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Show . im MNriiaa Pauc m i 5si .:r- - ww. - T MMSaS" EDUCATION 14 - August 6. 2002 Uintah Basin Standard - l FCCLA 2002 ? ? ?7 " s W0 rLL s. . ' t . f - . r5 w A . ..J?t ' i. -- 7 y. ", i' V 'l' j U c . "i.'-.i- J Jk Altamont High senior Carley Jensen received a silver medal at the national FCCLA conference for her illustrated talk on artificial n ' Lt f V sweet ners. Members of the Altamont FCCLA repreGOLD WINNERS in Minneapolis held July conference national sented Utah at the Pictured left to right are Natisha Miles and Brittany Stansfield, who were awarded a gold medal for their illustrated talk on diabetes. Club, raised money to donate vitamins for underThe Altamont Renegades, a new VITAM IN DONATION the vitamins to Mexican locals. In addition members are club in Mexico. Pictured children distributing privileged to this, tlie Renegades perform various acts of service within our community. 2. 4-- H union High to how Back to School orientation, registration Altamont FCCLA members represent Utah at national conference Three FCCLA students from Altamon t JrSr high shared illustrated tal ks with others at Nationals in Minnesota. Receiving a gold medal for their illustrated talkon Diabetes, What to Know From Head to Toe, were Natislia Miles and Brittany Stansfield. Receiving a silver medal for her illustrated talk, How Sweet It Is. The Truth About Artificial Sweetners, was Carley Jensen. The Altamont FCCLA members were among live thousand delegates Horn the United States attending the conference in Minneapolis held July where every state was represented except Alaska. These students from Altamont would like to extend an invitation for others to join the FCCLA organization. Some of the reasons to join are: opportunities for service, meet new 2, Its just about time to dust off the people, tons of fun, and to get involved books and find the backpack ... the and connected with others to help first day of school for students in the inform people about important is- Duchesne County School District is sues. Aug. 22. Union High Principal Brent The girls wish to thank the Fields ted announced a Back to School Duchesne County School District as orientation for Aug. 15 at 7 p.m.. well as the other sponsors that conThis is not just a meeting for partributed to the FCCLA cause. Also, ents of new students, Fiddsted said. theyd like to give a special thanks to "This is for all parents and students their advisor, Carrie Fausett. who want to learn more about the new AB block schedule and other changes. Fieldsted said elections for Unions School Community Council will be held that same evening. Any parent who would like to volunteer to serve on that council should plan to attend. Fields ted said Registration students may register for classes Aug. 13, ftom 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Aug. 14, from 12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.; and Aug. 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This year we will be set up to take credit cards for payment of fees, Fieldsted said. He said that all fees must be paid at the time of registration, including those that remain unpaid from last year. Parents may pay with check, cash, or credit sard. School is back in session soon Duchesne County schools to have a few new teachers The district cannot be completely sure about their stafffor the upcoming school year until school actually starts. By Angela Eddington The Duchesne County School District will experience a few staiTchangcs in the upcoming school year as they welcome a few new teachers and Buy good-by- e to those wbo acaleay ing. Xbi . district cannot be completely sure ubout their stall for the upcoming school year until it actually starts, but this is the updated list as of Aug. 1. Altamont Elementary will welcome buck a new sixth grade teacher, Nancy Miles, who worked at Duchesne Elementary for a Bhort time. East Elementarys music teacher Amber Gordon is leaving and the district is currently working finding her replacement. Also, first grade teacher Cassie White is leaving and will be replaced by Jodeene Adley from Roosevelt Middle School. Terry Southam is also leaving and will be replaced by Chris Panos. Myton Elementary will not have any changes in their stall for the school year, but Neola Elementarys third grade teacher Karan Shelley is leaving and will not be rapluccd. Roosevelt Middle School will low; Jodeene Adley as mentioned . above. Ann Wukefleld, a math teacher at Roosevelt Junior High is leaving and will be replaced by Don Busenbark, former Union High football coach and math teacher. Steve Malnar, a special education teacher, is also leaving; but will not be replaced. Altamont High will experience ther most changes in staiTthis school year. Coach and history teacher Jack Barton is retiring and will be replaced by Dean Stilson. A new part-tim- e special education teaching position at Altamont High will be filled by Lola Stansfield. Bucky Orton will be the new health and physical education teacher, which is also a new position. Union High history teacher Greg Hoagland will be replaced by Merlin Rasmussen. Thompson, Tabiona and Duchesne high schools will have no changes in their staff. The creation of a single point of entry within HHS to provide information and technical assistance to rural communities and to coordinate rural policy initiatives across the department and its agencies, as well as with local, state and tribal governments. A commitment to ensure the annual HHS budget development, legislative, and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) processes i nclude a specific focus on serving rural America. A new approach to better determine HHS investments in specific communities and populations, includ- - Needs assessment released by State Library Division Demand for library service in Utah the states population growth and library I nlernet access, but the state's public is rising steeply due to libraries are old. Thais the conclusion ofthe 2 1st Century Library Needs Assessment, a report released by the Utah State Library Division. ManyofUtahs 107 public libraries are operating at or beyond their design capacity. This results in inadequate service and in some libraries may present safety hazards for patrons, says Amy Owen, Director of Utah State Library Division. New technology is placing great demands on library buildings, and Utah residents expect public library use to continue growing in the future. Report highlights: While Utah's population increased over the last decadu, library circulation rose 73 More than half of Utah's households (57) use the library on a monthly basis 63 of Utah's public libraries were built prior to 1980 and 24 prior to 1930 In 2010, Utah's communities will need about 1.7 million square feet of library space to meet population growth and service projections Coetestimatesforrenovatingcur-ren- t space, adding needed service capacity, andor replacing existing facilities with new ones are projected to range from $145 to $327 million depending on future community 29 DO VOU More than half of those surveyed thought the state was spending too little to help local governments cover library operating costs while three-fourtof the respondents said that the Legislature should definitely (43) or probably (28) allocate hinds to help communities build new library buildings A team led by Kimball L. Young, Jason Burningham, Laura Bayer, Blaine Carlton, and pollsterDan Jones coordinated the report. Demographic data, a statewide public opinion survey, a review of existing library buildings, and a study of library binding options were examined over a two-yeperiod. ND A RIDS?? Altamont Jr.Sr. Registration Altamont JrJSr. high school registration will be held Aug. 7 as follows: 1 p.m. Aug. 8 registration will 10 a.m.; H-Last names A-- 8 a.m.; C-P-M-10:30 8 a.m.; T-- 1 p.m. Lockers names Last be as folio ws: a.m.; will be assigned and not picked by students. Anyone who would like to be on the Altamont High Community Council should contact the school L, Z, at 454-331- 4. Home Education Meeting The Basin West Home Education Association will have its back to school 9 for support grou p meeting on Thursday, Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. Call more information. 353-475- Advisory: Try not to let your Mylar balloon become part of the family ' Steps taken promote quality health care & social services in rural America Health and Human Services G. Thompson announced a series of new steps and the availability of $46 million in grant binding to improve health care and social services for the 65 million Americans living in rural areas. Building on his commitment one year ago to strengthen the health care and social services safety net for rural Americans, Secretary Thompson is unveiling this new plan based on recommendations from his Rural Task Force. We need to improve services to rural Americans, Secretary Thompson said. "These bold next steps will help us coordinate our efforts with the Secre-taiyTom- states, local and tribal governments and provide and to millions of Amerilife-savi- cans. Secretary Thompson released the Rural Task Force's report, One Department Serving Ru ral America . The report highlights new approaches to improve five key areas: improving access to services; strengthening rural families; supporting rural economic development; improvingcoordination among state, local and tribal governments; and conducting more and better research to inform local and federal policy-makeabout the needs of rural communities. rs Dept of orkfbrce Service Health Department College Counseling Centers Pharmacy UBATC USU Hospital Sponsored by the Department of Workforce Services The report also warns that many rural providers feel that federal regulations generally designed for urban and suburban areas an compromising their ability to give high quality services to local residents. For too kmgour rural health care and social service providers have been burdened with rides and regulations designed for urban and suburban communities, "Secretary Thompson said. Today we begin to change that. Today we begin to look at rural communities as something unique and indenot as 'small cities. pendent The new actions announced include: $23 million to states through the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program, focusingon thq smallest most rural hospitals. Mm than 600 rural communities have beneflt-te- d from this program over the past three years as their hospitals, esiisi! ;s critical aeeese hospitals, have received A enhanced reimbursements. As the 4 program continues, mm rural comJ munities will have the opportunity to I I participate in the program. $15 million in new grants to imn prove the quality ofcare in more than .'j 1,000 small rural and frontier hospitals across the country. These binds will provide hospitals that have fewer than. 60 beds with resources to meet the challenges of improving their performance and complying with the administrative simplification requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. $8 million to support the 50 state Offices of Rural Health. State Office iff Rural Health provide technical assistance to rural and frontier eommu-nitie- a, coordinate elate wide rural health activities, and work to recruit and retain rural health care providers. , $1.00 Per30 Miles TANF Clients Ride Free FOR TICKET AND ROUTE INFORMATION Contact thellintah Basin Association of Governments 435-722-45- 18 or 435-789-72- 70 855 E. 200 N. Roosevelt UT 84066 . Its-a-Gi- rl Is Now Available! STOPS INCLUDE: , ot Transportation Daggett, Duchesne and Uintah Counties Monday thru Friday 8:00 to 4:00 t. door. When I came back his smiling face would be there to greet me. And whenever Id watch TV hed cheerfully hover in frontofthe screen, crowding out the picture. Shhhhh! Dont say anything. I whispered to my husband one night ' durmgdinner. Mr. Smiley Face might By Debbie Farmer hear you! Right now he's waiting for I have to warn you now: once you let me in the laundry room because the a Mylar balloon inside your house, life, dryer alarmjust went ofTand he thinks as you know it, will never be the same. Im going to check the clothes. What? he said, Mylar balloons Oh sure, at first they seem harmless enough. After all, what's not to dont have minds oftheir own. Theyre not stalkers. Thats just crazy. ingthe use of geographic information like aboutachecry.colorful three-foOh, sure, you might think they systems to identify communities with balloon with Happy Birthday" writunmet needs. ten in purplq letters alongAhfi tPR? All just Sail alqpgon air current, butJthpn, The expansion of the National I can say ubuuttbis is Ha! Alter.youve ,.:l how. do you explain Mr ..Smiley Fsosw-'- . Advisory Committee on rural social spent some time together, it will not lurking behind the door in the bed-- ' services. The committee, takelongforyou to discover that 1) the room when I put my pajamas on last chaired by former South Carolina primary function of these kinds of night. Huh? HUH?" Governor David Beasley, includes na- balloons is to shadow your every move The last straw came when I caught Mr. Smiley Face trying to get into the tionally recognized rural health ex- and 2) they have a life span of approxiperts in the fields of medicine, nurs- mately forever since they are made shower with me. For gpsh sakes, leave me alone! I ing, oral health, mental health, ad- from the same material as bulletministration, finance, law, research, proof vests. grabbed its ribbon in my fist. Or business and public health. Now some of you still might not be else! The establishment of an ongoing seeing the problem with this. In fact If you still dont believe me, just department-wid- e workgroup to fol- some of you might be thinking So ask my friend Carol, whos been follow up on proposed strategies. what? At least Ill get my moneys lowed around by a certain "Mrs. Also in President Bush's budget is worth. But, believe me, you would do ever since her daughter was a proposed $1.5 billion fbr commu- best to steer clear of any you see com- bom eleven months ago. Everywhere I go, there it is, she nity health centers, nearly halfof which ing your way until you're absolutely are in rural areas across the country. sure you can take on such a heavy told me one day over coffee. "In the This amount reflects a $114 million commitment. kitchen. Outside the nursery door. increase over fiscal year 2002, and Take, for instance, a particular re- Over the hamper. Once I found it would provide medical care for an silient balloon we named Mr. Smiley hovering over the bassinet in the middle of the night, looking in on the additional one million Americans. Face, that lasted so longaftermygon's health seventh birthday party that we gave it baby. She looked around the room Expanding community-base- d centers is a key element of the Bush its own place at the table and claimed with a hunted expression in her eyes then whispered, I m just never alone administrations plan to increase ac- it as a tax deduction. cess to care for the nations most mediThe first thing every morning Mr. anymore." cally underserved individuals. Smiley Face would be waiting pa Community Service In tiently by the kitchen table for break-fasId went out, hed see me ofTat the Quality Manufactured Homes WHOLESALE 1800124210060 |