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Show 4 - HOPPING TIMES - JULY 1993 aoaoa a A Different School Are you looking for an alternative to Moab’s public schools? Is the nine- July/Aug Sky Show hour school day a bit much for your July 1993 family? If so, you are not alone. A handful of families from the area met recently to discuss alternatives. Ideas ranged from establishing a private school to creating a parent cooperative or perhaps a learning center which could be open to all children. Several sites and funding are being investi- 25th—First Quarter Moon 9:25 pm. 28th—Southem Delta Aquarid meteor shower peaks. Jupiter reaches quadrature this month, affording a superb view of the big planet as it eclipses its bright 19th—New Moon 5:24 am. MDT gated. Whether you are currently home- 'Bye Sheri Lee, Hi John schooling or whether your child’s needs are not currently being met— whatever your reasons—we invite you Our new mail carrier is John Dinsmore. No doubt we all hate to say good-bye but we send many thanks (and our best wishes for health and happiness) to Sheri Lee, who was wonderful. to the next organizational meeting. It will be held at the Rotary Park (across from Redrock Elementary) on Tuesday, July 20th at 6 pm. If you would like more info, contact Anne at 6968 or Ji1 at 7580. —-Ji1 Kulander New Grand County Master Plan The Grand County Planning Commission is beginning the process of creating a new master plan for the county. An initial “open house” is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, July 31, at the Community Center in Moab from 10 am. to 7 pm. The purpose of this first meeting is to have Grand County residents begin to identify the issues they think should be addressed in the new master plan. A community’s master plan is important because it is the document that will guide the direction of the county’s growth and because zoning changes need to be consistent with the plan. A well done master plan can help a community anticipate and avoid problems that have troubled other communities in similar situations. The master planning process takes a lot of time—l8 months to 2 years is a reasonable guess. There will be other chances to contribute to the process if you can’t make it to the first general open house. There will probably be several surveys during the early part of the planning. If you would like to help with the planning process, this open house might be a good place to find out how. Time and place of this meeting will be announced in the Moab media when the dates have been confirmed. —Jack Campbell John’s contract with the postal service will provide us with a later . daily deadline. He'll be at the boxes from 10:30 until 11:00 am. He will not moons. The planet's shadow will be cast at an extreme angle relative to our line of sight, making the disappearances and reappearances of the moons especially dramatic. August 1993 2nd—Full Moon 6:10 am. 10th—1ast Quarter Moon 9: 19 am. 12th—Perseid meteor shower peaks. This is the best month to observe Saturn. To the naked eye, Saturn be bringing out extra copies of the Salt appears as a point of golden light against the background stars of Lake Tribune, however this will not affect any subscribers. John has been Aquaris. Through a telescope, Saturn appears larger than at any other time attaching address correction notices to incoming mail with incomplete this year. addresses on them. Since most of our names are new to him and we receive a display of historic proportions. The The Perseid meteor shower may be parent comet, Swift-Tutlle, returned more than our share of strange addresses, he would appreciate our sending the cards in, especially before the Christmas rush. He is eager to meet us all and to provide the best service he last year and presumably replenished the meteor-causing dust particles in its orbit. —Sam Welch 34 34 34 34 can. /l\ /t\ /l\ /t\ —Ji1 Kulander (Astronomy Magazine) FILING DEADLINE The November 2,1993 election is coming up, and there are three Town Council seats open. Offices to be filled are Mayor and two council members. All are four year seats. Residents interested in running for any of the available offices must file a Declaration of Candidacy with the Town Clerk, Lois Wagstaff. Flllng deadline ls August 24, and you must make an appointment to tile (call Lois at 259- 5077 NOW). To quality, a candidate must be (1) a US. citizen, (2) at least 18 years old, (3) a resident of the Town of Castle Valley for at least 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the date of the election, (4) a registered voter ot the Town of Castle Valley. |
