Show New School Board ready to take on 1999 Darin Phelps Millard County School Hoard Memand Robbie killpack look the oalh of office Ihursday lo begin an afternoon of business ai illmore Momentary School for the second time in two years the School Board broke with tradition in its election of a board president According lo tradition the current ice president tomatically assumes the role of president ortner Board of the board ice President Scott Sickle however lost his bid last Son ember Two ears for ago Vice President Monte Kimball lost and was also unable his bid for to assume the board killpack nominated Board Member Howard Clayton lo be president Clayton served as School Board President from I9s5 to I9s7 Board Member Kay Gardner nominated killpack to be president but Killpack declined the nomination stating that she learned at a recent conference that it's best to put the most experienced board members in leadership positions he board unanimously Noted Clayton in as president who replaces Brent Olson who served as president from lss7 to 1SM9 Gardner was elected School Board Vice President Clayton then commended Olson ears as School ing he prov ided two great Board President C'la ton said Olson successfully got the board to visit all the schools in the school district and kept up on technology le said he also liked the board members retreat Olson organized The incoming board president also commended Superintendent Dr Kenneth opham for his 26 ears of serv ice to the Millard County School District and he praised School District Business Administrator Keith Griffiths for his happy commodating attitude when he performs his job During board members' communications Olson said he doesn't want to see door lo door sales by students The board passed a policy scleral months ago prohibiting the practice but a problem still exists Gardner expressed concern about students watching Nideos in class at Millard She reported two occasions High School one when a substitute reportedly showed film and another occasion w hen a P G a music teacher show ed a ideo Millard County Chronicle Progress 4 January 1999 County Commission highlights By Derin Phelps a ar Millard County Commissioner Cox told Commission Secretary Shcn Stephenson he wants more detailed minHe of Commission utes County meeting-made the request during Monday 's regular meeting of the County Commission in f illmore Cox said he s concerned about calls he has received from people who claim they were promised by a County Commissioner that certain roads would be repaired but were not He has been unable to find commission minute entries to verify the cairns Cox said when these types of quests come in a letter should be sent to By bers Ron Draper mm the resident Killpack Gardner reported she has been getting calls from parents complaining about male students who are mothers taking their babies to school She said she es this could be sending a negatiNe message to the other students Topham said he ill see if there's anything he can do to stop this trend Killpack reported that she recently the Conceive Believe Achieve (CBA) Center in Delta She said she discovered that many students who have gotten hind at Millard and Delta High Schools are now working hard to catch up at the CBA Center She said every computer was isit ing used during her "I think we're getting where we want to be with this program" Killpack said In another discussion Draper asked for an update on the district's plans to ert the high schools to a block scheduling format next school year Topham said Iron County School District personnel met with the Millard County School District committee looking into the matter Topham said he wants to sign students up for the new format before the end of this school year so it can start when school starts in August The superintendent said there are still some meetings to be held before the new Icdgtng the request Keith Griffiths administers the oath Members Ron Draper and Bobbie formal will be fully developed He said he believes the committee supports the format Draper said he thinks if it's done it before it's impleshould be mented Topham said a decision will be made Jan 21 Delta Middle School teacher Esther Duncan said she has taught in a block format and doesn't like it especially when a student is absent She said in a block format teachers haNe trouble coNering all the material in the time allotted for each subject Topham said when the new format is to be implemented teachers will trained so they can properly teach in the format Topham said his research has shown that students in block formats are keeping up their grades better than in traditional school formats He also said attendance is better and that schools that already have block formats report that student discipline is better Topham said the school district may eventually have to hire another teacher to accommodate the new format L'nder the format teachers would only teach three subjects per day Millard High School Principal Dennis Alldredge said he has learned that to keep up with block format classes teachers will need 90 minutes per day of prep time just to o! oy otes in Mo lard County Commissioner lony attended the Solution-week in Salt ca'Jcr sjJ he last lah ake City tor trie ands he conference as organised tan counties so they could talk foundation by Rural about public lands issues Dcarden said extremes ranged from people who want to keep people completely out ot areas and those who want to pave them ov er kanosh lown oun - an Jim Minion commission thai trie Town Council passed a resolution supporting Management and raining Corf oration M K he putting a private prison in kanosh council polled kanosh residents Mm tor said most of those polled supported the prison locating in their town He said M would significantly help the town ecotold the and minute entry should be made a transDuring his report Cox discussed portation enhancement workshop he tended last week in Richfield He said he doesn't see much benefit now from the workshop but he'll pass information from the meeting along to the Millard Fconomic Development Association (MEDA( so that board can rev iew it In another matter Cox talked about the possibility of getting a tween Fillmore and State Route 257 near the Continental Lime Plant There has been some interest in possibly building a road from Fillmore to the plant because several plant employees live in Fillmore and such a road would shorten the drive Cox said he'll talk to County Road Supervisor Thayne Henrie to find out how to get a on BLM land "Whether c would build a road or not isn't an issue right now" Cox said "The for the issue is obtaining a future" Commissioner Steve Draper met with the Juab County Commission about predator control He was approached by some Millard County residents who want to put up a bounty on coyotes The Nisit to Juab County was part of Draper's estigation to find funding "Both BeaNer and Juab Counties have that in place" Draper said "It comes rectly from the county general fund would rather not go to the general fund if there's other options and that's what we're pursuing" a ft School District Business Administrator office to incoming School Board of acknow '"ant r:mrcr Draper said a sgr ca'Nesand lanbs are nomically Even though M IC is now looking at a possible location in the county the town if will support the county gets the proposed facility Minton said kanosh wants the county to support bringing businesses into Millard County other than agriculture "It's good and clean and it's money" Minton said about MIC Dcarden reported some em ironmenta! concerns that hav e been expressed in County since Circle 4 farms started its hog operation there Specific concerns include water quality and smell Dear Jen said some state legislators are considering a plan to develop a state regulation on major agriculture operations "I've been asked to be on a committee that looks at these kinds of things" Dcarden said "we've had at least two meetings and the discussion in the last meeting was thai this should not be a state regulated issue There are already in place regulations for water quality for dust control air quality and those kinds of things " Dearden went on to say that most counties also address these issues through their county plans Millard County addressed the issues in ss? when it developed ing criteria for dairies ' e'e arc trc r o!X"J 'r stru'-'- e tia! ' re pi a e! i!v ornr'ateJ it CirJTl c old a he H'i la"' tah of possession of a controlled substance in a zone and a class B misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia A conference was scheduled Jan 21 for Lee Ray Pay ne 37 failed to appear for an arraignment on a felony count and a class A misdemeanor count of domestic violence The two counts were enhanced because of alleged battery He is also charged w ith a class A misdemeanor count of simple assault The case was stricken from the court calendar It will be placed back on the calendar when he is arrested There is an outstanding w arrant for Payne's arrest A waiver hearing was scheduled for Feb 4 for Ramona Y Harv ey 39 She is charged with a nclony count of possession of marijuana and a class B misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraIn a phernalia companion case a conference w ill be held Feb 4 for Rick G Bambrough 38 He pleaded innocent to a class A misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana and a class B misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia A aiver hearing w ill be held Feb 4 for Nadine W Kunzler 37 She is charged w ith a felony count of aggravated assault Mel a L Huffier 35 failed to appear for an arraignment on a class A misdemeanor count of supplying alcohol to nors The case was continued to Jan 21 An order to show cause hearing for James K Johnson 42 w as continued to March 4 He faces an alleged probation violation He's on probation on a felony count of failure to stop at the command of a peace officer and tw o class B misdemeanor counts of aggravated assault and DU1 Bail was set at $1500 If he is released he is not allow ed to consume any alcohol An arraignment was scheduled for Jan 2 for Alecia Riding and Todd Land Judge Hare bound them over for trial Jan 6 after a preliminary hearing Riding is charged with two felony counts of witness tampering Land is charged with one felony count of w itness tampering Several other criminal cases w ere heard last Thursday and Friday See next week's issue of the Chronicle Progress for the remainder of the criminal court calendar Agency He said the itc P want- S2 Along ith this cu" Mt Wheeler Capital Credit ML Wheeler Power will issue capital credit checks totaling $3 27 989 to any members w ho had electrical sen ice w ith the Cooperative in 1983 The check represents your portion of Mt Wheeler Power's margins from that year If you did not have electrical serv ice from the Cooperative in 1983 you will not receive a check If your share is less than $80 then the amount will be plied toward your account If your portion of 1983 margins were less than $5 Checks you will not receive a check However the amount will be rolled into y our 1984 allocation You w ill receive a check next year w hen the Board of Directors retires the 1984 allocation All other or former members w ill ceive a check If you have any questions call Mt Wheeler Power Member Services SUBSCRIBE PREMIER STEEL TODAY! 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COPY 1 "V t the he county s went down another uas insurance premium he IW SltW'OX premium is Ss w to quit claim deed !rm the county Blake I HerKr as rustee conveying on suck trails ditches a and canal gravel pits gravel was approved I he commission also approved the appointment of Paula hristet'scn anj the M'larJ to ounv (ireathousc tireg and Zoning Commission Planning ounty lerk Norma Brunson vvas appointed CiRAM Representative lor the count wo public hearings were scheduled for Feb 22 The first will be at n v gather public input on hether or not the county should add a lassification tor ons to the ight Industrial one p m a public hearing will be he J before the commission votes on whether or no! to approve a one change from :r'itc'd to acres il griculture-ght dustrial lion land nordi of ilimorethit MIC wants to purchase to bui'd a correctional facihrv r you maee oer'eoe in t— 7 (i nur n strict regulations vp " rate agricultural cCcd at! a"Mher disease M Deardeno urcCmen! - reduced a ourttN insurance rate S4 nm' tola! ot approximate - :re the to or 're he county 's risk management p employee u:J county rejuires a!! e CcteJ officials to take a Jetcns his a in resulted two pervCt ing cou'se sVs cut in the premium vhich totaicd e6ts s£rin£ a oi n os arow S7 s enou C712 lO fairy is - develop ideas tin j'urc j pia ith agricultural env irormen'ii lo deal no ' sues Dear Jen said 'fie issue the considered tar being hut was actually "war ti' tat !'r tt:the edcral n a to Shellie Dutson and Derin Phelps Judge Guy R Burningham presided over Millard County Fourth District Court last Thursday and Friday All fendants are legally presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt On Thursday Jeremy Yates 19 felony pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary and joy riding As pan of a plea agreement a class B lor count of underage consumption of alcohol was dismissed Burningham ordered a report from the I'tah Department of Adult Probation and Parole (AP&P) Sentencing was scheduled for Feb 18 Susan Bushnell 35 pleaded innocent to a felony count of possession of stolen property East Millard County Justice of the Peace Ron Hare bound her ov er for trial after a preliminary hearing Jan 6 Burningham assigned the case to Judge Donald Eyre for trial A trial dale is pending Bushnell was leased on her ow n recognizance An arraignment for Dean J Salvato 29 was continued to Jan 21 He is felony count charged iih a of possession of marijuana tw o class B misdemeanor counts of possession of and driving with a drug paraphernalia measurable amount of a controlled substance in his system and two class C misdemeanor counts of speeding 92 miles per hour in a 75 mile per hour speed zone and changing lanes without signaling An arraignment for Jeffcry L 41 was continued to Feb 4 iih a is charged felony count of wanton destruction of protected w ildlife In a companion case an arraignment for Dennis L Dobson 49 w as also continued to Feb 4 He is charged w ith a class A misdemeanor count of wanton destruction of protected wildlife A waiver hearing will be held Feb 4 for Sergio G Pedroza 42 He's charged with a felony count of DL'l and a class B misdemeanor count of simple assault William G Gould 34 entered a plea in abeyance agreement on a class A misdemeanor count of assault w ith a substantial bodily injury He was ordered to pay $300 in court costs and to enroll in a mental health evaluation focusing on domestic violence Ernest B Carpenter 20 pleaded nocent to a class A misdemeanor count j " Fourth District Court report By 3 Page KOIC |