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Show 4 1 HE M GN TIMES, WEST VALLEY NEW S, 19, 2006 January KEARNS POST ai&B Public Service fan mid sogmi Commission has awarded funding contracts to Salt Lake Community College, the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation, and Utah Valley State College to provide American Sign Language (ASL) continuing education and training. This funding will aid sign language Feb.7 will be PTA day at Harmons. If your child in the hands of John Andei son, former principal of Ham lgsen. Tim Frost, current principal at Valley Junior High is retiring and Bill Kenley will assume his position. Many of you w ill remember him when he was the assistant principal at West Lake Junior High. Jane Lindsay will lease West Valley Elementary and go to Pleasant Green Elementary. Naomi Hopf is the intern principal at West Valley. She has been the assistant principal at Lake Ridge and Valley Crest so she is familiar with the Cyprus Learning Network. She even taught at Webster Elementary so she has a love for the Magna area. Judith Simmons-Kisse- ll will move to Farnsworth Elementary as their principal. She has been in extremely instrumental making the Cyprus Learning Network the terrific asset is has become to the district and the is currently on a Special Permit at school and you would like them to attend the same school next year, you will need to fill out a Special 7 Permit for year. These forms are available in the schools office. The last day to turn these forms in is Friday, 06-0- Feb. 17. Permits are reviewed and accepted on a first come, first served, space available basis. A recently principal brought to my attention something that has become a probschools. at some lem Individuals, while picking up their children, are bringing their dogs to schools (even on leashes) and the dogs get scared and unfortunately have tried to bite some children. Please be careful when you have any animals near children. Many schools are looking for volunteers. PTA is an excellent way to give some of your time and talents to children. Contact your local school and get involved. At our last school board meeting many administrative appointments were made. resident, Magna community. Linda Manwill will become the assistant principal at Evergreen Junior High. High school juniors and seniors who need to make up credits in order to graduate in so do the may Individualized Study Program offered through Central High. Registration for the program will be held Jan 23-2- 6 from PM Students may call 646-544- 3 for additional Rob -6 McDaniel was selected as principal for the new Granite High School. He leaves Granite Park Scholarship (Local student earns scMarsHip Savannah a Kringlie, graduate of Cyprus High School in Magna, is the recipient of a Rush Rees Scholarship at the University of Rochester. Named for the third Universitys president, this scholarship is given to y students who score at least 1350 on the SAT or a composite of 31 or better on the ACT tests. Kringlie, a freshman and daughter of Chris and Shauna Kringlie, is a resident of Magna. The scholarship is renewable each year of college. The of University Rochester in Rochester, NY, is one of the nations leading universities. private Congratulations Savannah! high-abilit- interpreters in becoming certified and provide student scholarships and three organiza-tion- s These stipends. were awarded funding following a request for proposal process managed by the State of Utah Purchasing Department and will be available in Jan. 2006. The ASL Interpreter Program resulted from an amendment to House Bill 145, Amendments to Hearing and Impaired Speech Telecommunicat-ion- s Program, passed during the 2005 General Session of the Legislature. This legislation expanded the permitted use of the telephone surcharge for services to the deaf, hard of hearing, and speech disabled to include contracting with pro- - lamiguage programs SLCC, UVSC and Utah State first to participate The Utah Public Service the state of Utah as an interpreter for the length of time grams that train persons to serve as certified sign language equivalent to the length of training received due to the provision of stipends and interpreters. Representative Brent H. Goodfellow and Senator scholarships. The need for qualified, certified sign language inter- Howard A. Stephenson sponsored the amendment. With the funding, the three organizations will institute an ASL training and certification program and establish an Interpreter Lab to train individuals to become sign language has significantly over the past few years, said Julie Orchard, Commission spokesperson. This program is a tremendous opportunity to tap the excellent teaching resources available in our colleges and rehabilitation organizations. It will develop a strong, deep resource of qualified interpreters to help ensure a high level of effective communication with the deaf. More than 220,000 deaf or hard of hearing individuals reside in Utah. The Public Service Commission continu preters increased interpreters. Following their training and certification, individuals will provide interpreter services between hearing individuals and people who are deaf for educational or vocational purposes, in addition to supporting video relay service. With video relay, an ASL interpreter facilitates a call between a hearing person and a deaf person over the Internet. Students enrolling in the Sign Language Interpreter Program will sign a letter of Hunter School High Arts Performing Department will be performing Beauty and the Beast this Jan. Mark Pearce, the Director of Curriculum and Translator for the Magna Yuzawa Sister City program will be the musical director for the play. Beauty and the Beast historically believed to come from the French Old- - Wives tale, The Golden Ass, in which it was revised in 1740 by Madame Gabrielle de Villeneuve. Her version, originally for adults, was a novel center update The Magna recreation center offering free day passes to the centers fitness and aerobics classes. In addition, the center will offer off track field trips that include sport and game activities, as well, as teaching students the importance of nutrition and being fit. Other programs currently offered by Magna Recreation are: weight loss program. Evening and morning classes, and will need at least 10 people to begin the program. Please sign up at the center. Slam dunk league. Three on three Monday evenings, starting now. Visit the center to sign your team up. Personal trainers available. Scale-dow- n Free Saturday orientations 0 AM Car Seat safety class. Win a free seat Jan. 23, 5:30-6:3- 0 PM to seat. reserve sign up Day your h care is available and while work our. Saturdays you 9-AM and evenings 6:30--8 class p.m. Womens to start on Saturdays, sign up list located at the center. All new aerobics available 5:30 AM - 9 AM, and in evenings at 7 p.m. Karate classes, dance classes and new magic classes. Walking club. Beginning this Feb. More information to come soon. For more information about these events and upcoming events call the Magna Fitness and Recreation Center at M-T- 10 self-defen- se 250-219- ally strives to provide a service for those who have difficulty with hearing andor speaking over the telephone to communicate with each other and w ith the hearing community. In addition to the trainingcertifi-catio- n program, the Public Service Commission also oversees the Relay Utah program. Relay Utah, the name for the States Telecommunication Relay Service, provides hearing assistive phones and telecommunications relay services to connect people who are deaf, hard of hearing, and speech disabled using a text telephone, or TTY, to individuals using a standard telephone. Relay Utah was established in 1988 and was one of the first relay services to be established in the United States. For more information regarding Relay Utah or telecommunication equipment, please visit www.relayutah.gov or call (801) 9 (VTTY). 530-676- Wheres the beast? obligation to stay and work in Magna recreation is titled La jeune ameriquaine, el les contes marins that the Madame wrote for her courts and salon friends. Although they have no court, Hunter High would like you to relive this classic fairytale and to support local arts. Performances will be on Jan. 19,20,23,26 and 28. Doors open at 7 PM. Those attending must call or email for reservations at or to reserve tickets via email send to requests 969-784- Cash for Kids Stuff r& 1 and sell the best things kids outgrow. for an appointment to sell or come in to shop. We buy Call KiDtoKiD 4. 2632 West 3500 South, West aims for busy, bright year The Veterans of Foreign midnight. Then on Jan. 28, the VFW will host a 50's night, which begins at 8 p.m. Hamburgers or hot dogs and fries will be served; cost is $3. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. Be sure to dress in 50s style, as prizes will be given for best costume and dancing. respite from husbands and kids. Ladies will meet every third Sunday of the month; however, due to the New Years holiday, this months activity will be held on Jan. 22. For more information, call Also, every Wednesday night the VFW will be serving dinners, listed at between $3 to $4. And Thursdays through Saturdays will be karoke night from 8 p.m. to 250-732- 3. The VFW wants all of its members to come out and support the club, and to help it from closing. keep Memberships for 2006 are now due. H'lS Looking to compiote your Eagle Scout? Magna Times, Kearns Post and West Valley News are looking to help scouts attain their service project badge or Eagle Badge, by performing a subscription drive for our papers. Those interested please contact Assistant Editor, Alicia King-Cicale- se by phone or send a letter of interest to her directly at westvalleynewsyahoo.com Help us to serve our great communities! 250-565- 6, T03SCC0 IS I WILY PISS ITSELF OFF IS I S1FE IUERNITIVE SHORELESS TRYING TO S1KE IN THE GRASS. TO CIGARETTES. 8UT DON'T DO'JBT ITS DE1DLINESS. 42 OF PEOPLE Wil 4, hhsbeatuybeastticket UFUlf Wars will be starting a Bunco night for ladies who want a to ComnunraSssSouii WHO GET ORAL CANCER BECAUSE OF CHEW BE GE1D WITHIN FIVE YEARS. ,jst3Crti,cE!l:l.B68.567.TRirni or visit utslinult&sLcsm i Valley 969-771- 1 |