Show 2 v Letter to the Students learn from the animals on Farm Field Editor Stamp collecting has long been one of the most popular hobbies in the world At a time when so many parents are seeking activities to share with their children many of us overlook one of the most popular and educational activities— stamp collecting Collecting stamps is an interactive hobby that parents and children can work on as a team Stamp collecting is also an activity that can be passed along to future generations To celebrate National Stamp Collecting Month in October the Mayfield Post ( tffice will be unveiling a new commemorative stamp featuring Porky Pig Throughout the month the Postal Sere ice will be encouraging people ot all ages to start stamp viding top quality service Sincerely ArLou Edwards Postmaster US Postal Service Mayfield many food and uses that corn has in the world around us A forestry presentaThis GVES student tries her hand at milking one of Russell and Tanya Otten’s cows tion rounded out the field day experience for those in atten- and Taunya Often Dairy Liza ing Seed Celeste Christensen Field Day was started to proexHow vide hands-odance agricultural Jensen Cindy Yardley and and JoAnne Christensen Presenters included Russell Nannette Despain The Amaz- - Does Your Turkey Grow? periences for students and Talon Lund and Annette teachers as part of the Utah Ag Hansen Wool Jim and Flo in the Classroom project "We want kids to go home Yearsley Hogs and Rabbitry Local Cowboy Poet Named Female Poet of the Year In conjunction with the Western Heritage Festival and Cowboy Poetry Gathering held in Spanish Fork September 7 and 8 2001 the Utah Chapter of the Western Music Association and Female Vocalist Duo group and Entertainer of the Year Ballots also listed nominees for male and female serious poet male and female humorous poet and poet of the held their awards program The year WMCUC is comprised of Saturday night at Spanish members representing musi- Fork High School the nominees cians artists artisans vocalists performed for the crowd prior and poets from the Utah and to the results being announced Idaho area Ballots were sent to Garnering the honors were Roy the members to vote for their Glover Instrumentalist of the Male Year Brenn Flill Male Vocalist choice of Instrumentalist ready for fyfc&rear? 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I Valley Dry Cleaners-- 20 200 ing the Fair Besides being a member of the WMAUC she is a member of the Cowboy Poets of Idaho and the newly elected President of theCow'boy Poets of Utah The poetry that Sam performs is and based on actual experiences of working cows sheep and living the rural life She has for Male Serious Poet Don Kennington was voted Male Humorous Poet and Poet of the Year Sam DeLeeuw was seextensively lected as Female Poet of the performed Year Winning Both the Female throughout Utah and Idaho Serious and Female Humorous and was invited to the prestigious Arizona Gathering in divisions Sam lives in Manti and is an Prescott this summer Annette Hansen stated "It amazes me each year that we live in a rural area and yet how little these students know about agriculture" Many students also do not realize that agriculture not only produces the food that we eat but fiber for our clothes and materials in For according to Julie Hammond Sanpete County's Field Day organizer Students really enjoy the learning experience "espeactivities cially the hands-owith agricultural products that are produced right here in for the homes we live Sanpete County" Yvonne these reasons Farm Hansen i ftr ' a I I K USPS ISSN Periodicals postage paid at Gunnison Utah Postmaster send address changes to: Gunnison Valley News Box 189 Gunnison UT 84634 The Gunnison Valley News is published each Wednesday for $19year in Sanpete County $25year in Utah and $30 year in US Publishers: Jim & Lori Olsen 556 S Main in Gunnison Phone (435) Fax from Farm Field Day with a better understanding of where their food their clothes and the homes they live in come from" Victor Satterfield Forestry John Keeler What is Agriculture? Moroni Elementary teacher A t Gunnison Valley News Croats Ui-r- Brenn Hill Band Group Terri Taylor Yodeler of the Year Female Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year Bliss Paul and Don shared the honors Kennington active member of the Sanpete County Fairboard initiating the V X Cowboy Poetry Program dur- - Are your fy Day Sanpete County third graders were taught by a bunch of animals last Thursday — with the help of their teachers of on US course All Sanpete third grade classes had the opportunity to or add to their stamp collecthe fourth annual Farm attend tions Stamp collecting is a fun Field Day sponsored by the educational and inexpensive Sanpete County Farm Bureau way for children to learn about and held at the Fairgrounds in the historic people places and Manti events printed on stamps each Teachers and students attended seven sessions about year Through stamp collecting children can glimpse some of agricultural commodities that the highlights in American and are produced right here in world history Sanpete County Participants We encourage everyone in learned how to milk a cow how Mayfield to join us for a to shear a sheep and use its October while we celwool and where a turkey sandebrate National Stamp Collectwich comes from They were ing Month and we look forable to pet pigs as well as rabward to continuing to serve our and they learned of the bits wonderful by procommunity Porky Pig now available Editor: September 19 2001 Valley News Gunnison A m0 & USED v p jr IL m mm i UT" Article and advertising deadline is 5 pm on Friday Classifieds deadline is 10 am Monday Gunnison Super Clean Loaded ‘96 Ford Ranger Ext Cab Great Farm Truck ‘86 Ford F250 Flatbed B vi995 Great Feeding Truck Winch ‘83 Chevy 2500 4x4 Flatbed Stcn tr M imp More t I Gunnison Valley Bank CHEVROLET Your Locally Owned Bank Member of FDIC Gunnison Utah 120 South Main MOTORS Richfield wwwclassicmocom JEEP Toll j" Free J" f ' f f A |