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Show ,mg iijii' Messenger-Enterpris- Helping your child Succeed f in j school j(S Eskelsen, president Utah Education Association by Lily Dear Lily: Im writing about your article on TV watching and children. Although I agree that their viewing should be monitored by the parent, Im not sure that simply turning off the TV makes them discriminating viewers as they grow older. Ive had the opportunity to hear Sister Elizabeth Thoman of the Center for Media and Literacy in California. She tells of classes in Canada where students study and evaluate TV programs so they learn w hy a particular program may be bad or good, worth or not worth watching and the reasons why. Wouldnt that be better than just turning off the TV? M.K. of Murray Dear Reader: What a wonderful suggestion for both home and school! I do see two separate issues on television watching. The one about which I wrote is the pure amount of TIME our children spend in front of a set w hen they should be running or reading or playing music or playing hide and seek. It is, indeed, up to parents to-times- - simply turn off the TV. But the issue you raise is one that recognizes that in todays world, children will watch some television. Even if parents carefully limit watching to one or two shows each day, they could be the trashiest, most violent, most dis at respectful, most idiotic shows available. Children must be guided and trained to make w ise choices. So. when the TV is on at your house, take the time to sit and watch with your children. Ask them about the characters. Ask them how the story would play out in the real w'orld. Ask them what the writers want them to be thinking as they watch the program. Ask them if thats what they're thinking. On more and more shows kids hurl insults at g friends and parents and strangers w hile the laughtrack chuckles. Ask them how real people would feel if they were treated like that. On every conceivable every' problem is solved in 30 minutes with a kiss and a hug and everyone holding hands at the end. Ask them to compare that with jour wise-crackin- sit-co- family's real-lif- Now, problems. e don't go overboard. Dont make every show every day of the week a test. But every now and then plant those seeds that make a child think about what is being poured into our eyes and teachers, too-c- an ears. Parents--an- d help kids become discriminatviewers. ing If you have a suggestion for parents that joud like me to pass on through this column, please w rite to me care of this paper. il,ry'T,iiri Thursday, April 6, 1995 e, tf' r,,n 'ri Page 2 Farmers, ranchers oppose MHS Counselor's Corner Natasha Madsen proposed bid process for School Trust Lands take By A proposal by the newly organized School and Institutional Trust Lands Board to change the method of awarding livestock grazing permits has drawn widespread opposition from ranchers in the state. A spokesman for the Utah Farm Bureau Federation told the board the proposal would seriously damage the financial security of numerous ranches that harvest the forage on school trust lands. The trust lands board is charged by the Utah Constitution to maximize the revenue from trust lands for the benefit of Utahs schools. The board has proposed to change from a permit application process to competitive bidding to determine who uses the land. Many Utah ranchers have invested private capital directly into improvements in trust lands. These investments were made with the states knowledge or approval. The proposal does not assure these costs will be paid to the rancher if he loses his permit, according to Tom Bingham, Farm Bureaus Vice President for Public Policy. Our students have completed the ACT Prep workshop and will the ACT test on Thursday, School. should ranchers who actually im- April 6th at Manti High test ACT the Students may take prove the lands productivity by 60 days. While we give the harvesting. renewable forage, be every and April. treated any differently? he asked. test at MHS in October it several offers Farm Bureau said water rights Snow College used for land outside school trust times each year. National testing counselin lands may also be threatened. If a dates can be found the otherwise please call trust land permittee has drilled a ing office, well on trust land, which is not the college. Entries for the Student Art uncommon, and has piped the Exhibit at the Central Utah Art w ater to adjacent federal or private land, the bid proposal could po- Center are being accepted by Mr. tentially cause the water right Johnson. This exhibit will run holder to no longer have the use from April 19th through May 23rd of the land associated with the in Ephraim. Mr. Johnson notes we have many talented students and well, Bingham told the board. When the Utah legislature he urges them to contract him established the new trust lands about displaying their projects. board, they authorized a trust lands Parents, you may have to encourgrazing advisory committee. We age your students to share their recommend the state delay action work! on a new grazing fee method for Using peer leaders from the student one year, just as the BLM and Forgovernment class, MHS est Service have done, and appoint an advisory committee to study the proposal in detail. The committee can then provide recommenda- tions to the board, Bingham urged. He said the proposal, as presented to permittees will affect at least ,000 Utah ranchers. He said the current proposal is flawed be- -. cause it would cost the trust much more to administer, it does not re- quire land management standards, does not assure a current permit holder continuity of his operation, and it is likely that the proposal would actually bring less revenue to schools from grazing. 1 Bingham noted that Farm Bureau supports the concept of getting the most revenue reasonably possible for school need from the trust lands. However, the proposal to abandon the application process, which is followed by both the Bureau of Land Management and the US Forest Service on adBingham said the reason threatens d state grazing fee is the Utahs lands, seriously jacent In honor of Snow Colleges he has served as teacher, adminisis in the long-terlowest of the West because sustainability Native American Week, Wil trator and educational consultant. Utahs livestock industry. Any- -- Utah has the second lowest rainNumkena, Executive Director of Convocations continue every thing that docs this will also refall in the lower 48 states. That the Utah Division of Indian Af- Thursday through June , at 12:30 duce total revenues to schools is a direct measurement of how fairs, will address Indian Philosop.m. in the Crane Theatre. The from both grazing permits and the much forage a section of trust phies and Symbols: An Interprepublic is encouraged to attend. local school property taxes paid bj" , lands w ill produce and trust land tation for the first weekly Snow Other spring quarter convocations ranchers, Bingham said. permittees also pay 40 cents per College Convocation of spring include a program by international Bingham said the state docs animal unit month more than federal lands fees because state perquarter on Thursday, April 6, in students, two former Snowdrift not force the ow ner of a producthe Crane Theatre at 12:30 p.m. editors who are now professional ing oil or gas well or a producing mits usually allow the rancher to All Convocations arc free and journalists, and Merlin from the mine to renegotiate or rebid their drill wells and install other imExcalibur in Las Veeas. open to the public. permit once it is awarded. Why provements, he said. Numkena, a member of the llopi Tribe, gained his expertise News from Sanpete County Home Economist in this area through his childhood by JoAnn Mortensen in Tuba City, Arizona. I Ie grew up Sanpete County Extension Home Economist in the traditional llopi lifeways, with a foundation in tribal philosoThose of us who went to phies and culture. Ie is a frequent We would like to get a 1 speaker on various Indian issues, Teen Council formed. We have an Leadermete had a wonderful time and came back with new enthusihistory and culture, including Eduactivity planned for April cation of Indian Children, program. We Anyone interested in being a Teen asm for the in Indian Art, and Indian found that out those who volun(13-19 Leader years old) please and Culture. have teer life a History longer contact the Extension Office as expectancy Numkenas professional casoon as possible. We would like than those who dont. reer includes his present position Anyone who wants to start a to have a good cross section of with the Division of Indian AfSanpete County and encourage club, please contact us for more fairs, an appointment by the Govinformation, you to get involved. ernor of Utah. His former experience includes the positions of Director of Indian Education with the Utah State Office of Education and the Federal Programs Administrator with the I lopi School District 25. An educator by training, Indian Affairs Director to speak at Convocation sec-on- m 1 1 4-- 28-2- Sym-bolis- lynrfty presented a Refusal Skills program at the Ephraim Elementary. Refusal skills allow students to say no and still keep friends. Participating were Rachel Anderson, Jackie Anderson, Mandie Shore, Troy Shore, John Peterson, Angela White, and Brax Bateman. We appreciate the willingness of the students as they share their talents. They are effective teachers ... they are peer leaders. Graduation is seven weeks away. Many students are getting tired (all?) and it is increasingly difficult to demand the best of oneself. Seniors need to finish this last quarter with a strong educational commitment. (You dont want grades to come back and haunt you!) Have you noticed how lots of parents worship the ground the children walk on ... until they track it into the house? Rodney Cox, Natasha Madsen, Diane Rogers Emergency Medical Services sponsors new patch contest Contest applications can be The Utah Bureau of Emerconis from the Utah Bureau of obtained Services Medical gency ducting a design contest which Emergency Medical Services, the will enhance the Utah Centennial Manti City offices of the Sanpete celebration activities and promote County Auditors office. Contest appreciation of Utahs heritage winners in each category will be and Emergency Medical Services. presented with awards and recog-nitio- n The goal of the contest will be to during the Emergency Editions of Centennial Medical Services Awards Cerdesign Utah Emergency Medical Ser- emony celebrating EMS week in vices patches. The winner of the May. contest will have the honor of their Completed contest applicaas worn and art work are due by April tions patches by design being 30, 1995 at: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics in the Centennial Utah Bureau of Emergency 1996. Services Medical year, is offered The design contest 288 North 1460 West, 2nd Floor to school-age- d youth. Emergency Medical Services workers and the Salt Lake'City,' Utah acgeneral public. Designs will be cepted until April 30. In An Emergency Dial "911" Paid for by the Carbon Water Committee 1 9. 4-- II m 835-215- SANPETE UALLEY 1. What else could you buy for $17.3 million? HOSPITAL SPECIALTY CLINICS April 15 Dr. MacArthur; Orthopedist Over on the Carbon County side of the hill, we scrimp and save and borrow for public projects just like you do in Sanpete. One of the things we wonder about is how you good Sanpete folk are going to make it if you commit such an enormous chunk of your county's April 17 Dr. Dickinson; Endoscopy Dr. Linton; Opthahnologist economy to getting an extra four inches of water a year for 248 families. We already April 1 April 5 Dr. MacArthur; Orthopedist Dr. llemmert; Endoscopy Dr. Robert Jackson; Orthopedist April 7 April 19 April 20 April 26 Dr. Stoker; Ear, Nose & Throat know the Narrows would hurt us. But maybe you haven't been told how it could hurt you. You don't have to be on our side of the hill to be against the Narrows Project. Dr. Scott Jackson; Orthopedist SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE FOR AH APPOINTMENT CALL 4G2-244- ! Messenger-Enterpris- e, 35 South Main Manti, Utah 84642 (801)835-424- 1 Inc. SfGibsito&m afffijxi! 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