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Show WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL. SEPTEMBER 4. 1980 easom ods, Bads Fo V By MARK D. MICKELSEN - FARMINGTON Local extension experts say the biggest problem with home gardeners is that they don't realize what things grow best in the Utah climate. So, in the wake of their busy Labor Day open house, the service has released its list of "goods and bads for next year's planting season. BOMBARDED WITH calls from concerned citizens wanting to know why their plants and vegetables are dying, One of the most common dan- magnificent. gers is the Tobacco Bud Worm, which is frequently found in geraniums and, according to Mr. Varga, "takes on the color of the plant THE OTHER 85 percent mvii plavw iu mu mu, he said, but they just dont have the time to devote to the gardening effort. Because of the obvious statistics, the extension garden consultants have to take time out and make recommendations to unknowing agriculturalists. They do it by testing hundreds of varieties of plants and vegetables in their experimental station in Farmington. Dave Whiting and Bill Varga, gardening consultants, took it upon themselves to search out the answers. They both claim that theres no easy way to make definite decisions on what to plant, because the climate fluctuates from year to year. But they agreed that certain things require expert gardening techniques to survive. MR. WHITING said the extension service tries different varieties of plants, shrubs, flowers and vegetables each year. Some things, he said, are tried over a period of four and five years until it is decided that the climatic conditions are too unstable for the item. "Homeowners arent all avid gardeners though, he said explaining that only 15 percent have the capability and yearning to develop their backyards into something it infests. IF THE items are adaptable to both the soil and the climatic conditions, the experts can recommend it to home farmers. Mr. Varga, an expert on flowers in the area, says one of this years most popular flowers has been the Annual Periwinkle. Planted in various locations at the extension flowfarm, the er was described by him as the most asked about what-is-on the grounds. ANOTHER, THE Perennial Cup Flower, is a reddish-purpl- e variety looking somewhat like a badminton birdie. The flower was extensively featured on the grounds last year, Mr. Varga said, and is still being planted at the gardens. He said one of the biggest problems with the flowers is that many are susceptible to disease and insect infestation. it gained valuable experience in administrative processes. He has been responsible for admin nistering the assets of a dollar trust fund, has been involved in the development of state policy and has been involved in the administration of health, education, housing and community development programs. multi-nillio- High and graduated from Davis High School in 1957. WHILE IN high school, Mr. Parry participated in a variety of athletic activities and in his senior year was awarded the KLO-Ogde- Standard gold n watch for being the outstanding student athlete. Upon graduation, he attended Weber Jr. College and the University of Utah where he received his bachelors degree in 1962 and a masters degree in management in 1975. HE HAS been involved in negotiating issues of significant concern at the state and regional levels. Mr. Parry has had considerable experience serving as a board member of several state and national organizations, some of these include: State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, the Board of Directors of the Governors Interstate Indian Council, the Board of Directors for the Institute of American Indian Services at BYU, and has served on several boards of directors of Utah corporations. non-prof- it MR. PARRY feels that his years as an educator and the experience he has gained in the state government have given him some unique qualifications. For the position he seeks, he is concerned about the continuance of a quality education program in light of the growing financial difficulties faced by school districts, and has first hand experience of the prob- lems faced by classroom teachers. AFTER COLLEGE, Mr. Parry was a coach and teacher in the Davis School District for nine years. In 1971, former Gov. Calvin L. Rampton appointed him to serve as the director of Indian Affairs for the State of Utah. He has served in this capacity for nine years. year. Mr. Varga said the annuals usually develop a lot of color during the last few months of summer. They are now in full bloom at the station. THE PERENNIALS, on the other hand, have already HE SAID the treatment secticides must be either or bought in gallon containers at industrial retail outlets. He added that the two chemicals should be more readily available now that scientists have determined them to be a deterrent for the worm. Both men said they have received numerous calls on the bug, the infestation commonly occurring in geraniums and petunias. Parrys tenure in state government he has HIS EXPERIENCE in finance and budgeting will also be valuable in assuring that the assets of the school district are well managed. Mr. Parry is married to the former Darlene Sessions and is the father of four children. in- ANOTHER INSECT which taunts home gardeners is the Spider Mite, which Mr. Varga said are most plentiful in Utah, especially in the easy-grow'i- Ephraim; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Edwards and five children, Mr. and Mrs. Craig Edwards and son Matthew, Todd Edwards all of Kaysville. Raymond and Grace McCurdy of Wichita, Kan., were in Utah for the wedding of their daughter Lynette who was married to Steven Symms last week in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. .Mr. and Mrs. McCurdy were former Kaysville residents and visited with friends in the area during their stay in Utah. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Bowring and daughter Vanessa are visiting with both of his sisters, Mr. and Mrs. Noal Reid and family at South Yarmouth, Mass, and with Dr. and Mrs. Tom Fox and family at Vt. Chet-tende- Mrs. Sulvia Gill of Boise, Idaho was a visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hadfield. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Flint and family of Kaysville and her brother Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Evans of Sandy and their family were guests of their mother Mrs. Noami Evans in Salt Lake City on Monday evening for dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Max-fielMr. and Mrs. Verl Walker enjoyed a business and pleasure trip to Quebec City, Canada. Mr. Maxfield and Mr. Walker attended seminars for the executive officers of the PCSFA (Potato Chip Snack Food Assiciation). Before returning home they visited in Bepuresemls Unit HILL AFB The Morale, (MWR) Division of the 2849th Air Base Group here has been selected to represent the Air Force Logistics Command for the 1980 Gen. Curtis E. LeMay award. THE AWARD is given yearly to the Air Force unit with the best overall MWR program. Contributing to the divisions selection was their 95 percent customer satisfaction rate, an increase of five percent over 1979. that satisfaction the result of an aggressive the golf course and landscaping around the clubhouse, construction of three ball fields and resurfacing of bowling lanes. MANY NEW programs were added to the MWR offerings in the past year, including an early childhood development program at the child care cen- ter, and instructional programs in leather craft, welding and jewelry making at the hobby shop. A mics womens acquatic course at the base dynaswim- ming pool was initiated, along with a childrens reading program at the library. TWO PROGRAMS unique to Hill AFB managed by the MWR division are the annual Air Force Invitational Ski Meet and the Hill Youth En- richment Program, which offers a week of recreational and character building activities for 500 taged youths. off-ba- disadvan- The Hill unit will now comMWR divipete with other sions from other bases for the Air Force level award. MUCH OF is facility improvement program that included the completion of an outdoor recreational area and patio for the Noncommissioned Officers Club, a remodeled packaged bever- ages store and remodeled thrist shop and Family Services center. The MWR division also provided for the construction of additional trap and skeet ranges, installation of an automatic sprinkling system for of Roy, former residents of Clearfield are the parents of a son born Aug. 20 in the McKay-De- e Hospital. The baby weighed in at 6 lbs. 2 oz. and will be named Tyson John. The mother is the former Mitzi McCafferty of Clearfield. Varga suggested that home gardeners plant both perennials and annuals so that when one does fade, there will be new ones blooming at the same time. Mr. Varga and Mr. Whiting both agreed that there are certain plants they wouldnt recommend growing in Utah. d THE MOST impressive thing about the gardens, Among them are many according to Mr. Whiting is the fact that there are so many shades of green. He and Mr. Varga counted a dozen inside one row of annuals. Mr. Whiting added that people should be aware that some shrubs contribute beautifully to the overall appearance of a home in that the leaves often turn brilliant colors certain times during the year. Roses, Mr. Varga said, are a borderline plant in severe winters and need protection. He bud explained that a union, just above the root system, has to be protected during the cold season or the flowering part of the plant cant survive. varieties of California flowers and the rhododendron, a shrub with evergreen leaves and clusters of variously-colore- d flowers. They said the Utah climate restricts their growth. IT IS NOT economical or timewise, Mr. Whiting said, to plant the rhododendrons here. He did say that the plants could survive, but only under carefully watched conditions. We try to grow things, he said, that most people grow or want to grow. Mr. Whiting Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Dave McCafferty, Clearfield, and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Flint, Clearfield. HE SAID the best way to Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Joe F. Preece were dinner guests in Brigham City Friday evening of their Mr. daughter and and Mrs. Paul Keeler. The study group met Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Hill in Fruit Heights. Thirty-fiv- take care of the roses is to place wood chips around the bud union before the snows Severe temperature come. fluctuations, he said, kill roses most often. Mr. Varga said there are 200 different varieties of hybrid rose sold in Utah, and most can be grown successfully if people are careful. e members attended. Mr. and Mrs. T rue Barker of Lake Almanor, Calif, were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin D. Kinsey. Charles Turner is convalescing at home after being con- THE EXTENSION service is continuing the testing of exo- tics, but dont recommend their usage in Utah as of now. We do introduce new types, Mr. Whiting ex- plained, but it takes time before they are readily available. He added that only an expert gardener can maintain some of the varieties. fined to the Davis North Medical Center for surgery. Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Morgan and family are happy to have a Lamanite daughter join their family. Cynthia Joe of Shiprock, New Mex. met her new foster parents on Wednesday and will be making her home with them during the school year. She is eight years old and will be attending the third grade at Burton Elementary School. Harold Smuin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smuin who was in an automobile accident JAN HAS had many years teaching in the kindergarten and primary elementary grade levels. She has taught in California, New York and Utah areas. We not only are concerned w ith the professional hiring of qualified teachers, but also with those persons such as janitors and maintenance personnel. The Beta Mu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will hold their beginning day meeting on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 2 p.m. at the home of Jay Ann Preston. At this time an installation of new officers will be held. THE NEW officers are Ellen Coble, president; Valentine Greger, vice president; Jay Ann Preston, recording secretary; Joanne Martin, corresponding secretary; Susan Wi- ALTHOUGH the school district will say the main treasurer; Lynda lliams, DeAngelis, extension officer. A cultural program will be presented by Belinda Smith. THE THEME for the com- ing year, Share Golden Treasurers" will be presented and the members will review the scheduled activities of the year. At 5 p.m. husbands and invited guests w ill join members for a KEN FRANK Kenneth H. Franck, a retired U.S. Coast Guard rescue pilot, is candidate for the Davis County Third School District Board. barbecue and square dance activities. YEARBOOKS WILL be distributed commerating the 50th anniversary of this international society. MR. FRANCK served 21 active years in the coast guard in rescue work, personnel, and supply administration. He owned and managed a large d George Scott H. Participates In Army Exercise Pvt. George H. Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Scott Jr.. 839 Onyx St., Layton, recently participated with the 1st Infantry Division in Desert Warrior 80, r training exercise at Fort Irwin, Calif. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. W ITH THE Soil Conservation Service he specialized in field engineering development of small dams, springs and large field drains on farms in northern Idaho. More recently he has been actively involved in real estate and insurance and estate programs in Davis and Weber counties. THE EXERCISE was conducted to determine how well a U.S. military unit, that has worked together, can operate in an extremely intense electronic warfare environment. It provided U.S. forces an opportunity to conduct joint military tactical operations, using armored, mechanized infantry, infantry and tactical air forces in a semi-dese- rt He has two Janicka 6, now en- FORT IRVMN, located in the upper Mojave Desert, is scheduled to develop into one of the Armys major training areas. is a radio teletype operator at Fort Riley, Kan. and injured seriously six months ago is doing very well and has returned to Rock Springs, Vyo. to his home. He plans in the near future to be well enough to start work again. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hill entertained at a family reunion for his brothers and sister and their families and their own family at their home last Tuesday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Brink and son Cory, Mrs. Sheryl Wiems and son Ranger of Merced, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ongley and four children. Bountiful. Also attending were Mr. and Mrs. Dale Van Tussenbrook and son Colburn, Mr. and Mrs. Randy Harris and family, Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hill and family, Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Hill and family, Kaysville; Mrs. Bryce Barkdull and son of Clearfield, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard W. Hill, Kaysville; Curtis Harris, e Bill Brink of Provo; Mrs. Wiet and sons of Sandy. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin D. Kinsey attended BYU Education Day in Provo on Tuesday. Mrs. Wilma Buhler of Bountiful was honored on her birthday anniversary with a family picnic party at the Farmington City Park on Sunday evening, Aug. 17 with her family and their children hosting the special occasion. Those attending were Russell W. Buhler, and son Mark, Kaysville; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn L. Buhler and family of Centerville; Mr. and Mrs. Verle L. Buhler and family of Farming-ton- ; Mrs. George Hensler and family of Salt Lake City. David Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Clark of Kaysville, was among the group of 30 youth that won a trip to California sponsored by Lagoon Resort. The contest was spon- - Can-dic- Great-grandparen- ts are Mr. and Mrs. Arnold R. Terry, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Betty J. Thompson, Salt Lake City; and Mrs. Leonard (Josie) Flint, Layton. tained at a family birthday dinner on Monday evening in honor of her husband and their grandson Chet Hovey. Guests were Chets parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hovey and family of Kaysville; Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Howard and family of Layton; Mrs. Sally Higginson of Kaysville. Both Mr. Austin and grandson Chets birthdays are during the month of August. 4 rtTrrj children, in the first grade at the King Elementary School in Layton, and Lee, 4, having attended the Montes-sor- i in East Layton for the past year. Both he and his wife, Jan are actively concerned with all phases of the Davis School District school program. vironment. Scott laundry and business in Salt Lake City for about seven years, upon retirement from the coast guard. At that time he returned to university studies specializing in elementary education teaching. He completed 31: years at the University of Utah and Boise State University, at w hich time he returned to government work with the U.S. sored for the Lagoon employees. The group was hosted to a three day at Great America near San Francisco, Calif. Mrs. Glenn Austin enter- Clearfield Births and Mrs. John C. Flint reached their full color capacity and are fading fast. Mr. said its not uncommon during the center's open houses to be criticized for having plants on the grounds that cant be successfully grown in home gardens. He explained that the extension service only experiments with the varieties to see which ones will grow. ONE EXAMPLE he gave was the Dwarf Alberta Spruce, a ground-siz- e shrub. The one variety at the station is about five feet in diameter and the same distance tall, but Mr. Whting said people dont realize that the chrub is almost 15 years old. He said people see the plants and want to have one in their backyard despite the fact that many of them take years and years of growth. This type of information, he said, is being passed on to the public when they visit the gardens. Kaysville House guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hyde were Mrs. JoAnn Wheeler and family of San Jose, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hardy of Chicago, 111. While they were here they all spent one day at an outing at Willard Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Don Edwards entertained at a family reunion at their home for members of their family on Friday and Saturday. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Lorin Wilde and children of Wanship; Mr. and Mrs. David Lanier and children of M HIM iovisioni Welfare and Recreation ex- perimental station and invite visitors most every day of the the bug is almost impossible to see. He said the only way to rid the plants of the creature is to spray infested parts with Thur-icid- e or Dipel, two industrial strength insecticides not commonly available on the regular home gardening circuit. The worm usually stays on the inside of the flowers and w'as explained by Varga to be the result of a bacterial disease. During Mr. Bruce G. Parry, candidate for the Davis Board of Education was raised in Clearfield and is now a resident of Syracuse. He attended Clearfield Elementary, North Davis Jr. perennial garden at the COMMON insecticides dont phase it, he added, and Seeks Board Of Education Post BRUCE G. PARRY marigolds. Insecticides for the mites are available in most stores. The extension people have planted both an annual and Candidate For School Board Layton Clubs t rt; mr offices do all the hiring, we have found through our own experience and by the experiences of other teachers as well as comments by individual principals, the principals have near total control in all hiring practices," he said. We strongly feel that all job openings should be controlled entirely by a school district personnel offices, and all control be removed from the principals. All job openings would be according to specific qualifications and not by who you know (especially the principals). . UPGRADING THE qualified hiring practices by a professional department, would greatly increase the effectiveness of the school system without any additional cost to the taxpayer, he said. Graduates From USAF Electrician Course Air Force Reserve Airman James S. Malm, son of Air and Force Reserve Mrs. Jerry S. Malm of 279 South First W'est. Kaysville. has graduated from the U.S. Air Force electrician course at Sheppard AFB, Tex. t. GRADUATES OF the course learned how to install and maintain electrical sys- tems and equipment and earned credits toward an associate degree in applied science through the Community College of the Air Force. Airman Malm, an honor graduate, w ill now serve with his reserve unit at Hill AFB. |