Show r i 7 K v 177r jrA f "unnison Valley News i V VOLUME 64 NUMBER APRIL 2 1986 GUNNISON 14 PRICE 35C UTAH ? v 'V r G-- r Miss Gunnison Valley pageant set April 4th f ' AA A sv ft ? ' Hie Gunnison Jaycees Pageant Committee is thrilled this year to have as their special guest Miss Sharlene Wells a former Miss Utah and Miss America Miss Wells was bom in Paraguay and lived in Argentina Chile Ecuador and Mexico for a total of 11 years She speaks fluent Spanish She attended high schools both in Argentina and Salt Lake 7? : 7:00 pm at the Gunnison Admission is $300 High School per person and tickets will be on sale one hour prior to pageant time 4HIWHW t '' i i!: A '9L is currently attending trig ham Young University where she is a major in Communications She is working for as a Special Events Sports at Gunnison" The Jaycees appreciate the support they have received from the community and remind once again the pageant is Apr cj j i -- Spokesperson She has studied piano voice trumpet harp and dance Those attending the pageant will be able to sample some of her many talents She has a long list of high school honors and college Among them are Sterling Scholar finalist Studentbody offices OutDean’s standing Athlete Awards Honor list member of Young Ambassadors group performing Homecoming Queen in 1983 Since her reign as Miss Utah and later Miss America she has been a much sought after speaker The pageant and performer committee is very excited with the opportunity they are bringing to the community to personally enjoy her talents The Gunnison Jaycees Pageant Committee have been undergoing plans for this pageant for nearly one year Many hours have been put into this production by this as well as the seven committee beautiful and talented contestants vying for the title of "Miss V b c P V§i cw & rsn Afj ’ff’ Ijwltili Hunt Saturday morning at the Many City Park merchants gave away prizes for eggs turned into their stores LOW:’' Youngsters from Gunnison Valley and Easter for searched candy Eggs at the annual Jaycees Easter Egg LOOKED THEY HIGH m? & Gunnison So Sanpete schools spend $21 93 per pupil Current expenditures in the South Sanpete School District totaled $4727495 last year or about $2193 per pupil This was shown in an analysis of expenditures for public education in Utah prepared by Utah Foundation the private research organization to the Foundation According approximately 718 percent of the current expenditures in the South Sanpete School District for went for instrucional purposes 98 percent for plant operation and maintenance 80 percent for local administration 65 percent for pupil services (including for transportation) 17 percent and instructional staff services 23 percent for other purposes The Foundation report shows that there is considerable variaUtah’s 40 school tion among districts as to how school funds The proportion of are spent current expenditures going for instructional purposes for example varied all the way from 481 percent in one district to 731 percent in another while the for Sercent expended from 63 percent to 149 percent Overall more than 65 percent of local school expenditures for current operations in Utah last puryear went for instructionalschool Other areas of poses spending for the state as a whole include plant operation and 129 percent percent pupil services (including transportation percent instructional serv and other ices— 43 percent school costs— 32 percent The Foundation emphasized that because of differences in populaorganizational efficiency tion concentration geographic characteristics general wage and salary levels as well as other factors the amount spent per pupil may not be the best measure of educational quality Another point brought out in the Foundation study is that current expenditures account for only slightly more than of total public school expendi- tures In addition to the expenditures for current operations Utah spends sizable amounts for capital outlay interest on the school debt food services community recreation and services other local programs operation of the state educational offices schools (Deaf and Blind Area Vocational School and Skill Centers etc ) Schools and other educational programs Altogether state and local Utah in units expended $1170520000 for public educafiscal the tion during year This sum was 47 percent more than the amount expended on current operations alone Not Included in any1 of these figures are expenditures for higher eduwhich cation amounted to an additional $299 million last year of limitations in the Because funds available for public education and the continued growth in school enrollments local school boards and administrators have RS conference set for April 2nd AU visting teachers of the Gunnison Utah Stake are invited to attend the Visiting Teachers' Convention W ednesday (tonight) April 2 at 7 pm at the Gunnison Stefca Center The Stake Relief Society Choir will sing a skit entitled "The Relief Story” will be and Brother Garth "What Is Society presented Monson will speak on An Elect Woman?” Light refreshments will be served but no nursery will be provided been pressed to achieve greater in the economies and efficiencies expenditure of funds that are Utah has appropriated available $4337700 since 1981 to examine ways of achieving greater productivity in Utah schools without reducing the quality of the educational an program offered additional $2850000 was appropriated during the past two years to assist schools that are planning to switch over to a school program or otherwise substantially increase the effective use of their school buildings Some of the early results of the studies and the exproductivity with periments schools have been encouraging Studies indicate that while these measures will not solve all of the financial problems facing Utah schools they could help stretch the dollars that are available for education Eleven file for Sanpete Co offices Eleven Sanpete candidates have filed intentions for county elected offices since March 15 On the Democratic ticket Bruce G Tidwell Wallace Buchanan and Curt Lund have all filed for County Sheriff Wayne to Beck has filed for Yvonne his County Clerk post A Howell is also seeking as Sanpete County Assessor Don Olsen has filed for the r County Commission seat On the Republican ticket J Keller Christenson has filed for r the County Commission is seat Mr Christenson presently serving as a two year commisRoss C Blackham has sioner to his seat as filed for County Attorney Earl D Clark has also filed for election of County Treasurer Janet J Lund has filed for County Recorder Joe L Christensen of Gunnison has filed for County Sheriff on the Republican ticket The deadline for filing as a County candidate is April 15th serious after auto mishap Alex Lee Akee son of Anthany Lee and Cindy Akee of Gunnison was seriously injured wHen he was run over by a vehicle The mishap occured when Mr Akee was backing out of his driveway at about 8:45 pm on Friday March 28th unaware that his son was behind him Alex was taken to the Gunnison Valley Hospital where he is being treated for an apparent broken pelvis and abdominal abrasions Ted and Beverly Schlapfer of Gunnison are the young boy’s grandparents Stolen items recovered Joe L Christensen has cleared 13 cases of vandalism and thefts in the valley which have occured since December of 1985 Four juveniles all males have been charged with vandalism and Police i Officer burglaries items from vehicles Many such as car stereos and radios binoculars etc had been taken There has also been a rash of "toilet papering” which is a obscene misdemeanor writing words on store fronts windows and cars and recently tires have been slashed on autos The value of stolen merchandise was set at approximately $1000 The damage to the slashed tires was valued at approximately $50000 Officer Cnristensen stated that he had recovered items from ten different thefts All the cases are connected to the four juveniles either as a group or individually it i Steam raw PAGEANT GUEST: Special guest and for the Miss Gunnison Valley Pageant 4th at 7 pm in the GVHS auditorium hostess on April will be Call 31 1 or 91 1 which is correct? 311 or911? The answer is yes! 311 is the emergency telephone number set up by the local community telephone system which rings calls quickly and Valley directly to the Gunnison Dialing this number Hospital provides the caller with the dispatch source of the ambulance nere in Gunnison For medical 311 and 911 provide our comwith an efficient munity easy method for citizens to respond to and to summon emergencies As is always the case help if you are calling in an however on either of these emergency do your best to be numbers patient and think clearly what you Include as much want to say information over the line as you cap it might make a difference how fast the needed services arrive 311 is the appropriemergencies ate number for those serviced by the Gunnison Ambulance 911 is the emergency number set up to ring directly through to the Sanpete County Dispatch The law enforcement agencies whether it be the local Police County Sheriff or even the Highway Patrol can be activated and directed can be most effectively to the source of need through this dispatch number For fires the 911 number is also With the wider the one to call spread of service area the county dispatch is more suitably set up to make arrangements for what units are needed and where and what other agencies need to be involved This way traffic control can be maintained and there is a central source of communications these two numbers Together Weather By Howard Norman Please return school surveys Two weeks ago the GUNNISON NEWS VALLEY published a our area concerning questionable We felt that it was schools how the know we that important community feels about t Miss America Sharlene Wells young boy Gunnison J (tt' our areas of concern schools areas they felt might be changed We asked about the possibility of longer or year round schooling shorter school hours the athletic and more program We are again publishing the survey this week and we ask that read it think about it and Sou let us know what your feeUnss are concerning your schools Return the surveys to the Gunnison Valley News PO Box 187 Utah 84634 Gunnison Ambulance Dial 91 1 for emergencies where law enforcement agencies or the fire 91 1 rings the Sanpete department is needed 1 Countv Dispatch and 31 rings the Gunnison Hosiiifil 4 m mm 49' 4' |