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Show jgeautr flptmtp SEPTEMBER 4, 1997 Happy Birthday, Lane Friends and family are having an open house birthday party for Lane Johnson on Sunday, September 7th between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at Dennis and Bonnie Hardy 's backyard, 419 North 100 East, Milford, Utah. Come help lxine celebrate another year of life. Your presence will be gift enough for Lane. More About the Early Schools in Minersville by Phyllis Truman - Education was very important to the early settlers in Minersville and they put forth a lot of effort to improve their schools. Some of the members of the community wrote about their school experiences. Susan McKniijht Roberts said, "I was born March 2, 1875. The first school teacher I had was Sarah Shepard Mauer. The school was ungraded and 1 attended till I finished. We paid $3.00 tuition and bought our own books. We sat on benches at a long table." Amy Walker stated "Minersv ille's first one room brick building, where all the grades including the seventh, were taught by one teacher. Obedience was taught through fear and force instead of love. Sharp spats on the palm of a hand with a ruler, standing in a corner facing the wall, writing verses after hours, being deprived of recess and tingling the legs with willow switches, were methods of punishment. Drinking water was taken from a nearby canal. All drank from the same dipper. Spelling tests, where the higher grades took part were exciting, also beneficial. Then we did study to see which group won." Effie Hutchings Marshall taught here in 1912. She says, "I played the organ for them to march in . Then Susan McKnight Roberts and I got a coupon from a piano company so we canvassed the town for money and put on a program and got enough money to buy the first piano we had." "Recess at school was a fun time for the children. During the winter time they played 'Fox and Geese'. During good weather such games as 'Steal the Sticks', 'Mud Drops', 'Slaps and Pinches', 'Indian Ball', 'Hopscotch', 'Jump the Rope' and 'Marbles'. There were two basketball bank boards where both boys and girls played. The grounds had a little alfalfa stubble but were mostly mud and rocks." It is remembered when in the grades we used to march in lines down to Woods Hall for Folk Dancing. At this time we also formed in line out front and marched into the school building in the morning and at noon. No worry about rain or snow. We stayed out until the bell rang. At this time there was a little store room on the back and two outdoor toilets. The old ditch ran across the school grounds and furnished much entertainment for the children. Much of the recess time was spent on water on rafts. Yelloivjacket Season Umit0r PAGE 2 1 Beaver Man Named Late in the season, problems w ith yellowjackets (Vespula species) and hornets (Dilichovcspula species) greatly accelerate. Both hornets and yellowjackets are of all the "bee stings" that arguably responsible for 95 occur in Utah. These are social wasps that produce an annual colony. The only overwintering stage is fertilized "queen" that spends the "off season" hidden in some protected area, sometimes within homes. They become active in late spring and try to start a colony- - although few are successful. Originally the queen does all the nest chores but as young w asps are reared they assist. (These first w asps are infertile females, known as workers.) The colonies increase almost exponentially in size until late summer. At that time, some of the wasps are reproductive capable - future queens and some males. These leave the colony and, after mating, the queens disperse to w inter shelter. The males and workers all die at the end of the season and the colony is abandoned, almost never to be reused. Both yellowjackets and hornets create cells out of a papery material made up primarily of macerated bark or wood. The entire colony is enclosed within papery envelope. However, there are some differences in habits: Nest Location: Yellowjackets primarily nest below ground, in abandoned rodent nests or in hollows under stones. Occasionally they will also nest in wall voids. Hornets produce above ground nests in trees, shrubs, inside buildings or under eaves or other overhangs. These nests can get very large and are very conspicuous in most cases. Feeding Habits: Common yellowjackets are primarily scavengers, although occasionally they will feed on insects. Early in the season, as the colony is foods expanding with production of brood, protein-base- d are used, such as dead insects or earthworms, garbage, and carrion. Sweet materials, such as honeydew and sugary drinks, are also favored foods, particularly late in the season. These scavenging habits contribute greatly to nuisance problems and stings with yellowjackets. I lomets on the other hand, are largely predators, feeding on live insects. Their role in control of pest insects can be quite positive. Stinging: Workers and queens of both yellowjackets and hornets can produce a painful sting, and both will aggressively defend their nest. However, yellowjackets are much more frequently involved in stinging incidents. This is because nests are difficult to detect and because their scavenging habits cause them to frequent garbage and human foods. Regarding control at this time, there are two options: 1. Do nothing. Although colonies are still enlarging they will peak in a short time. They later will be abandoned and w ill not be reused. If the colonies are not located in a spot where they w ill accidentally be disturbed, the best course often is to leave them alone. When the colonies die out, by late fall, the old hornet nests can be picked up as a curiosity and the holes for the yellow jacket nest entrances plugged. 2. Kill out the nest. "Wast and Hornet" sprays available in supermarkets and nurseries are very effective for this. They are usually packaged as an aerosol, with a propellent that allows one to be several feet away when treating the nest. These usually contain two insecticides, a pyrethroid for fast "knockdown" and a second ingredient with more persistence. The heat after dusk or very early in the morning (particularly if it is cool) are periods when the wasps will not be frying. Direct the spray into the nest entrance. A single application is usually all that is needed for an exposed hornet nest. Repeat applications may be needed for yellowjackets, since the nest entrance is often winding. For more information please contact Mark Nelson, USU Extension Agent. Utah Athlete of the Year David A. Slack, Utah Summer Games Executive Director, recently announced that Robert R. Gent, a resident of Beaver, Utah was chosen as the Utah Summer Games Citgo Petroleum Athlete of the Year for 1997. The Beaver county resident was selected by a committee that had the unenviable task of picking an athlete of the year from the hundreds of participating male and female athletes from the four corners of the beehive state. These athletes took part in over two dozen sporting events (luring the month of June in and around Cedar City, Utah at the 1997 Utah Summer Games. Utah's 1997 athlete of the year competed in 18 events at the June athletic extravaganza, winning seven gold medals in swimming competitions, eight medals in track and field competitions and two gold medals in f Y ft - Olympic weight lifting competitions. Utah Athlete of the Year. Coach Robert R. Gent The 1997 Utah Summer Games athlete of the year winners resume will be submitted for possible national recognition and the state award will be presented in Governor Leavitt's office in Salt Lake City at a date to be set this fall. Robert Gent's resume also included the following information. Robert Gent teaches English and Spanish at Beaver High School, has lived most of his life in the northwest but has earned both his B.A. and M.A. degrees in English and Spanish from Brigham Young University and his Ph.D. in Transpersonal Psychology from West brook University. He has coached athletes to thirty state track and field championships and taken over three high school football programs with a combined win loss record through the years. a state the art power lifting program and a creative motion option of Utilizing very positive coaching approach, a offensive philosophy Coach Gent led these teams to a 39 win 14 loss record, 4 league championships and 3 state playoff appearances his last six years as a head football coach. The culmination of his career was having the honor of being chosen as live color commentator for the 1992 Washington State High School 2 A Football Championship Game on King Bowl Television in the King Dome, the 50,000 seat indoor stadium of the NFL Seattle Seahawks in Seattle, Washington. 0-- It's an open house.... and you are invited The Circus Came to Town On Friday, September 5, the Department of Workforce Services will officially celebrate its Utah Employment Center in Beaver with an open house. The creation of the Utah Department of Workforce Services is a bold and innovative effort aimed at consolidating all workforce functions, including what is commonly knows as welfare, into one integrated service v ' r ff tr"1" """"I delivery system. The agencies being brought into the department include: The Department of Employment Security (Job Service); The Office of Family Support, which administers public assistance programs such as the Family Employment Program, Food Stamps, and subsidized child care; The Office of Job Training which coordinates all job training programs Job the Training including Partnership Act (JTPA); the Turning Point Program which services displaced homemakers by providing educational oprxHtunities and other employment-relate- d services; the Office of Child Care which works with employers in the State to ensure quality child care is available to those who are employed. The Beaver Employment Center is part of a statewide system of 48 centers created from 106 of the. agencies being consolidated into the department. The Beaver Employment Center open house has been scheduled for Friday, September 5, between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The address of the Employment Center is 875 North Main. The public is invited to attend this open house celebration along with leaders and elected community officials. Contact Lecia Langston in St. George for more Brittany and Tyson McDermott Friday afternoon the Culpepper and Merryweather Circus put up the big top extending the invitation to "come one, come all" and enjoy some entertainment. They had elephant rides for the kids as well as pony rides, a petting zoo with camels, lamas, goats and more. There was a Star Castle moon jump ride and treats before entering the big circus tent. Once inside, the show began with a man throwing knives at his beautiful partner, blindfolded even. The performance lasted over an hour and a half featuring acrobats, live animal acts, clown performances that brought giggles to the young circus goers and more. The fire eater blew a hot plume of fire at the audience big enough the kids could feel the heat. A brave young helper was called out of the audience to go down and help with the snake performance, she was rewarded with a picture of her and the snake. Brook and Mallory 1 lolm were the winners of the coloring contest hosted by the Circus sponsors, Todd's Market of Milford. For their prize they were awarded free elephant and pony rides. There are very few traveling circus's these days that will come to a small communiry, what memories for the kids to attend an old fashioned circus. existing offices TfiankSfouM would like to thank Carta Fowles for finishing ESA's Lunch. Carta and the cornrnittee did a great job!! I need to thank my family for taking care of our company during this time, and their love and support. I Thanks, Lorie Schow 1) Thank You In continuing support of Milford Elementary School and the partnership created by the '"Partner in Education" program, First Security Bank, Milford Office, has presented a $200.00 donation to the school". The funds will be used to purchase incentives for the "Accelerated Reading Program" in the school. The students and staff at the school would like to thank First Security Bank for this generous donation w hich helps the students receive recognition for reading achievement. information. THE Mil FORD SCHOOL LUNCH Monday, Sep. 8 BurritoTrimrnings Fruit Cake Milk Chocolate Milk Tuesday, Sep. 9 Chicken Burgers later Tots Fruit Milk Chocolate Milk Wednesday, Sep. 10 Nachos Retried Beans Broccoli Fruit. Dessert Milk Chocolate Milk Thursday, Sep. Brent Stsplcy S01-43S-54- 51 757N.M4la Beaver, Utah will begin opening on I TATI 'AIM LOCAL INCOMING CALLS Dr. Howard welcomes Donald W. Ririe from Cedar City. 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