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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS School WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2003 17 or Crankcase - man of few (good) words Coconino Association for Vocations, Industry Nielsen record other wont East State. than to say that shed get in the and Technology School District (CAVIAT) This the Wicked last word with an By Chick Dixie College morning Witchs charging system on her bus was on the fritz. We motored up to Reeses Tesoro where we found Old Last Resort Gillespie as usual giving everyone the benefit of his vast collection of ignorance. When we explained the charging problem, Old Last Resort started giving us hisnormalsnowjob.Iexplained to the motley crew assembled there that the only knowledge Mr. Gillespie had of diesel en- gines was what he garnered out of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. At this point, Mr. Gillespie seemed visibly upset. What in the world could I have possibly said to upset you, Royce? Whatever it was, for heavens sake, please tell me! I want to be able to use it again. The Wicked Witch says that 01 Crankcase was so ugly as a kid that every time he went to play in the sandbox, the cat tried to bury him. I told her, Hey! I didnt invent ugliness. She said, Maybe not, but youre the local distributor of it. That woman is almost as mean as her mother! In an about face, I tried to show my appreciation to her mother last Week. I bought her a nice, new chair . . . but she wont let me plug it in. g My pal, Sarge Baker, attended a very exclusive school. You had to be sent there by a judge. Course, where Sarge and I came from, old St George, the environment wasnt all the best to say the least. Both sides of the tracks were the wrong side. When it comes to courage, Jim Ott doesnt know the meaning of the word surrender. Of course, there are a lot ofwords Jim doesnt know the meaning of! Dilworth Perkins as a groundskeeper? Green thumb? Dont think so. This fall he killed a flagpole. life-lon- The Wicked Witch is mad at me again. Last night she said, Tm depressed and every time Fm down in the dumps, I buy myself a new dress. All I said was, I wondered where you bought them. Man, that woman is Gene Purvis says, You know that old Christmas song that goes, You better not cry; you thin-skinne- d. better not pout? That being the case, hows my wife, Betty, going to communicate? Does Kim Heaton, Workforce Services, do a great deal of taik- iiE ing? I go on echo. Saw Leon Christensens wife sitting in her car reading a while back. Turns out, she was reading her marriage license, looking for a loophole. Leon stopped calling her the little woman when she started calling him the big mis- take. Im a great marriage coun- selor, Leon. Come see me. It seems like Ive spent the best years of my life herding a big yellow school bus through the night. Fangs Gillespie says that I ought to have quit four years ago . . . about the time he came to work for Kane County. Hey! Ill quit when 1 get to be as good a driver as my dad. I learned all my neat driving habits from him. They finally took his drivers license away in Salt Lake when he ran into a parked train. Wher- ever you are, dear ol dad, I hope youre on foot ... or, at least on that old spavined mule you used to ride. If they have motorized vehicles on the other side . . . look for a ditch, everybody! In a moment of reverie the other night, I asked Babe ifshed marry me again after all these 40 years together. Smiling sweetly, she replied, Of course, I would, Clint . . . about the same time I take up cannibalism or get Dr. Pandya to take my tonsils out through my nose! Gosh, it's nice to know that the Wicked Witch still loves me. When Doug McFadden was kidnapped a short time back, the ransom note sent to his wife, Jo, asked for $10,000. The note Jo sent back? I only give to worthy causes. Just thought youd like to know, Doug. Say, Coach Hawkins, if youre such a great golfer with your ball always in the middle of the fairway, how come your golf cart has four-whe- el drive? Some more about Sarge Bakers size: Weve all put ol Sarge on a pedestal - the better to honor him, the better to revere him, and the better to see him. And Mike Noel? Mike has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that you dont have to have dyslexia toget things backwards. Sully Sullivan . . . confused? He has a callus on his head, just from scratching. Hey, come see Ol Rodney about an education, either academic or CNA. You know Ol Rodney, a man of few words . . . and he cant even spell those. Back in 2000 the residents of the Page, Fredonia, Williams and Grand Canyon School Districts approved the development of the Coconino Association for Vocation, Industry and Technology School District. The CAVIAT District was set up for the expansion and its voting plan. Its reasons were Technical education. The majority of the Districts funds go directly to the participating schools to accomplish this expansion and improvement. One of the interim boards duties was to come up with an election process that would be consistent within the four participating school districts. On April of 2002 the board voted to use an alternative election plan by which there would be one member elected from each of the CAVIAT districts with a fifth member elected at large. This from plan received the Department of Justice on December 4, 2002. However, on February 4, 2003 the DO J notified CAVIAT that it objected to the Page District boundaries the plan did not allow for proportional representation. The CAVIAT District had gone back to the interim board format forges new partnerships to enhance accessibility ITbls program has booh yery.Trix Yogurt Eloyde Barbecue 5our"dhool'' said BucketSupkMoistCakeMix rewarding Helpeifand many habpientojWncipMrllamburpr more oComysrdwe JUoney palsedthrough funds forf BoxTopsFof Education will be used to purchase additional ourschoobbutwealsoemoywoik-the all students playground equipment; f ingtogotherwith each district governing board. This that the alternative system could new board will have the task of not be implemented because it developing an election system should have been incorporated that will incorporate the recomin the Districts original plan mendations outlined by the U.S. approved by the State Board of Justice Department. Over the past two years it has Education in 2000. The Justice indicated been difficult finding individufurther Department that because of the large popu- als to serve on the CAVIAT improvement of Career and lation of Native Americans in Board, in fact we have never had pre-approv- al MCC Mohave Community College is working to create additional transfer pathways for its students to provide accessibility to course work that can translate into baccalaureate and graduate degree programs available in formats - locally. upper-lev- a full interim or elected board. The district board and administration encourages individuals in the four communities to sign up for the up coming election with two members appointed by when its announced. vijijtvtyji ' ' yvvywv " '??'.''ywiW 9 ICapab Efsmsnfanfs box tops foreciucation goingotrong ! Throughout the yean Kanab towardreschtogacommongoal. ElementmyhaS been calling on When youlook atthebigpicture, gtudento, parents, teachers, and everybody wins! l,!oore said, Kanab Elementary is very community members to help with a fundraiser that requires "close to reaching their goat very little effort. General Hills Community members are Urged Box Tops for Education Pro-- to clip Box Tops and drop them gram will pay Kanab Element off at the Kanab Elementary tary 10 cents for every Box Topv School Office, Participating . that dipped firO tp. participate products include Cheerios, ingprdiucts and senttoachootf Lucky Charms, FruitPwoMJps, V el REAL ESTATE AUCTION non-tradi-tio- These articulation agreements will include a process to n facilitate the transfer of lower-divisio- general education credits and curriculum requirements, with the objective of assuring that Mohave Community College students have the opportunity to transfer to four-yea- r universities without loss of credit, to work toward a baccalaureate or graduate degree. 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