Happy 4th of July Holidays from Utah Association of the Deaf

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1 J U L Y Volume Bulletin Happy 4th of July Holidays from Utah Association of the Deaf

2 Page 2 J U L Y UAD Board of Directors President: Philippe Montalette Vice-President: J.R. Goff Secretary: Ellen Hanna Treasurer: Adele Sigoda At-Large: Dan Hoffman At-Large: Pamela Mower At-Large: Joyanne Burdett At-Large: Laurie Bishop At-Large: Vacant Editorial Staff Philippe Montalette, Editor (801) VP events@uad.org Contributors: Valerie Kinney, Paula Pittman, Adele Sigoda, Michelle Tanner UAD Bookstore Adele Sigoda at SCCDHH 5709 South 1500 West, Taylorsville, UT Office phone: Local VP uadbookstore@comcast.net Bookstore Hours September to May Mondays through Fridays 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Closed on holidays Other times by appointment INFORMATION Ideas, criticisms, and questions are welcome. Letters to the editor must be signed. Send all news, reports and advertisements to editor. The editor reserves the right to refuse any news, letters or ads. Letters are limited to 250 words, and articles are limited to 450 words. Advertising rates can be found at bulletin/adrates.html The DEADLINE for news, articles, ads, and letters is the 16th of each month. The UAD Bulletin does not necessarily endorse any information on articles, columns, letters, and ads found in this publication. They are for your information only. President s Corner For the movie, Beyond the Embers: Vol. 1 produced by ASL Films, we have confirmed two locations for the September 12 and 13 showing. To view the trailer, click on this link: It will first be shown at the Jean Massieu School for the Deaf (JMS) Auditorium in Salt Lake City on Friday, September 12. The movie will begin at 8 pm. The second showing, on Saturday, September 13, will be at the Southern Utah Deaf & Hard of Hearing Programs (SUDHHP) Center at St. George. This showing will begin at 7 pm. The flyers are on page 8 and 9. You can purchase your tickets online. Please share it with your friends through Facebook and other social media. Thank you for your support of UAD JR Goff, Dan Hoffman and I are excited to attend the NAD conference in Atlanta. We will give you updates about the conference in the August Bulletin issue. We will have biannual elections of NAD board and region members. Please check it out through Twitter and Instagram. Have a safe 4th of July with family and friends We encourage you to join UAD as a member and give your support to UAD; this strengthens the organization. UAD needs your voice and your opinion to help us move forward in the future. Philippe Montalette President, pmontalette@me.com Join Utah Association of the Deaf Only $15.00 per year Term: June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015

3 Page 3 J U L Y Local Wedding Anniversaries Celebrated June 7, 2014 Lynn and Rosie Losee was honored at their 50 th wedding anniversary at an open house hosted by their children and held at the Salt Lake Valley 1 st Ward. They were married on June 5, 1964 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on a pretty day despite a rainy evening at their wedding reception at the Salt Lake Branch for the Deaf. They have 5 daughters and two sons; 26 grandchildren and one on the way; three great grandchildren. Their children surprised them with a shadow box which included Lynn s father s uniform, badges and flag, and Lynn s mother s blue dress that she wore at Lynn and Rosie s wedding. Lynn s father served in Germany during World War II under General Patton from 1943 to June 28, 2014 Dave and Shanna Mortensen s 60 th wedding anniversary was celebrated at a luncheon held at the Lion House. They were united for time and all eternity on June 15, 1954 at the Salt Lake LDS Temple with a wedding reception held in Ogden, Shanna s home town. He was recently honored for his for his tireless efforts to fight for the rights of deaf people in education and the workplace. He retired from NAC in 1986 and Valley Mental Health in Shanna was a stay at home mother until 1966 when the last child was born, working at Becton Dickson and taking a medical leave in Their children are Kevin, Kristi, Karin (deceased), Kent and Kory; they have 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren UAD Friendship Day at Lagoon Adele Sigoda UAD Friendship Day at Lagoon is around the corner It is on July 26 (fourth Saturday. We have reserved a new terrace, the Cascade Terrace. It is located farther east and north of the former Oak Terrace. Utah Association of the Deaf hosts the UAD Friendship Day at Lagoon every year in July, a tradition that is many years old. The special discount admission price is $38.95 plus tax for an all-day pass and the youth price (under 48 inches in height) is $35.95 plus tax. The regular price is $ All rides open at 11 am. Lagoon tickets are available now at the UAD Bookstore you don t need to pay us just go and pick up the tickets and pay at the Lagoon ticket booth ONE TICKET IS GOOD FOR UP TO EIGHT PEOPLE. Parking is ten dollars per car, no discount, sorry. UAD Bookstore summer hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1 pm to 5 pm. Any questions or concerns, me at fab622@comcast.net. July 2014 Holidays 1 Canada Day (Dominion Day) 4 Independence Day 22 Hammock Day

4 Page 4 J U L Y Partnerships Jean Massieu School News Michelle Tanner Can you believe it has almost been a month since school let out? While the children are relaxing and enjoying their summer, JMS has been hard at work completing and distributing report cards, cleaning the building, moving classrooms, preparing next year s calendar, collecting end of year data and administering summer programs. JMS is offering a number of summer programs. We have already completed an ASL camp, art camp, babysitting & CPR camp and a volleyball & basketball camp. There are also thematic camps for the preschool age students. It is our hope that these camps will keep the students active and continue to promote language growth. We have several more camps throughout the month of July and a dance & drama camp in August. We are also seeking to hire 3 new teachers for JMS. There are preschool, 3 rd grade and resource teaching positions available. We are looking for strong candidates that believe passionately in the ASL/English philosophy for educating deaf students. Interested applicants need to a letter of interest, resume and a copy of any degrees to our Human Resource Specialist, Carol DeRosier at carold@usdb.org. You are also welcome to carbon copy me at michellet@usdb.org. There are also several paraprofessional positions open as well. To apply for these positions please search for an ASL/English Teacher Aide under the website statejobs.utah.gov. You can refine your search by selecting, Education as a category, Salt Lake City as the location and 400 Utah State Board of Education for the department. Interviews will happen in July for the upcoming school year. Keep watching for more news, as we get ready for the upcoming school year and thank you for all your support of our school. Deaf PIP Update Paula Pittman Summer in PIP is one of our quietest times of the year. Older children are home for the summer and families are off on camping trips, short and long family vacations, and playful family activities, and our staff are also off on their family vacations. Of course we continue to do home visits through the summer, but we take a break from Toddler Group, ASL Story Time and Listening Time until the start of the new school year. During the summer we take advantage of opportunities to learn language outdoors, teach families communication and language skills they can use on vacation and while out in the yard for cookouts, gardening, games and sporting events. We encourage parents to point out the many sounds of summer and to have fun with their children during the fun and excitement of the summer holidays. Over the next two months I will be focusing on end of the year reports and on gathering data on our program for this past school year. I look forward to sharing that information with you in August. We in PIP wish everyone a fun and safe summer

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6 Page 6 J U L Y Partnership Save the Date SEGO LILY S FIRST ANNUAL PURPLE TIE GALA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, pm THE LOFT AT BRICK CANVAS Thanksgiving Point More details to come

7 J U L Y Page 7 Partnership The Utah Deaf History Project The Utah Deaf History Project at Utah Valley University is seeking volunteers to be interviewed for a video archive of Deaf History in Utah. Tell YOUR story Each volunteer will receive a $50 gift card for completing an interview. Participants will be interviewed on camera about their life and experiences in Utah. The Utah Deaf History Project is funded by the 2012 UVU Presidential Fellowship. For further information or to schedule an interview, please contact: Dyana Thurgood [ udh.project@gmail.com ]

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10 Page 10 J U L Y Etcetera The UAD Bulletin is available online to everyone. For more information, you may contact the editor, Philippe Montalette, at or events@uad.org. We are working to update the Facebook page for Utah Association of the Deaf. To see what is coming up, check the flyers within the UAD Bulletin. Join us in Facebook, type in search Utah Association of the Deaf. Click on Want to learn a little about Utah Deaf history? There is a website, titled Utah Deaf Historical Digital Library, where you can read various articles Utah Association of the Deaf, National Fraternal Society of the Deaf, Sanderson Community Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Gallaudet University (Utah connection), Deaf Latter-Day Saints, and more. Jodi Kinner spent several years of spare time to develop these articles and is commended for her devotion to the project. If you would like to contribute information or pictures that are missing from any of these articles, please contact Jodi at j_kinner@yahoo.com. UAD Bookstore DVDs... Games... Jewelry... Comteks... Door Knockers... Amplifiers... Alarm Clocks... Vibrators... Signalers for Doorbell, Phone, Baby Cry and Videophones... Smoke/Fire Alarms... Books on Sign Language, Deaf Culture, Deaf History... If you can t find an item, we can Special order it Adele Sigoda, Manager uadbookstore@comcast.net UAD Bookstore Hours June through August Tuesdays through Thursdays 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Other days/times by appointment (48 hours notice) Closed on holidays Located in the Sanderson Community Center for the Deaf & HoH 5709 South 1500 West Taylorsville, UT Local VP Visit us online at