It is now time to be putting the gardens to bed. Check our garden site for information regarding fall planting and winter garden preparations.
The Garden Club is seeking nominations for the 2008 officers. If you or someone you know is interested, please send an email to: community4u2@yahoo.com or add a message to our message center.
Photos of this year's overall garden of the month will soon be available on our photo album site.
Check our web page (Kearns Activity Council) for more information regarding activities for the holidays.
Nominations for this year's Holiday Home will begin on Monday, December 10th and end on Wednesday, December 19th. Nominate your home or a home you think is best decorated for this year's holiday. Call 957-0503 and leave a message. 2007's Holiday Home will be posted on our web site on Saturday, December 22nd.
The winter skies are getting active for great skywatching ... check the skywatch site to see what is happening in our nightime skies!
The offices of Kearns Community Development & Resource Center is located at 4250 West 5415 South. Call 957-0503 for more information about KCDRC, the Arts Council, Kearns Beautification, Kearns Preservation or Kearns Activity Council and their goals for the community of Kearns. Join one of the organizations, call and or send email telling us what you think would make Kearns a better community. This is your community ... it needs you to be involved.
Kearns Community Development & Resource, with the assistance of KAC (Kearns Activity Council) have the following activites and programs available for the community of Kearns: Westside Bird Watchers, Western Salt Lake Valley Garden & Horticultural Society, Kearns Book Club, Westside Hiking Club, Kearns Women's Organization and Kearns Sky Watchers. Information regarding each will be available daily and posted to this website. If you have any suggestions regarding other activities, speakers (presenters) and programs, please contact us at: community4u2@yahoo.com.
Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) The Silent Killer
How often is someone told they should have no concerns of cancer because, cancer has no pain."
Breast cancer is something women think they know about. Most have mammograms, see their doctors, and check for lumps. None of this will save you from a silent breast cancer that most women know nothing about. It is called "inflammatory breast cancer ... IBC"
The National Cancer Institute reports IBC is an uncommon type of breast cancer in which cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin of the breast. The blockage may cause the breast to become red, swollen and warm to the touch. The skin of the breast may appear pink, purple or bruised. It may have ridges or looked similar to the skin of an orange. Another sign of the cancer is swollen lymph nodes under the arm or above the collarbone.
More often the tumor cannot be felt and may not be seen in a mammogram. Diagnosis of IBC is detected by a biopsy. IBC is the most aggressive form of breast cancer. It progresses rapidly. It is a silent breast cancer killer. More information regarding IBC is needed and will help women become more informed.
The easiest to remember is to be aware of any changes to the breast and to get them check out.
We are working to obtain funding for an exciting children's art program. Hopefully, it will be up and running by Spring of next year.
Leadership and community involvement are very important in making programs, events and activities a success. By taking some time away, we have been able to accomplish the three Rs: re-energize, review and relax. By restructuring some of our goals, we can now see ways to achieving programs which will benefit the community.
We have had the opportunity to take a look at our accomplishments and take pride in them.
Formation of additional organizations has helped residents enjoy new activities. The Sky Watchers' report has proved to be very popular. And those who took the walk along the Jordan River Parkway, were surprised to see how many variety of birds live within the area.
Although we are low on funding, we have been able to have two exhibits, our annual "Socks from Santa" program, our annual Easter basket contest, an entry in the Taste of Kearns, our annual beautification programs and several meetings to discuss future plans.
All in all, we can be very proud of our accomplishments. We are looking forward to many future exhibits, functions and events.
Come and join us in making Kearns a better place to live, work and play. See you soon!
Kearns' Art Council's Exhibit: Antique Aluminum Ware - "The Poor Man's Silver" proved to those who attended, that art may come in many different methods.. Thank you to those who attended the exhibit and to those who entered their vintage aluminum ware in the exhibit.
KCDRC's third Easter Basket Contest was a success. Prizes were awarded on Wednesday, April 18th. Five baskets were be placed in five of Kearns' businesses. We want to thank Kearns Auto Repair, Curves, Aztec Market, Island Imports for placing the baskets in their businesses.
A tree planting ceremony to commemorate Arbor Day was held on Friday, April 27, at 6:00 pm. The tree (a blooming pear) was planted at the corner of 5415 South and 4000 West (the canon).
Our annual Kearns Neighborhood Pride Day was held on Saturday, April 28th. Our projects for this year included working on the areas near the railroad overpass and along Northwest Avenue. To those who joined us, many thanks! To Jason Curry (Utah Natural Resources) and Nancy White (Salt Lake County), thank you for the banners, gloves and garbage bags.
It is official Kearns Garden Club and neighboring community garden clubs are now the Western Salt Lake Valley Garden & Horticultural Society.
If you love gardening, please come join Western Salt Lake Valley Garden & Horticultural Society in its planning and meetings. Watch this site for announcements. And be sure to watch for updates/information regading gardens, plants and activities on the KCDRC site.
We are now seeking nominations for 2008's Garden Club officers. If you or someone you know would like to be included, please send an email to community4u2@yahoo.com or add a message to our message center.
*Kearns Preservation Society is not affiliated with Kearns Historical Society (the word Historical has been removed from the Society's title so as to not be confused with the Kearns Historical Society).
Members of Kearns Preservation Society are very proud of a grant submitted in the spring of 2006 to the Salt Lake County ZAP board. The grant was to fund an open space park at the canal where one of the bridges leading to and from Camp Kearns is located. However, with the purchase of the property by a new owner, the application was pulled by the Preservation Society prior to the interview with the ZAP board. Efforts between the new owner and members will be going forward and the much needed open space location and site of historical significance will be completed sometime either this year or next.
This month's highlight is a dawn grouping of Venus, Saturn and Regulus. At dusk, Jupiter will sink low in the southwest. Mars rises later in the night.
The cresent moon will be very close to the grouping at just the right time.
Enjoy our fall skies. Check and see what is happening in our nighttime skies!
Have you found a book you would like to share with others? Email us and we will share your information with others who enjoy a good book. Send information to community4u2@yahoo.com
Within a five hours drive is one of the largest concentration of geysers in the world. Yellowstone National Park has 500 known locations.
The book ~ Geysers - What They Are and How They Work, by T. Scott Bryan, points out locations of geysers and hot springs across the world. Several located in Utah are included.
The James Hansen Wildlife Education Center is now open. Log onto http://www.fws.gov/bearriver or call 435-723-5887 for more information. Driving insturctions: Drive north to Bringham City, take the Forest Street exit - number 366 - off Interstate 15 and head west. The center features a half-mile boardwalk, interpretive exhibits and a gift shop.
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