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Show Messenger-Enterpris- Legislative Report By Sandra J. Christensen Sanpete County Home Economist USU Cooperative Extension Service Nutrition and Disease the latest revenue projections for Fiscal Year 1993 in order to finalize the budget which starts July 1, 1992 and ends June 30, program to be presented On Thursday, February 27 2 p.m. in the Manti Senior at Citizen Center, the USU Cooperative Extension Service in cooperation with the Manti Center, is sponsoring Dr. Georgia C. Lauritzen, (a native of Moroni) who will present a program on Nutrition and Disease. This presentation will be especially geared to those of senior citizen communities. Dr. Lauritzen has been a member of the faculty of the Department ofNutrition of Food Sciences at Utah State University since 1976. Her current position is Associate Professor and Cooperative Extension Nutrition specialist. She has recently been honored with a by her Meritorious Service Award. Previous honors include: Top Professor from the University Mortar Board in 1990; Award of 1993. Merit from the Utah Dietetic Association in 1989; State Award from Iota Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi in 1988. Extension Specialist of the year in 1987; Overall Extension Specialist Award in 1985-86- . Recently Georgia was elected to the North Logan City Council and began her term in Mid-Care- er January 1992. Georgia is a warm, friendly and caring person who is infinitely interested in people. Although she has studied and worked extensively and risen to admirable positions in her profession, she has never forgotten or failed to appreciate her origins. She is excited to come home to Sanpete to be of service to you, her people. We invite you to do yourself a favor and her the honor of attending this presentation. the Wasatch Academy staff and students enjoy Family Ski Weekend at Sundance Resort on Feb . 8 Students, parents, faculty and staff of Wasatch Academy gathered at Sundance on Saturday, Feb. 8, for the annual Ski Weekend. Family Approximately 175 people took part in the activities which have become a popular event of the school year. Participantsgatheredinthe Sundance rehearsal hall at 5 p.m. for a social hour, followed by a banquet and auction. Examples of auction items include laundry service for students, a one week vacation in a Cape Cod home and a signed poster by Ansel Adams. Funds from the auction are used for student activities such as the ski weekend. Dean of Students Lindsey Gilbert served as auctioneer assisted by Greg Zeigler, Director of External Affairs. The Wasatch jazz band, directed by Jim Busby; the show choir, directed by Kathleen Hansen; the drama department, coached by Cintra Strippoli; the drill team, coached by Lynnaia Allen, provided entertainment for the evening. The annual ski weekend is designed to allow students, faculty and parents to interact in a social atmosphere and establish positive relationships. Wasatch Academy is the r boarding high only school in Utah. four-yea- Vital Links by LILY ESKELSEN President, Utah Education Association a child says, I cant, he will make that his reality, and even with all of our coaxing, he will fail, proving that he was right all along. A childs confidence in himself or herself is vital to success. And although selfesteem begins to take shape in the infant, it is never too late to foster and develop it. Never too late, but easier said than done. These are cliches to live by. I can easily spot a child in who is need of special class my attention in building a positive Its the quiet little no friends. Its the who has boy off and plays shows who girl class clown. Its the discipline problem; its the middle kid in a large family; its the teachers pet who wants to stay after school and erase the chalkboard. In short, its everyone - every, single, precious, individual one self-imag- e. -- t of the 30 or 33 or 36 students may have in any given year. The link between home and school becomes increasingly vital just as it becomes increasingly difficult to connect Our children must hear the same message from home and school: You are important. You are a winner. I value you. I love you unconditionally. Find the strengths in your children. Praise them for their a to organize ability neighborhood ball game. Praise them for their imagination in a drawing they make. Praise them when they show caring for a younger brother or sister. Ask for their opinion. Ask for their help. Ask for their respect, but give them yours in return. As parents and teachers, we sometimes define our role as that of Corrector, Finder of Mistakes. We must broaden our perceptions of who we are. We are the voices that echo what our children will be. According to the Sanpete County Sheriffs Office, public safety activity for January, 1992 included: 81 papers served accidents investigated 17 booked into jail inmates 25 ambulance calls dispatched 41 fire calls dispatched 8 police calls dispatched 552 total calls dispatched 688 turn Security Reminder: When leaving your vehicle, lock the and remove the the set keys brake, off the engine, vehicle. inside in valuables doors. Do not leave your sight in Sanpete vehicles 14 from were burglaries In 1991 there County. civil and Handicapped, and programs to An promote early intervention program for severely disabled infants and toddlers will probably suffer. It is this last program that I especially wantto see preserved. Early intervention for these severely disabled children can make such a difference in their lives. Another area which is receiving considerable attention is HB 65, Equalization of Capital Outlay." This bill needs a little explanation. Revenues from Income Tax and the Corporation Franchise Tax, together with a supplement from the General Fund, are pooled and distributed evenly throughout the state for the Weighted Pupil Unit." Each student is allocated an equal amount, regardless ofwhere the revenues are generated. This is not true of property taxes that go toward Capital Outlay, or school building construction, debt service, etc. This results in an unequal expenditure per student for Capital Outlay. A Example: comparison of the tax yield per one mill levy shows that South Summit would receive $164.00 per student. Cache School District would receive $12.00 per student! HB 65 is an attempt to equalize the Capital Outlay funds available per student in each school district. Of course, this means that some school districts would be forced to give up Capital Outlay funds. Other school districts would receive additional funds. In order to reduce the immediate financial impact on some school districts, the program would be phased in over years. In addition, school districts that have outstanding bonds could delay giving up funds until the bonds are retired. This is a very controversial bill, even though it has been studied to death," as some legislators remarked. I am one of its staunch supporters, and therefore I signed on as a cofive sponsor. Your comments in the past have been very helpful, and are much appreciated. Ephraim: Past, Present & Future Ephraims Streets: Theres no doubt we are now coming out of winter into spring. With the change from winter to spring, all of us notice some major repairs needed in most of our streets. The winter freezing of the asphaltcauses the weaker parts to break-u- p and we notice more. Two weeks from today one of our new LDS Institute instructors and his wife will be coming to Ephraim from Madison, Wisconsin to look for a home to purchase. They will be looking in Manti and in Ephraim. What will they see? Of course it is a pretty bad time to see the best side ofmost things. The spring flowers, the green grass and other signs of a vibrant, living, attractive little city will not be here to greet them. Its the worst time to come to see some things at their best, for sure. When Tamra and I came from the same area of the USA to find our new home in Ephraim in the middle of May, 1983, we did not expect to see a spotless, flawless little city in every respect. Even though the beauty of the trees, grass and spring flowers were so inviting, we could not help but notice the needed repairs of the streets, outfences, and fallen-dowhouses. We tried not to be critical, but to be understanding. We hope the Price family and the other new families planning to move here will try to understand our limitations and themselves do what they can to help us in our efforts to make Ephraim a little model city. Our founding fathers, those who came before us, did not carve this community out of the wilderness to have it become less than a model in every way. We all want it that way. Next weeks article will be written by Mr. Alan Grindstaff, Ephraim City Administrator. He will project for us the report for the plans of new surfacing n Webster's definition: tlvkr. Insignificant or Inessential matters, that which comes from the street, of little trifling, ordinary, commonplace. Beth's definition: frWd; hogwash. My definition: MWa: lot of fun. and resurfacing of the streets He will also on the master-plan- . tell us of the costs of those projects and what we have in the budget for such work. by Max E. Call With the approach of spring its time once again to think time. Both Manti and Ephraim have their about clean-ubeautification committees busy organizing special clean-u- p events. All with the object in mind of making our cities look better. We could use a lot of that medicine. A drive around the streets in our cities reveals many, many old buildings all of them. Isnt it time we took some remaining, action about that? Church leaders have repeatedly admonished us to get with it and clean up those old scrap heaps that used to be bams, sheds or fences. Yet most of them remain. Many of them have already fallen half over, but it may take another 50 years for nature to finish the job unaided. Are we waiting until the price of fuel makes them more valuable as our winter wood supply than as old storage sheds? Incidentally, a couple of years ago I cleaned up an old fence line around my place, deciding to practice what I preached, and gathered enough old lumber for an entire winters supply for my wood stove. Now before all you preservers of old buildings get after me, let me say that Im not talking about the kind of building that has truly historical value and could be restored profitably. Im talking about all those old barns and storage sheds - piles of decayed lumber and rusting nails that are no good to anybody and give the impression that our town just doesnt care about being neat and tidy. If every LDS scout troop in the area would take upon itself a yearly project to assist the owner tear down some old building, just think, in a few years it could have a significant impact on the attractiveness of our communities. And if enough property owners would take enough pride in the looks of their property to do it themselves, it would truly add to the surrounding beauty. Take a look at YOUR place. Could it stand a dose of that kind of medicine? p eye-sor- speed up the might of process getting our streets up to a level of repair and general pride that most of us want to see. My opinion is that my successor, former Councilman Don Thompson, has left the streets of Ephraim in better repair generally than they have been since we came to town in 1983. I think that we need to continue this progress. We look forward to Mr. Grindstaffs report that will tell us of the plans to keep up this momentum towards even better repair and improved streets management do to for es -- Did you hear about the new chewing gum made from rubber tires? One boy chewed it every day and never had a cavity. But, on his 21st birthday, he had to have his teeth rotated and balanced. morning, a fish spotted the herring swimming alone and, fearing the worst, asked the herring the whereabouts of his friend, the whale. How should I know? the herring replied haughtily. Am I my blubbers kipper? Be a good neighbor. Have your lawnmower overhauled now ready for borrowing. Ive been thinking of what we balderdash, but a A whale and a herring were inseparable friends and spent each day swimming happily side by side. Then one by Barry Baker City Councilman the needed repairs more and I SHERIFF'S CORNER Disadvantaged y. Home and School: Perception is more than half of our reality. What I think I can do may be more important than my actual abilities to do it. When The projections are now in, and the news is not as good as we had hoped. This means that some programs wont be funded, or at least will not be funded at the level at which they should be funded. It also means that agency requests will have to be reduced. Following are some examples about which I am concerned. Public education will not receive all the money which was requested. Class size reduction for the second grade will suffer. The big loser will probably be fundingthe growth inHigher Education. A projected increase of about 4,650 students next year, together with 4,960 currently unfunded students, makes for a very critical situation. Placing a ceiling on enrollment at universities is a very real possibility. A third area of critical need is Health and Human Services. This includes Medicaid, Aid to 1 Trivia ... by Ray Nielsen 69 District State Representative We have been waiting for We express our appreciation what has been done by all of e our Ephraim City employees on all levels whohave to deal with the challenges of streets repair, cleaning, etc. If any of you, our fellow citizens, feel that you have a workable, viable master plan beyond what full-tim- Approaching income tax time reminds us that March is a better month than it used to be. A few years back, April 15th came in March. The best most needed. Not so trivial: Its a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. 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Main, Manti, Utah 84642 assess- participating ments to adjacent property special thing about spring is, it comes just when its Did you hear about the miser who hid his money under his water bed, and liquidated his assets??? we presently Messenger-Enterpris- owners. I also know that much could be done with volunteer neighborhoods. opinion? What is your FREE INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE will be sponsored by the IRS this year through AARP volunteers. If you have income less than $21,250, and you have a child, dependent Earned Income Credit may be available. For an appointment, contact your Senior Citizen Center in Manti, 835-204- 1 e, Phone: fax labor, etc., in our various at Page 2 Thursday, February 20, 992 e, No.: 835-424- 1 835-149- 3 Publisher Editor Senior Writer, Editor Ephraim Reporter Advertising, Circulation Photographers Max E. Call Max E. Call Bruce Jennings Eleanor Madsen, Bruce Jennings, 283-444- 3 Lloyd Call Lloyd Call Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mon. thru Fri. 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