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Show Local seniors spend day at legislature New Utah! - Wednesday, March 1 , 2000 - Page 3 By Cathy Allred Milk and cookies and politics Pd as Utah County seniors, ffi strong, stormed the Utah te Sitol last Thursday. came out of concern and ayshe conviction but aU had a good Senior citizens have the 'ly aS;hiahest percentage of voters of as 2y age group m Utah. As an '2 group they are also more lberWDganized and lobby for what 1 fa S y want. Changed oyer the ; us o ast two years since its first 'rents ieption years ago, the senior thien day at the capital no longer is just one day but occurs weekly throughout the me secession with seniors coming on ur chifspecific days from throughout "obablvthe state. 3 to ; While the group was thrilled notjthat funding of $300,000 was milv'sVanted to the seniors, giving back a five percent cut, they to inhere disappointed that 5mov:$266,000 was taken away by empfrcutting the Compensation doWAdjustment Package. The lack : jf funding threatens to hurt the ' the rmeals-on-wheels program. It would -osts the state $4,000 a year to lealsrassist a senior in their home smart kt cost them $27,000 a year at en M a senior to be m Care center and 3 seniors 311(1 their advocates ny reason that cutting in-home ifter nan jt healthcare and meals-on-wheels actually costs the state more money. The Utah County seniors got to meet freshman house representative repre-sentative David Cox, who represents Lehi and American Fork north of Main Street, and they also got to speak with Utah senator sena-tor John Valentine who represents Pleasant Grove, Lindon and north Orem. The rest of the state congressmen were on the house floor gearing gear-ing up for the last few days of the annual congressional con-gressional session and finalizing the state budget. bud-get. Faye Reeve of Pleasant Grove and Louise Thomson of Lehi come every year "just to see if they have changed their mind on anything." All total, 25 seniors came from Pleasant Grove, American Fork Lehi. They were able to sit in on the house nroceedine-s as t.hev discussed HB 320 and its affect on Utah's only gas utility Questar. "He (a senator on the floor) said it would simplify things Se. mA r. 9 mm fX A Senior citizens listen to activity in the Utah Legislature from the gallery and but from what I read in the paper, I think its going to diminish public input," said a concerned senior who put in her two cents worth to her representative rep-resentative on a comment card. Other issues discussed that were not necessarily senior issues alone were the public utility house bill 320, the tobacco tobac-co settlement money allotment and education topics. Another bill in a stalemate at the time was house bill 45 creating telephone tele-phone solicitation regulation. It was stalled because, Sanone said, "Representatives were worried they would not be able to call constituents for campaign cam-paign donations (for the next election.)" Jean Millward and Flora Wilson of Lehi said they were very interested in the activities of the day which included meeting meet-ing some of their representatives, representa-tives, visiting the Senate, discussing dis-cussing issues and afterwards sharing in a Dutch-oven dinner at the American Fork Senior Citizens' Center. The legislature wraps up its year 2000 session today, March 1. The next time the seniors go to the capitol is for Senior Legislative Day in the late fall. At that time seniors from throughout the state submit bills to be acted upon in the house. Representatives like to pay attention to the issues that the seniors tackle at this time because they see it as a guide-post guide-post for what their constituents want addressed in the upcoming upcom-ing session. 4't A Li x:;:::;-:':-::S-'''.v- 1 . ? Photo by Cathy Allred Auer Jensen of Provo writes his concerns to his senator outside j the senate office. His son, Dr. Alan Jensen, is an orthodondist and practices in Lehi. ., Candidates souaht for State DUUIU Ul CUUUUIIUII :e the enter;: lot inte Candidates for the State hey've Board of EducationUtah State Board for Applied Technology ly" was Education District 14 are being . was Bought for this November's elec-r. elec-r. This ttion. ling oi District 14 includes portions rjf southern Salt Lake County mingfcand northern Utah County, made "Specifically the cities of South t, the (Jordan, Riverton, Bluffdale, y" Herriman, Alpine, Highland, acediiLehi, Cedar Hills, American i realpFork, Pleasant Grove, Lindon he bei-and north Orem, as well as sur-f sur-f rescirounding unincorporated county that e-areas. ;ts prfri The incumbent for District 14, LDS a'5usan C. Henshaw, is not seeking re-election. the tl: The State Board of Education is constitutionally charged with the general control and supervi- )opulaiaon 01 me states puDnc scnooi system. It has responsibility for billed S?est budget in Utah State I thoi;overnmen or aPProxi wjien j'mately half a million Utah kids .under the age of 21 who are in K- 12 public schools. ian(j 0j,- Governor Mike Leavitt has with g;aPPmted a nominating commit- starti:';ee recommend and review 5q candidates for District 14 of the 'e(j (rState Board of Education. The ' e nc 'committee will submit a list of i jihree to five names to the gover- hB hor by Aug. 1. The governor then be in? posts ,vere 1 im M selects two individuals rom the committee's list to be placed on the general election ballot in November. Candidates for the State Board of Education must file a declaration of candidacy and remit a $15 filing fee between March 7 and 17. Declarations are filed in the office of the County Clerk or the State Elections Office, Room 115, State Capitol. The election for members of the State Board of Education is a non-partisan race. District 14 nominating committee com-mittee members include: Patricia S, Crane, chair, and Ann Marie -Mclff Allen,,- both of. South Jordan; Stacey Edgington, Orem; Marilyn Kofford, Alpine; Stephen D. Diamond, Cedar Hills; Ann Adamson, Highland; Cyndi Warburton, American Fork. Candidates for the State Board of EducationUtah State Board for Applied Technology Education District 14 are being sought for this November's election. elec-tion. District 14 includes portions of southern , Salt Lake County and northern Utah County, specifically specifical-ly the cities of South Jordan, Riverton, Bluffdale, Herriman, Alpine, Highland, Lehi, Cedar Hills, American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Lindon and north Orem, as well as surrounding unincorporated unincor-porated county areas. The incumbent for District 14, Susan C. Henshaw, is not seeking re-election. The State Board of Education is constitutionally charged with the general control and supervision supervi-sion of the state's public school system. It has responsibility for the biggest budget in Utah State government and for approximately approxi-mately half a million Utah kids under the age of 21 who are in K-12 K-12 public schools. Governor Mike Leavitt has appointed a nominating committee commit-tee to recommend and review candidates for District 14 of the . State Board of Education. The committee will submit a list of three to five names to the governor gover-nor by Aug. 1. The governor then selects two individuals rom the committee's list to be placed on the general election ballot in November. Candidates for the State Board of Education must file a declaration of candidacy and remit a $15 filing fee between March 7 and 17. Declarations are filed in the office of the County Clerk or the State Elections Office, Room 115, State Capitol. The election for members of the State Board of Education is a non-partisan race. Scout basic training offered There will be a basic training for scout leaders on two consecutive consec-utive weekends March 11 and 17. Leaders for Scouts, Varsity, Venturers and commissioners are invited to attend the two sessions. On Saturday March 11, it will be held at 350 W. 700 North, American Fork, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, March 17, the leaders will meet at Mutual Dell for an overnight experience. It begins at 6 p.m. and runs through 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 18. There is no fee for the training. train-ing. For more information, contact Jacklin Tracy at 756-3639. AFHS local site for Guv's GIFT confab Utah Governor Michael O. Leavitt and First Lady Jacalyn S. Leavitt will join with community commu-nity leaders to address giving children a healthier start at the fourth annual Governor's GIFT Conference for Community Leaders. It will be broadcast March 11 at 11 a.m. to approximately 30 locations throughout Utah, including American Fork High School. That'site coordinator is Tim Welch or American Fork who may be reached at 492-9191 492-9191 (days) or 756-3122 (evenings). Area citizens are invited to attend and view a tape of a conversation con-versation with the first lady and Rob Reiner. They will address the importance of the early years of child development. Television news anchor Bruce Lindsay will then conduct con-duct an audience participation segment. Leavitt encouraged the groups to "join together in forming form-ing a plan to promote a healthy start for children in our state." 8 r the DM; Daytoec n, each; which f jentoj' rtra-oif ;s to c the fc the . the st: erage from 312 ;levisi: )r group: iave tea', ie ingtr' sc Scoresby to present parenting seminar All local residents are invited to attend a free parenting seminar semi-nar to be presented at Lone Peak High School on Saturday, March 18, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Entitled "The Real Power of Parenthood," the seminar will be taught by noted family psy chologist A. Lynn Scoresby. He will address many of the issues of most concern to parents. Advance reservations are highly recommended. Those who sign up before March 10 can also reserve the manual at the discounted price of $12.95. It will be $15.95 at the door. Purchase of this helpful book is optional but recommended to get maximum benefit from the seminar. The event is sponsored by the Lone Peak High School PTSA. 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