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Show Page December 30, 201 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Thursday, December 30, 2010 • BVHS Boys Basketball vs. Tabiona @ Home • EHS Boys Basketball vs Duschesne @ Home • PHS Girls Basketball vs. S. Sevier @ Home IMES SERVICE PROJECTS r Friday,December 31, 2010 • Boys Basketball Preview at SVC • PHS Girls Basketball vs Wayne @ home • New Year Celebration @ Ruby's Inn • New Year Celebration @ Triple C Arena Saturday, January 1, 2011 • HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Tuesday, January 4, 2011 • BVHS Girls Basketball vs Wayne @ Home • PHS Girls Basketball vs Piute @ Home Wednesday, January 5, 2011 • BVHS Boys Basketball @ Milford • EHS Boys Basketball @ Wayne • PHS Boys Basketball vs Valley @ Home If you have an event you would like listed on the calendar of events, please email it to snapshotglive.corn the Friday prior to the issue you want it to appear in. Calendar of events listings are free. CHOOSING A GUARDIAN FOR YOUR CHILDREN If you have young children, you've probably thought about who would raise them if both you and your spouse were to die. It's not an easy thing to consider. However, you can make plans now that will put your fears to rest, knowing that your children will be nurtured and cared for. You can use your will to name the person you want to be the guardian of your children. The judge will appoint the person you nominated in your will as guardian, unless it is not in the best interests of the children for some reason. If you do not name a guardian in your will, anyone who is interested can request to be appointed. The judge then must decide, without your opinion. Legally, you may name co-guardians, but keep in mind that co-guardians could later go separate ways. Here are some factors to consider when selecting a guardian or coguardians: • Is the prospective guardian old enough? He or she must be an adult, 18 years or older. • Does your choice have a genuine concern for your children's welfare? • Is your choice physically able to handle the rigors of child rearing? • Does he or she have the time? The resources? • Does he or she have children close in age to that of your children? Is this a benefit? • Does the guardian share your moral beliefs? • Would your children have to move away from other family members? If you're having a hard time selecting a guardian, talk with the people you're considering. They may not be willing or able to accept the responsibility. Their feelings about acting as guardian may help you decide. When you and your child's other parent make your wills, you should name the same person as guardian. Otherwise, in the event of both your deaths, the court would be faced with wishes that conflict, and would have to make the choice. If you don't agree on one person, candid discussions with your potential guardians may help you reach an agreement. Most people want their children to stay together. However, you may have good reasons for naming different guardians for different children. In all cases, you should keep the best interests of your children at heart. In most cases a judge would grant custody to a non-parent only if the surviving parent had abandoned the child or was found to be an unfit parent for some reason. Most people have strong feelings about how they want their children to be raised. Your concerns may cover anything from keeping the children together to religious teachings. All of these wishes can be expressed in your will. The decisions are difficult. In all cases, the best interests of the children come first. Selecting guardianship for your children is, in itself, a good reason to make a will. Nothing gives greater peace of mind than knowing your children will be cared for if something were to happen to you. Jeffery J. McKenna is an attorney licensed in three states and serving clients in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. He is a partner at the law firm of Barney, McKenna and Olmstead, with offices in St. George and Mesquite. He is a founding member of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council. If you have questions or topics that you would like addressed in these articles please email him at jmckenna@barney-mckenna.com or call 435 628-1711 Law Offices of Barney, McKenna & Olmstead, PC Wills, Trusts & Probate — Business Law & Bankruptcy Real Estate - Contracts — Commercial Litigation Family Law & Divorce — Select Personal Injury BARNEY MCKENNA ___ OLMSTEAD FOUNDING PRINCIPLES - ENDURING LEGACY Offices: St. George, Utah - (435) 628-1711 Mesquite, Nevada (702) 346-3100 The students at Bryce Valley Elementary participated in two service projects last week. Parents donated fabric and materials to make baby blankets and lap quilts. Mrs. Pat Shakespear, Mrs. Sandy Johnson, and many others pieced the tops, and then the 1st through 6th graders all helped to tie 27 quilts! The kindergarten class also helped by tying the fringe on an additional 21 fleece blankets. These blankets will be donated to Primary Childrens' Hospital in Salt Lake City. The children, adult volunteers, and teachers did a worthy Humanitarian Project with the making of these quilts. It was an enjoyable experience and the students felt very good about what they were doing. Many children at the hospital will benefit from this project and it is a good feeling that goes along with it. The school also had a "Book for a Can" food drive. Students could trade canned goods for books. The food will be given to local families in need. The school would like to thank all the parents and volunteers who helped with these projects. SPORTS SIDE LINES By Mack Oetting Last Tuesday's, Lady Sophomore Tournament Cats game with Bryce Val- will be in Milford on the 7th ley was ever so close. The and 8th. school honored one of their The Bob Cats had a much own Haley Sawyer on this easier time with the Esevening and there was a calante Moquis, taking the big crowd on hand. Haley game 70-40. Escalante was while she was here was a missing two of their players two time MW and took her and could be much better on talents to the U of U, where their return. The Bob Cats she was a starter her last have two home games comtwo years. ing up after the 1st. January Bryce Valley gave the 5th they will host the Valley Lady Cats a good tussle, Buffalos and on the 7th the and the game was tied at 32 Bryce Valley Mustangs will with 4 minute to go. The here. Come early for good Cats scored the last eight seats the Mustangs are last points in the game and won Years State Champs and 40 to 32. I believe they are from what I hear they are trying to give us old people even better this year. heart attacks, with their late The Wrestlers had a game come through. The good vacation and are back Lady Cats are 10 and 1 into action, with two home this season and are ranked matches. The first is against 2nd behind Piute, last years Milford and is on the 6th State Champs. The girls and the second is against have a game tonight against 2A Gunnison on the 13th. South Sevier and the game Kory Owens one of the is here. Keep January 4th Coaches of the team, told date free, Piute will be here me Panguitch will be hostand it should be the game ing the State Bantam Tourof the year. I am sure that nament in March of 2012. these two teams will meet This will be a big deal with many times this year, with between 1,000 and 1500 regular region games, Re- wrestlers coming. I would gional and State games. encourage the Motels in the The Girls move south down area to make plans for this 4 to Valley on the 6th and the day event. r, Zot, Cants —1-27 tdatillb Errol - 435-275-8628 - embutah@gmail.com Christmas Fun B Trivia USU EXTENSION USES TULIPS AS TEACHING TOOL Buried deep under a blanket of winter snow, tulip bulbs are patiently waiting to emerge this spring. Waiting even more patiently are approximately 4,500 Utah elementary students who planted thousands of bulbs last fall, anxious to see the product of their labors as part of the Tulips Journey North project. Coached by professionals from Utah State University Extension 4-H and Thanksgiving Point Institute, the students are taught about bulbs, weather, climate and gardening. The program is part of USU Extension 4-H and Thanksgiving Point's ongoing partnership with youth education and is one of many citizen scientist programs USU is involved with in varying Utah communities. According to Corinne Mayberry, USU Extension 4-H youth education manager, the Utah youths, along with other young people across the Northern Hemisphere, planted Red Emperor Tulips and will record data on when the flowers emerge and bloom. The web-based project teaches how climate differences affect the tulips when spring arrives. Mayberry said students will track the growth of the same plant as the season changes from winter to spring. They will discover how temperatures, sunlight, geographic location and other variables influence plant growth. "This is one of my favorite programs as I get to watch young people make scientific observations and have moments of inquiry that really bring this project to life for them," she said. "The participants become young scientists who can collect data, learn skills and discover evidence that will inspire them later in their lives. And it's exciting to see interest in the project growing. We've heard reports of two schools in Germany that have planted tulips." We can answer many questions if we have data from all over the continent, Mayberry said. As scientists, we never know when we collect data how it might be useful to future scientists. As we look at long-term data from Journey North sites, patterns sometimes emerge. Are tulips in different regions blooming earlier, on average, than they were 20 years ago? What does that tell us about the pace of climate change? How could that affect other plants and living things that depend on them? Thanksgiving Point began the Tulips Journey North project in 2007 with three participating elementary schools. Through a gift from the Burton Foundation, the outreach program is now available to 36 elementary schools in Utah. The gift also provided support for the installation of a webcam and the 4-H Junior Master Gardener program at Thanksgiving Point. The webcam can be accessed from thanksgivingpoint.org . "The Tulips Journey North project is an example of the unique and meaningful programs the Thanksgiving Point Institute and USU Extension 4-H partnership produce to engage young people across the state," said Dave Francis of the USU Extension state 4-H office and Thanksgiving Point Institute. "These efforts are part of the 4-H Science Mission Mandate to inspire and prepare youths for careers in these areas." For further information about school and youth gardening, visit www.utahgardennetwork.org or contact Mayberry at 801-592-9145. 1) In what year did NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, start tracking Santa's flight path around the world? 2) Which of Santa's other 8 reindeer was the father of Rudolph the red-nosed one? 3) In the 1930's, the Addis Brush Company produced the first artificial-brush trees, using the same machinery that made their a) toilet brushes, b) hair brushes, c) tooth brushes or d) paint brushes? 4) George Frederick Handel's Christmas oratorio, The Messiah, was first performed in 1742 in a) London, b) Dublin, c) Vienna, or d) Jerusalem? 5) The music to 'Silent Night' was originally written for a a) guitar, b) piano, c) harpsichord or d) pipe organ? 6) In order to make their geese happier, fatter & tastier for the coming Christmas season, farmers in Cheshire have begun to a) dress them in woolly hats & scarves, b) feed them mulled wine, c) put up heaters in the coops or d) let them live in their houses? 7) The mistletoe grows a) only on conifers, b) only on deciduous trees or c) on both? 8) The Christmas Star (Poinsettia) originated from a) Cuba, b) China, c) Mexico, or d) Brazil? 9) Who kept time with the Little Drummer Boy 10) T/F: Joseph told Mary she would give birth to Jesus 11) Song: Go Tell WHAT on the Mountain? 12) What color is the Grinch? 13) What was Rudolph's punishment for his red nose? 14) What were the names of the three kings that went to see baby Jesus? 15) How many sides does a snowflake have? 16) In what year was the first Christmas card produced? 17) Which book of the Bible has the most to say about Christ's advent? 18) Who tried to have Christmas abolished? 19) Why do people give water globes at Christmas? 20) What are tiny, inexpensive gifts usually called? ANSWERS: 1) 1955 2) Donner 3) Toilet Brushes 4) Dublin 5) Guitar 6) Dress them ub wiiky hats & scarves 7) Both 8) Mexico 9) The Ox and Ass 10) False 11) Jesus Chist is Born 12) Green 13) Could not play reindeer games 14) Gaspar, Melchior & Balthasar 15) Six 16) 1846 17) Isaiah 18) Oliver Cromwell 19) Because they are actually called Snow Globes 20) Stocking Stuffers 2L I |