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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY JULY 8, 1CT7 COMMUNITY Garkane com- - pletes upgrade to couthern system This is a busy month for me. With our Hulet Family Reunion in a couple of weeks and trying to get that off and going I con- sidered taking the month of July off from writing the column. Then determined I could still do it all. Now, with many dead- lines staring at me Im not so sure. Musing through past col- to perhaps copy, I pulled Garkane Power Association recently completed a major upgrade to its main feeder line between Orderville and Hatch. The project involved switching out transformers, insulators, and installing several new step transformer banks in order for the existing lines to nearly triple their voltage capacity. The new improvements provide not only increased capacity, but also reduce line losses, saving all Garkane consumers money. Another byproduct of the improvements is the ability to isolate power outages to smaller areas and to locate problems Crews and equipment from each of- This upgrade is part of ongoing efforts by Garkane to imstill have some to can. This prove service reliability to its member-customerReliable July 1994 column reminded me of our conversation! Chin up service is our top priority, Stan! We know the feeling!! Garkane General Manager Carl Here tis. Albrecht stated. Its a never-endin- g A moment cowboy serAfter picking off more than a process. Garkanes is hill H, vice territory encompasses over "Oh, you're so of uncle Dustin", young Ctancey probably thinking, as dozen green hornworms from a he enjoys cowboy moment with Dustin Cox. Photo by Myma Cox. 16,000 square miles. my sixty tomato plants, I s. . Why do some dogs bote? By Kanab Post Office Would your dog bite? The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) estimates that more than 4 million dog bites are reported to local authorities each year. Countless more go unreported. Dog bites range from painless nips to fatal maulings. Children are most often the victims. Dog attacks are the most commonly reported childhood public health problem in the United States, Dog bite victims account for up to 5 percent of all hospital emer- gency room visits. You may feel confident that your dog wont add to these statistics, and it is probably true that your trusty compan- - ion will never seriously harm unsterilized dogs are up to lenged. Be a responsible pet owner, three times more likely to be anyone. However, if your dog does involved in a bitting incident For everyones safety, dont low your dog to roam. Make sterilized dogs. attack or bite someone, you Lack of socialization, improper your pet a member of your could be liable for the victims excitement, and fear ily. Dogs that spend too much pain, suffering and medical costs. Potential victims in- can all contribute to a dog at- - time in the dog house or tied in clude your letter carrier. tack. Even a nip on the leg is the backyard have much greater There are several ways you unacceptable behavior for a fam- - chance of developing aggressive behavioral problems. can avoid liability. Reducing ily dog. Err on the safe side. If you the likelihood that your dog Here are three suggestions to will ever bite someone helps help take the bite out of your dont know how your dog will react to a new situation, be cau- protect you, your canine com- - dog: Teach else in and everyone panion your dog appropriate tious. If you think your dog behavior. Dont play aggressive could panic in a crowd, leave the community. Why some dogs bite: games with your dog such as himher at home. 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The two beds of cucumbers keep struggling against ap-feeli- ng Intermittent outages over a period of three days were necessary to complete the project. of Garkanes three district fices assisted in the project. dusted with BT. No Worms since. Just wish it were that easy to control the rabbits and squirrels which are playing havoc with the whole garden, Each day I find green tomatos of various sixes discarded in garden paths with bites token the July 27, 1994 column. Read- - enough to run and fruit, Everything weVe planted ing it through gave me a great of gratitude knowing parently taste good to them, there is always another year in Theyve kept the annual rye clipped to the ground. No green gardening. Yesterday I met good friends manure to till under! The flea Stan and Brandi Serafin, who beetles won the second round, are doing everything they can They took our planting of fall in organic gardening. They live carrots. Weve planted peas and up Johnson Canyon, where it com twice! Add excessive heat, can freeze early and also late no rain, and its been quite a in a season. Which it did the season! other night. They lost some of However, when weve pretheir tomatos, this time. An sented whats left, and fall then earlier frost took them all! Stan winter have their way. The stirwas devastated. Brandi, the pe- ring of spring will be seen and rennial optimist, says theyll felt. Ill mail my seed order in. more quickly. - 6 C01-S23-0S- -- ToU Fto C&2OC960 F f UT 84770 Toll Free Office 801-628-2- 9 |