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Show Lakeside 2 Rev? ON THE AGENDA 4mrutfHP4 yv Itr-ft- ANIMAL ATTRACTIONS Lfea CtoarfieW City Council 4 4LiNI U 4 "' 4M - " JSW- 44 .- , Dinton ' City Council ikeiK itohJ f4 m .fnS Oil' a :i.K $"- K . - ;,. 9f .at. 44 My9 V f ..' a ' t4 V4 A Lewis and Chet Fleming. &w (from left) Sharfi Fleming, Whitney Fleming, Tyfer Chinchilla warm fuzzy of a pet ters are mobile. They move from By SALLY GALE Stanoaro-Ejiamne- Chet's bedroom, to sister Sharlis room, to the play conesponoe' AYTON - Chet Fleming room. PufT is content anywhere. followed his mothers recChet's father, Stace, said the ommendation when she ofchinchilla makes a wonderful pet. fered advice on how he should They're quiet, clean, spend his birthday money. "Buy cuddly and unusual, he a chinchilla. she said. 1 knew of chinchillas only Chet had never seen a chin- said. F chilla. Wendy Fleming. Chets as a source of fur and had no as pets. idea be how would they mother, told him she had visited a friend who had a lovable little They have worked out great and the kids take good care of them. chinchilla, and she though they Them. refers to Puff and I have almost were great pets. female Missy, a three-legge- d everything else F want, so I decided to look for a chinchilla, Chet chinchilla who joined the Flemings just a few months ago. said. Chefs school teacher, also a While visiting a shop in Bountiful, Chet came upon his first pet shop owner, knew Chet liked chinchilla. Pleased with the tiny chinchillas, and Missy needed a critter, Chet asked his mom to good home. Missy lost her right front leg in a freak accident w hen fork out the SI 00. Later, he visited the bank, withdrew his she got it tangled in a watering dish connector. She whirled savings, and paid her back. around, snapping the leg bone I named my chinchilla Puff, and took him home the same day off. Missy healed well, and new we moved into our new house in fur grew over the wound. My teacher knew F would be Layton, Chet said. That was one year ago, when Chet was 10, and good to her, and F am, Chet said. Puff was just a toddler. The chinchilla couple hit it off The domestic, gentle Puff lives in a spacious wire cage carpeted great. Puff likes to cuddle and with pine shavings. Puffs quar drape his head over Missys neck when they sleep, Chet said. Missy has learned to make do very nicely with throe legs. She can outrun the smaller male. Chet said that Puff has started imitating his mate. Fie used to pick up his food with both hands, but since Missy came, hes started using just one hand like she does." Female chinchillas are larger than males. Missy is black while puff is grey, but both have a white underside. Missy also has longer whiskers and a bigger tail. Chet suspects she is pregnant, and he already has plans for the two or three expected offspring. Chinchillas are quite small animals. Puff is about 7 inches long when stretched out, and the size of a tennis ball when hes curled up. They have agile paws with fingernails just like ours, as Chet describes them. The pets are very busy during the night when they eat, exercise and groom themselves. F think they wait until F leave for school before they go to sleep, he said. When F come home, the chinchillas are happy to see me. They put their hands up on the four-finger- cage and watch me. If F don't come, they start doing hot laps around the cage for attention, Chet explained. Theyre incredibly soft. They like me to hold them up against my shoulder like a baby. They lay their ears flat and close their eyes while F pet them. They never bite, but they do chew on my shirt. Chinchillas are pets. They have few health problems, require only a safe cage, clean pine shavings, clean water and grooming dust. We put a little dish of dust in their cage and they roll in it to groom themselves, Chet explained. Chinchillas eat pellets, alfalfa, hay, fresh fruit and vegetables. They like Cheerios and my dad sneaks into my room at night to feed them raisins, their favorite food, Chet said. The only noise you will hear from a chinchilla is a h barking to warn off competition approaching their food. Both Puff and Missy spent a few restless days sighing right after they moved in. 1 guess they were just afraid, Chet said. low-pitc- Celebration council asks families to plant trees - FARMINGTON J & J Nursery and Garden Center has teamed up with the Davis County Council of the Sesquicentennial Celebration to kick off the countywide program. L. Hank Semadeni, council chairman, and Donna Minch, horticulturist with the Utah State University Extension Service and Arbomaple in retum, recently planted a front of the Davis County Courthouse. The tree was donated by J & J. Both businesses and individuals are en tree-planti- ot couraged to plant a tree and identify it, either as a family project or a community project, Semadeni said. Communities in Davis County have coordinated with the USU Extension Service to make a list of approved trees. Families should check with cities to determine approved location?, Semadeni said. Minch said the celebration council selected a project for the sesquicentennial observance because the first settlers noticed a lack of shade trees in the valley. One of their first tasks was planting trees around tree-planti- homes, bams and farms, she added. In addition to planting trees, families, civic clubs, religious groups or communities may purchase markers which identifies the tree as a Sesquicentennial Tree. Semadeni said the trees maintenance and care is the joint responsibility of the family or group planting the tree, and the city. Those having questions about the tree planting proor gram can contact Semadeni at Minch at 451-236- 3, 451-340- 2. i w.n ' t 1 W M ' yK 4 $Mf AkWtd--4 r4Ne M 44 1441 4 &6hA HwHtlg povketbook in helping where he cun. 1 matter; that youre important. a front paw out of his cage as he is surrounded by his keepers, M , whatever is needed and that care is directed to cveryone...s(uJent$. teachers, everyone he comes to know," the said. While at NorthriJge. Villar has taught Spanish and handled other things like counseling, special testing, etc. lies just there for you. said Jonathan Cope recently, as he received the most improved student award at Northndge. lie always makes you feel like you WARM AND FUZZY PUFF; Puff hangs V ( di. lie always hat the lime to do ROSCRT BEGAN S'jryjaro fN . fcg ' . Villar From 4M S1 4k Syuscuxo City Council 4 Davit County School Board h .. W-- 4f 9 4 9 Acrwfi i lr JNI4 4' rt4 v 44" .? 6'S'ru. WW w if1' 4 a .. IfoW W W-i- - d'- - . Hj, 4.iiwz - 4 South Webf City Council 4 gftw & p uMfr t 9i Vwfefe And he'll never give up on you, he said. For Villar, its more that just talk, even more than action...its a sincere belief. Lvcryone is perfect in their own way, Villar maintains. I just want them to know that they each have a purpose in life and their many experiences also have a purpose. We just have to learn the reason, he said. It's that kind of upbeat attitude that has enabled Villar to accomplish what others may see as impossible, as he dedicates his time, energies and often even his I dont know the exact word." he said. trying to remember a fjvortie quote, But it lomething like. 'If you can repair a broken boy or girt, it't much easier than fixing a broken adult." Without question, itt a big job. And yet, for Villar, iti a joo hes gladly taken on, os he oticn remarks that he's got a family of 1300 kids - Northridgcs enrollment. I have just never forgotten what Dr. (Ross) Poore said." Vil-lsaid, about the first principal at Northndge. who also gave him e his first position at the school. "He just said it simply, 'Remember. wcrc here for the kids and I've never forgotten that. Were not here for anything we can get out of it, we're not here for anything it can do for us...we're here for the kids. For Villar, that's exactly the case. ar full-tim- Ice skaters will perform locally BOUNTIFUL - The annual Bountiful Ice Show will be presented to the theme Ice Canvas Thursday through Saturday at the city ice arena on 400 North. Olympic gold medalist Jozef Saboveik of the Czeck Republic will be the featured guest performer. In addition, two other nationally renowned skaters will appear along with national competitors, including some local skaters, says Joleen Goodfellow, coachchore-ographe- r. "It's kind of like a Disney on Ice. There will be some group and some solo numbers, she explained. The yearly extravaganza is staged by Bountiful City Recreation and the Utah Figure Skating Club. It helps raise money to make it possible for many youngsters to train at the facility. Many of them spend thousands of dollars in individualized training and instruction, Goodfellow said. Tickets are $5 in advance or at the door. They are available at the recreation center or from skaters. Thursdays 7 p.m. show is a premierdress rehearsal but i1 auto insurance under one roof. If you already insure your auto with the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, insure your home with us, too. Well provide you with peace of mind and sound assurance that your home and auto are properly protected. For over 60 years the Agents with the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies have been making sure home sweet home stays that way. . , . KEVIN BROUGH 544-340- 9 is open to the public. Friday and Saturday shows are also at 7 p.m. plus a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Saturday. For more information call 298-622- 0. 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