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
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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
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