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Show lemur (Eounfg OCTOBER 9, 1997 4-- H Teen Council iHnnttor PAGE 6 PREPARE YOUR YARD jy4"V';'::r it - ill FOR SLEEP By Dennis Hinkamp: Think of the approaching winter as a sign to prepare your yard for bed, Make sure it is covered, warm and has a drink of water. A kiss and an impassioned reading of The Secret Garden are optional. Extra precautions taken in fall can give plants a better early chance of surviving what could be an eventful winter - if all the "El Nino" predictions come true, say Jerry Goodspeed, Utah State University to right: Lisa Isaacson, Shanna Rradshaw, Caudate Rradshaw, Steve Roberts, Kayla Advisor Valentino Ouarnherg, Nicole Griffiths, Meghan Roberts, Jennie Ihmnard, Hastings, and Korey Yardley. ( 'aunty ( 'lerk, Paul Rarton is seated in front. Teen Council met with county commissioners last Monday to give an update Beaer of the year's activities. They presented a token of appreciation for the support they have received in the form of home baked zucchini bread. left 4-- H 4-- H Medical Sews From Milford Valley Healthcare Services Locally 10 October 1997 Mammograms: An Important Decision-Availa- ble John E Glcdlull: October is National Brcasl Cancer Awareness month in the United Slates. An advisory board of the National Cancer Institute has issued new recommendations for mammograms, calling for women in their forties who are at average risk of contracting breast cancer to get mammograms every car or two risk of Women who have a breast cancer should seek medical advice about whether to start screening sooner and how often to be tested Risk factors for breast cancer include a genetic predisposition to the disease, a history- of breast cancer or benign breast disease, or close relatives with breast cancer. There is no question about the v alue of mammograms for w omen over the age of 50. And now the National Institutes of Health B highcr-than-avcra- shows that that research regular report mammograms reduce deaths by 17 percent for women in their forties. It's important for women to remember that mammograms are not foolproof. There are often false positive results, and tumors can be missed. Women ov er the age of 40 should consult w ith their physicians and make an informed decision about how to proceed. We do not have the specialized equipment to do a mammogram at our facility but w e have made arrangements with Salt Lake Regional to do them with their mobile unit at the LDS church parking lot. If you feel You should hav e this exam, you can call x-r- ay for a mammogram appointment by calling The v an will be here the 10th of October. Extension horticulturalist. "Though the days are getting shorter and cooler, your plants and even your lawn need water to tide them over till next spring, Goodspeed says. "A late, deep fall watering gives woody plants with shallow root systems a better chance of survival. Trees that fall into this category include birch, some maples, lindens and spruce." He says evergreen shrubs also need an extra drink going into the winter. Although growth slows in the winter, they still use water and can suffer some desiccation from dry southern winds. Plants along the foundation of a house seem to be a little more susceptible. Shrubs to watch included junipers, evergreen Euonymus and laurels, Oregon grape, dwarf Alberta ' spruce and yews. lawns are also more "Dry prone to winter damage," he adds. "Newly established lawns are especially likely to have problems. Give them a good deep drink before you shut off the water and roll up the garden hoses." Pay special attention to plants such as strawberries, roses and shallow-roote- d shrubs that are already considered tender or marginal for our area. Cover these plants with a 4 inches of mulch. This acts like a warm blanket, giving them added winter and also helping protection conserve their moisture, he says. Other plants that may need to be mulched include any other tender perennials and plants that have been planted or transplanted within the last month or two. to it until after the ground freezes, mulch will help prevent major frost heaving and may help delay growth - which is spring susceptible to frost damage. This is used occasionally on delaying blooming in some bulbs. "Think of mulching and watering plants as insurance against the possibility of a hard winter, but if it turns out we don't have a hard winter, I don't think any of your plants will complain," Goodspeed says. Mulching helps protect newly established plants that have not had time to develop a good root system before winter sets in. Unestablished plants can be heaved out of the ground with any freezing-thawin- g action. What makes good mulch? "A number of materials can be used," Goodspeed says. " Straw is readily available and inexpensive, but it blows away easily and may contain weed seeds. Dried grass J. C. Rummler passed away October 7, 1997, in Oceanside, California. He was bom December 13, 1910, in Pamona, California. He married Pauline Firmage December 16, 1932. Their marriage was later solemnized in the St. George Tempe on November 6, 1987. He is survived by his wife Pauline of Oceanside, three sons: Gary of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Roy of Priest River, Idaho; and Bill of Los Angeles, California. Sixteen grandchildren, an fifteen great grandchildren. He is also survived by a brother, Bruce, and sisters, Madeline and Donna, all of California. There will be a viewing Monday, October 13, 1997, at 1 1 :00 A.M., at the Souther Utah Mortuary. A graveside service will be held at 12:00 P.M., at the Mountain View Cemetery in Beaver, under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary. 3-- sawdust, leaves, clippings, bark needles, manure, pine chips and peat moss are alternatives." He says leaves can be shredded first by going over them with a lawn mower with an attached bag. Sawdust and bark chips can deplete the soil of nitrogen as they break down over the winter and spring. To counteract this, apply about one cup of ammonium sulfate for every 100 square foot of area mulched with these materials. Even if you don't get around Obituary J. C Rummler Twin M Soil Conservation District is Minersville & Milford's Grassroots Connection Clean water and productive soils to our quality of life, now and in Without the future. practicing conservation and wise natural resource management, the land will not be able to provide our fundamental basic needs. Fortunately, wise natural resource and good conservation management are practices already taking place in our communities, farm fields, and ranges in western Beaver County. In fact, natural resource management activities have been quietly taking place here and in the rest of the country since 1936. The local Minersville Milford Soil Conservation district, more commonly known as the "Twin M" Soil Conservation District, has been teaming up with local community leaders, technical experts, and state and federal agencies since 1937, to help protect and conserve western Beaver County's natural resources, and will continue to do such into the year 2000 and beyond. The Twin M Soil Conservation District (SCD) is a unique unit of local gov ernment using a wide variety of means to solve the conservation problems of today and tomorrow. The District is involved with several conservation programs on state and national levels. The District works closely with the Natural Resources Conservation Service and lo al extension personnel, as well as other state and federal agencies, to bring about local conservation projects and programs to local cooperators in the district who actually farm and ranch the land. The local Twin M SCD is made up of five local landowners who have been in elected by the landowners the Minersville Milford area, and serve on the board for a period of four years before coming up for election again. It is the role of the local soil conservation district to serve as the "liaison" or "go between" for state and federal agencies, corporate America, and are essential Haruichi Naruse 1997 Farmer of the Year Russell Albrecht, Janice Sullivan, Todd Marshall, Thane Marshall, Allen Mayer. Front Row: Betty and Haruichi Naruse. Naruse was honored as Farmer of the Year for 1997. He received a commemoration plaque at the Soil Conservation dinner last Thursday evening. Naruse lived in San Pedro, California before World War II. His wife, Betty, is from El Centra, California Because of their Japanese ancestry, they were given the choice of relocating inland or being moved to a concentration camp when the war broke out. They both chose to move to Utah, where they later met each other and were married. Seed potatoes was Narusc's first crop in the Milford valley. Naruse chose not to rest during the w inter months, and farmed acreage near Phoenix until about 15 years ago. He now grows hay and com on about 350 acres of prime land He and Betty arc the parents of three grown children. This is the third year the Farmer of the Year Award has been given by Twin M. William and Janeile Dalton. of Dallon Farms were honored last year. Lylc Wiseman and his sons received the first award. For more information on the ARDL Program, or about the local Twin M Soil Conservation Back Row District and other programs they're involved with, contact one of your local district supervisors who have been currently elected to the board. They are as follows: Arlan Mayer - Chairman - Box 942, Milford, UT 84751 Russell Albrecht - Box 46, Minersville, UT 84752 Janice Sullivan - 372 South 400 West, Milford UT 84751 Thane Marshall - Box 271, Minersville UT 84752 Todd Marshall - Box 252, Minersville UT 84752 Tammy Pearson - Secretary Treasurer - Box 1 19, Minersville UT 84752 You can also contact Tyce Palmer of the Utah Association of Conservation Districts, Zone Five Office in Cedar City at 987 N Main 3, (435) Space Sponsored by Twin 865-070- 3. M. Soil the land owners in the community. It is the belief that all decisions on conservation practices be made at the community level, by local people committed to managing our natural resources wisely. One of the popular soil and water conservation programs driven at the local level to bring about good conservation practices and to help make a cooperator's conservation project a reality, is the Agriculture Resource Development Loan (ARDL) Program. The ARDL Program was developed in the early 1980's and expanded from what was then the Rangeland Development Program to include cropland, watershed, and energy conservation practices. The loan program is administered by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, under the direction of the local soil conservation districts throughout the state of Utah. The goal of the program is to aid farmers and ranchers to: Conserve soil and water Increase Agricultural yields Maintain and improve water quality Conserve and improve wildlife habitat Prevent flooding on farm Develop energy projects Mitigate damages resulting from natural disasters (Flooding, Drought, etc.) The program provides low interest loans to farmers and ranchers for projects that meet the conservation and pollution control goals of the program. Some of the projects which are eligible in the Twin M SCD are: Animal waste management Riparian improvement Water usage management Rangeland improvement Reseeding watershed Wind erosion control The projects are assessed a 4 technical assistance fee for the administration of the loan. The interest rate is a low 3 per year, which has been a very cheap source of money for local cooperators. Payments are due annually on the first of December. Conservation District POOF |