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Show ' &T3 i 'Ass pa..e 20 - iimlm T I UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. Whack your weeds before winter Some people define a weed as simp) any plant that isout of place." Many'ofinese plants are able to come back to hie even after I have poisoned, dug. wore at and stomped them to death Why can t my lawn figure out tnifc ink?" asks .ferry G'mdpeed, Utah Stale University Extension horticulturist. Fall is a great lime to control weeds, he says. Ora- - reason is the satisfaction you will enjoy from a king summer try ing to kal t I ami and knowing tliat snow will siym fly bringing the ball !c to a brief;. it fur the winter. The truth of the ii.-- ii r is ihat blanket of white w,ll probably only disthat will guise the wounded spend the winter planning a new attack. I like to start fail weed control in sa vs Bvnow, t lie garden, Gor yi- - px the sweet corn lias died, I have intentionally kilh-- list summer squash and the beets have fieeri harvested and placed in the freezer. This feaves open garden space, exfyjsinglhe weeds, so I can really harass them . As garden vegetables are removed, perennial y weeds such as field bindweed I I, mallow and daridelionscan either lie dug or sprayed with a herbicide isuchas Roundupl. Once the weeds are treated, give them two weekx to ad dead, then till them into the soil If nothingelse, the tilling helps hide them until the snow covers them." If the weeds have gone to seed, do not till them into the soil, he explains After sprayingthem, wait until they look dead, then pull them out of the ground and dispose of them someplace away from the garden. Lawn weeds can also be treated in the fall, which hopefully reduces their numbers the next spring, f ioodspeed says. If all you have is aim ual weeds in your lawn (spurge, crabgrassi, dont worry about them Once a good freeze comes along, tliey will die. Its perennial weeds such as daridelkins, field bindweed and oxalis that must be v t white than green, consider using a ters or nurseries carry it in bags or bruadleaf weed killer. Getting rid of offer it in bulk. Using good mulch to these weeds in the fall should humble cover the ground also hides the probthem sufficiently that they wont rear lem until the snow files. Goods peed their ugly heads until well after Eas- says. Another benefit of covering the soil is it makes it more difficult for the ter. or possibly Memorial Day. weeds to begin growing. This is espeThis is also the time to get aggressive with weeds in perennial flower cially helpful in controlling early beds, he adds. It is extremely difficult spring weeds that appear the day after to control perennial weeds once they the snow melts. the Fall weed control can save time get established perennial flowers. Go through and money, he says. Eliminatingmuch the perennial beds and hoe, pull and of the weed problems now can save exstomp on as many perennial weeds as countless hours of labor and the next chemicals with of ble. cover the Then , ground purchasing possi pense two to three inches of good organa: year. compost or mulch. Many garden cen non-weed- y d d rnorn-inggkir- 1 1 'IhiskjnsictljgiNpjruJetliHiiiJiiii'iliv'lidiJh) incinbcrsul yejrs ul play uv tlie spurt. Altuiriunt started pl.i mg the spurt in cnlirc stjsun mi j rL'ivcrcd tumble tor TD KS iBI.,KI icjins Irum tt) tin.- - i TRIBUTE 9-- 11 Gunliinii-- from page 2 u-- ri Toother Reliable Intelligent On guard Thoughtful" Braelre Murdock: "Thin morning I asked my morn, Since we didn't fight back, duet-- that mean ttiey won? She Kaid, They didnt win because we an- - htill one nation and theydidri I make us turn sided. All they did wan make u st ronger. Tliey killed many, many people but they didnt kill America The thing that makes us different is that we have freedom. Freedom is one of the beat things that America has and we need Ur hold on to things like freedom." Jessica Potter. ...Here weareone year hit r still the USA. They thought they could get us apart by crashing three different places. But. they thought wrong; it didn't." Tyler Rasmussen: "This morning I remembered when we got attacked by the terrorists!. Now I know that means a lot more. I like living in America because I live in a free country." Brooke Robb: I love being an American ... J wish none of this would have happened. Its sad. I got to go out to the flag Icerernoriy todayl and I got all my hair wet. ... But that's okay Issause 1 got to go hark at the flag. Shes the beauty. 1 love it. It shows our freedom ... I will celebrate us long as I live and I will Sept teach my kids and their kids. I am so glad that it was not my family. Hut I feel so sad tliut other families have jeople dead because of that." Whitney Whiting: When the terrorists attacked America tliey were iryirigtoniiiki-usiiervousariscared, but it didn't. When they attacked America they brought each and every one of us closer with more palrio-- I ism t ban ever. Sometimes we liave to learn tliut then- - are people who we an I I rust We should be brave and and have lots of pat rife ouragi-oiis linn like the firemen had. I 1 . . FINDING JOBS 'unturned from page 12 hard to make their business a benefit to the ifiiiimuiiit y. Tliey have remodeled tlieir building and created several jobs, and now have six employ-ees- . They said they are very grateful for the siipxirt tliey have received from their family and their customers, and are glad to la- - back in the Basin with family and friends. I love living in a rural setting, e is happy to lie able to said Brett raise his luniily close to the mounlliere is a lot of open tains wla-rsiace. The Rasmussens plan to remain in the Basin as long as their business continues to provide them with a living Kellyf 'rozier Jr. ixanotla-- r Uintah Basin rial i ve who would have liked to always stay chase to home, but also bad always wanted to become a radiologist and needed to move elsewliere in order to obtain the necessary education. He moved away and studied radiology in college and was able to return to Roosevelt after lie obtained his degree. I was very lucky. There was an opening in the radiology department (ofthe Uintah Basin Medical Center), but I bad to work for six montliH on the weekend til they had nsiin for me full time, remarked e Kelly. Ali.minfii llr.liSi.h'xi)fixihull 72 .md filial uni) sii pumts SILVER 1 d Staicx uf America, a xold r fighting n , cv-fur f yuu arid everyurii: around yuu yuu are a tree person when yuu look upon the flagand thousands of hrave men died fur dial freedom. Proud American 1 1 lid Kelly sacrifice a larger aalary in order to work in Roosevelt? "You could make more money if you left tlie slate of Utah, but I lie hospital in Root veil lias been pretty good about staying competitive with hospitals on the Wasatch Front, heanswered. To Kelly, more important tlian a large salary is something yuu can't pul price on: It was just home. BEAVER Continued from page 12 old story from a Scoutmaster Minute about a lamplighter who in the dayf lx fore electricity made his way through the dark streets lighting the old gas lamps, and we have all seen pictures and heard of that. But iri the story, the lamplighters youngson could always find his father in the shadowy streets by following the trail of light that he left behind him I like to think that the Scouting Theres an Over the lot bur Day weekend, Jim and Fern Milligan were visited hy Jims cousin, Dun files ken, and h:s Wife, Beverly, from Parnell, Missouri. Before arriving in Roosevelt, the Gieskens toured southern Utah and ori the way out of Utah, they stopped treated. If there are only a few weeds, at the Dinosaur National Monument bother dont in home spraying. Simply remove on their to continuing them by hand right after watering the Missouri. lawn. If your lawn is more yellow or nieToinlinson addresses members ROYALTY OWNERS MlilT of tlie Utah Royalty Owners Association telling them tliey need to become involved in fighting federal legislation that would hamper oil ami gas development on public lands. According to Tomlinson, a proposal to allow lengthy raptor study in oil and gas producing areas would significantly stall and hurt production. T lie U1.M is trying to push this through with executive order so they wont have to take public comment. This would hurt oil production big time, we all need to get involved. he stated. e program lights something inside of everyone, everyone that it touches. Through our work in this program, we are all lamplighters . leaving behind a trail of light, a trail of light of millions of kids." in the At the end of 2(XJl, membership in the Boys Scouts of America reached its highest level ever at naire than five million youth. . la-ar- (AND JHE PEA LSARENITiTOOSHABBY, EITHER.) Whats New For 20031 Bioterrorism still poses big threat government resources lacking Although tlie Bush administration lias invested hundreds of millions of dollars over tlie past year to sire ngtlicri the nations defenses against a bite logical attack, experts say the United SlateH remains highly vulnerable to bioterrorism, particularly strikes on tlie food supply. The public health system, which was stretched thin during the ant lirax at tacks oflant fall, lias received nearly $ billion Stales have used the money for plans to coie with a germ attack, anil some are already hiring workers who can respond to intentional attaiks or natural outbreaks of diseases like West Nile virus Each day we are getting stronger," said Tommy G Thompson, the secretary oi Health and Human Services. Even so, significant shortcomings remain Many experts, including Thompson, say the adin mist rat ion has not paid enough attention to protecting the plants and animals in the food supply from biological attacks. Tlie Food and Drug Administration doubled the number of loud inspectors, to 1 ,r(M, this veai, but even so, TIionijjMui said, l be government is woefully madeipiiite in this area." He called this Iiis biggest concern. So while government ufiicialif nay considerable progress has been made against bioterrorinin, they acknowledge that I here is a long way to go. While public health agencies have received a big lift, luispitalri have received far less money from tlie federal government, and many hospital executives say tliey cannot afford to prepare for bioterrorism on tlieir own. Although the budget of the National Institutes of Health haa grown considerably to amiiniiMxiate more research into new drugs and vaccines, the next generation of llierapeuticK ia still years away. That just doesnt hapjen overnight , said I )avid Franz , I'ormercom maiidi-- r of the Armys hiolerrorisin defense lalmrulory in Fort Detrick, SIERRA 1 MO EXTENDED CAB Ij powerful lineup of Vbrtec' engines, including the 4.3L V6, 4.8LV8 or 5.3LV8 A maximum towing capacity up to A 10,000 Ibst ... 2002 SIERRA ' Up To... 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