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Show SALINA, UTAH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1981 VOLUME 59, NUMBER 38 Sex Ed in Sevier Schools? Sex education and a rejection of Salina Citys offer to buy an old church building were the major topics of discussion at last Thursdays Sevier School District Board of Education meeting at Salina Elementary School. Sex education in Sevier County? not sex education per se, explained Superintendent Richard Bell. Its more like health education, but doctors and parents in the district want the board to help organize a program to stem the rise of teenage pregnancies, abortion, and venereal disease in the county. Well, Bell told board members that a Richfield doctor has written the district decrying the serious problem which exists in the county. The superinten- Hie board members made it clear they wanted to sell the building to the city, but only if the council accepted the boards terms of $6,000 the first year and $13,500 for four more years. If the city rejects the boards offer, the board said it would consider an an offer from a Wayne County man idea not too palatable to the city council. Mayor Leah Conover said she is under the impression that the Wayne County buyer intends to offer to lease the church building to the city. - In the long run, she said, the city would pay $100,000 for use of the building under the Wayne mans current terms. In other action by the board, a site near the new North Sevier School was offered for sale; the High dent said members were behind adoption of a new social studies the doctors proposal to provide sex program was approved, and a change, education to school-ag- e youths. making six absences grounds for The members have asked Bell to notification of parents instead of three, inquire about developing programs in was instituted. the district geared to helping young In discussing the districts adoption persons see the possible consequences of a new social studies program, Tuft of p sex. showed board members the textbooks Board members said they would look 10-ac- re P-T- into the matter and encouraged The President and the Superintendent School Board President Kenneth Glover and Sevier School Superintendent Richard Bell go over some (acts P-T-A about school problems at last Thursdays board meeting at the Salina Elementary School library. The board rejected an offer from Salina City Council to buy an old church building in Salina for $60,000 over a ten-yeperiod. This Week Marks Start of Adult Education Classes in Salina Area Adult education classes in the Salina area began this week at North Sevier High School, but according to Monica Christensen, its not too late to get involved. Tuesday evening classes include diet and nutrition course from 7 to 9 the home economics room and womens physical education course the old gym. a in a in Thursday evenings offerings include English, history or math (depending on the class preference and need) taught by Carolyn Sorensen in Room 4 from 6 to 8; home economics from 6 to 8 in the home-e- c room, and art from 7 to 9 in room 12. Mrs. Christensen said each class will continue for three weeks before she and other officials in the Seiver District adult education office decide simply by attending the class Tuesday or Thursday. Tuition for the courses is (10. At least IS students are needed to continue the class past the three-wee- k trial period, she said. A Assistant Superintendent Carl Tuft to work with the members in developing suggestions for the boards perusal. woodshop class also will ar Riders Honored ' At State Riding be in Competition offered for those interested in making their own Christmas gifts. Shorthand and other business classes will taught on demand beginning January. For further information, contact, Mrs. Christensen at be 529-361- 8. City to Amend HUD Grant the southeast improvement district. Originally, the HUD grant called for $200,300 of the $500,000 grant to be used for the landfill. The amendment would allow $56,500 to be used for water and sewer line improvement. No dissenting votes came from two sparsely attended public hearings Tuesday and Wednesday when Tim Jones of Horrocks Engineering announced Salina Citys intention of transferring $56,500 from a sanitary landfill project to improving water and sewer lines. HUD requires the city to hold two public hearings to get citizens Jones said the city is amending the recent Housing and Urban Development grant to allow the city to transfer whether the attendance merits continuing it. federal funds from a sanitary landfill Anyone interested in attending any project to a project designed to replace of the classes offered may register deteriorating water and sewer lines in comments on the proposed amendment. Both meetings were held in the Salina City Library. Tuesday nights hearing was attended by Jones, Mayor Leah Conover, and city coundlmen Lynn Reynolds and Reed Lorentzen. Shyrel and Ralph Baker, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Heaps Baker, Salina, took fust place in the wild cow milking competition at the Utah State Western Riding Club Association annual State Riding Club Meet Sept. 11 12 at the Richfield Riding Club grounds. -- Clubs from north, south, and central regions were present. Salina Riding Club was represented in the keyhole race, wild cow milking, and the hide race. First place was taken in the wild cow milking by Shyrel and Ralph, and third place was taken by Ralph and Shyrel in the hide race. Representing Salina in the keyhole was Wendy Fordham, Brenda Crane, Ralph and Shyrel, and Alan Gumey, president of the Salina Riding Club. that would be used in each grade from first to twelfth. He said the district has spent $43,500 on textbooks and other learning materials this year. Last year, according to Supt. Bell, the board approved an $80,000 textbook budget. One of the reasons that the budget is almost half as much, Tuft explained, is that elementary and other teachers have agreed to use last years materials. He also said the districts new social studies program correlates well with the states program. Mike Robinson, principal at Salina Elementary, reported that his school experienced no turnover in teaching staff this year. He said classroom load is heavier this year than in past years with the largest classroom load being 36 students in the third grade. He said a report of last years achievement tests show North Sevier (Continued on Page 2) Jaycees Help Raise 315,000 for MDA With the help of the North Sevier Jaycees, the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon in Utah raised $315,184 in pledges during the 21 hour telethon at the Salt Lake Hilton Hotel for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. -- Gary and Lola Jensen, Tom and Jan Hales of Redmond and Charlie Moore of Salina represented the North Sevier Jaycees and Jayceettes at the event, taking pledges over the telephone. All contributions to the Utah segments, hosted by Steve Brown and Mary Kroencke and carried live on KTVX Channel 4, will be used in Utah to further MDAs programs of free patient care. We are overwhelmed by the total community support and love which we have experienced throughout Utah, said MDA Director Pat Baker, after the show. Its very exciting to realize that the increase in support has also enabled us to serve many more Utahns who were not aware of the variety of free services which we provide for the victims of muscular dystrophy. We at MDA hope that the thousands of contributors and volunteers throughout our state who have made this possible realize how much their efforts are appreciated, he noted. Weather Precipitation in Salina is way below this year, according to the average Salina office of the National Weather Service. Current precipitation from Oct. 1, 1980 to Sept. 15, 1981 is only 8.08 inches, compared with 12.73 inches during the same period last year. The average is 9.40 indies of pretipitation. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Officials Defend Hike In School Lunch Price Based on 1968 Recommended Daily Items would have to be individualy Allowances established by the Dietary priced, and children would be The controversy surrounding the school lunch price hike in Sevier School Mike Robinson, principal at Salina Elementary, says' that his school has District is having an effect in nearly the highest percentage of students every home in the valley, and food buying the school lunches even though service director Karen Pace feels only 300 out of 586 students buy the ' parents need more detailed ex- lunch. planations to understand the economics involved. cut in the federal school lunch budget is at the heart of the problem, and the local school boards inability to compensate for that lack, have been the main reasons for the meteoric rise in school lunch prices, according to Mrs. Pace. A 25 percent responsible for choosing their own meals. Three options were open to the food service director when she foresaw the coming crisis last winter. First, completely eliminating the program would have solved the problem tirely. However, the needy and underprivileged, whom the program was designed to help, would be neglected, resulting in possible nutritional imbalances and leading to substandard perfornmance in school. en- In some surrounding counties, she school boards have pointed out, jumped in to subsidize programs, but The second option was to run a lunch our boards longstanding policy is to insist that school lunch pay for itself, program without federal funding. This which we have been able to do up to would eliminate the strangulating bureaucracy, but would put burdens of now. cost on all families, regardless of their economic status. The Sevier School Board has in Mrs. Pace estimates this type of received reports that participation the school lunch program is consiprogram would cost at least 50 percent more for the same type of service. derably lower since the price hike. Guns Used in Squabbles A gun was involved in three of four domestic quarrels Salina Police have investigated in the last 30 days, according to Chief Gordon KieseL Kiesel said, however, there was not enough evidence to make any formal charges. Kyle Stephensons car was stolen last week when he left the keys in it in front of Dons Texaco, Kiesel said. Police recovered the car a day later on north of Sdpio. 5 John Eggleson was picked up for public intoxication and fighting in a bar, according to the police chief. Keith R. Dotter was arrested for disturbing the peace. Kiesel said a juvenile was arrested for shoplifting last week. Two Colorado runaways were arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle. Clifford Dennis Drulinger, address unknown, and Waldo Martinez, Glen-woowere arrested last week for public intoxication, Kiesel reported. d, In addition, his office investigated three minor traffic accidents. well-balanc- Continuing with the federal program, the third option, is what Mrs. Pace, Superintendent Richard L. Bell, and the school board have chosen to do. Accepting federal money means accepting the federal guidelines, rules and regulations that go along with it. government, lunches must have 867 calories, 800 to and meet certain nutritional standards. Portion sizes may be adjusted to meet the needs of different age groups, if the cafeteria manager so chooses. Kinds and amounts of food are aimed at filling (Continued on Page 7) Salina Mayor to Attend Cities and Town Meet Salina Mayor Leah Conover will be the only city representative at the 74th annual Utah League of Cities and Towns convention next Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, at the Salt Lake Hilton. This years convention will primarily address the current trend to turn federal responsibilities over to state and local governments, says Herechel G. Hester, executive director of the league. The convention presents issues pertinent to all municipal officials, provides departmental workshops that address specific areas of responsibility and, in general, creates an opportunity for Utah's municipal leaders to collectively plan for the betterment of their communities. Keynote speakers at the ULCT convention will be Assistant Secretary for Land and Water Resources Garrey Camithers; Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Steven Bolinger; EPA Director of Air and Hazardous Waste Materials, Region 8, Robert Duprey; National League of Cities Vice President Ferd Harrison; Utah Senator Orrin Hatch; Executive Assistant to Utahs Governor Kent Briggs, and ULCT President Glenn Mecham. Departmental workshops are scheduled for attorneys, city managers, derks and recorders, cemetery superintendents, fire chiefs, finance directors and auditors, justices of the peace, parks and recreation directors, personnel managers, planning commissioners, police chiefs, public works and utilities directors, and treasurers. workshops on Sept. 23 will The Winner! Jan Fuellenbach, Jamie Shaw, new Zenith Video Disc Player. Janie Aurora, and Gary Curtis of Curtis earned the player by selling 70 new TV and Appliance, admire Janie's Sun subscriptions. Seven-Year-O- ld present three separate seminars on improving counselor on increasing managerial effectiveness, and on developing munitipal safety programs. relations, Mailmen Need Lunch Too! The Salina Post Office will dose their doors from 11 a m. to noon Monday through Friday beginning c"pL 21. Seven year old Jamie Shaw first place in the Salina Suns subscription contest which ended Monday at 4 p.m. won Bill Stanton, Salina took second place. For her efforts, Miss Shaw, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Shaw, Aurora, received a Zenith Video Disc Player. Wins Contest Mr. Stanton, Salina, won the of $150 for his second place standing. cash prize Miss Shaw pulled into the lead early in the contest, leaving a large margin between herself and the other contestants. She finished with 162,000 points bringing in over 70 new subscriptions for the Sun, earning not only the grand prize, but over $200 in commissions and bonuses. |