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Show 0$ H fIM prTrtUBmiMWr Child Support Task Force completes study After a study of child support issues, the Utah Child Support Task Force has ten-mon- th developed proposed guidelines for Judges and administrative agencies to use in setting child support payments. Currently, the amount of child support awarded throughout the state varies from court to court. According to its report, the Task Force attempted to devise a payment schedule that would govern 85 percent of the state's child support cases, recognizing that there will always be exception." The Task Force wanted the child support guide- - lines to be "predictable, reasonable, simply calculated, and reflect the duty of both parents to support their children commensurate with their ability." The Task Force, established by the Utah Judicial Council, is comprised of Judges, lawyers, legislators, economists and representatives of public interest groups. In developing the guidelines, the Task Force reviewed child support schedules and formulas of other states. It selected printed on back of poster. the "Income shares approach 7. -- Childs age and grade because it assumes both parmust be printed on front of ents have a duty to support poster in lower right hand cor- their children. It bases child ner. support awards on national economic data as to the actual -8. Deadline for entry is 9 cost of rearing children in low, a.m., April 21. Turn in to the and high income housemiddle, office at your school. holds. Parents then share the 9. Judging will be In two cost according to their available categories: Primary for grades income. 2 and Secondary for grades "One of the primary objectives One grand prize black and of the Task Force was to protect white TV will be awarded for the children as much as possible best overall poster. from the adverse effects of a a. First prizes "anifamily breakup," said Judge mal" radlostereo radio headJudith M. Billings, chair of the sets. Task Force. "Its estimated that -b. Second prizes Two 70 percent of all children in the United States will live, at some wristwatches. in their lives, in a single point c. Third prizes Two parent home." gift certificates Recent studies indicate that 10. Winners will be an- child awards nationnounced on KMTI "Mikes Maga- wide support are deficient critically zine" on April 27 at 10: 30 a.m. when measured against the Winners will be contacted prior economic costs of child rearing. to Health Fair. In Utah, the Task Force found many child support awards to Prizes for the Health Fair be both "deficient and inconsisPoster Contest were donated by tent." The majority of Utah's district Judges and family law area merchants. All poster contest entries will attorneys agree. Of those surbe on display at the Health Fair. veyed, 100 percent felt the need I dont want to discommittee qualify my children who enter." Official rules for the contest are as follows: Contest is open to children In Sanpete County, grades Kindergarten to fifth. 2. Theme for the poster is Health" 3. Poster must not be larger than 12 x 14. 4. Poster must be the original work of the child, and completed at home. 5. Each child may only submit one original entry. 6. -- Childs name, phone, address and school must be 1. O r i V1 i ... ' W . v, irn I : If ( ft! Vri - i I EMS Emergency services personnel who attended recent seminar are Richard Warburton, Robert EMS Commissioner Dr. Bessey, chairman, Robert Armstrong, Kay Jensen, director, Lester Anderson, John Jensen, Mark Shaw, and Grant Jackson. EMS seminar The Sanpete County Emergency Medical Services Committee sponsored a two-da- y presented locally seminar for all emergency service providers recently. There were 65 participants Volunteer 4-- leaders will meet in Provo H leaders will Volunteer meet in Provo for the 1988 State at the Leadermete, April BYU Conference Center. "4-Proud Past - Promising Future is the theme of this 4-- 21-2- 3 years Leadermete. The highlight of the conference will be a Sharing Fair on Saturday. leadApril 23, to which all H 4-- ers, members, and alumni are Invited. The Fair will feature displays and demonstrations of a wide variety of projects. There will be workshops and a style revue will climax the day. A special part of the Leadermete will be the recognition of leaders from outstanding 4-- 4-- across the stale. For the first alumni will time, a couple of be recognized. Each county can select one of their volunteer leaders to be honored at the awards banquet. One volunteer in the state will be chosen to receive the :Doorknob" Award in recognition of all the doors of opportunity that they have opened for young people. 4-- During the Leadermete, the Utah Volunteers Association will elect new representatives to their executive council. 4-- For more information, please contact your County Extension i who received Some of the speakers included Richard Warburton. Utah State Director of Emergency Medical Services, Dr. Robert Armstrong. Dr. Bruce Burnham and Chris Hall, who spoke on dealing with stress of the care taker. Kirk Hording and Pat Meanea with the Highway Patrol presented information on hazardous materials and how to keep the care taker alive. Karen Thomas directed an IV practice station. Thad Moore and Dick Bethers finalized the seminar with a hypothermia lecture and ice and snow evacuation and rescue. Valuable lifesaving information and skills were learned by members of the fire depart- ments. search and rescue, ambulance, dispatchers, law enforcement and other emergency personnel. k . . -- 5.lU t n --x 4 ZfM TT A , I Carl Purcell's watercolor 'The Inward Journey" is part of the Utah Watercolor Societys exhibit now on display at Snow Farmers must pay tax on diesel fuel According to Utahs top farm leader, farmers must pay a 15 cent per gallon tax on diesel fuel used on the farm, despite overwhelming congressional support for an exemption. Utah Farm Bureau Federation President Kenneth R. Ashby. Delta, says the federal tax on diesel went into effect April 1 , because Congress failed to act before going into spring recess. "Its a real disappointment for the farm community, as support for the repeal was there," Ashby said. There were more than 250 congressmen and over half of the Senate that supported legislation to repeal this unjust., tax, but they couldn't beat the deadline," he added. Ashby said the biggest disappointment is that the money is not even the governments to take. "We now have to pay a a gallon tax that legally we are exempt from, and then file for a refund next year," he explained. "More plainly, on April 1 we began making interest-fre- e loans to the federal government to finance the federal deficit." Farm Bureau officials met March 31 with Treasury Secretary James Baker in an effort to delay the tax. but Baker said his hands were tied. According to the Secretary, Congress mandated the change in the diesel tax collection in the 1987 budget reconciliation bill, and altering the collection process would violate the law. Ashby said efforts will continue to repeal the bill as soon as Congress reconvenes. We'll fight this unwarranted taxation until a suitable remedy is obtained." Until a repeal is official, farmers, commercial fishermen, lumber and oil operations . and other operators off-roa- d images overlaid through carefully washes. The Utah Watercolor Society, through this exhibit is endeavoring to accomplish two purposes: to educate the viewer to the significance of watercolor as an important painting medium, and to encourage arUsts to excel In the use of the medium. Society. n The watercolors in this were chosen from the Societys 13th annual Juried exhibition, held this year at the Bountiful Art Center, for the Utah Arts Councils Traveling Exhibition Program. The exhibit covers a variety of approaches to the watercolor medium. Paintings range from could be liable for over $400 million in taxes annually. The Traveling Exhibition Program is a statewide outreach service of the Utah Arts Council. The program provides schools, museums, libraries and galleries throughout the state with a variety of exhibitions which may be booked for a period of one month. of abstract representations that have been created This program is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C., and by programming funds from the Utah Arts Coun- line, color, shape and texture to recognizable images of Utahs landscape. The exhibit Includes everything from the spontaneous images usually associated with watercolor to controlled cil. Corrections courses were taught at Snow College job selection process. The first course entitled "Introduction to Criminal Justice" Is scheduled to begin in June. Depending on the numbers of students who ultimately enroll, several sections might be available. This course will be followed in future quarters by other classes Including: "Introduction to Corrections," "Civil Liability in Government," "Commu- BY MARK SODERBORG The State Department of in conjunction with Snow College, recently conCor-recUo- ducted two successful orienta-Uo- n workshops regarding future employment opportunities in the correctional facility that is soon to be built in Gunnison. These workshops were held on March 29 and 30 in Ephraim and Gunnison. Approximately 60 participants In Ephraim and nearly 240 in Gunnison were given an overview of the Criminal Justice system in Utah and also a brief history and background of the field of CorrecUons. Information was also given as to the kinds of Jobs that would be available, pay scales, benefits, and what would be required in applying for future positions. Department of Corrections officials strongly encouraged attendees to be educational and career minded in their pursuit of a Job with Corrections. Educational opportunities would include a series of seven courses (24 credits total) in the field of Corrections that will be offered by Snow College during the next 18 months. Potential future employees were encouraged to take these courses and any other course that might nications and Interpersonal Relations," "Personality Theories," "Abnormal Behavior," and "Introduction to Criminology." Courses will be primarily offered in the evenings and present plans are to offer them both in Gunnison and on the Snow College campus in Ephraim. Job applications will be taken the Department of Correc- by tions beginning May of 1989. Actual hiring will begin approximately October or November of 1989. It is anticipated that inmates could be moved into the new facility in March of 1990. Sanpete County Crisis Hot-Lin- e lead to an Associate or Bachelors degree as a way of enhancing their chances in the PALM TREES IN SANPETE??? Helen Dyreng to Office. Fire Dept, responds to series of calls series of fires brought Ephraims fire department out last week on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Fires that were set to burn grass along the irrigation ditches got out of control and spread rapidly to trees, fences and a shed before they were contained. The fire Wednesday was near the home of Paul Fore at 1560 South and 300 East. Neighbors had the fire contained before any damage was done. credit. J.-- Cj ; exhl-biUo- 15-ce- nt i A anticipated the guidelines will be implemented this summer. . ' . Watercolor Society will present exhibit at Snow 1 .J V' , A. (Clerks Office), or Social ServCollege. ices Office, Mantl. Those wishto the at must ing speak hearing limit their remarks to approximately five minutes. Written statements are strongly encouraged. The Task Force also plans An exhiblUon from the Utah public hearings in Brigham Watercolor Society will be on City, Price. Orem, St. George, the at Lucy Phillips Ldisplay and Salt Lake City during April. Snow on the College camAfter the publics input, the ibrary 7 to from April May 2. Both Task Force will reevaluate, fi- pus Allred and Carl Purcell of Osral nalize, and present the guideSnow College Art Departlines to the Judicial Council. If the ment. are represented in the approved by the Council, it Is exhibit and are members of the f I.) i 4-- Sanpete County Courthouse v fv , hi Copies of the proposed guidelines can be picked up at the 3-- 5. ;C J p.m. Contest scheduled K-- S whether the proposed guidelines will meet the needs of all concerned, the Task Force has scheduled a series of public hearings statewide. One of the hearings will be held in Richfield on Thursday, April 14, at the Sevier County Courthouse from 5:30 to 7:30 To gauge Health Fair Poster Sanpete Valley Hospital is sponsoring a poster contest for all elementary age children in Sanpete County in conjunction with Sanpete County Health Fair '88, which will be held April 30, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the "Old Gym on Snow College campus, Ephraim. Lorraine Bailey of Fountain Green has volunteered to head the Poster Contest Committee: two of her sons placed in the art contest last year. Says Bailey but I wont be on the Judging 1 for uniform guidelines based upon current economic data. er Page 5 Thursday, April 14, 1988 e, Messenger-Enterpris- Thursday the ditch fire was between 1st and 2nd North on 4 th East near the home of Evart Poulsen and burned a fence and tree before it was put out. 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