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Show tW- $ ,4b ' :fc 'V ":: :? 1 j'1 "V, fej -- 1: nr eeori uMidH ' HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH Z" Volilme 87.Numbec.46' SINCE 1915 5Qcents August 25, 2004 r' vf AAf:."w;:- Its back to school for students in the San Juan School District School children in the San Juan School District made their way back to the classroom on Monday, August 23 to start a new school year. There are a number of changes in the schools throughout the district. Monticelio, San Juan, and Whitehorse high schools all have new principals in the new school year. However, the principals have familiar faces, as, in all three cases, the assistant principal from the previous year is now the principal. Jim Stocks takes the reins at Monticelio High, Kit Mantz at Whitehorse High, and Bob Peterson at San Juan High. In addition, there are new principals in the elementary schools in Monticelio and Blanding. They also have familiar faces. Robert Bowring conies out of retirement to take the reins as principal of Blanding Elementary School and Lance Hatch returns to Monticelio to take the reins as principal of Monticelio Elementary School. Students in high schools will return to a full slate of fall sports except at Monument Valley High School, which has dropped every day to attend Lake Powell School at Bullfrog. Older students already attend the school at Bullfrog, which teaches stu- August 23 was the first day of school for many students, including Kendall Harris, a kindergarten student at Monticelio Elementary Staff photo School. New faculty and staff at Three new faces are among the CEU-SJfaculty and staff as fall semester gets underway. New faculty members include Jon Krum, life science instructor and Adina Free, new nursing instructor. Wendell Fry replaces Sandra Jarvis as recruiter and scholarship chair. Jon Krum, of Hamilton, Montana, received his bachelor of science degree from Weber State University and his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Utah State UniC versity. He has taught at the Univer- sity of Montana, USU, and monitored post-baccalaurea- te interns at Rocky Mountain Laboratories. At his new post, Krum will teach human anatomy and physiology, biology, microbiology, nutrition, physics, math, and fitness for life. Krum, an avid outdoorsman, enjoys anything outdoors, including mountain biking, backpacking, and winter sports. He and his wife Abby are the par CEU-SJ- C ents of three children. Adina Free joins JoAnn Crittenden as an instructor in the nursing department. Free is a registered nurse with an extensive background in health care. She has worked at the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, Mercy Medical Center in Durango, and San Juan Health Services in Monticelio. Her goal at CEU-SJis to instill in my students a desire for lifelong learning. Free says she enjoys hiking and baby sitting her granddaughter. Wendell Fry is the new CEU-SJrecruiter and scholarship chair. Fry is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a degree in youth leadership and placement teacher. As a result, the handful of students at Halls Crossing will literally be making a crossing '' pmm from kindergarten through the 12th grade. San Juan School District superintendent Douglas Wright states that there will be some cost savings to close the school, but added that state funding helped defer the cost of running the smaller school. There will be around 30 new licensed teachers at schools throughout the school district. This represents nearly 10 percent of the total licensed staff. Colleen Pehrson, the 2003 San Juan School District Teacher of the Year, will be part of an experiment as she transfers from Monticelio Elementary to Mexican Hat Elementary to teach literacy in the first grade. The school year starts with a i Felony court report - See page 2 Utah to regulate uranium mills - See page dents 3 From the Past - See page 6 As the World Turns - See Whats New, page 9 Bucks beat Bulldogs, Broncos club Dinos - See Sports, page 10 Jr. Livestock sellers say thanks - See pages 12-1- 3 Whacking - See Caveman, page 20 question marks hanging over several district schools. few Previous year testing for the federal No Child Left Behind program will be received by the school district on September 15 and the results will be released to the general public in mid-Octobe- r. their long struggling football program. At La Sal Elementary School, the school district is in the process of engineering a new water well. Until that project is completed, students at La Sal Elementary will continue to drink bottled water. An older community well went dry last year. There will be no school at the Halls Crossing School at Lake Powell. It was recently closed as a result of decreasing enrollment. The teacher at the Halls Crossing School transferred to La Sal Elementary School and the district did not hire a re- Ti: Whitehorse High School is on r a Program Improvement status. This year, they are in the process of implementing an improvement plan at the two-yea- school. In 2002, Whitehorse stu- Football returns to San Juan County Friday night as all three high school teams have their home openers. San Juan High hosts Aztec in Blanding, Monticelio High hosts Grand in Monticelio and Whitehorse High hosts Layton Christian in Montezuma Creek. dents made Adequate Yearly Progress in their testing, but it takes two years to get off the Program Improvement status. In addition, Mexican Hat Elementary, Bluff Elementary and Blanding Elementary are on Warned Status. District and school officials will anxiously await the results of the spring testing for the controversial federal program, which threatens serious consequences if student test scores are not raised. girl Valerie Kailee Freedom & Terry Gallegos July 15 girl Candy Katie & Annabel lla Anthony Giddings August 1 1 boy Colton Lee & Shelton Shumway August 17 Monticelio Blanding C C recreation management. He says he looks forward to becoming a part of the community and work with area students. Both Fry and his wife Eliza are from northern Utah. West Nile Virus found in Utah bird The first detection of West Nile virus in a bird in Utah has been found in Grand County. The affected bird was a blackbilled magpie. A sample from the affected bird was submitted to the Utah Public Health Laboratory for testing. This bird is the first bird determined to be WNV positive during the 2004 surveillance season. Wild bird surveillance will continue throughout Utah as needed. In addition, the Division of Wildlife Resources is also testing live birds at its bird banding stations for West Nile virus. Wild birds continue to be important indicators of West Nile viral activity in local communities. The UDWR encourages the public to participate in its Wild Bird Surveillance program. If you see an ill or dead bird in your area, please contact the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources office nearest to you. (please turn to page 2) News Roundup Letters to Editor Society Sports Community News Legals Classified Real Estate 2 6 8 10 14 17 18 19 |