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Show Jm (Sdngtwss ti& siappif-schools J. Lynn Jones, a Nebo School District administrator, recently visited Washington, D.C. and reiterated the critical criti-cal needs of school principals and their communities to the U.S. Congress. Jones joined more than 400 colleagues for a joint meeting of the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) and the National Association of Secondary School Principals Princi-pals (NASSP), which brings together affiliate associations from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Vincent L. Ferrandino, NAESP's executive director, discussed the severe budget shortfalls in the states and the dire need for increased federal feder-al education funding to help schools implement the No Child Left Behind Act (NC-LB), (NC-LB), "We're spending almost four billion dollars a month in Iraq, states are in a fiscal crisis and we're cutting federal income tax," he said. "Nevertheless, every school in the country must comply with this well-meaning, but punitive, law that asks them to do so much more with so much less. The appropriation is billions of dollars short of the amount Congress agreed to when NCLB was signed Awanremess Week New mothers in Utah are one of the nations highest in choosing breastfeeding over formula. 77 of mothers choose to begin breastfeeding their children, but within six months only 39 are still breastfeeding. The Utah County Health Department would like to help new mothers moth-ers understand the importance impor-tance of breast milk for the continued health. - of l their child, during breastfeeding awareness week, August 18-22. 18-22. Breastfeeding is normal nutrition for infants and children. Many women understand un-derstand the health benefits of breastfeeding and employers employ-ers and health professionals know the lower cost benefits; however, people need to more fully understand the risks associated with not breastfeeding. "As good as some formula's for-mula's are, they can never Tou'ttLme Our Mot 'Dogsll Vienna Beef ctflCACjO S'fYl'E tfofTiOq Part-time Development Coordinator Part-time position available with Springville City. Employee will work part-time to raise funds for the Springville Museum of Art as well as coordinating volunteers for the museum. Grade 13. Pay range $14.98-$20.23. Completed city application due by 5 p.m., August 28, 2003 to Elena Palmer, 50 South Main, Springville, Utah. Qualified applicants will be called for interviews. inter-views. EOE. into law." Jones, who is the president presi-dent of the Utah Association of Elementary School Principals, Princi-pals, briefed colleagues on education issues in Utah and attended sessions on NCLB and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), federal education funding and leadership training. train-ing. Jones urged Congress to: Maintain funding for the School Leadership Initiative. This program, which is helping address the school principal shortage, should continue to be funded at $12.4 million in FY04. It is designed to help high-need school districts recruit and retain high-quality principals. The program also provides some funds for professional development to help school leaders build their skills. Fully fund Title I of No Child Left Behind. Children at risk of school failure need more specialized assistance under NCLB in order to make the progress that the law requires of them and their schools. The Title I amount approved, however, is $6.15 billion short of the amount intended by Congress and urgently needed by schools. replace the natural components compo-nents in breast milk," says Carol Olson, breast feeding coordinator of the WIC office, Utah County Health Department. "Many mothers find that breastfeeding is not as easy as they thought it would be. We understand their frustrations and worries and want to help them." ; Women, v Infants ti and ; Children (WIC) offers breastfeeding breast-feeding support for the whole community, especially for women who qualify for the WIC program. Lactation specialists are available to helping mothers who are breastfeeding their child. Mothers with questions are welcome to call the WIC clinic in their area for more information regarding breastfeeding. breast-feeding. Around the world, breastfeeding breast-feeding is celebrated in the month of August. 4051V. WON. PR0V0 374-733 Museum Fully fund IDEA. Congress Con-gress enacted IDEA in 1975 to ensure children with special spe-cial needs would be educated. educat-ed. Original legislation stated that the federal government could pay up to 40 percent of its costs to states. However, Congress has never met this goal and presently contributes contrib-utes only 18 percent. Jones asked Congress to make full funding of IDEA mandatory with an increase of $2.52 billion per year for the next six years to reach the 40 percent level. Make other important changes in IDEA. In addition to providing adequate funding, fund-ing, principals asked Congress Con-gress to reform the law by improving its provisions on paperwork, discipline, due process and professional development, all of which would ease some burdens on schools and improve services to special education students. Eliminate vouchers and tuition credit plans, both of which reduce public funds for public education. Along with other principals from Utah, Jones discussed these concerns on Capitol Hill in meetings with Senator Robert Bennett, Representative Chris Canon and Representative Jim Matheson. Director's Report Continued from page 1 zoning department. However, the department reported only a 19 decrease in the number num-ber of actual permits this year over last year. Also the department reported that one development develop-ment being considered in the west fields has over 500 single unit homes in it. Time for total completion of that r project is estimated at about: five years. ; v ;'; '-.- Nine applications have been received for the position of Economic Development Coordinator, the position vacated by Bob Bradshaw when he become Mapleton City Administrator. Power Engine number K2 at the Whitehead Utility Center is up and running according to Cal Baxter of the power department. Baxter said that the cooling cool-ing tower at the power plant is being supplied with water from a spring on the property as is the sprinkler system at the plant. It was also reported that engine Kl will be in service very shortly. AH other engines en-gines at the plant are in service and running as they should. Baxter also reported that the total electric load for the city reached over 46.5 megawatts mega-watts last week. This is a record high load for the city. Street Department All chip sealing in the city for this year has been completed, and work is underway on both 100 East and 200 East from 400 South to 700 South. Asphalt was laid on both streets on Friday assuring the streets will be ready for the opening of school tomorrow. Work on 100 East and 200 East between 700 South and 800 South will be delayed de-layed for a while because of water hookup work that needs to be completed in that area. Water Department Over 350 water violations were issued in July and 10 citations were given according accord-ing to Russel Vest, water department head. A phosphorous injection system was installed at the Evergreen Well to purify that water. Public Safety The animal control officer responded to 205 calls last month. Total calls for the Police Department for July were 1309. The fire department responded re-sponded to 68 calls in July, two of which were structure fires. The ambulance responded re-sponded to 66 calls. Springville Police report Springville Police had 335 calls last week with 53 of those for animals of which 13 were calls on wild animal problems. There was a rash of vehicle vehi-cle thefts last week. Some 20 vehicles were broken into, most of them just ransacked and messed up. Missing from some of them are money; JVC CD player; CB radio and backpack; sunglasses; stereo; coins and calculator; tools and dufflebag; stereo, and Sony CD player. Three 17-year-old juveniles juve-niles and one. 16-year-old juvenile were caught throwing throw-ing water balloons and cited for curfew violation. Daniel P. Andrus, 1417 E. 900 Souih, Springville, was arrested for assaultdomestic violence. Michael R. Bishop, 850 N. Main 38, Springville, was arrested for distributing amphetamines and possession of marijuana. Jamie Watts, same address as Bishop, was arrested for distributing amphetamines, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Danny Max Elmer, 2010 S. State, Springville, was cited for aiding curfew violation. viola-tion. A juvenile with him was cited for curfew. Scott Davis Clark, 1190 N. 300 West, Mapleton, was cited for open container. A male juvenile was cited for shoplifting. 'Fernando Hernandez, Her-nandez, 116 S. 700 East 12, Provo, was referred to the city prosecutor for animals . running at large and harboring harbor-ing vicious animals after a dog bite report. Daren F. Hunt, 747 S. 1100 East, Spanish Fork, was cited for lewdness. He allegedly exposed himself to a worker at a fastfood place. Robert Lynn Johnson, 680 E. 700 North, Spanish Fork, was arrested for an outstanding warrant. Jacob K. Killpack, 4720 E. Camino 2, Mesa, Arizona, was arrested for criminal mischiefdomestic mis-chiefdomestic violence, criminal trespass, theft, JburglaTy of ' a vehicle and 'attetnpted vehicle theft. 1 UHUi III Mil Gates Open: 6:0 p.m. Show Starts: 8:00 p.im. Ticket Prices: $10 Adults - $5 Children $25 Family Pass - Open Seating Tickets available at all Allen's Market Locations, at the gate, or at www.avpro.com or www.springville.org Spring Acres Arts Park - 1350 E. 620 S. Right behind Springville High School! Ml Your Town. Your Neighbors. Your Newspaper. August 20, 2003 - The Springville Herald - Page Three M l lV la'. rnQ&$ Kiwanis members who attended the August 7 meeting had the opportunity to hear Mike Baer of Baer Bronze explain how "September," the moose on the loose, was cast and ultimately brought to Springville as a permanent home. He explained the lost wax process that was used and how many pieces were cast and then welded together to make this magnificent statue. A wax copy of September's Septem-ber's ears was brought as part of the show and tell. Baer explained how the rubber molds are made and ceramic outer coatings prepared. He also brought small bronze pieces and examples of the casting process. Persons interested in joining Kiwanis should contact President Ljnette Catherall (489-8971) or President-Elect Martin Conover (489-6958). Kiwanis Club provides an outlet for men and women who want to do community service and to learn about current affairs. Brandon Johnny King, 417 N. Main 9, Springville, was arrested for intoxication. Stephanie Mary McCormick, 1291 S. 400 East, Springville, Spring-ville, has been charged with joyriding. Benjamin Owen McLaws, 1425 N. 250 East, Springville, was arrested for a warrant. Edward Menlove, 825 W. 2000 North, Mapleton, was arrested for a warrant. Charles Adam Musquez, 1600 N. 1750 West 112, Springville, was arrested for a warrant. A male juvenile was arrested for a warrant. Edward D. Reynolds, 743 S. 1370 West, Orem, was arrested for a warrant. A credit card was stolen and used; money and a coin collection were taken from a : home; and checks were taken " m m i in u ferry I SB i from a business. Other thefts included a cell phone; two razor scooters; two bikes; five incidents of gasoline theft; ornaments from the cemetery; a generator; motorized mo-torized go-ped; license plate; handgun later found in Spanish Span-ish Fork; and a hand drill and amp. Rocks were thrown through 30 small and one large windows at a business, and persons throwing water balloons did $200 damage to one vehicle and $100 to another. Uranium was discovered in 1789 by German chemist Martin H. Klaproth. He named it in honor of the planet Uranus which had been discovered eight years, earlier. iwn ' " "" " 'I he -kit b m |