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Show FOR YOU AND YOUR VALENTINE By Mickie Douglas Social Security Public affairs Specialist Valentine's Day is just around the corner. We at Social Security have a romantic story we'd like to share with older couples out there who are thinking about applying for retirement benefits. There was a husband and wife getting ready to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. The two of them did everything together. They became friends when they were still in school. They were sweethearts before they even graduated. Their courtship lasted for years and they tied the knot at what they considered then to be the "ripe old age" of 26. When the kids were young, they enjoyed family vacations, road trips, and amusement park visits. As empty nesters, they shopped together, ate together, went to the movies together, and paid their bills together. They even began emailing their grandchildren together. So when they both reached full retirement age in the same month, we were glad they could do something else together: apply online for Social Security retirement and spouse's benefits at www.socialsecurity.gov/applyonline. They were thrilled to learn how easy it was to file their applications from the comfort and convenience of their own home. His application for retirement benefits and her application for spouse's benefits were both done in no time. Not having to spend time driving to their local Social Security office or waiting in line once they got there gave them more time to do other things together. Their first payments have already arrived by direct deposit. In fact, they plan to use part of their first benefit payments for a romantic getaway this Valentine's Day. So if you and your spouse are thinking about applying for benefits, why not do it together online? Applying online for retirement takes less time than a walk in the park. To apply online for Social Security benefits, visit www. socialsecurity.gov/applyonline. Congratulations A full 12 months have passed me by, A lot of change for this big guy. Tobacco-free for one whole year, I feel so great you'll hear me cheer. You too can qpit and feel this fine, Just phone the local FREE Quit Line. For free help qpitting tobacco, call 1.888.567.TROTH or visit utahqpitnet.corn. DAN TAYLOR BECOMES A CERTIFIED LOSS CONTROL PROFESSIONAL Utah newspapers are making meeting the requirements of the new law easy. Just continue to place legal notices in this or other Utah newspapers and the ad will appear on UtahLegals.com . For more information see the news release at www.utahpress.com/pages/events. have recently been compelled by Mack Oetting to open up and set the record straight. To be sure, I want to state first and foremost that I believe Mack to be a good man with students' best interests in mind. However, the information he shared in the January 28th "F.Y.I. Panguitch" was incorrect. Team Coach: Duties include working directly with students Boulder Elementary School has taken its fair share of 13 — 17 years old. Must be a positive role model, interactbudgetary cuts. Our classroom aides have been cut from ing with students during evening and weekend recreational 84 hours per week to 52 hours per week. Our librarian/ activities. All shifts available. Qualifications: Must be 21 lab technical aide's hours were cut from 10 to 9 hours per years old, have a high school diploma, current driver's license and able to pass a background check. Wage DOE. week. Our custodian's time has been cut in half and he Interested individuals may send only works every other day. Our bus route has been comcover letter and resume to Heather Moulton pletely eliminated and our driver let go. These changes at 435-676-8482 or fax 435-676-8488 alone have severely altered the lives and the well-being of hmoulton@s ilveradoboysranch. corn Boulder Elementary School's children and their families. We have had to dramatically cut classroom spending in order to fund one of our aides by giving $2,000.00 out of our classroom budget. Our Community Council donated almost $1,700.00 towards the same aide after organizing and pulling together various town benefit sales. "ALL" of our Trust Lands fund goes toward this same aide. Why would we do this? Because even if we only had 7 students (one in each grade) we would still need to meet each and every state standard in each and every subject in each and JCI BILLING every grade. One teacher can not do this. Unlike tradiSERVICES, INC. tional elementary schools, Boulder does not have a teacher for each grade level K-6. In Boulder, even just one student is now accepting applications in one grade still must become proficient in English, math, for a Permanent Clerical Position science, social studies, and other subjects with state stanStarting salary is $9.00 per hour dards and objectives. No longer is it possible to have a Contact our office for more info "little house on the prairie" one-room school with the com(435)679-8710 plex demands now placed on the education of children. Even if Mr. Oetting had our enrollment number correct in his commentary his point would be misguided. As far as providing the best possible education for our children 1) it is not the number of students at Boulder but the number of preparations for each subject and state standards within those subjects; and 2) it is not the number of aides but their hourly pay and the number of hours worked. The aforeFederal jobs are based outside of call centers, mentioned aide works 24 hours per week at $9.54 per hour inside communities - trying to pay rent, student loans, a car payment, and feed The U.S. Census Bureau is still hiring non-call centerherself - a tough situation for anyone in a very small and based jobs for workers to support community follow-up rural community like Boulder. Boulder Elementary School is struggling each and every for unreturned Census forms. Census taker jobs are excellent for people who want to day to meet the needs of its students. We too are hurting from cuts (and there are more to come). If Mr. Oet- work part-time, those who are between jobs, or just about ting wants to compare schools to make a point I respect- anyone who wants to earn extra money while performing fully suggest that Boulder's cuts hurt as much as any other an important service for their community. Most positions school's in the district; perhaps more due to the magnifica- allow employees to work close to their homes and in their tion of this course of action in a very small setting. Each neighborhoods. Types of jobs that U.S. Census takers do child at Boulder Elementary School is an important part of include: • locating households, the Garfield School District family. • explaining the purpose of the census, Roy Suggett • conducting brief personal interviews, helping neighbors • Head Teacher, Boulder Elementary School • complete their 2010 Census questionnaire, and • recording responses on paper forms. Dear editor: All census takers must be able to speak English, but peoI'm writing in regard to the article, "40 Bison will ple who have bilingual skills are needed in communities soon have a new home" from the January 28th addition of where a large number of residents primarily speak other the Garfield County Insider. That article is a sad commen- languages. If you have the appropriate language skills and tary on how desensitized our culture is regarding violence cultural knowledge to communicate well in your commutoward other sentient creatures. The author of the article nity, we encourage you to apply. seems to take great excitement (indicated by several exclaApply today by calling 1-866-861-2010. mation points) in describing "the capture" of 40 bison who Work schedules for census takers typically include 20 will eventually be relocated to the Book Cliffs, providing to 40 hours of work per week. However, actual work hours sportsmen more of an opportunity to hunt these animals per week and length of employment are subject to work and the DWR to make money from selling permits. availability, which is highly variable. A census taker's emThe author describes a chopper separating a bison from ployment may end at any time due to lack of work. Also, the herd, a rifleman shooting a net over the targeted ani- you must be available to work when people are usually at mal, which entangles the bison and drops it to the ground. home, such as in the evenings and on weekends. Then "muggers" blindfold the bison and hobble the imYou May Qualify to Be a Census Taker If: mobilized animal, roll her into a carry bag, hook the bag to • You are able to read, write, and speak English. the chopper and fly her through the air for ten miles only • You are a U.S. citizen. to release her to another crew which draws blood from this • You are a legal permanent resident, or non-citizen with an captured, immobilized, mugged animal and loads her into appropriate work visa, and you possess a bilingual skill for a trailer with other captured bison only to isolate them on which there are no available qualified U.S. citizens. an island in quarantine until certified disease free. • You are at least 18 years old. I know the author thinks this is a great "rodeo show" • You have a valid social security number. but if this scenario happened to our beloved dog or cat or • You take a written test of basic skills. heavens, our child there would be utter outrage. However • You pass a background check. we live in a society where everything that is not human • You commit to four days of training. You will be paid for is considered a resource and therefore an object to which training days. Training can be held either during daytime humans can control or manage to their liking. The fact that hours or during evening and weekend hours. these animals go from being tortured (yes, the actions deApply today by calling 1-866-861-2010. scribed above and separating a herd animal form the herd is torture) only to then become targets for sportsmen just further demonstrates how far we've come from seeing other life as sentient, with deep brown eyes, a home and family. TO PLAY: Constance Lynn • Boulder, Utah THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU IS RECRUITING TEMPORARY COMMUNITYBASED JOBS CENTRAL UTAH ALL-BREEDS 39TH ANNUAL BULL SALE tigrOtt 10 COMPLETE THE GRID SO THAT EVERY ROW, EVERY COLUMN AND EVERY 3X3 BOX CONTAINS THE DIGITS 1 TO 9 6 8 6 Producer's Livestock Sale Barn in Salina February 13, 2010 • 1 p.m. Cattle inspection at 11 a.m. in Producer's yard. All bulls will be semen & Trich. tested and quality sifted. 4 3 7 6 2 Top Quality Bulls!! Angus, Charolais, Gelbvieh, Hereford and Simmental. We sell only top quality yearling and 2 year-old bulls offered by Utah's Top Breeders. To request a catalog call: Brent or Gaylyn Worthington 435-864-1974. 2 9 8 tr, Beginning Jan. 1 many legal notices in Utah must appear in a local newspaper and UtahLegals.com . Normally I would prefer to let others do the talking but tr. ARE YOUR LEGAL NOTICES ONLINE? 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The program requires participants to compete a rigorous series of seminars and tests, a detailed course project, and a 30-hour OSHA course. Loss Control participants go through four 6-day sessions that are designed to challenge and educate participants in new, innovative safety techniques. Participants must also maintain their certificate by attending courses every year in order to stay on top of changes in the industry. Mr. Taylor has been with Garkane Energy Cooperative for almost 30 years and has now joined the elite. The NRECA/NUTSEA Loss Control Internship is one of the most exclusive educational programs in the nation for loss control professionals. LETrTERS TO EDITOR 1 3 2 7 1 3 6 8 3 |