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Show THE PARK RECORD www.park record.com SAT/SUN/MONyTUES, SEPTEMBER 3-6, 2005 Education. EDUCATION EDITOR: Jared Whitley 649-9014 ext.118 education@parkrecord.com Kids diving into traffic on Kearns Blvd. Briefs Library story time A-19 Students regularly jay walk because crosswalks are 'so inconvenient' Starting Sept. 6 the Summit County Library Main Branch, at Kimball By JARED WHITLEY Junction, will hold "Story Times" every Of the Record staff Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for pre-schoolAt about 2:30 p.m. every day, expect ers (ages 3-5), Wednesdays at 10:30 to see a lot of traffic on Kearns Blvd. a.m. for toddlers (ages 2-3), and buses, moms in SUVs, dump trucks, and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. for babies other drivers. (ages 0-2). Bilingual Story time will be And passers-by don't have to look hard to see kids darting in and out of Thursdays at 4 p.m. This schedule is that traffic. good for September through "They're so preoccupied walking with November, and January through May. their friends that I think it's tougher for For more information call Linda them to pay attention to their traffic like Schmida at 615-3903. we like them to," said Shawn Kuennen, Academic accolades Treasure Mountain International School students Lucy Sinford and Jackie Stuard were each awarded a $100 savings bond, courtesy of Zion's Bank, on behalf of the Association of Space Explorers (ASEJ, for their entries in the ASE 2005 Planetary Student Art Contest. ASE's statewide competition invited students in grades six to 12 to design a poster to represent the 2005 conference theme "Get Ignited!" Stuard received a check from astronaut Rick Sturckow during a rocket test event at ATK Thiokol. The girls wifl also get the opportunity to attend the ASE's 19th Annual Planetary Congress in October. Cub Scout invitational The Rotary Clubs of Park City are sponsoring a Cub Scout barbecue on Monday at 6 p.m. in Trailside Park, inviting people to learn more about the Cub Scout organization. This pack is non-denominational. Contact Brad Mimlitz 658-0307 for more information. Treasure Mountain International School vice principal. "It sure would be nice if they got in the habit of using crosswalks." The subject of student-pedestrian safety is particularly timely, in context of the student who was run over and killed on Monday at Hunter High School in West Valley City. Park City School District has four schools on Kearns Blvd. - the high school, McPolin Elementary School, the Park City Learning Center, and Treasure Mountain International School. Total student population of these schools is about 2,000. Grade realignment is aggravating the situation on because of increased busing requirements: Treasure Mountain and high school students are bused on the same vehicles. "It's a little more complex this year, we've got so many buses," said Kuennen. Last year, eight buses came to Treasure Mountain at a time, whereas now its 14. A wave of seven buses comes to the high school and drops some of its students off, then continues to Treasure Mountain and drops off the rest. At the same time, a different wave of seven comes to Treasure Mountain first, then continues to the high school, Kuennen explained. "That intersection is really pounded," he said. Park City sophomore Mike Gonzalcs said the lack of crosswalks on Kearns Boulevard irritates him. 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