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Show VOLUME 88 NUMBER WEDNESDAY COLOR COUNTRYS HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER SOe APRIL 18. 197 KHS principal retires, tech teacher hired By Carol Sullivan Kanab High School Principal Lynn McArthur has requested early retirement, effective at the end of this school year, and Jeff Fleishman was hired to fill the technology teacher position at Kanab Foto Freaks Pretty as a picture, the 'Fpto Freaks photography class plans a very busy summer of photo experiences. The4-club plans to make a video, tint black and white photos and enjoy some outdoor field trips in preparation of the County t, Tresseca Norris-vic- e Fair coming up in the fall. Officers of the club Brittany president and Photo by Myma Cox. Shayta H (l-r- ): Myers-secreatr- Richens-presiden- y. City Council to consider farming ordinance By Carol Sullivan The Kanab City Council met at their regular meeting with Evan Henderson reporting on the City Planning Commission. Earl Robinson had withdrawn his request for a conditional use permit regarding the auto salvage yard south on Highway 8SA. There have been several objections to Kane County Republican Party convention The Convention for the Re- publican Party in Kane County will be held in the Willows Room of the Shilo Inn on Thursdays April 17, 1997, at 6:3C p.m. County Officers will be elected at this meeting. , council members regarding the the city master plan. A request for funding to atappearance. fundtend the ADA (American DisJim Matson reported on ing for local economic develop- abilities Act) meeting in Salt ment and requested matching Lake City by Richard Negus was funding from Kanab City to met with a motion to help in the match a $3,000 grant. Council- amount of $50.00. The motion man Holland made the motion to passed unanimously. It was increase the funding from $2,000 noted that Mr. Negus is a memto $3,000 to match the grant ber of the State Board. The motion carried unanimously. Shane Ramsay and Lorin Tyce Palmer, Five County Co- Tonks were reappointed to the ordinator for the Kane Soil Con- city planning commission, servation District, and Kane each for four year terms. AirPresident Bruce Bunting, pre- port manager Richard Brewer sented a proposed ordinance the received a cost of living pay local Soil Conservation District increase. would like the city to consider. Macy Burgins resignation The ordinance would protect from the city council was acfarmers from complaints about cepted, with a motion by Tony normal farming operation. It Wright passing unanimously. means the land owner has sup- Mayor Adams stated that the port of the ordinance when de- record should show that she velopment encroaches farms. Mr. resigned for health reasons Bunting will present the ordi- and that she worked very hard nance to the City Planning Com- for the city as a council mission to consider adding it to see that students in urban or rural areas have the same opportunity. The Kanab High School track bid was awarded to Lamb Excavating. The board is looking at staffing for next year and is con- High School. These two devel- cerned about declining enrollopments were the biggest news ment. In October 1995, the enat last week's school board rollment was 1485 students, in October 1996, it was 1410. meeting. The Kane County School Funding is based on the OctoBoard granted senior Logan ber enrollment. As of March Brown a request for early re- 1997, the enrollment is 1445. lease from Kanab High School. The projected enrollment for Brown has completed his re- next year is 1456. Considerquirements and the board mo- ation for staffing will include tion approved early release with need for facilitators in EdNet, the understanding that Princi- increased demand for custodial pal McArthur and Advisor Drake services with additions to will monitor. schools, certified counselor and Big Water School Principal media. The legislature gave schools a Pat Larkin requested approval for a field trip to Havasu Falls 3 increase on the WrPU in Arizona. The field trip was (Weighted Pupil Unit), however approved, contingent on in- they also passed a death benefit surer Risk Managements ap- for surviving spouse which was not funded. That means the esproval. A home school application was timated 1.7 will come out of granted. School Board chairman the WPU. Avnish Pandya wants the board The board is still working on to review home school curricu-lum- s next years budget with a tentafor next year. tive meeting planned for FriKen Elgin was approved as day, April 25. A request by the Kanab City assistant track coach this year Police at Valley High School. Two Department for the School people were hired to fill custo- Boards permission to issue tickdial positions, Wayne Ccx at Val- ets on the private road at Kanab ley High School and Dan Merrell High School and owned by the at Kanab Elementary School. School District was tabled until Both positions were filled due to the board has a chance to review vacancies. liability. . Interviews for the new Superintendent will begin on MonKANAB WEATHER day, April 21. School calendars for next year April were reviewed. The board would like the three schools in Kanab to end on Fridays, with busing minimized. The fee schedules for the high schools are being reviewed. The middle school schedule and fees for the 97-9- 3 school year were approved. The board granted a request for $1,000 funding for Rural Courtesy: Frank Swapp Family School Equity. The money will be used for a validation study to |