Show Pge 8 - Millard County Thurs May USPS s 7 Business of the Week The Greenhouse: a labor of love 1987 Swimming pool news Anita Hahn a faithful swimmer and a good friend of the West Millard Swimming Pool completed her first 50 miles of accumulative swimming at the pool on Tuesday April 28 Anita is on a strict low calorie diet and knows that she’ll get into shape much quicker with exercise Maybe the pool management is a bit partial but their feelings are that swimming is the best exercise a person can do Anita must feel the same way for she now has started on her 100 miles of swimming Keep up the good work Anita The one year swim passes are now on sale at the pool For the month of May the one year family swim pass is on sale for $6500 and the one year single pass is only $4000 swim Sorry Toni’s last session for the pool’s winter schedule is full She will take the summer off and will resume teaching the tiny tots to swim this fall The pool’s American Red Cross “Learn to Swim” summer swim lesson program will begin Monday June for summer lessons are Registrations now being taken at the pool by calling Kyle Ekins and Lewis Feilds lake a break to pose for the camera Bareback Clinic held in Hinckley Young cowboys from throughout Utah gathered in Hinckley Utah on April 20 1987 to attend a Bareback Clinic sponsored by the West Millard Rodeo Club The instructor for the Lewis clinic was World Champion Feilds from Elk Ridge Utah Steve Draper long time friend of Lewis this made the arrangements for unique opportunity Mr Feilds conducts these clinics all over the United States He commented that he felt more was accomplished in this clinic than any he had conducted because of the quality of the riders The Rodeo Club wishes to thank Steve Draper and Advisors Neil Callister and Duane Ekins for their help during the clinic Duck stamp money funds Clear Lake project Utah Sportsman Allianced With a spectacular splash and a rush of water phase one of the first project involving funds from Utah’s Duck Stamp has been completed at Clear Lake Waterfowl Management Area In March Division of Wildlife Resources workers opened the gates on a mile canal constructed over the last five weeks to bypass the four units on the west marsh of the waterfowl area The canal will allow the regulation of water in each of the units for better management of the marsh and expansion of hunter access The waterfowl area is fast becoming popular with Utah’s duck and goose hunters due to the loss of other l areas along the Great Salt Lake The overall project will include constructing inflows and outflows from the mam canal to regulate the water in each unit and extend the time the water mains in the north units This will pand the duck habitat during hunting seasons and keep water high in each unit during times of low water This summer dikes which have fallen into disrepair will be rebuilt and channels will be cut in vegetation for boat access Vic Layton area manager at Clear Lake said “We are restricting the west marsh to boats without motors only This will ensure quality hunting for those hunters willing to make the effort” The west marsh also provides some of the state’s most productive nesting areas “A lot of ducks are moving in here because of the loss of habitat along the Wasatch Front” explained Layton The improsements on the Clear Lake marsh were paid for by Utah Duck Stamp money Utah Sportsman Alliance is a Utah licensed of organization sportsment formed together for the betterment of wildlife and habitat management They have been in existence for two years and have been very active and vocal in the Utah legislature in conjunction with the Utah Wildlife Leadership Coalition The Alliance and its five affiliate organizations are currently in the process of gathering data from Utah sportsmen on how they feel about Utah wildlife and its management program They plan to use this material in support of objectives this year at the Utah Big Game Board meeting in When meeting with other wildlife the Utah Sportsmen organizations found that many sportsmen are not content with the present recreational deer hunts and big game Many would management programs like to see some immediate changes in management of deer and elk herds Sportsmen feel that the number one problem with deer and elk herds is the and poor ratio of that they are now facing Most herds do not have anywhere near the propc balance of male deer and elk to maintain a healthy herd The number two problem is the forced upon the herds pressure 200000 deer hunters hunting a total deer herd of 385000 and 28000 elk hunters hunting 33000 total elk puts tremendous pressure on these animal Sportsmen are reminded of the importance of attending the local Big Game Board meetings and advising the Board of their opinions In the Cedar City area there will be a meeting on Monday May 11 1987 at 7:00 pm The meeting will be held in the Thorley Recital Center at SUSC in Cedar City The Amazon River in South America is 4000 miles long — longer than the highway route between New York City and San Francisco THE BODY SHOPPE Fitness Center for Women 90 N 150 E Delta - UT - 84624 PHONE NO 864-212- 1 Deer habitat improvement On March 14 1987 the Forest Service in cooperation with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and a volunteer group of boys scouts planted 1500 cliffrose seedlings approximately in the Rocky Ridge area Oak City The volunteers contributed 95 hours of to this labor project Bob Stevens and Ted Scottorn of the Forest Service planted 700 seedlings earlier in the week and determined the best method for planting the seedlings Brent Olson and Dave Smith DWR Conservation Officers Marion Cherry Forest Service Wildlife Biologist scout leader Debra Lopez and about 15 scouts also participated in the effort Brett Lopez of Oak City used this opportunity for his Eagle project and recruited scouts from the Oak City and Delta area to help in the planting Brent Olson also helped recruit scouts for the project The area in which the seedlings were planted was burned during a large 1980 wildfire and was the source of flooding to Oak City and Highway 125 To alleviate the flooding problem the area was terraced seeded and fenced This area is closed to motorized vehicles due to its sensitivity as a watershed and its importance as a deer winter range Permission was obtained from the Forest Service District Ranger to shuttle seedlings to the volunteers on a however the volunteers had to hike into the area Cliffrose is a very important deer winter forage Deer like it so much- it is called an “ice cream” plant Cliffrose was once abundant throughout the winter range near Oak City but the wildfire in 1980 killed most of it This project and others like it are an attempt to reestablish cliffrose on this deer wintering area The seedlings were grown at Lone Peak Nursery in Utah and purchased by the Forest Service The seedling planting was part of the Bicentennial celebration of the United States Constitution Driver license and ID cards law becomes effective Revisions in Title 41 of the Utah Code Annotated 1953 concerning the Utah Driver License and ID card became effective on April 27 1987 The new version of Title 41 reflects minor changes that were in need of attention Oqe change affects the present rules the ID card issued b concerning Department of Public Safety As of April 27 any person may get an ID card in Utah The minimum age has been removed The card expires on the birth date of the applicant in the fourth year following the issuance of the card except in the case of minors nearing age 21 A card issued to a minor expires on his 21st birthday and may be renewed as an adult card 'When people hear good music MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL GUYS Sunday is Mother’s Day give the lady in your life a Membership to our fitness She can look beautiful for the center summer months If you are up three pounds you are overweight Excercise with our machines no aches or pains Lose weight and inches Get rid of those ugly winter pounds GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE 6 MONTH MEMBERSHIP ONLY: $10000 BRING IN THIS OFFER AD FOR ONLY FREE SESSION GOOD May 7th thru May 13th it makes by Dawn Carder She’s a tiny bundle of enthusiasm and energy She’s outgoing and just plain enjoyable She’s doing what she the Greenhouse in Delta She is Bonnie Owens a woman with a tremendous amount of “spunk” The Greenhouse is truly a labor of love Although it is open from March through June only plants are started in the fall and seeds are started between the eighth and thirteenth of January The cost of seeds is very trees for an ounce of petunia are purchased from a nursery in Salt Lake City "Almost everything I make goes back into the business” says Bonnie “I may clear $2000 for six months work” However she admits that she loves what she is doing and working as she does she keeps in good shape Bonnie was born in Delta but she was raised in California When she was seventeen her family moved to Ogden and later returned to Delta Her father a native of Richfield owned what is now the City Cafe and Bonnie worked for him Although she has always enjoyed people she hated cafe work The best thing that happened to her on the job was meeting her husband Bernard Owens The two Bonnie and Bernard compliment and appreciate each other She is bubbly and outgoing He is more trospective and quiet Both have sensitivity and depth “If anything” says Bonnie today “we are too close Is that possible?” Although their green home has been here for forty years the Owens have not For years they and their three children traveled with Bernard’s construction jobs They were in many States and in United in the locations Canada enjoying new sights and new people For four years Bernard taught carpentry to Navajo Indians in Bluff Utah 4f A u v Tj M Bonnie Owens Ever one to appreciate hard work and the outdoors Bonnie has tackled several gardening and landscaping projects Many years ago single handed-lshe cleared a quarter of an acre of alfalfa on the family property and planted a garden It was “a beautiful that other people stopped garden”-oto admire When Bernard was working at a power plant they bought ten acres of land in Ferron Again Bonnie went to work on her own She unloaded truckloads of manure and land- - Queen Bee of the Green House by Bernard Owens cannot describe her on one page or a card It would take a whole book or a scroll by the yard To tell of all her good deeds too numerous to mention But she deserves this whole family’s fond attention I She makes sure in that thoughtful curley head That each of us has a sweater and an afghan for our bed Not one of us gets left out s From the to this clumsy lout She keeps as busy as a bee Time don’t stand still of that She’ll see When times get dull around the hive She’ll up and say “Let’s go for a drive” To the hills on the East we’ll watch for deer Or to the west hills for a ride and a beer Since we met and were married in 46 and helper and puts in hard licks She’s been She knows not a stranger and when one is in need She’s right there to help a good friend indeed She has a green thumb and has done her share make sure this flat has trees to spare For one not to have a good garden is rare For She has all the makings and plants them from seeds All kinds of flowers and vegetable breeds To She guards well her greenhouse stands watch by the hour To extinguish a fly on a Veg or a flower And while she’s about it her watchful eyes Take charge of conditions both temperature-wisAnd whether the plants are too wet or too dry And if things aren’t just right She’ll figure out why Her hotbed She covers with pride and care To make sure those seeds are not chilled by the air And surely they’ll sprout come a morning or two Will there be very many or just a few? The for us is a wonderful thing For it helps us to get reacquainted each Spring With people who plant or seek her advice As to what will grow best and what will look nice And last but not least HOW MUCH IS THE PRICE? When the days work is done and it’s time to go slow She’ll settle down to her favorite show With needles in hand and balls of yarn There is always something to crochet or darn Or She’ll go to the organ and pick out a tune Or step out the door to enjoy a full moon is closed at the end of the season When the She locks up the gate for a very good reason The Trailor’s well stocked and travel we must The fish should be biting! It’s Pine Lake or bust! I thank God that He loaned her to me in this life To be by my side thru good times and strife She is a Prodigy no less What She comes up with next is anyone’s guess them homesick for something they had and will never have' E W Howe THE STATE OF UTAH INVITATION TO BID Bids will be received by the Purchasing Division Department of Administrative Services State of Utah 2112 State Office Bldg Salt Lake City Utah until 2:00 PM 26MAY 1987 on the following Invitations to Bid: & PARKS REQ NO REQUEST BIDS FOR FOR THE RECREATION 6000114 OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE AT YUBA STATE PARK A PRE-BICONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT 10:00 AM MAY 15 1987 AT YUBA STATE PARK The Department reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept or reject the whole or any part of any bid or to waive any informality or technicality in any bid in the best interest of the State Only bids giving a firm quotation properly signed will be accepted Bid proposals and specifications will be furnished upon request DOUGLAS G RICHINS DIRECTOR DIVISION OF PURCHASING scaped one acre! must have t That love of the always been a part of Bonnie Owens She wanted to have a greenhouse She wanted to work with the soil to plant to watch things grow When Bernard retired and the two came home to stay they designed and built the nursery adjoining their house The project erecting a building without assistance from others was hard physical work for two people But they persevered often lifting and 177 pounds until the maniupulating dream became a reality Now in the seventh spring of business the Greenhouse is larger and better than it was when first opened There are trusses pleats cooling cells and airheat circulators It is an impressive nursery and visitors comment on its cleanliness Bonnie keeps her parent plants all year The greenhouse temperature is kept at 50° during the off business enough to protect the parents but too cool for growing It is just too expensive to keep greenhouse temperatures in the cold weather In the cellar of the house Bonnie mixes soil employs a fungacide bath and does the initial planting Each year she plants between 80 and 100 thousand seeds one at a time Bernard assists with mixing soil and carrying anything that needs lo be moved Bonnie does order some things like horseradish peonies onion sets and special orders for customers She is however considered a grower The planting and nurturing she says teach patience She even attempts to grow exotic plants like pecans and ones from the tropics A palm tree and a cut leaf Montrosia now quite large are housed in the vocational school Business is although thriving somewhat slower since many former IPP workers have left the area Bonnie cut back when ordering shrubs vegetables and nursery stock Besides missing their business she misses “the lovely people” who are gone At one time Bonnie Owens was volved in various community activities She was president of the Garden Club and she volunteered time and energy to successfully run concession stands for fund raising events Now she cherishes her free time choosing to “do her own thing” and to enjoy life with Bernard Bonnie is truly an outdoors person After the nursery is closed for the season she and Bernard go off in their travel trailer to hunt or fish She is justifiably proud of the displayed rack from the six point elk she bagged a few years ago What else do the Owens do in the off season? They travel visiting friends and enjoying nature Bonnie crochets and knits They visit and enjoy their children and seven grandchildren Delta is home and they are happy here City life is not for them They enjoy privacy and quiet times with the people dear to them They enjoy the town and its people and the alkalai is in their blood All in all the Owens are happy with their lives She’s has her own business She walks her “legs off tries to please everyone” and attempts to “be really smart” She loves what she is doing She feels that she is contributing to the beautification of the country Bonnie of life As the saying goes “Good things come in small packages” Lookout for Wildlife Migration This is the time of year when deer herds migrate from their winter feeding grounds to summer range Deer migrating to summer range will often feed along the busy highways in search of early forage When a vehicle approaches with its headlights on a deer can be temporarily blinded and may result in a collision with the vehicle The Division of Wildlife Resources asks all motorists to please drive carefully and watch out for wildlife Remember Utah’s wildlife belongs to all of us |