Show 1 13 THE HiaiMKm VM r - Wednesday Mireh 2 1W1 HKAl'LK ’i " " wrw g if 11— W - New Horizons Can Help Break Violence Cycle Jeannine Chisholm Horizons Volunteer By New Did you know that 45000 Americans died in the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1972? During that South Sevier Does Well At Festival MONROE — The South Sevier High School music department placed well at the region solo and ensemble festival Feb 23 The lowest rating SSHS received w as one "good" Jason Walker Edward Jones Kathryn Neff and the violin quartet all received superior ratings Erin Cottle KC Nilsson Samantha Stillman and Lena Rose received superior-minu- s Heather Christiansen Melissa Foreman Jackie Rose and Richard Hawley received ratings Aaron Hcsscy Sharlcnc Rose Kristen Dcgraff and the trumpet trio re- excellent-plu- s ceived excellent The sax duct received excellent-minu- s These arc the best ratings South Sevier has received "The kids we have in our program arc quality kids" said Ron Hamblin band director "We just need to work the scheduling so more can get involved It would be impossible to get these results without the help of Marilyn Erickson Barry Erickson and Kathleen Hawley" The vocal solo and ensemble festival will be March 2 same time 17570 Americans died as a result of family violence Did you know that children of abusive parents arc trapped in a cycle of violence and are likely to become abusive spouses? Did you know that because it has bigger families per capita than any other state Utah has one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the entire nation? Statistics indicate the battered of any race class She is a woman woman is a woman whose home is a prison She is terrorized in her ow n home and cannot find a sanctuary for herself and her children w ith family or friends A copy of the following "Letter to NHCC" came across my desk "As I look at the faces of the abused women and children that come through our door my mind opens back to a time when I was in their shoes I wasn’t lucky enough to have a nice comfortable place to go "When you have made the decision to leave the best feeling you can have is to know that someone is there to hold you comfort you and tell you that you're special and worth something That is what the people at the Crisis Center arc there for "Your children need so much extra reassurance that they arc loved and needed At the same time you also need time alone away from the children to cry hurt and to scream You need to work on feeling better so you can be strong for them "They know how much mom has been hurt and that hurts them It's so easy to hug someone and say 'I Love you' "I am so glad I left because now I know that my children have a fighting chance for a normal peaceful life The chain has been broken and we arc on our w ay up "Thank-yo- u for the Crisis and the caring giving people that staff them" It was signed "Former Abused Mom" The shelter is a place where a woman and children can find safety let their bruises heal find emotional support and resource materials It is a place where you can be gin to discover that you are not alone The Richfield shelter serves over 250 women and children per year furnishing over 5000 nights of shelter 13000 meals 250 temporary restraining orders and 1500 hours of counseling The shelter is available 24 hours a day Staff can be reached at all times If you find yourself in a "cycle of violence" and have no one you can tell and nowhere to go we are here or for you Call us at 896-929-4 day or nighL Please let us help you help yourself Buckle Up That Baby Injury Protection Specialist Nancy Foster from Kentucky demonstrates proper use of a vehicle child restraint device during a training session in Richfield Wednesday Lack of Use Misuse Of Child Restraint Systems Prevalent Uy Hill McClure Reaper Staff Writer ') "Seventy to percent of people using vehicle child restraint systems for their children are misusing them in a serious way" said Nancy Foster an Injury Protection Specialist from Kentucky Poster vc as in Richfield Wednesday as one of the instructors conducting a clinic on proper use of child restraint systems About two docn persons from North Carolina Louisiana Kentucky Colorado and throughout Utah attended the session "There are literally hundreds of different types of child restraint sys tems available and they arc very prone to misuse" said Kathy Nutter coordinator of training for the Utah Highway Safety Office "With this training session here in Richfield and another in Salt Lake City Friday we’ll train 60 people as technical specialists on child restraint systems These people can then train others in their communities" The training session were funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association Participants included law enforcement officials Parent-Teache- r Association members health specialists hospital staff members and emergency medical technicians WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 3294 3394 'Scouting For Food' Program Under Way The "Scouting for Food" program is under way in the Fishlakc District and Food bags were delivered door to dixr by area scouts Saturday Feb 22 and w ill be picked up Saturday March 5 by the scouts roundtable More information will be available at the roundtable March 10 at the Richfield LDS Tabernacle Basic training will be held one hour before each roundtable for those involved The Varsity Scouts basketball tournament will be held March 18 at North Sevier High Registration fees arc $10 per team and due at March 19 School FRIDAY 3 OF VdDQD'TCE 494 KEAD-OS- T ) SATURDAY 3594 Because the '94s are here And now that you know what o watercraft can do aren’t you a little your old new ones? the about cunous Sea-Do- Honda Jorgensen's - 980 South Main Richfield 896-640- 8 I V |