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Show Ekd 12J199 s UFA F'FEbU UTAH 207 U SAlT 200 LAKE S - CITY SUITE UT 5005 54101 -- QP Safe Ride Services Page 16 VOLUME 65 WEDNESDAY COLOR COUNTRY'S HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER NUMBER 10 500 APRIL 10, 1996 Konichiwa Kanab! Japanese continue to discover Kanab 0 The seeds of friendship and City, the same tour operator that deprovided service to the Japanese of between Kane citizens veloped groups two years ago, led by Senaand of tor Makoto Mori of Gifu Prefecare County people Japan to continshow in the ture. Upon arrival in Kanab, the beginning ued growth and interest in Japa- group was received at a special nese visitors to our area. Last dinner at Dennys Wigwam and week a group of PTA leaders greeted by Mayor Viv Adams, from Tarui, Japan visited Kanab Commissioner Steve Crosby, area schools and were hosted by Superintendent of Schools Nils members of the educational and tourism communities. Tour companies continue zb fmd success marketing Kane County. A contingency of The Japanese educators asked Vanessa, Tonie and Donna Casebolt to seven Japanese accompany them in their rendition of Utah We Love Thee at a special gentlemen arrived in welcome dinner at Denny's Wigwam. Photo by Steve Puro. Kanab with an itinerary arranged by the Department of the personal relationships County Hospital Board doctor contemplates .. buy-out.- Hospi- tal Boards strategic plan is to discuss the possibility of a buyout with local physicians. Kane County Hospital Administrator Mike Sinclair said if the plan came together, the doctors would become employees of the hospital. Sinclair said that the issue was first discussed back in November of 1994. Weve bad preliminary discussions with all the doctors and they all indicated some in The Kane County School Board at its April 8 meeting hired a new teacher to replace retiring Carol Sullivan. They hired Jonathan Ross Marshall of Beaver. He will fill the Social Sciencegirls coaching position that has opened up at the Kanab High School - Visitors were Neola Brown of. -- and ut School Board hires new teacher By Dixie Brunner dents enjoy. Economic Development and the Kane County Travel Council. When we first began working on this project we were unsure of who our terest said Sinclair. Sinclair said that the plan could guests were or who benefit the doctors by allowing they represented, their working and time off hours says Steve Puro, dito be better scheduled. He said rector for the Travel Educators from Tarui, Japan were visiting Kanab schools last week. They were particularly that the board believes that the Council. It turned interested in Mr. Glover's Japanese language class at the middle school. Photo by Steve Puro. buy-oplan would lower oper- out that they were costs, improve cohesive- from a town that had been vis- - Bayles, former Mayor Bemie Having arrived in the elemen ating Commis-Rippe- r former and former Bemie referited decrease well as as Ripper, by Mayor ness, tary school, the Japanese guests two years ago. Once it sioner Glen Martin. PTA con-w- cooked a surprise snack of rals outside of Kane County. established that the group tacts were made with KES Presi-wa- s noodles for Mrs. McAllisters This (discussing a practice interested in the educational dent Lynette Shelley, KMS Presi-syste- third grade. They were enter- buy-ou- t) has been a part of the in Kanab, the local lead- - dent Harriet Perkins, and Re-estrategic plan, said Hospital See JAPANESE, Page 20 in education were brought gional Director Lena Puro. Mem-int- o Board member Ted Atherley, the hosting process. Prin- - bers of the school board were also once we had our new hospital clinic. and KANAB WEATHER cipal Bob Johnson ofthe elemen- - present to offer their friendship tary school was super in helping and support, April Entertainment was provided arrange exchange letters and art work for the guests. Kanab El- - by members of the Miss Kane Free the State School Board Associa- ementary sent art work to Tarui County Royalty including Miss tion and Dr. Paul Fawsen, of with Mr. Ripper two years ago Kane County Vanessa Casebolt and they were a logical part of and first attendant Christy State Tech Ed. Kanab Elementary School the visit, says Puro. Also Prin- - Church. A highlight to the Principal Bob Johnson addressed cipal Doug Jacobs of the middle evening was a vocal number by the Board about directing a tech school made available a visit to the Japanese guests as they program from capital funding in the new Japanese language class asked Vanessa Casebolt, Torrie for being offered under the tutelage Casebolt and Donna Casebolt to the amount of $4500-650- 0 accompany their performance of completion of computer linking of Clint Glover. Courtesy: Frank Swapp Family The guests were escorted by Utah We Love Thee." !!.... See School Board, Page 3 . Sunflower. Tours of Salt Lake Morning found the group tour-- eventually By Dixie Brunner Once the new hospital is built, part of the Kane County Community ing the Kanab City and Kane County offices. After leaving gifts with the Mayor and Cit)r Manager, the group left for an impromptu trip to the high school. Principal Lynn McArthur escorted the group through vari-ou- s classes in the school, show-ingth- e facilities that Kanab stu- as m rs |