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Show The Sampler, April 10, 1986 Baker lab feelsgrowing pains inside outside ' by Lisa Slmunact Chuckholes are about the deonly thing that decorate the solate road to Baker Lab here. The 43,000 square foot biological lab sits in the middle of the desert, as some employees describe, like a space station on the moon. Inside the lab, white walls take the place of windows; "It gets kind of depressing," Max Outside the lab, two lab technicians have been dealing with a different type of growing pain. Four years ago, June McAllister brought two small seedlings to the lab. McAllister has been working at Baker for 37 years. Cordilio He and his Valerio, with 36 years in service, decided to plant the two seedlings outside their workplace. Gaubelt, biological lab technician supervisor said. "But," he continued, "you get used to not seeing the sun." Gaubelt, like a few of the 32 lab employees, has worked at Baker lab for almost 30 years. "Very shortly all the old timers will be gone," he said. "With that, the lab is experiencing growing pains. co-work- er, - V This year, the one tree the weather, and for the first time, that has survived alkaline soil, jack-rabbi- ts grasshoppers has finally bloomed. "The two of them have been fertilizing and packing water in that thing and it's been kind of funny because half the employees here never imagined it would grow," Carol Nudell, lab technician said. McAllister said he has had a garden on post since 1958, "with the exception of last year since ; r jttn Offer Valid On 18 NO. MAIN, TOOELE HOURS: 11:00 A.M. All (xccptMte the grasshoppers , ." were too thick.? Baker Lab, where bur landscape is asphalt and weeds, this tree is , a living monument to our work in the desert. As several of our prepare to leave, this to remind us of remain tree wul them and their work." After working at the lab so long, Gaubelt said "You have to care about what the future will bring to the lab. I can only hope it brings a good workload and that it will be upgraded." Gardening runs in Valerio's family, he said. "I grow a little bit of everything. To the microbiologists who work in the sterile environment in the middle of the bleak desert "It seems as if the only life is in the cells we work with," Nudell co-work- ers said. "For those that work in- English Village or Ditto technical center where grass' will grow, a blooming tree is celebrated as the first sign of spring," Nudell, who has worked at 3aker for four years said. "But for those of us who work - And as the gardeners take time out from their lab work to tend to their hobby and thinking of the more near future, Valerio said, "we're hoping to see oil nprwuk in the windowless world of 6:00 P.M. tabtM) 2nd AMMOVEQSAQY SALE ed the alkaline soil, sagebrush and wildlife of west area. (US. Army photo by Lisa Slmunacl) Baker Lab technicians June McAllister and Valerio check their apricot tree that has surviv Dug-way- 's Contractor inspects furniture The switching of base operations (BASOPS) contractors from Hawthorne Aviation to Vinnell Corporation requires a hand receipt inventory, which is , .s currently underway.:; v; . addition. to the current , ln housing furniture inventory, an- other very important inventory will take place Wednesday through April 19. This will be conducted in the Equipment Pool This is described by Executive Officer, Lt. Col. Richard Haley, as a "100 percent inventory, of all vehicles and equipment." 5 working days after type Is proofed correct Type Is usually ready within 1 to 2 days after Initial order. Designed papers will take 2 days extra. This guarantee does not Include Invitations that we have to send or color photo types. out, such as full-col- or phone call for complete coordination. . giene or inappropriate clothing. election, art auction abnormal fatigue or listless-.nes- : s. unattended probDugway Women's Club will lems or medical physical as such needs, hold an election coffee at the untreated or infected wounds. Community Club April 15, from begging or stealing for food. 9 p.m. Nominations may. be constantly falling asleep in taken during this time. class. S DAYS OR YOU GET THEM ol ... notes rDugway DWC WEDD1MG iM vnwnoMS FflEVSflSHED IM In order for Vinnell Corporation personnel to see what they are responsible for, all vehicles and equipment should be at the equipment pool in English Vilin Ditto lage and. the sub-po'Technical Center by close, of ? - business, Wednesday. If for some reason, the equipment cannot be turned in, Howard Austin, contracting office representative, should be notified in writing of the reason and the location of the equipment. ' ' This should be followed up by a mm 7-- -- The Fine Arts Council, will rarely attending school provide art for the DWC art to school very early auction April 24 at 730 p.m. in and coming leaving very late. the Community Club. Most art addicted to alcohol or is of -- - average price. drugs, engaging in delinquent acts such as vandalism or theft. , April has been declared as that there is no one Child Abuse Prevention Month. to stating care for or look after One of the more prevalent prob- himher. lems at Dugway is in the Child Those suspecting child above Neglect area, according to a or neglect have a legal and morservice official. A basic de- al obligation to report any sufinition of Child Neglect is that child abuse or neglect sithe child's needs are not being spected tuations. Call 2278 during duty met. Neglect involves inattenhours and 2933, 2222 or 3535 tion to the basic needs of a child after duty hours for a crisis line for food, clothing, shelter, medi- worker. cal care and supervision. While physical abuse, tends to be episodic, neglect tends to be chronic. It is important to notice any There was a mistake in the consistency of indicators of neghours of the Thrift Shop in the lect. last paper. The new hours for the Thrift Shop are: Tuesdays, The following are physical inWednesdays: 11:30 a.m. 2:30 dicators of neglect: unusual hunger, poor hy- - pjn.; Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m. Child abuse so-id- al Thrift shop hours - -- . DES news The School's Fine Art Festival will be held for the public 0 Monday from p.m. The same day, there will be a PTA meeting for election of new officers at 7 pjn. The Tooele School District Fine Arts Program will be held on April 17 at Tooele High Auditorium at 7 p.m. Daniel 6:30-8:3- . o IBuliof do Iroosciript 58 NORTH MAIN .' Morgan and Sam Smith will be performing from Dugway. Maturation Program for fifth and sixth graders will be held April 18 at 1 p.m. Parents are invited to view the film on April 16 at 7 p.m. in the library. Dr. Clark Hoffman and Cherie Martin will be helping to present. PTA movie, Old Yeller, will be held April 19 at the Youth Activity Center. Backwards Day is April 23. The student council is spon- -' soring this backward day where everything will be done backwards. Achievement tests will be held April y . 21-2- 5. |