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Show New Utah - Thursday, August 12, 2004 - Page 11 (ah receives grant to help migrant students learn to read , u has uec - - 2)657 federal educa- rant for 15 Lvtnership skins, an inter- to help indents improve of Education rfia" Jto iliren toorn. I said. "Migrant chil-r.n chil-r.n manv chal- but with tne ngnt services, they at the same reading etary every subject, and who can t reaa Secretary en ves, nnortive 1 achieve level as their peers." Utah is one of seven states to receive the Migrant Education Program Pro-gram Consortium Incentive Incen-tive Grant. The two-year competitive competi-tive grant is for the state's participation in MAPAS (the Migrant Consortium Arrangement to Promote Academic Success), a state consortium to improve the reading skills of migrant students. Other participating states are New Mexico, North Dakota, Arkansas, Nevada, Oklahoma and Vermont. The combined grant for the seven states is more than $1.1 million. The goal of MAPAS is to improve the reading skills of migrant children whose education is continuously interrupted as their families fami-lies move from state to state to work in the agricultural agri-cultural and fishing industries. Additional objectives include improving the academic aca-demic achievement of migrant students and providing pro-viding teachers with professional pro-fessional development to help strengthen their skills. The vast majority of migrant students who participate par-ticipate in the Migrant Education Program are Hispanic (89 percent); one-third are limited English Eng-lish proficient. The number of limited English proficiency participants partic-ipants has risen over the last three years, growing from 22 percent of the pro- Obituaries lodney Chase Allred Jr. Lovell Dean Austin L v 1 Rodney Chase Allred Jr. 4 Saturday, August 7, ill at his :Je. He js born in ;;racuse, :ah, to jx ana :'i Carl- j trew up in Lehi, surged sur-ged by loving family, rrking summers on tne r;farm. He attended USU for two srs, then served a mis-j mis-j for The Church of -5U3 Christ of Latter-day ats in Toronto, Canada. 'an returning, he was :ried and served his intry in World War II m 1943 to 1946. He grad-A grad-A from BYU, received j Master's Degree from insas state university d his Doctorate from The jversity of Nebraska. He rirried Virginia Bird in 147 and, after completing j education, returned to :1U as a professor of Rodney and Virginia pad seven children. They A for five years in La 'i Bolivia, two vears on iatical leave and three as president of the La 'i mission. In 1986, they -fed another 18 month jsion in Hawaii. In 1990 he lost his sweetheart, Ginger, Gin-ger, to cancer. In 1991, he married Millie Ravsten. Together they served a mission mis-sion in the London Temple. He is survived by his sweetheart, sweet-heart, Millie, his daughters, Linda (Lou) Othote; Patrice (Lew) Swain; Leslie (Jim) Gibbons; Karen (Steve) Cul-verwell; Cul-verwell; Jane (Dave) Larson; Lar-son; and his sons, Rodney Chase (Danna) Allred; Steven (Diana) Allred; and Millie's children, Jon Eric (Elaine) Ravsten; Karen (Colton) Baker; Shelley (Lee) Bailey; and Becky (Bill) Heath; 52 grandchildren grandchil-dren and 11 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Huitau (Arlo) Johnson and Ann (Bernell) Coons. He loved his heritage. her-itage. He was full of energy for good things. We, his family, fam-ily, thank him for his constant con-stant example and honor him for his lifetime of love, his devotion and his enduring endur-ing faith. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 13, 2004, at 11:00 a.m., in the Pleasant View 3rd Ward Chapel, 650 East Stadium Ave., Provo. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 East Center Street, Thursday evening, from 6-8 p.m., or Friday morning, at the Ward Chapel, one hour prior to services. Interment, East Lawn Memorial Hills. r PUBLIC NOTICES hblic Notice Advertising Vnur Tliaht fn KnmiJ V Council schedules work session e is hereby that the Ameri-;plrk Ameri-;plrk City Council . in a work 'm "I Thursday 9.2004, in the Fork City :.31 North Church 3 commencing at The agenda shall be as follows: WORK SESSION 1. Discussion of items for the upcoming August 24, 2004, City Council meeting. 2. Discussion of the Secondary Water System Sys-tem (Pressurized Irrigation). 3. Other business. 4. Adjournment Dated this 11 day of August, 2004 Terilyn Lurker Deputy Recorder Published in New Utah Aug. 12, 2004. Call 756-7669 to place a classified ad . . . . . ! Vr. "Ml 'It Dr. Les Brooks is helping many today. With state-of-the-art equipment and a specially trained staff he is able to treat many of these symptoms that plague us today. These symptoms may include migraines, headaches, tension in the neck and shoulders, and no sleeping well. Dr. Brooks teaches ond lectures to health care providers internationally. If you or a friend have any TMD or TMJ symptoms, see your physician first, then give us a call for o free consultation. Lovell Austin, son of Jack and Myrtle Austin of Lehi, died Sun day, July 31, 2004 in Monterey, California at the age of 88. He was born Sep. 15, 195 in Lehi, the 6th child of 10 children of Jack and Myrtle. ' During the great depression, depres-sion, he was drafted into the WPA (Works Projects Administration) as part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Roo-sevelt's New Deal. He helped built roads in Spanish Span-ish Fork canyon, and he sent all of the money he earned to his parents who had no other income. Later he went to San Francisco and started working as a dishwasher at the Union Pacific Hospital. He worked hard, was frugal, and bought property in California. Califor-nia. He eventually became a contractor with his brother Ray Austin and they became millionaires. He married Wilma Ingrid Ramos on Aug. 6, 1946. They adopted two children: Richard and Sharon Austin. He made friends wherever he went, loved to fish and hunt, and lived a good life. He is survived by his son Richard of Monterey, his sister Grace Larsen of Lehi, and his brother Howard Austin of St. George. Peggy Morehouse Patterson Peggy Morehouse Patterson Patter-son passed away Tuesday Aug. 3, 2004 in Rutherford-ton, Rutherford-ton, North Carolina. She was born Aug. 30 1951 in American Fork. Peggy grew up in Fairfield and graduated from Lehi High School. She served an LDS to San Diego, California. Califor-nia. She graduated from BYU and moved to Arizona where she met Fredrick Samuel Patterson III. They were married Dec. 13, 1980 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Tem-ple. She is survived by her husband Fredrick; one son Sam; sister Linda Brooks, Lehi; brothers Gerald Morehouse, More-house, Fairfield and John Morehouse of Flintstone, Georgia. Funeral services and burial will be held in North Carolina. Ellen Clark Nelson Ellen Clark Nelson of Poway, CA, passed away on August 5, 2004. She was born July 4, 1947 in Oakland, Oak-land, California to Ward S. Clark and Elizabeth Ash-worth Ash-worth Clark. She married Ronald K Nelson on February Febru-ary 14, 1976 in the Oakland LDS Temple. Ellen grew up in the Bay area in California. She graduated from Acalanes High School in Lafayette, CA; Ellen graduated from Brigham Young University. She lived in New York, San Antonio and currently the San Diego area. . She is survived by her husband, Ronald Nelson of Poway, CA; two sons: Matthew Clark Nelson and Blake Andrew Nelson both of Poway, CA.; one brother, Paul Ward (Kay) Clark of Danville, CA. Funeral Services were held Wednesday, August 11, 2004 in the Lindon Center Stake Building 56 East 600 North, Lindon. In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Per-' petual Education Fund in Ellen's name. 50 East North Temple, 8th floor, SLC, UT 84150. Interment in the Lindon City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.olpin-familymortuary.com. gram's participants in 1998-1999 to 31 percent in 2000-2001. California, Texas and Florida account for more than half - 52 percent - of the migrant student population. popu-lation. The No Child Left Behind Act is the bipartisan biparti-san landmark education reform law designed to change the culture of America's schools by closing clos-ing the achievement gap among groups of students, offering more flexibility to states, giving parents more options and teaching students based on what works. 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