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Show ' 1 - t'-s f I '.is ' - ? i . I y t i i ; i ) 4 ; , ,n . H ? ; - '. . 1 i i -: : !-v . ' ' I'M i : '' ' ' f I . t - . ..' ' ' y" t . MRS CLAUS GIVES her visitor a few hints about being good until un-til Christmas. The Clauses visited with 550 youngsters last Saturday before calling it a day. Ireland trip approved, bids opened on buses In a special school board meeting last Tuesday, Nov. 25, the board approved a trip to Ireland for the Uintah High drill team and accepted bids on two new school buses. Last month the U'ettes, Uintah High drill team, was invited by the mayor of Dublin, Fergu O'Brien to participate in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Ireland March 17. After the school board verified that it was a bona fide invitation, they unanimously voted to allow the drill team to prepare for the competition in Ireland with certain criteria in mind. According to John Smith, school board president, the trip is to be "a learning experience." He indicated that the drill team will be required to report back what they learned during the trip to various organizations. Jan. , l'jiil the drill team will report to the board the progress pro-gress of raising the funds for the trip and acquiring parental permission. The board also opened the bid for two diesel buses. The board accepted the low bid of $47,4fX) a piece for two Blue Bird buses. Stan Allen, school transportation, said he hoped to get better mileage and longer life from the new diesel buses over gas buses. The buses can be used as activity buses as well as to and from school. Presently there are 53 buses transporting 5.000 students 430,000 miles a year in the Uintah School District. There are 32 bus drivers, four female, employed by the district. Allen said that the district usually gets 150-200 thousand miles per bus. |