Show Salina SunGunnison Valley News April Answers by: Utah State University Extension Specialists mm WHAT IS AND HOW CAN I ideas Decide on a name for your GET MY CHILD INVOLVED? club Ch(x)se a day and time to meet Answer by: Carla Lee Utah Stale that fits the needs of the group and University Extension State 4H Activi- leader ties Coordinator Enroll your group at the USU 4H is known as the best youth Extension office in your county by completing an enrollment form and development program in the world Lori Olsen enables youth to have fun meet paying fees Obtain club and project by new people learn new life skills materials from the office while You know it’s spring when you build learn respon- you're there see frisky little lambs in the fieids Meet and learn together to comsibility and set and achieve goals The program was founded plete selected projects Enter club with the mother ewes between 1900 and 1910 to provide members' finished projects in the love sheep local educational clubs for rural once decorated my whole county fair Learning will be enyouth from ages 9 to 19 It was de- hanced by including community kitchen around a sheep theme signed to teach better home eco- service projects Explore other still have a treasured print from that nomics and agricultural techniques activities such as camps State kitchen It now hangs in my bedand to foster character development National room It portrays a young girl in a and good citizenship It now in- youth gatherings Conference National field with her sheep have always cludes projects for everyone and Congress International exchange this was a kind of felt youth there are numerous clubs in urban trips and scholar- As a young girl in Idaho we had areas that participate in such things collegiate ships as computer programming recysheep My dad was (and still is) a Certified Public Accountant He had cling archery electric projects pub- Direct column to: topic questions lic speaking and even clowning his own practice in town but felt Utah State UnDonna Falkenborg The his kids needed more responsibilprogram is administered UT by the Cooperative Extension Ser- iversity Extension Logan fax: ity than what city life brings Thus 8432205a1 Phone 4357971363 vice of the US Department of Agriranch he purchased a small email: 4357977873 universiculture state and 40 head of sheep as a project ties and county governments In donnafextusuedu Utahitisadministered by Utah State University Extension Services Utah programs are coordinated through local County Extension offices If you don't know of a club in your area and you would est credited to your IRA would build for by Ray Smith like to join call 18884HYOUTH help If you would like to organize a State Farm Insurance Agent Gunnison up "Tax Deferred" here the Result at Retirement: You would that are some first club 1998 was the tips: year Bring together a group of young new ROTH IRA (Individual Retire- be taxed on all money taken outafter and with interests similar the to available people ment Account) was age 59 A as you received it whether an adult leader to guide the club — But even after two years you took it as a lump monthly or teens are encouraged to become as- public of still is a there large number people annually Therefore the money sistant leaders No previous experiwho are confused or uninformed saved to add to Social Security is ence is necessary just the desire to reduced and advandifferences the have fun and learn together as a about Sheep and Spring New GtoMhi to help raise his kids have great sheep stories to bore my children They are stories with lessons of hard work endurance suffering and tenderness remember the horror of holding down a ewe in labor as my dad and gave her a helping hand arm remember gathering up little lamb tails in the pen after they dropped off from the tight little rubber bands my dad put on them remember carrying the newwould born lambs into the barn pick up the lambs with a because didn’t want to get rememthe slime on my hands ber little lambing pens with heating remember feeding little orlamps phaned lambs milk from a nipple on a Pepsi bottle The lambs were cold water remember the shootso cute fun and playful One day my mother was home ing pain my tears and my mother’s Dad school at all We were alone comforting That same winter snow drifts was at work It was just starting to snow and my mom saw a new lamb covered our fences and the conout in the field She was not one to stant wind decreased the temperaget her hands dirty or help with the ture Every day was below zero for farm chores! but she had compasa couple of weeks Our poor pregnant ewes started to freeze to the sion on the little lamb My mom was expecting her own child in a few ground We would set the alarm weeks but she went out to the field clock throughout the night so we to rescue the lamb could go out to the corral and stir She gathered up the lamb and the sheep to their feet But every Then put him in the wheelbarrow night we would lose a few more mom juggled her big tummy her Once they froze to the ground they umbrella (she couldn't ruin her new just gave up and stopped struggling while to free themselves Many died hairdo) and the wheelbarrow Then spring came the mother ewe butted her all the was about 9 or 0 years When way to the barn Our neighbor witnessed the scene and later related old would go out to the field in the the incident to us His description afternoon to enjoy nature and is still vivid in my mind What a hoot! would dance through the spring was One unusually cold winter the wa- field and sing to the sheep ter line froze to the sheep's water- probably influenced by “The fields from the “Sound of My siblings and had are alive ing trough the job to haul water to their pen Music” My print of a young girl and both morning and night One night her sheep reminds me of this delwe fought a strong frigid wind as ightful time These are fond memofrom of ries Memories of lambs sheep and we carried buckets water the house tap out to the trough We spring Of new and fragile life Ensloshed a lot water into our rubber joy the blessings of spring! boots When we finally finished the Off The Top is the product of Lon's task and went into the house our rambling and disjointed thoughts This boots were full of slush Mom pulled conversational style piece may be off our drenched socks and put our somewhat exaggerated and does not freezing little toes in a bathtub of reflect the opinion of this newspaper to DIM: WOtati yeno meedl Your ictirement supplement isNOl reduced and you NFVFR pay the interest com- come Tax on pounded over the years Restrictions: No early withdrawals of "interest" without penalties Adjusted Gross Income filing singly must be below $95(X)() and below $150(X)0 married filing jointly to qualify for the full $2000 per year 12 2000 and at what KOIH IRA age you start your gible late Btmxow children before it becomes Restrictions: No early withdrawtages of the ROTH IRA in compariclub Choosea project of interest toyour son to the traditional IRA Also als prior' to age 59 'A without sub- contribution Benefits to the ROTH IRA group There are more than 100 many more people can qualify for stantial penalties You must begin You can withdraw your own deprojects to choose from or create the new ROTH IRA than could with to withdraw money by age 70 A your own Contact your County the old IRA even if they have an Contributions up to $2tXXl are fully posits without penalties from tlig Extension office if you need project if you are not an active Government prior to 59 A deductible "active" 401k at work Your retirement supplement is in November 20(X) the ROTH IRA The purpose of this article is to participant in an Employer Retirenever reduced by income tax beSEP Plan ment differences the basic may be taken a way Normally when (401k Keogh etc) give you You will never pay income tax on this has occurred the benefit alAs of 2000 if j'ou are participating tween the ROTH IRA and the Reguready established can continue lar IRA so that you can decide if you in an’ Employer Retirement Plan' the accumulated interest This would like to add to your retirement your Regular IRA contribution may terest could be hundreds of thou- under a "grandfather clause" of dollars and between if sands still deductible be for IRA a ROTH but highly suggest that everyone who is only signing fully Up you by The public is invited to a "Be Well" and your spouse The author feels you have Adjusted Gross Income of of your total eligible open a ROTH IRA for themand Meeting which will be held Satur- that the most important thing is for less than $32000 per year filing fund at retirement depending on selves their spouses and any eli day April 15th at 2:00 pm in the you to be informed and make an singly or $52000 per year if mar- interest ra tes levels of con tribu tions courtroom downstairs at the Gun- educated choice and take a ried filing jointly proacnison City Hall New ROTH IRA tive approach toward your retireThis month's FEEL BETTER demUnder the New ROTH IRA you ment whether you're starting your onstration will be presented by first job or if 55 or 60 is staring you and your spouse (working outside Lance Gardner of Salina Chiropracin the face your home or not) could set aside up tic His topic will be Health what it to $2000 per year in your Roth IRA Regular IRA is how it can be achieved and what Under the old IRA you and your This $2000 would not be subtracted in role Chiropractic plays being from the that year's income — you pay outside home healthy Dr Gardner's goal is to spouse (working in or not) could set aside up to $2000 taxes on this money the year earned help educate the communities This The IRA in an interest credited to your ROTH $2000 year tne area on what U ut health a thus build up "tax free" empowering individuals to take re- would be subtracted from that year's IRA would form Gross Income on at Retirement: If your and Result Adjusted your sponsibility for their health Dr Lance Gardner 1040 if you earned wages and re- ROTH IRA has been established at their bodies least five years and you are 59 A or or after you calculated moved from Arizona to practice in ceived a He and his wife Christie Salina taxable income if or a older you would pay "no tax" on reside in Gunnison with their four farmer This would reduce your tax- any money ta ken ou t whether ta ken girls Breanna (6) Olivia (4) Cynthia able income for that year The inter as a lump monthly or annually (3) Andrea (1) they are expecting their 5th baby in July Salina ChiroSTART EARNING AFTER TWO WEEKS!!! 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