The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 38, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 November 1988 — Page 12

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., November 2,1988

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SCHOOL MUSICAL — Three of the characters in the musical “Oklahoma” rehearse their lines during a recent afternoon practice at Wawasee High School. The musical, which involves about 30 Wawasee students according to director Karen Parr, will be performed this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Wawasee auditorium. 6 ' ■ All seats for the two performances are reserved and tickets can be purchased by calling Wawasee High School. Additionally, tickets will be available at the door for both shows. Assisting Parr with the musical are Cyndi Thornburg fassistant director), Steve Bailey (musical director) and Cindy Bryan (set designer). • ' o sPictured from left to right are Larry Horowitz (Ali Hackin), Dawn Speicher (Aunt Eller) and Jamie Conkling (Judd). (Photo by Scott Davidson)

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ELECTION IN PROGRESS — Sixth, seventh and eighth grade students at North Webster School held a mock election in the school cafeteria during the lunch hour on Nov. 1. Not considered representative of returns next week, key race results included Bush, 144 to 17 over Dukakis; Mutz, 117 to 59 over Bayh; and Hiler, 120 to 31 over Ward. Conducting the election were Glenn Byers, sixth and seventh grade teacher, and students Melinda Gibbs, Kelly Bowman and Jill Carrington. Shown at the ballot box are Jill Carrington, Greg Martin and Jeremy Brinegar. (Photo by Glen Long)

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"Butt Out" America! i \ If you smoke, you may have already tried to quit and were unV / successful. Don't be discouraged. \ DR U O / Quitting may be difficult, but you \Wlj|Ry y can stop smoking. A number of resources are available to help you break the cigarette habit. Ask your doctor for advice. Call your local chapter of the American Heart j Association, the American Lung DIOOCI ■ rOSSUre Association, or the American — • Cancer Society for information SCrCOlllflCl about classes or programs to help you.lt's never too late! North Webster Nov. 8 — 4-7 P.M. Syracuse Nov.» - 4-7 P.M.

Dawn Burch named winner

By KARENS. LOWRY Extension Agent 4-H and Youth

A Kosciusko County 4-H Club member named state winner in the National 4-H Achievement Program will attend the 1988 National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago, 111., December 2-9. Dawn Burch, the 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Burch of Mentone, will join 45 other Indiana winners in attending National 4-H Club Congress.

Burch, who is currently a junior at Tippecanoe Valley High School, qualified for national competition in the 4-H Food Preservation Achievement Program. Her record has been entered in the National 4-H Food Preservation Achievement Contest, where she will compete for one of six SI,OOO scholarships. Burch’s trip to Chicago is being sponsored by Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corporation, Los Angeles, Calif. Burch’s outstanding 4-H achievement adds to the total of state or national winners in the National 4-H Achievement Program with 13 in the past six years from Kosciusko County. We are very proud of Dawn Burch and the program she represents and we extend best wishes to her in national competition.

4-H Calendar

November 2 — 4-H Adult Leader meeting, 7:30 p.m., Justice Building lounge November 3 — 4-H Supreme

Everybody’s science —

Wierd bee-havior

| By JESSICA MORRISON Honey bees hear through their bees’ wing vibrations at the very tips of their six little legs. When a queen vibrates her wing muscles in a certain way, called “piping,” bees come to a dead stop, say U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists. They think this might be preparation for swarming, when about half the colony will desert the hive to start a new colony elsewhere. , But researchers hope to show beekeepers how to translate a queen’s messages so they can prepare for a swarm and take action to keep their bees at home. Bees have lots of other strange habits and USDA scientists with | the Agricultural Research Ser- ( vice are learning about their j behavior in laboratories in Baton | Rouge, La., and Tucson, Ariz. By ( knowing what makes bees tick, t scientists can help the little workers keep producing $l5O million worth of honey and pollinating some S2O billion in crops a year. Other findings of their research: • With honey bees, bigger “bedrooms” — frames in a

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Parents involvement in school

Schools are rediscovering an important partner in improving the education of all children : parents. One researcher concluded “When parents are involved, children do better in school.” And parent involvement, she adds, makes the schools better. The US Department of Education agrees. A compilation of research about education concluded: “The family is critical to success in school.” That holds true regardless of family income or parents’ level of education. One example of the powerful influence families can have on learning: television. The typical American child watches TV 25 hours a week. Researchers have

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Showmanship Committee meeting, 7 p.m., Justice Building meeting room November 7 — Monroe Go Getters 4-H Club meeting, Pierceton Community Building November 8 — Extension office closed November 9 — 4-H Consumer Clothing Committee meeting, 7 p.m., Justice Building lounge November 9 — American Guys and Gals 4-H Club Achievement Night, 6:30 p.m., Atwood Methodist Church

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November 10 — 4-H Fish Fry Committee meeting, 7 p.m., Justice Building lounge November 10 — 4-H Rabbit Committee meeting, 7:30 p.m., Justice Building small room November 11 — Extension office closed

beehive — mean bigger families. Conversely, many small bedrooms cut down on family size. It’s as if bees say, “With so many little rooms, we’ll have to buzz ip apd out of each one all day ; to feed and tend to the babies (larvae). Let’s opt for a smaller family and avoid all that extra walking.” With bigger rooms, the bees seem to figure, “What the heck, it’s just an extra step or two; we’ll have loads of children.” Researchers found that, in 40 days, honey bees produced 40 percent more offspring in hives with five large frames than in hives with 22 small ones, even though overall area • was the same. • When two queens turn up in the same hive, they fight to the death for supremacy. Before a fight begins they relieve themselves, forcing the crowd of onlooker bees away and giving themselves fighting room. The feces actually have a pleasant floral odor but at first it’s so strong that it repels worker bees. Later, when one queen has been stung to death by the other, the odor diminishes and becomes attractive to worker bees, who come to feed and groom their new

found that if students spend just 3.5 hours a week reading books, magazines, or newspapers during the elementary school years,

Syracuse Middle School holds mock election

The Syracuse Middle School held an all-school election on Nov. 1. Two polling booths were set up so students could experience an actual voting situation. They voted on president, vice president, governor, Lt. governor, U.S. Senate, con-

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PREPARING FOR FIELD TRIP — Eighth grade students at Milford Junior High School prepare for an upcoming field trip that they will be participating in by doing research on the judicial system in the school’s library yesterday afternoon. The eighth grade health classes at Milford will be visiting the Kosciusko County Courthouse in Warsaw this Friday, Nov. 4, as part of a follow-up activity to material that the students have dealt with in their health and skills classes concerning alcohol and drugs. The students, approximately 65 of them in all, will take a tour of the courthouse and also witness a mock trial on Friday. Eighth grade Milford students who will participate in the field trip are left to right: Jason Avery, George Castro, Yolanda DeLaFuente, Betsy Henderson, Jesse Beaty and Jason Buck. (Photo by Scott Davidson) ,

Helping students do better in school An education professor from the University of Illinois offers the following suggestions for parents who wish to help their children reach their achievements in school: • Provide books and a place for studying. • Observe routines for homework, meals and bedtime. • Limit the hours for afterschool jobs. • Discuss school events. •Help students meet deadlines. v

leader. • Sometimes when a queen dies, the colony for some reason doesn’t get around to replacing her. When that happens, worker bees seemingly a depression. 'ffddiibtibn falls off and the life span of workers is cut sharply. The longer a hive is without a queen, the worse depression gets. In studies, three weeks without a queen resulted in the death of half the workers and honey production fell 59 percent. The lesson for beekeepers: make sure the throne is reoccupied as quickly as possible. • Hard-earned honey is something honey bees will fight to defend. So as fir beespillage a honey bee hive to steal the honey, they emit a chemical to subdue the honey bee victims. Scientists hope the fire bee’s tranquilizer can be synthesized in a laboratory for possible use on a third type of bee — the aggressive Africanized bees that may come to the U.S. from Central America. Scientists would have to determine how much of this tranquilizer, if any, is safe for use near pets, livestock and people. (Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

they are most likely to become “automatic readers” who read faster, score higher and do better in high school and college.

gressman from Indiana’s Third Congressional District and school board members from the second and third districts. Proposition One was also on the ballot. The idea for the election came from Brandee Carlson, in the eighth grade, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carlson, 401 John Street, Syracuse. Carlson prepared the ballots and put up posters advertising the election. She was assisted in preparations by Alyssa Johnson, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Michael Johnson, 218 N. Huntington, Syracuse.

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FUTURE JOURNALIST — Cathy Barker interviews Congressman John Hiler for Wawasee High School’s school paper. Barker cornered the candidate after the Hiler-Tom Ward forum at the school’s auditorium last Saturday.

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FACIAL ART — Josh Kaufman, 6, sits patiently as Jennifer Rodriguez paints his face at the Syracuse PTO Halloween Carnival last Wednesday, Oct. 26. Rodriguez, a 12-year-old sixth grader at the school, worked at the face painting booth for awhile before scampering off to enjoy the carnival herself.

The event was sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Organization and featured several events including a haunted house. Organizers said the carnival brought in about $3,500 for the school. (Photo By Mitchell Stinson)

Contaminated dirt

MIDDLETON, GA. - More than 6,000 cubic yards of dirt contaminated with the solvent xylene have been hauled away from the site of a train derailment in Elbert County.