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Show . . - Wwr-O'- E a.-- Mr-- i " - : . .. i. Ifttt Serving East Juab County - A Nice Place Volume 102 No 21 Mav wvvw.nephitimesnews.com Members of Library ,. Board approach Nephi City with ; By s Rebecca Dopp See Concerns on page 3 VV- iVjv -wr :; - : cr , i ' .WAn p ', 4' : , y ; .. ; r jJ i , ? & Correspondent Superintendent reports on . 'v 7" . . - Members of the Nephi City Library Board approached the Nephi City Council with their concerns over the new library expansion. Laura Bunting, board member, read to the council some changes the board would like incorporated into the new library, as well as some additions to library personnel. Bunting said that the boards first concern was the location of the book drop within the library. The original proposed location is a slot in the front door at the top of the stairs which would empty into a box in the hallway. She said that this book drop would only be accessible before or after library hours. She said that the board would like to have the book drop positioned in the outside glass door with a sidewalk or ramp going up to it. The boards reasoning was that this would be accessible to disabled people and be available 24 hours. She also said that it would be more convenient to the librarians, w ho would be situated close by at the circulation desk, and also to people who want a quick drop-of- f for their books. Bunting said the board was requesting that Nicole Douglas, librarian, be given ten more hours a week. She said the extra person would be able to help with other matters while another librarian was helping patrons at the circulation desk. Also, the librarians felt unsafe late at night being the only people in the building. Barbara Lovell said that when the police were in the same building, they felt they were being checked on, but now that they the police have moved to the other building, they dont feel safe, Bunting said. The boards third suggestion was that the current library entrance be permanently locked and the jutting wall be made straight. She said that it would create more room for the junior fiction section, and also cut down on books being taken out of the library dishonestly. She said that she didnt think it would be a problem concerning fire exits as there would be three other exits. The final concern was that the city provide additional shelving to spread out the books. She said that it would be pointless to have ii . concerns Tirnes-New- Single Copy Price t - ", i 2, 2')ii Live! To UBSCT 1 scores - M' v if i? test By Rebecca Dopp s Correspondent ' Tirnes-Ne- Superintendent Kirk Wright reported to the si bool board the results of the Utah Basic Skills Competency Test (UBSCT). It required this ears sophomore class, for the first time, to pass this test. The have five chances to pass it. According to the information given by Superintendent Wright, 129 Juab High School sophomores took the test. Ninety-sipercent passed in reading, ninety-threpercent passed in writing, and eight two percent passed in math The state averages in the same categories were seventy-ninpercent pass m reading, seventy-one percent pass in writing, and fiftv seven percent pass in math. At J11S. four percent failed in reading, seven percent failed in x e e , J t I ill ' V v g & 5 r Hi'Yn fni fn trfr i1 Pet Show last Fndav, some of the pets turned out larger than Rater At Nephi Flementar Photo Rebet ea Abot e Mrs. Boswell rides her pet o U'c didn 't asl; the name, but we are sure it tsn "Roi er Dopp ITS A H7A77 writing, and eighteen percent failed m math. The state aver- ages for t he same categories vv ere twenty-onpercent fail in readpercent fail in ing, twenty-ninpercent writing, and fail in math. Forty live percent state average failed in or more of the three areas. Only 22" from JIIS failed ml or more categories. Kleven of the 28 students who failed to pass at least of the competency areas were special educations students. Students are tested in several basic areas in reading, writing and math. For reading the students must construct meaning of text, deepen and broaden understanding, and use competency with functional, informational, and literary text. In vv riting. students must show that they know how to compose, revise, and edit a draft; check e e forty-thre- e 1 Ute Stampede Committee asks Nephi City to help with advertising and parades By Rebecca Dopp Tun es News Carres purulent ) Garrett and Bob Da representing the Cte Stampede CommitBob , tee, asked the Nephi City Council if they would be willing to donate monies to help with advertising the town and the Ite Stampede. They also asked if they would be willing to take over the Mammoth Parade. Garrett said that the committee buys television spots to advertise the rodeo. He said they would like to hit as many media outlets as such as radio, print, fh ers, and po.s-sibl- e TV. He said that he would like to see the Mayor do a TV spot inviting people to come to Nephi during the stampede and enjoy even thing the town has to offer. Mayor Chad Brough said that the TV show At Your Leisure had come down before and featured the golf course at no cost and that that might be a good option. Garrett said that KlTV and KTYX came last year and featured the Ute Stampede on the news. It was a nice plug. I John Goulet (KUTV weatherman) was going to l un Duane s Painti i restored fne engine out of gas," Garrett joked Garrett said the committee was only asking S2, )()() this jear to thought stait Major Brough said that the would help out in any wav thev could. We love the stampede Weve helped in the past with the flags on Main Street, and anv thing we can do, just let us know Brough said Bob Day adduced the council with the concern over the parades He said that the committee wanted the city to take over the parades Its a lot of vvoik. and we just cant do it anv more, Day said Mayor Brough parades, but that tlv-i- numbers jU't weren t tlieie anv more and that the v ounger geiieiation didn t have the time to put into these clubs He said that last ears committee didnt want to take on the responsibility anv more. I think volunteer etfoit ha- - to come in somew here," Mavor Brough said If we can help, adveitise for volunteers, spread the word, we can v do " Satellite registration agents announced for June primary By Rebecca Dopp Correspondent aid that he couldn't speak for the other council members, but that he didn't w ant to take on that responsibility. They can speak for themselves, but I think they know the would be on the line if thcv said yes," Mayor Brough said Day said that local civic clubs like the Lions, Kiwanis. and the Javcees used to take turns doing the that Tunes-New- s The satellite registration agents were announced at the county commission meeting May 17. They are as follows: Ka (arroll, Nephi; Candace See Vote on page 3 1 spelling, capitalization, punc- tuation. and usage; write a clear, focused and persuasive paper; write a paper organized around a main idea; write directly to a specified audience; write using words that convey the intended meaning: write consistently, sentences that flow easily; and write using standard vv riting conventions. In math, students must compute using integers, fractions, and decimals; compare and order well-crafte- d numbers, simplify expressions using See Scores on page 3 Memorial Day ceremonies announced American Legion post 1 will conduct a short military program on Monday, May 31, at the Nephi City Cemetery at 9:30 a.m. and at Vine Bluff Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. The American Legion will honor all the service members who have been serving in Iraq and have returned home. The Legion is inviting them to participate in this Memorial Day remembrance. The public is welcome to attend. The Chaplains will read the names of the servicemen and women who are buried in the two Nephi cemeteries. r CLASS OF 2004 mm'sw. rnnr ahinniiw itmi ithihiimhi m imiiwntifiim mikiw Juab High School will hold graduation exercises tonight. Complete photos of the class, top scholars, class officers start on page , 7. V |