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Show Monday, October 31, 2005 (ei 1' LJ By KRYST LE WHITNEY kwhitneysuujoumal com s r r s LV i i. t :? t r 4 - & -- i !'t f COURTNEY CRAIG UNIVERSITY JOURNAL Preschool students at the SUU Head Start School get onto the bus after school. Because of financial problems, Head Start may have to drop two bus routes. Because of financial difficulties, the SUU branch of the Head Start Progiam may be eliminating tvo bus routes in Delta and I Iurricane We ini e cost increases, rental increases and other increases (in the budget), but no increase in funds" said Viigima B. Higbee Head Start dnector We either had to cut teachers, having one teacher teach two classes, or drop these bus routes " Higbee said thcie are many factors that play ed into the decision he uses in fuel costs the employment of a driver and bus monitor and the distance to these communities, are also contributors to this decision, she said When Higbee first announced this decision to SUUs Board of Trustees, members of the board were not pleased with the decision. The board was in support of finding a different way to cut the budget instead of cutting the bus loutes, said Anne Judd, member of the Board of Trustees. My understanding is that (Head Start) might take another look at a different way to balance the budget, especially after seeing Retailers sell Christmas By ZACH SCHRYVER zscfiryversuujournal com Some Cedar City retailers have begun setting up their Christmas decorations and merchandise almost two months before the holiday. The Christmas stuff starts coming in around the end of August, and we try to have it all set up by the first of November, said Norm Chandler, Cedar City Supercenter general manager. The practice is not unusual for stores such as he said. Its been like this for 35 years, Chandler said. It starts about the same time each year. Chandler said the timing was necessary. Right now the store is dominated by Halloween and harvest merchandise, he said. It takes weeks to set new counters. The arrival of the actual goods also influences when they will be put on display. All holiday merchandise comes in six to eight weeks before the season, Chandler said. The goods are bought almost a year in advance. Displaying Christmas items before Halloween is also logical business management, he said. You have to look at it this way nobody is buying any garden center merchandise at this time of year, Chandler said You have to do things seasonally. Joe Baker, Economics & Finance Department chair, said the early displays were a form of advertising. I think its to change peoples taste for Christmas shopping and start them thinking about buying things, he said. Advertising is the way that firms change peoples tastes for goods and services. Baker said the continued use of the practice was proof of its effectiveness. I think firms are very clever in knowing what works and w'hat doesnt, he said. The fact that they do it every year is evidence that it does work. Other retailers, such as Costco, have also set out Wal-Ma- Page A5 University Journal rt Wal-Mar- t, Christmas decorations and merchandise. SUU students had mixed feelings about the practice. I would have thought they would have done it said Tony Larson, a the day after Thanksgiving, junior physical education major from Seattle. Larson believes stores should wait on Christmas displays. You should wait until the month of the holiday, he said. I guess they know they can capitalize on everyones excitement. Other students liked the early merchandise. Its great, said Nick Schulthies, a freshman communication major from Cedar City. It lets people get ready for the holidays before the rush and before family issues can get in the way. The timing was fine, he said, Two months might be a little early, but one month isnt pushing it at all, Schulthies said. Kate Montoya, a freshman biology major from Cedar City, disagreed. The commercialization of Christmas is crazy, she said. They should put tilings out the week before Thanksgiving. Montoya had an idea of what motivated stores. They want to get people to start buying early, she said People never do though. Some students thought it was practicing good business. Its a good advertising ploy, said Tracee Jones, a freshman management major from St. George. They know if they put holiday stuff out that people will impulse buy early. Baker said dislike of the practice is common. Ive seen people be disgusted with it, he said. There is always the chance that it could backfire. Baker said the use of such advertising benefited consumers, even if some dislike it. The practice of setting out Christmas merchandise early doesnt bother Baker. I dont really care one way or the other, he said. It doesnt bother me one bit. Hl j the effect it had on the board. Higbee said that she is looking for different ways to find funding. I she said. We are short $16,000, have checked with some local groups and organizations in the community to see if any grants are available. We would be glad to accept any donations at this point. Because many of the children Head Start assists belong to lower income families, Judd was concerned that by cutting these bus routes the students w'ould suffer. By eliminating the bus routes we would be eliminating the very people we are servicing, she said. Higbee agrees. The children w'ho are the neediest of the needy will not be able to get (here), she said. Children that need the programs the very most u'dl not have them. Many of the families wfith children attending Head Start have one or no vehicles, which was a concern of the board. Because of the rise in fuel costs and the distance between these towns, it is more likely that these students will stop attending Head Start, Judd said. These bus routes transport 17 children at each site, so around 34 children will be effected by tills decision, Higbee said. I really hope we will be able to find a way to save these bus routes. Lacey Goelz, Head Start secretary and a senior political science major from Bountiful, said Head Start helps children with special needs or challenges. Their focus is to educate children w ho do not have the same opportunities as others, she said. It is an amazing program that more people need to get involved with. Most children involved in the Head Start program are age ranging from three to four years old. There are five classes with two instructors per class, Goelz added. Most classes are e classes from Monday or half-da- y through Thursday. Higbee said Head Starts overall objective is to develop social competence in children, develop their ability to leam and interact socially, teach them to take care of their bodies and help them succeed as they go into kindergarten and into life. It is an amazing program that involves early childhood development and early childhood education and helps build a future and a foundation for children, Goelz said. part-tim- Great Student Jobs! $1000 & $300 Employee Scholarship opportunities Flexible hours Competitive pay No sales involved Come be part of the Opinion Resources team and conduct opinion polls and research surveys over the telephone. Absolutely no selling is involved. 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At current rates of grow tli, a new "treatment plant will be needed in three or so years, Wareham said Without adding any further infrartiuctuie, after full development of plans for city' expansion, Cedar City will be at 459 percent of water pumping and 511 percent of water storage capacities, Waieham said. "We are realizing that water is finite and we hae to addiess it somehow, Mayoi Geiald R Sheriatt said. Sherratt wasn't the only one concerned "Should we put a hold on annexations Councilman Dale Bnnkerhoff asked The noted water and sewage capacity shortage spurred further discussion on a purposed annex of approximately 412 acres south of state Route 5o and east of Westv iew Drive was The annexation approved petition unanimously with the requirement that water and sewage standaids for annexed land to the city is in esligared further. Standards are different between new and existing housing on ail annex. 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