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Show 1 OSiSI BEST 1 3322 S. 3rd E. LIT SLC, BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID OGDEN, UTAH 84401 PERMIT NO. 278 S'! 115 fpoor copyrs Tta Volume 4 Number 52 r- - inznn ",,ii jm irfrrft Iim i rti h Bern Lomopdl B Serving North Ogden, Pleasant View and Plain City Thursday, January 31, 1980 wwrg Another Economics Fair is here again! 6th grade division at Valley View. Mike Mansfields project which dealth with Wood and Coal versus Natural Gas took first place in the 5th-6t- h grade division. Mike visited several wood stove dealers in the area and compared costs and other subjects with the notes he collected from officials of Mountain Fuel. This year the kindergarten, first and second grade students will be doing group projects while third through twelfth grades will be presenting individual and partnership projects. The 1st grade at Valley View completed a project dealing with services people give to communities. Instructors at Valley View in the first grade are Kathy Talbot, Marquerite Anderson, Judy Spiering, and Barbara Navidomskis. Kanesville Projects Economics was on the mind of nearly student and instructor at Kanesville over the past month. Visitors, as they enter the doors, have By Keith Duncan Superintendent Leland Burningham of the Weber County School District had visions of what a quality economics fair could do for a school district and the community, but did he ever envision it the way it is today? The third annual Weber County School District Economics Fair is presently underway at all schools in the county. Winners and their ideas are preparing for the district competition which will be staged February 5th, 6th and 7th at Bonneville High School. The theme for this years fair has been entitled, Free Enterprise Ensures a Strong America. Economic projects and fairs in the county have been terrific success since the idea was instituted among high schools, junior highs and elementaries within the district. Officials are expecting a grand three-da- y event in the beginning of February. Every classroom and school on a local level are presently involved in selecting their top winners and perfecting those projects for district continued on page 4 competition. Elementaries Judge Winners In and around Roy, students from all elementaries have been involved in economic-min- d projects that have received judges opinions. At Valley View Elementary there have been some unique projects that not only impressed the judges, but students and teachers at the school as well. One such project was prepared by Shawn Waddoups who entitled it, Vacation Comparisons. Last summer Shawns family took a vacation to the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. Shawn was careful to keep acurate records of costs and comparisons. His goal was to decide whether it was cheaper to have a resort vacation or traveling vacation. Shawn took second place in the 5th- - BRANDY ELLIS and Adam Nelson, first graders at Valley View Elementary in Roy, kneel near their project for Valley View Elementary. H yiMil tyJSiss ANNETTE DAVIS Wahlquisi to host KI.O in cage tilt Announcement of new policy stirs interest The recent announcement of the new policy decision on animal damage by the Department of Interior has caused some consternation among livestockmen of the State. This new policy will eliminate the use of the denning tool and limit aerial shooting of coyotes. Up until now, these two methods have been effective in controlling sheep losses die to coyotes. According to Dr. Robert Poulson, Director of Animal Identification and Protection, this new policy will greatly hamper the production of sheep throughout the State. He stated that these restriction of coyote control will cause some serious problems and perhaps eliminate the production of sheep in Utah and the western states. This would be a loss of more than $20 million that the industry contributes to the States economy each year. Dr. Poulson stated that besides Mini-Gran- Christine Schmitz. L. Winslow Hurst, director of high school relations at WSC, said the mini-granranged from $15 to $50 each. ts College In effect became project-s- . ts spring. They are: Wayne Cox, Linda Droesbeke, Brian Dursteler, Wendy Burgess, Robert M. Jusko, and He said, funding institution for these Weber State the granting or The According to Mr. Hurst, students were invited to submit a grant application, an outline of their project and a projected budget. Members of the faculty from the WSC School of Natural Sciences decided how much money to award each project. In the past we have given awards for outstanding projects at the fair, but this is the first year we have given the students the opportunity to write their own grant applications," Mr. Hurst said. He said the school plans to make it a tradition. Debate team returns The Weber State College Debate team came home with the third place sweepstakes trophy from the annual Forensics Freeze Tournament at the University of Northern Colorado. First place was won by the Air Force Academy with the University of Denver taking second. The WSC debaters competed against teams from 19 including such schools as colleges and universities, Nebraska, Colorado and Utah. The team of Kim Hornak and Jill Neiderhauser took first place in the junior division of National Debate Topic Debate. y winner with second places . Julie La Vine was a triple-trophin Expository Speaking, Prose Interpretation, and Duo Interpretation, along with her partner Tony Wynn. Ms. La Vine was also a finalist in Poetry Interpretation. Other finalists were the team of Kim hornak and Dave Allen in Duo Interpretation, and Kim Hornak in Expository Speaking. By Nancy Lynn Krzton When you look at Vera Robinson, you would never guess that she spent the first eighteen years of her life living in an isolated town in Northern Mexico. My great great grandfather started a farm there about 100 years ago, explained the attractive brunette, who begun teaching home economics at Wahlquist Junior High School this year. We live about 150 miles south of the Two she said. Arizona border, small towns, primarily Mormon, are located there. Most of the people were originally from Utah. Colonia Dublan, as Miss Robinsons home town is called, nestles in a large dry valley on the edge of what is actually the continuation of the Rocky Mountains. Its gorgeous, she said. We irrigate the town, so its a lot prettier than people think. It really is like an American The only she said. community, problem is, there is nothing to do. Television reception from El Paso is Weber Mini-Gran- ts clude head banketball coa&h Jeff Meyer, who once played basket, ball at Utah State Univ ersity, and A, hletic Director Mike Ht;in. KLO players v ill be disc jo, :keys Phil McCray, Dr John Carter, Kirk and Thomas Jon, Allen, A1 Jensen sports director Dave Walsh and inWeber State College sports formation director Brad Larson. . The faculty hopes the community will turn out for the game to help raise money for the needed new baseball uniforms. Mike Hein noted that the uniforms now being used are not exactly the latest models. They were about ten years old when I got here five years ago, Hein said. Adjusting easy for Robinson Their very livelihood depends on it. The livestock industry has emphasized that they have never intended to exterminate coyotes, but to control them. After all, there are probably few people who enjoy natures beauty more than them. Dr. Robert Poulson feels that the resistance by the industry could be great. Sheepman and cattlemen have reached the limit as to the restrictions their operations can take. The industry is certain that coyotes and livestock can exist together and are determined to work toward this goal. Six Weber High students receive WSC Six Weber High School students from have received Weber State College to be used towards completion of their science projects which will be exhibited at the Weber Regional Science Fair this The faculty of Wahlquist Junior High School will play basketball against a team from KLO Radio Friday night to raise money for new baseball uniforms. The game begins at 7:30 p.m. in the junior high school gym. Admission will be 50 cents for students and one dollar for adults. Players from the faculty team in helping the economy; the sheep industry has provided a very efficient way of harvesting the resources of the States submarginal lands. The new policy completely contradicts the feeling of the livestock industry. The industry has stated that they need to control the coyote of economic necessity. of Weber High. student winner When Weber High School recently conducted the Hugh OBrien Youth Foundation leadership contest, April Larsen came out the winner. April, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don S. Larsen in Plain City, will now represent her school at the state seminar in Salt Lake City the first week of May. If April wins the state competition, she will receive an paid trip to the University of California in Los Angeles for the 1980 International Leadership Seminar July April says her main goal now is to get a good education and to share what she learns. At the top of her class academically, April enjoys the cello, the piano, Spanish, skiing and skating. She participates in numerous school activities. A school selection committee chose April to represent Weber High School after screening all sophomore contestants. The objectives of the HOBY contest are to seek out and reward the leadership potential in high school sophomores here and abroad, to encourage these young people in their quest for an identity, and to introduce these potential leaders to recognized leaders through intense rap sessions involving a variety of current issues. to her junior high school studer its because foreign dishes are usual ly taught in high school 11 Occasionally, Miss Robinson wi favor her friends wi th her Mexicai i cooking, however. Mexican food is h ard to cook foi I hesitate. If 1 people, she noted. cook it real authentic, they dont like it. If I make it bland, tl ley say it tastes just like American food. Asked how she likes teaching, Miss Robinson said, I really like it. Of course, there are those days. The kids here are just about the best. Miss Robinson loves Utah and seems quite glad to be here. If you saw her walking down the street, you would think she was just like any other Utahn. Except for those occasional visits to a sleepy town called Colonia Dublan. extremely poor, eliminating that favorite American form of entertainment. Also, Good movies at the two local movie houses are few and far between. , The 150 families in the two Mormon communities do get together for such group activities as basketball games and school dances. In addition, the region is ideal for camping, hunting, and trout fishing, according to Miss Robinson. The twenty-seve- n year-ol- d Brigham Young University graduate said she had experienced little culture shock in moving to the United States. My grandfather is in Salt Lake City now, she said. I used to spend a lot of summers here, so making the transition wasnt hard at all. Miss Robinson admitted that driving in snow has been a new challenge. I havent wrecked yet, so I must be doing alright, she joked. The young home economics teacher has enough friends in the Ogden area to keep her busy. In her spare time, she enjoys watching basketball and knitting, crocheting, and cooking. She does not teach Mexican cooking I School, enjoy Utoh and States. has had little trouble adjusting to life in the |