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Show Salina Sun Page 12 Wednesday. January 29, 1997 -- S,V ' t 'i . '& X'Ki free Nations largest-eve- r tree giveaway begins ' Ecology Crossroads Arbor Day (SM) Program is enlisting the help of country music star Billy Dean, rock legend Ted Nugent, childrens recording artist David Grover and others to promote a nationwide tree giveaway. The program coincides with the 25th anniversary of Arbor Day next month. Everyone is eligible to participate and membership is not required or solicited. Homeowners, community or- Wirt Morton, the of 872 Arbor Day founder. Sterling Morton, is an admirer of the program. Morton encourages participants and nonparticipants alike to plant trees on a regular basis to benefit the future environment. Tree fanners make the program possible by donating surpluses to the organization instead of destroying them. The primary tree made available is the Colorado Blue Spruce. The USDA 1 1 Scholarships awarded Sevier teachers Scholarships of $3,000 each were awarded by the Sevier Board of Education to 24 Sevier teachers to assist them in obtaining masters degrees. The scholarships will pay for 12 hours of credit. Teachers must complete at least 12 hours of credit this summer, provide original receipts and proof of personal payment, and pro- vide grades certifying completion of 12 hours. ganizations, city governments and over 1000 public schools are among certified bare-roseedlings, 8 to 16 They must also commit to two the participants already enrolled to inches tall, arrive in 100 recycled additional years of teaching in Sevier take advantage of this environmencardboard cartons manufactured and School District upon completion of ot the masters program, Duane Bresee, tally friendly freebie. supplied by Stone Container. ParticiWe have plenty of free trees to go pants residing in areas not suited for assistant superintendent, told the around, nearly 25 million, but they the spruce automatically receive a tree Sevier Board of Education at a March are going fast, says program director variety appropriate for that growing 2 board meeting at Red Hills Middle Colonel David Wright. We urge those zone. School. who want the baby trees to adopt them Teachers awarded the scholarships Recipients need only pay a minimal soon if they hope to get delivery this shipping and handling charge of $4.88 are Jana Ames, Mae Beth Anderson, with each order of five trees. A special Alecea Bagley, Jackie Burr, Denis planting season. fertilizer is included. The National DeMille, Nancy Dexter, Ellen Junior Horticulture Association pro- Christensen, Kathy Lister, Genie vides planting instructions with each Nielsen, Lars Nordfelt, Lana Ogden, and Rhett Parsons. shipment. Also, Loma Stapley, Irene Steck, Register for trees by visiting the K1H online provided web site ar http: DeAnne Tidlund, Chet Torgersen, Louise 1 ogersen, Shelly Twitchell, www.freetrees.org, by sending a stamped envelope to Free Sue Douglas, Connie Jolley, Roma Trees, Box 231, Berea, Kentucky Knight, Sue Southwick, Dorothy 40403 or by obtaining a coupon from Thompson and Janiece Tuttle. a participating True Value Hardware Red Hills Middle School Principal store. Bruce Douglas told the board that the 1 Kids told Don't quit!' Tyler Wilkinson visited Salina Elementary and talked with the students about the car accident that paralyzed him from his neck down, and his remarkable recovery. Tylers focus was on He told the students about the importance of never quitting. Home For BY OWNER Sale Are you trying to sell your home on your own? 'Take advantage of the SunNews Classified published each week and sent to nearly 2000 homes in North Sevier & South Sanpete! for more details! 1 Call the Gunnison Valley NewsSalina Sun at Baseball set sign-up- s North Sevier Baseball sign-up- s for Farm league, Babe Ruth and Pony league held be March will on 22, 1997, at the Salina Library from 10 Saturday, ages a.m. until 2 p.m. The ages are 5 through 5, for towns Aurora, Salina and Redmond. All signups held at the Salina Library. 1 528-311- motto of the school is, Your Education is the Key to Your Future. The mission is: In partnership with home and community, our mission is educating students to become productive, contributing citizens. Teachers are united in citizenship guidelines and classroom conduct guidelines that are posted in each room. Over half the student body achieves a 3.5 GPA or above. Typically Stanford Achievement Test results of Red Hills Middle School students exceed district, state and national averages, said Douglas. He introduced Natalie Keisel, Counselor and Comprehensive Guidance Coordinator; Peer Mediators Annie Staples and Matt Moody; and Beth Foisy, Skills Class Teacher and Coordinator. Keisel said a mentoring program utilizes volunteers to help students with academic and social skills. Conflict resolution is a program where students learn to mediate problems with their peers. We want to eliminate some hurtful behaviors that happen in hallways during class changes. Putdowns have become a part of the American society, but its time to eliminate them from our school, Keisel said. Beth Foisy explained that her program isnt a punitive one. Its meant as a positive, uplifting experience to help students. Im not babysitting. We work to strengthen individuals to place them back in the mainstream, said Foisy. In other business, Linda Ogden, board member, said her credit card earns money for Sevier School District. Im not advocating our employees go into debt, said Ogden. But if they use a credit card, they may as well use one that earns of their purchase amount for the school district, she said. Ogden says she pays off her credit card at the end of every month. of her purchase is matched and given to the district for use in schools. The card is called the Partners in Education Visa Affinity Card, and it was developed for the Utah School Boards Association with services provided by Zions Bank. Steve Linde of Heritage Youth Services, Spanish Fork, requested that the student population served in Sevier County in the Larsen Group Home be increased from 12 to 15. The board will take the request under advisement until they learn the final budget. Assistant Superintendent Bresee said he was told funding for the Youth in Custody program would be cut by 1 One-perce- nt bo "I've driven 442,178 miles in this same car, hut I always use the same brand of gasoline!" Ask A Specialist Do you have facts on hard boiled eggs? Answer by Georgia Lauritzen USU Extension nutrition specialist If hard boiling your eggs has you ready to crack, consider these tips. Eggs can be difficult to peel if they are extra fresh. If they have been NOLAN HINCK, Ranchester, Wyoming lliu Hinck bought his Mercury Cougar in 1985 and says: Yes, its a great old car, and the r. stored for a week to 10 days before cooking, they are usually easier to peel. Cool thoroughly and quickly to ( only engine repair was replacing the timing chain once. But Ive also been using great gasoline it! I l in put all those miles on traveling throughout the Intermountain J: West, right where find so many Maverik Country Stores. 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