May 3, 2012 I The Lovell Chronicle I 15
Fifth graders from Lovell Elementary School entered a poster contest in celebration of Arbor Day. The
winners of a poster contest were announced at an Arbor Day celebration held in Constitution Park on
April 25. Winners included (back l-r) Tylee Bassett, Mikel May, Mat Savage, Alea Mayes, Magdalene Cruz,
Andrea Monterde and Calvin Mickelson. (Front l-r) Kiara Warman, Freedom Rule and Talon Grant.
LES fifth-graders celebrate Arbor Day
BY PATTI CARPENTER
Members of the com-
munity joined Lovell Ele-
mentary School fifth-grad-
ers in Constitution Park
on Wednesday, April 25, to
learn about the many ben-
efits of trees and plant a few
new trees at the park in cel-
ebration of Arbor Day.
Prizes were given for
the winning posters (first
through third place) to each
of the fifth-grade class-
rooms.
Lovell fifth-grader
Mikel May's poster took the
grand prize and he won a
trophy, an IPod and an "ad-
vice from a tree" T-shirt for
his efforts. May's poster was
also sent to Project Learning
Tree, a division of the Wyo-
ming State Forestry Service,
where it was on display with
other posters from around
the State.
Magdalene Cruz won
first place in Mrs. Gern-
hardt's class. Freedom Rrule
Warman place'fiird.
Andrea Monterde took
first in Mr. Harsh's class,
Talon Grant second and Mat
Savage third.
Calvin Mickelson took
first in Mrs. Hinkley's class,
Alea Mays took second and
Tylee Bassett took third.
The first place winners
from each classroom won a
brand new scooter. The sec-
ond place winners received
Stomp Rockets. The third
place winners received Su-
per Skyrocket balls and Na-
tional Park Service puzzles.
This year's celebra-
tion began with a Tree City
Proclamation being read by
Mayor Bruce Morrison, who
talked about the significance
of trees in the community.
Jennifer Schneider,
Lovell Tree Advisory Board
chairman, talked about
how important it is to be-
come better stewards of the
environment. She also an-
nounced this year's poster
contest winners.
Paul Morency, District
Forester with Wyoming
State Forestry service, talk-
ed about the importance of
trees, tree care, and how
"Trees are Terrific, Inside
and Out", which is this
yea£s Arbor Day poster con-
test theme. He also present-
ed the Town of Lovell with
the "Tree City USA Award"
for maintaining its Tree
City USA status. In order
for a City to become a "Tree
:City USA the city must pro- :
daim :atff celebrate Arbor i
Day, establish a tree adviso-
ry board, have a town tree
ordinance and spend $2 per
capita for trees and tree
care. Lovell has met these
requirements.
Bighorn Canyon NRA
Supt. Jerry Case challenged
the kids to be like the Lorax
and protect trees in their
environment from degrada-
tion and destruction.
Following the discus-
sion about trees and their
many benefits, the students
grabbed shovels and, in
Lovell Elementary School fifth-grader Mikel May
won the grand prize in an Arbor Day poster contest,
which included a trophy, an iPod and a special
t-shirt. PATTI CARPENTER PHOTOS
what has become an annu-
al tradition, planted several
different varieties of trees
in Constitution Park.
Each child who partici-
pated received a Smokey
Bear grab bag provided by
the Forest Service.
Club News
Daughters
The Big Horn County
Company of Daughters of
Utah Pioneers (DUP) met
April 9 in Burlington with
President Mary Jensen con-
ducting.
The museum presenta-
tion by Patty Hansen was
from a pioneer journal en-
try. In the early 1840s the
city charter of Nauvoo, Ill.,
was revoked, leaving the city
of 15,000 plus vulnerable to
lawless strangers who came
to commit crimes, figuring
their offenses would falsely
be viewed as "Mormon" of-
fenses. During this time, the
"whistling and whittling bri-
gade" protected the defense-
of Utah
less city.
The brigade was a large
group of boys with knives
and sticks who would gath-
er around any undesirable
stranger, whistling and whit-
fling, not saying a word but
following him wherever he
went. There was never any
fighting, but frustration fi-
nally caused the stranger to
leave the city.
Some highlights from
her personal history were
shared by Nadine Larson.
Ann Bridges presented the
ornate wedding album of her
mother-in-law, Melba Bridg-
es for an artifact.
Hair art was the sub-
Pioneers discuss Nauvoo history
ject of guest speaker Laura
Gerstner of Ten Sleep. Dur-
ing the Victorian Era, 1835-
1900, the practice of saving
hair was very popular Before
photography was invented
and when it was still not af-
fordable for the majority of
people, it became a common
practice to make keepsakes
from the hair of family mem-
bers, loved ones and friends.
Hair was used to make
wreaths, framed pictures,
bracelets, watch chains,
necklaces and rings (even
earrings).
Porcelain hair receiv-
ers, which were ornate jars
with a hole in the lid through
which strands of hair could
be placed, were used to col-
lect the hair that could be
used for the keepsakes.
These are now valuable col-
lector's items.
Delicious ice cream floats
and Easter chocolates were
served by the hostess commit-
tee of Renon Jones, Michelle
Jones and Nancy Bullinger.
Announcements included the
closing social May 14 will be
a potluck salad luncheon a
1 p.m. in the Lovell Annex.
July 21 at 1:30 p.m. for the
historical plaque at the Big
Horn Academy building in
Cowley and a summer jubi-
lee to be held in Burlington.
Powell recycling now
takes pressed board
and more items
BY TESSA SCHWEIGERT
The Powell Tribune
You can begin recycling more items locally.
Powell Valley Recycling manager Mary Jo Decker an-
nounced this week that the center will now accept pressed
board (including cardboard boxes used for cereal, shoes,
crackers, beer or shirts), plastic film (such as shrink wrap
or dry cleaner bags) and propane cylinders (often used for
camp stoves).
Since the recycling center moved into its new facility
west of town last fall, Decker said the center's board has
looked at expanding what recyclables they can receive.
The center started accepting all types of recyclable
plastics -- No. 1 through No. 7 -- when it moved into the
new location at 946 Road 10, north of Fremont Motors.
"We wanted to find markets for some of the things that
we hadn't been able to do in the past. That was our next
step," Decker said.
The center receives aluminum cans from Yellowstone
National Park, and Decker said the truck that drops off
Yellowstone's cans will then haul away the propane cylin-
ders and recycle them.
"This is just going to be a service to our customers --
we're not going to make a dime on them," Decker said.
In addition to Yellowstone, Powell Valley Recycling
also receives materials from Greybull, Basin, Lovell,
Ralston and other surrounding communities.
"Not just Powell," Decker said.
Decker said she has seen an increase in recycling since
the new center opened.
In its first six months of operation, the new center re-
ceived 386 tons. That's up from 382 tons for the same time
frame last year.
Even though the tonnage hasn't increased significant-
ly, volumes have increased, Decker said.
"Plastics have just ballooned -- and they don't weigh
anything," she said.
Decker reminded people to clean out their plastics and
other recyclables before dropping them off. Plastic liners
should be removed from cereal or cracker boxes.
"Take the caps off bottles and rinse out food stuff,"
Decker added. "We want to try to keep this place clean."
If items are too dirty or mixed with trash, they have to
be thrown away.
"Some of it is a health issue," Decker said. "I don't ex-
pect our employees to dig through people's dirty Kleenex-
es, which we get a lot of."
Garbage -- including items that are not recyclable --
belongs in the landfill, not at the recycling center.
"We have to pay for our garbage, too. We can't afford to
take it to the landfill," she said,
If you wonder whether something can be recycled, call
Powell Valley Recycling at 754-9773.
The recycling center is open from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturdays.
Editor's Note: The organizers of the recycling site in
the Red Apple Parking lot in Lovell ask those recycling to
not throw boxes or bags of recycling on top of the trailers or
on the ground, saying the practice is inconsiderate to the
:,volunteers who take these ratrs to PoweU. . :;,:'
.... :'If the bins are full, th Sk that those recycling mate-
rials bring the materials back another day. Leaving items
outside of the bins is considered littering and is a legal of-
fense that may incur a fine.
Rocky Mountain Power will
recycle old fridges, freezers
If you could use some extra cash and more space for
spring cleaning, you can definitely use a Rocky Mountain
Power program that pays rewards for having old, energy-
wasting refrigerators and freezers picked up and properly
recycled.
Offered throughout the year, the utility's "See ya lat-
er" refrigerator program is especially popular right now as
people tackle annual spring cleaning projects, according to
Carol Hunter, Rocky Mountain Power vice president.
If customers really don't need that older, extra refrig-
erator or freezer chugging away in the garage or base-
ment, they can call Rocky Mountain Power to schedule a
time to have it picked up for free.
In addition to the extra space they'll gain, participat-
ing customers in Wyoming receive an incentive check for
$40 in the mail a few weeks later. What's more, the aver-
age program participant saves as much as $150 over the
next year through lower household energy consumption.
Older refrigerators and freezers kept in garages and base-
ments are typically so outdated that they require up to
three times more electricity to keep running than newer
models built to higher energy efficiency standards.
Scheduling a time for a home pickup is as easy as mak-
ing a toll free call -- 1-866-899-5539 -- or an online visit
to Rocky Mountain Power at rockymountainpower.net/re-
cycle.
Please recycle this newspaper
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