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Spilyay Tymoo December 21,1983 Page 7 4-H club holds roundup Extension Rocking 4-H Club families* gathered at Sidwalter corral on November 19, 1983 for the annual fall roundup. The Ray Wells family was in charge of rounding up the cattle. Buford Johnson, Joseph Culps, Jeffrey Sanders, Club leader, and Otis Johnson put up two main gates into the new corral facility before the cattle arrived. The remainder of the day was spent working cattle. Harry Histake replaced wire on the “head catch” making it safer to operate. Steer calves were separated and hauled to the Tenino feedlot to await sale in either Madras or The Dalles. Cows were pregnancy tested. Dr. Mark McFarland was on hand to pregnancy test and vaccinate anim als. Open cows are ordinarily sold, however, this year all cows were pregnant. Heifer calves received a brucelleosis vaccination. Both cows and heifers received an IBR and Vibrio vaccination. Cows were then turned back onto the range. In spite of the rain and sometimes sleet and the wind the day was successful due to the 30 members and their families who turned out to help. Notes From Lee Hamilton and Molly Driscoll Computers may change lifestyle completely The use ot home computers and Video technology may soon replace one of America’s favorite past times—watching television. The TV set will be used for more than just viewing and will provide greater entertainment and educational opportunities, especially for children. Rather than watch TV after school, kids may use the Photo courtsey o f M o lly D riscoll television set for video games Jeff Sandersfright) pulls cow’s head back while Travis Wells lie f places a tube down the animal’s throat into it’s stomach, a worm or computer activities. In the bolus is placed in the tube and travels to the cow ’s stomach. The future, they may be able to procedure is known as tubing. G ifts fo r elders If you’re trying to find a meaningful gift for an, older family member or friend, first think of the person as an individual with special needs. For example, the person with limited vision-perhaps large print publications or pre recorded books may be useful. Something that I have found with some people on very limited income is a gift certificate to make long distance telephone calls. Or perhaps paying the person’s utility bills for a few month's. One of the best gifts we can give to the older person is an invitation to spend the holiday with- us. Loneliness is perhaps the ultimate poverty and each of us may be in a position to brighten someone elses life during the holiday by including them in our celebrations arid activities. Tips for poinsett¡as Poinsettias for Christmas come in a variety of looks but no matter what the size, shape or color, selection and care guidelines for poinsettias are the same. You can buy tall poinsettias for display in large tubs, low ones for a table centerpiece, and any size in between that fits your decorating scheme. Selection guidelines—Green foliage all the way to the soil line indicates a disease-free plant with active roots. Look also at the flower. If it is tight a n d g reen r a th e r th a n expanded and yellow, the plant will last longer. If the buttons select a video program similar to the way we select books from a library. These leisure-time activities allow children to think and become actively involved. It is important for today’s children to be exposed to the new technologies and to develop computer literacy. Parental involvement and encouragement will help ensure that children gain the most from the newest concepts in home video and computers. have turned yellow and the flower has opened, the plant’s life will be shorter'. Care guidelines—on the trip home, wrap the plant in paper to protect it from cold temperatures. Once homev submerge the entire pot in water until air bubbles stop rising. Then water again only when the surface of the soil seems dry. The best room temperature for poinsettias is 65 to 70 degrees F by day, 55 to 60 degrees F at night. They need sunlight, if available, but if placing the plant near a window don’t let the leaves touch the windowpane or they will shrivel and drop. Clay useful fo r ornaments need more time. Drying time clay and mold freehand into a can be shortened by heating ball or teardrips two inches in objects in a preheated 250 F diameter. Roll in glitter or oven for 15 minutes. If not fully press colored string into the dry, continue to heat in 5- soft ornament. • *To make candlesticks, insert a minute increments. ♦If desired, paint after they candle in the soft clay to form a have hardened with water hold. Remove and let clay dry 2 cups arm and hammer pure colors, poster paints, nail before finishing. For more play baking soda (1 1-lb package) polish or colored felt tip pens. clay ideas on how to make ♦Coat painted pieces with clear vases, jewelry, etc., send a long, 1 cup cornstarch varnish or clear nail polish so s e lf - a d d r e s s e d , s ta m p e d iy4 cus cold water envelop to: 1. Mix dry ingredients in a they’ll last for years. Play Clay saucepan and add water, stir Three-dimensional ornaments Arm and Hammer constantly while cooking over medium heat. When the * F o r th ree-d im en sio n al PO Box 369 mixture is the consistency of ornaments, start with a hunk of Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 wet mashed potatoes, turn out on a plate and cover with a damp Cloth. 2. When the play clay is cooked, knead the dough until smooth. Seal unused portions Ever wonder what went washing, rinsing dr drying- in a plastic bag and keep in the wrong when the white pillow cycle, 6. leaving items in the refrigerator. cases turned beige or your jeans dryer after tumbling, 7. too Play Clay Holiday ornament came out polk-a-dotted after many items in the dryer and 8. too few items in the dryer. tips you washed them? ' Sound complicated? The *For flat ornaments, use Well there could be a variety A s s o c i a t i o n o f H o m e cookie cutters or cut your own cardboard forms to make of explanations for these and Appliance Manufactures has a guide to help you. The guide Christmas trees, santa clauses, many wash-day problems. For example, have you ever identifies several common snowman, stockings, angels or lau n d ered your fav o rite laundry problems and suggests wreaths. ♦Mold play clay free hand or, permanent press shirt or blouse causes and solutions for each. This guide is availble at the for thinner designs, role out to only to discover wrinkles !4 inch thickness. Cut into galore? Some possible causes Warm Springs Cooperative desired shapes. Insert wire in may have been: 1. improper Extension Office, Just drop by sorting, 2. too many items in and pick one up. While you are soft clay for hanging. ♦Let the designs harden the washer, 3. too little water in in the office feel free to take any overnight; thick designs may the washer, 4. washed in too other free publications on our hot of water, 5. incorrect information rack. Inexpensive play clay is a versatile and non-toxic clay medium. Just follow the basic recipe and let your imagination soar to create Christm as ornaments. Here’s the recipe: The Basic PJay Clay Recipe Laundry Blues Perk up family history for young members To kids, history may be a boring school subject about people living “a long time ago.” But you can make history come alive for children by starting an oral history of your family. W ith yoUng an d old gathering together, the holiday season can be a good time to jg project. All it. s pprecoraer, a t tapes and little prompting to get your on-the-spot young repo rter started recording and what questions to ask. cream cone, movie, or car cost history, recording the child’s Grandparents and other older when you were my age? How own h isto ry —the d in n e r relatives are good sources for old were you when you first saw conversation after the first day y o u n g h is to r ia n s . T he TV? What games did you play of school, a birthday party or a interviews can help build a as a child? These are just a few special celebration. Those voices will be just as priceless as special relationship between ideas. A child can learn how people pictures in the coming young and old. It is also fun, and a rewarding learning lived in the past, discover h o w ;^ ” To be sure these ords do not get acc experience for both genera life has changed for oldef ¿ed, remove the pcnnU and learn about othe tions. of the bas .--Su ^ g jgM ^ythe-ohild- tte after the would fina lriteresting. What nistory is the past^ marker on the stop control. pipleted. The child might need some was it like When you went to History is also in the making. help deciding who to interview school? How much did an ice ' To maintain the flow of family stories of your family’s past and present. First, teach your yo ungster how to operate the machine. Many tape recorders are fairly easy for even a five or six year- old child to operate. To make it easy for a young child to know which buttons to push, put a STeen^ stic k ^ ^ ^ g g ^ ^ ^ t h e
