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Show tUfo Page 8 tEtmeg-fflefa- g Average hen survival of less than 30 percent may doom local breeding populations. To assist Utah's wildlife management partners (state farmers, ranchers, sportsmen) in developing alternatives Predators may not be all to blame In declining bird populations says USU Many hunters public Wednesday, Ociouet 27, 1393 Nephi, Utah Message from Margie... Be careful when canning ge predators on Utah's farmlands, USU Extension thousands of other assorted are capable of producing and the Utah Division of enough young to replace those Wildlife Resources have pubrodents, the prey. to predators. In addition, lished the circular, "A Guide to lost theto traditional According when numbers if game bird numbers are Utah's Farmland Predators ory, prey decrease, predators also decrease if they low, it is believed that preda- and Their Management." tors will shift their diets and cannot find a suitable substifor tute the declining prey. prey on more abundant 1st quarter report cards There are a number of varispecies. This enables low game will be issued next Tues. bird populations to rebound. ables that influence this equaRecent evidence, however, atJHS tion. These include, in addition to predator and prey densities, suggests that in landscapes By Kirsten Trauntvein weather, climate, and the dominated by agricultural : JHS Correspondent and of hen the production, quantity quality mortality and Report cards for JHS habitat, primarily the escape nest destruction by predators students will be issued on can play a significant role, in cover. statewide blame the decrease in huntable pheasant and other game bird populations on increases in predators. This analysis oversimplifies the dynamic nature of predator-prey interactions. In nature, there are those who do the eating, the predators, and those who have the honor of being eaten, the prey. A predator by definition is an animal whose survival depends on killing and eating other animals,. Traditional predation theory, Predators are usually less as applied to game birds such abundant than prey. A typical as pheasants, suggests that farm or ranch may be home to predators have little chance to a pair of coyotes, a family of suppress game bird numbers great homed owls, and a pair since game birds have such d of hawks. This same high reproductive rates. Even given their relatively farm or ranch may also be the address for 100 rabbits and short life spans, game birds Brennand says what you may consider just making use of leftThe crops are a little late, but over vegetables can dangerously change the chemistry of your canning seacanned product. son is upon Every year she gets a lot of calls us. Listen for salsa and chile sauce recipes. out any winTomato-base- d canned products dow and you are tricky because tomatoes acidcan hear the ity is only marginally high enough sounds of for canning. You always need to jars clinkacid when canning tomatoes. add water ing, Most recipes call for adding extra boiling and acidic ingredients, she says. the profanMenunott Margie extra celery or onions in Putting ity resulting can even further ' tomatoes canned from harried use of sharpened lower the acidity of the tomatoes paring knives. the Tuesday, November 2nd. of those one is hopaey in the recipe and encourage orCanning C. of botulinum (the The following night will be activities many of us feel obli- growth to gated to do because it is a tradi- ganism thatleads botulismfood annual parent-studenpoisoning). families. our in Although teacher conferences at the high tion Adding extra cornstarch, which school. The conferences will, you and your ancestors may have been doing it safely for years, you changes the thickness, can alter, begin at 4 p.m. and will last still need to be aware that can- the heat transfer properties of the until 8 p.m. safety precautions. recipe and prevent the product Parents are urged to. attend ning requires Dont ever change an approved from being sterilized properly, and talk to teachers. says. canning recipe, says Charlotte Brennand All USU Extension Offices can ScFood Extension Brennand, ientist in the Utah State Univer- provide you with U.S. Department sity College of Family Life. This of Agriculture approved canning is not the time in your life to get recipes along with recipes from creative. If you want to be cre- Ball and Kerr canning jar compaative, do it with foods you pre- nies. All offices are also equipped to test pressure canners. serve by freezing. . red-taile- keeping game bird populations from experiencing this re- bound. by Margie Menunott USU Extension Home Economist t- In such environments, fluctuations in game bird abundance appear to be tied more closely to winter and spring hen survival than spring re- productive Deifnrmance. M Red ribbon week set for Nov. 1 -- Sat JHS Is A ot By Kirsten Trauntvein take on the faculty in a basketball game, after which boys JHS Correspondent , The New Nephi Phillipsen enterprizes ' ; s'- - v" ' , , 1-- you can watch members of the community kiss a pig. Tickets are being sold for $.25 each to determine who will be the lucky person to get up close and personal by kissing a pig. These tickets can bq purchased from the Student Body Officers and people on the drug free at JHS. 5 Tina Sperry is in charge of the weeks events. Many fun activities have been planned for the student body and faculty to participate in throughout the week. These events will begin on Monday November 1st with a continental breakfast for the ' 0 p.m. faculty, and at an opening assembly will be held. During the assembly the ribbons, which students should wear throughout the week, will be handed out. Also, the previously planned n JHS Competition will be held during the assembly. The winner of the competition will receive a $100 ,V' ' ' week is Novem- Red-ribbo- n ber v' - -- committee. Then on Thursday, 1:10-2:3- i't i. . ' S' . Stud-muffi- certificate gift for 9:05-11:3- the University Mall in Provo. More details for the competition will be posted in the school, soon. There will be dress-u- p days during the week starting with Sweater Day on Monday. Tuesdays dress-u- p day will be Slipper Day. The activity planned for Tuesday is a Volleyball tournament at 6 p.m. in the high school gym. Anyone who wishes to participate needs to organize a team and sign up in front of the office by Stud-muffi- , ce s Day. , Need Printing? See the Monday. - - i For a different twist, the schedule on Wednesday will be backwards. Class periods will go in the order that follows: 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st, Lunch,' 6th. , and 7th. Even though there will be mass confusion for both students and teachers the day should prove to be en- (I ' n.v.f V ,, ( go tertaining. Students, wear your hats for Hat Day and later that night come prepared to be amused as the Senior w f"1 vjs ' iHiiar.4 today , r r W, A the activ- ities continue with Die Day. Beware! Due to Drug and alcohol related accidents, every 24 minutes a person dies. On Thursday the Grim Reaper will attack the school and take the lives of many students. the Friday will wrap-u- p week"s events with a closing 0 a.m. At assembly at the beginning of the assembly, n the winner of the will be announced. During the week, raffle tickets will be sold contest. for a The assembly will entail many fun and different-workshopabout the effects of drugs and reaching a natural high. Fridays dress-u- p day will be Red T - - ' . w- - K: xV 4 : v-- '' $ ,Z. Official Sample Ballot Official ballot for Nephi City, Utah November 2, 1003 cross (X) In the favor square following the names) of the personfs) you office. each for respective as the candidates) INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: Place Paid poMca I advartisement by Conoomad Cfcan For Nephi, Sandra Paxman, chairperaon i V . , |