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Show IWi School SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS 12 WEDNESDAY MARCH 11, 1998 Job Corps begins new re- cruitment campaign in Utah Job Corps, the old. board and some spending money U.S. Department of Labor pro- while they learn. Some centers programs gram which provides young offer for stuwith and to the care people provide day opportunity 33-ye- ar non-residenti- learn a trade and start a career, has launched a regionwide recruitment campaign for 1998. The campaign will notify young adults about Job Corps Centers throughout Region VII VIII, including the centers in Job Corps Center in Clearfield and Weber BaUtah-Clearfie- ld sin Civilian Conservation Cen- ter in Ogden. The recruitment campaign will target motivated young people between the ages of 16 through 24 who wish to take advantage of the education and trade opportunities offered through Job Corps, officials said. Job Corps has a long history of training successful graduates in a variety of fields, said John I. Douglas, regional director. A Job Corps education gives graduates a new outlook and a new start. A part of (sz 'Tlf' al dents children. Im confident the new recruitment campaign will reach many young people looking for the opportunities Job Corps .offers, Douglas said. Job Corps Region VIIVIII, headquartered in Kansas City and Denver, administers 14 training centers and oversees outreach and placement activities for students in Montana, North and South Dakota, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. Depending on vocational interest, Job Corps applicants can be assigned to any of the centers in the region. Those who want to learn more about Job Corps and what it has to offer can call in Utah or visit the Job Corps web site at www.jobcorps.org. the Labor tkinsB Departments Employment and Training Administration, Job mm Corps provides high school di- m 1. Eagle Scouts These local scouters were recently awarded the Eagle Scout, the highest award the Boy Scouts of America give out. : Nevin Alderman, Daniel Church, James Clarkson, Kelly Walker, Dane Glazier and Richard Olsen. Pictured Photo by Terry Alderman. (l-- r) Rocky Mountain Poetry Contest ploma and GED classes, as well as vocational training and job placement in food service, warehousing, welding, businesscleri-cal- , has students winners KMS bricklaying, carpentry, By Jeanine Johnson Several Kanab Middle School in the anthology, the following and apartment maintenance, students entered a poetry contest for young poets from the Rocky Mountain States earlier this year. They have just been notified that their work will be sands of others in the surrounding states: Tim Snow; Lyndsey Willis; heavy equipment operations and mechanics, painting, building '!& forestry, diesel mechanic, dental assistant, medical assistant and landscaping. A primarily residential program, Job Corps provides students with room, students were selected from among their peers and thou- Kaydee Brown; Stephanie published in an anthology titled Brinkerhoff; Danny Crosby; A Celebration of the Rocky Elizabeth Cserepes; KayCee Mountains Young Poets. Carpenter; Shaye Jackson; Only a select few are able to Stephen John Studebaker; Beau achieve this recognition, as thou- Shakespear; Lacey Jones; sands enter this contest. As part Charlene. Miles; Morgan Win- Old Barn Playhouse of their English curriculum, all chester; Clay Greenland; Lisa seventh graders were required Chavez; and Jessica Helquist. to enter. Along with the others Congratulations young poets! A uditions For: Country & Western Entertainers and Piano Players P FRESH FOOD"! 164 E 300 S Kanab El-Ni- no Training Opportunities This meeting will be impor- tant for all newly elected March 21 1. g now has a Tanning Red! 7 p.m. in the Get a jump start on your summer tan visit - $6 5 visits - $20 10 visits - $30 20 visits - $50 1 Lobby at Parry Lodge Gift certificates available! work 243 E 1 00 r e t r 7 , N offi- cials as it covers the ink between the different levels of government during disaster, response. If you have any, qustions, please feel free to : contact me at Yvsmm Saturday, I Kane County's Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) will meet in regular session on March 12, 1998 in the Kanab Fire Station at 5 p.m. to discuss the following issues: 1. Continuity of government New mayors 2. Spring Flooding & 3. Air Ambulance Service 4. County Building Issues 5. Metro Law Enforcement 6. Emergency Management 435-644-255- I Good pay for part-tim- e Kane County LEPC to meet 644-512- 2 |