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Show THE SENTINEL Thursday, April P;r!C 2 21, 1983 course of fhe disu.ssWi one of the courcilmen s?i io lialph Tolman ''Don't you love Sandy, Letters to the Editor To the Editor: As a mother of seven wonderful children and a citizen of this nation I want to go on record as saying I am extremely concerned about the powers that are trying to undermine the things that make America great. I am very that concerned an organization such as Planned Parenthood is trying to receive my tax dollars when they are advocating the things I know are wrong and immoral. Instead of giving us the freedoms they say they will, they would have everyone be a slave to themselves and their sexual passions. When programs such as theirs are brought into an area, teenage pregnancies and sexual permissiveness increase tremendously to say nothing about the increase in VD. This is like a vicious circle because they will then require more tax dollars to treat the problems they have created. These are people who are afraid to face truth which I feel is why they didn't come to the open public meeting on April 4. 1 was right there along with the news media and heard Janet Goldsmith and Judy Gassert from Planned Parenthood accept the invitation. If they can't accept this small responsibility, how can we ever trust them with big responsibilities such as our children and I say children instead of teenagers because I have a coloring book from Planned Parenthood for and early elementary age children that is just as rotten as the rest of their material. pre-scho- ol has Planned Parenthood grown into such a huge monster that it is no wonder they are trying so hard to get our tax dollars but I strongly object to my tax money being used to support the radical ideas of Planned Parenthood on abortion and contraceptives for many-heade- d minors. Tax payer dollars should not be used to sneak the pill into the mouths of young girls without their parents' consent which is what Planned Parenthood interesting of percent Planned wants. It is also to note that 90 the counselors of who Parenthood formerly took the pill have now quit because of side effects, yet Planned Parenthood recommends the pill for nearly all the people who come to them for counseling. I am proud of the people of West Jordan and other areas who are working so hard and diligently to close down Planned Parenthood and I support them whole-heartedl- y. I also wonder if Planned Par- enthood ever stopped to think that some of the 13 million aborted babies might have been another Einstein or Mozart. Isi Judy McDougal West Jordan Editor: During the Sandy City Redevelopment Agency Board meeting which was held on April 5, a heated discussion developed over the policy and direction of the Redevelopment agency in Sandy. As happens so frequently at the council meetings, Councilman Ralph Tolman is in the minority position. During the aren't you patriotic?' Tolman's Ralph one dissenting vote in opposition to the Redevelopment AGency, in my opinion would be considered love for the people and true patriotism. To ask Ralph that question was truly uncalled for. Obviously that councilman has not talked to any one who knows Ralph. This so called love and patriotism which established this autonomous R.D.A.. governing board, has the power to take property by. Eminent Domain and sell this same property to anyone this board may choose to sell to. This same board can also prevent property .owners from developing their own property, (to the extent they could not even add on to their own home). This kind of love and patriotism, totally disregards property rights, this is the kind of love and patriotism the people of Sandy can do without. s Alvin E. Malstrom Jordan Valley Sentinel Midvale Sentinel, Inc. Continuing the Midvale Sentinel, a weekly newspaper established in 1925, published every Thursday by Sentinel Newspapers at 125 W. Center Street, Midvale, Utah 84047. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Jordan Valley Sentinel, P.O. Box 128, Midvale, Utah 84047. Subscription Rate 6W year in State of Utah , Senior Citizen Rate '3M year in State of Utah David C. Godfrey James M. Landers game harvest results Big By Tom Lewis Recently types of I testing, and said that norm-referenc- criterion-reference- 1 d. criterion-reference- d d valid method for determining how much a students knows about a subject. The results can be accurately applied to individuals. This is not true of tests. was invited by Devon Sanderson and Ernest Bianchi to the Jordan District office to see what they had done to insure a quality test in the district's competency test which is norm-referenc- I I was d. the measure acceptable accomplishment. Since ,:oals already t decided to existed, it v.. ."minimum." determine who. A special team oi adhoc parents, PTA members, teachers, and testing experts was appointed. 'a-!- ' ' criterion-reference- must tests continually be reviewed for ambiguity or unfair questions. That's true, but tests are still the most criterion-reference- lest should minimum the. coiup"."riCy wrote about the two im- pressed. First a little history, in 1977 the state mandated competency testing, but gave the districts leeway to determine what method would be used. Jordan District was already involved in the development of "Gems," a goal mastery system based on the completion of educational tasks. It logically followed that They determined what the minimum expectations were. Teachers then went to work writing questions designed to test success in the instructional and course goals. Finally all the materials were sent to the McGraw-Hil- l Company which finalized the test. Throughout this process statistical analysis effort were and strenuous employed to insure quality. The testing people are continuing to review the questions to make sure that needed improvements take place. The resultant forms A' and 'B of the "Jordan Competency Test" (JCT) are the products a substantial research effort. There are a few more things I'd like to tell you about the JCT next week which I think you'll find as interesting as I did. The awards are sponsored by Interest in both archery and hunts was up last year. Jense feels this reflects the muzzle-load- Governor's scholarship awards vocational students and craftsman Vocational scholarships for the school year 1983-8- 4 will be awarded to 62 recipients on Friday, April 22, at the Governor's Scholarship Awards to Dr. Jed W. Banquet according Wasden, program coordinator, Utah State Office of Education. The event will be held at noon at Distinctive Catering, 285 E. 2700 S., in Salt Lake City. i4...,fildtiun of the deer harvest figures for the 1982 season is now complete and results show a total of 222,305 hunters harvested 75,094 bucks for a 34 percent success rate. The figure is down slightly from the record buck harvest of 1981 when 80,627 buck deer were taken by 211,467 hunters. In the spring of 1982, biologists noted winter losses in the northern areas of the state, and in the Sanpete and Spanish Fork areas. Division of Wildlife Resources Big Game Program Coordinator Grant Jense says the losses were a major reason for the slight decline in last year's buck harvest. In addition to the buck harvest, 10,890 antlerless deer were taken, a slight increase from the previous year. Even though the number of antlerless permits available in some northern area units decreased, more permits were available in the southern and central regions. This resulted in a slight increase in total harvest. er increasing deer herds in many the Utah State Board for Vocational Education and will be presented by Utah's First Lady, Mrs Scott M. Matheson. school districts Twenty-fou- r will be represented. Vocational directors and board representatives will attend. The Governor's Craftsmanship Award will also be presented to Utah's outstanding craftsman for the year. areas of the state. Nonresident license sales were also up. Many hunters may be returning to Utah as deer out-of-sta- te hunting continues to improve. Jense added that deer herds overall are on the increase and harvest in other areas did much to pick up the slack. Total deer harvest this year amounted to 85,984, compared to 90,809 for last year. Silver Mesa masks reveal more than they hide Working under the direction of Jordan School District specialist In drama Glen Sacos, and the District music L specialist Geniel Rasmussen, 125 fourth graders from Silver Mesa Elementary proved you don't need one's facial expressions or voice to communicate wHrrthers.'gtT the use of masks- - the ' students "1 learned to rely Instead on body 1 movement to aet the messaaa across. The students constructed their masks out of plaster bandages, aampenea ana iaiq aown over a layer of cold cream. An elastic head band and a hood were then added. Described as a unit on creativity, the program is designed to challenge each student to watch, listen. J concentrate, and become. They 1 learned they could demonstrate moods, emotions, music, and even colors without saying a word. No given, no criticisms j grades were Only the positive is expressed. reinforced. By the end of the unit, each is performing in front of his or her fellow students with no evidence of stage fright, turning loose things from inside that might have remained assistance A . of r (A : .aV-- I .".-7- . r 5 . Photos by Robert Mickelson y' l f " buried had not someone given them the challenge. ' I '!trj-- - t. V Hi ' . :. v:t .. I ; f j ft ri'0 i'-'- V. l " . , : I l Fir Vif s- - (ft M : ill 1 C , . ' v f |