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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS - Thursday, February 13, 1CC3 Pt Six School Board Considers Piano, Trips, New Elementary School (Continued from page one Four mere specific district policies were gone over by Dr. Starr. Principals job descriptions, building use, communicable disease and student discipline were discussed with the board. With a few minor changes, they were adopted. either a 3.4 or higher grade point average or have missed only two days or less on their attendance record. The trip approved by the board will be February 27 and 28. require two busses, and take the kids to see the Ramses II Egyptian Exhibit in Provo and also to the basketball game that evening with BYU versus Colorado State. Architect Roy Silver illustrated potential development of the school property south of KHS as the site of the new elementary school. Positioning of the buildings, playground and parking area were considered. Silver also pointed out the best use of school property fronting on Highway 89, south of the present KHS access road, for the construe- tion of new Kane District offices which have been planned for some time. The property is part of a corridor originally planned as access for the new elementary school but which would be too costly to be practical to develop as a road when access can be gained from the present KHS Graduation requirements are to align with the core being curriculum program. Dr. Starr reported that career ladder is progressing with evaluations He hopes to have a state-wid- e think tank" hosted by the district and working with the University of Utah. One of the major goals will be to determine what to do with senior teachers. The district has received several complaints and notification on three families that are conducting home education programs for their children. Starr reports that all are progressing, the basics are being met. They must have a yearly approval by the board considering that the right subjects are being taught, the amount of time they are spending and that they can be tested and show they are learning what is required. One family was approved, the others are pending subject to their submitting the information request- re-do- g. property. Plans will be finalized so the new office construction can go to bid. busiIn other building-relate- d ness, late fees charged to the contractor of the just finished phase two at KHS will amount to approximately $13,000. Superintendent Starr was directed to send a letter stating the conditions pertaining to these penalty fees. Valley High Schools gym needs to be evaluated again for necessary major maintenance work. Principals will be submitting building needs and goals for each building by the first of March. A meeting is scheduled for February 12 in Panguitch w:th the Garfield County District to determine needs and action for facilities at Bullfrog. Plans for a media center at the middle school will be studied again as the need is felt to have a separate facility from the city public library. Details such as school materials and personnel still need to be worked out, but there is a new urgency to go ahead with the facility for the We will feel the squeeze of the bill in Kane County. The bill, recently passed by the U.S. Congress, mandates a balanced budget by Gramm-Rudman-Hollin- 1991. Revenue sharing is one way local communities receive some of their tax monies back for use. Kane County and the City of Kanab already know they will not receive these funds after this fiscal year, to the tune of nearly $90,000 at the county level and $50,000 for the city. Both entities place this revenue in their general funds where it must be accounted for and is audited yearly. particularly difficult because of the high calibre of so many applicants, Hansen said. Because of the large number of highly qualified applicants. Congressman Hansen used the compe-tiv- e method of nomination. He selected ten candidates for each vacancy that he is entitled to fill and is allowing the individual academies to select the persons best qualified from among those on the list. The selection of nominees is based on a composite of factors such as school records, class rank, SAT scores, leadership potential, extracurricular activities, athletics, physical fitness, recommendations, and personal interviews. Chris Moore of Kanab is among the names listed by Congressman Jim Hansen of the young men and women he has nominated for the entering class of 1986 at the United States Air Force, Military, Naval and Merchant Marine Academies. The young people selected this year have extraordinary academic records and a broad range of interests, pursuits, extracurricular activities, and athletic achievement," Hansen said. They all have the potential to win an appointment to the academies and the promise that marks outstanding military careers. As always, the selection process is FILM DEVELOPING Service 10 - 126 Color Prints 1 - 135 & Disc OW: TWO DAY ENLARGEMENT SERVICE 5x7 up to UxU DISCOUNT ON FILM PURCHASED AT . . vice-preside- A Region 12 Activities meeting scheduled Tuesday, February 11, 'vas mentioned. Planning and scheduling of sports and other activities are the subject. The power of this body was described as "Frankenstein which has been created, now no one can control it. a Kane County Democrats swing back into action this month with a meeting set for Tuesday, February 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the downstairs conference room at the Kanab City Library. County chairman Donald Fyfe indicated that he had received several inquiries from interested citizens about plans for the upcoming November elections. Fyfe and Clyde Vance wish to invite any and all persons interested in the electoral Vice-chairm- The amount has been determined by population and income taxes paid, and other factors; County Demos Set Feb. 25 Meet rather complicated formula. Most of Kanab Citys 85-8- 6 allotment will be used to pay premiums for liability insurance which are about $30,000 this year. The schools will first reflect funding cuts in the areas of vocational and special education and the school lunch programs. Overall, federal monies make up less than 10 percent of the district budget, i Federal agencies will most direa-lfeel the scrunch of the bill as their budgets have already been cut between four and five percent. In our area, such offices as the BLM and Forest Service and other services, have been given the wfrd on their immediate cut and reductions of 10 to 15 percent jin each succeeding year to achieve this balanced federal budget by l. Some of the main areas of trimming will be in equipment, mileage, office space and supplies and personnel. When someone retires now or transfers, they just will not be replaced. Reduction of personnel will mean that some facilities and informational services will not be available as readily. Other offices or centers may need to be called to fulfill these requests which cannot be met on the local level. (Theres always the library, too.) If Congress should enact laws requiring more servicespersonnel, it can become very difficult to fund for such increases. Forest Service will ; see a reduction of about one quarter of their seasonal work force, between 10 and 14 people, and training programs for the younger professional staff. Read also Opinion on page two. y process to attend the meeting. They indicated that there is plenty of room in the party, especially for those who want to provide balance to the state's two-part-y system. Local Democrats have organization and some funds to help prospective candidates in the fall os they vie for county positions and in the congressional election. Fyfe reported that among his recent calls was one from Gunn McKay in Huntsville. Mr. McKay is definitely testing the waters Commission Joins San Juan on Road Continued from page one US-16- 3 West from Kayenta, Arizona, to Harrisburg Junction on near St. George, Utah. This resolution is adopted with the understanding that that portion of the existing highway from Page, Arizona, to Kanab, Utah will also remain designated as Highway sion of Highway US-8- 9 and that the existing highway WSween KanahUtah, and Fredonia, Arizona, will also remain designated as Highway A motion to transfer $7,500 from the hospital contingency fund to the hospital enterprise fund passed. Sheriff Riddle met with the commission to discuss his plans to attend a meeting in Salt Lake City US-89- throughout the first district as he contemplates a race against Jim Hansen, said interested in issues affecting Kane Fyfe. Gunn is County and in the issue of balance. In a eecent trip to Washington to see former Congressional friends, Mr. McKay learned of the willingness of the Democratic leadership to reappoint him to the Appropriations Committee should he be returned to the House. That would be a boon for Utah in a body that will obviously be controlled by the Democrats." Fyfe concluded that , he knew Gunn had contacted Clyde Vance and would appreciate hearing from anyone interested in hs candidacy at his address at P.Cj. 'Box 125, Huntsville, Utah 84317. e March. concerning the The Sheriff has a list of Kane County's concerns regarding this proposed march. They also discussed a proposed contract with the Department of Corrections. Tristan DeMille of Jones and DeMille Engineering met with the commission. DeMille discussed the qualifications of his firm, and listed jobs they have done in the past. He discCSfed three bridges in Kane County and suggested possible ways of improving these bridges. The Commission asked DeMille to prepare an application for the North Fork Road to be added to the Federal Secondary Highway SysPro-Peac- tem. Thanks Given For Continued Arts Support Variety Arts Council thanks the people of Kanab for their great support of the Utah Ballet performance last week. Special thanks to Ralph Starr, Bob Newell and Patti Husted for their extra efforts. This has been our most successful concert as far as audience interest goes and a good deal of credit goes to our beautiful Concert Hall. What marvelous and endless wonders we can look forward to seeing there. Our next attraction is Air Jazz on Tuesday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. They are an exciting combination of comedy, dance and juggling. They have lately performed on the Johnny Carson Show and just completed a tour of Europe. Air Jazz is total energy and excitement. AGENT OF THE MONTH ERA UTAH PROPERTIES INC. Sale of the Chefs Palace Restaur- ant brought Oscar Robinson out on top as Agent of the Month for January. He states that he Is pleased to have been able to bring this together- - In older to help both the seller and the buyer, which la the objective of the entire staff of Utah Properties. Congratulations, Oscar, on a great month. Were proud to honor you. 1 ' I f t f Kanab Floral & Ceramic Shop 644-299- full-yea- -- Academy Nominations Includes Kanab Youth .ff nine-mont- Effect of Gramm Rudman Will be Felt students. 2 Day ed. Some of these children participate partially in school activities and the board emphasized classes and facilities are available to them. Superintendent Starr commented that Kanab High School is becoming known as a vocational education center and that it can become a community education training center. The possibility exists to combine with city and county to employ an intern from the university as a recreation director. These interns usually work the echoed year, but h normal could probably be retained for a r to do a total community recreation program, correlating and helping to plan all facets of recreation in the community. As is customary, the. board conducted nominations and selected a new president and Jim Willis will serve as president for 1986, Fred Allen, f i A' y 1 . 2 llA NAD TEEAVnE s ' S " 4 I 4 4 The JOURNEY Natty'Gann, Unforgettably Undeniably IWtWAlVOXMCV MOOUCTtOMft Showing Feb. 14-1- 1 5 NEW PQICESI SltATliIG ' $1 All rir-h- t tests $2 every Tfcsrrdsy ' Feb. cotw-- 6 nsrnrav 19-2- 2 OPENING PERFORMANCE In the new Kanab High School Auditorium Thursday, February 6, found the house nearly filled. School District Superintendent Dr. Ralph Starr took a moment to welcome all to the new facility. stage. A classy performance of the Utah Ballet opened the classy now 4 |
