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Show Lakeside Review Community REVIEW More than a Tuesday, March 26, 1996 9 Senior Calendar Heritage Senior Citizens Center, 562 S. 1000 East, Clearfield, 773-706-5 Appointments are being taken for help on filing income taxes each Wednesday April 10. and Friday through Blood pressure clinics are the first Thursday and third Tuesday of the month beginning at 10:30 a.m. The Autumn Glow Singers will present their new program Wednesday. The foot clinic is April 4. Call for It's 'heads up' when taxidermist gets down an appointment. here will be an Easter program on Good Friday, April 5. The last in the eye series is April 11 with Dr. Brian Gerritsen speak- to work. ing on living with vision loss. There will be a celebration for Bee Fishers 102nd birthday on April 16. The senior care clinic is April 19 and 26. Call for appointments. The Wendover trip is April 23. The yearly membership dues of $12 should be paid to the secretary at the center. There is bingo every Wednesday and Friday following lunch. Pinochle is played each Tuesday and Thursday after lunch. The oil painting class is taught on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. The silversmithing class is taught on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested is welcome to join the class. Line dancing is on Wednesday at 12:15. Those who would like to go shopping may have lunch at the center on Mondays, then go shopping in the afternoon at a grocery store and a variety store. Reservations for lunch and transportation services need to be made one day in advance. Oil painting is on Tuesdays at 12:30. The Monday ceramics class is from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to participate in line dancing on Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. Autumn Glow Senior Citizens Center, 81 E. Center Street, Kaysville, 544-123- 5 Appointments are being taken for help with income tax filing preparation. Only simple returns will be done with four volunteers. The Quilt Guild meets Wednesday at 5 p.m. Bingo will be played at noon Friday. April 9 and 10 is the next 55 Alive class. Kevin Higley to mount a Hell do a moose for $600, $500 for an elk, and its $80 for pheasants. Not much to ask for some thing Higley considers nothing less than art. I really enjoy it. When a project is done, it feels just like I've completed a piece of art, said The Alzheimer support group meets the first Monday of the month. Several new activities are being considered, including a walking club, computer genealogy, a drama club and a low vision support group. Contact the center if interest- Taxidermist ed. There are openings are in the class, lapidary and wood Higley. carving classes. Seniors are being asked to write about their life memories to share with others at the center as a Utah centennial project. The Tai Chi class is taught on Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m. Its really amazing taking a dead animal and making it look alive again. Its really just like a painter would feel about a good painting. ALL IN A DAYS WORK National Association of Senior Friends, Davis Hospital Chapter, 1600 W. Antelope Drive, Layton, 774-708-0 The West Point man started working as a taxidermist in 1984, In his specially built den at his West Point home, (center) Higley is outnumbered by trophy heads of mule deer. right after graduating from the Northwestern School of Taxidermy. The school is a correspondence course where students study the lessons and then send in several photographs of completed projects for grading. Higley decided to take the course when he realized just how expensive it was to get game Story by Ginger Mikkelsen Photos by Diane Bush mounted. Having been an avid hunter since 16, he decided the only way to afford to mount his trophies was to learn how himself. In the back of a hunting magazine, Higley saw an advertisement for the taxidermy school. When he received the course materials, he started on pigeons. Hed raised the birds since sixth grade and had many still around. The first few looked awful," he confessed. My first pheasant looked more like a wringed-ou- t rag. It was just terrible, but I didn't let it discourage me. Youve just got to keep on doing it" Higley received a lot of en- couragement from his wife. He would have her look at his mounts to see what she thought. Since she didn't know what they were supposed to look like, she was always full of praise. That really helped," said Higley. When you dont give up, it starts coming easier. Pretty soon you learn new tricks as you go. There is always something new to learn." After this many years, Higley has a whole bag of tricks. Onto deers eyes, he paints on a bit of clear nail polish to make the eyes appear wet. He also applies varnish to Taxidermist Kevin Higley uses a screwdriver to neatly tuck in the edges of an elk's mouth form. after he mounted the hide on a foam-rubber lers to deepen the color and aid preservation. He said one big trick is right around the mouth of a mount. Many taxidermists just tack the mouth in place around the form. Higley actually drills out the form around the mouth, allowing him enough room to tuck in the animals mouth, making it look more realistic. In birds, he use the skull stead of extracting it. He takes out all the matter, leaving in only the bone. Higley said if a hunter is interested in getting an animal mounted, proper field care is imperative. With a deer, dont slit the throat. Start at the back feet when skinning, and skin the animal all the way down over the neck. Leave at least 3 inches behind the ears unskinned to provide a good measure for the neck. Try to tack out every bit of meat and fat from the deer's body, but just leave the skin attached on the head so the taxidermist can cut exactly what he in- needs for the mount. The most important thing is to keep the kill cold. Never put it in l a plastic bag. Ive had many a deer rot on the way to me, said Higley. He said a lot of hunters just throw the deer into a plastic bag and then toss it into the trunk. Only a few hours of that kind of treatment is going to result in a stench. Higley said its also important to make sure the deer is properly tagged and that the hunter has his license with him. When a deer comes to Higleys Clearfield shop, he starts by taking measurements and then skinning it the rest of the way. He then sends it to a tanner in Layton. When it comes back, he punches small holes around the edges where the skin will be sewn. He said that helps speed the sewing process. He goes over the inside of the animal making sure all loose skin is removed and all holes are sewn up. Then using a glue compound, he puts the animal onto the form, where he has already attached the eyes and antlers, pinning the hide in place in all the contours. He sews the animal up the scams in the back and positions the ears, which are also reinforced with plastic forms. When all the ends are tucked in and the animal is in place, Higley lets it dry for two weeks. Checking it during that process is imperative. You should check it at least once a day to make sure it isnt pulling away or drying improperly, he advised. When its dried, Higley adds all of his finishing touches, like the clay in the nose and the cleaning of the eyes. After a hunter has paid to get an animal mounted, its important to take care of it. Its crazy to hand a trophy over the fireplace, he said. The heat and dry air can lead to cracking around the mouth, nose and eyes. The heat may even cause the glass eyes to crack. Varnish can be reapplied to the antlers every couple of years. The nail polish on the eyes can be reapplied periodically as well. Twice a year Vaseline can be applied around the nose, eyes and lips to prevent cracking. Other than that, a good dusting is all a mount needs. Higley said taxidermy is really See WORKon page 11 'It's really amazing taking a dead animal and making it look alive again. It's really just like a painter would feel about a good painting. - KwbiJiflef Brunch is offered every Sunday at a low cost to Senior Friends in the Medical Center cafeteria from 12:30 to 1:30 and from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Senior aerobics for members only are every Tuesday and Thursday at 9 a.m. The cost is $1 per class in the Womens Center education class- for more inforroom. Call 774-70mation. Tai Chi classes are held every Monday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. There is a $3 charge per class in classroom one at Davis Hospital. There will be health screenings Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to noon. There will be a matinee movie Little Women Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Menus Davis County Council on Aging luncheons are the same at all of the county centers and are served at 11:30 a.m. Reservations should be made at least one day in advance by calling 5 Autumn Glow at or Heritage at Wednesday, March 27: Cod Veracruz, au gratin potatoes, almond buttered broccoli, apple cabbage coleslaw, congo bar, potato roll and 544-123- 773-706- 5. milk. Thursday, March 28: Hamburger s, on bun, potato chips, marinated bean salad, chilled ambrosia and milk. Friday, March 29: Oven fried chicken, hot pasta salad, zucchini and tomatoes, tossed salad, orange wedges and milk. Monday, April 1: Special April Fools menu Tuesday, April 2: Pork choppie with cream gravy, whipped potatoes, Harvard beets, carrifruit salad, roll and milk. banana, whole-whelettuceon-iontomatopicklc- at |