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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1977
Page
8
Frederick County marks Sandy Glover for Winchester City and Cornelia Boyer for Stephens City as cookie volunteers. Cookie profits fund troop trips and projects as well as council camping facilities and special support services for troops. Cookies priced at 1.25 dollars per box.
A Tree Disease Symposium will be held Tuesday February 1 in the Blandy Experimental Farm Library. Dr. R J Stipes of Virginia Tech will discuss Dutch Elm Disease dogwood diseases Verticillium Wilt and other shade tree diseases with a Q A session. Local nurserymen and grounds personnel are invited. no charge.
The article notes a $800 tax credit for work parents under the 1976 Tax Reform Act, compares home and center day care options, and advises researching facilities via welfare offices licensing agencies and local groups. It also covers selecting suitable care and seeking recommendations from friends and neighbors.
The February plant of the month is the Japanese Umbrella Pine Sciadopitys verticillata a slow growing evergreen from Japan. It forms a cone shaped rich green specimen with two to five inch leaves and should be planted protected with peat moss to avoid lime.
A Potomac Edison advisory notes it has been a colder winter with Cumberland and Hagerstown areas 48 58.6 percent colder and Front Royal 51.8 percent colder, using degree days to compare seasons. It urges energy saving: keep thermostat at 68, set water heater to 120, close doors, and access a free booklet Use Electricity Wisely. It cautions higher bills due to colder temps plus household activity and forecasts. It also cites a 2.2 percent annual world population growth and 4.15 billion people, with fastest growth in Africa Asia and Latin America and 40 percent or more under 15 in developing regions.
Readable listing shows bantam league basketball table tennis and open gym times at Armory War Memorial Building and school venues for Jan 29 to Feb 9. Events include Tac s versus Coaches Supply Shenandoah Iron Works Supreme Block B M Chevrolet chess and various league games with reserved practice periods.
Garden planning tips for next year include evaluating seed, vegetable and fruit crops, checking soil with lime and manure, rotating crops, and listing tools such as rake, hoe, shovel, rototiller, and wheelbarrow. Also plan for perennials like asparagus, rhubarb, strawberries, and blueberries and test soil after ground thaws.
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