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Show 4VK Salina SunGunnison Valley News Wednesday. June 16. 1999 4 'jlianah-H- Answered by USU Extension Agents 1 DO YOU HAVE TIPS TO IIELPME CARE FOR MY ROSES? Answer by Bill Varga. Utah Slate University Extension Hortieullurist Here are some tips lor taking eare of roses: When buying a container-grow- n rose plant, examine the foliage and canes carefully. The plant should be healthy and vigorous looking. Roses perform best when they reor more hours per ceive full sun for from spring through the fall. There day should be air movement through the foliage to keep it dry and discourage mildew diseases. Plantaway from large trees or shrubs that may compete for nutrients and water. Rosesdowell inawidcrungcof soils but need good drainage. If your soil : 6-- 8 hasdrainage problems you might consider raised beds or other means of altering the drainage pattern. The frequency and amount of w ater-in- g depends on soil ly pc. growth stage of the roses and weather conditions. Normally, a rose should receive h of water per week. Water deeply, soaking the soil to a depth of one-ine- 16-1- inches. Frequent, light 8 appliea-tionsofw-at- Cultivating beautiful buds takes care the foundation of a healthy bush. Pruning allows you to shape the bush and maintain a desirable sie. Ideally, the bush will have a vase shape, open in the center. When roses begin to flower, prune off old blossoms down the stem to the first f formation. This w ill encontinued courage blooming throughout the season. Directly after pruning apply Fpsom salts ( 2 tablespoons per plant). This helps to promote new cane growth. A complete fertilicrand systemic insecticide also may be added. When roses start to bloom, fertilie fertilizer or a again w ith an rose food, plus systemic insecticide, which will help prevent insects. Fertilie once more in early August, but not aficrmid-Augusi. mallow time lor the roses to harden off for the w inter. five-lea- -- Over the years of this unique competition's history, thousands of Utah w rilers hav e participated in v s categories, and hundreds of these w riters hav e been honored by the Utah Arts Council for their literary excelari-ou- lence. Collection of evidence in rape cases -- (896-922- : Richfield. Utah 84701 are what makes - bring this up because w a club. ith (he July Give back a little - volunteer! weekend celebration approaching, Give a little more buck - om a scrv ice am certain that the Gunnison Valley club on your community Think About This: Jaycees aren't the only ones looking I for an extra hand. would harbor a On Sunday. June Tourlamily came the and Salma that Manti. upon an accident that in v ol v ed a y oung guess - and a car the Ephraim organizers and probably respective boy 4,h 1 I 25.1999. For more information about the Utah Original Writing Competition, to re- home loans are available - they Volunteers the groups organized to help keep our communities going. The businessmen the world go around especially in rural communities such as ours. I "Being deceived is not consent. Young men and women need to understand this issue. Helping teens to understand what consent is will help them to set clear limits ahead of hitp:hu'.dn,il.skitLut.U'Jan. Jim Olsen by indicates he was too busy to remember. prov ide not only medical and psychological support to the v iclim. but also gram, contact Guy Lcbcdual(8()l )236-755The rulesinstructions can also be found on the council's web site at of Center need support Irom their peers in various chambers and associations The The need for volunteers came to my list could go on. attention while listening to the voice of Take a moment and ask yourscll. niversary. machine. on Paul answer Childs "What would my community be' like my Since less than one percent of the "We need a story about the Jaycees without the service that is given by population in the United States lives Barlow that carnival notes 85 during the July 4 lestiv ities. handful ol men and women?" beyond years. in Gunnison. Some of the 3,J being married 70 years is a major acNo matter where you live, there is an on July complishment. people are getting burned out. and we opportunity to help volunteer. Call In the near future, the Governor's need fresh help. I'll call later." someone you know that isamembcrol Commission on Marriage in Utah plans If Paul and Carolyn an organization and volunteer. You anyone knows to recognize couples married 70 years or more once they are identified and Childs, they know that here are two of may find out you want to join or you located. the area's busiest volunteers. The fact could go away knowing you made a that Paul has yet to call back, probably contribution w ith aligning yourself to consent. quest competition rulesinstructions. or to II nd out about other aspects of the Utah Arts Council's literary arts pro- Just Left I i Dp to 2 wrilcrsinscvcncrealivcwril- ing categories, from novels to essays, w ill be honored thisycar.Thc postmark deadline for all entries is Friday . June The Six County Association ol'Gov tional Reading Association Award. Some of the winners include Ron crnmcnis is accepting applications lor rehabilitation loans for homeowners. Curl son. Margaret Rostkow ski. Dianne These low interest loans are based on Nelson, Katharine Coles, and David income guidelines by the stale of Utah. Lee. Utah's state pivl laureate. Low to moderate income, elderly, or Lee credits w inning the Utah Origidisabled families may apply. nal Writing Contest with turning If you live in the Six County area, "around my writing life. Winning this including Juab. Millard. Piute. Sanpete. competition helped me to start thinking Sev ier and Wayne counties, and think of myself as a w rilcr." Also a past judge lhatyou might qualify for one of these Tor the competition, Lee had this to say loans, applications are available at the about its quality, "I've now been a Six County Community Development office housing department, at the judge in nearly all the literary contests Sevier County Courthouse, 250 N. in our region: Colorado, Nevada. WyoMain, room 9, or call Jancll Blake at ming, and the Western States Book Ext. 2 1. You may request (435 Awards, and I think Utah's is the best an application by mail at: jin the country." Six County Association ol Govern; Utah's w riters and poets are encour- ments aged to enter this year's competition. Housing Department P.O. Box 820 I Couples married for 70 years or more are rare. Barlow estimates there are between 50 and l(X) couples w ho I victims isadilTicultlask. Medical personnel w hoexamine rape victims must Low-intere- st Past winners of the Utah Original Writing Competition have gone on to garner other prestigious awards such us the Pulitzer Prize, the Flannery O'Connor Awards and the Interna- 0. record for l lie on g e s t in a rr ed cou p e i n Utah. Barlow slates that only five percent of couples in the United Stales stay married and live long enough to celebrate a 50" wedding anniversary. Of an estimated 42().(X X) married couples in Utah, that would mean about 2 .(XX) have celebrated a golden wedding an- not equal power in the relationship. Giving in because of fear is not Utah Arts Council seeks entries for writing contest WritingCompclition's publication prize is larger than the Pulitzer Prize for )378-286- have been married for at least 70years in Utah. So far. the commission has been able to hvate about 20 of these couples. ( )nc of them has been married 76 years and may currently hold the ing the rape examination. Obtaining corroborative physical data from rape 0. 435-797-- 1 More than 40 years ago. the literary arts program ol the Utah Arts Council initialed what has become the largest and most prestigious writing competition in the state of Utah. With a cash award of $5.(XK). the LUah Original PROVO, Utah The research associate in the family studies center at Brigham Young University and the chair of The Governor's Commission on Marriage in Utah is helping the commission find couples who have been married for 70 years or more. If you know of any couple in Utah married 70 years or more, please contact Brent Barlow at 1230 SFLC. Brigham Young University, Provo. Utah 84602. Write a short letter indicating the names ol'ihc couple, w here they presently reside, their address andor phone number and the dale they were married. Also indicate the name and phone number of the person providing the information if it isolherthan the couple. You may alsocall and leav e the information at Barlow's office at ( 80 Diane O. Hendrickson, M.S., Rape Crisis Program Coordinator The most common defense used in acquaintancedate rape cases being tried in criminal court is that the v iclim consented" to the sexual act. "Consent is voluntary and uncoerced. "Consent is based on choice. "Consent is active, not passive. ''Consent is not possible if there is d results in plants that are subject to injury from Direct column topic questions to: cultivation or fertilizer burns and re- Donna Falkenborg. Utah Stale Univerquire more frequent waterings. sity Extension, 49(H) Old Main Hill. ? For proper rose pruning, remove Logan UT 84322-490Phone 363: nonproductive and dead or damaged wood and leave a few good canes as donna IT') Vxt.usu.edu. shallow-roote- Governor's commission looking for couples married 70 years by "Going along with a situation because of a dcsiic to 111 in with the group is not consent. time. What legal implications docs this have when a rape ease goes to trial? pre-tee- clubsinvolved necdhclpaswell. Some stand, with a magnifying lens and the ability to take photographs. This rattier sophisticated and costly instrument low ns prepare July 24",activ uies. Their greatly aids the physician or nurse examiner in collecting ev idencc dur- days. The Ephraim Lions pul together one of the biggest girls sol tball tourna- forensic ev idcncc ol vaginal penetration and physical findings consistent with the history and liming given by tlie victim. copy magnification improves the identification of microscopic iniury ol the genital area Irom It) to 30 percent w ithout colposcopy to 85 to 90 per- overpowered. ( )v er the past of the colposcopc may significantly increase the reliability ol establishing years or so. many communities such as ours have formed multidisciplinary teams consisting of law enforcementprosecu-non- . medical scrv ices. and victim services. They have adopted protocols and pnxredures. as have we. to manage sexual assault victims in a more sensitive manner and to standardize the collection of evidence. Panel this protocol has included the acquisition of a Colposcopc. a microscope on a cent with colposcopy. just south o! Scipio. We lounJ out later from a Utah Highway Patrolman that the child was lucky to be alive. hilc isiting w ith the officer, he told me thai his office had conducted a speed con- v trol on near Scipio. The average ments in the stale. I know they depend speeding ticket was 9 1.6 miles per lioui on people giving of their time. The Think about this - and then slow Lions. Rt tary . Jay cees. are just a few of dnwna little - okay, maybe a lot! IX JK Through a collaborative partnership between Sev ier Valley Hospital, the hospital volunteer auxiliary and New Horizons Crisis Center, we now have an accomplishment and important resource for our area. Colpos- With the real possibility of collecting semen and the advent of DNA testing. men who rape know that they cannot deny having had sexual relations with the victim. In these eases, men who rape will insist that the sex was consensual. Unless there are w it simply boilsdow n to a matter of his word against hers. Tlie man's attorney may argue that the woman "wanted to have sex w ith his client, did so. and then thought better of it and so charged rape. The w oman has to prove (hat she did not want sex. did not give consent, resisted, and was 3 need for volunteers is also great! The cry for help goes beyond holi- n Truck Specialists! The is not inter- colposcopiccxaminaiion nal. so it is not invasive and docs not cause further trauma to the victim. Because ol this fact, colposcopic examination isolten used by physicians to document raV and sexual abuse trauma in children. The camera lakes magnified pictures of the rape injuries. both chronic and acute, which then can be used by prosecution in cases ol r.ijv and sexual assault. Use Randy Warren Jack Campbell findings in rape v ictims. Remember. r.tV is nevertlic victim's fault. Ilyouoi someone you know has been the v iclim of rape or sexual assault, weean help. Call New St X )34 at 435 Hoiions 896-929- 2. or the Utah Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis and Information Line at l(U don't hear yes. it's not "Ifyou sent. It's rape. 1(888)421-- 1 con- 50 years experience in the auto industry! RJ Motors on the gateway to Gunnison 280 N. Main Gunnison Open 8 ajTi-f- i pjn. Mcn-F- ri 8ajn.4pjn.Sat Gunnison Valley News ISSN (111X5-3514USES 212-MPeriodicals postage paid al Gunnison. Utah. PiiMinaslcr send address changes to: Gunnison Valley News. Box IXV, Gunnison. UT X46.14 The Gunnison Valley News is published each Wednesday fur MVycar in Sanpete Counly. J25yenr in Utah, and 5 10 year in US. Publishers: Jim 4 t ori Olsen Editor: t ori Olsen Salina Sun i i t USES ! t i i i t 478-08- 0 Periodical postage paid in Salina. Ulah Postmaster send address changes In the You flip a switch. The light goes on. Things look brighter. That's what we work for Salina Sun al Box 85, Salina. 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