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Show 'i f iiuri ig,sn,ln-m,'iii"g,ti- 1l,,it lntV" m tih''C NL u n4 ujj 'Ki, j'tu ufti4pagrmu"iiiij''Tnpja1iJrrmTiJil v C2 Th Tim-lndpnde- Thursday, May 26, 1994 nt, Legislative spending reflected today's demands, says Foundatio of the $281,629,800 increase over Utah's 1994 Legislature, which appropriated $4,551,040,600 for fiscal year 1995, simply reflected the demands of the times, states Utah Foundation in its annual summary of the legislative session. Five agencies accounted for 85.8 percent largest share of the state budget went to education. This should come as no surprise with the state's large that authorized for the previous fiscal year: public and higher education, and the departments of health, human services, and corrections. "As usual," states Foundation director Michael Christensen, "the elementary and secondary school-ag- e population and tremendous growth in enrollments in higher education." For the operations budget, the legislature appropriated $1.59 billion to public education. This is $98.6 million more than the previous year or an increase of 6.6 percent. Higher education received $553.0 million, an increase of $42.6 million or 8.3 percent more than the previous year. Combined, public and higher education received just over half (52.9 percent) of all new operations budget appropriations for fiscal year 1995. Of the $1.59 billion appropriated for public education from the operations budget, $1.36 billion or 85.2 percent went for the minimum school program. This program is the maintenance and operations program for kindergarten through 12th grades for all 40 school districts. In addition to the operations budget, URANIUM MINER OR HEIRS Have you filed your Radiation claim? Have you been denied on a RECA claim? If you, your parents, your grandparents, or your children worked in underground uranium mines during the years 1 947-- 1 971 , allow our Grand Junction law firm to assist with any claim under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. Contingent fee (No fee unless successful) available. Keith Killian & Assoc. FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION (303) 241-070- 7 public education received $21.4 million from the capital budget. Of that amount, $11.2 million went for critical school building aid. All total, public education received $1,616 billion or 35.5 percent of the total state budget. This was an increase of $111.3 million over what was authorized for fiscal year 1994. In addition to the $42.6 million increase higher education received in the operations budget, the system e also received $9 million in what the governor has funding for called the "electronic highway." The electronic highway is the high technology infrastructure for modem communication. It includes the latest equipment in the telecommunications field: new cable lines, satellites, telephones, televisions, computers, etc. Higher education also received $25.6 million of the state bond for buildings, namely: University of Utah library (final phase), $13.8 million; Southern Utah University administrative ser- one-tim- vicesstudent center, $5.6 million; Snow College administrative center, $3.9 million; and Weber State University heat plant, $2.3 million. "The other three mentioned state departments received the following: Department of Health received an appropriation of $672.5 million, an increase of $65.1 million; the Department of Human Services received $456.3 million, an increase of $19.1 million and the Department of Corrections received $138.5 million, an increase of $15.3 million. "Like education," states Christensen, "these agencies provide services that are in increasing demand." The largest portion of the appropriations to the Department of Health goes for the Medicaid program administered by the division of health care financing. The Medicaid program is a federalstate matching program providing health care for low income individuals. Medicaid's share of the entire department budget is $561.3 million, when the administrative costs are added (division of health care's budget of $30.4 million) to the Medicaid appropriation, the program accounts for 88 percent ($591.8 million) of the Department of Health's budget The Medicaid appropriation increased by 12.2 percent while the entire Health Department budget increased by only 10.7 percent and the entire state budget increased by even less at 6.6 percent. The increases in FREEDOM OF WORSHIP IS ONE OF YOUR BASIC RIGHTS In any free society, there must be two distinct but not conflicting sets of laws inherent in the Constitution by which it is governed. The first must clearly define what the people may not do, the Medicaid program were the result of health care inflation and the health care reform brought about by legislation that expanded the number of individuals qualifying for Medicaid. s, Almost (63.6 percent) of the $19.1 million increase appropriated to the Department of Human Services went to the division of family services. The increased appropriation is designed to address concerns in the child welfare area spawned by the Legislative Auditor General suggesting some serious inadequacies in administering the child welfare system. The audit found, in part, inappropriate or slow responses to child abuse or neglect referrals and unnecessarily long delays in finding permanent homes for children in foster care. In order to address the many and the second should just as plainly record what they must not be prevented from doing by any agency of government. This second list must include among other things the right to assemble peaceably, to express their opinions without fear orally or in print, and to worship God accordingtothedictatesof each individual conscience. The surest way to retain these rights is to exercise them. Attend the Church of your own choice; and give thanks to God for being allowed to do so, in your own particular two-third- way. men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience. All concerns listed in the audit, the legislature increased the appropriation over the previous year by $12.1 million. Most of this will go for the hiring of 194 new positions. These new positions are for new case workers to: accelerate response time from referrals; enhance preventive services; improve the shelter care program; and carry out several new pilot programs designed to address audit findings. The Department of Corrections received an increase of $15.3 million of which $7.2 million went to adult corrections and $5.6 million went to youth corrections. Forty new positions were provided for adult corrections and 45 for youth corrections. Adult corrections will hire 25 new probation agents and provide the staff for the new probation agents and provide the staff for the new halfway house soon to be completed in Ogden. Youth corrections will hire 12 new case management officers and 26 additional officers for new programs used as alternative to full incarceration such as home confinement and day and night reporting centers. The legislature also approd priated $4.2 million for a built be to detention facility youth in Davis County. More than $2 million was appropriated for rehabilitation programs and $400,000 for a 60-be- juvenile er counseling program. Christensen stated that another area that received a great deal of attention was the courts. The state's juvenile court system received 37 new positions to deal with the expanding juvenile crime problem in the state's large urban areas. The juvenile courts received funding for five new judges and their support staff, five clerks and 15 probation officers. Christensen states, "Such large employee increases in the corrections and courts area shows the heightened concern citizens, the gov- emor and legislature have regarding crime." Overall, concludes Christensen, "the legislature paid attention to the i " growing concerns in the areas of health care, welfare and crime, while still paying a great deal of attention to and proving funds for God be thanked, that... ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doc-- trine which was delivered you. Romans 6:17 Patrick Henry ATTEND THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE SUNDAY. Church c? Jesus Christ ct Latte:-Da- Directory of Churches Self Storage 15 Sizes - Two Locations 1 83 East Center A-- 1 259-599- Kelling Insurance Agency Auto - Health - Home Mitch Kelling 78 S. Main - 259-619- y Saints P.rst t'Vara Bishop jerald Shaw SOCam. Saorarr.snt Mtg.; 10:15 am. 1.10 a.m. Organizations Second Ward Bishop Ken Ballentyne 11:00am Sacrament Mtg.; 1215 p.m. Sunday Sch. 1:10 p.m. Organizations Third Ward Bishop Del Backus S:CC a m. Sacrament Mtg.: 10:15 a.m. Sunday Sch. 11:10 am. Organizations Fourth Ward Bishop Ed Jonnson 1:00 p.m. Sacrament Mtg: 2:i5 p.m. Sunday Sch. 3:10 p.m. Organizations Firth Ward Bishop Robert Rowley 11:00 a r. Sacrament Mtg; 12:15 p.m. Sunday Sch. 1:10 p.m. Organizations Green River First Ward Bishop Roya Hatt 10:00 a.m. Sacrament Mtg; 11:15 a.m. Sunday Sch. 12:10 p.m. Organizations Castle Vaiiey President Ron Drake 11:50 a.m. Sacrament Mtg; 10:55 a.m. Sunday Sch. 10:00 a.m. Organizations 2 The Parts Store Complete line of Auto Parts 322 S. Main 59-5181 Moab Brine Company LaSal Oil Company 356 So. Main - 259-714- 7 Grace Lutheran -- 259-61 77 Canyonlands Inn Phone "k Episcopal Church of St Francis 59-5831 Complete Meat, Produce, Bakery Dept. 280 So. Main - 259-518- 1 259-701- 3 808 Mill Creek Dr. Douglas Roberson 259-851- 9 First Baptist Church of Green River 165 S. Broadway (next to Post Office) Pastor Randy Myers Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 1 1 564-350- a.m. 5 Calvary Chapel Christen Fellowship 10 a.m. Sunday Civic Center Wed. meeting call for locations Pastor Ron Larson First Assembly of God S. Highway 191 Rev. Wayne Eklur.d, 259-774- 7 & 259-784- 8 First Baptist Church Pastor Bruce Mercer Sunday School 9:45 SL Pius X Church 1 12 W 400 North 7 p.m. Mass Saturday, Apr. 1 Nov. 1 5:30 p.m. Mass Saturday, Nov. 1 - Apr. 9 a.m. Every Sunday Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 400 E. & Locust Ln. 3 Information Sunday Meeting 10:00 a.m. Seventh Day Adventist Church 3rd E 100 N 9:30 a.m. Saturday Worship 5 For infomation: 259-554- W 41 39 1 and Chris Jacobson and Adkison were chosen from those Juniors who had been Students of the Month. Students of the Month are named for their outstanding leadership, citizenship and scholarship qualities, so Jacobson and Adkison are among the best at GCHS. Characterized as students " who excelled and were willing to help other students", business teacher, Pat Richeson, summed up the faculty's opinion of Jacobson and Adkison. The Students of the Month and Year for this school year will be recognized by the Ladies of the Elks at the annual Awards Assembly, Wed. at 1:00 in the High School gym. The Ladies auxiliary has recognized students with cash awards for several years. ITS A GIRL Bom to Cindy and Robert Montague, a baby girl, May 23, 1994 in Price. She weighed 6 lb. 3 oz., and joins brothers, Tyler, Aaron and Ashley, and grandparents Jerry and Marie Stocks and Sonny and Erlene Montague, all of Moab. Quality turf, at a reasonable price. 259-736- Mass 6 p.m. Saturday 59-5211 Jacobson Adkison are the Elks Students of the Year for 1993-9- 4 as announced by the Grand County High School fac- JAVERNE TURF Morning Worship 1 1 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. St Michael's Catholic Church 452 Emma Blvd. (N. 1st West) Sun. Sch. 9 a.m. Wor. Ser. 10 a.m. Sunday Eve. 7 p.m. Elks named winners as students of the year For a great lawn tomorrow, call us today. 59-4281 Church of Christ Jacobson ulty. Church of God of Prophesy R. Melissa Melissa Community Baptist Church 544 MiVida, Pastor Keith VanArsdol 9:45 Sunday School; 1 1 a.m. Morning Worship Evening Worship 6 p.m. 2 miles south of Moab, Hwy 191 250 Kane Creek Rd. Sunday 9:30 a.m. Adult Class, 10:30 a.m. Church School, 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist June through August Early Service 8 a.m. Nursery Care Provided City Market For information Moab Christian Canter Pastor Jim Wakelan Morning Svc. 11 a.m., Evening Svc 7 p.m. Pastor David Halcomb Burt Explosives 402 Park Drive, Moab - 259-718-1 Quaker Worship Group Information 259-848- 259-515- 7 a m. Sunday Sch., 11am. Worship Svc. 6 p.m. Sunday evening worship 7 p.m Wednesday & Saturday 143 S 3rd E. 0 block W. Apach Motel) Pastor Jack Reed Episcopal - 3 p.m. Sunday Worship ' in the Roman Catholic Church, Green River Moab Baptist Church 1 286 Kane Creek Blvd. Independent - Sunday School 10 a.m. 12 So. Main, Moab 1C vXV o Church of God Church of Our Redeemer 360 W. 4th North Pastor John Maynard S a.m. Adult Bible Class & Sunday Sch. 10 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Rustic Inn Motel One of the newest in town 120 E. 1st South Church 4 & School Superior blend blue grasses Pick up and save or call for delivered price - |