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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9, 2002 News for several farm bill and disaster assistance programs started October 1 Kane School School Sign-u- p Farm Service Agency State Executive Director Boyd Critchfield is reminding farm- ers and ranchers that October 1 is an important sign-u- p date for programs authorized the 2002 Farm Bill, as as a disaster assistance pro- gram established to help live- producers suffering from this years severe drought. Today is an important day for Utahs said producers, Critchfield. As of October 1, eligible producers can sign up so that program benefits can be provided as quickly as possible. I urge all farmers and ranchers to to call their local which programs they FSA-Ofii- may ce stated for, qualify Critchfield. Direct and program counter-cyclic- al A major feature of the new law 2003. The 2002 Farm Bill provides for payments to be made to eli- gible producers of covered com- modifies including wheat, bar- ley, oats, corn, grain sorghum and oilseeds for the 2002 through 2007 crop years. Direct and counter cyclical payments are made to producers with estab- lished crop bases and payment yields. Payment rates for direct pay- ments are established by the 2002 Farm Bill and are issued regardless of market prices. Producers also are eligible for counter-cyclicpayments, but payments are issued only if fective prices are less than the target prices set in the 2002 Farm Bill. The effective price is equal to the higher of the average loan rate or national average market price received by producers, plus the direct payment rate. al ers in counties that have received primary disaster designation due to drought in 2001 andor 2002 also began October 1. Approximately $752 million is ing made available for this gram which will assist live-we- ll stock... producers who have been k impacted by severe drought ditions and have very limited risk management tools avail- able. In Utah all counties are be-seve- pro-und- now eligible for LCP. ' r s 1 A w V Tr . I ?H ' 4 v " m i J. . c. Hi, ' $218,900 2 fireplaces, wood floor 24 x 381 heated pool 4 bd, 3 ba, huge fam rm Over 2,900 square feet 2.37 acre horse property Horse barn, tackroom, corrals, workshop Landscaped, trees, auto sprinklers All Reasonable Offers Considered! REAL ESTATE Always There For YouT 1 ERA Utah Properties 30 East Center Street 0 down or $1 022 per month APR 5.75 APY. Rates subject to change, buyers must qualify, special conditions may apply. This payment option based off 20 down. TDEDROC Call Duane for loan information and pre qualification today. me J 644-898- 9 or toll free 888-310-64- 29 mortgage 2. Review Eegular Board Meeting Agenda 3. Code of Conduct Review 4. Date "and Time for Board Meetings ' V '' V'X, ' , V ' - ,v financial services ; seven days a week through the end of October. Beginning in November, they will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Forest Service has not decided yet when they will close the Visitor Center for the season. Kaibab Camper Village will close October 15. De Motte Campground is closed. Jacob Lake Campground will have no services available after next yT;: rrPen 10 ; : - ; ' - . . .; ' ( ' : , , " r ; . ;''" .y ' ' . - - , - . : ' J; j- - ; ' ; : i' : ; y -- v : C ;'y, yy ';' . ; ' ' - yy - y . y: V 1 VI. Consent Agenda " Xys;:'S '' 5 5 A. Hire Replacement Teacheriat Lake Powell School ' v B.Kane School District Student Education Plan (SEP) PoHc eee : ' ;:j ; , ; ( - II. Approval ofMinutes - ' III. Financial Items . A, Check Registers y '' B. Expenditure Reports ' rVInformation Items ' " A Enrollment : - ' y; Eegular Meeting 7:30 ptm7 7,. 1 y ' .y v: "v Agenda V v: :,y ' 'f v ; ,,y . ' ;v y4:;;y y - :v C. Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Stan- dards- ;y :y ;y-- . :y 'Adoption v;xyyy, 4; y: ;-- v.-.yj- ' y yy Items ; ,y' y y: - y ;y y ;i r -A. Education Association Leave Policy DFA ; ' ' ' Vv : ' yn ; ; B. Building Use Policy VIII. Executive Session yy ' y ;v y ;I vy - A. Visitor Center Bid 1 yy y y y .y B. Personnel y ' ; yy ; y.yyyyy VII.-- Discussion - y--: - - ; - ; , : , y-'-- . : . Vy - . y t '' ' : : H'-y- -', ... - Robert N. Johnson, Superintendent : v; ' - r ' 746S.175E. Kanab, Utah 84741 435-644-25- 55 y . ; 'V yX:- -' ' :V; : s;- - Dixie National Forest recreation survey to begin soon Forest Service and contracted recreation. The more we know about visitors wants and needs, the better we can provide for them in the future. The survey is entirely voluntary and com- pletely co'nfidential - we wont even ask for names but we sure over at station3 flag peopIe w(mld appreciate it if sSned Voluntary Recreation would pull up and answer a few Use Survey Ahead. questions. Itwilltakeonlyafew They will be collecting basic minutes, Swick says, visitorinformation for a national People will be asked for infor- Forest Service study. According mation such as where they recto Acting Forest Supervisor reated on the Dixie, how many Randy Swick, the agency lacks people they traveled with, how good information to use in plan- - long they were in the forest, what ning. We dont really know how sites they visited, and how satis-man- y people use the forest for fied they were with facilities and services? A sampling of visitors will also be asked to complete a confidential survey on recreation spending during their trip. The information will be used for forest planning and community tourism planning. It may also be used at the state level, and by Congress. People who have questions about the study can visit the Forest Service website at' http:www.fs.fpd W recreationprogramsnvnm or call Sue Kocis at 707.574.6233. week but will remain open for be survey. empIoyees soon ry camping until further no- - ;ng ;n developed recre- pe0pe tice ation sites and on Forest Service Kaibab Lodge & Country roads in the Dixie National For- est. Forest Service employees wearing bright orange vests will nnX,yiSq ri Ctl " 1 - 5 p.m. ' .V'.: a : ' Student Body, Presidents ' C. Brent Judd Curriculum Presentation D, District 14 State School' Board Position V. Public C&mment Period y y ; y ' ; y ; ' 1 Kanab, UT 84741 lvnette(5)kaimb.net www.Ivnettefoster.com : ' B. wtvjmvm&w MOVE INTO THIS HOME FOR ... 5.9 I; - (435)644-260- 6 - Prayer - Lex Chamberlain 1. - Continued from Page - -- : Call Lynette Foster ERA- Work Meeting Agenda' 3:30 pan.; ; ' : '' ' ' ( Campgrounds J i i . I. Welcome . fl : - al "R' - er allows producers with the op- way 67 open through Thanks-tio- n of updating historical aver- giving but, considering their re-- , age bases and crop yields to de- - Livestock compensation pro- stricted budget, they may not be able to do that. Highway 89A termine program benefits. Sign- - gram for the Livestock Com- - will be kept open all winter, Sign-u- p up began Oct. 1, 2002, for the direct and counter-cyclicpropensation Program, for cattle, Kaibab Forest The Visitor Center at Jacob gram for crop years 2002 and sheep, goats and buffalo produc- Lake will be open from 8 a.m. to BORDERED BY KANAB CREEK District Office Thursday, October 10, 2002 ral con-stoc- 24 -- |