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Show 7 The Salina Sun. Wednesday. Oct. 14.1992 Workshop offered Oct. 28 on preparing yard for hard winter October 28, at 1:30 p.m.. Bill Varga, Extension Horticulturist and Director of the Botanical Garden, will be in Richfield to present an outdoor (weather permitting) discussion and demonstration on 'Preparing the Landscape for a Dry Winter and other subjects of interest. We will meet at the LDS Tabernacle, 23 South 200 West, since there is a good assortment of things to look at there. From there we will move to other locations to discuss specific problems shown in those areas. If you have a unique situation that would be of interest call me at the Extension Office. A fall activity that brings rewards in the spring is bulb planting. This can still be done, and the sooner the better. Some horticulturists claim success planting as late as December 1st, but the earlier you get the bulbs in the ground the better the roots will develop, and consequently you will have larger, more vigorous plants and flowers next spring. This is also the time for digging tender bulbs and tubers. Any that have soft or rotten spots, or that have been injured during digging should be put in the compost pile. Rigorous culling, packing in dry peat moss and storage in a cool place is the best way to be sure your bulbs and tubers will be healthy next spring. Bulb dusts are available for treatment before storage. If you use it, be sure to read the label carefully. If you have been battling with field bindweed (morning glory) in your gardens this summer, now is the time to do something serious about it for next year. Wherever you intend to grow things next year, glyphosate (Roundup, Kleenup, or similar products) is the chemical of choice since it leaves no plant-toxi- c residue in the soil. Clean up your garden, or separate the bindweed vines from woody perennials. Make sure the weed has good soil moisture. It needs to be clean and healthy when sprayed in order to be able to take up the poison and get it to the roots. Our blue grass lawns are not dormant yet. Although top growth has slowed the plants are still active. Lawns still need water, but they don't need it every day. For most lawns a good watering once a week, or for some heavier soils, once every 10 days may be adequate. As long as the grass is nice and green and growing the preferred cut inches. The plants length is 2 need plenty of leaf area for photosynthesis to make food for storage. When your lawn starts to turn brown is the time to give it a good short cut for the winter. A lot of garden potatoes have been dug and to the disappointment j.. of growers, many of the tubers have r'V a symptom called 'net necrosis'. It is K iS'&tjaSJh M i f4 a discoloration of the conducting IfcdSMNKOrp' cells in the tuber. Our Extension fT r Plant Pathologist tells me this is s common all over the state this year, ' ' .A and is likely the result of infection of the plant by a species of the Verticil-liuuH . : fungus which is found in the soil. Although the discoloration de, tracts from the attractiveness of the potato, so far as it is known, it does t mm not make it inedible or toxic. I have Brush Fire near Salina had a variety of reports, however, Late last Friday afternoon, Salina firemen were called to a brush fire a half-mil- e about the edibility problem from no or so from the city's fourway stop going east. They extinguished the blaze in a short time, however effect at all , to off flavor, and hard or the very dry conditions in the area made the fire spread rapidly. The blaze was near the rubbery texture. For more information call Clyde site chosen for the new Equestriancivic Center planned for Salina next year. Hurst, your Utah State University exL 275. Extension Agent, J it- 896-926- 2, Forecast for 1992 Deer Hunt NSHS Homecoming The 1992 Utah general season rifle deer hunt opens Saturday, October 17 and continues through October 27. If fair weather holds, about 165,000 hunters are expected afield during the 1 1 day, buck only hunt. Last year 164,053 hunters harvested 45,785 buck deer. Overall hunter success statewide is projected to be about26 percent, down slightly from last years 28 percent. The '92 hunt marks the end of an era for Utah deer hunters, who have had the luxury of hunting in several deer hunts each year since the early 1970s. New choose-your-huregulations take effect next season, aimed at reducing hunter crowding during the general season rifle hunt. Its no secret that drought has affected Utahs deer herds in recent years, but big game biologists throughout the state have reported some pleasant surprises that point to a fair to good hunt statewide with some bright spots. The good new - mild carrying loaded firearms in a vehicle and hunting without the proper licenses and permits. Wildlife enforcement officers have expressed amazement at the amount of illegal wildlife transported on the interstate highway system. In addition to major checkpoints on smaller canyon checking stations will also be set up throughout the state during the deer hunt. Blocked return air vent nearly kills four people nt Take precautions says Poison Control Center Headaches and nausea are common symptoms of other diseases, however, if the whole family has it, then there is a high level of suspicion for carbon monoxide poisoning, said Barbara Vuignier, acting director of the Poison Control Center. Carbon monoxide is a colorless gas that the body picked up in the spaces where blood would normally carry oxygen. Symptoms include nausea, dizziness and headaches. Everyone is urged to check their chimneys to be sure they are not blocked, clean air ducts, and be sure that there is no furniture blocking any of these ducts, before relighting their furnaces for winter use. Four people came close to death last week, when a blocked furnace duct caused carbon poisoning in an apartment building. Four occupants of the Shady View Apartments, Tooele, were found unconscious from carbon monoxide poisoning when a family member stopped to check on them. They had previously complained of headaches and nausea. A return air duct blocked by a Calvin Garrick NSHSs Number one Fan dry weather should make for great access and camping conditions in hunting areas, two essential ingredi- - HULUMillll ents in the kind of family hunting that is such a precious tradition in Utah. Due to the unseasonably dry summer and fall, fire restrictions (no open fires) are still in place throughout much of the state. This means no campfires, charcoal or smoking outside of established, designated campgrounds with concrete fire pits. Propane stoves are OK. dresser, caused the furnace to pull air from an exhaust chimney into the small apartment Employees at the Utah Poison Control Center are watching for more such symptoms related to the coming cold temperatures of winter. $35,000 car donated to Snow & SVATC Mechanics The Snow College Automotive Technology Program now owns one of the fanciest cars you wont ever see on the road. Thanks to a former Badger, the Infinity Division of the Nissan Motor Corporation has donated an Infinity J30 to the automotive program. Bill Schouten, Snow College class of 1969, is a Training Center Manager for Nissan in Costa Mesa, CA. He said, I am a very strong advocate of technical education and I like to help where I can. Snow is a small school, but a neat school that can use all of the help it can get. I believe the automotive program is very valuable. The jobs are in high demand and require extensive training. This is slate of the art equipment, said Steve Ward, instructor We in Automotive Technology. now have something that will give our students real hands on experience instead of just a book, he added. The $35,000 car is donated to the college on the condition that it will not be licensed or driven on the road. The only purpose for the vehicle is to help students in the automotive Technology program gain a better understanding of how to work on todays modem vehicles. The students will learn how to repair, maintain and diagnose trouble in all of the new cars systems. Until now, students have traditionally worked on their own cars. Nissan Corporation donates several dozen vehicles to schools around the country each year. This is one of five donated to Utah, Schouten noted. Ward said this is something his students havent even really been able to dream about. Schouten said the decision to give the car to Snow was based on his own attendance at Snow College; the fact that Snow has an ASE certified instructor means that the car will be put to good use; and the efforts to further the cooperation with Sevier Valley Tech also made the decision easier. Vocational Ed director Claudia Jarret asserted that, This will help students at Snow College and Sevier Valley Tech since weve entered into a duo automotive program. This allows us to avoid duplication of effort, facilities and equipment. It will also help us to stop competing for a tight money supply when we both need the same things, she said. Jarrett continued that the auto , industry is a very viable work situation. The jobs are available and the wages make it attractive. But this is very high tech these days. Being an automotive mechanic is not just for the person who wants to get greasy anymore. There are a number of occupations and careers in the auto industry and they all begin with training. Reminders: Be sure of your target. Elk and moose inhabit many Utah deer habitats. Help the Division of Wildlife Resources put a stop to poaching by reporting any illegal activity to the Help Stop Poaching Hotline, (DEER). This is a toll free line, and is staffed round the clock. Written permission slips, signed by the landowner and carried by the hunter are required to hunt on all properly posted private lands in the state. In the Central region, game manager Bruce Guinta expects a fair hunt, with success rates between 25 Leaves have dropped in and most areas so bucks should be easier to spot. There are more deer at lower elevations this fall, largely because the high country is dry and some springs and ponds have disappeared, he said. Due to low deer numbers, hunt this year, the Manti is a and the Stansbury and Tintic units hunts. are In the southern Region, success will range between 25 and Access is good to excellent on all areas and should remain so. If the weather holds, the best 30. ay 30. Homecoming at NSHS Last week was a busy one for students and faculty at North Sevier High School as the annual Homecoming Week was underway. There were lots of activities, contests and fun, and it all off, NSHS the de-feazt- ed Parowan Rams in the Homecoming Game. hunting opportunity will be found at higher elevations in canyon bottoms where the deer will stay until the snow flies. Once the first heavy snow of the season hits, the deer will move overnight into the lower elevations, pinyonjuniper covered foothills, said Lynn Chamberlain, Information and Education Manager of the Southern Region. He says there is a good deal of private lands in this region and reminds hunters that written, signed permission slips from the landowner are required to hunt on private lands. In the Southeastern Region, hunters will have to work a little harder this year to bag a buck, according to Brent Stettler, Information and Education manager. He says hunters should work brushy draws at higher elevations early in the season. Because of lower deer numbers, both the Manti and North and South Book Cliffs hunts are only 7 day hunts. He says hunting on the Manti will be more challenging this year, with hunter success predicted to be just over 20 percent. Hunting will be fair to good in the LaSals. NSHS Coach Craig Gladwell The gingerbread Collage Presents its Annual Football Pro to top d m Roadblocks will be set up during deer hunts Wildlife law enforcement officers will use roadblocks during the autumn hunting season to monitor the transport of wildlife, according to Bruce Johnson, law enforcement chief with the DWR. Plans are underway to install roadblocks on some of Utahs major highways. The roadblocks are an effort to reduce the number of violations in the illegal taking of wildlife, i r"' P r . fycfr F c 7 &, 4 a i , t p h rV , , For Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas d ,4 755 v i J At the Carriage Court 40 South 1st West Salina Saturday, Oct. 24 1992 - 9:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m. 20 Artists with Homemade Crafts, Gifts, Lots of Fun Stuff & Food Central Checkout Door Prizes every hour. Must be present to win. Hostesses: DeAnn Colby, Paula Martin, Margaret Kiesel |