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Show Do it Efficiently ; Keep Yourself, House Cool With both temperatures and utility bills on the rise again, now is the time to prepare your home arid your family for the coming summer heat. Making everyone cooling conscious can mean a more comfortable, energy efficient home all season long. First, make sure your air conditioning unit is ready for a' heavy summer workout. Check the shrubbery around the outdoor condenser and, if necessary, do a little trimming. Accumulated dirt, leaves and Other debris increase electricity consumption and decrease effi- , your air conditioner before the summer heat peaks. Check the water pump in your evaporative cooler and clean it thoroughly ut if its become clogged, Aspen pad filters tend to shrink, sag and shed in operation; lodging wood shreds in the pump. If you use aspen pads this year, keep an eye on your cooler . regularly throughout the season to prevent this buildup. A reinforced bonded paper pad is again available this year which offers increased operating and cooling efficiency, and twice the life of aspen pads under normal residential operating conditions. Available through air condi-- , tioning and heating supply dealers, evaporative cooler media also is being sold in local hardware and discount department stores. They will fit tightly within your evaporative cooler for ciency. ' two years without sagging, shed- -' ding or shrinking. It is available in a wide variety of popular sizes or can be cut from pre-crolls to fit any evaporative cool-- , er size. For thriftiest operation of the air conditioner, air filters should be checked every month and washed or replaced as needed. If your home is equipped with an evaporative cooling unit, a little maintenance now will prepare it to supplement or replace Whatever electrical cooling Lakeside Review South, Wednesday, May 23, 1984 Saladwich New Idea In Lunches Who says you need bread to make a sandwich? With a Saladwich your bread" is a slice of iceberg lettuce. Its actually an open-face- d sandwich that tops the lettuce effective and energy efficient of cheese, tomato, slice a with when Pombined with a few simboiled ham and green pepper ple steps. Close central heating vents rings. Since most open-face- d sandwiches are topped with a when using a window air conditioner. Keep the cool air in the sauce, try creamy cucumber to enhance your. ingreliving areas, not in the duct dressing made with real cudients. Its work. and sour cream that cumber Lamps, overhead lights, televia delightful flavor to any of adds sions, stereos, appliances, clothes saladwich combinations. dryers - all produce extra heat. If your need them dont them, keep you Saladwich turned off. Iceberg lettuce slices Never place a lamp near a brick cheese slices or thermostat. Its heat will cause a " Natural Swiss cheese slices Natural higher reading than the average slices Tomato room. temperature of the Boiled ham slices system you use, it .will be more -- LYNDIA GRAHAN, need to learr. that adults read for fun too so take, dont send, Kids may be taking a long them. summer vacation from school Play word and reading games. but according to Emer Winward, Try looking for letters of the alprincipal of Vae View Elementaphabet on signs as you drive. Or ry in Layton, parents shouldnt play I spy,' trying to find a word let their childs learning experithat starts with an A, B, and so ences stop because of summer on such as I spy on an airplane, vacation. I spy on a bridge, etc. For older Hedisted 15 ideas from the children games like Scrabble National Association of Elemenhelp build vocabulary. tary School Principals that will Develop creative writing skills. keep young minds active and Buy a notebook and encourage ready for school next fall. your child to keep a summer Theyre good ideas to keep journal, recording one event handy for when the inevitable each week, drawing pictures and what can I do now question inveriting what if stories that pops up on a harried parent. could be published by sending Read together. Research shows them to grandparents. that the most important way Write letters. If your family is that parents can help their chilplanning on a vacation this sumdren become better readers is by mer, have the children write to encouraging them to read at the department of tourism in the home. Try to find a time when states you intend to visit. And of your whole family can read tocourse, friends and relatfves will gether or have your child read a enjoy hearing from your children bedtime story. any time. Visit the library. Many librarPlan outings together. Every ies have special summer activicommunity has interesting platies for the summer. Children ces to visit; working farms, free Review Correspondent 1 cooling-conscio- us performances for children, local museums, etc. You can always enjoy a picnic in the park. To make it even better let the kids plan and prepare the meal. Learn how things work. Have the kids tinker with the old alarm clock that you were going to throw away or the broken down bike. Who knows, you may raise a mechanic, or someone who is just plain handy. Keep household financial records. Before you go shopping have your children read the local advertisements and compare costs. Have them keep vacation trip records, recording gas costs and mileage or totaling money spent on food and lodging. Put on shows. A few yards of cloth, some out of style clothing and some imagination are all it takes to transform the living room or the back yard into a theater. Learn a new sport with your children. You will all have fun THE SALADWICH uses fresh lettuce as the "bread. The saladwich is a refreshing, cool lunch idea. r ' Green pepper rings ' Creamy Cucumber dressing For each serving, top lettuce slice with cheese, tomato, ham and green pepper. Serve with dressing. r town, talk about what you see in the car. Let children learn to cook. Using simple recipes children can practice reading, following directions and math skills. If your lucky, the results will be edible and the kitchen will survive the experience. Study nature by collecting specimens. Whether the collection is of bugs, butterflies, or ferns, children like to classify and observe things. Publish a Neighborhood newspaper. While your children are practicing writing and reporting, everyone in the neighborhood will keep up on the news. 3 i TIMBERLYNNS I I a 4 I GROOMING WE CUP PARLOR & PET SUPPLIES of DOGS BREEDS ALL Ears cleaned Glands cleaned Cologne & Ribbons Nails trimmed Fluff dried Hair styled We do not use tranquilizers Open Monday thru Saturday s a m. to 5 p.m. 161 No. Main Bountiful 4 W0 295-612- 3 Sell Tender Loving Coro" ... while getting fit. Read maps as you travel across the country or even through your New Strawberries Grow in Utah FARMINGTON What's new in Strawberries? A loUif you check the plants. - The day neutral strawberry, with varieties that bloom and iThe day neutral strawberry has shown high yields j e USU- Experiment Farm tests. ' The variety Hecker, is recommended as the best. Even though it is not extremely large or extremely sweet, it does have a good flavor. Of the everbearing type strawberries, Quinalt, with its large sweet berries is perhaps the best, said Hatch. Quinalt produces a spring crop followed by a period of no production and then starts production again as the weather cools. No matter what the strawberry variety, spend more time with them the first year said Hatch. at-th- pro- - fruit continuously when the season is warm enough has been developed by Dr. Royce Brin-ghurnduce st, strawberry plant breeder and former Utahn at the University of California at Davis. Strawberries planted in the spring bloom and bear in about 90 days and then go on producing until a hard frost except for a slowing between the very hottest weather, said Duane Hatch, extension horticulturist, Utah State University. i- Dont let them become too crowded. Select tVo or three of the first runner to fill in spaces between the mother plants, then eliminate the others from that time on." Avoid heavy use of fertilizer, he said. It simply results in excess vegatation with few fruits. Spring application is not recommended. When preparing the soil for a new strawberry bed, incorporate large amounts of organic material and fertilize at that time. Strawberries dont do well in heavy, poorly drained soils, said Hatch. WoltlE' C( WE ALSO DO: WINDOWS and WALLS DUTCH BOY CARPET CLEANERS RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL RATULATION TO THE Wl M OF THE MY MOM'S THE GREATEST CONTEST JASON JACKSON, LAYTON "Bon UIM 27 So. Main, Layton 546-187- 0 Gift Certificate BRYAN ANDERSON, BOUNTIFUL Karmel Korn Gift Cert. NATALIE NALDER, LAYTON "Bon Gift Certificate SHAWN MORRISON, LAYTON "Dairy 0SI ROL KIT MORRISON, LAYTON "T-Shir- ts QjDeMD Queen Dinner Plus Gift Cert. ANDREA SHAW, KAYSVILLE 7 Stationery SHERRI COLLIER, LAYTON "R.B.'s Ice Cream Gift Cert. NIKKI HANNI, BOUNTIFUL "Watched Pot Gift Cert. AIMEE ECKMAN, BOUNTIFUL "Dairy Queen Dinner LEE WRIGHT, WOODS Cavanaughs Candy CROSS "Mrs. BRITTANY BLASER, BOUNTIFU- L- Mrs. Cavanaughs SARA SAPPENFIELD, BOUNTIFUL "Karmel Candy Korn Gift Cert. 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