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Show m ms tori UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. January 19. 1999- - PaeciU Thompsen students get off of the ground On Jan. 7, Tom Rather'a Technology, Life and CareeraclaM iTLC) atThompeen school had a field trip to the Roosevelt Airport where they were introduced to the filed of aviation by Phil DiBarlola, a retired aeronautical engineer who currently flies and restores his own airplanes here in Roosevelt. Mr. DiBartola is also currently a search and rescue pilot for the local Civil Air Patrol Squadron. DiBartola, who owns and keeps a Cessna ISO in his hanger at Roosevelt, showed the students some of the restoration projects he is currently working on and then FARM FACTS-Bnnd- on Bench explains how a horse-draw- n mowing machine cut the hay. Then this horse-draw- n dump rake gathers the hay into piles so it can be hauled. Ed Bench donated this dump rake for the Duchesne Elementary Farm History Fair. took each student up in the air one at a time for a short ride around the Roosevelt area. The students seemed to be very excited about getting off the ground and back! Rather'a TLC class has been studying aviation. The curriculum includes building airplane models and lectures on how airplanes fly. Thompsen principal, John Osborne, who is also a member of the Civil Air Patrol and a pilot spoke to the class about careers in the aviation field. The students enrolled in the class who made the flights were: Buddy Wyasket, Josh Thompson, James Rock, and Beau Cook. School undents look CHECKING IT the Roosevelt a to Airport during trip OUT-Thom- Duchesne Elem. students go to a Farm History Fair As a kick-of- f to the History Fair, Duchesne Elementary School students were treated to a Farm History Fair. Ed Bench, LaMar Wilson and Lynn Burton of the Duchesne County Soil Conservation District organized this special event where over 25 pieces of farm equipment were displayed. The students were able to see a variety of equipment used by farmers up to a hundred years old. Many people brought their own equipment to show. Bob Peatross brought five tractors from the early 1900s and a hay cutter. Art Taylor brought an old horse drawn hay wagon and s WWIL The thrasher that students were also able to see a local blacksmith, Dennis Manning, principal (Roosevelt Middle School, at week building horseshoes and links for chain. Some of the oldest tractors introduced into the area were shown including the thrasher. This thrasher may have been the first in the Duchesne-Strawberr- y River area. Horse-draw- n plows that could plow about 13 acre a day, to modem day tractors that can plow up to 40 acne a day were also displayed. Other horse-drawequipment include the mower, "dump rake, side delivery rake, and grain binder. The students were also able to see the. swarthier, which took the place of the horse-drawmowing machine and side delivery rake. Larger tractors were displayed, comparing the oldest at 35-4- 0 horse e power now. Also power to tiro new bailers; one makes a 75-1bale and the other a 1000 bale. The students who attended this flair were able to have first hand experience of how tractors work, and the work that comes with them. Many have gained more knowledge on how farm equipment works, and also have a greater appreciation for farmers. 135-hors- 00 . HOW IT works. pre-date- n n oicr a plane pren from Thompsen School see how a plane WORKS-Stude- nts Students of the Month at STUDENTS OF THE MONTH-Decem- bcr Union High School are: Jason Rasmussen, son of Dale and Becky Rasmussen; Tamann Dye, daughter of Gary and Connie Dye; April Mecham. daughter of Darrell and Ann Mecham; and Jesse Fieldstcd. son of Brent and Marsha Fiehlsted. Navy offers up to $80,000 in college scholarships & high tech training Todays Navy ia a technologically advanced, worldwide team of highly trained professional! incorporating the latest developments in many job fields: at sea, on land and in tbs air. 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Parents, teachers, and administrators from all over Utah will join together to hear from Dr. Alans Starko, author of Creativity in the Classroom: Schools of Curious Delight. Dr. Starko, head of the Dept (Teacher Education at Eastern Michigan University, will present workshops on the difference between teaching creativity and creatively teaching, knowing creativity when you see it in the classroom, creativity in content areas, problem finding In gifted education and serious creativity. Other conference presenters erill cover topics ranging from Gifted Education in Rural Schools to the Psycho-socia-l Needs of Gifted Children. Thursday nights 7 p m. conference session is fret for parents who would like to understand mors about their gifted dtildren and their needs. More informs tion about registration for other sessions of ths conference can be obtained by calling 263-62or 461-900- j Moon Lake Electric Association. 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