Show Section G Monday September 16 2002 Page The Herald Journal Women jump at No don’t plant the bulbs yet! By Marie r v v-- chance to coach Andwon X love this cooler weather J' and that rain last week was king overdue However I’m not so sure about how die leaves have started changing already and how quickly it cools down at night That can mean only one thing fall is hoe already and winter is coming The way things are shaping up it feels like we might get an early winter If I’m right Sen we had better get to work because there are so many things to do to get ready for the next ' season list of things to do seems end- My less: planting fall bulbs cleaning up perennials harvesting squash onions and potatoes and that’s just die beginning Oh but this year there is a difference I can finally plant a yard full of tulips that the deer won’t eat That new repellent that I experimented with last year worked like v’K'fcij - ' : a charm September is by far the very best time of year to purchase your fall bulbs When those new " ai - '' ‘ ' f" vTj 'V - Photo courtesy of CariKuntze Sheyne Jones of Providence works on an engine with his grandfather ”60117" Buriile of Mendon e gran Cache pair shares interest in mechanics By Carl Kuntze of Modern Maturity AARP’s maga- zine a survey attests to grandparents as the cement binding generations togeth- Although polls taken by a publication fra seniors by seniors the might be viewed as premise rests on a solid foundation Seniors’ lifetime experience and emotional development do much to prepare them for a second turn at raising children In these days of households parents are increasingly turning to their own parents as p free alternative today care Although there’s no doubt that some parents abuse the privilege most grandparents are glad to oblige And in addition to their wisdom and emotional support' many of the elderly have marketable skilU to impart to their grandchildren “Buriy” Buriile of Mendon is a mechanic specializing in blkswa- gen bugs That he fan coax a dead engine to run places him in high esteem with his grandchildren Like many baby boomers he has retained a youthful outlook on life Still fond of travel and camping he is a membra of a motorcycle club He fine-- ‘ quently participates in die speed trials at Bonneville Salt Flats racing his and his company’s bugs Burfile’s grandson Sheyne Jones self-servi- ng 2-- two-inco- “Whatever he chooses I’ll be ' here for him'' 7-- 10 12-1- — “Burly" Buriile 4-- grandfather v : i C 1 i ' involved in athletics Sharon Weiner a mom had taught tennis before but didn’t know what to expect from a team of a dozen 12- - to stay-at-ho- boys “I think the hardest part was trying to convey to them the skills we wanted to teach them" she says “And keep them enthusiastic’’ Weiner says that the kids were unfazed by the fact that their craches were women instead of men She says that their desire to learn ami play trumped any issues over who their of Providence 12 looks forward to - n a recent issue much” Lancaster who wrote “Fair Play: Making Organized Sprats a Great Experience for Your Kids” (Prentice Hall Press) says the point of the program is to expose mothers to coaching tackle football and to let kids see a different coaching style “I think that moms are one of the largest missing resources in coaching" he says “Their approach is very inclusive" He feels that teaching kids to master many of the fundamentals of football such as passing and blocking is being lost in traditional settings because so much emphasis is put on winning the game He felt that women with their eye fra detail would be perfect to teach these types of skills Lancaster says many of the women had experience in other sports such as field hockey or volleyball and they all wanted to Continue to be Ua Let’s just say that there are more varieties and colors available than most gardeners will plant in a lifetime You don’t have to just plant red tulips and yellow daffodils The pink ami peach colored daffodils seem to disappear the quickest of c ft y - tenot an employee of The Herald Journal f so few Mark Anderson owns a local gardening store His column appears every other Monday on the Family page He V"'' v mid-seas- 1 rArii'ij' ’’Ns' es all The first thing I dobefore planting is till the garden A 3 inch layer of compost and a little humate will do wonders for your bulbs It is so easy to plant when the soil is loose and fluffy after tilling and the humate brings nutrients out of the soil and helps break down die compost into wonderful dark soil A little fertilizer wouldn’t hurt either When planting it doesn’t matter how large or small you dig your hole I like to plant in groups of bulbs so I dig 4 inch holes about 6 indies deep Don’t plant the bulbs too shallow or too deep as they will either freeze during winter or just won’t bloom After I get the holes dug I fertilize'with either a bulb food or bone meal About 1 ' teaspoon per bulb works great on fertilizer the that you depending use Always check directions first NEW YORK (AP) — Margaret von Heyn is a busy mom in Somers NY She has three athletic teenage sons works in the technology industry arid is active in her community And fra almost a month this summer she also was a football coach Vbn Heyn was one of 16 mothers in her suburban town north of New York City that took part in a new program organized by die National football League that put mothers at the helm of their sons’ football clinics Somers was picked because it seemed like a typical “soccer-mom- " town the kind of place where the V only involvement mothers had with their sons’ recreation was dropping them off and picking them up says Scott Lancaster the senior director of NFL Youth Fbotball At die clinic the roles were reversed: Dads sat on lawn chain watching the games as the women coached “At fust we were wondering if they (the dads) were there to watch the kids or to watch us the coaches” von Heyn says vBut whatever feedback we got from them it was always positive They were amazed we knew '" K varieties start showing up I start getting excited about springagain just thinking about all die flowers popping up through the snow Unfortunately the best time to plant is in October so don’t get too excited to plant now If you wait to purchase bulbs until October many varieties will have sold out and die selection will be limited Planting bulbs too early can cause even more problems Let’s say I go out and plant them this week If die weather stays warm and wet for die rest of the fall those bulbs will start to grow Too much growth this season could damage the bulbs and prevent them from flowering next spring Don’t plant too early When selecting new bulbs always look for die largestDutch bulbs you can find Don’t get me wrong US grown bulbs are good but the Dutch grown bulbs are the best hands down The size of die bulb is directly related to the size of the flower when it comes to tulips daffodils hyacinth and crocus Don’t skimp when it comes to purchasing bulbs You will be amazed at the selection of bulbs available this year I don’t think I’ve seen abetter choice ever Every color in the rainbow (and a bunch of combinations) fill the shelves Of the different van-etithere are early late parrot double lilly flowering and viridiflora tulips just to name a 1 visits at his grandfather's garage where he is allowed to tinker with real engines Is he interested in Volkswagen bugs? “Not particularly” Buriile replies “He’s interested in how machines coach was Sun-da- work” Sheyne is already exhibiting exceptional mechanical aptitude He can take a Volkswagen engine completely apart and reassemble it Currently he is rebuilding a 1971 model “Shall I get a cut from the sale?” he asks his grandfather “We’ll see" Buriile grunts “I'm letting him recondition this car with a minimum Of interference” Buriile continues “When it’s done he’ll have a feeling of achievement He doesn't come here regularly”' Although Sheyne could easily have a future as a mechanic other interests compete fra his time The seventh-gradalso loves sports and is equally proficient in basketball soccer and baseball “I don’t know if he’ll want to bea mechanic or would prefer a more ' advanced field” Buriile mused “Whatever he chooses I’ll be here V fra him" er i CM Kuntza is a writer and photographer Rving in Mendon He is among a number of Cache Valley freelance writers whose work Appears in The Herald Journal free-lanc-e Weiner has always been a football fan — and she looks forward to and Monday nights in the fall She says her father and brother loved the game and she spent 10 years living in Miami a city full of Dolphins fens She also just got back from visiting the New York Jets training camp “My husband always tells me I would have been a jock’s dream” she says “He’s not into the sports as much as I am I think he’s happy when fbotball season is over” Long before she started coaching football was a common topic of dinner conversation between Weiner and her two sons “I have a close bond with my sons because I understand their sports” she says! “I think they are proud of what I’ve done” Mothers might make football more approachable to boys getting into the game as older qhildren There was very little yelling and their approach was according to Lancaster “I had some players who had never played before’ Weiner says “But football is the kind of game where if you practice enough you can become a great player and that can really boost the confidence of a kid” Lancaster also noticed feat the women were more nurturing than fee - ’ men 3am ys |