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Show txp: izJizWi 307 SALT ASSOCIATION PREb'd UTAH N 200 S LAKE urn - SUITE CITY 4006 84101 UT to. U ' 'V !K 4 m Lions honor r Carlyle Hulet Page 8 . 1 t t i . J , Ah i , I f Stampin Up! donates paper to school district Page 18 VOLUME 71 NUMBER 14 L WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2002 COLOR COUNTRY'S HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER 600 T T1 n wI Kanab City Council considers drug court, recreation account By Rachel Tueller Judge Johnson approached the In coming years, Kanab City council, not for monetary fund-wi- ll implement a new Drug ing, but to request that Kanab Court system. Judge Gary City take on the accounting - v on of the Kanab City Jus- tice Court presented the concept the city council. The system will be funded through federal grants, in kind donations from various entities and fees paid by participants who wish to work through the system toward re- covery. The program will be modeled in part after Washing- Countys current drug court, The system will assist and focus primarily on misdemeanor drug charges, such as alcohol driving under the influence citations (DUIs) or personal use, possession of less than one once of marijuana andor Part of the programs design focuses on assisting individuals to obtain jobs and according to Johnson, lead a sober life. If participants work through pro- - Bar J Wranglers will be performing this Saturday, No- vember 23 at the Kanab High' School auditorium. Presented by the KHS booster club, along with Western Legends, the Bar J Wranglers will be performing unique style of western music, outrageous comedy and impressive musicianship. Come out and enjoy an evening of pure harmony, great music and funny ranch humor. As soon as the Bar J Wranglers take the stage, listeners leave behind their busy lives and settle into ea time long ago - a time of the singing cowboy. The Bar J Wranglers have been entertaining folks all over the world for the past 24 years. The KHS booster club will be having a fundraising dinner prior to the concert at 5:00 p.m., featuring live local entertainment. The headline show will be opened with great music from local Jimmy Cooper and daugh- - ter, and then the Bar J Wran- - chased from Mary Glazier or Emma Houston. Seating is lim- glers take the stage! The cost of the dinner is $6, ited so get your tickets early, and, the show is $10. The com-bined dinnershow ticket will be $15. All proceeds will go toward purchasing stadum seats in the gymnasium. Tickets may be pur-- For more information please con- tact anybooster club board mem- ber. Come out and enjoy this outstanding show, and support your high school booster club; gram requirements, they can work off penalties or reduce charges by attending mental healthgroup counseling, hold- ing a full time job, work toward education goals, and maintain a certain level of clean tests. Trackers who serve a similar role as probation officers moni-thetor participants progress, ir Enthusiastic Valley Fitness Center support and Bush New Education Law highlight School Board meeting 'A: AvA TT' ''hA': Vv':: By Tracy Hiscock vi. Progress is being made on the building of a new weight room to house Universal fit- -' ness equipment from the N a- School Fitness Founda- - .vK. ; Ay i An ('' ' ' A ': . sponsibilities associated with the program. Mayor Lawson ques-t- o tioned whether the program would involve dispersal of sub- stitute drugs. Judge Johnson indicated that programs that work on this level deal primarily with felony charges from higher courts and drugs of a higher level. The program may con-to- n sider working with county cases as well. member Treva Bamson proposed to the council that the citys recreation funds Council be set aside from all other funds in a separate account to maintain a higher level of accountability. While the council ex- pressed that all other funds had been hit by the recent economic crunch, all city funds, such as the general fund used in part to pay employee salaries, had been utilized to repay the city debt, Bamson noted that the recre-Th- e ation fund should be kept sepa- rate from other funds and felt the council should deliver prom- ises made to taxpayers in the past when the funds were appropriated. Bamson also expressed frustration and confusion in reading the monthly budget statement that the council receives. City See CITY, Page 10 : Board would be obligated to use the equipment. VHS has, nearly raised the capital funds to finish the $40,000 needed, due to the out- - project if the donated labor and pouring of enthusiastic support funds do not come through, but from the community, which will t also benefit by using the ment as a community fitness center.: Spencer was pleased to f report on the numerous dona- tions of cash, labor and equip- ment needed to fulfill this goal., on the large demand for a grant, with the under- - fitness center memberships in standing that they would raise the community. the money for buildings to house It was noted that the School - equip- - that seems to be a remote possi-tion- al bility given the great response from the community. 7 Superintendent Robert Johnson presented the School Board with information regard-- f ing hew federal education leg-an- d islatioh, The No Child Left hind Actof2001(NCLB), which Be-und- er See SCHOOL , Page 11 ) -- r |