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Show Review - Thursday, September 1, 1983 - Page 8 Grasshopper, mosquito population causing distress and destructj I AJ :. ;: i , : ' v ' A couple of critters have been causing chaos along the borders of the lake and mountains this year. Complaints have been received by local officials that unusual numbers of grasshoppers are making meals of crops and mosquitoes are doing the same to the human populace. Some citizens say the grasshoppers have come down from the foothills and into their gardens and have gone to work eliminating some of their produce. Ralph Home, Utah State University Extension Service in IVovo, says they had anticipated grasshoppers would be bad this year. "The thing to do is to treat them when they're still young. They're more difficult to control when they reach maturity," he said. Home said, however, the pests can still be treated with Diazinon or Seven, or a combination of the two. If they are in gardens, Malathion is safer to use. "If you use the Malathion, you can spray and then pick tomorrow," said Home. Home attributed the increase in number of insects this year to the mild winter last year. A blanket of snow covered the ground much of the time but it was not exceptionally cold. The ground didn't freeze so insect eggs had a much greater chance to survive. Lewis Marrott, Entomologist with Utah County Mosquito Control, agrees there are a few more grasshoppers this year, "but not . really a lot more." He says the late summer is when they begin to cause trouble. The grass in the foothills dries up so they move down into gardens and yards. There are a lot of foothills above Ijndon and Pleasant Grove, plus real estate activities have cut down the acreage grasshoppers have to feed on. Marrott said treatment of the posts on a area-wid- e basis is almost impossible of the high cost. He said it has to be done individually. Mosquitoes have kept the Control Center a little more busy this year than usual, too. "We've had a few more complaints. We have more area to spray around the lake, too," said Marrott. Normally the area surrounding the lake has dried up by now but this year the swampy areas are still swampy. The Center sprays the lake once a week. "We spray at night when the adult mosquitoes are more active," said Marrott. Provo Lake and Airport, Dry Creek in American Fork, the lake area below Iindon and Pleasant Grove, Iake Shore, Benjamin, and Salem are some of the areas the Center has been spraying. So far no cases of encephalitis, a disease carried by mosquitoes, have been reported this year, said the entomologist. Sometimes the virus can be carried by chickens who have been bitten by mosquitoes. The center has been routinely checking the chickens and have found no presence of the virus. The mosquito population is expected to drop as Fall approaches. If anyone has problems with the insects, they can call the Mosquito Control Center at 373-551- 0 and they will come check the area. THIS FRIENDLY LOOKING CREATURE is just one oTmJ I kind who have been raising havoc with some local gardens. I r 'f '5:- , '" ' ' ' fellIf " .:- - I KATRINA ADAMS, featured twirler for the Adams Dance, Baton and Music Corps, spins a flaming baton. She is a sixth grade student at Grovecrest Elementary. Adams Dance, Baton and Music Corps have a successful year The year 1983 turned out to be a very successful year for the Adams Dance, Baton and Music Corps of Pleasant Grove. The corps presented shows throughout the Utah Valley, plus they marched in the Strawberry and Steel Days Parades. The performances included the Pride and Joy Singers; a children's theatrical chorus and Pleasant Grove City's pre-scho- music students as well as dancers, twirlers and drummers. The Corps first annual DDT Off (Drill, Dance, Twirl Off) was held in July with Nicole Swenson, 5, of Pleasant Grove taking top honors in the Jr. Division and Shelley Steineckect, 5, of Pleasant Grove coming in 2nd place. Katrina Adams, 11, of Pleasant Grove won first place in the Sr. Division with Eden Peel, 8, of American Fork winning a very close second place. 'The highlight of the summer was two performances for the Strawberry Days Children's Arts Festival featuring a fire baton routine by Katrina Adams. The performances also featured Shalvn Miner, 7, of American Fork, soloist with the corps' Pride and Joy Singers. The biggest enjoyment came from the 2'2 year olds twirling batons and the pre-scho- music students singing their "Fishing" song. Christmas 1982 gave the Corps a great opportunity to present their "Christmas Memories" production. In addition to the dancers, twirlers, and singers, the show starred Sylvan Turnblom of Ogden playing a grandfather reminiscing about Christmases past. The show was such a success last Christmas that the Corps will be working hard in order to be able to perform it for the Festival of the Trees this coming December. ' Throughout the year the Corps has enjoyed performing for many groups and organizations in the area and they are looking forward to their first fall show in October for the Covepoint Retirement Center. If you would like the Corps to perform for your organization, call Mrs. Eric (Florence) Adams at 785-101- 3 for information. P.G. Council to hold bid opening and public hearing The Pleasant Grove City Council will meet Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall for a bid opening for cemetery improve-ments. The bids will be reviewed and a possible award of bid could be made. The City Council will then adjourn to meet at the Senior Citizen Center, 67 E. 200 S., for a public hearing at 7 p.m. on proposed septic tank standards for Pleasant Grove. The city has had a city-wid-e building moratorium in effect where septic tanks would be used until the city could adopt some standards for septic tank use. High ground water this past spring and summer caused some septic tanks to fail, presenting some health concerns. After the public healing the council will return to the city hall for a report from the city engineer, and a report from the streets superintendent, Grant Fowles. Also on the agenda at 9 p.m. is John Gourley and at 9:15 p.m. is Lindsay Strasburg for approval of lease of the race track area an progress report on preparation ft sand drag races. The council will const recinding the resolution of siippj for Utah Power and light toobtak federal hydro-electri- c power, hears request from the Utah Iii Landowners Association It support their position regardingtfc lawsuit they have filed, and state the position of the city on the m line replacement in Noble Estates The public is invited to attend i Last week's temperatures At the official weather station in Pleasant Grove it didn't rain as much last week as it seemed like it did up higher on the bench. This is what the highs, lows and precipitation looked like last week. DATE HIGH LOW PRECIP Aug. 23 85 55 .04 Aug. 24 88 54 .03 Aug. 25 88 58 T Aug. 26 93 57 Aug. 27 90 57 Aug.28 88 59 .05 Aug. 29 87 ' 57 .04 JUNE FULLER : L THE COUPON CLIPPER i Wary minister eyes trasher By June Fuller Dear June: Here's a "trashing" story I thought you might enjoy. As an invited guest of my daughter and her family, I attended a potluck dinner at their church. One long table displayed delicious homemade dishes, while at another, several ladies pre-pared and served beverages that included canned fruit drink. Being an avid refun-de- r, I was immediately aware of the brand of fruit drink being used. It was a brand that had a refund I was working on and I needed several of those labels to complete the offer. I men-tioned this to my daughter. "I'll try to get them for you, Mom," she said, "but I'd prefer to wait a while, so it will be less conspicuous." I agreed. A little later, after the crowd around the tables had thinned, my daughter, trying to appear as nonchalant as possible, made her way to the trash can behind the beverage table. By now, most of the fruit drink cans and their prized labels were sharing space in the trash can with everything from paper plates to coffee grounds. Nevertheless, she bent over it and was intently picking her way through it when her pastor, sporting a quizzical expression, appeared suddenly beside her. In a soft-spoke- n and kind-ly minister's tone he said, "My dear, that's really not necessary. If you're still hungry, I'm sure we can find you something from the buf-fet table." A.T., Bates-vill- e, Ark. Dear A.T.: I hope that Mom came to the rescue and provided an explanation for an embarrassed daughter. Those of us who do some occasional trashing, remem-ber the unusual experiences and amusing incidents long after we have forgotten the refunds that our "sport" ' any fragrance, any size (except trial size). Include he register tapes(s). Expires Dec. 31, 1983. ORAL-- B Dental Care Coupon Book. Receive the Oral-- B Dental Care Coupon Book containing $5 in coupons: three coupons on Oral-- Adult Toothbrushes, two coupons on Oral-- Right Angle, two coupons on Oral-- B Dental Floss, one $1 coupon on Amosan Mouth Rinse. Send the required refund form and the backs from three cartons of any Oral-- B adult (32, 35, 40, 60) toothbrushes showing the Universal Product Code symbol, along with the regi-ster tape with the purchase , prices circled. Expires Oct. 31 1983 STYLE Hair Care Refund. Receive a $l-$- 3 refund Sena the required refund form and the Universal Produc J Code number, plus the cooe number from the bottom o the package written on UJ form. Products available refund are: Style Shampoo e, I, II, HI or V ,or Conditioner - Style Ha r 100, 200 or 300; or Style Spray - I, H on Include the register ttg . with the purchase ; circled. The maximum refund is $1 per type" J product. A separate cert cate is required for e Expir i product refund. Dec. 31, 1983. ULTRA BRITElj Refund. Send the regj refund form and the Umvj, sal Product Code synJJ i from three cartons size of Utra Bnte. Exp Dec. 31, 1983. doesn Bonus! This offers require a refund form. SAVER Sav SHOWER 8li Cents Offer, Maple Plain, MN d fc ro Receive a Sav ( and a 25-ce- Shower Send tne v coupon. from Shower Shaver package front. Expires I 31,1984. M1M, produces. Thank you for a lovely letter. Dear June: As an avid . refunder for the past few years, I was disappointed that my husband, a bank vice-preside- was not very enthusiastic about helping me save proofs of purchase. My son scolded him for throwing candy wrappers into the trash, and I feared that many valuable proofs would be lost if I didn't keep a close watch on my careless spouse. This week, my fears were dispelled when my husband came home from work, removed two battery dis-play cards from his brief-case and put them in my "to be sorted" bag. He told me his assistant had bought the batteries for a calculator and was going to throw the cards in the waste basket. He said he retrieved them saying: "Don't you realize that you're throwing away money?" Needless to say, I was thrilled, and I can breathe easier now knowing that my husband, once indifferent about smart shopping, has finally seen the light. Here's a refund form to write for: A $15 savings on Good Housekeeping and Redbook Magazines, plus $1.80 in Lever Brothers Coupons. Lever Bonus Savings, P.O. Box 4805, Westbury, NY 11592. Send a stamped envelope for this form. Requests must be post-marked by Oct. 31, 1983. This offer expires Nov. 30, 1983. Here is this week's list of refund offers. Start looking for the required refund forms, which you can obtain at the supermarket, in news-pape- r and magazine advertisements and from trading with friends. Mean-while, start collecting the needed proofs of purchase as detailed below. Remember, some offers are not avail-able in all areas of the coun-try. Today's refund offers have a value of $12.75. Personal Products (File No. 11-- These offers require refund forms: ARRID Coupon Offer. Receive two 50-ce- coupons for any Arrid Aerosol prod-uct. Send the required refund form and the register tape with the purchase price of Arrid Aerosol circled. The form is found on top of spe-cially marked packages of Arrid Aerosol. Expires Nov. 30, 1983. GILLETTE SWIVEL $1 Refund. Send the required refund form and the proof of purchase seals from the back of three packages of Swivel 2's. Expires Feb. 28, 1984. OLD SPICE $1 Cash Refund. Send the required refund form and the bottom flap showing the Universal Product Code symbol from two packages of Old Spice Stick Deodorant or Solid Deodorant, hntichsmJ Labor Day picnic By CAROLYN KURR WARDLE The last holiday of summer is here. Most families celebrate the weekend by going camping or having a picnic at a favorite spot. Taking a meal to be eaten away from home can sometimes get complicated and time consuming; making you miss all the fun. This picnic lunch can all be prepared ahead of time so when it is time to eat the lunch it just has to be served. You will have plenty of time to join in all the activities. Taco Burgers are a change of pace from the traditional picnic food. Pack this zesty sandwich filling in a wide mouth thermos to keep it hot. A tasty dip for chips is Easy Guacamole. Picnic Cake is full of good things to eat. Transport it in the pan it was baked in and then cut and serve when you are ready to eat. Taco Burgers 1 lb. ground beef 2 cups canned tomatoes, chopped, undrained 1 tsp. chili powder 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 tep. garlic salt V2 tsp. dry mustard 2 cups shredded lettuce 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 8 hamburger buns, split Brown ground beef in skillet over medium heat. Drain fat from skillet and add tomatoes, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, garlic salt, and mustard. Stir well, breaking into small pieces. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Boil gently, uncovered, until thick, 0 minutes. Spoon into a wide mouth thermos. Pack lettuce and cheese in sandwich bags. Cover buns with plastic wrap. To serve, spoon meat sauce over buns, sprinkle mixture with lettuce and cheese. Makes 8 servings. Easy Guacamole 2 medium ripe avocados, seeded, peeled, and chopped 'A cup dairy sour cream 2 Tbsp. lemon juice xk tsp. onion salt Several dashes bottled hot pepper sauce In blender container or food processor bowl combine chopped avocados, sour cream, lemon juice, onion salt, and bottled hot pepper sauce. Blend till smooth, scraping down sides of container as necessary. Turn into serving bowl. Cover and chill till needed. Makes about l 'i cups. Picnic Cake 1 cup finely chopped dates Vh cups boiling water 1 tsp. soda 1 cup sugar Vi cup butter or margarine 2 eggs, beaten V tsp. vanilla IVt cups plus 3 Tbsp. flour 1 tsp. cinnamon V- cup brown sugar cup chocolate chips chopped nuts Combine water and dates. Cool. In mixing bowl cream sugar and butter together. Add vanilla to creamed mixture. Combine flour, cinnamon, soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Add cooled date mixture alternately with dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Pour into a greased and floured 9x13 inch pan. Sprinkle brown sugar, chocolate chips, and chopped nuts over cake mixture. Bake in a 350 F. oven for 35-4-0 minutes. Cool and then cut into 20 2x3 inch pieces. |