The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, August 15, 1990 13 COMMUNITY Lake-Noxen students compete in Social Studies Olympiad Lake-Noxen Elementary School 5th grade students participated in the National Social Studies Olympiad Test. Consisting of 40 questions about United States History. The questions test the students’ knowl- edge and understanding of factual information, graphs, charts, and political cartoons. The top 10 fifth grade students at Lake-Noxen Elementary School outscored 86.5% of the schools that entered nation- ally. The students who entered are, above, from left, first row, Sarah Saylor, Melissa Mitchell, Jessica Finch, Joe Halowich, Shawn Titus; second row, Brian Hoover, Rebecca Scott, Debbie White, Michael Ide and Michael Woronko. Anderson afield Jncrease in northernstate birds rings both good and bad news By JOHN M. ANDERSON FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE, Washington, D.C.: For the kids that are killing each other in our city streets, and for the hunters that hope to kill a duck or a goose in the marsh next fall, there is good news and bad news from the prai- ‘rie pothole region of ‘our north- central states and southern Can- ada. For the Louisiana hunters, the RT news is the relative abun- daneevof gadwalls, green-winged teal, blue geese and white-fronted geese. For the hunters along the Atlantic Coast, the good news is the relative abundance of Canada eese, Atlantic snow geese, plus * "an excellent hatch of tundra swans. The wheat farmers in North Carolina look upon this increase in swans as bad news. Chesap- eake Bay water quality is so bad that pondweeds, wild rice, and wild celery can no longer feed the ducks, geese and swans, so these flat- faced fowl turn to nearby wheat fields for groceries. For some rea- son, farmers take a dim view of this, although they are beginning to charge the hunters who harvest swans and geese of wheat, enough to more than compensate for the loss of wheat. So these farmers look with favor on a good fall flight of geese and swans. The bad news is that mallards, « pintails and blue-winged teal popu- ations are very low. These 3 spe- i depend heavily on the prairie ponds of the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Montana and simi- lar wetlands in Manitoba, Sas- katchewan and Alberta. When these prairie potholes go dry, the ducks fly on north where they more or less sit around and look at each other. This has been going on for the last 3 years. This year, how- ever, the Dakotas and Montana were dry, as were the prairies just over the line in Canada, but most of the prairie provinces of Canada had fairly good rains. Unfortunately, farmers had plowed the vegetation down to the when the spring and summer rains filled them, there was nothing but bare ground around the edges. Consequently, the mallards, pin- tails and blue-winged teal, that depend on these ponds for making little ducks out of big ones, had no place to hide their eggs. It will be anotheryear before there is enough vegetation around these ponds to provice nesting cover. The reason gadwalls and green- winged teal are more abundant now than 10 years ago is that they nest north and west of the prairie pothole region in what we call the parklands. Ponds are very numer- ous in the parklands, but they are surrounded by trees and brush. So far, the farmers haven't figured out how to plow up the parklands and convert them to wheat and barley. The reason the snow geese and swans are so abundant is that they nest above the Arctic Circle and the engineers haven't figured out how to build dams on the rivers or divert them for irrigation. From the standpoint of prevent- ing floods, conserving drinking water, and producing billions of dollars worth of finfish and shell- fish, our nation has at last begun to see that wetlands are not waste- lands, but priceless natural re- sources. That's the good news. The bad news is that subsidized agriculture has driven small farms intobankruptcy, drained our price- less wetlands, and estblished a powerful lobby of large corporate farmers. The Bush Administration , and Congress are trying to reduce edge of the shrunken ponds, so the billions you and I ‘pay for this’ foolishness, but so far they're up against a brick wall. But the value of wetlands, like breathable air, potable water and elbow room, is at last being recognized to some extent. : As this head-long human race causes the extinction of more and more plants, birds, mammals and fish, our environment becomes less and less interesting. The monot- ony of the environment on 125th street becomes deadly. Under these circumstances, human life be- comes a commodity of very little value. For hunters and nonhunters alike, the quality of life is closely tied to the quality of our environ- ment. They may not know it, but restoration -and preservation of wetlands means as much to kids in the slums as to hunters in the marsh. John M. "Frosty" Anderson was Director of the Wildlife Department of the National Audubon Society from 1966 until his retirement in 1987. Turn that old car into cold cash with a Dallas Post classified 4 WEEKS 20 WORDS « $7.00 Call 675-5211 Country SKI & SPORTS x Route 309 - Blizzard Ski Sale August 23 - 24 - 25 See Next Week's Paper For More Details. Wilkes-Barre & Blackman St. « Phone 824-0541 wa, ral Local riders place at 4-H Horse Show The Luzerne County 4-H Horse and Pony Round-up was held August 4 with 36 members com- peting in 51 English, western, gymkhana, novice and therapeu- tic classes. Extension Agent Donna Grey states that the purpose of this show was for members to demon- strate their riding skills, one against another. The top three placings in each class will now represent Luzerne County at the District 4-H Horse Show to be held August 18 at New Foundland. Some local winners included: Annette Ginocchetti, Wyoming; Grooming & Showmanship 12 yrs & under; and Hunter Hack Ponies. Rebecca Ide, Wyoming: Grooming & Showmanship 13-15 yrs; Pleas- ure Pairs; Stock Seat Equitation, Jr.; and Western Pleasure Horses, Jr. Michele Boyle, Dallas: Groom- ing & Showmanship 13-15 yrs. Stock Seat Equitation, Jr.; and Western Pleasures Horses, Jr. Amy McLaughlin, Lehman: Grooming & Showmanship 16 yrs. & older; Open Trail, over 14.0; Stock Seat Equitation, Sr.; Western Pleasure Horses Sr.; and Western Riding. Jennifer Harteis, Dallas: Groom- ing & Showmanship 16 yrs. &older; County Team; Pleasure Pairs; Stock Seat Equitation, Sr.; Western Pleas- ure Horses, Sr.; and Western Rid- ing. Joanne Tregaskis, Dallas; Grooming & Showmanship 16 yrs. & older; Open Trail, over 1.40; County Team; Hunt Seat Equita- tion Sr.; and Bareback Equitation. Neva Bauer, Dallas: County Team; Stock Seat Equitation, Sr.; Western Pleasure Horses, Sr.; and Bareback Equitation. Amber Ath- erholt, Lehman: Pleasure Pairs; Hunt Seat Equitation Over Jumps, Jr.; Hunter Ponies Under Saddle; and Working Hunter Ponies. Stacie Lanning, Hunlock Creek: Stock Seat Equitation, Jr.; and Western Pleasure Horses, Jr. Amy Hon- eywell, Hunlock Creek: Pole Bend- ing, over 14.0; Clover Leaf Barrel, over 14.0; and Raised Box Key- hole, over 1.40. Kathleen Sallitt, Dallas: Saddle Seat Equitation, Jr.; Saddle Type Pleasure Horses; and Pleasure Driving. Dene Stull, Dal- las: Saddle Seat Equitation, Sr.; and Saddle Type Pleasure Ponies. Sarah Sordoni, Dallas: Hunter Seat Equitation, Jr.; and Hunter Horses Under Saddle. Melissa Local basketballers get some tips | Coach Ken Atkins held his annual basketball camp over two weeks at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre. Many local youngsters were in attendance and heard leading college coaches and Assistant Fred Carter of the 76ers. Pictured first row, from left are, Matt Pelak, Carlo Santarelli, Matt Bittner, Brian Berlew, Rob Ciaraffoli, Tom Byron and Kevin Kozel. Second row, Ryan Doughton, Dan Natitus, Fred Maier, Greg Bogdan, Chris O’Brien, Justin Jumper, Chris Lohin, A.J. Finarelli and Ray Bartosh. Third row, Rich Klick, Conner Ennis, Steve Lohin, Tony Hite, Joe Hayer, Ted Jackson, Coach Atkins, John Oliver, Dan Podehl, Andy Johnson, J.P. Cosgrove, Matt Bogdan, Bill Jenkins, Debbie Coslett, John Leonard, Heather Evanish, David Fosko, and Karen Comsiskey. Redmond, Harveys Lake: Hunter Seat Equitation, Sr.; and Hunter Horses Under Saddle. Robyn Pavlick, Hunlock Creek: Hunt Seat Equitation over Jumps, Sr.; and Working Hunter Horses. Christy Stull, Dallas: Pleasure Pony Rid- ing. Tania Atherholt, Lehman: Therapeutic Obstacle Trail; Thera- peutic Walk-Trot Equitation; and Therapeutic Walk Equitation. Justin Kreller, Sweet Valley: Nov- ice Walk-Trot Equitation; and Novice Walk-Trot Pleasure. Cyndi Boyle, Dallas: Novice Walk-Trot Equitation. Devon Lewis, Harveys Lake: Novice Walk-Trot Equitation; and Novice Walk-Trot Pleasure. Neena Patton, Harveys Lake: Nov- ice Walk-Trot Pleasure. For more information on the 4- H horse program, contact Donna Grey, Courthouse Annex, 5 Water Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 or | phone 825-1701 or 459-0736, ext. 701. The 4-H prograin is admini- stered through Penn State Coop- erative Extension and welcomes youth between the agesof8and 19 or adult volunteers regardless of race, color, sex, religion, natinal origin, or handicap. BACK-TO-SCHOOL i hi You won't want to miss this special section, if you provide products or services for students or their families. 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