Show i riif :V: ' V v VV a vv- I: ' - m V1 ' - - — ©E -- vV' v y - 231131 — I 1 t and regional news as grade optidn D’ : ‘ Earning a D isn't an option for stu- dents at Mount Lbgan Middle School anymore Starting this term students must earn at least a 70 per-cent to pass each class “Honestly when you get a Dor an F you haveift shoum competency in that area" Johnson that any kid id “I Ptincig can get a D can get a C" With federal No Child Left Behind and other statewide mandates putting an emphasis on students mastering concepts of the core curriculum stu- dents need to prove that they have a definite understanding Johnson said Owe curriculum is die material the state and federal government said a student must learn and master before passing on to the next grade level AD is a borderline grade that i ut erJohnson sauL 'ShISfSESr “Expectations need to be raised to nuke sure students are learning and Tmr m I Ti16 have the knowledge and enduring understanding to continue on” he rathenejofthestadentheMid is help said ww Teachers at Mount Logan and other schools in both Logan and' Cache County School District have been creating and using ongoing assessments to be sure students are learning principles of the curriculum throughout the marking period “These aren’t just pencil and paper ’ ' fnggling with con- cept Rather than waiting until the end of the grading period to see if a student has fallen below the 70 per-cent mark students can receive extra help when they first demonstrate a lack of understanding Johnson said Students who need some extra y Teachers Utah State Umversity stu- dents and community volunteers offer help to students before during and after school in every subject With this extra help students are less likely to fall below die 70 percent mark Johnson said “We do not want to eliminate the D to punish” Johnson said “We ' See DROPS onA8 ’ Local soldiers back home after duty Bicycle helmets for children 12 and under are available for $5 this week at the Bear River Health Deportment Bicycles are associated with more childhood injuries than any other consumer product except automobiles and head injury is the leading cause of death in bicycle crashes Although helmets reduce the risk of injury and death only 15 to 20 percent of children wear them accord--' ing to national estimates The $5 helmets' which are being offered by theBear River Safe Kids coalition will be available through Friday at the Health Department 655 E 1300 North For more infor0 mation call or visit wwwbrhdorg in Afghanistan By David Nelson staff writer Last weekend JJ Gabriel sat at a blackjack table in Wendover Nev On a short vacation from Logan with his parents and older brother the cards weren’t being kind to the Gabriel — and everyone at the table noticed “I’m out of practice” he told them and explained that Bagram Afghanistan doesn’t really have casinos-Idoes have an ongoing military conflict and when Gabriel told the other gamblers what his role had been in the Middle East for the past eight months he stud the questions about his turned into compliments for his service “It feels good that people say they appreciate what we’ve done and we: still get that’’ said Gabriel relaxing at his home earlier this week Gabriel is one of 21 Army Reservists who returned to Lbgan on March 9 after almost a year with the 854th Quartermaster Comof active-dutLike most of the local men in the unit pany Gabriel has spent the past month unwinding from the tour while on military leave and still getting accustomed to whathe called “my regular life" Soldiers interviewed over the past week said food Mountain simple things like Dew the freedom of a car the golf course and basketball on television have been luxuries since ' ' 'Brent StevensHeraki Journal returning from the base where they conducted air- Josh May sits in Ms office at the Logan City Environmental Department May a platoon sergeant with the craft refueling missions 854th served a tour of duty in Afghanistan and is now catching up on everything new and picking up ' ' ' ' " See HOME on A8 "where! left off" he said' t cud-playi- ng 792-651- Register for tourism conference 2-d- ay y ' Registration is under way for a Continence on Community Tourism later this month in Logan The event which is being presented by the Cache Valley Tourist Council and die Bear River Her--: itage Area will be April 22 and 23 at the Eccles Continence Center Keynote speakers include KUTV 2 outdoors reporter Reece Stein ' Sterling Petersen of the Bridgerland Applied Technology Crater and “Good Things Utah” host Angie two-da-y home-cook- ed - case 'Larsen Registration is $70 per person and includes two lunches a twO-da- y park- - By Jaieon Bergreen The shoplifting case of Joseph Manuel Reyes a Logan man also accused of robbing a local bank and then escaping from federal custody f earlier this year was postponed indefinitely Monday until his rotv bery case in federal court is conclud ed For the second time in two weeks Reyes was absent from his pretrial conference in Logan 1st Dikrict Court on a felony 63 wwwtourcachevalleycotpfnnhideas : more information call ?52- : The Logan-Cacl- w - Airport Authority Board will meet at 8 rim ini the Multipurpose Room of the County Administration Building 179 N Main Agenda items include: Hearing a report from interim Air- port Manager Bill Francis Hearing an update on the Instrument Landing System Hearihg an update on the AT&T third-degr- : : ee : ' : burglary of a Wells Fargo Bank prosebranch in Logan Reyes wasrecap- cutor Kevin Sundwall said Reyes could face up to 20 years in prison if tured two days after his escape when he was spotted at a'homputer termi- - v convicted Y' nal by a pateon in the Salt Lake City Also in February Fteyes was bound over for trial in 1st District v:'v Library Court in a separate case for allegedly US Department of Justice Melodie Rydalch said stealing about $200 in groceries ' spbkeswoman from the South Cache Market in postponing the shoplifting case is standard procedure Hynirn' y ' When (he federal robbery case Reyes was bring held in the Weber Judkins when warsaid concludes a he from bench Jail County escaped federal custody in March posing as rant willbe issued for Reyes and he will be transported to Logjui to another inmate He’s accused of answer the shoplifting charge stealing $3000 during the Feb 4 tanks robbed in 2003 federal B -- - ' : : Rowland waives right Agency to Ibwer-- Considering requests frireim- bursements oi) property purchases Disbussing the Utah Airport Oper- ators meeting Discussing JMotley Cox's request of the Planning Commission for land-boundary changes of retail theft and a class-misdemeanor charge of possessing drug paraphernalia Reyes is being held in an undisclosed federal faciliA ' - v ty Judge Clint S Judkins said Mon- day that Reyes would remain in the custody of the US Federal Marshal’s Office until his federal case concludes' V''Y V:' In February the U S Attorney’s Office opted to prosecute Reyes in federal Court in a statewide effort to ' crackdown on rising incidents of bank robberies Thrae were 133 Utah charge Staff writer sessioos handouts and registration materials Register bycalling797- -' or by visiting 0423 or (800) 538-26- i : ddgMdd available at BRHD ' v: “D’s do not show proficiency at a ' f “D’s do not show iproficiency at a reasonable levd A D means you passed reasonable level” Johnson said “A and can move on but havrat really learned what you’re expected to D means you passed and can move learn ” ha on but vent really learned what — Dm Johnson you’re expected to learn" MLMS principal By getting rid of D’s die bar has 1 V bera nised for students and teach- the' assessments” Johnson said “Stu help have the optipn to attend $5 bicycle helmets : v hesaid Cache Valley has been recognized by another author as Logan was named one of the country's top “emerging areas” last wiek A recently released boric “Cities Ranked and Rated” placed Logan behind only Ithaca NY Bend Ore and Mount Vernon Wash in the category for growing communities Logan earned its ranking as an “attractive college town” and was ' compared to 45 other communities in die country that the federal government designated as metropolitan statistical areas in the past year Logan was named an MSA in August 2003 The book by Peter Sander and Bert Sperling gives demographic data and rankings in 50 categories for 331 MS As Charlottesville Va was named the overall best place to ' live Two regional neighbors were also found in the top 10 emerging communities list: Coeur d’Alene Idaho ranked fifth and Idaho Falls Idaho was tenth ' jr V-v Local state allows students to pass even though they may not fully grasp the subject By HolU Weiss staff writer Book ranks Logan fourth of 45 cities 2161ext lt 'VV‘ v:v:yy i S drops L i - 1 i : v-- : In brief " Vvv-- - V': ’''V: 6 ' f y- v w — ' ' - to help UofU brace thie rebuilding of the Capitol which is SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal ' SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — v A preliminary hearing ' equally at risk of collapring even from a agency will help pay to shore up a UniverThe woman charged with mur- whether there is enough moderate earthquake is der for imening doctor’s advice evidence to bring Rowland’ sity of Utah library that engineers say State support for die Marriott project overdue in an A to almost certain to get a Caesarean section to j case to trial Prosecutors must collapse ' will come up again at next January’s leg- ’V? show probable cause titat the V earthquake save the lives of her unborn " islative session and “every year until it’s twins wuved her right to a prer crime was committed by the The Federal Emrigracy Management : funded” said Sen Beverly Ann Evans Rr liminary hearing Monday y y accused' Agency will ’contribute $29 million Altamont chainvoman of the Legisla- Rowland’s attorney Michael Y Melissa Ann Rowland’s decijairi toward earthquake-resistaupgrade hire’s X bonding committee sion clears the way for a hearV Sikoradeclined tocomment endorsed by the Utah'Seismic Sriety ' were officials announce to on die decision ing Wednesday dining which Commission which estimated the project ' University Tuesday that FEMA bad provided another she’s expected to enter a plea Ar If Rowland pleads innocent wouldcost $45 million in die case von Wednesday ai trial would ' v Hie piece of their funding Tbe university id raise another university plans District sdteduled within Court - Third 30 already has raised $11 million of the $18 have tobe Judge $18 million bn its own to replace the million needed for building renovations under law Paul G Maughanasked RowKent said Utah days building’s mechanical and electrical sys-land during hri brief court Jbut die Crucial earthquake bracing awaits Morgan a spokesman for the Sterns and make other improvements mearence if she understood v Sah Lake County District 'more substantial funding ' FEMA’s contribution won’t speed up die what waiving the hearing meanL Attorney’s office The time FEMARegiotalDuvctor David v Maurstad projecL which wu frame could be extended if : “Yes your honor ’’ replied planned to attend the 10 am Utrii Legislature in March Legislators Rowland wearing handcuffs : news conference Tuesday at the libriuy’s Sikora requested more time to decided they Could afford only to advance and a yellow prison jumpsuit Gould Auditorium prepare Morgan said V deter-min- es r : V -- “ i y A-- The Logan Municipal Council : wil meet at 6:30 pm in the Municipal I Council Chambers of City Had 255 N Main Logan Agenda Kerns indude: Hearing the mayor's reports indudUig a youth city couricl update employee cif (he month award preda- mation of ’Chid Abuse Prevenflon Month" an update from the 4--H Club ' and a wind power update Hok£ng a public hearing on Com- munity Development Block Grants to consider potential projects for which I ' : v SeeAGENDASonAB ' : : : nt ' -- - 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