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Show Times Newspaper Wednesday, December 23, 1998 Page 24 aiSEiiif JC . - - ' ; 1 . - - r i "Bah, Humbug!" was definitely not the sentiment expressed by fifth graders at Suncrest Elementary El-ementary this past week as they were busy at "Santa's Secret Workshop", helping all the classes find the perfect gift for friends and family. Fun Services, located in Midvale, Utah, was the company that supplied the products for the workshop, allowing the students to mark up prices from a base price according to projected demand. de-mand. The company accepted back any unsold merchandise. The project helped the students stu-dents study economics, a part of the 5th grade curriculum. Real-life Real-life simulation is the best way to teach principles of supply and demand, an exchange system, advertising, etc. Math students were involved in the pricing of products, and used math to figure the percentage percent-age of mark-up, calculating profit, change, and totals. Students Stu-dents applied for jobs such as cashiers, baggers, clerks, and security guards. Profits were used for a 5th grade pizza party to reward (or pay) student employees for all the work they did. A donation was made to Suncrest's playground play-ground fund. Money also went toward supplies and books for individual 5th grade classrooms. Suncrest Elementary fifth grade student Kamarie Phelon (right) helps kindergartner Jasmine Patten check out the merchandise at "Santa's Secret Shop". What should I do with pesticide containers? Pesticide use requires disposal of either excess pesticides or empty pesticide containers. If you have on hand more than you need, there are several things you can do. Read the storage and disposal dis-posal section of the label for special spe-cial disposal instructions. Use the pesticide according to label directions to dispose of the pesticide. This practice is not always feasible, especially when the label limits the frequency of the application. If you cannot use it up yourself, your-self, then consider giving the pesticide, pes-ticide, in its original container, to another applicator to use according accord-ing to label directions. Most county and city health departments accept home and garden pesticide products for disposal. dis-posal. See if this option is available avail-able in your area. Pesticides for disposal must be safely stored until an acceptable accept-able method for disposal is available. avail-able. This may involve storage for extended times and safe storage stor-age is difficult. When there are requirements require-ments for the proper cleaning of pesticide containers before disposal, dis-posal, directions are in the storage stor-age and disposal section of the label. Most commonly, cleaning is accomplished by triple rinsing containers with water or shaking out paper or plastic bags. To triple rinse: Empty pesticide container con-tainer into spray tank and allow container to drain for 30 seconds. 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