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Show Thursday, August 7, 2008 0 R E M TIMES Page 5 mm notes Safe jfef - t v ,m MtfjS&iibef&MA&m NEWS AND IDEAS Plant art Linda Butler NORTH COUNTY STAFF Flowers are blooming, trees are green, the garden's in full swing. Bring the outdoors inside and enjoy summertime year round by creating art .with plants. Fruits and vegetables are plentiful right now. Many of these can be sliced and used to make colorful prints. Simply slice a firm fruit or vegetable in half, dip into paint (poster paint makes bright, bold prints, watercolor prints are more subtle) or onto an ink pad and stamp onto paper. Fruits and veggies, such as potatoes, carrots, celery, onions, on-ions, mushrooms, bell peppers, apples, oranges, cucumbers and beets work well. Try slicing them in different directions direc-tions to make new and interesting inter-esting shapes. Apples, for example, ex-ample, sliced lengthwise make an apple-shaped print. When sliced around the round part of the apple it makes a round print with a star shape for the center core. Cards can be made by stamping folded construction paper or cardstock. It's easiest to find envelopes first, then fold and cut the paper so it's just slightly smaller than the envelope. Kids may also enjoy making their own wrapping paper by stamping a variety Fundraising Camille Elison NORTH COUNTY STAFF Tim Eisenhart has a long history in fundraising, but nothing has been quite like working as the foundation director for the Alpine School District Foundation. After working in fund-raising fund-raising for the Utah Special Olympics, as a public relations representative for cancer research facilities, and as the vice president of communications communica-tions and founder of a nursing and hospice center, Eisenhart began working for the Alpine School District Foundation. Nearly every public school district nationwide has a foundation foun-dation whose purpose is to raise donations for the schools, teachers and students in that specific district. Besides raising a lot of money to help support the public pub-lic school system, one of the major benefits of foundations is that they provide a vehicle Tues Non-surgical j ' ' ijj j - reduction of disc bulges, J if Ck disc herniation. I ; ' JJ Back & Neck Pain I I I IS Auto Accident 1 ( y jM With this ad viC J Includes 1st ' 1 Exim Consultation p ) Lerron Little: 801.592.4320 222 West 220 North, Provo frrAllSri'rtf n rr FROM CLASSROOMS AND EDUCATORS preserves of vegetables and colors onto large sheets of newsprint. ftrssing flowers is another way to enjoy the beauty of summer year-round. For best results, make sure flowers are fresh, but the leaves and petals pet-als are dry of mist or dew. To keep flowers hydrated, cut the stems at an angle, place them in a vase of cool water, and keep them in a cool place until ready to use. Keep the flower and any leaves you wish to press out of the water. Although there are expensive expen-sive flower presses available, pressing flowers in a large book works well. Many people find an old dictionary or encyclopedia ency-clopedia to be ideal for pressing press-ing flowers. For small, fine flowers, place flower between two sheets of computer or copy paper to protect the pages of the book. Leave at least 18-inch of pages between flowers. Larger, thicker flowers, such as daisies, may need more absorbent papers. Sandwich them like this: 1-2 sheets of paper towel, 1-2 sheets of computer paper, flowers, computer paper, paper pa-per towel. It's best to leave up to 12-inch of book pages between be-tween thicker flowers. Place 2-3 heavy books on top of the book with the flowers inside, and wait at least a week for them to dry. Larger flowers director helps for donations to be considered tax deductible. "The major reason they have foundations is because most people aren't aware that school districts are nonprofit and tax exempt organizations, but they are not what we call IRS charities," chari-ties," said Tim Eisenhart. The purpose of the foundation, founda-tion, as far as donations go, is to provide a path for donors to count their generous donations as tax deductible. "People don't realize that teachers don't always get everything ev-erything they need to teach," Eisenhart said. "Some people don't even know they can donate to the schools, or even to an individual teacher's classroom. class-room. They can donate any amount of money to whatever program or classroom they want to." Through monetary and in-kind donations the Alpine School District Foundation is . able to supplement those areas in local public schools which - Sat 12-5 p.m. summer LINDA BUTLERNorth County Joey Raff uses a large beet and other vegetables to print a colorful sheet of wrapping paper. may take two or more weeks, to fully dry. When checking your flowers, be careful. They will be fragile. If they stick to the paper, carefully bend the paper away from the flower and gently peel it from the flower. Before pressing flowers, arrange the petals and leaves in a pleasing manner. Leaves should be .spread apart. Some overlap of the petals may be desirable. It may take some experimentation to discover Alpine schools, programs are lacking in funds. Another aspect of the foundation foun-dation is that it has no overhead over-head whatsoever. "A great charity has about a 20 to 25 percent overhead, but the school district pays for the foundation's employees, and everything it needs," said Gary Seastrand, executive secretary sec-retary of the foundation. This ensures that 100 percent of all the donations the foundation receives will go directly where the donor intended them to go. Not a single penny of the money is kept behind to pay for the foundation itself. Created in 1984 the foundation founda-tion has gone from raising a few thousand dollars each year to nearly a million dollars in this past year. "We get donations from individuals, businesses, and even teachers themselves can donate to their classrooms through payroll deductions," Eisenhart said. This is a program pro-gram in which teachers can Locally Hand Made GENUINE LEATHER GUN BELTS & HOLSTERS Pack Saddles Panniers mm t r-r w wan Jems . rf Stoves Sleeping Bag Covers l lf-M T a. 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Besides processing donations, dona-tions, the Alpine School District Dis-trict Foundation also runs several sev-eral programs to help teachers and students in the District. The programs range from incentive grants for teachers looking to conduct special projects, to a summer reading read-ing program for struggling students, to a program called Gym Shoes for Kids that allows al-lows physical education teachers teach-ers to provide a new pair of tennis shoes to students who otherwise would have no means to supply their own. The foundation also has a program called Accent in Excellence which honors 12 teachers each year with a banquet, ban-quet, a 500 dollar award, and a generous gift basket for being outstanding educators. Finally the foundation also Is JWA V . V1 " for a bookmark is 1 12-inch by 7-inches. A card should be folded in half, and slightly smaller than the envelope you plan to use. An 11-inch by 17-inch piece of construction paper is the ideal size for a place mat. Carefully arrange flowers in a design on your paper. A dry paintbrush can be used to gently move fragile flowers. Once the flowers are in place, carefully secure them with a tiny dab of thinned glue. Another An-other way is to remove flowers, flow-ers, spray the paper lightly with spray glue, then replace the flowers. A glue stick can also be used to secure flowers flow-ers to paper. You need just a small amount of glue to hold the flowers in place; covering them with clear contact paper will both hold them in place and protect them. Apply the contact paper when the glue has dried. Cut the contact paper flush with the edge of the card. For bookmarks and place mats, adhere a second sheet of clear contact paper to the back. Trim the contact paper, leaving about 18-inch edge for a book mark, and 12 to 34 inches for a place mat. Creating cards, bookmarks, place mats, and wrapping paper with plant art can not only make colorful and unique gifts, it can keep summer memories alive. get money offers a $1,000 scholarship each year to one student from each high school in the district. "We look for kids who are good students but otherwise, are not getting a scholarship," Eisenhart said. The foundation also partners with businesses, and private donors to create additional scholarships for students who are trying to meet the high cost of a college education. On top of their programs and private donations, the Alpine School District Foundation Founda-tion works with businesses to provide supplies to teachers. "Sometimes businesses will donate materials that can be used in the classroom. For example ex-ample we just got a bunch of notebooks donated because a business changed their name and they couldn't use them anymore," Eisenhart said. 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Thanksgiving Point Two-Buck Tuesdays Throughout August, admission admis-sion to Thanksgiving Point Gardens, Farm Country, and the Museum of Ancient Life is just $2 per person for each venue. Hours for the Gardens, Farm Country, and Museum are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Bear Lake Raspberry Days Escape the heat and enjoy the cool goodness of fresh raspberries or a chilly sweet raspberry shake at Bear Lake Raspberry Days in Garden City, Utah, Aug. 7-9. Events include a daily craft fair, and musical entertainment. Parades begin at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Friday features a free family street dance from 8:30-11 p.m. Friday starts at 8 a.m. with a pancake breakfast and a fun run, craft fair and entertainment, entertain-ment, and concludes with fireworks fire-works at 10 p.m. Utah County Fair The Utah County Fair runs Aug. 13-16 at the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds, 475 S. Main, Spanish Fork. Admission is free. See animals and agriculture agri-culture at its finest. Events include entertainment, 4-H displays, a LEGO exhibit, carnival car-nival rides, demolition derby, fireworks show, and much more. The fair opens at 4 p.m. on Aug. 13 and closes at 10 p.m. Fair hours are 10 a.m.-lO p.m. Aug. 14-16. Tickets may be purchased for the carnival and demolition derby. Wheeler Farm Wheeler Farm is a restoration restora-tion of the turn-of-t he-century dairy farm of Henry J. Wheeler. This is a fun spot for families to visit and learn of the rural lifestyle in Salt Lake County from 1890-1920. The 75-acre 75-acre farm is now a part of Salt Lake Co. Parks & Recreation. Admission to the farm is free, though there is a charge for some activities and tours. Wheeler Farm is open daily from dawn to dusk. It is located locat-ed at 6351 South 900 East. to sn StratField www stratfieldhornes con , . Ii 1 I . nn r TOXOID 1 |