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Show Now Drlvor Training Policy Adopt od IHIaHlhi . iflgin)o5iirol Is . , - f - - Learning to drive a car (Driver Training) in the Box Elder School District will be a privilege reserved for those students who exhibit good citzen-shi- p and an ability to read at (at least) level. a sixth-grad- e ) Utah's junior senator, Orrin G. Hatch (R) will be the special guest speaker at the annual meeting and banquet of the North Box Elder Farm Bureau. The annual affair will be held Thursday, January 5, at 7 p.m. in the Garland Ward's recreation-halin Garland. Hatch, who opposes the use of a strike to raise farm prices, will speak on the subject of "The Future of the Agriculture IT That is the result of district policy No. 4121, passed after a third reading recently by the Board of Education. The new stipulation becomes effective with the sophomore class which graduates in 1981. l committee of sixth grade teachers will be selected to determine what "observable acts" will be accepted as evidence that a student can meet the reading requirement. A committee of administrators, teachers and counselors from the senior high schools in the district will determine what constitutes a satisfactory citizenship point average. A Sen. Orrin Hatch Elder Will Report Mission The prime reason for the new policy, according to Morgan Hawkes, administrator of curriculum, is a desire by the board to motivate students to read. "We're getting too many kids who t just think they don't have to read," he said. The board apparently views the reading policy as an effective carrot and stick approach to encourage reading and at the same time, impressing students that driving is a privilege. Hawkes noted that another motivating factor is a belief by the board that drivers can't adequately handle a car safely if they can't read at (at least) a sixth grade level. Hawkes said the new policy does contain provisions through which a student unable to learn to read at the required level could still get into Drivers Training classes. Along with the new policy, Hawkes noted that the district has and is beefing up the reading program in the district "all the way along." On another subject, Hawkes said the State Board of Education is attempting to access activity programs throughout the state. "Are we running around too much and not staying in school enough?". Hawkes said. Last spring a committee of administrators and teachers were appointed to study the program. One recomm .fl TToroOiniOiragj Supt. Dalton recommended the tour be approved, calling it a "sound educational activity for kids." Tentative approval was given pending additional information. Dalton did note that the board needs to adopt a formal policy for such activities, regulating such things as the number of chaperones per students. The choir will perform a number of concerts during the tour. In other action, the board decided not to accept or reject bids for new buses. That action came when Board Member Lowell Johnson asked, "Are we asking for something that isn't reas- endation was that a survey be conducted. Wasatch Opinion Research Corp. has been retained to make the survey which will quiz administrators, teachers, parents and businessmen with five or six surveys. A sample question for businessmen, for instance, will ask them whether they are plagued with requests for donations by school groups for activities. Bear River High School has been selected to participate in the survey, he said. In other action, the board gave "tentative" approval to a tour to Hawaii planned by the Bear River High School A Cappella Choir. The tour will be conducted the week after school ends for ten days. The tour costs each individual choir member approximately $200, Principal Darwin Woodbury explained. Woodbury said any student not financially able to pick up the tab will be assisted with funds raised by the choir. "We're not planning to ask the board for any money," he added. He stressed that adequate chaper-one- s will also be provided. onable?" Johnson said several local dealers have complained that the district bus specifications are written so that no local dealer can bid. Essentially, the problem is that the district asks for 88 passenger buses and local companies can get only 72 passenger buses. The board finally decided to see if bids it has received can be extended until Feb. 1, 1978, while bids are sought on smaller buses. The board then hopes to review the policy. Elder Kim Gibbs recently returned from the California-SDiego Mission. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lorin LaDell Gibbs of Portage. He will report his mission Sunday, Jan. 1, at 6 p.m. in the Portage,.ard. an id Kim Gibbs nmi OsPf .K Eldor Gains Mission Call i VI C - " ta r llli ITIS ' f r ? mm .".. n fer' " vyi--- -. ' A. ii)wi).:vrwiMi.iiiii.uti..iii)ww...i. ""i MmmJpmtwMmmmmimmmmim0lmiZ "" v 'u "v. f I - ' " X Michael L. Grover of Brig-haCity, formerly of has accepted a call to serve in the Mexico mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints. He is the son of Jeraldine Grover. Elder Grover will speak at a farewell service Sunday, Jan. 1, at 6 p.m. in the Brigham City South Stake Center, 865 South 300 West, Brigham City. m n, City-Mexi- M Michael Grover Set Wood Cast Winners Winners of hydrocals (casts) of the fine wood carvings of Robert (Bob) Greer, Kalispell, Mcnt., exhibited in Cactus Pete's Casino booth at the annual Christmas show at Boise, Idaho are announced by David Hubbard, Tremonton, Utah, Mr. Greer's commercial representative. Don Dewey, Ontario, OreJ. B. Scott and Shelly Murphy, both of Boise, and J. D. Gibb, Meridian, Idaho won one each. In the same show, dinner tickets to Cactus Pete's were won by Ron Sin, Robert R. Thurman and Alice M. Coil-poall of Nampa and Shelly Roberts, Boise. gon, won two. Usiiig eataral gas wisely is iinnportainit to me . because 99 Jipay a gas rau, too. ii PaulAstin, Service Representative men Pick ud vour wife and treat her to lunch at Mr. Bs w ID Mr. B'o HOUSE OF FINE FOOB Jan.' 2 Monday, SIRLOIN BRAISED CLOSED 5 Jan. Thursday, TIPS Rice and Roll Vegetable 1.69 luesday, Jan. 3 HAM STEAK GRILLED Potato, Vegetable and Roll friday, Jan. SPAGHETTI BALLS Wednesday, Jan. BREADED Potato, Vegetable and 1 Roll Potato, 1.99 OO Be assured Paul Astin is doing everything he can to provide the finest, safest natural gas service at a reasonable cost. You can help too. Conserving natural gas whenever you can will minimize your own fuel bijl and stretch out our existing supplies until new ones are located. Paul Astin is concerned about conservation, because he pays the same for natural gas as you do. Don't ignite a flame, use your phone, operate light switches or use electric or battery operated equipment. 2. Ventilate vour home by opening doors and windows. 3. Use a neighbor's phone to call Mountain l uel for assistance. 1. 7 TURKEY Salad and record. If you do smell natural gas in your home... STEAK CUTLET in the room and can cause suffocation. Natural gas is also inflammable, and as such should be treated with care and caution. If you should detect the smell of natural gas in your home, there are a few simple safety tips listed below that will reduce any danger that might exist and help us keep our good safety MEAT Salad BREADED VEAL One of Paul Astin's jobs as a service representative is to inform customers of the ways to use natural gas efficiently and safely. Natural gas has an enviable safety record, and with your help we can keep it that way. One thing we do to insure early and easy detection of the presence of natural gas is to add pungent odorant to it giving it a smell that's easily identified. Natural gas by itself has no odor, so this is an important safety procedure. And contrary to what a lot of people think, natural gas is not poisonous. But just as water replaces air in a glass, a large amount of natural gas leaking into a room will replace the air 6 & Saturday, Jan. 4 j i 1.59 1.89 H H Roll If the odor is strong, or if you hear escaping gas, follow all the above steps and . . . A Iivacuate all persons from your home. 2. Turn oil' the gas valve outside your house (it's usually located next to the meter). 3. Call Mountain Fuel from a neighbor's house. 1. it.-- m. MOUNTAIN FUEL People Serving People |