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Show NOVEMBER 3, 1995 PAGE 4 Home and School: Vital In Search Of A Hero Links by LILY ESKELSEN President, Utah Education Association know the right thing to do. I know my duty as a parent. I know my obligation as a teacher. It's simple. I'm responsible for making my kids succeed. Right? 1 mean, it's up to me to make sure they do what's right. To keep them from making mistakes. To put their little feet on the right path, tie their shoe laces for them and push them, drag them or prod them down that path whether they like it or not. Whether they're five I or twenty-fiv- 1 I 0 e. But that doesn't sound quite right. Maybe my job is to simply make suggestions to them and discuss the philosophy of right and wrong. Maybe I should help them see that there are no right answers. That whatever they choose to do with their lives is just fine and dandy with us because we love them and respect their choices and value them to the extent that we would never simply criticize or correct them. Or maybe those who work with children don't have the luxury of simple answers. Maybe what we do is teach our values to our kids, making sense of words like responsibility and caring. We show them what the world could be if all of us believed in goodness and kindness and wisdom. We let them know There is that there is right. wrong. That a hundred times each day the' will have to choose between the two. And we tell them we agar their fight to choose. That does not mean that we respect their choices necessarily. My students and my boys have made choices I believed were foolish or dangerous. Choices that did not honor who they were. 1 did not respect those choices. But I respected their right to choose as I respected their obligation to face the rewards and consequences that followed. As children grow older with each year, they will take on more and more decisions and we will have to step back, more and more. It's the hardest thing a loving parent or a concerned teacher can do. But it's the right thing to do. i-- mm PASTURES, RANK FOR PROFIT IS FOCUS OFUSUCOHME By John DeVilbiss Colonizer Brigham Young once entertained a hope that still holds true for Utah farmers and ranchers today: an abundant or lush pasture production in an and environment with little effort. The reality early settlers faced then still exists today: water in Utah is scarce. Unlike the 19th century, however, knowledge about how to use existing water is abundant,, says Robert I lill, Utah State University .Extension irrigation, specialist, V, iu. He will, speak on pasture irrigation management during the Utah Grant Days Nov. State University 7 on the Logan campus at the Eccles Conference Center. The hard, cold facts are that pasture growth and quality depend upon irrigation water availability and timing. Applying water at the wrong time is like applying no water at all. Those who are successful in 6-- developing healthy, vigorous pasture lands arc those with a basic understanding of fundamental soil, w ater and plant relationships, I till - says. Furthermore, irrigation must be coordinated with other pasture management practices such as grazing, Long Leap Lands Gent World Gaines Bronze J Ch00Se the herOS! !!t the grazing period may be from three to seven days followed by a three to four week rest period, he -- morePASTURES - 2 says. "Thus, irrigation can be accomplished immediately following the removal of the animals from the pasture and sufficiently ahead of the next grazing cycle to reduce animal compaction of the wetted soils," he says. "The timing and amount of irrigation water required by pastures, like any other crop, depends on the soil water holding capacity, weather conditions and crop growth progress. " Hill will address soil water holding capacity, how to check root zones to detennine the best time to irrigate, the effects of air temperatures and other weather conditions in relation to irrigating and the proper times for applying nitrogen fertilizer. The event, sponsored by USU Extension, Utah Agricultural Kxpefiment Station, the Steve Regan Co., and the U.S. Department of Research AglicultureAgricultural Service, focuses on managing pastures small or large and on ranching for i o t r f p Stan Parsons, who holds a Ph.D. in Animal Science from Natal University in South Africa will give practical expetience and proven techniques for making more money. He will focus on dollar-wis- e practices that are also environmentally sound. Parsons has influenced ranch management on an international scale and uses his unique background (a large-scafamily farm and ranch interests in Africa) to increase profits for livestock producers worldwide, notes Construction New Construction - Remodeling Roofing - Drywall - Painting - Etc. 2-- A 2-- . 2-- - , Constructon Needs In Southern And Central Utah Lowell Mellor Phone: Jehovah Witness 387-21- In Milford 33 Or Toll Free: 800-594-46- 22 Special Events Day St. George: Robert R. Oent. a Beaver. Utah Jumper in the 5-World games Bronze Medalist in the mcn"s long the 1995 is Huntsman category The Bronze was added to a pitvious Silver Medal in l'owerlifting. age jump. At an age when many years younger American males arc complaining of backaches as they shuffle to their favorite easy chair after picking up the morning paper. Gent and his fellow ovcr-5-0 long jumping competitors at the recently completed world games seem to defy the odds that inactivity needs to settle in with age. "The Long Jump undoubtedly is one of the most stressful track and Held events on the body." explained Oent. "Tremendous stresses are put on the lower back, the knees, and the ankle area as the athlete runs full speed down the runway, then launches himself air' Many top masters world class sprinters just will not long jump because of the fear of permanent injury. "This fact opens the door of opportunity for crav people like myself who lack world class speed, but have the strength and flexibility to excel with outstanding technique,'" Gent added. "I like the challenge of running down the runway at full speed, hitting an 8" board at the 100' mark and going into orbit for a split second." ' explained the Beaver athlete. It was a very exhilarating feeling Thursday at Hansen ar Stadium when I won the Brone Medal with my near 20' age graded mark," Gent concluded. Gent may be the only Beaver County resident excited about turning 55 before next year's world senior games because he will move up to the 55-5- 9 age category. His recent 50-5- 4 age category jump bested last year's 55-5- 9 Gold Medal effort by nearly 1 8". Gent is hoping to go back for the Gold in '96. "That just goes to show that you don't have to be young to have fun.' gratifying." The guest speaker, Simon was from the world of Jehovah's headquarters Witnesses Located in Brooklyn. New York and he spoke to the group on the subjects of "Why Necessity Is Laid upon Us to Preach" and "Qualified and Equipped as God's Ministers." Special Events Days Such as this arc encouraging and help all those in attendance to cam' out the preaching and teaching work in their local congregation. ht 2-- stale. The Special Events Day for Jehovah's Witnesses came to a Close Saturday, October 28 with 1,046 in attendance at the Dixie Center, St. George. Carl to According Minister the Briscoe of Presiding the Beaver Congregation of "The Jehovah's Witnesses, Program Theme was "Qualified as Ministers of the Good News" and was the attendance most hard-foug- - Serving All Your 3. into the Beaver's Volleyball team capped off an excellent season by bringing home the 3rd place trophy from the state tournament! This third place finish is the best Beaver has done as a A school. Beaver's first opponent at the tournament was Manti (region 12's 3rd place seeded team). Beaver defeated Manti in 2 games: Beaver 15 - Manti 8, Beaver 15 Manti 12. McCaUEyrehad8kills.5 Makenzie blocks, and 3 digs. Gillins had 6 kills, 3 blocks, and 7 ' digs. Brittany Smith had 10 assists, 3 kills, and 4 digs. Heidi Davis had 3 digs, 2 blocks and 4 aces. Marcy Williams had 1 bkdt, 1 kill, and 11 digs. Heather Oakden had 1 block and 1 kill. Tereasa Fails had 1 block. Bridgette Limb had 4 digs. The win over Manti put Beaver in the winner's bracket with their next match the same evening against the 1 ranked Morgan Trojans. Morgan has been ranked the 1 team in A all year. Morgan was stunned the first game with Beaver's excellent team play. Beaver dominated the first game. In the next two games momentum changed in Morgan's favor, and match. they won the Beaver 15 - Morgan 3; Beaver 8 -Morgan 15; Beaver 11 Morgan . more information, call or 7 By Marcia Eyre STATE VOLLEYBALL McCall Eyre led Beaver with 10 kills, 5 blocks, 1 1 digs and 2 aces. Makenzie Gillins had 9 kills, 2 blocks, 1 1 digs and 2 aces. Brittany Smith had 13 assists, 2 kills, 3 blocks, and 5 digs. Heather Oakden had 3 kills and 4 blocks. Treasa Fails had 1 kill and 1 block. Marcy Williams had 9 digs. Heidi Davis had 7 digs, 4 aces and 1 block. Holly Marshall had 2 digs, and Bridgette Limb had 5 digs. Beaver had to take on No. summit for 3rd and 4th place on Friday, October 27 at noon. Beaver dropped the first game; but came back strong in the next two games to defeat the Braves for the 3rd place trophy!! McCall Eyre contributed 12 kills, 2 blocks and 4 digs. Makenzie Gillins had 9 kills and 13 digs. Brittany Smith had 24 assists, 6 kills, 2 blocks and 8 digs. Marcy Williams had 4 kills and 6 digs. Heidi Davis had 1 kill, 1 block and 3 digs, heather Oakden had 2 kills, 2 blocks and 2 digs, holby Marshall had 1 kill, 1 block, and 2 digs. Bridgette Limb had 3 digs. Morgan went on to take the A championship, defeating So. Summit in 2 games. The support Morgan had at the tournament was amazing! Morgan had a huge crowd of student body and fans. Also, their entire football team walked in right before their matches, (dressed in their football jerseys). They were out in full force to cheer their team on to victory. What an example of school and community spirit!! to Congratulations Beaver's volleyball team and coaches for a super season of excellent volleyball!! Every team member is a fine athlete, deserving of support and congratulations from Beaver everyone throughout County. Quality The conference and banquet fee is $65 or $55 for the conference only. For -x A 15. two-da- y program Cmgfaff-- 2-- Alice Smith fertilizer application and clipping. For example, in a rotation-graze- d pasture, le ""- Volleyball " believe if they were here today, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton would tell us to be bold, to recall the historic, constitutional role state leaders must play. I believe they would tell us to do our duty, to act while tlx opportunity exists. As stewards oftheir creation, tlte Constitution of the United States, I believe they would tell us we have an obligation to restore die balance. And I believe they would tell us we can create a new generation of growth, prosperity and personal freedom if we move government back to our people in their towns and neighborhoods." Excerpt from Governor Leavitt's October 23rd speech at the Federalism Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio. ' Bravo, Governor Leavitt! But....... Moving government back to the local level also moves those wonderful green dollars back to local control. Idealistically, the very basis of any democracy is citizen interest and involvement Citizens are, of course human, and ocasionally, base in nature. Thus, without the vigilance of heros, the political climate spawns "what 's in it for me? " leaders. Add a scenario where otherwise honest men and w omen are looking "for their share of the pie (or grants) " and common-sens- e realism goes by the wayside. As every high school student learns, taking government to the local level was an event syrwnymous with the decline of the Roman empire. Central government eroded due to opulent lifestyle of the ruling class, moral decay, lavish public entertainment and starvation in the, cities. Justice gave way to the fashionable whim of power, and people fled to the countryside. Decent men and women, who once enjoyed freedom as citizens of the mighty Roman Empire, sold themselves and their children for generations to come into feudalismm. Electing leaders with entanglements that allow even a hint of personal or financial gain related to their elected position is an invitation to a modem counterpart of that system. As government comes to the local level, funding will be increasingly supplied by grants. Those grants can, and should, be channeled for projects benefiting the public. Such proposed projects through PCIFB as the Minersville Clinic, Milford City Office Building, Beaver Valley Hospital upgrades, the Milford Senior Citizen building expansion, etc., benefit the citizens. loans, and recycled tax However, projections show that future grants, dollars will be more pointedly directed in the future. Building improvements and infrastructure for business, in the name of economic development and job " creation, is already projected. Protect our future. When you go into the voting booth on November 7, choose candidates to serve the community - not their own agendas. It's your decision. There's no one watching. You know the candidates, so.... st Tom and Talia Bradshaw were among the Milor residents who entertained guests during October. self-respe- respect Bearer 7 backthe family insurance I sell with good neighbor service!' And our new computer system makes that good service even better. re Come & Enjoy Wednesday Night Steak Dinner 7:00 P.M. to ??? Monday Night BBQ Call me. Brent Stapley 801-438-54- 51 Krakar. 757 N. Main Beaver, Utah Like a good neighbor, State Hamburgers at Farm is there. & Hotdogs Im i ii STATI FARM Y INSURANCI Stat fvm Intuwnct the Pub is a private club for members only. 413 South Main Milford, Utah 801-387-24- ComptniM Horn Off cm Btoomngton. IMnrt 98 M |