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Show I MF. I.KADF.H Elder llcrris tews tf pGWfl; ym$y Oil Busing problems occupied much of the time of the Box Elder Board of Education at their recent meeting. There was some good news and some not so good news. The good news came from a survey showing that most activity bus runs reinstated this year after being curtailed last year are running above the magic number of 12 students per bus. That's the average that the state requires to ride such activity bus runs before they will fund them. The board curtailed the bus runs last year as an economy move but voted to reinstate them this year on the condition that they would be curtailed again if rider-shi- p fell below the level required by the state. If the average drops, the local district would then be forced to pick up the tab- - it doesn't want to do that. Three bus runs from Bear River High School showed an average of 5 students on each bus on the two nights that counts were taken. Two Brigham runs had less than 12 students on three nights but Supt. J. C. Haws said the early counts aren't a fair trial. Some parents have complained that the Box Elder High School football coach has been keeping practice in session past the time when the buses depart. Haws said he would look into the situation. The (possibly) not so good The current discussion was prompted by a request from three families of Bear River City to send four children, none seventh graders, to the northern schools. Haws noted that one restriction in the Board's earlier decision was that no bus routes would be changed. Haws proposed a transfer policy which would make it clear no bus routes will be altered to accommodate transfers and written permission of the superintendent is necessary. Board member, Arnold Thompson termed it "financially dumb" to send half a community's students one way and half the other. "The decision we made that night was wrong," he added. The entire community should make a choice as a whole, he contended. But Board member Ralph Carter rebutted the argument by pointing up examples of Bear River City students attending Bear River who have had the chance to "excel" in areas such as sports because a smaller student body allows for more participation. Carter moved to accept the new transfer policy exclusively Bear River City, and excluding Honeyville-wh- ere a similar problem could develop among parents wanting a similar choice. with The motion passed 1 ARCHIBALD FORD SERVICE DEPT. Mission. He is the son of Mrs. Ila Harris and the late Don , 101 Robert Harris 3rd West No. Tremonton, Utah LOW BAND AID BRAND MENNEN BABY PLASTIC LOTION sis 9 oz. Hdps Pjj ii chapping Hop chiMm, drnast Rag. An JS & ".. 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And, in response to a question during a citizen comment llflQnSfl 4ozcleaning KX I !p99 PRE-SCHO- n m?pii III iMIii SWEATERS won't be made in a regular Board meeting. Haws said the Board has been asked to dinner by the association to discuss the accountability action. The private meeting is wanted because ill IS3 Lucin, speaking for the route extension, said two children who live 95 miles south of Lucin will also enroll. Other families with children are thinking of moving to the area, Smith said. In other action, Supt. J. C. Haws said the district's Principals Association is "ready to report committee work to this board when they're ready to listen" on the subject of an accountability plan. Principals were charged to come up with a plan by board members prior to settlement of next year's salary package. Haws said principals have ' visited some districts to see what is taking place there. The proposal-- if it is presented as such, versus a variety 1 .Js&ST BARNES HIND Sgj:l,rt"Jm 7.14 f jprc -. PLUS SX j iron wppim 1 gt W?5 femia Hifh " m w IfS) if STRIPS for baby or you. niTAI KwLw- lESSr looking at kindergarten routes at the' Fielding Elementary school. Elwood residents at the meeting complained that the bus route taking their children to McKinley School requires them to leave at 7:50 a.m. when school doesn't start until 8:50 a.m. Board members were asked to drive the routes themselves before any decisions are reached. The Board did act, and favorably, on a request to extend a bus route serving Grouse Creek to Lucin, a distance of 157 miles from its closest point. The new route will pick up five additional students, two, at Lucin and three who live " 57 "miles" farther south. 257-522- 55SS5S53 bus-drive- crowded bus originating in Bear River City where board members last year gave parents a choice of sending their seventh grade students north or south. The choice was to be made only at the seventh grade level. As a result of the policy, "" Supt. Haws said the district d bus " has ah problem!' The bus leaving Bear River City has 75 students on it by the time it gets to the Cross X Cafe in Elwood and students on it by has 5 the time it gets to Tremon-ton- . One reason is that Bear River City parents have been seeking permission to send not only seventh grade students, but upper classmen north. He also said that some students not eligible for the choice of schools option had been registered unknowingly by principals. serv- ol over-crowde- d over- "over-crowde- RENT-A-CA- R Harris. Thompson dissenting. As for the bus situation, the district has little choice but to come up with some means of reducing the load. Board members ventured into another busing problem with the timidity of a fly walking on fly paper. Supt. Haws reviewed a number of other bus routes in the district which do not meet the state guidelines for funding and thus have to be funded by the district. No action was taken. The routes include, for r, instance, that of Gary Grover in the Tremon-to- n Third Ward area where a map of the route shown on an overhead projector, looked like a battle plan for the invasion of Normandy. The route is taking about two hours to run. Another route being looked at is below Cutler Dam where a narrow bridge and steep hill are believed to be a hazard for the big bus which must negotiate them, especially in winter. Board members are also 14-1- news involved an RENT BY THE DAY, WEEK OR MONTH PICK-U- P AND DELIVERY AVAILABLE be held Sunday, September 12 at 4:30 p.m. in the Garland Stake tabernacle. All ward members, friends and relatives are invited to attend the Sacrament Meeting in honor of Elder Harris. Elder Harris will be ing in the England-Brist- TKKKSSS ! u kib al Sfflal flying insects up PHOTO jjrj ALBUM quality Top vinyl black hoto album for protecting our N "i Supt. Haws said the Board has no I PF? ft EMC JISLWEig RTtRUST arm a hammer I YOUR Rtgular or dry akin formula in 10 ol aba Rtf. 143 k t 11! vn. mis. "099 u itg m ti immmsmg? syafe. . precious photos. PIIMACIST Sf nEnnnPt A KIT1 for quaSty products end peitonal iervlce...Your good health I ATI AM 1 S rKUUUUttW!i Mi72 f policy to govern principals when parents approach them about making a change of teacher assignments for their child. ommodate parents" as much as possible, but the district "wouldn't want to say parents could choose" 2.7 "f" period, Haws said the district encourages principals to "acc- HSSHSBSKSSEli WITH COUPON Without Coupon IC0UP0N 2.98 EFFECTIVE & JEPT VI 1Q7K THRU I 4&Sj their child's teacher. July Savings Dondi Tcllfed Volunteer U.S. Savings bonds Chairman, Jack Shumway, for Box Elder County reported $103,744 in sales of Series E H Bonds for July which brings the to e sales year-to-dat$574,646. Utahn's Invested $2,556,205 in United States Savings Bonds during the month of July, which brings e sales to the $18,810,655, which represents 58 percent of the state's 1976 assigned goal of $32,500,000, according to Department of the Treasury figures year-to-dat- :i LOW DAILY RATES A missionary farewell for Elder Robert D. Harris will VTA Pane 9. 197G. Rely on Ford for Rentals I Receives Cell (i AKLAM) TIMKS. September ak-v- - ,., ml M : J kv - 0 MrCWs- 1 GIVING SERVICE SINCE 1930 East Main TREMONTON, UTAH 257 5481 |