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Show I Utah R?egs Association P.O.Box 1327 S It Lake City, Utah 04110 Evlufkm Committee Presents Assessment i A committee, headed by North Cache Junior High School Principal, Keith Clayson presented a report on its recently completed assessment of district-wid- e Title IX compliance to the Cache Countv Board of Education meeting; Two public hearings will be conducted soon by the Board of Education. Hie. hearings, one set in the countys south end and tiie other in the northern portion will provide an input of citizens feelings on the In Thursdays meeting a proposal by board member Reed R. Durtschi provides for compliance with all but the dress code and single sex class directives. The report came from an investigating team assigned to the case by the Denver Office of Civil Rights, Department of . Health, Education and Welfare (HEW). Both Durtschi and Supt. C. Bryce Draper said the action would have the blessings of Utah School Boards Association attorneys. Clayson's report covered the status of the districts Title IX compliance in all county schools. The report pointed out Board members and most of the 30 citizens attending the meeting appeared to feel the action would get the district on the way to partial compliance with Title IX regulations of the Civil Rights Act. matter. in sections of the possible policy handbooks adopted by the school board, North Cache and South Cache junior high schools and Sky View. It also identified possible trouble spots in various policy and registration forms, and report cards. Clayson stressed that his committee, consisting of five persons, was only making a status report, not recommending changes in policy. The Durtschi motion also provide for joint meetings involving the school board committee for and the discussion of possible ways to resolve the hair length and single sex class matters. the districts representative to receive complaints regarding possible Title IX problems, and the activation of the -- The action provided for policy changes which would eliminate discrimination against expectant mothers and set up a student grievance procedure. These two points were covered in Clayson's report and were also included in the HEW directives. Clayson told the board that two of the HEW directives had already been met. Thev include appointment of Carl G. Johnson, a district program director, as committee. Alleged lack of enough coaches for. women's competitive sports was one of the original charges against Sky View. During the discussion it was pointed out that the district plans to hire cnother coach for womens athletic programs. requirements would be based on demon strated voice ranges. The most controversial ingredient in the entire Title IX matter has been Sky View's.' dress codes. It was pointed out, again, in the Thursday discussion that the hoards policy book does not prohibit girls from 100 per cent denim. Sky View does prohibit this item in their handbook. Draper and Board President Clifford Stauffer both said the Sky View handbook wearing pants made of Draper also pointed out that moves were under consideration to change entrance requirements for such as Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Future Homemakers of America (FHA) enabling girls to be involved in the former and boys in the latter. had been printed before the district changed the policy on denim. They said the high school would be asked to change that portion of its handbook. After much discussion on the setting of standards President Stauffer felt it was a consensus of opinion that we are not going to throw in the towel. We are just going to work around it. "We can handle it, he said. He said he would probably also suggest that requirement for entrance in glee dubs would no longer be based on sex. The V Serving Smithfield, Lewiston, Richmond and Other North Cacho Commanities VOL. XII, NO. 24, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1976 SMITHFIELD, UTAH 84335 Two More Laterals Ready Cherry Crook Middle leaf oral Completed Approximately 80 acres of farmland will now be irrigated on the gravity system due to the completed Cherry Creek Middle Lateral inRichmond. Tlw project'Consists of about 8,000 feet of 3 to 10 pressure pipeline for sprinkler irrigation systems. There are 50 risers or outlets and two pressure regulating stations with one measuring device. Bullens of Logan provided the materials, but the actual ATTENDING THE FINAL inspection ceremony for the Cherry Creek Middle Lateral in Richmond includes the following: Duaine Erickson, District Conservntionist with SCS in Logan; Loren Murray, water user; Dean Smith, contract officer; Philip Coombs, State Engineer for SCS; work was done by local people under the supervision of the Richmond Irrigation Jay Hall, extension agent; Monte Turner, contract Don Applegate, water user; Ben Kohrs, project engineer,' SCS; Kenneth Cordon member of Conservation District Board, and Garr Christensen, President of the Citizen Photo Richmond Irrigation Company. specialist; t'Sllplillg; .i mMmSI! Company. The project was inspected by the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) with Woodrow Christiansen as SCS inspector and Ben Kohrs, project engineer for SCS. President of the Richmond Irrigation Company was Garr Christensen and contract officer for the project was Dead Smith. Jay Hall, RC and D Extension Agent for five counties, r it three Northern Utah and two Southern Idaho, pointed out the RC and D is an organiza- jf ; k itI' 'MU tion of local people to work and conserve sources. natural re- President Dean Haslem Plans for the July celebration Alvey sign a project agreement to install another sprinkler irrigation system. Area Boys Staters Named Nine boys who will all be seniors next year at Sky View High School have been selected to attend Boys State this year from American Legion Post 58 in Smithfield. The boys ha ve joined hundreds of others from Cache County and the rest of Utah in the activities which began Saturday at Utah Stale University. Those attending are: Bruce Ashcroft, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Ashcroft, 109 West 1st South, Hyde Park, sponsored by the Hyde Park Uons; Darrell Draper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Draper, 300 West llyde Lane, Hyde Purk, spursntad by the Hyde Park Lions; Brad Bingham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Bingham, 39 South Main, Smithfield, sponsored by Post 58, Kent Jeppesen, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Jeppesen, 230 East 2nd North, Smithfield, sponsored by Post 58; Roger Manning, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Manning, 191 East 1st South, Smithfield, sponsored by Post 58; Kim Moulton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Moulton, 128 East 3rd South, Smithfield, sponsored by Post 58; Bryant Neilscn, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Iteed Neilscn, 24 were made. There will be a breakfast. Families were encouraged to enter floats in the parade. Reports were made. The ground has been planted into grain and shingles have been purchased for the cover in the park. Newell L. Crooks ton will be the new president and will take office in July. m Orson Cannon is chairman for the birthday calendar. There was a financial and Mrs. Leon West, 214 this year by American LeSouth 1st East, Smithfield, gion Post 33 in Richmond. sponsored by the Smithfield Lions, and Clark Warnick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Warnick, 431 West 1st North, Smithfield, sponsored by Post 58. Steve Christensen and Kevin Forsgren have been selected to attend Boys State The post itself is sponsoring the boys. Steve is the son of Mr. and Mrs. 'Maurice Christensen, 107 East 1st North, Richmond; Kevin is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Don C. Forsgren, 695 Earft 5th The Smithfield Lady Lions North, Richmond. met at the Lions Lodge Lateral was started last August and finished before spring. This new lateral will irrigate 80 acres with laterals 12 and 13 set for completion this year. Richmond Irrigation takes water out of High Creek and Cherry Creek using pressur- ized pipes with irrigation water instead of using die city water for irrigating purposes. By using creek water this project enables more culinary water to serve more people. Federal funds allocated for the project amounted to $50,000 with $19,000 given as a cost sharing grant Bullens took the bid and furnished the materials and the citizens provided the - labor. . Everyone was assessed a certain amount and then they financed their own acreage for approximately $175 an acre for line and installation. It was pointed out that owners would pay leu by installing the pressurized pipe rather than operating the other types of pipe available. A final inspection completion ceremony was held with everyone Involved with the project present One member expressed his opinion that "there was time ' .when Richmond had the poorest irrigation system in the world, but now, he frit, we have one of the finest. When all laterals are completed the system should irrigate approximately 2,000 acres. Richmond Irrigation Com- -, pany recently signed a contract agreement with the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) for the construction of another sprinkler irrigation system (laterals 12 and 13) according to Garr Christensen, company president. He stated that the new system would serve 20 farm units south of Richmond and irrigate about 800 acres of land. L.B. Caine Jr. will serve as contracting officer on the installation of the system and Gail Alvey, his representative, will oversee the work Christensen said. According to Caine, the Resource Conservation and Development (RC and D) Bill Northern Canals, Caine said. Chriatensen stated that bids were already let on materials for the project and will be opened June 29 in This system, according to Christensen, will be installed by the landowners under the direction of the SCS, with work to start about August 1. g An RC and D grant will help finance the cost of the project, he said. cost-sharin- Laterals 12 and 13 are part of the Richmond Irrigation Company system that is being converted from open ditches to sprinklers, Christ ensen said. This will be the third system installed with g RC and D help, he stated. In 1973, the company completed Lateral 9. Final inspection on the Cherry Creek Middle Lateral was held June 2, 1976. Both of these systems are now in use, he said. cost-sharin- ' Couples There was a reviewing of projects completed as, the rabies clinic, the park up- keep, birthday calendar, broom sale, white cane sale, work on the farm, donation of $4,000 paid to city from the crop raised on the farm, help with shelter. There are five acres of grass in the center of the farm, grain was late being planted, the city clean up, it was also announced some of these projects will be continued as, the dog clinic, the birthday calendar, the broom sale and the July 24 celebration. On June 17 there will be a closing social for all officers, members and families. There will be new officers. Scouts Plant Tree Cub Scouts of the project will consist of a regulating reservoir and about 30,000 feet of pressurized pipeline with measuring devices, risers, etc. Water for the system will come from High CTeek and Logan Smith-fiel- d 3rd Ward planted a flowering crab tree on the Smithfield City Park. It is one more tree to the goal of Governor Hamptons for a million trees to be planted for the bicentennial year. Theron Hansen and scout leaders of the 3rd ward were directors of the activity. Attend Dedication On. May 29th, National President, Adaolph Johnson . and wife Alma, of Salt Lake City, and National President Elect Wesley Reese and wife Barbara of Logan, of the Sons of Utah Pioneers, drove to St. George where Tom Perry dedicated the summer homes of Brigham Young and Jacob Hamblin for visitor centers for the LDS Church. Lady Lions Discuss Special Problems Broom Sale Set Tonight This evening the Smith-fiel- d Lions will be holding their broom sale. Lion mem1566 Highland Dr., North bers will begin canvassing Logan, sponsored hy his tle ictnniuui'y starting at 6 fattier; Jeff West, son of Mr. p.m. The cost of the broom is The Cherry Creek Middle North Lions Plan conducted the North Logan Lions meeting Thursday evening at the Civic Center. GARR CHRISTENSEN along with Bill Caine and Gail - $3.75; toy broom, $1.90; lint brush, $1.50; whisk-broo$1.90. proceeds f jm the sale -- will go to helping the blind. Wednesday evening with President Linda Gittens pre- siding and conducting. The luncheon was prepared and served by Sadie Elder, Alta Ricks, Leone Chambers and Althea Cox. Roma Low was in charge of getting the program. Leora Fishburn spoke and told about slow learning children. She has received a double diploma, one for elementery teaching and one for special education. She became acquainted with teachable children while she was living in Southern Idaho. Every child hus potential learning powers. noted as the outstanding Einstein couldn't read in his younger years. People with very high I.Q.S such as Nelson Rockefeller, for one, and Einstein have perceptive problems. The teachers give tests to see what year children need help. Some only need help in certain areas. These children definitely need their self image built up. With these children love is a two way street. Utah State University is school in the northwest for this type of teaching. They have attendance from all over the world. 1 |