Show vwwvmi July 2 2003 Gunnison Valley NewsSalina Sun Axtell News c Good to Review J It's Firework Safety Tips Contact Audrey Boore The week of June 16 Sadie tended Drill Team Camp with Karissa Westover were in the Gunnison the week NV attending Drill of June 26 in Mesquite Logan UT The Team Officers Camp team earned an excellent rating Whitt Sorenson attended the Claudia and Blaine Nielson hosted a family Birthday Party Spanish Fork Livestock Judging Whitt as placed for Claudia's father Weldon Competition the High Individual in Livestock Johnson of Gunnison Claudia's brothers sisters and family Judging The Gunnison Valley High came to help their father celSchool FFA Chapter attended ebrate his 75"1 birthday the state meet the week of June Axtell's National Guard mem17 where approximately 50 FFA bers of the 145h Field Artillery chapters competed with over B Battery Unit were among the 200 team combinations from unit members honored with a these schools parade Saturday morning June The Ag Mechanics team of 28 in Manti On their return from Mitchell Heath Taylor Mellor Ft Carson CO where they were and Andy Bartholomew earned released from active duty This a bronze rating unit has spent the past year of The Meats team of Whitt active duty at Tooele UT Brett C Sorenson Jay Bartholomew Jayden Christensen Nathan Pedro and Markel Heath and Jeremy Miller were Coates ranked Silver and 3rd in active duty with this unit place Many family members were on The Livestock team of Whitt hand to walk in the parade with Sorenson Jay Bartholomew their soldier Thank you to all the Keisha Beck and Markel Coates men and women in the military ranked Gold and placed 2nd in service at this time to help keep the meet Whitt Sorenson also America a free nation The Axtell Boy Scouts did a placed as the 3rd high individual in livestock judging at the State bicycle ride Friday and FFA meet Saturday They started on the The Dairy judging team of Great Western Trail on Skyline Stephanie Boore Kassie Brown drive and rode down Salina Carl Sorenson and Kendon Canyon and ended at the Salina Sorenson won - place at this City Park They camped overstate meet This win entitles night along the route Scouts these four people and 3 alterdoing this ride were Wyatt nates to compete in October at Anderson Allen Boore Ben the National FFA Judging ConBoore Sammy Brown Kolten test in Louisville Kentucky Christiansen Breadon Davis Congratulations to Stephanie Drew Despain Kade Despain Boore Whitt Sorenson and Brandon Erickson and Cody Mitchell Heath on a job well Westover Leaders going were Central Utah is entering its year of drought and fire danger is becoming more extreme each day A normal spring rain fall this year initially kept the fire danger down but that same rainfall prompted the growth of grass that has now dried out and increased the fire day outlook danger The and done Maren Brown Brooke Heath Sadie and Karisa Westover at CHIP fifth is bleak with the forecast calling for below normal precipitation and above normal temperatures with wind and lightning strikes Fire danger is high and any unplanned human caused fire has the potential to cause loss of life property and valuable reResidents using firesources works should use extreme caution Here are some tips for safe use of fireworks:l Use fireworks in parking lots driveways and gravel or dirt areas 2 W'here legal use fireworks outdoors and in a safe area away linois Speakers were Rhett Nelson Cindy Anderson Charles Bosshardt Christina and Tyrell Peterson The musical number was performed by Gary and Wendy Bosshardt on the violins accompanied by Marcia Bosshardt Girls Camp will be July l5 2nd and 3rd for the Second Ward Gary Bosshardt has been accepted to Who's Who among American high school students He is the son of Neal and Marcia Bosshardt scou tmaster Danny Boore Tyler Blackburn Sam Brown Kerry Despain and Dan Erickson in Time for Back To School The Utah Department of will be acceptfor CHIP (Utah's Children's Heal th Insurance Program) during Open Enrollment July 12003 This is your chance to get your kids health insurance coverage before you send them back to school Families can learn more about CHIP by making a simple call to to receive an application by mail or find a UDOH eligibility office in their area For one week beginning Monday July 28 and ending Health (UDOH) Friday August 1 applications will be accepted in person online at wwwbealthutahgov bechip or by mail postmarked tween July 28th and August 1st The UDOH will accept all eligible Utah children who apply determined by how many children enroll the number who leave the program and available health care coverage will also be conducted funding To inform families about open enrollment the UDOH will conduct a TV radio and print "A Good Call for Kids" Campaign during July Kids featured in the spots have benefited from CHIP munity partners WICclinics groups information visit or wwwJiealthutahgovchip advocacy For more I ft ft thanks to an appropriation of$15 million from the 2003 Utah State Legislature "The Department is pleased to open CHIP for children to enroll at back to school time" said Rod Betit UDOH Executive Director "Families who enroll on CHIP can get their children the check ups they need and send them back to school ready to learn" "My kids are active in sports at school and it is a relief to have CHIP in case they get hurt" says April Perry of Kearns Utah and parent of five children on CHIP If the budget allows the UDOH expects to announce dates for the next Open Enrollment session in the first quarter of 2004 The dates and length of Open Enrollment periods are Forest Land Management vice Office or Division of estry Fire & State Lands SerFor- Nephi Experimental Farm Field Day: 100 Years of Discoveiy Field day at the Utah Agricugrass varieties and breeding forKatelyn Coates celebrated her ltural Experiment Station's improveage kochia research first Birthday on May 24 in Nephi Dryland Farm is set for ments in alfalfa and sainfoin 1 from 9 Redmond with her parents July using animal manure on small Tuesday rebrother and sisters grandpargTains effects of windbreaks on pm and showcases ents aunts uncles and friends search being done by Utah State yields cropping rotations and fertilizer trials the dryland winSpeaking in the First Ward University and USDA scientists June 22 Sacrament meeting were Research began at the Nephi ter wheat nursery and GPS Farm in 1903 and focuses primayouth speaker Bree'l Bosshardt training for w’eed mapping and Elder Weston Larson and rily on dryland cereal producThe event is free and the pubElder Tyler Mickelsen reported tion and rangeland forages lic is invited No registration is their LDS missions Many of this year's topics required but sponsors request A blood drive is being held plant breeding weed control an RSVP to the Juab County Exwould tension office (435) July 2 at 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm at and crop rotation the Stake Center Please give The event runs from 9 am - 2:30 have sounded familiar to growblood if you can ers who benefitted from new repm at the Nephi Dryland Farm search findings 100 years ago three miles south of Nephi on Carolyn and Bemell Johnson of Erda and Erin Seely of Helper but it's safe to say those same Highway 28 and lunch will be were here Saturday June 21 to growers would be surprised to served at the Levan City Park visit with Sherm and Barbara see this year's presentation on The event is sponsored by the Christensen using satellite images and glo- Utah Agricultural Experiment Many friends and family bal positioning systems (GPS) to Station Utah State University members attended the grave precisely manage crop producExtension Western Region Susside services for LC Junior tion tainable Agriculture Research slated for the Education Program and the and Seely of Cedar City former resitopics Among dent of ReJmond Saturday June field day are weed control in USU Department of Plants Soils 21 at the Redmond Cemetery dryland small grains dryland and Biometeorology ! Is Your Child Traveling the Safest ft iesliuiinglive Way I) Possible? 68 percent of Approximately Utah's children are without make it possible for CHIP to insure more children Since 1998 CHIP has covered more than 61000 Utah kids and today enrollment is at nearly 24000 children This year CHIP has the capacity to accept more children and has restored dental benefits placed as conditions become worse For more information contact your local Bureau of call Utah session Premiums and small including child care agencies and IK during this Open Enrollment health insurance according to the 2001 Health Status Survey CHIP is a state health insurance plan for children To get CHIP children must qualify based on family size and household income For example a family of four earning up to $36800 a year may qualify To qualify children must also be under age 19 US citizens or legal residents and not currently covered by health insurance Eligible families may be required to pay premiums of up to $25 every three months Outreach via com- Attention f pervision 5 Do not discharge fireworks from moving vehicles 6 Let fireworks cool then soak them in water before disposing of debris 7 Use only fireworks that are legal for use in Utah Any fireworks that leaves the ground or explodes is illegal 8 Remember fireworks are legal on on public land and legal on all state and private lands at this time Restrictions may be Barbara Christensen Speakers for the Second Ward Sacrament Meeting were members of the Church History class who recently toured Nauvoo Salina Fire Department Auxiliary members are eagerly anticiof the new firehouse which should be comthe month and are planning the open house to share the new building with the area's residents Planning events such as this open house is just one of the duties the Firemen's Auxiliary members undertake to help not only their husbands (the firemen) but the entire community Their main duty according to the president Belinda Carter is to support the firemen "As wives it seems we're always doing that anyway so we figured we might as well make it official We like to help out and will do whatever is necessary to support them" in the past but this There have been auxiliary organizations group of firefighter's wives have just gotten together for the past three years and are enjoying their time together and the friendships they have formed "It's really been a fun group and an enthere is a special comradery between us all" joyable experience says Carter The women are typically in charge of a raffle and a booth at the 4h of July festivities as well as sponsoring the annual Fireman's dance in February All proceeds of the auxiliary's work go to support the auxiliary In addition the firemen and the Firemen's Memorial Scholarship to the support these women give to our immediate community the auxiliary annually makes 12 lap quilts to send to bum victims at the University of Utah Bum Center There are currently 17 members in the area with Belinda Carter and Crista Stephanie Ball as acting as president Burr as secretary fields grassy areas and pating the completion pleted by the end of buildings 3 Keep a bucket of water wet towel and a garden hose nearby 4 Follow instructions carefully and use with close adult su- Redmond News to Open Enrollment Just ing applications from Salina Fire Department Auxilary Busy With Service Projects Come to a Car Seat Check Point and find out! 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