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Show "UMh p 7E 300soSSOE ' TP Zi 4 SALT Ut 84U, -- I Book, Supply Shortage Nqt Uncommon In oxc triers by Paula Huff Green Sheet Sta ff Writer MURRAY. Imagine learning science, social studies and health from outdated books. Then try to imagine never having homework as a public education student. For some Granite, Jordan and Murray students these things arent hard to imagine. They are fact. Budget shortfalls over the past years have cut, cut, cut appropriations for textbooks and supplies in the districts. These reductions have left teachers with outdated manuals and some have classroom sets only, which means no assigned homework. Others are spending hundreds of dollars of their own money for instructional supplies. It really effects learning, said Vista elementary teacher Kathie Leany, who is having students share science, math and social science few books. Some kids dont share very well, the fifth grade teacher said. We are having a more difficult time getting students to follow as we read (in class). And when two are working together one person wants to go to the next page, but the other hasnt finished yet. Janet Thorpe, another Vista teacher, was given health books to teach with. Instead, she elected to write her own curriculum and use newspapers to teach. Its not that I only want to teach out of a textbook, she said. But I want a back-ufor basic informap tion. Like Thorpe, other teachers with outdated manuals have been forced to develop curriculum. This has led more instructors to share their developed courses, which has positive and negative sides. It means teachers have students do more than read books and answer questions, Thorpe said. limitations are frustrating. If a teacher cant get a workbook for each student and that teaheher has to spend two hours making copies, then the papers which could have been graded during that time must be taken home. High school labs pose another problem, said Ward, an advanced placement history instructor. He has jr rnit Nlfr heard several teachers say there is never enough science lab equipment or enough computers for each student. Both Leany and Thorpe painted a grim picture on elementary instructional supplies. Leany admitted to 0 last year, while spending Thorpe said most teachers spend between These arent essential supplies, said Leany, They are extras for art $700-51,00- 5200-530- v O S--r But it takes a lot of time and energy to develop your own curriculum. Supplies are another story. And Alta high teacher Don Ward said the Mir) rike C m OO' Single Copy 25c ETT? Veixnsllr: A Green Sheet Publication Opposition To Hercules Plan Draws Response other property, by Steve Warren Green Sheet Staff Writer First Glimpse Santa arrival in and West Valley parades was Magna greeted with joy by youngsters Friday who braved chilly temperatures to get a glimpse of the jolly old gent before he and his helpers took up residence in various malls throughout the valley. This Magna youngster wos particularly excited at the prospect of seeing Santa. More parade art appears inside this section. HERE HE COMES . . . KEARNS A strongly worded letter from the Kearns Town Council to Salt Lake County commissioners urging opposition to the proposed annexation of Bacchus East by West Valley City drew a vigorous and thorough response from Hercules Tuesday evening at Town Council meeting. In the letter, dated'Nov. 24, the Town Council said we encourage Salt Lake County to do everything in their power to oppose this annexation. It stated that Salt Lake County has the same resources available as West Valley City to solve the problem of Hercules. The letter also charged West Valley with random land grabbing. But David Nicponski, Hercules government affairs manager, said Hercules supports the West Valley plan because Salt Lake County has been either unable or unwilling to come up with anything better. He noted that, after 15 years in whch the problems were essentially unaddressed by the county, the county finally came up with its Hercules Area Master Plan in October. Nevertheless, that plan offers only $950,000 whereas West Valley is ready to commit to a $10 million revenue bond. Nicponski also described benefits the West Valley plan offers both the unincorporated county and the Kearns area. Chief among these, he said, is that not only would the county receive $1.1 million in land from Hercules and be free of liability on New PARK. GRANITE about information Acquired Immune Syndrome Deficiency (AIDS) has led Granites Board of Education to change its policy regarding the deadly disease. When the board pioneered an AIDS policy two years ago, medical health experts were not the disease was sure how Dr. transmitted, Superintendent John Reed Call told the board. But now doctors know AIDS cannot be contracted in "casual contact," he said. The old policy required a student or employee diagnosed with AIDS to be expelled from school until a panel determined "if the presence of the person constituted a danger," Call said. During the Tuesday meeting, the board approved a new policy saying the student or employee can remain in school until that review is finished. The panel will then Viewpoint, pg. 2 determine whether the persons presence in school is a health threat to them, since AIDS patients die of opportunistic infections not AIDS. Call said the other dimension of the medical review will be to make sure the person isnt a "biter", like some mentally handicapped people arc, or has open lesions. Because of the nature of the policy, the board must approve it Thrice A Charm? once more. It will be on the Dec. 15 agenda. In other business, Call said a rumor is circulating that Salt Lake City School District has a "block permit" policy with Granite. But it is not true. A block permit would allow large numbers of Salt Lake districts students to attend Granite schools. If such a permit were in effect, Granite would have to supply to and for school busing extracurricular activities. Although Granite does not have a block it docs have permit, individual permits. These allow individual students to attend Granite schools. But the student must provide transportation. Call said there are 250 Jordan and 300 Salt Lake students attend Granite on individual permits. charm. The council had originally intended to hear on Nov. 5 an appeal by Alpha Tire of a Planning Commis Sports, pg- - MAGNA. Are the Russians coming? News reports from Brussels, Belgium last week quote U.S. officials as saying Soviet inspectors will soon set up residence at Hercules Inc And Utah media this week reported that community leaders m Magna are, in effect, ready to roll out a red carpet to welcome Soviet guests. But before local video rental stores rush out and buy up all available copies of The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming, they had better check with Hercules first. We havent heard a thing, said David Nicponski, government affairs manager at Hercules told the Green Sheet Tuesday evening that as soon as information becomes available, he will release Nic-pons- it. Access to Hercules and other rocket motor plants is said to be part of an agreement reached by U S and Soviet officials wherein missiles having a range of 315 to 3.125 miles would be scrapped. A treaty is expected to be signed during the December summit Milestones, pg. 8 Happenings, pg. 3-- B MORE GOODIES: More of those won- derful recipes from Green Sheet area cooks are shared on today's Milestones pages. Look for some each week through the holiday season. ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The bas ketball season started off with a bang. Cage teams from throughout the Green Sheet area have begun their seasons. See Sports Gordon Jump's back town, this time as Kris Kringle in Promised Valley Playhouse's ''Here's Love." There are some local ties to the production. See Page B1 MORE TO DO: Theatre, concerts and library activities galore are available during the holiday season. Don't miss out on festive events. See Happenings, Page Crossword, pg. 10-- B in between President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Washington sion decision revoking Alphas con- Petty admitted that Alpha has inditional use permit for storage of old deed failed to comply with recar tires at 2315 So. 7200 West. Alpha quirements set foth a year ago when is leasing property there from the conditional use was granted. He Nupetco Associates. The hearing explained that Nupetco had originalwas continued, however, when ly encouraged Alpha to clean up the property and reduce the quantity of Alpha representatives didnt aptires stored there. But because those pear. requests were ignored, Nupetco now to On Nov. 19, Alpha again failed is trying to evict its tenant. show up. but attorney Ralph Petty, did attend. Continued on page 3 representing Nupetco, 3 If Russians Are Coming It's A Mystery To Hercules in Old Tire Storage Debated By WVC WEST VALLEY. After twice failing to reach a decision on Alpha Tire Warehouse, the city council is hoping that the third time will be the Continued c:i page HERES LOVE': - by Steve Warren Green Sheet Staff It riter for segments of county government praised Commissioner Dave W'atson's efforts and lerdeiship and noted Hercules has receded fantastic public safety coveiage from Sheriff Pete Hayward and from the county fire department He also commended Terry Hobworth for his work on the countys Hercules plan. One resident expressed concern about West Valley becoming land hungry and another said West Valley might surprise everyone by He Inside New AIDS Policy Adopted By Granite by Paula Huff Green Sheet Staff Writer but the revenues coming from Bacchus West together with revenues from the new Titan IV contract will actually exceed the $370,000 annual loss anticipated by West Valleys annexation of Bacchus East. He noted that Hercules put $1.4 million into the Kearns economy yearly and employs 300 Kearns residents. Paid county staffers are now involved in making phone calls to community groups to urge opposition to the West Valley plan, according to information Nicponski has received. But Nicponski also had good words 3- - B Television, pg. 12-- B |