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Show Messenger-Enterpris- LDS First Presidency Union demands 'unreasonable', New Bell Tower dedicated schedules Satellite Christmas Devotional says Taxpayers Association Utah school teachers are being used by their Union, claims the Utah Taxpayers Association. The Utah Education Association, the states largest teachers union is building up false hopes for school teachers in an effort to bolster its membership, says Taxpayers Association spokesman Howard Stephenson. The union has experienced some dissatisfaction from rank and file members and also have met with competition from the American Federation of Teachers. Now the union feels it must flex its political muscles to make a show of strength before its Page 9 Thursday, November 30, 1989 e, while demanding a whopping $200 million increase all for education, he said. I agree with Governor Bangerter that the UEA tries to build low teacher morale so they can ask for more money, Stephenson said. The union keeps telling us how bad Utah schools are but they have no facts to back up those claims except for low school funding. Despite relatively low spending per student, we have one of the best school systems in the nation, Stephenson said. We have respectable test scores, low drop- The annual First Presidency Christmas Devotional of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be telecast live via satellite to members and their guests in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico Sunday, December 3, 1989 at 6 p.m. The devotional will also feature Christmas music by the 325 voices of the world renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir, under the direction of Jerold Ottley, as well as audience participation in the singing of Christmas carols. (MST). This is the seventh year the Originating in the Tabernacle traditional devotionals will have on Salt Lake Citys historic been carried over the satellite to Temple Square, the program will church buildings with satellite feature a Christmas message by receiving equipment. There are President Gordon B. Hinckley, some 2,500 such locations this first counselor to President Ezra year. Taft Benson in the First PresiThe program will be rebroaddency. President Thomas S. cast over KBYU-TV- , Channel Monson, second counselor, will 11, at 8 (MST). p.m. conduct the service. out rates, high advanced placemembership. ment participation, low school The most upsetting recent crime, and the lowest pupil development is the threat the teacher ratios in Utah history. union has made that teachers The higher funding and smaller will go on strike if the legislaclasses in other states do not ture doesnt meet its demands always result in better educafor nearly $200 million in higher tion. the additional funding ofThe Ephraim Middle School chorus and band. Theyll perten goes to support administrafunding, said Taxpayers Assois inviting nominations for the form both traditional and popuciation spokesman Howard tive overhead due to hundreds This really of small school districts, half recipients of special candles, lar holiday numbers. Stephenson. Nominations for the candles amounts to taking our school empty school buildings brought symbolic of human service, at kids hostage if we dont cave in on by declining enrollments, and the schools annual Candlelight should include a brief description of the individuals life and to the demands ofthe union. Its costly intervention programs due program. be will Yule The Candles service, according to Principal to like the lower family values and sotactics used by a little to from Rees. They should be adT.J. one cial problems, he said. person presented terrorists," he said. to him in care of the from dressed one and person I wouldnt trade our school Ephraim If teachers knew how ridicug the proEphraim Middle School, 555 during lous the demand for $200 milsystem for any other states, and on be will South 100 East, Ephraim, Utah held which lion was, they would realize they Im sure our teachers wouldnt gram, December 14, 1989, 7:30 p.m. in 84627, no later than December either. The cost of living is much are beingused by union bosses." the Adams Commons. 8, 1989. in many of the states noted that higher Stephenson during A faculty committee will reThe candlelight service will the last five years, legislative which pay more, but the quality selections musical consist view of the nominations and recby appropriations for education of life is much lower, Mr. school ommend middle the the candle recipients. orchestra, have increased $30 million to Stephenson said. $35 million per year. To expect Stephenson said his Associa, " V' ' ,V 'A, a $200 million or 19 increase tion agrees that there needs to in one year is absolutely be increased funding for educaunachievable, and union bosses tion in Utah, but he urges a long know it, Mr. Stephenson said. term plan, not a quick fix. If teacher salaries are to be inHe contrasted the $200 million request with the $165 milcreased to bring them more in lion record tax increase of 1987 line with the rest of the nation, which caused tax protesters to lets do it over a few years, not hit the streets with petitions. all at once, he said. The $165 million was divided The Taxpayers Association among public education, higher also insists that increased fundeducation, highways, social ing for education be tied to educational restructuring in- services and other state pro ,i . - grams. I dont see how a union ' eluding pay for performance and leader can keep a straight face parent choice in schools. Nominations being sought for Yule Candle recipients On Wednesday, November22nd, Kenneth Graham dedicated the new Manti Elementary Bell Tower, located east of the school. The bell will be programmed to ring every day at noon and on special occasions. Manti-Sterlin- ;,, The original manuscript of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures land was sold in 1928 for $75,250. t,''' "", in Wonder ? '"A"',,'' fmrn Li ! U ! Discount , Fur farming is legitimate business, says Farm Bureau Efforts by animal rights extremists to ban fur farming and other agricultural practices involving farm animals would deny American consumers the right to choose for themselves whether they want to buy fur products or eat meat or other products from our farms, according to a top official of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation. be tolerated by the Utah agri- cultural industry. Fur farming is a legitimate business, with some of the most modern and humane animal nutrition and care practices in all of agriculture. Animals, inanimals, cluding were intended for the use of man. Threats of violence against any farmer are evidence that C. Booth Wallentine, executhe movement against animal tive vice president of the Utah agriculture is really Farm Bureau, commenting on and a movement capable of viothe protest march against fur lence, he added. farming, scheduled for downWallentine said animal rights town Salt Lake City on Friday, activists have claimed credit for said animal rights groups have several major acts of violence opposed the use of animals for this past year, including the fur, in medical research and have of the Dixon, Califorclaimed farmers and ranchers burning nia livestock auction last spring. throughout the nation mistreat He noted that the of their farm animals. No one has animal rights group a a stronger bond between man hasleading been indicted in recently and animals than the farmer or Federal Court for Baltimore rancher who raises them, he interference with medical resaid. search using animals. America is a land based on Moreover, humane treatment of farm animals makes freedoms. People have a right to Walchoose to buy or not to buy fur good economic sense," said. products, he said. While the lentine to protest is also a freeHe said Farm Bureau has right we will strongly resist dom, received notice of threats of you would like to "share the news" with a relative or friend, now is the time! From now through the end of 1989, you can give a new gift subscription and save $3.00! If i fur-beari- anti-peopl- : Regular rate: e, Inside Sanpete County $15.00year Outside Sanpete County $18.00year i Now, the rate is $12.00 and $15.00 respectively i X er protect actions based on the false physical violence and property notion that fanners mistreat destruction to mink ranchers in their animals, or any actions Utah, allegedly from animal that threaten violence." rights activists. 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