| Show r1 t r 4C Sunday Top of Utah May 7 2000 Standard-Examne- r Summer wildlife outlook may be harsh SALT LAKE CITY -- The meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service in Utah warned of dangerous conditions for the wildfire outlook in Utah this summer William J Adler said a prolonged period of wSrm dry weather has dried out grasses shrubs and trees The conditions set tiie stage for what could be a dangerous fire season The risk appears greatest in Man des- ert Daniel S Richardson and his wife Jamee L Richardson filed a lawsuit in US District Court on Friday ' ' sllTLAKE CITY -- A Spanish fork man has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against his former employer saying he was fired after being diagnosed with AIDS last year Dorm Richardson claims his supervi- sors at Valley Asphalt Inc where he worked for 12 years told him “he was not wanted at the company because of his il- lness” “Dan was devastated that the company to whom he had devoted his working career would treat him in such a manner because of his illness” the lawsuit says Valley Asphalt was closed Saturday and company officials dents Most of the residents were versity insisted on setting aside under the age of 21 said Schroebeds for students said Barbara der Keller WSU dean of students d WSU Anand Of the 540 beds available vice president for student affairs said changes to the academic calamong the university’s four residence halls 140 will be reserved endar and housing commitments are irreversible for students inside the two apartment-style “These decisions had to be buildings on campus made about three years ago Priority will be given to and international students There was very deep and conside and doled out on a erable involvement of students at e basis said Fiona that time” he said Schroeder assistant director of He admits that students will housing be inconvenienced but says that “Before students move in in every effort possible will be made the fall they will be asked if they to make things easier on resichoose to stay or leave during dents “We are committed to supOlympics At that time they will be assigned rooms in the Stans-bur- y porting our students” he said and LaSal apartments” she Some of the proposed meaexplained Rental costs for the sures involve finding host famiextra three weeks have yet to be lies and providing free storage for determined student belongings This year the residence halls Dorm resident Jill Vander-moortsaid she doesn’t know which are almost to capacity housed 264 students and how she’ll decide to handle living 226 foreign or stu arrangements during the break ery room available From 1C But the uni- Dyal-Chan- holidays and academic breaks dorm residents are required to vacate their rooms But students are generally permitted to leave behind their furniture and personal belongings a luxury they will not have during the Olympic break she said Shara Reinfurt another resident’s assistant from Germany said that if after returning to school following Christmas break she is forced to turn around and fly home again during the Olympics she might not come back Even worse she won’t bother enrolling that semester “I think it’s David Bott fire management officer for the BLM in Cedar City said the dry spring helped reduce the severity of one fire problem because the cheat grass that covers many Utah valleys didn't have enough water V Open House ITS OUR The highly flammable grass was 12 to 18 inches' tall at this time last year This year it is 4 to 6 inches tall and fires breaking out in the shorter grass should be easier to extinguish We're celebrating Mother's Day Please join us sues former workplace for discrimination Tbe Associated Press y Nina phenomenon that occurs when unusually cold water wells Alder noted it's still early and up in the ocean off the northa few good rains could dramati- western coastof South America La Nina alters the normal cally alter the situation But he said spring rains normally fall in storm path and makes longterm April typically the wettest month forecasts harder in Utah In past in Utah years under similar conditions In Salt Lake City last month’s there often have been stronger precipitation was 36 percent of thunderstorms during the summer normal In Moab it was 20 percent of normal and in St George “It is so hard to predict” said it was 17 percent of normal Vi Hillman fire information offiAlder said the warm dry concer for the US Bureau of Land ditions appear related to the La Management in Utah southern Utah and the west The Associated Press more of a schedul- ing problem versus a housing problem I for one would rather take a longer Christmas break and come back after the Olympics” she said Originally SLOC wanted ev out-of-sta- te first-com- first-serv- el te out-of-sta- te didn’t immediately return phone messages seeking ment Richardson May FEATURING THE BEAUTIFUL POTTERY OF HOME RICH Meet Dr R:ch Saturday Afternoon May I3th telecom- Sample delicious recipes from the junior League of Salt Lake 4387 Harrison Blvd Ogden -- with AIDS in May 1999 Three months later as his health improved he returned to work in a wheelchair Davis From 1C when he arrived The changes will be voted on in the Tuesday meeting Changes being proposed inthe accuclude mulation of credits and concentrating on what students know and what they can do to continue to meet all district and state graduation requirements Nelson said “Now we’re going to say ‘hey you took your sophomore and ju- nior year off and you want to graduate with your class? We can’t make that happen but we can help you graduate You may be an adult when you graduate but we can help you’” Nelson said Every student will be required to show a mastery of basic academic skills such as reading writing and math Nelson said Students who do not pass the standards assessment test will be ' enrolled in classes and labs to reteach the required skills he said “Are you prepared for the large number of kids who will need help?” Cheryl Phipps board member asked “We’re going to learn real fast” Jeff Clark Davis Junior High principal said “This is an area I’m not real rational on We tend to stereotype them as dumb bunnies and they’re not Most of them have high IQs” Dr Nancy Fleming classrooms in high schools' Nelson said school officials want to keep students in their home schools as long as possible because “statistics show once a student enters an alternative school they find it difficult to find their way back to a regular orienattend a four- - to eight-da- y tation program where they will be assessed on what they know school” Students register in the alterand what services they need Arnative programs for a variety reaeas educators will look at besides academics include temperament sons Nelson said Some students are enrolled belearning style physical health emotional health and drug and cause of inappropriate behavior such as fighting or not attending alcohol use Students will comschools while others attend alterplete a student education occupational plan and review it every native schools because they have fallen behind in credit accumulatwo weeks with their advisor Students will also be required to tion for graduation Nelson said “They’re told by their school complete a senior project that into go to alternative school and cludes a community experience there’s a mistaken notion out But even with these changes there you can earn credit faster educators know they need to remain flexible with students who are enrolled in the alternative programs such as Mountain High School Davis Junior High School and the Young Parents School Nelson said “Alternative kids are enough and ornery enough to tell you to jump in the lake in a pretty graphic way I like that in a kid but at the same time we need to teach them how to tell you to jump in the lake in a more appropriate way” Nelson said Other programs in the district include the 3 to 6 program at Clearfield Bountiful and Mountain View high schools youth in custody including Farmington Bay several transitional classrooms in junior highs and some JrVJIJd but insisted she didn’t want to move in with a host family Jb L- -J “This is our house and they’re not treating it like that” she said As for other promises she said “A lot of promises were made that hopefully will be kept” d doesn’t believe the inconvenience will impact enDyal-Chan- High rollment Efficiency-Energ- Free Estimates large measure the students understand that they are part of something larger than themselves” he said Utah State University and the University of Utah will also tem- porarily suspend classes spring semester 2002 and Brigham Young University will schedule classes on a block system 520 South State Clearfield because the course work is easier But that is not correct” Nelson said 773-4836292-16- 36 a Nelson said with the proposed changes students will be able to earn credits faster because they can enroll in up to 14 classes a semester Normally high school students enroll in eight classes a semester Nelson said in most cases he would not approve of a student attending 14 classes a semester because that means the student would be in class from 7:40 am until 6:55 pm He may approve 10 classes per semester where a student would take five classes a day for 85 minutes each You can reach reporter Loretta Park at 776-495- 11 j - would like to extend a Special Thanks to all nurses during National Nurses Week We thank our nurses for their excellent service Deon Openshaw RN SDC Teresa Homer RN ADON Donette Hurst RN JoAnna Reed RN Ginny Wright RN Kathleen Pettley RN Merri Trexler LPN Sandy Martinez LPN Dora Skeen LPN Cyndi Johnson LPN Carmen Sillito RN Kim Bate LPN Deana Oram LPN Cathy Anderson RN Nyla Newman RN Sheila Hansen RN Janet Wells RN Janet Moore RN DNS Dedication and caring are a couple of our finest qualities! 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