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Show Seventh annual search for Utahs top youth volunteers Young people across Utah teers for 2001. Poole, Utah's are working to make their top high communities better places to live by helping the less fortu- nate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, assisting senior citizens and taking part in countless other volunteer activities. The search begins this week to identify those who have made the greatest commitment and impact over the past year. Applications are now being sought for the seventh annual Prudential Spirit of community Awards to be presented to the top youth volunteers for 2002. These awards, presented nationwide by Prudential Insurance Company of America in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), honor outstanding community service by young people in grades 5 through 12. Young people today don't always get credit for the posi- tive things they do in their communities, said Prudential Chairman Art Ryan. We want to tell them in the strongest possible terms how important their volunteer work is, and how proud we are of their accomplishments. Last year, nearly 23,000 students nationwide participated in The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. In Utah, Marin Poole of Logan and Krieg Adair of Monticello were the states top youth volun school youth volunteer, was honored for being an ambassador Utahs for TRUTH from Youth antismoking campaign, for which .she has traveled extensively to senators will name Americas top ten youth volunteers of the year. These national honorees will receive additional awards of $5,000, gold medallions and about the dangers of smoking. Krieg, Utahs top middle school volunteer, was recognized for organizing a Trick or TVeat for Food that collected 350 pounds ofcanned goods for mema food bank. Utah 4-- H bers Lacey Bascom and Kathleen Kirkham were also honored. Tb be considered, students must submit completed applications by Oct 31. Then,' par- - ticipating middle and high schools, Girl Scouts councils and county organizations will select and honor their top youth volunteers, and submit them for statewide judging. The top two candidates in each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico one high school student and one middle school student will be named State Honorees next February. Award recipients will receive $1,000 awards, engraved silver medallions and an trip to Washington, D.C., in May 2002 for four days of special recognition events. Runners-u- p at the state level will receive bronze medallions or Certificates of Excellence. Ip May 2002, a distin4-- H - - near-perfe- ct ofjuvenile products donated in each of their names to needy children in their communities by Kids In Distressed Situations, Inc., the national charity of the childrens products industry. Learning the importance of volunteering and community involvement should be a key part of our childrens education, said Gerald Tirozzi, Executive Director of NASSP. By providing public recognition to outstanding young volunteers, we hope to inspire young people everywhere to think about what they can do to make their communities better places to live. NASSP, based in Reston, VA, represents more than 46,000 secondary school principals in more them 35,000 public, private middle and high schools. Application forms for the 2002 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards will be available until the October deadline in middle and high schools, Girl Scout councils and county offices throughout the United States. They may also be obtained by visiting 4-- H or by calling by two Is &WARENESSIMNTIrl At The Blandlng College Of Eastern Arts and Utah-S-an Events Center Juan Campus FREEWORKSHOP Elaine Weis EdD I love crabapple trees because they are one of the few trees that have excellent orna- mental characteristics year round, says Jerry Goodspeed, Utah State University ExtenIn the sion horticulturist. have a trees crabapple spring, bloom lasts that spectacular three to four weeks. And, once they are through blooming, the trees have a nice shape and provide shade throughout the hot summer months. Another benefit of crabapple trees is their ability to pollinate most other apple trees. By fall, the colorful fruit has developed and is quite showy, and the foliage is attractive until the leaves drop, he adds. In the newer persistent fruited varieties, the crabapples do not drop, but remain on the Utah have old crabapple trees that have survived years after the house was abandoned. trees, Tough and to are grow easy crabapples and can be planted anytime the soil is not frozen. They are g a tree that begins to provide shade within just a few years. They also come in different well-adapt- ed moderate-to-fast-growin- shapes, from weeping to round or spreading. There are literally hundreds of differently named crabapple varieties sold in nurseries throughout the United States, he says. This can make selecting a variety veiy difficult. Here is a small list that I like to recommend. If its a weeping crabapple you want, consider Molten Lava which has a somewhat spreading habit with white flowers in the spring and vivid tree throughout the winter. red fruit flowing down the This attracts birds and adds branches in the foil, he suginterest during the winter as gests. Red Jade also has white the snow covers the graceful, flowers and red fruit, but is colorful branches. more graceful, and has a better is a winter shape. Other weepBy definition, crabapple any apple tree that produces ing varieties include White fruit smaller than two inches Cascade and Louisa. in diameter, he explains. Upright crabapple trees are more are Crabapples popular because they technically add shade and proportion to edible, but very few are actually worth the trouble to pick. the landscape, he says. Sugar However, crabapples have Tyme offers white spring blosbeen crossed with other apple soms and a rounded form. varieties to produce some very Klehms Improved Bechtel has good apple trees. One example large, beautiful double pink is the Granny Smith. Most flowers. A couple of newer vapeople feel one of its parents rieties worth searching for include Prairifire, which has is a crabapple. flowers with purple-re- d "Another reason I love coral-re- d hardifruit, and Indian Summer crabapple trees is their ness, Goodspeed says. They have the ability to adapt to almost any soil type and watering schedule. They can grow in areas with harsh, long winters and withstand most of the abuse that is dished out by children and animals. They also attract wildlife and are long-live-d. flowers and fruit. with rose-re-d A nice, small crabapple variety that grows about 10 feet tall, with a formal round shape is Coralburst, Goodspeed says. The pink blossoms and tiny red fruits on this variety add interest most of the year, and its size and shape work well in formal settings. Author , of Surviving Domestic Violence; Voices of Women Who Broke Free Octolxr 5 2 - 5 pm CANDLELIGHT VIGIL Elaine Weis EdD Keynote Speaker October 5 . . 6 pm borne en py donuts & hot chocolate Sponsored by Eastern Utah AHEC and Utah Domestic Viole nee Page 9 Many of the older homeThough many people think crystal trophies for their of it as a messy tree, the steads throughout northern schools or guished national selection committee - Crabby, though it may be, the crab apple is the perfect tree organizations. They oris a educate and inform teens also will have $25,000 worth crabapple namental for most landscapes. October Join Lis THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, September 26, 2001 Advisory Council Domestic Violence will not go away without outside help THERE'S NOEXCUSE FOR You are not to blame ... There is hope. For confidential Information, call 1 ADIJCE Thanks for attending the MEET THE CANDIDATES evening Noivgetoutand vote an October 21 SCOTT PEHRSON CHFTOnwiErcsaasscsr" MipattM |