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Show Page 6 March 19, 2009 School Board Meeting Summary Report The meeting was held at expressed the thought that Panguitch High School. the core curriculum stifles The Board recognized the improvement of educaRyan Houston, Pangui- tion. He encouraged educatch High School Debating tors to think about the difTeam Coach for taking the ference between schooling State Championship. Mr. and education. He asserted, Houston turned around and “Build on the student’s inrecognized Ted Chidester terests and forget about the for his influence, leadermandates of the federal ship, and support in starting government.” the debating program under The Board found inaccuhis watch when he served racies in the February meetas principal. Students from the Pan- ing minutes and asked Jusguitch High School/Middle tin Baugh to resubmit them School after-school music for approval in April. The Board approved the club program sang the nahiring of Michelle Higgs, tional anthem. Jake Beckstead played a guitar solo. paraprofessional at PanguiNoel Perkins recited and tch Elementary Preschool; performed the FFA Creed. Kimberly Julander, PanguiKarli Owens gave her tch Elementary Preschool; gold medal oratory perfor- Nick Pollock, assistant golf mance. coach for BVHS; Tammy Mrs. Betty Ann Rember Houston, assistant debate read her letter announcing coach, PMS/PHS; and LauFrank Houston as PHS/ ra Adams, volunteer PMS/ PMS Committed Educator PHS resource room. Award for 2009. Frank has The Board approved the been teaching for 24 years negotiation agreement with and coaching for 37 years. GEA for FY 09. “BECAUSE Frank is all The Board covered the about kids,” wrote Mrs. $175,000 shortfall in state Rember. “He has attend- funding for the remainder ed literally thousands of of FY 09 by 1) transferring events students participate a portion of the district’s in… sometimes as a coach, custodial expenditures sometimes as an official, from the M&O budget to sometimes as a spectator, the Capital Projects budand sometimes as a Dad; get, 2) committing un-used but ALWAYS as a cheer- health insurance premileader.” ums, 3) using part of the EHS Principal Chris superintendent/board travel Christensen and PHS Prin- budget, and 4) allotting the cipal Betty Ann Rember remainder from the motor talked about a PowerPoint fuel budget. The textbook describing Region 15 ef- adoption budget was left forts to minimize interrup- untouched. The thirty-day tions to instructional time freeze on textbook purand save on transportation chases is lifted. The Board costs. cautioned the principals and The Board directed the head teachers to carry over Superintendent and Busi- as much money as possible ness Manager to set line from the textbook adoption items for each of the UH- to next year by purchasing SAA activities in the FY 10 only necessary materials Budget. this year. Ryan Houston appealed The Board tabled the first for District support of the reading of Policy DEBA – Debating Team. The pro- Early Retirement Incentive gram has no way to gener- Program. ate funds. So, the cost of The Board discussed the the program is passed on possibility of finding funds to the students who par- for music programs perticipate. The biggest single haps through grant writing. concern is funding the cost Board Member Chidester of judges. The Team must encouraged the principals provide a judge for every to survey the students for five students who partici- interest. Board President pate. Platt expressed his desire to The Board hosted an hold personnel harmless in open forum on improving the budget planning process education in Garfield Coun- for FY 10. ty. Debbie Pollock compliThe Board directed the mented Principal Betty Ann superintendent to resubmit Rember for her work in se- the waiver-request to implecuring grant money for the ment the 4-Day Week. After-School Program. PanThe Board approved the guitch High School/Middle EHS, BVHS, and PHS reSchool displayed student quests to attend the BYU art projects in the library Track Invitational, May 1st as part of the Academic and 2nd. Spotlight. Mrs. Pollock reThe Board tabled approvported, “The grant has been ing the 2009-2010 school amazing.” Time and money calendar. are constraints to improving The Board authorized education. Students are so Janice Hatch to conduct tightly scheduled into core smaller and more frequent curriculum classes during substitute training classes. the school day, there often The Board directed the isn’t time for “non-core” superintendent to ask Gary interests. The After-School Bennett to chair a District Program may be the an- steering committee to deswer. Students come to the velop goals to recommend After-School Program to to the School Board. learn. The grant pays for The Board scheduled the teachers and the bus- the April School Board transportation home after Meeting for Escalante High the program. Brian Brem- School, Thursday, April 16, ner reminded those in the 2009, Work Meeting at 4:00 audience of the Academic PM., Dinner Break at 5:30 Fair discussed in the last P.M., Business Meeting at open forum. Justin Fischer 6 P.M. The Garfield County Insider AG MARKET NEWS Receipts: 1,063; Last Week : 1,578. Last Year: 1,106. Feeder Steers: mixed but mostly firm to 1.00. Feeder Heifers: mixed but mostly 1.00-2.00 higher, except 450- 550 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower. Holstein Steers: mixed but mostly 1.002.00 higher. Slaughter Cows: steady. Slaughter Bulls: 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs 114.00-127.00; 300-350 lbs 117.00-128.00; 350-400 lbs 108.50-117.00; 400-450 lbs 113.00-123.00; 450-500 lbs 106.00-118.50; 500-550 lbs 107.00-118.50; 550-600 lbs 107.00-119.50; 600-650 lbs 98.00-106.00; 650-700 lbs 89.25-98.75; 700-750 lbs 85.00-96.50; 750-800 lbs 84.00-88.50; 800-850 lbs 82.50-87.00; 850-900 lbs 82.50-86.10; 900-950 lbs 81.50-84.00; 950-1000 lbs scarce. Holsteins Steers: Large Frame 3 Baby Bull Calves: scarce; 200-300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs pkg 478 lbs 63.90; 500-700 lbs 54.0063.50; 700-900 lbs 55.5062.75; 900-1000 lbs 42.0053.25. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200250 lbs 105.00-109.00; 250-300 lbs 103.00-111.00; 300-350 lbs 101.50-107.00, pkg 345 lbs 113.00; 350-400 lbs 95.50-105.50; 400-450 lbs 101.50-111.50; 450-500 lbs 93.00-102.50; 500-550 lbs 90.50-98.50; 550-600 lbs 85.00-95.50; 600-650 lbs 85.00-91.50; 650-700 lbs 82.50-89.50; 700-750 lbs 81.25-87.00;750-800 lbs 79.75-83.00; 800-850 lbs 77.50-81.00; 850-900 lbs 76.50-80.50; 900-950 lbs scarce; 950-1000 lbs scarce. Heiferettes: 42.25-64.00. Stock Cows: Medium and Large Frame1: scarce. Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85% Lean: 41.00-47.50; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 42.50-45.00; Commercial: scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 32.00-39.75. Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs 53.25-58.75; 1500-1850 lbs 59.25-63.50; Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs 44.75-48.75; 1500-1695 lbs 53.00-59.00. Feeder Bulls scarce. April 2, 2009 Can P/E Ratio Help You Make Smart Investment Choices? Article Provided by Brandon Henrie, Financial Advisor for Edward Jones Investments. Many stocks were pummeled by the long and severe market downturn. As a result, you can now find plenty of good, quality stocks selling at low prices. On the other hand, some companies belong to industries whose near-term future looks uncertain — and even though these stocks, too, may be inexpensive, they aren’t necessarily good deals. So, how can you tell the difference between good stocks selling at temporarily low prices and not-so-good stocks selling at deservedly low prices? One tool that may help you is the price/ earnings ratio, or P/E. When looked at mathematically, P/E is a simple concept — it’s calculated by dividing the current stock price of a company by its earnings per share. So, for example, a stock that is now priced at $40 and has $2 of earnings per share will have a P/E of 20. Generally speaking, a stock’s P/E reveals how much investors are willing to pay per dollar of earnings. So, for the stock mentioned above, its P/E of 20 implies that investors are willing to pay $20 for every $1 of earnings that the company generates. It follows, therefore, that the higher the P/E, the more “expensive” a stock is perceived as being. Because the average P/E in the stock market has been around 15 over the past 50 years, one might say, in a broad sense, that a stock with a P/E of 20 is neither terribly expensive nor particularly cheap. Overall, the P/E ratio is a typically a good indicator of a stock’s value — and a much better indicator than the price alone. To illustrate: A $20 stock with a P/E of 70 may actually be much more “expensive” than a $100 stock with a P/E of 20. As an investor, you’re paying much more for the future earnings of the $20 stock than you are for the earnings of the $100 stock. So, in the presentday situation, with the market still down so much, you might be able to use P/E to get a clearer sense of which stocks are really priced attractively and which ones are expensive, despite their low market price. Keep in mind, however, that a low P/E doesn’t automatically mean that a company is undervalued. One way of interpreting P/E is as a measure of the market’s optimism about a company’s growth prospects. So, if a company has a P/E that is lower than average, it could mean that the market has low expectations for this company. Furthermore, just looking at a stock’s P/E in isolation can’t always tell you if it’s a good deal. For that, you also need to compare its P/E with other stocks in the same industry. That’s because some industries, such as utilities, typically have low P/Es, while others, such as technology, generally have higher ones. As you can see, you’ll need to consider a few “wrinkles” in P/E before using it to evaluate whether a stock is priced attractively. Consequently, you may want to get some help from a financial advisor. But one thing to keep in mind: Right now, you can find attractive prices on quality stocks — and the correct use of P/E may well help you find the best ones. Most Important INVENTIONS Ever wondered which invention/discovery has had the greatest impact on man-kind? Most are willing to express their opinion and many even agree on the Top Five or Top Three. How about you? Give it some thought... Over the past several years there have been a number of ‘polls’ giving Americans the opportunity to ‘vote’ for their choice. Here, in random order, are the top twenty from one such poll...Which do you think garnered the top spot? Think about WHY your pick should be Number One... One of these truly had (and has) the greatest impact on mankind. ANSWER: NEXT WEEK • Penicillin • The Printing Press • Gunpowder • Steam Engine • The Electric Generator (Michael Faraday) • The Light Bulb • The Transistor • Plumbing • The Printing Press • Microprocessor • The Telegraph • The Internet • Voltaic Cell (Battery) • The Telephone • The Internal Combustion Engine • Weight-spring driven clock (Chronometer) • The Radio • The Assembly Line (Henry Ford) • The Bessemer Process Furnace (Steel Production) • The Steam Locomotive (George Stephenson) • The Water Frame (Start of the Factory System) |