| Show March Salina SunGunnison Valley News get a chance enjoy them when gained my love for reading as a child However it isn’t easy raising kids who love to read seem to push reading too much on rny kids want them to love reading as much as do Bedtime stories family reading and shanng humorous stones or current events from the newspaper any forni of reading together can help children gain a love of reading The NEA has a few suggestions for raising readers: Turn junk mail into a learning tool: Have your child find letters sight words spelling words or any reading words in your junk mail Talk about books Students who are more descnptive in their reading and writing have had more experiences discussing what they've read When taking car trips let children help navigate Tell them what to look for on exit signs (This not only cuts down on “are we there yet?" but also shows children that even in driving a car reading is a must) “To make books come alive pre Utah's school funds wasted Dear Editor I am not talking about the tax bill that President Clinton vetoed I am discussing the school funds in Utah that are wasted on school adminis- tration and school boards This waste does not exist in private schools The Utah Association of School for at least to get local school board membeis a $1500 increase in their wages After this local school boards have given superintendents large increases My school boards ranks 26th in Utah with an enrollment of less than 3000 students There are six districts with less than 1000 students six more with less than 2000 students and three more with less than 3000 students Two districts have over 70000 students Local school board members receive about $9000 in wages and benefits each year I started teaching school 50 years ago for $2400 a year Should a school board member in a district of less than 600 students receive the same pay as a school board member of a growing district of over 70000 students? A school board member receives a Superintendents lobbied five years wage of $3000 per year $4000 to $6000 worth of health insurance and an trip each year to either Orlando New Orleans San Francisco or Anaheim costing about $1000 Early each January all school board members stay a t Tower Rooms in the Little American Hotel This is another $500 How many 'school board members would serve a lifetime if they received the same pay as a member of a bishopric in Utah? The legislature should stop the medical insurance and allow only one trip per term served Then no more than two members can go at the same time There are four districts in Sanpete and J uab counties that could be consolidated into a district with about 7600 students Sevier Piute and Wayne districts could consolidate with about 5700 students Funds saved by consolidation of small districts could be used to purchase supplies and reduce classroom numbers Sincerely Harold S Jensen Former State School Board Member Lcrndativo Update 2000 Legislative session nears end by Bradley Johnson As the 2000 legislative session to a close all nine of Representative Brad Johnson's bills are on their way to the law books Add to that the fact that six of the nine funding priorities for the house are issues sponsored by Johnson's Rural Caucus and it i6 easy to understand why Johnson would call this session "terrific" draws amount of sales tax income to cultural activities These funds may be used for programs like those held at the Special Events Center in Richfield Of particular Joint Resolution Ttojp Read Across America by Lori Olsen This week dig out an old favorite Dr Seuss book and read it Better yet with a child share The National Education Association (NEA) will begin a “Read Across America" campaign tomorrow on March 2 The celebration falls on the birthday of the late Ted Geisel who is known to the world as Dr Seuss The NEA's goal for the day is to place ev- ery child in America in the company of a book Nightmares Community and the Law at the cracks in our system EVERYONE is responsible by Linda Bateman An hour ago I awakened from a that was a variation on nightmare "The Godfather" that I watched on TV a week ago I am still trying to shake the dream so sleep can reclaim me and I am looking out a t the moon shadows deeply grateful to live in SanpeteCounty and its safety For thf past three plus years I have volunteered as an advocate for New Horizons Crisis Center supporting Utah because grams The SunNews is looking for fun and interesting community stories If you have a creative story idea or know of any individuals groups or events that deserve recognition call Ot or send to newsgtelconet copy! or wwwoperationbookwormcom Off The Top is the product of Lon's rambling and disjointed thoughts This conversational style piece may be exaggerated and does not somewhat reflect the opinion of this newspaper able does them no favor at all This life is about making wise choices and thereby reducing the pain that will surely come from violating ourselves and others Indeed it is the more loving and responsible act to turn the intruder in The loving part comes in h o w we turn them in We do not have to be vindictive just solid in holding our ground We can pray that they will change and walk with them in other supportive ways They are not going to change without the pain of honestly facing up to their choices and consequences ing to stand back and see Is it self-address- the elderly your help in providing us with You will shortly receive a survey and return to us in the enclosed postage paid envelope We will use your feedback to improve the service we give you ed Sincerely Greg Rosenvall Gunnison Valley Hospital Administrator Gunnison Valley Hospital 64 East 100 North Gunnison (435) 528-724- lov- someone dig themselves bigger and bigger holes? We cannot force someone else to change but we can give them a wake up call by doing our part So you were abused by one of our community leaders do everyone a vor call the police go to your ecclesiastical leaders Mercy truly cannot rob justice And we can forgive them even as we turn them in It can be hard to understand the system arid know where to go and what to do I have learned a few Please take a few minutes to complete the serious cattle disease facing Cattlemen today He has sponsored legislation that directs the Utah Department of Agriculture to develop pro- Let us know! birthday lists and so on More information on Read Across America" can be found at wwwneaorgreadacross For more parent and teacher reading tips see wwwneaorghelpfrom connecting toolsreadhtml older persons are yesterday's children and that today's children are tomorrow's elders Another ageism intervention is the recognition that older people themselves are a market and of great value and resource to younger generations Mastery is another imporour young people being victimized? tant intervention The ability of older 2 Police have a tough job Help them by following through yourpeople to have control over their become own lives will consequently self Get a copy of your police report evidence to younger populations (generally $5) and see if the report that the older population is not accurately reflects your account of the incident Surprisingly this acunproductive depressed disenor senile - myths curacy is not an automatic If the gaged inflexible that need to be dissipated in the report does not do this insist kindly attack on ageism and prejudice of on changes and follow through against people because they are old as racism and sexism accomplishes this with skin color and gender Older people are characterized as senile rigid in thought and in momanner and rality and skills Ageism allows the younger generation to see older people as different from themselves and by so doing they may cease to identify with their elders In order to combat ageism we need to realize what is really true about older people and we must realize that we are really a group of generations and we must work together recognizing that today's just important feedback survey in the mail himself Representative Johnson understands the the most danger of Trichomoniasis Cot — grocery lists lists of chores lists of places your family would like to visit things to pass along 1 Be willing to testify to be involved If we don't report a crime in perpewe become collaborators trating the offense The sheriff's department knows that there is porno produced locally but "so far no one will testify" Make ro mistake we are affected by what goes on around us even if we put our heads in the sandand what about Ageisnu is discrimination We ask them A Cattleman ews? Sadly one of the biggest "cracks" in the system is us the public We assume that the professionals will pare foods that are talked about in a story With the book “Green Eggs and Ham" you can whip a couple of drops of green food coloring into your scrambled eggs ind books that have been made into movies After the book has been read watch the movie and let children tel! how their vision of the story fered from that of the film director “Have your child make lists for you The Gunnison Valley Hospital Governing Board Administration and Medical Staff are always looking for ways to improve the healthcare services given to the communities we serve ail nine bills address specific regional issues Johnson's Necessarily Existent Small Schools legislation (HB 166) reformulates funding requirements for small rural schools and provides more money to them It is a the of component major Legislature's education package appropriating more than dollars for rural students Also aiding schools is House Bill 50 which relieves schools of the duty to collect state sales tax This task has become expensive and inefficient actually costing schools more money than it produces for to prevent and control the spread of the disease Another bill with potential local impact is Representative Johnson's call for the distribution of a small keeping our communities safe Dol love the rest of you enough to not want your home to be violated with a break in? Do I care enough about your children to not want porno shots of them or have the drug flow stopped before they are hooked? Do I love your children and not just my own enough to report (if need be over and over) suspected sexual abuse? Not filing a report when my children are safe but yours are not is selfish So is not filing for fear of reprisal There is great irony here By not reporting a crime you are actually setting yourself up emotionally to be victimized again Studies have shown that Secondly if we really care about the perpetrator of an offense we will turn him in because it is the best thing for him In the big picture of life not holding someone account- - for safe do the job without ur Mike Jorgensen attorney foi cities throughout Sanpete and assistant county attorney says his biggest problem in prosecution is that we the public don't want to testify or press charges against others Knowing the perpetrators makes it very difficult We are raised to be forgivand walking alongside victims of any type of abuse I ing and to love others so we back survivors have been called to every part of our off But hat is a warped idea of what county and appreciate the care we true loving is get from our law enforcement sosay this for two reasons First we cial services and court systems have a responsibility to the whole I have also had my eyes However community What I know or have opened and been deeply dismayed seen can help keep other citizens rural interest House 6 reaffirms central Utah's support of the Central Utah Water District The bill soared through both houses and is now on its way td the Governor's desk House Bill 154 paves the way for by Elaine Blackburn Johnson's sponsored legislation which treats topics ranging from funding a $400000 grant for counwater allocation to small school ties to inventory and map RS 2477 'The last decade has witnessed a funding has seen uncommon acusing global positionsteady improvement in the attitudes The law will help toward the aged in ceptance on Capitol Hill Three of ing technology part as a result his bills are awaiting Governor establish road ownership between of general public education inLeavitt's signature One bill County rural counties and the federal govcreased media attention the expansion of education in the community Boundary Changes has already ernment been signed into law The other five The 2000 legislative session college and universities and the pieces of legislation are in the later closes March 1 There are many continuing growth of gerontology stages of senate action having althere remains residual important issues yet to be decided However ready passed through debate on the Representative Johnson continues pockets of negativism toward the floor Of these five a bill authorizto appreciate input from those he aged or ageism - most occurring ing the citizens of Green River who represents subtly covertly and even unconlive within Grand County to hold To contact him please call (801) sciously an election deciding whether or not or write to him at: 318 Ageism can be seen as a systemic to be annexed into Emery County is State Capitol SLC UT 84114 stereotyping of and discrimination all but guaranteed senate passage Johnson's uncanny success is especially beneficial to residents of central Remember reading “Green Eggs and Ham” and “One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish’? They are a hoot! Many of us enjoyed Dr Seuss’s books as children love “Horton Hears a Who’ “The Cat in the Hat or “How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Reading is a treat for me as an adult relish a quiet moment reading the newspaper or a lazy day reading a good novel Those lazy days don’t thoroughly happen very often but 2000 1 6 I |
