that trishaw drivers had been replaced by computer scientists and there was an unbelievable improvement in the standard of living. How did they do it?, asks Thomson. "Not with natural resources, because they have none. Singapore did it with education, and with a culture that places schooling first on the family agenda. Once Singapore schools adopted a modern western curriculum, the emphasis on learning in their ion: or for cleaning their room. Emphasize the importance of education. If students understood that their parents believe learning is important, it's more likely they will, too. Communicate the fact that what students achieve in the classroom today is an investment in their future. Schedule some educational outings for your family, especially when children are younger. Trips to museums, the zoo, a childrens museum, local business, and other places and events can make learning more meaningful. Parents are the childs first teacher and continue to play a saw parents helping students with homework in bus stations and airports on weekhe reports. "I joined ends, school meetings where every single student was represented by at least one adult. I observed families that control television viewing with no apologies. This culture and these parents exhibit a singlemindedness about education. Horace Mann would have understood. He also would have approved. Thomson believes Asian students may have the upper hand on their American counterparts because of this difference in priorities. Somehow, too many Americans have become casual about he feels. City Public Notice Summit County Planning Commission Notice is hereby given that the Summit County Planning Commission will hold their regular meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 8, beginning' at 7:30 p.m. in the old Summit County Courtroom;' County Courthouse, Coalville. The proposed agenda is as follows: Recreation Sports Renal, Ken Meyers Request for renewal of a conditional use permit for seasonal snowmobile rentals at junction of U.S. 40 and SR-24- 8. Public hearing for a Class II development Utah Powderbird Guides and base facility adjacent to the for a operation helicopter skiing permit PaikWest Resort. Public hearing for a Class II Alpine Storage Facility, Lee Fanner of approximately 31,600 sq. ft. of development permit for development Kimball's Junction. office at a including manager's self-stora- ge North Summit Senior Citizens Blood Pressure to be Checked Blood pressures will be taken Dec. 9 from a.m. at the North Summit Senior Citizens Building. Following blood pressures there will be a discussion pertaining to food poisoning. , 1 schooling, Coalville Coalville City will hold its regular city council meeting on Monday. Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Coalville City Hall. The agenda will be is follows: 7:30, street vacation petition by Frank W. Moore; 9:00, miscellaneous business. 10-11:- Congratulate students on outstanding performances in the classroom. Sometimes. more recognition is given youngsters for achievement on the sports field culture moved their people forward at a rapid rate, according to the NASSP chief executive. - Santa Claus is coming to Coalville on Saturday, Dec. 12. Santa will be at the Coalville Fire Station from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sana warns all the children to visit him during his short stay. Sana's visit is made possible by the Coalville Lions Club with the cooperation of .the city merchants and the local fire district. Be sure to plan on bringing the children to see Sana on this important occasion. crucial role throughout their education careers, says Thomson. "Parental support can be a crucial factor in student Immunization Clinic Dec. 9, p.m. at the Summit CityCounty Health Dept, 85 North 50 East, Coalville. No appointments are necessary. For more information, ext. 350. call the Summit CityCounty Health Department at 336-445- 1, 3-- 4 Well Child Clinic Note the change for this month's well child clinic date: Wednesday, Dec. 16. Held at Summit CityCounty Health Dept., 85 North 50 East, Coalville. Appointments are necessary. For more information or apext. 350, Summit CityCounty Health pointments, call Department. The cost is minimal. 336-445- 1, Senior Citizens Commodities Notice Surplus commodities will be available at the Coalville Senior Citizens building on Dec. 9. Please bring your own sacks for your commodities. Park City Clinic The Park City Community Clinic is a non-profamily planning and health Services include reproductive program. physical exams, PAP terts, venereal disease tests, pregnancy testing, counseling mid education and fit contraceptive supplies. Examinations are performed by a Nurse Practitioner. Costs are reasonable. No one will be denied use of the clinic; all services are confidential. For more information or an appointment call New hours: Mem., Tues., Thurs., Fri., 9 a.m. to 5 pjn. 649-598- 9. Other priorities interfere. Or there appear to be no priorities at all. Thus, many students become indifferent. Cars or jobs or compact discs get first choice. He recalls studying a group of schools in 1978 where SAT scores had not declined and discovering that the one common factor among all those schools was the emphasis the local community placed on schooling. So what is new?, asks Thomson. Parents have always Psychiatrist Offers Holiday Advice to Women We want everything to be just right We feel like we have to save money, make something cute for everyone, prepare delicious baked goods, send Christinas cards to everyone we havent written all year, decorate foe tree and living room for Christinas, and keep up foe regular chores of laundry, meals and house cleaning. No wonder women feel so much stress during the holidays, explains Dr. Katherine Greenwood, the medical director at Rlverwood Hospital in Prhvo. The holidays are known to put some mothers in over their The holidays should be relaxing,' says Dr. Greenwood. Cooking should be simple and planned in advance. Baking for all the neighbors can be too much when a simple card could do just fine. We tend to get to busy doing that we forget that the most valuable gift is not in giving presents and service. Dr. Greenwood belfovei that "spending time being Available for your spouse and children is a far more important and 'valued gift than what mothers and wives often spend their energies on heads. during the holiday season. "Youre not much good to others when youre not in good shape Dr. Greenwood exyourself, plains. Taking on more than is reasonable during the holidays can greatly detract from sharing time with your family. is Taking care of yourself first essential to being valuable to others, says Dr. Greenwood. MI come first is an important attitude. To reserve time for proper sleep, exercise, and time to read and relax. Then, when you have taken time for yourself, you are in much better condition to spend time with your husband and children. i 4, |