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Show '"'T Ten 'TK- -T - The Pyramid February 5, li)81 New guidelines will eliminate some from free lunch rolls MT. PLEASANT- - New federal guidelines will eliminate some children from free or reduced lunch rolls, according to LaRue Beck, School Lunch Supervisor for the North Sanpete School District. Mrs. Reck said she did not know at this point how many children would be affected, but said that at the present time 29 percent of the children eating school lunch in this district are receiving either free lunches or lunches at a reduced price. The U.S. Congress, is an attempt to save the federal government some now earn up free lunch. to $5,700 to qualify for same-siz- e family could between from an income with qualify a the old rate the More low earner qualify Although more low income families can qualify on the low end of the scale larger families with higher incomes will be dropped. For example, under the old scale, a family of eight could maxe $16,950 and still qualify for free meals and free milk. Under the new guidelines the income for eligibility for a family of eight has been reduced to $16,370. , money, has decreed that school districts will now use a revised income scale which will lower the income level of eligibility for some families , (especially large ones) to qualify for meals at school. free or reduced-pric- e Mrs. Beck said for example that a family of one who had an income of less than $5,320 to qualify under the previous scale for a free lunch could The breaking point is for a family of four who could qualify if their income was less than $10,250. They can now qualify if their income is less than $10,270. A family of five who could qualify with an income of $11,930 or less must earn less than $11,800 to qualify. More low income families can also qualify for reduced price meals. For n family example if they are a with an income of $5,701 to $8,350 they can qualify for the reduced rate. Under one-perso- County moves to get Phyllis Shelley finds joy in helping mold the lives of her first grade students. Mrs. Shelley, a verteran of 15 years as a teacher, was named by the North Sanpete School Distric as Teacher of the Year. Teacher of year leave school at the end of a busy day finds Mrs. Shelley handing out treat Shelley as teacher of the for a job well done, asking Year at North Sanpete the students to clean their District this year and you desks and the scraps of have only to see her in- paper off of the floor, teraction with her reminding them to take students to see why she materials home, watwas chosen. ching to see that they The award will be made have their coats as they to Mrs. Shelley who was leave, reminging one in the state competition at little girl not to miss her the next school board bus and taking extra time meeting a school official to help one boy get his said. papers into a large bag so Mrs. Shelley, a fifteen-yea- r he could get home with veteran of the them. The easy chatter of the classrooms, teaches the first grade at Mt. students tells the casual Pleasant Elementary and observer that here is a truly loves her 23 little room where a child feels boys and girls given her wanted and can feel he is somethis year to teach and accomplishing to learn thing. encourage Mrs. Shelley said the throughout their lives. TKe classroom. in which little ones are so innocent these students spend the and sometimes will call with you Mamma, and are so daiy is decorated Mrs. Shelleys philosophy pliable that that is why in mind that a child needs she enjoys teaching them. to be exposed to a variety Many hours go into her of experiences in order to job both at school and at learn. The walls include home, and she says she an example of this in her enjoys sharing new ideas decorations with others so she can monthly which change with the make her classroom holidays and the times of experiences better for her students and can learn the year. February has brought from others. Mrs. Shelley a native of out a gallery of Abraham Lincolns complete with Mt. Pleasant is the stovepipe hat and beard, daughter of the late Grant a poem about the COATES, AND Bernice a wall Coates and she says she groundhog, decorated with valentines can remember when she was a child and her father and a Valentine Box will be was alive they would play school at night and her added any day now. To the father would let her be the encourage learning of counting and teacher. This developed numbers a list of the her desire to be a teacher numbers plus the names and from the way she of each written out is does it it is easy to see she a was born with a high posted alongside of snowman and woman, a degree teaching display of number dots ability. from one to ten is on one My husband, Allen wall, and a chart of says I am a packrat," she Roman Numerals hangs said, but 1 save on display all the time. everything because you A tastefully arranged never know when you will wash-lin- e of paper clothes need it for school. The couple have three teaches the days of the week with dresses, and children Abigail, 8, shirts labeled for each of Amanda, 5, and Chet, age two. Mrs. Shelley is a the days. A few minutes obNorth Sanpete High and Brigham. School a to class serving ready soon-to-appe- Young University graduate and has taken courses at Utah State University and University of Utah. She started her teaching career in Fountain Green with the first and second grade and for all of her fifteen years has taught no Although no definite explanation for how the accident happened has been arrived at, it is believed that a surge of At Tuesdays meeting of the Fairview City Council city electrician Lynn Del Cox reported that the worst trouble spots on the high voltage line coming into the city have been repaired and the rest of the upgrading of the line will be done in the spring when the weather proves. A city spokesman said yesterday that a walking survey of the whole line on the south side of town had been done and the most needed work done now. The inability of the city trucks to go along the railroad tracks now has caused the rest of the work to have to wait for a electricity along hanging ground wire caused the problem when Cox touched a nearby fence. Cox died of his injuries on January 12. In other business Eicher Mayor Ray reported the acceptance of a $46,000. grant for a hydro-electri- c 'feasability plant study in Cottonwood ' Canyon. A letter has been received, the mayor said, stating that the money will soon be forthcoming. If the . plant is built the city will repay the money and if not, the money, would not spring. This is the 44000 volt, have to be paid back. In other action a franline on which Fairview ' for Utah chise was Cox resident Clyde allegedly electrocuted the Cablevision to bring cable T.V. into the city was weekend before approved by three votes ' commission meeting. County Attorney Paul Frischnecht was asked to prepare contracts for the signatures of Gunnison, Manti and Ephraim ofUnder ficials. the proposed agreements the cities will handle fire coverage for the county areas in their vicinity at a set fee per year paid by the county. Gunnison City will receive $5,000 under the agreement and Manti and road department and find out what needs to be done so the commission can give Mr. Worthen an answer soon on the permit. In other business, Remo Braithwaite appeared and asked the county to remove some large rocks and debris which were pushed into his ditch when road grading was done. The county said they will clean up the problem they caused. Gary Rasmussen of Manti was told the county would look into the cost of materials for armor-coatin- g a road about 4 to mile long near 2 Rasmussen's place on the north side of Manti. The county cannot afford to do the job but Rasmussen said he would be interested in paying for an if materials arrangement could be made to have the county do the work.1 In other matters Maurien Scott and Kerry Deuel were reappointed to the Mental Health Advisory Board; Charles Peterson of Spring City and Kent Larsen of Manti were appointed to the County Weed Board, and a March 5th meeting was decided upon for all county employees to meet with the commission to discuss policy. The meeting will be held at U a.m. March 5 at the courthouse. cities grade. $2,500 each. Negotiations are on with other still She says now there are citiesgoing for the same type of more pressures on teachers than there used arrangement. Fairview City has to be and students are not a to as well disciplined on the expressed willingness Mt. Pleasant is and sign, whole as they used to be. the definite She says you can tell right awaiting in the stipulations off which students have then it is the support and help of agreement to sign, comtheir parents and which prepared missioners said. Mt. ones do not. Home life is Pleasant officials have a part of a childs lear- been opposed to the plan ning, and home attitudes from the first citing the and experiences can for men and make a big difference in liability how well a child does in equipment and other facto: s as reason for their school, she said. opposition. . Commissioner Donon Shelley, aldson said Moroni commenting on the award hnd Fountain Green are which has come to her, work out an to trying said she is honored to receive i it but feels that agreement between them and then had expressed a there are many others in to sign. the district from whom willingness she has learned who In other business Don merit the same award. I Christensen of the Utah appreciate so much all Division of Wildlife Mrs. those with whom I work she said. One of the best things about teaching is that after fifteen years she has students who are old enough to return from missions and get married and it is when she sees them and they are happy to see her and remember when she was their teacher that brings the most joy. The 1980-8teacher of the year is a woman who cares about her students and who provides an atmosphere conductive to learning. The district in picking Mrs. Shelley has made a good choice and her students all through the years, and her would be the first to agree. 1 high-voltag- - other higher than the third Ephraim Fairview begins upgrading e power line FAIRVIEW- MANTI- Sanpete Commissioners County moved forward to get signatures of the cities in a county-cit- y fire contract with one abstention. Allan Sharp of the company Resources appeared before the commission to ask request greenbelt status for DWR land in the county which is being used for wildlife and as grazing land by the public under public bid. A member of the State Tax Commission had written an opinion that the land should be so designated. The commissioners are going to find out if there is a standard by which all counties having DWR land can determine the status. They granted greenbelt status for the designated sections of DWR land and also moved to have the assessors office send out tax notices by section of block rather than in- dividually. The DWR official also told the commission that body is in the process of purchasing 885 acres of land originally owned by Cliff Olsort and located south of the Pigeon Hollow gravelled road. Yal Ogden and Dan Metcalf of Intermountain Cablevision before micro-wav- e . meeting; and councilman Leo Stewart reported that the Cemetery Committee has met, then told the general situation and will spend this month getting Earlin Worthen who appeared In December asking for a permit for a salvage yard in the old sugar factory south of Centerfield reported that input to make he and his wife had recommendations next meeting. Com- ' enaries Peterson addressed the County Commission with a complaint that 1000 feet of his land is part of the county road and yet it is not serviced by the state. Peterson explained that the land was uked by the for public traveling purposes and also that the school bus turns around in his yard every weekday. The Commissioner explained to Peterson from Nells Motor which is also a 1981 model. The Commissioner approved the bid from Nells Motor. $7,995 , Jensen Jack approached the council about putting a water-lin- e under the county road that goes through his property in Fairview. The water-lin- e is necessary for irrigation purposes. The county will in- vestigate the situation and determine if a bond is necessary to pay for the construction or if the county will bring the road up to a decent standard .and then Jensen will be responsible for the upkeep. Alan Sharp met with the Commissioner to the discuss installation of a cable television system in said that through the free or the Mt. Pleasant, Fair-vie- reduced lunch program children from Ephraim, and low incomes families or families with Manti areas. At the hardship cases are assured of at least present time Mt. Pleasant one good meal. Without the program, and Fairview have' they may not even get that, she added. Check on complaints agreed to accept the cable franchise. television Mrs. Beck said that sometimes Tomorrow (February 4) complaints come in from parents of who complalh about the Sharp is meeting with the children people of Ephraim and meals. She said, however, that often Manti to discuss the children doing the , complaining are franchise hoping they will eating elsewhere and then tell their also come to a final parents school lunch was no good decision. today. The county will go She urged parents to come and find ahead and approve the out whatkind of meals are being served cable television system if and what their children are really the cities agree and all eating. Then, if there is a complaint, vote yes on the issue. let us know. that she felt unjustly taxed on a particular of property located in Wales. There are two buildings on the land. One of the buildings in par- GOP keynotes congressman EPHRAIM- - A New Beginning, the ; theme of the Republican Party this-yeis also the theme of the annual Lincoln Day Banquet set for the Snow College Cafeteria at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 12. Congressman Jin Hansen will be the keynote speaker. j ' Nancy Jensen, Sanpete County Party who said Chairman that young people are just beginning to be involved in; politics are invited to join with those of all ages in attending this special event;' Mrs. Jensen said the Sanpete group is" fortunate to be able to arrange this address by Hanseri and encouraged all Sanpete residents to take the op- ' portunity to come and get acquainted with the new Representative. k question and answer period will follow his address. ; A ham dinner with all the trimmings is planned at the low cost of $5 and will be followed by a musical program. Tickets are available in the following r communities from: Fairview- - Kristy Jensen, Thomas Bruton, Moroni- - Jim Christensen, Mt. Pleasant- - Howard K. Lay, Gene Robert Olsen, Speakman, Ephraim- - Richard Olson, ; Paul Jensen, Manti- - Morgan Dyreng, 427-924- 462-232- 9; 462-275- 5; 462-243- 283-632- Madsen Dyreng, 835-668- Natasha 835-414- Jl, The most ovtlrwork&d word in English is possibly the word set which has 58 noun uses, 126 verbal uses and 19 uses as an adjective. Every home should have a tool chest, and a few basic items to fill it. 4 co-o- in the Moroni school. At he will go at the Moroni Green and Fountain to School are Elementary being taught Spanish and trade teaching assignmath skills by a student ments with Mrs. Jolie teacher from Snow Higbee Hill who will then under the come to Moroni. College Mr. Sampsons hobby is Education Cooperative entomology, a study and Program. Charles (Chuck) collection of insects; and Sampson is working he has a large and MORONI- - Fifth grade students mid-semest- - under the direction of 5th Weber State College, the sponsoring school of the Education Cooperative signs during pheasant Comseason. The Program. informed missioner then Peterson that the 1,000 feet of land would be serviced by the state. Mary Lamb indicated to the County Commission Rep. Jim Hansen Moroni school has p ed teacher unusual collection which grade teacher, Clark he has gathered. He says he is, enjoying Walker, of Fountain Green. his teaching assignment that because he had He graduated last and the students at the posted no trasspassing Spring from Snow College Moroni school very much. signs the land had not and is now in his Junior He is from San Diego, been taken care of by the at the school where Calif, but had previously year state. he serves as president of lived in Salt Lake City Peterson agreed not to the LDS Institute. He will and Nephi, and has place any signs on the complete his education at served in the San portion of land with the exception of no hunting present guidelines a family of four can earn between $10,271 and $15,490 and qualify while under the old guidelines a family of four could qualify if their income was between $10,251 to $15,990. Drops for large families On the bottom of the scale (which is published on the legal page in todays Pyramid) a family of eight can qualify if their income is betwen $16,371 to $25,000. Under the old guidelines a family of eight could earn between $16,951 and $26,440 and qualify for reduced lunches. The scale for free or reduced lunches is based on scale set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and varies according to family size and income. The new rules are temporary, yet will be in effect through September 30, 1981 according to the H.H. Wiknawer, coordinator of Child Nutrition, Utah State office of Education. He also reported that the new law also eliminates the use of hardship provisions which have allowed some families to qualify for the meals even though their incomes were too high. These hardship provision included high' housing expenses, disaster and casulty losses, excessive hiedical expenses and special education expenses. 1176 meals served ally Mrs. Beck said 1176 meals are served each day in North Sanpetes seven schools. Of this amount about 282 are free and 62 are reduced. The state average is 24 percent of the 212,000 school meals which are served each day. Mrs. Beck pointed out further that children paying for their lunches are only paying half of the costs involved. She said the average co6t of a meal is $1.25. Elementary children pay 50 cents while middle school and high school students are paying 60 cents if they buy lunch tickets and 65 cents if they pay at the door. The difference in the cost of the lunch and the amount paid by the students is made up from state and federal funds along with government commodities, Mrs. Beck explained. Mrs. Beck stressed the importance of a child getting a nutritious meal and school said that for some children, lunch is the only meal they get. She Salvador-Centra- l America LDS Mission. Charles Sampson, student teacher at Moroni Elementary. Mr. is Sampson majoring in Education with a minor in Spanish, and hopes to someday teach in a Jr. High School or a High School. He is teaching daily until noon appeared piece the commission said six stations, 4 and an requested satellite stations, and tw agreement for their cable optional movie channels TV installation which are planned. they had contacted the In other matters the county about some two council passed resolution years ago. They intend appointing Raymond to install a Nelson City Represen- system on Bartonss Peak tative for Surplus in the west mountains to Property; the bond beam TV to the towns of agreement with Fairview Sanpete and Sevier Heights was presented for Valleys. Work has started review by the citys at- on the Sevier County part torney and to be acted of the system the two ' upon at the next council said. other aspects. missioner Ned Madsen suggested Mr. Worthen not be made to wait any longer but that the agreement at Tuesdays commission contact the District honor goes to Phyllis Shelley MT. PLEASANT- - Few if any will disagree with the selection of Phyllis fire contracts signed and $8,150. However, under 5,231 at its contacted state road a ticular, salvage grainery seems to have FohuoxiJL Bdt Rmm .... . .4(74401 been taxed $10,000. The family of Ellis A tax adjuster was Madsen honored her in brought in and she exon her 75th birthJanuary plained that the computer with a dinner party at had made an error and day the Spanish Fork home been the tax should have of a daughter Dr. and $100. Mrs. Don (Carolyn) sent Mrs. Lamb will be Robertson. Other guests an adjusted notice. were Earl and Jean The sheriffs departWheeler of Manti and ment will be spdrting a and Priscilla the near Bryant Madsen of Fairview. All future. Bids were brought 50 members of the family, before the County who had been together Commission late Tuesday over the holidays afternoon. The following a book of bids were submitted: a prepared written tributes to Mrs. 1981 Malibu Sports Sedan Madsen for her birthday from costing $9,150 gift. 1981 Peterson's; a members of new car in . officials and were told they must clear with the Granada from Lund Ford It is a relief to weep; county. County officials for $8,976 in Mt. Pleasant, grief is satisfied and said the state road a 1981 Pontiac from carried off by tears, department must clear Nielsons for $8,535.50 and the fencing plans and a Chrysler LaBaron for Ovid Thirty nine the Leslie and Erma Shelley family held their annual party and hayride before the holidays. The Ephraim PTA recently sponsored a teacher appreciation week at the. Elementary School. Each student made a special creation of Thanks and) many other activities were done to make the teachers feel appreciated. Psrents and PTA members want to say a apodal thanks to the teachers who do such a v good Job attending to the needs of each child. (Pictured Is Mr, Walker's first; 3 grade class holding their creations.) A fd jmt ftm IrfVi |