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Show tEfre Page A2 tEtmeg-nhgpenh- Thursday, August 12, 2004 mt 'Future of Food" film will play at MARC next Thursday, Aug. 19 every week . . . Entertaining a new member fiddle an LaVarre of R.S.V.P., has joined the band at the player, accomplished Senior Center, where each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, they play to oldies and goodies, as well as entertaining every third Tuesday at the hospital. LaVarre is a longtime resident of Moab who has played with several musical groups including the Bar-- Wranglers. Pictured (left to right), Bob Groth on bass tub, Jeanme Duncan, with tamborine, LaVarre Hibl on fiddle, drummer, John Hagner and June Warr on accordion. The public is invited to come anytime on the days mentioned above to music and stay for lunch. They play from 1 1 :00 a.m. til Noon (lunch hear some classic time). Hibl, M Moab Charter School approved Continued from page in an appropriate area, with a 1 teaching certificate being preferred, along with experience d in alternative or school also is The teaching. for staff posisupport hiring tions (including teachers aides and food service personnel). For more information, call 7 or visit the schools year after it failed to receive charter approval in 2003. Now that it is a publicly funded entity, it is expected to more arts-base- than triple its operating budget, which was just $80,000 last year, according to Carey. The school is also now accepting employment applications, 259-227- at website as several faculty positions remain unfilled. Teachers www.moabcommunityschool.com. Moab Community Schools must hold a bachelors degree charter status came after several attempts over the past few years by Carey and other organizers. The school bills itmultiself as an cultural experiential program that fully and actively incorporates the arts with academics with a strong emphasis on outdoor education. arts-base- lob that Hack to- School Bipedal Pettian - j u Qd L IK IlJutLsjj ; (? v Make that great student even greater with a Home Study Area! Desks Chairs Computer Consoles Bookcases Knowles Home Furnishings Has It d, On July 15, the states newly formed Charter School Board moved to waive the regular A . . . th planning period and recommend charter status for both Moab Community School and East Hollywood High in West Valley City. The state board followed those recommendations at its regular meeting last week, despite continued opposition from Grand County School officials, who again said that the Moab Community School would have a negative financial impact on the local school district. Grand County School District Superintendent Ron Ferguson had said earlier that the impact could be as high as $244,000 per year, based on Moab Community Schools projected enrollment figures. The projected loss figures are based on the states Weighted Pupil Unit allocation (cur- rently $2,182) that goes to the school being attended by the pupil, along with other funding based on student counts. Ferguson said a more detailed estimation of the financial impact would be forthcoming, once Moab Community Schools enrollment figures for the 2004-0- 5 school year are known. At last months regular meeting of the Grand County Board of Education, Doug Cannon, the districts financial officer, noted that the state has promised that the local school district would be held harmless financially from the charter schools impact, at least for the first year. Even so, Ferguson mentioned that some programs andor teaching positions may still have to be cut from the districts budget. Another issue to be addressed is that of transportation. Moab Community School has no busing system in place, and would almost certainly have to work out some sort of contractual agreement with Grand County Schools in order to be able to bus students to school. For anyone who eats, this film is a must. Increasingly, our foods contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs), yet there is little public knowledge of the consequences to our health and environment, and to farmers and the safety of our food supply. Currently, the biotechnology industry provides the majority of information, spending $50 million per year to promote agricultural GMOs. The film, The Future of Food, offers another perspective to eaters and citizens alike, providing an in depth look at the issues underlying the unlabeled GMO food products now common in our supermarkets. My goal was to make a film that gave the average person a clear understanding of items or pictures you would like published? 1 Youll Love Our Great Selection Bring them in by Monday, 5 p.m. i THE TIMES- - IlIilESEOt INDEPENDENT jeErjgj 35 E. CENTER FURNISHINGS 259-75- 25 s to the global level," says award-winnin- g film-mak- er Deborah Koons Garcia. The ninety minute film re- leased this July is both disturbtiful and ing and inspiring. While it is of not intended as a the story analysis, it does carefully document the results of agricultural trials, scientific research, and the history of how GMOs came from labs to fields to our grocery shelves. It also investigates the overlap of biotech board members and FDA agents (and hence the surprising lack of regulation), case studies of allergic reactions to GMOs, and the beau- eye-openin- g, two-sid- es five-sixt- A Colorado man was killed the afternoon of August 9 after his motorcycle was cut off by a passing vehicle and he promises to address, Benbrook added, genetic solutions are not necessary. The Future of Food underscores why over 30 countries have banned GMOs or are proposing to do so. Everyone from parents to youth, alfalfa farmers to health professionals, chefs to scientists, and anyone concerned with the future of food are encouraged to come. The Future of Food will many corporate lawsuits against farmers (whose fields a dispatcher, on her motor- show that apparently the vehicle Thursday, August 19, sponsored by Moab Citizens for Peace and Global Awareness. UHPs Ken Ballantyne said passed him, forcing the motor-cycl- guardrail. Johnson was thrown from his bike and hit the guardrail. He later died of massive internal injuries. Ballantyne said the vehicle that caused the crash has not been found, nor is there a description, and that the driver may not even know the accident took place. Maybell, Colo, was riding north at or below the speed limit on his 2004 Harley-Davidso- n, followed by his wife, at the MARC, at 7 :30pm cycle. was thrown into a metal According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the accident took place on U.S. 191 near Hole in the Rock. Bruce J. Johnson, 53, a retired peace officer from hs that genetic engineering Motorcyclist killed near Hole in the Rock e into the guardrail. CLARIFICATION d An caravan involved in an April 9 confrontation on the Coyote Trail south of Moab was not illegally driving the trail. U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials say signs were posted to discourage vehicular traffic on the trail in hopes that drivers would voluntarily comply, but the area was open to off-roa- Supplemental funding approved for Moab Senior center project backcountry travel at the time. A story in Thursdays Tribune was unclear on this point. More than $8.6 million in grants and loans have been approved to help finance local improvement projects in rural communities across Utah. Psychics Crystals The funds were awarded Utah Permanent Comthe by munity Impact Fund Board for such projects as improvements to the Cedar City airport, a new city hall in Toquerville, and equipment for a mobile Bodyworkers Healers Astrologers" Aura Readers" Grand Junction communications center in Uintah County. The Cojnmunity Impact Board is a program of the Utah Division of Community Development. It helps state and local agencies and entities that are, or may be, directly or indirectly impacted by mineral resource development on nearby federal lands and the exclusion of those lands from the local tax base. The board provides assistance through loans grants and for the planning, construction, and maintenance of public facilities. The funds also help community agencies provide public services. The Community Impact Boards next regular funding meeting is scheduled for Dec. 2. Grants andor loans were approved for the following SE Utah entities: Eastland Special Service Water Conservancy District $130,236 grant, $130,000 loan for the installation of 28,460 linear feet of new water lines and ten fire hydrants in the district serving part of San low-intere- st -- Juan County. Grand County Municipal Building Authority - $400,000 loan in supplemental funds to help pay for costs for the construction of an senior center in Moab. The Community Impact Board approved initial funding for the project in 2003. higher-than-an-ticipat- Do you have have been contaminated by drift of patented GMOs). One of the films advisors, Chuck Benbrook, the former executive director of the Board on Agriculture of the National Academy of Sciences, states Though scientists were initially supportive, biotech foods today look less promising than they did even a few years ago." According to Benbrook, genetic engineering has failed to solve the problems advocates hoped it would and food safety concerns remain unresolved. ofthe problems For how genetic engineering works, from the cellular level ed 18,600-square-fo- ot Green River - $60,000 grant for renovations and repairs at the John Wesley Powell River History Museum in the Emery County city. Monticello - $150,000 grant, $100,000 loan to replace the southeastern Utah citys water metering system devices with on each residential and commercial water connection. radio-controll- ed Holistic & Intuitive Arts Fair August 21 & 22, 2004 Saturday & Sunday 10am - 5pm Mesa County Fairgrounds $3 $1 One Day Pass $5 - Weekend Pass (Children 12 & under are free) discount with food donation non-perishab- le This Gw helps to nuse food donations for Grand junction's local food bank. Sponsored by-- K or more information contact C arol at Belli Olm Fairs, or visit wwsuhealmgpath comFaraGfandJuncnon DELTA SALES YARD Market Report August 5, 2004 We had a good summer sale this week. Cattle coming from all across the Western Slope. Feeder cattle steady $3 lower. Singles and odd lots $1 1 5 lower than prices quoted. Pairs in $900-$- 1 high demand. Top Pairs $1200-$150100, 150-30- 0 older or poorer quality $800-$90calves to $1.74. Ewes Spring lambs 100 Young ewes to .45. Fat goats $60-$9- Heifers 300-40- 0 2 2 Steers 300-40- 0 1 .1 1.17-- 1 .45 1 .37 Steers 400-50- 0 Heifers 400-50- 0 500-601 .07-- 1 .32 - Heifers 500-60- 0 0 .97-- 1 .27 Steers 1 .07-- 1 .22 - Heifers 600-70- 0 .92-- 1 .1 7 Steers 600-70- 0 700-80.97-- 1 .12 0 8 Heifers 700-80- 0 Steers 2 4 Heifers 800-90- 0 Steers 800-90- 0 2 Heiferettes No top bulls offered.-- - Top Cows .58-7- 5 Butcher Bulls .67-7- 6 - Medium Cows 6 Butcher Bulls low yield 7 0 0 Bulls Lower .51 Cows down Cutting Yielding Next Week'- - Expecting our usual run of 400-50- 0 hd., also tentatively 80 Blk.&BBBf spayed heifers. Aug. 1 2 8 panels, ditcher, hog feeder, motor bike, wagon, head catch, 3 round bale feeders, blade, 2 aluminum feed bunks. Next Horse Sale Sat., Sept. 4. beginning Sept.1 our market report will be found on the back page of the Western Slope Fence Post. Post cards will be discontinued. All customers currently receiving our post cards will receive a 6 month complimentary subscripition to the Fence Post. Sept. 9 - Special Feeder Sale early consignments 90 hd. strs. 540, 60 hd. hfr. 490, 80 Blk. Looking for dependable couple for Yardman position. Must be honest, hardworking and have references. For more info call Dan . . . 0-$- mid-quali- 0, ty 0. 1.00-1.1- .35-.4- 5. 5. 0. 1.22-1.5- -- 1.12-1.4- - 2-- -- -- - .89-.9- - .97-1.1- .87-1.0- .52-.7- -- .60-.6- 800-100- .70-.9- .52-.5- - -- 90-2- 970-874-46- |