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Show Opinion PAGE A2 Just a Thought Summit County News BY CHERYL OVARD How can “I Believe” - “just believe in helping those who need it,” says Carter Bedford who is in Mrs. Baker’s class at Treasure Mountain Middle School. These children are learning how to express themselves, and because they have a special teacher who listens, gives them a chance to express themselves, these thoughts are put down on paper for others to also share. Here is Carter’s paper on “This I Believe”… an a+ paper for sure! There are more thought of the youth in the PC School page - Thanks for sharing your thoughts, students, and also for Mrs. Baker for taking the time to share with all of us! I Believe I BELIEVE IN HELPING THOSE IN NEED I believe in helping those who need it. Last year, I began peer tutoring the students in my school that needed help performing day to day activities or doing schoolwork. I’ve learned a lot, and sincerely believe I’ve been changed as a person for the better. When I started peer tutoring in seventh grade, it was for no more a reason than to get out of my awful art class. I began to see what I needed to become to help these kids. This kind of back and forth learning from each other wasn’t exactly new to me, and I began to feel as though I had been training for this my whole life. Thinking back, I had peer tutored before. In second grade, a little girl named Sierra had been my close friend. She was kind, sweet, and smart in a way I never could be; I learned she was diagnosed with Down syndrome. The next year, third grade, I also helped with Jordan, a boy who had had over fifty surgeries and whose diagnosis was never made public. Most of us thought it to be brain tumor related. Now, in seventh grade, I was tutoring kids like this but also very different. I was usually assigned to help out with Ethan, diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. Unlike some with his condition, he was perfectly capable of speech and had no learning deficits, but he was in a wheelchair. I helped him with not only schoolwork, but riding his bike around the gym. Soon, we became close friends. We developed secret handshakes and played on the computer. After a few more months, we were inseparable. Mrs. Shaub, the peer tutoring teacher at Ecker Hill, let us go off on our own often. This class was my favorite and I didn’t want the year to end. Unfortunately, due to Ethan being a year younger than I am, he had to stay behind at Ecker for seventh grade while I moved on to Treasure Mountain for eighth. It’s been a long year without him, but I’ve had plenty more of tutoring to do in the meantime. Now helping with some familiar faces; Oktober, Jenny Beem, and Matthew, and some new faces; Colbi, Casey, and Jenny, I learned a lot and expanded my experience as a peer tutor. The peer tutoring teachers here, Mrs. Huggins and Ms. G, are some of the neatest people to be around and big sources of inspiration to myself. Now, I’ve signed up to be a volunteer at the National Ability Center (NAC) over the summer as well as a peer tutor next year. I can’t wait for Ethan to head over here, next year is going to be so much fun with him around. Peer tutoring is something I enjoy greatly and plan to do it at least through graduation, if not for the rest of my life. Recycling Tip For The Week… Knock out noxious weeds The state of Utah is so concerned about noxious weeds that the legislature passed a law requiring homeowners to remove these non-native plants from their properties. Noxious weeds compete aggressively with native plants for water and soil nutrients. Once allowed to take hold, they take over. Noxious weeds crowd out natural forage for deer and elk. Some are poisonous to wildlife, cattle and horses. For example, Russian Knapweed causes Chewing Disease and is fatal to horses. It also produces a chemical that inhibits the growth of other plants. Houndstongue carries a toxin that makes an animal’s liver cells stop reproducing. Noxious weeds are mighty reproducers. Leafy spurge throws seeds 15 feet into the air and those seeds remain viable for eight years. Every Purple Loosestrife plant produces 2-3 million seeds which can grow into 57 foot tall plants! Noxious weeds should be pulled and treated with an herbicide. If you are hiking on public land, carry a small pair of pruning shears and lop off flowers or seed pods to stop seed production. Summit County Weed Control has posted pictures of all noxious weeds at www.summitcounty.org/wee ds. The Weed Control officer can give you advice on how to remove weeds on your property. There’s also a handy online form to report noxious weeds on city and county land and neighborhood properties. For more information contact Summit County Weed Control at 336-3979 or 6404188. Regional News Notes Vote to plant a tree Please take one minute and vote to plant a tree in Utah’s state parks by visiting http://www.parkvisitor.com/odwalla/. Click on Utah and Odwalla will plant a tree in your state parks. and please, tell a friend to vote, too! Family Fun Day this Saturday, June 6 John's Park is the place - food fun and entertainment; 3 pm family activities; 5:30 pm dutch oven cool off; 6:00 pm ATV Rodeo; 7:30 entertainment by David Anderson of "Stampede". contact Misty Judd at (435) 640-2786 for times of sign-up events. ATV Rodeo Sign up at 5 pm - all ages with parents signature under 18. No 3-wheelers. All participants under 18 or those with no dirivers license must be state certified! Call Misty Judd at 435-640-2786 for prices and age/divisions Henefer Buckaroo Rodeo Registration closes for the Henefer Buckaroo Rodeo on July 14 - plan now for the July 18th Henefer Buckaroo Rodeo. Tryouts for queen and king will be on the 18th. Fun events and all age have categories they can participate in! Call Misty Judd or Linda Irisarri at (435) 640-2786; 336-5254; (435) 640-4519. Henefer Potato Race Henefer 2009 Potato Race, register by June 30th to save on entrance fee. Call Misty Judd at (435) 640-2738 or Travis Ritzmann at (435) 640-4283. Come Celebrate Park City's 125th Birthday Party on Main Street! June 13 - Main St. Breakfast – Come enjoy breakfast at one of your favorite Park City Restaurants. 11:00-6:00: Main St. Closed – Pedestrian Friendly Block Party; 11:30 - Walking parade – Top of Main St. Meet at Brew Pub parking lot, bikes, dogs, banners welcome; 1:00-3:00 - Historic Main – Individuals in costume storytelling on Main St.; 12:00-4:30 Kids Activities – Arts Kids, Kimball Art Center Patio, face painting, mad hatter birthday hats; All day Lunch on Main – Historically Delicious! Beer Gardens will be set up at stage venues. 1:00-4:00 - Stories of Park City – Share your stories of Park City, interviews will be set up at Kimball Art Center 12:00-5:30 -; Miners Stage; 12:00-1:30 - John Boys Mule www.myspace.com/johnboysmules; 2:00-3:30 - Swagger - www.myspace.com/swaggertheband; 4:00-5:30 - Fat Paw - www.myspace.com/wwwmyspacecomfatpaw; 4:30-9:30 - Main Stage At Lower Main; 4:45-5:30 - PC High School Jazz Band; 5:45-6:15 - Tai Chi demonstration; 6:15-7:00 - Irish Dance Troupe; 7:00-7:30 - Presentation of County gift, Happy Birthday Cake; 7:30-9:30 - Sam Bush Band www.myspace.com/sambushband. For more information please go to www.parkcityinfo.com or call 435-615-583 Coalville DUP Daughters of the Utah Pioneers members will be holding their Annual Bazaar on June 12 at 10 a.m. Yummy bake goods will be provided to sale, along with quilted quilts, tied quilts, afghans, handiwork articles that have been created by the members. We also have a quilt that you may buy chances on to win that will be given away this fall. Please come and enjoy visiting the new refurbished building. See you there. Kamas Valley Feed Grand Opening Saturday, June 6 - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come join us in the Grand Opening for the Kamas Valley Feed Grand opening at 3186 North State Road 32 in Marion. (435) 783-4719; Saturday, June 6, at 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Games, Door Prizes and Special Discounts! Free hot dogs and drinks. Prize Wheel - Win store bucks! Free T-Shirts for the 1st 100 people through the door. 10% off Tarter Panels and Gates. Win!! $200 towards a set of tires! (Pearson Tire) or 500 lbs. of animal feed. Drawing to be Held Saturday at 3:00 p.m. - (Must be present to win!) WIN!! $100 Gift Certificates for anything in the store! Buy 1 bag, get 1 free per species per family Purina Mills Feed and Pet food; 20% off Horse Tack; 20% off Pet Supplies; Win a free Oil Change! Mountain Spirit Heritage Festival 2009 - Music and Entertainment Schedule Friday, June 12, 4:00-9:30 p.m. Summit County Fairgrounds, Coalville, Utah “Amphitheater Hill” 4:00-4:15 Echo Mountain Cloggers – Children’s Clogging Group 4:15 – 5:00 Rick Leyba – Good, Fun Music Variety5:00 - Wagon Train Parade - 5:30-7:15 - Detour Utah–/Country/Western/Bluegrass 6:30; Pig Roast Dinner until food’s gone - 7:30-9:30; Richard Olsen– “Rodeo Cowboy” Upbeat Country/Western/Yodeling - Drawing for free Richard Olsen CDs During his concert! Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m. - Rockport State Park, Wanship. Located below the Rockport Dam in the Old Church Campground. Concerts, band scramble contest, and contra dance are free throughout the day. 10 a.m. 12:50 p.m. Band Scramble Registration (Pavilion) (Old Church) 10:45-11:40 Detour Utah – Bluegrass/Country/Western Approximately 11:30 Wagon Train Arrives into the park 11:50-12:50 Paddle Strings– Trail Songs/Ballads with Contemporary Flair; 1:00 p.m. Drawing for Band Scramble Assignments 1:40 p.m. - Band Scramble Competition, Judging and Awards 3:20-4:20 CNay Family Band - Bluegrass with Contemporary Mix; 4:30-5:30 p.m. - Richard Olsen - “Rodeo Cowboy” Upbeat Country/Western/Yodeling - 5:40-6:40 p.m. - River Road – Bluegrass/Newgrass 6:50 – 7:50 p.m. Red Desert Ramblers - Old-time, Country, Swing, Bluegrass - 8:00-10:30 Contra Dance - Public Dance with Live Music by Loose Shoes Bandand Calling by Rob Snow (Instruction 8:00 – 8:30) for more information contact Bonnie Bates (801) 718-8951 oremail: bonbates@yahoo.com Summit County News Advertising Rates LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Editor: Thanks readers for another great book sale! Due to the generosity of area readers, the Friends of the Summit County Libraries raised over $5700 at their annual Used Book Sale on Memorial Day Weekend. This money will be used to purchase additional materials for the library as well as help fund programs like the recent Asian Occasion, Kamas and Coalville Teen Game Night, Bookmobile Art Prize and the upcoming Apa Sherpa Talk. Thank you to all those Friends who helped with publicity, set-up, the sale and take-down. This sale is a success because of your hard work. A special THANK YOU to Deputy Ewell and his team who provided the muscle power we needed. Remember books are always available for sale in the library branches. Keep on reading! Tina Blake, President FOL The Summit County News Has New Fax Number (435) 336-5502. Deadline is Tuesday for all articles Letters To The Editor Policy The Summit County News welcomes Letters To The Editor on any subject. 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