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Show Free Press - Wednesday, August 7, 1996 - te Page 10 'Modern James Taylor9 to perform at Alpine Days Saturday at noon emotions throughout the album." Milan has also seen his music appeal to a wide range of people. He has developed a following in the Provo area among the college crowd, but also has been performing in front of younger audiences through the LDS Church's Especially for Youth series. "It's been kind of a scary thing for me just because I've had to play it for a very scrutinizing age group.. .teenagers," said Milan, "but they've been very responsive." He added that people "even up into the 30's" enjoy his music. Milan is a senior at BYU and is planning to graduate next summer in recreational therapy. He is also a newly wed having married Emily Howard just last March. He doesn't know where his music will take him, but he says it's very important to him, something that he "can't just put aside." His CD. will be available at Alpine Days. More information is available from "Wasted Moon Productions," P.O. Box 1437, American Fork, Utah, 84003. By KATHERINE SCIIROEPPEL With his first CD recently of released, Milan Rogers is looking forward to playing his music to his home town crowd this Saturday at noon' under the tent at Alpine Days." Milan has been writing songs since the summer of 94. It began as a creative release for him, but turned into something more when to his surprise he found his family and friends were responsive and liked his music. He hesitates to classify his music, however, "There is a lot of variety in the sound. ..It's a very acoustically oriented sound, writ-teno- n my guitar. We've coined the term 'acoustic alternative.1" He has been described as a n James Taylor." His CD Wasted Moon is a compilation of 14 uplifting, sometimes bluesy original songs; each one has a special meaning to Milan. "They all evoke different emotions in me because those are the feelings I was feeling. All of it is meaningful in some way or another, loneliness, love, happiness, hope. There's a lot "post-moder- The action was taken at the July 9 meeting of the board. One of the new structures is to be built in the Cedar Hills area k fr- , - 111 iiifejl 1'- - V4f is si mm ii.i ii!"!rr ll r er Manual available to help youth learn about pheasant now have access to a new manual, designed to go with the Division of Resource's Wildlife existing Pheasant Egg Salvage Program. School or natural biology resource management classes, FFA groups, and all other interested youth groups are welcome to participate in this program and learn more about pheasants and habitat requirements. Dean Mitchell, Upland Game Coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources and of the manual, reports, "The Pheasant Egg Salvage Program and new Pheasant Project Manual offers school groups and others a package that provides an opportunity to learn about the complexities of raising pheasants and their habitat requirements." Mitchell added that students participating in the program work with local farmers and collect eggs from nests, accidentally destroyed during hay mowing operations throughout Utah. These eggs are incubated, hatched, and raised to 14 weeks of age when they release these birds in appropriate habitats. This new manual, which teaches pheasant survival requirements, is studied throughout the process of egg incubation and chick raising until the bird's release 4-- A new portable classroom unit at Meadow Elementary will help mitigate the increased number of students attending the school this fall. Portable classroom units added to Meadow to handle 30 growth By KENT DAVIS portable classroom added to Meadow Elementary School and a new parking lot is planned to accommodate; a 30 increase in student school enrollment for the 96-9- 7 Fourteen units;, were yeat- Xhe new satellite unit has over 13,Q00 square feet of space and includes 12 class rooms, 2 work rooms and rest room facilities. The new "classrooms will house most of through fourth grades. Property was purchased north of thechooI for more faculty parking ant this parking area will be finished this fall. !Jo help with the increased teaching load, eight new instructors-, and two new staff members have been added to the Meadow thQ-Jir- st Elementary School faculty and staff for the coming school year. Meadow Elementary will continue on with split sessions, starting at 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., respectively, with the first day of school being the August 26. Parents who have not registered their children for the coming school year or do not yet know who there child's teacher will be for the coming year, should stop by the office to see the school secretary on a week day between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. as soon as possible. In boundary changes for the new elementary school, to be completed in 1998, will be discussed, and those parents wishing to participate in this process should contact the school at that time to become involved. ipine District employees to receive salary increase Alpine School District's approximately 1,400 classified employees wiltteceive a salary increase of fouf percent for the 1996-9- 7 school year. The agreement includes an additional 1.38 percent increase, for steplane adjustment, insurance and other, making the total package 5.38 percent. Step and lane inci eases are given for years of service, additional training, and other. Classified employees include maintenance, secretaries, bus drivers, etc. The agreement was approved by district board of education members at their July 9 business meeting held at district headquarters in American Fork. Roger Pate, president of the district Classified Association, said the contract had been ratified by 97.5 percent of the association members. "We are very comfortable with it. The fact that we have settled this early says something. We are happy to be working out some long term solutions for some problems we have had for many years. The board is trying to act, to resolve these rather than ." ; - Milan Rogers of Alpine, who has been dubbed a "post-modJames Taylor," will sing to a hometown crowd Saturday at noon for Alpine Days. Outdoors Correspondent Youth interested in learning more about pheasants and habitat Ail Board member Vance C alder said prior to the vote that it is advantageous to build both schools at the same time because of the construction cost Jack McKelvy district business manager, said there is money in the budget for construction of the schools, but it will be hard to bring the new high three new schools school in the American Fork area and the two new elementary on line at the same time schools in 1997. need the we 'Obviously Members of the Alpine School District board of education have awarded the contract for two new elementary schools in the district Construction Granville to Company. By BRIAN BRINKERHOFF jnigg;riliiiii Construction contracts 1 awarded for new schools of date. Terry Messmer, the text and USU Extension Wildlife Specialist, commented, "The manual walks students through, and provides practical exercises in determining types of wildlife suited to an area, inventorying habitat and game species, determining a species habitat needs, and implementing wildlife habitat improve- ment projects." Mitchell notes that a record book, accompanying this manual gives students forms, which can be used with posters and photographs in entering county and state fairs. Both authors summarized, 'This project offers youth groups a fantastic learning opportunity to see what wildlife and natural resource managers deal with every day. Hands on experience in raising and caring for birds, working with landowners, and improving habitat for wildlife provides a unique and unforgettable experience. Kids benefit from the learning experience and wildlife benefits from habitat improvement." For more information about the Utah Pheasant Project Manual or the Egg Salvage Program contact 6 Dean Mitchell at (801) or Terry Messmer at Utah State (801) University, Pheasant Project Manuals are available through local county Extension Services offices and all 538-478- 797-397- and the second in north Lehi. Cost of the new structures is $5.5 million each. Construction on both schools is to begin immediately and be completed for the 1997-9- 8 school year. Granville is a Canadian company with offices in Salt Lake City and was contractor on both the Legacy Elementary School now in operation in American Fork, and Elementary Rocky Mountain School in Lindon. Rocky Mountain school will open for the 1996-9- 7 year. Funds for the construction is part of the $93 million bond approved by voters in 1994. Board members approved construction of both schools at the same time rather than staggered as Legacy and Rocky Mountain by e with board a vote of member Linda Campbell voting against the motion. te mm cm lJIMB Orem said. "My con- this fall." Campbell said the district is growing by one elementary school a year and "I can't see it stopping." "We need more classrooms" not only because of the growth but "because of the reduction in class size," Calder said. "There's no way we can't build g costa" them. It's just the to operate them, Campbell said. four-to-on- oin-goin- School budget approved because of a decline in the expenditures for new school construction, however, there is an 8.6 percent increase in the costs associated with the maintenance and operation of the district's 45 schools, McKelvy said. The largest portion of the budget goes to the Maintenance and Operation of local schools -$143,057,308. Of this money, approximately 102 million will be used for instructional purposes, mostly for teacher salaries. Other major M&O categories include: $13,344,597; plant operation, school administration, $8,700,882; support staff, $6,247,562; student support, $4,441,954; and student transportation, $4,247,351. The major portion of the remaining budget goes to capital outlay. New school construction has occupied the district to a large extent for the past couple of years. Last year, the district spent $58,614,790 on new school construction. This year the figure will total $37,069,478. Other principal expenditures for the coming year include: debt service, $15,994,316; school lunch fund, $7,400,000; non 2 programs fund, $2,693,191. Members of the Alpine School District board of education have given final approval to a budget of fiscal $206 million for the 1996-9- 7 year. This is a decrease of nearly four percent from last year's total expenditure of nearly $215 million. The budget was approved at the June business meeting of the board with a tentative note, necessitated by an increase in local propety values over last year, said Jack McKelvy, district business manager. He explained the increase in property values gives the school district a raise in revenues without the adoption of a corresponding decrease in the tax rate, however, officials had to wait to see if a hearing would be required before giving the final approval. "I recommend you adopt the budget without a tax increase," district superintendent Steven C. Baugh told board members at their July 9 meeting. "It (the budget) does not exceed the certified tax n rate. We will not need a this year." hearing The decrease in the budget, which totals $206,214,293, is truth-in-taxati- truth-in-taxatio- DWR offices. Newspaper Carriers needed in Lehi Fee schedule adopted The Alpine School District board of education has adopted the student fee schedule for the 1996-9- 7 school year. The schedule lists fees assessed to secondary students beyond the "ordinary costs of education." Except for participation in the summer Clear Creek program for fifth graders and enrollment in the District's Alpine Life and Learning Center for students, no fees were increased for the coming school year. The fees cover such items as activities, year books, textbook rentals, locker fees, extracurricular activities, clubs and travel. said Gary "Unfortunately," Keetch, assistant superintendent for secondary education, "school fees have evolved to become a part schools," McKelvy cost of operatcern is the ing those schools. I'm concerned a year from now the legislature might change" the amount of money given the districts. McKelvy said it will take $1.3 million "just to open the new Timpanogos High School in north of the operational budget of schools in the state. We realize that they pose a hardship for many families. While we can't do away with them without legislative support, we can try to hold them down as much as possible. No fees were raised which affect the majority of students." The two fees which saw increases were the summer camp participation fee which went from $90 to $100 (this increase will not take effect until 1997), and the enrollment fees for participation in the For Routes Throughout The City Earn over $4 per hour delivering papers to every home in the area shown below. Papers must be delivered by 8 a.m. each Wednesday. Must be at least 10 years of age-bogirls, men, women, or families. A great way to pay yourself while you exercise! No inserts to stuff, no collections. Papers delivered to your door. Earn extra by offering discount subscriptions. ys, Apply In person at our American Fork office at 9 for more information. or call 59 W. Main r district's alternative education if."? students program for which raised from $75 to $250 per student, and from $35 to $50 for .25 of credit. 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