Show 5 TTia Gunnison VallRY Nows Wednesday October 27 1993 Concert Violinist to perform in Gunnison Theater in Gunnison on Wednesday November 10 7:30 pm with She pianist Evelyn Bartholomew will play a program of favorite violin melodies and virtuosi showpieces on a treasured Guanerius violin from the Golden Age of the great Italian master violin makers Loi Anne Eyring began her professional career at the age of 16 when she was the youngest musician ever to join the Utah Sym- President a fourth grader He’s a kid And he brought his father's gun to school” She was describing one of her students during a discussion on school safety Teachers were talking about violence instances Still uncommon “He’s Oakland SymCompany Western Opera and Symphony A first place winner of the National Congressof Strings competition a Scholarship recipient to the Manhattan School of Music in New York she has studied with Raphael Drurian Sascha Jacobson Berl Senofsky and Raphael Brontstein She won first prize in the Piadgorsky Chamber Music Competition in 1963 Front 1987 to 1990 she performed as a member of the G uamcri Duo on the Utah Arts Tour and as a soloist during the Utah 3 Arts Tour Season November Regional Arts Calendar of events November 1 - Utah Symphony 7:30 pan Snow College Activity Center November 10 - Loi Anne Eyring 7:30 pm Violinist Gunnison Star Theater November 18 19 21 - “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coaf’Gunnison Valley High School Musical Gunnison Valley High school Auditorium Patricia November 18 McConnel: writer will present a Galfrom his work Arts reading lery Humanities Building Snow College 24 - Trunk Show November Mountain Valley Quilt Guild Gunnison City Library For more information contact The Gunnison Valley Elementary PTA will be holding their annual Halloween Carnival on Friday October 29 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Everyone is invited to attend and the PTA encourages all family and friends to join in this Halloween fun Children are encouraged to dress up in their Halloween costumes There will be over 20 different games offered along with the every popular Cake Walk Refreshments will be offered in the lunchroom The PTA encourage all students to do their on Friday evening since they will already be in costume a child's best teacher walk play games that stimulate our child’s ability to think reason and recall facts 6 Help your child learn the Parents are their children’s first teachers Even after the children start school parents remain the most importance influence in their children’s educational success All parents want their children to succeed in leading The ability to read well write well and compute math and get alarg with others are keys to success throughout life Test scores don’t always tell the sum total of a student because 5 Limit TV watching Studies show that the kids who do best in school watch the least TV When you turn off the set you will need to help your child find other things they don’t reflect personal qualities such as dependability sense of humor or people skills To get the school year off to a good start Dr John H Wheery of the Parent Institute makes these Diabetes Chapter and Lions Club will sponsor suggestions: Diabetic Health Fair 1 Get to know your child’s teacher You know your child best Share what you know with the teacher You don’t have to wait for parcnttcacher conferences to ex- change information 2 Attend Back to School Night This will give you an opportunity to meet your child’s teacher find and give you out about curriculum of an idea about the composition the class and learn what is expected of your child 3 Talk with your child’s teacher about problems What goes on at home affects who a child does in school Separation family illness a new baby or even q move can all affect a child’s school work (In Sevier School District a full prois ofgram of special education fered if your child needs that assistance Handicapped students are fully integrated The School Food Service department will cooperate to help children with food allergies meet the requirements of their special diets) 4 Make sure your child gets enough sleep Tired children can’t do their best work Set a bedtime and stick to it to do Activities that enrich their school experience will be most beneficial — visit the city library read a book or magazine take nature The Central Utah Diabetes Chapter and the Lions Club are sponsoring a Diabetic Health Fair November 5th at the Saturday Richfield Senior Center 890 North 300 West Richfield and screening are Registration 8:30 to 9:30 am There will be Glaucoma screening blood sugar tests and Blood pressure tests of Salt Lake David Litchford City will speak on “Self Esteem Feeling Good About Y ourself from 9:30 to 10:30 am Following Mr Litchford a break daily school attendance Schools can’t do their job if your child isn’t there 7 Expect that your child will do well in every subject Be interested in your child’s lessons Parents who value education will never have to explain it to their children will be held with sijacki furnished Four workshops are scheduled from 1 1:00 to 1:45 and repeated 1:45 to 12:30 allowing everyone to attend two workshops of their choosing The workshops are: Nutrition First Aid and Exercise Research Update of various diaRepresentatives betic supply companies pharmacies and medical suppliers will be and to available for demonstrations answer questions The public is invited to attend and become aware of diabetes its complications and the research updates Finance Management Seminar set in Sterling Can’t pay Finances a mess? bills? Debt mounting up? come join us in a free seminar taught by one of America’s most knowledgeable Christian financial experts Larry Burkett Did you know there were over f 700 verses in the Bible about how to use invest spend and enjoy financial resources to the greatest When God’s guideadvantage? lines are followed there will be When blessing and sufficiency they are neglected fives are destroyed and there is material loss In a series of five video sessions Larry will show the problems of the bondage that undisciplined finances can cause He will also show the problems of the bondage that finances can cause undisciplined he will also show how by following God’s guidelines a person can be led out of financial chaos and debts into financial t freedom This seminar is sponsored by your friends at the South Sanpete Baptist Church and begins Wednesday October 27 at 7 pm and continues each Wednesday for five weeks Come to the Gatehouse of the Palisades Lodge North of S on US Highway 89 f 'i Farm Bureau sets business meeting The Sanpete County Farm Bureau will hold its annual business meeting on October 28 in the Manti City B uikling at 7:30 pm President Tim Christensen invites all Farm Bureau members to attend GTjiV ®dh?iin!Ev?CilItp i! (Si® 4 333 by LILY ESKELSEN Utah Education Association good Opera phony She later won the title of phony Miss Utah and the Most Talented Musician Scholarship at the Miss America Pageant She has soloed with the Utah Symphony on numerous occasions including a performance of the Bach Concerto for Two Violins with comedian Jack - Vital Links More recently she soloed Benny with the Orchestra in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons She has performed with the San Francisco Symphony and Concert Violinist Loi Anne Eyring will perform at the Star Parents Home and School: Business items will include election of changes in president and board members and policy development Private property rights is the number one priority of the Farm Bureau Chamber sets Membership meeting The Sanpete Chamber of Commerce will hold its General Membership Meeting on Wednesday October 27 at 7:30 pm at the Music Building 100 Hast College Avenue Ephraim Utah The program will feature the Small Business Development Center with Mr Lynn Schiffman discussing the services available to all Sanpete County Businesses Boy bitten by a rabid bat Dustin Hinkle 7 of Jensen got an unusual awakening the other morning — a bat was nibbling at his arm! The bat bit the underside of his arm and became hooked in his bed when he got up to turn on the The bat continued to bite lights Dustin’s bed It was suspected the bat had rabies so the room was closed off until it could be captured by officers from the highway patrol who transported it to Salt Lake for testing Tests proved it did indeed have rabies Dustin was worried because he had heard that if you are bitten by a rabid animal you must have shots in the stomach — but he was relieved to find that the shots are He said he’s given in the shoulder not feeling sick at all and is sleeping soundly back in his bed Officers felt the bat had come into the house through the air conditioning unit It is also noted that this is the first time a person has been bitten by a bat in the Uintah Basin according to the Vernal Ex- press But certainly increasing instances instances She hadn’t had any violent situations in her class but she had had a gun Brought to school By a 9 year old A nice 9 year old from a nice family He didn’t have any plans to hurt He put it carefully in his anyone lunchbox and took itoutat recess to show off to his friends Some other child told on him the way other children will And the parents were very angry when at him and very embarrassed they had to come to school to reclaim the gun were good They parents who had carefully hidden the gun and felt it was safe from their children Well anyway they would find a new hiding place Sorry it would never happen again But it does happen again And again In classrooms in Utah and in And the children ever other state who find their parents And guns are not always nice when they bring the parents’ gun to school it’s not always just to harmlessly show off to their fiends My dad taught us how to respect firearms He proudly displayed his collection in a glass case That was locked My husband takes my boys duck And hunting and target shooting he keeps the key to the metal gun box with him at all times Take my word for it You cannot hide something in your home that your children will not find They are natural little snoopers Chances are they already know if there’s a gun under the bed or in the back of the drawer But there are three things every parent can do to keep kids away from home guns Lock’em up 2 - Lock’cm up 3 Lock’em up! School Board looks at future building The South Sanpete School District is now negotiating on the purchase of a site in the Gunnison Valley not far from the Gunnison In order to Valley High School costs the 20 save on transportation acres will be used as a site for a proposed Gunnison Valley Middle School Another addition that the district is looking at is another classroom addition at Manti High school Lewis Mullins Superintendent stated that this doesn’t mean that the new buildings are on next year’s agenda just somewhere down the road But the planning does indicate that the district expects to have continued growth That growth in recent years has been averaging about 100 additional students per year And that translates into about three or four additional classrooms needed each year The board of education in addition to discussing building needs also took the following action at last week’s meeting Changed the substitute teacher pay scale to provide that substitutes less than six days served in a single assignment will be paid $4500 a day and long term substitutes those serving six or more days on the same assignment will receive $5500 per day After hearing a request front Gunnison Valley High School and drill team officand parents that the South Sanpete School District serve as the official sponsor of attendance at summer camps declined to do so on the grounds that this could involve the district in added expense because of fee waiver re- cheerleaders ers advisors quirement Instead the board recomm nded that these groups ask a civic organization which could do so without cost serve as official sponsors Approved paying teachers who conduct special workshops $3000 for this service Anti Drug poster contest in progress Red Ribbon Week an is scheduled for This program is in with the “Youth at is helping Risk” program and to get the word out to the youth Ambassadors have The S late chosen to sponsor a poster contest in support of Red Ribbon Week For this area Sanpete County ambassadors Erika Frischknecht and usage campaign October conjunction Kevin Madsen will be responsible for the contesL All youth are invited to enter Cash prizes will be awarded in each age category: First - $1500 Second - $ 000 and Third - $500 The 8 ages are: up to and including years old years old and years old The theme “Something Belter Than Drugs” is to be used in the The poster must be drawn poster on a designated paper that will be available in any of the school offices Instructions are included on the back of the sheeL Local winners will be chosen and then sent on to the state contesL The deadline for the contest is November 5 Posters can be handed in to the school offices Information on this poster contest is available at all of the schools and if you have any questions you can call Erika at |