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Show SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, July 1, 2004 (j..L.L Jllj..".. Trevor Day, son of Jon and Vickie Day of Mapleton, has been called to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ in Samara, Russia. He will enter the MTC on July 7, 2004. Church news On Sunday, July 4, Rev. George Lower will preach at the Springville Community Presbyterian Pres-byterian Church. Worship service ser-vice begins at 10:30 a.m., followed fol-lowed by Fellowship Hour at 11:30 a.m. Vacation Bible School is scheduled for July 19 - 25, the theme "Mission around the World". The church is located at 245 S. 200 East in Springville For more information, please call the church office at 489-4390. MothereadFatheread f. literacy program The most sustainable way to grow an education program is to train others how to teach it. This year, Pippa Keene, director of the family literacy program MothereadFatheread, trained 78 new facilitators fa-cilitators to help build reading and parenting skills throughout Utah. "These new facilitators will expand the program's impact by another an-other 1,560 children and 600 families," said Keene. "We also handed hand-ed out nearly 2,000 books to get the facilitators started in teaching the program." MothereadFatheread builds parenting, critical thinking and literacy lit-eracy skills, improves family communication and promotes reading read-ing and story sharing in the home. Funding by the Pacif icCorp Foundation for Learning has given the program the resources needed to grow. The Foundation for Learning has given the pro- . gram the resources needed to grow. The foundation is in the second sec-ond of a three-year, $1 million investment in early childhood literacy litera-cy in areas served by Utah Power and Pacific Power. "MothereadFatheread is unique because it works with both adults and children, and its value lies in the fact that it raises early childhood literacy levels," Keene said. "By reading and discussing multicultural children's books, parents are encouraged to use their imaginations to connect universal themes, values and ideas to their own lives and families." MothereadFatheread works with families of at-risk-children through Head Start and Even Start programs. The programs also added 40 staffers to work with parents of newborns and infants, and it has expanded its Storysharing program. "One of the most powerful stories about the program's success came during a recent radio interview," Keene said. "Heather, a mother in an Even Start program, called in and said that her three-year-old son, Nathan, was speech delayed and used his own made-up made-up language. After Heather took MothereadFatheread classes, she brought the books home and read them with her son. Nathan bonded with the books, read them over and over and now he talks." Heather said, "I am happy with this program. It has made me stronger as a mom, being able to communicate with him, made my other son closer to him and made my husband closer to all of us as a family." Another success story came from the Putgatory Correctional Facility Fa-cility in Hurricane, Utah. One woman said she wanted to take MothereadFatheread classes in prison so that, when she was released, re-leased, she could use story sharing and reading to her children as a way to reintroduce herself into their lives. She also hoped to help regain her children's love and trust, and find better ways to communicate com-municate with her husband. The program's geographic reach also has broadened: now 28 of Utah's 29 counties offer MothereadFatheread, an increase of nine counties from last year. "One of the best ways to guarantee a vibrant future for our communities com-munities is to support quality education programs like MothereadFatheread," Mothere-adFatheread," said Gina Crezee, regional community manager for Utah Power. Six ways to reduce your income taxes almost instantly! Find out how to end IRS problems prob-lems for pennies on the dollar no matter how muchlittle is owed. The IRS offers taxpayers, if they qualify, numerous programs pro-grams to greatly reduce their tax burden. Naturally, the IRS doesn't publicize these programs pro-grams as their job is to collect the money, not give it away. "There are so many great opportunities op-portunities for taxpayers in this country who are in debt to the IRS," says Michael Rozbruch, the nation's leading authority on tax resolution, and IRS Problem Solver. "Unfortunately, taxpayers taxpay-ers often run around in circles and miss these great opportunities opportuni-ties to end IRS problems, often for a fraction of what they owe." 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How to sell stuff you don t want anymore Whether your closets are filled to the brim or you need some extra cash to get creditors off your back, selling things you no longer want or need is a great way to clear clutter from your home and bills from your mailbox. But while having a yard sale or placing a classified ad may seem like a simple task, deciding on the best way to sell your stuff can be the difference between getting top dollar for your items and simply getting your items out of the house. "Many people who want to get rid of unwanted items don't know about all the different ways there are to sell things or how to properly advertise and prepare their items for a sale," said Pam Rhode, president of Myvesta, a nonprofit consumer education organization. "There are a vast number of ways to sell items and with a little time, research and elbow grease you can make big bucks by selling things you find around your house." Rhode said thA yard sales, one of the most popular ways to sell household items, can often be the most lucrative. "Yard sales are often hastily thrown together at the last minute and as a result people don't make as much money as . they could have," said Rhode. "Taking the time to properly set up, advertise and run your yard sale can turn a $250 day into a $1,000 sale." . Some yard sale tips from Rhode include: Place interesting items closer clos-er to the road to attract people driving by. Make sure your items are visually appealing and group similar items together on tables. Run an extension cord out into your yard so people can test electronic items. When making signs to advertise ad-vertise your yard sale, use durable materials and drive by them to make sure they are easily eas-ily visible from the road. To assist people in the selling process, Myvesta has released a new publication called "How to Sell Stuff You Don't Want." The publication covers selling methods meth-ods such as yard sales, flea markets, mar-kets, classified ads, online auctions, auc-tions, consignment shops and more. The publication can be downloaded for free by visiting Myvesta.org online. Custom Masonry Specializing in cinder block buildings, fences, retaining walls, garages, etc. Also, brick mail boxes plus repairs. Freedom beyond Brown By Neal McCluskey ; Since May 17, when the nation na-tion marked the 50th anniversary anniver-sary of Brown v. Board of Education, Edu-cation, discussion of the Brown legacy has faded. American education, ed-ucation, however, drives on, as does the fight for educational freedom. And while news about the struggle no longer features powerful symbols like segregated segregat-ed schools, National Guardsmen, or politicians standing in school-house school-house doors, reports about the continuing struggle abound. Scanning just one day's news makes the cause of the continuing continu-ing fight clear: By their nature, public schools impose a single educational regime on all parents, par-ents, children and families. This inevitably produces conflicts in a society in which no two people have exactly the same beliefs, no two students learn in precisely precise-ly the same way, but everyone must pay for the schools. As political scientists John Chubb and Terry Moe make clear in Politics, Markets and America's Schools: "Democracy cannot remedy the mismatch between be-tween what parents and students stu-dents want and what the public schools provide. Conflict and disharmony are built into the system." Consider just a few of the stories sto-ries appearing in major newspapers newspa-pers on May 25, 2004: The Indianapolis Star reports on a struggle over corporal punishment pun-ishment in Indianapolis Public Schools. "Most parents who spoke at an Indianapolis Public School Board meeting Monday night said they backed spanking students and urged the district to continue to allow paddling." Despite this, "six of the seven board members said it is time for a change..." A San Jose Mercury News article discusses a case heading to California's Supreme Court that pits a student's First Amendment rights against school safety. "It started with a teenager's foreboding poems, read by frightened classmates at a San Jose high school, lead On the road again Record number of americans traveling Americans plan to hit the road in record numbers over the upcoming up-coming July 4th weekend, reports re-ports AAA. It is estimated that 39.4 million Americans will travel trav-el 50 miles or more from home this holiday. This is an increase of 3.4 percent from the 38.2 million mil-lion who traveled this year. Over 342,000 Utahns will enjoy en-joy the holiday away from home. More than 281,000 will travel by motor vehicle and over 57,000 are planning to fly to their destinations. Over 3,400 will go by train, bus or other modes of transportation. In addition ad-dition to family reunions, Utahns are traveling to the Northwest, Wyoming, Idaho and Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks. New York City and state are also popular destinations desti-nations for Utahns this summer. "July 4th is traditionally the strongest travel period of the summer," said Rolayne Fair-clough, Fair-clough, AAA Utah, spokeswoman. spokes-woman. "Increased consumer confidence and Americans' desire de-sire to travel seem to have overcome over-come the highest-ever July 4 gas prices to take vacations that may have been postponed due to the Iraq War and surrounding concerns about travel." Gas prices have decreased. The national average price for regular, unleaded gasoline is $1.92. This is down thirteen cents from Memorial Day. According Ac-cording to AAA, the average U.S. family can expect to spend about $77 on gasoline during this holiday vacation. This is about $18 more than a year ago, when gas prices were about 43 cents per gallon lower than today's to-day's national average. Motorists can save money on gasoline by purchasing the grade of gasoline required for their vehicle. This information ITVED 9U7 CrgrRjicHPs That means that you can call on me to fill your needs with the coverage you want and at the lowest possible cost. Farmers Insurance Group specializes in Auto, Fire, Life and Commercial insurance and is famous for fast, fair, friendly claims service. I'd like to meet you. Why not give me a call today. I think you'll be glad you did. ing to an expulsion and a trip to juvenile hall," explains reporter Howard Mintz. "Now, three years later, the dark musings of a troubled child have produced an unprecedented legal clash between be-tween free speech rights and the need to deter violence in California Califor-nia schoolyards." Finally, The Christian Science Sci-ence Monitor offers two articles arti-cles on proposed changes to federal Title IX regulations that prohibit single-sex public schools, and notes that while organizations like the American Ameri-can Civil Liberties Union are preparing to fight loosening of Title IX rules, at least one student stu-dent in a single-sex school. is "very glad Girls High exists for girls like her 'who want to get a good education.'" In all these stories, basic political polit-ical and educational values have been forced into conflict. The needs of those who learn best in single-sex environments, for instance, in-stance, are pitted against the imperative im-perative to prevent government-imposed segregation. In Indianapolis, those who want their children to attend schools with strict discipline are forced into the ring with those who wish to protect their own children from corporal punishment. punish-ment. Finally, a student's constitutional consti-tutional right to free speech clashes with a school's obligation obliga-tion to protect its students. Of course, such clashes arent new. For decades, battles have raged across the country over school prayer, high-stakes testing, test-ing, school financing, compulsory compulso-ry attendance for religious objectors, ob-jectors, library books, reading curricula, and a litany of other issues. So how can incessant conflict be avoided, and how can the rights of even the politically powerless be protected? The system, simply, must be transformed trans-formed from one in which taxpayers tax-payers fund monolithic government govern-ment schools controlled by those able to wield the most political power, to one in which funds go to parents, who use them to pay for the schools that share their can be found in the owner's manual. The majority of vehicles vehi-cles are calibrated to use regular gasoline. Proper maintenance, including belts, hoses, fluids and filters, helps the vehicle to run efficiently. Under inflated tires can decrease fuel efficiency up to 20 percent. Check tire pressure pres-sure at each gasoline stop. Another An-other way to save on gasoline is to use the vent system rather than the air conditioner when traveling on highways. Summer months account for the greatest number of vehicle fatalities. AAA recommends making safety a top priority when planning a holiday. Key factors to consider are: - Safety Restraints. Make sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained either in a seat belt or child safety seat at all times, no exceptions. An unrestrained un-restrained passenger can cause serious injury or death to another anoth-er passenger in a crash. - Alcohol Use. Do not drink and drive-even for short distances. dis-tances. Also remember that certain cer-tain prescription and over-the-counter drugs can cause drowsiness drowsi-ness or other physical effects that make driving unsafe. - Fatigue. Be sure to get enough sleep the night before a vacation. Stop every 2 hours or 100 miles, get out of the vehicle and walk around and stretch. Do not try to drive straight through on long trips. Take breaks to eat and see local sights. - Car Maintenance. Make sure your vehicle is in good mechanical mechani-cal repair before a road trip. Check hoses, belts, brakes, lights, wipers and fluids. Check the tires. Make sure they have adequate tread, aligned, balanced bal-anced and properly inflated. - Speed. Most fatal crashes oc K, V IT . Karen Snow 25 East 200 South Springville, ITT (801) 489-8000 . m-.v fc... . Congratulations to Marissa Oliphant, who was named Youth Essay 2nd place winner for 1-3 grades in the 2004 Sta dium of Fire Freedom Festival contest. values and best meet the needs of their children. Parents, in other words, must be given choice. The salutary effect this would ; have on many controversies is easy to imagine. In Indianapolis, Indianapo-lis, parents valuing the disciplinary discipli-nary effects of paddling would ; be able to send their children to schools that use it; those opposed op-posed could choose schools that don't. Parents concerned about security could select schools with zero-tolerance policies for threatening behavior; those favoring fa-voring uninhibited free speech could choose different alternatives. alterna-tives. Finally, Title IX's prohibition on single-sex public schools would be irrelevant: parents whose children learn better in single-sex schools could choose such institutions, while those who prefer coed learning could select coed schools. Segregation Segrega-tion would be imposed on no one. Thankfully, the days of racial segregation are behind us. The struggle for true educational freedom, however, continues, and willl not end until one thing happens: our monolithic public school system is eradicated, and parents and families are given school choice. Neal McCluskey is an education educa-tion policy analyst at the Cato Institute (www.cato.org). cur at top speeds. Drive the speed limit, don't tailgate and give yourself enough room around your vehicle to maneuver maneu-ver around dangerous situations. situa-tions. , - Distractions. Keep your eyes on the road at all time. Ask a front seat passenger to change the radio or CD or place a cell phone calL If you must eat, pack finger foods that don't drip or ., leak. Have drinks in spill-proof containers. Pull off the road to discipline children and secure . items that move or roll around the vehicle. Nationally, approximately 34.4 million travelers (87 percent per-cent of all h oliday travelers) expect ex-pect to go by motor vehicle, a 3 percent increase from the 33.3 who drove a year ago. Another 4.6 million (12 percent of holiday travelers) plan to travel by airplane, air-plane, up 4.5 percent from the 4.4 million that flew last July 4 holiday. The remaining 400,000 projected vacationers (1 percent) per-cent) will go by train, bus or other oth-er mode of transportation, about even with a year ago. Bunking with friends and family will be the accommodation accommoda-tion of choice for 35 percent of July 4 travelers, followed by 33 percent staying at a motel or hotel. ho-tel. Other lodging choices include in-clude campertrailerRVtent, 11 percent; a rented cabincondo, 9 percent; an owned cabincondo at 5 percent; and a bed and breakfast for 1 percent. Another . 2 percent had no overnight stay planned, 2 percent said other, and 2 percent they didnt know. Research for July 4 holiday travel is based on a national tele-' phone survey of 1,300 adults by the Travel Industry Association , of America, which conducts special spe-cial research for AAA. Factory Authorized Dealer & Service Center Chainsaw Repair and Sharpening, Lawn Mower and Small Engine Repair -x Carpenter Seed Company 1030 S. State, Provo 373-3740 |