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By Richard Volesky
Editor/Writer
GOLVA - Some of the education
at Golva School is coming from
Within 46 eggshells.
The school's 30 students are anx-
iously waiting April 6, when chick-
en eggs in an incubator will hatch.
Meanwhile, the kids are learning
about the gestation process and will
take part in a study of the birds'
growth once they're out of their
shells.
Harvey Peterson, a retired
Golden Valley County Extension
agent, helped set up the project at
the school. Peterson provided the
equipment for the project.
"We did this once before when I
was extension agent," said
Peterson. 'q do this to expand
knowledge. We bring in Excel
spreadsheets, math, embryology,
biology and nutrition. We try to get
kids to think and do things they
ordinarily would not do or be
involved with. This is to expand
minds and develop an inquisitive
nature about learning."
All of the eggs are numbered.
Some of the junior high students
have "adopted" eggs, and have been
monitoring how his or her egg has
been faring, said teacher Jan
Kuchera.
The students have learned that
the development within the eggs
can be monitored through candling,
or holding each egg over a light in a
darkened room.
A few .days before hatching,
the eggs are to be injected with a
harmless dye - in shades of pink,
red, green and others - to result
in chicks of the same colors. This
of course coincides closely with
/
the Easter holiday. The colors
will fade away as the chicks get
older.
The study includes weighing
each egg prior to incubation and
again at the end of the 21-day incu-
bation period.
Weight differences, due to evap-
oration from within the eggs, are
expected. The figures are being
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At left: Golva students, counterclockwise, Grant Maychrzak, Breenna Davidson, Samuel
Stoveland, Lucas Nistler, McKenzie Volk, Casey Fischer and Cayden Sarsland show models of
eggs showing chick development. Above: Golva student Jacob Steiner, at the far left, shows a
model that depicts a stage in the development of a chick, as other students, from left, Isabelle
Northrop, McKenzi Plummet and Kyle Sarsland look over an incubator with eggs that are to
,Jhatch next week. (Photos by Richard Volesky)
added to an Excel spreadsheet, a
computer program that puts the data
in neat order.
Once the birds hatch, they'll
spend about week in the school in
aquariums, with half Of the chicks
living in separate parts of the build-
ing. One of the broods will be fed
commercial chick starter, while the
others will get oatmeal. The stu-
dents will see firsthand the effects
of nutrition.
Student Grant Maychrzak said
he thinks he has the results figured
out in advance - that the birds that
are fed oatmeal won't grow as
quickly as the others. "It (oatmeal)
doesn't have all the nutrients," he
said.
The eggs came from Clara
Michels, who has laying hens west
of Beach. The chicks are to go back
to Michels after their time in the
classrooms.
Pam Weinreis, at right, is among those helping serve root
beer floats at the Golden Valley Manor on March 25.
Team, residents
celebrate win
Residents of the Golden Valley
Manor recently celebrated the
Beach Buccaneers girls basketball
team's state championship title.
Manor residents had followed
the girls' on their .road to the
championship by listening to
games on the radio, and later, by
watching the state tournament
games on TV. Manor residents
developed a feeling of a kinship
!
with the team.
On March 25, residents and the
girls celebrated the state win at an
afternoon event that included root
beer floats and watching a photo
slideshow from the state game.
A portrait photo of the Manor
residents and the team members
was also taken. Team members
signed a mat that will be used to
frame the photo.
From left, Emily Hardy, Kayla Dolyniuk and Kelsey Schillo sing on March 25 at the Golden
Valley Manor. (Photos by Richard Volesky)
Coal plant
hearing
scheduled
By Richard Volesky
Editor/Writer
DICKINSON - The matter of
proposed coalmine and associated
facility to use the coal will be
before the Stark County Zoning
Commission at 4 p.m. on Monday,
April 5.
The public hearing will be held
at the Stark County Courthouse.
Great Northern Power
Development (GPND) is requesting
that the zoning regulation for sever-
al sections of land southwest of
South Heart, or southeast of
Belfield, be changed from its cur-
rent agricultural use to industrial,
said Alice Schulz, Stark County
auditor.
Previous applications have said
the GNPD facility would be used
for generating electricity, or con-
vetting coal into gas.
Separately, GTL Energy has
been building a coal beneficiation
facility, also southwest of South
Heart.
That facility, according to a
company spokesman, is to be used
to dry coal brought in from else-
where. The coal would be sold in
the stoker coal market.
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