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Show Home and School : scream out against smoking Vital Links by LILY ESKELSEN President, Utah Education Association I m one Salina SunGurtnisonVallev News "Too Smart to Start" - Teens of those teachers who struggles with how to grade spelling. Some of my most transcending moments have come from misspelled words. One of my 5 th graders once drew a picture for me. She wrote across the top, To Mrs. Eskelsen. The Bust Teacher. I walked proud for a week. ( And I ve read the literature on ways to get our kids more comfortable with written communications. In a complete writing process, they begin by writing down their ideas without worrying about grammar or spelling. They make a rough draft. They edit it. They This is fine. Theoretically. But many kids selectively hear just the first part. They remember that spelling doesnt matter in the first draft. They filter that through brain cells that surgically remove any words they didnt w ant to hear and internalize, Spelling doesnt matter. It does. A little thing like spelling can matter a lot, and it may matter more as your child gets older and theres no teacher giving a spelling grade. The real grade comes from the first impression thats given to a potential employer or a potential loan officer or potential spouse. Writing is not a test of honesty, courage or patriotism. It might, however, be someone "s first impression of your adult child. It might be an application that tells someone how careful and accurate he is. It might be something that gives an insight into her quality and pride in work. Yes, I know its a little thing. I know the severe spelling-disable- d have become Nobel Prize winners and Supreme Court justices. No matter. Most' of our kids are going to need a little competitive edge in this world. And theyre going to need us to push them to care about even this little thing. So walk proud. Its O.K. to be a Spelling Nag. All the bust parents are. On October 26. 1995. kids representing 200 schools across Utah will gather in their schools to scream out in unison against smoking. Teens spend about $962 million a year on cigarettes. The average first use of tobacco is 13 years or the end of sixth grade. Local students in all grades will join thousands of students across the national event. nation as they scream out against smoking during a first-evThe Great American SmokeScream. sponsored by the American Cancer ! Society. The SmokeScream is designed to curb the growing problem of er d, te. . Fayette News Ruby Hammond - 528-793- Co-cha- day-tha- ' years or the end of sixth grade. The greatest increase in tobacco use occurs between 7th and 9th grades. Cartoon characters, sports market- of tobacco is 2 Enjoying the weekend with Darrell and Maxine Bolinder were their son Jerry, wife Jan and sons Steven and Brad of Grantsville. Sat. night they all attended the movie in Gunnison. Visiting sat and sun. with Dean and Darlene Bartholomew was their daughter Deann Bluemel of Lyman, Wy. Enjoying the weekend with Keith and Delene Bartholomew and family was their daughter Rose Mitchell of Ogden. Richard and Ann Harrop visited sat. in Roy with Lucille Harrop, and in Layton with Royce and Rachell Harrop and children. Heidi Brow n, daughter of Bart and Sunnie Brown celebrated her 17th birthday sat. by going to the BYU football game with friends. Spending the w eekend with Cecil and Loma Bown were their son Brent and his son Cody of Springville. Sheldon Mellor of Las Vegas spent the weekend in Fayette. Visiting at this time with Virgil and Elda Christensen are their daughter Connie, husband Charles Nielson and their son Eric of California. Visiting this weekend with Roland and Julia Christensen and family was Vickie Joston of Australia. . Spending the weekend with Randy and Jacque Pickett and family were Mr. and Mrs. Terry Pickett and children of Cedar City', and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jones and children of Las Vegas. Paul and Carolyn Schofield will fly to Spokane, Washington tues. to visit with Carolyns mother Mrs. Leone Thatcher. Caroldine Gilbert and daughter Carolyn Graham and Debbie Wilson enjoyed the weekend in Las Vegas. (iarora News - Cindy flndreason teenage smoking. The three to five minute scream will occur simultaneously across Utah at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. October 26, during Ribbon Week, a school-baseanti-dru- g, week-lon- g alcohol and violence campaign observed each October. ' The event will mark the end of a week-lon- g campaign against teen vioteachers which lence and substance abuse during and principals will incorporate tobacco education into their classes. The scream will start after a short countdow n when the sound of young voices screaming out against tobacco will resonate across the state. The Smokescream message, Youre Too Smart To Start is intended to prevent teens from starling to smoke, to support messages regarding the dangers and disadvantages of smoking, and to correct the misperception that most teens smoke. v We are entering a new era when many adults have kicked the habit, leaving a smaller number of truly addicted smokers, said Judy Krengel, ir of the American Cancer Societys Comprehensive School Health Education team. However, making up that difference are the more than ts more than 1 million 3,000 young people who begin smoking each new smokers each year. Ninety percent of new smokers are children or teenagers, she continued. These new smokers replace" the smokers who quit or who die diseases. prematurely from smoking-relate- d Teens spend about $962 million a year on cigarettes. The average first use 529-358- 4 The community extends their sy mpathy to the family of Jesston Anderson at the passsing of his father, Ralph Anderson, age 103, of Utah county. Burial was in the Aurora City Cemetary. Ron and Lela Nelson of Murray, were visiting with Lelas sister, Alton Peterson recently. Dont forget to stock up on all those Halloween goodies to prepare for the annual haunting next Tuesday Kids of all ages will be out in force to collect tricks or treats. Help them to keep it safe by using caution when choosing costumes, and making sure they use care when in or near the streets. Happy Halloween! Rural education to gain from SURWEB Grant Utah role in will a major University play CEDAR CITY-South- ern bringing new educational opportunities to rural central and southern Utah communities via telecommunications under the terms of a recently-announc- ed chal- $3,343,738 technology lenge grant. The Challenge Grant for Technology in Education was awarded to the Southeast Education Service Center (SESC) in Price, the lead agency in a consortium that includes SUU as a key partner. The grant is one of only 19 awarded nationally. The grant program will eventually impact over 400,000 students nationally. The Utah consortium will contribute by offer-- '' delivering AmeriNative as themes such on ings can cultures, Western history, geology, and paleontology to the internet. Additionally, the grant will increase the access of rural Utah students to ' the internet. State of is The title of the grant Utah Resources Web, (SURWEB). SUU will be integrally involved in meeting one of the major goals of the program, providing staff development, Lana Johnson, SUU assistant dean of continuing education, said. Our role will be to help train teachers to access and utilize the resources of the internet to create learning programs. We will also teach teachers to create their own resources to the for dissemination on-liinternet. The universitys technical production laboratories will be available to assist in the production of World Wide Web resources. ' revised-curriculu- m 13 ing. premium items and apparel aimed at this young audience are adding to the youth misperception that smoking is glamorous," said Krengel. "But the simple fact remains: people who don't start smoking before the age of 20 probably never will. For more information on The Great American SmokeScream. call your American Cancer Society at 483-150- or Reasons to be tabacco-fre- e Forty percent of teenagers who hae tried to quit and smoke daily have failed. Ninety percent of new smokers are children and teens. These "new smokers "replace the smokers who quit or die prematurely from diseases. Youth are enelated to couraged start smoking byfriends and family who smoke, tobacco advertising and promotion, and the smoking-r- 0 How should prepare my October 25. 1995 Page.5 I yard for winter? by Anita Lyons Although the irrigation water is off. dont stop watering your yard. Toward the end of the growing season people forget things still need water. said Lynn PicketL master gardener. He continued with advice for preparing yards and gardens for winter, Deep water trees and shrubs before the ground freezes, he advised. But dont fertilize them, you dont want to encourage new growth going into ; winter. Do fertilize the lawn. Even when the top stops growing, the roots grow. Lawns that have been fertilized late in the fall are the first to turn green in the spring. Drain your sprinkling system. : Protect trees, especially evergreens from "southwest disease. In the middle of winter, the nights are cold, but the bright sunlight really warms things up on the south side of the house. Shade the trees from the sun with a board or I loosely wrap them with burlap. Protect young trees by wrapping the trunk or painting it white with latex paint. Otherwise the sun could heat up the trunk and encourage the sap to run, then the tree will be damaged when it freezes at night. The paint and wrapping create a thicker bark for the tree, which prevent the sun from heating it up so quickly. The lighter color helps to reflect the heat instead pf soaking it in. Be sure to remove any wrapping in the springtime. Bugs like r to live behind it. Mulch is another help to prevent the thaw ing and freezing process. Place : mulch around plants that need extra protection. If the ground gets dry in the winter, water the trees. "Things still need a drink of water. said Pickett. Trees and bushes that are next to your house and under the eaves wont receive the moisture from snow that trees out in the yard are getting. Always clear your garden space off in the fall. If there were any insects or viruses living in your plants, they will be there in the spring. Fall is an excellent time to add manure and compost to your garden. It works in during the winter. Just be sure to put your garden tools away (or cover them) : after you do it. Tools get ruined sitting out all winter. Fall leaves make good compost. Till them in so they wont blow away and they will decompose faster. If you dont have leaves inyour yard. "Go to the city park when the Take all you leaves fall. Pickett. directed want, Protect plants from heavy snow by tying them up with twine. Beware of smothering a shrub with snow -- - layers can crust over. "More people need to plant bulbs, he commented. Now is a good time for planting daffodils, tulips, iris, and hvacinths. easy aai Iability of tobacco. , Forty-tw- o percent of young ' people whd smoke as few as three become regular cigarettes go on to smokers. Seventy percent of adolescent smokers say they would not have started if they could choose again. In 1993, 19 percent of high school seniors smoked cigarettes daily that s an increase from 1 7 percent in -- 1992. ne Idiina Nows Evelyn Kteiel - 529-735- 9 Mr. Byron Allred is home from the hospital and recovering. We wish him well. Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kiesel and sons Dennis and Brady, of Henderson. Nevada, were here visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Kiesel and with Mrs. Evelyn Kiesel. and other family and friends. the Angela Woolsey and son Nathan from Parawan were here visiting at home Mr. and Mrs. Shaun Jensen. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Velasquez and Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Hardwick were in Salt Lake City over the weekend where they attended a concert. They also visited with Miss Chris Velasquez and Cindy Luckey. Mrs. Ruth Murdock was here for four days visiting at the home of Mrs. Paul Velasquez and Mr. and Evelyn Kiesel, and also with Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Bart Kiesel and family. . When this project is completed, the new web will provide better access in rural areas to the internet, and it will also expose the internet users to Utah historical, ethnic and geological information. Johnson said. , A total of 530 grant applications were received nationally, from which the 19 successftil applicants were selected. Because only 19 projects were selected. they are certain to be closely monitored and to receive attention nationally, Johnson said. For more information: Lana Johnson (801) 586-775- 6 Heart of Christmas celebrate Christmas the Gunnison Valley News and Salina Sun will feature a special page called Heart of Christinas through the season. What Is the Heart of Christmas to you and your family? Is It the gift giving, the tree, the decorations, or the Christmas cookies? Perhaps It Is the music, cuddling by a crackling Are, a special recipe, or stories of Christmas In the past. Please submit your Ideas for publication. We will use as many contributions as space permits during the season. Please send your Ideas to: Heart of Christmas, co Salina SunThe Gunnison Valley News, PO Box 189, Gunnison, Utah 84634 To WEVE SHOT DOWN HIGH PRICES! mmmm Grand Opening Celebration November 3 & 4 Savings So Big o HTany Ufems, Youll Ijave To See .if For Yourself! On 98 SOUTH MAIN GUNNISON, UTAH "Weve Shot Down High Prices! |