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Show Tuesday U3& I Price,. Utah 109th Year -- No. 75 18, 2001 o September : 500 .. Dinot celebrate homecoming, .11A . 7X By JACKIE ANDERSON Staffreporter ing thebest district in the state is attitude, said Chaira. The goal ctf the board is to in-still the attitude (rfbeing the best in the state: ' , ... Superintendent of Carbon District David Armstrong intro-- 1 duced a measure at the tnonthty meeting of the board of educa-tkto define howa senior graduating from high school should - ; Theboardofeducationmcm-bef- look.'.'.: simple, set specincgoals and fix '. a time limit to attain the goals. The board set two goals for schools within the district The goals were set in line with foe objectives established by Superintendent Armstrong. The first goal is to have the best readers in the state at the end of a three year period, said Chiara. The goal involves researching to. find which district currently demonstrates the highest scores in reading and working to exceed ' . O' The board needs to come up with a Kstof attributes fotywould Jiketoseethegraduatingstudenls from Carbon School District hwe. The list will be compiled by the board with input from the community. It win be a locally developed portrait of Carbon v graduates independent of the Mate life skills1' program that hm been the guideune m die past, ;; saidArmstrong. , A sample list of suggested ar--. eas includes the following: . ' ;'' y.' , : : ; Jv -- V' v C - s hope to accomplish the ob. jective by keeping ;the plan m that sane. . . The goal is aimed at students of kindergarten this year, rotering learning:, Application demonstrate the ability to sense, but will impact students at every listen, observe, speak,rcad, write graideleveL The second goal of foe school and discuss.' v Effective communication: board isfbr every teacher to teach ; develop and demonstrate skill? the entire core curriculum. in oral discussion, debate and : . The board will be meeting persuasive writing that inform, with school principals on a regular basis to share what individual explain, persuade, analyze or entertain by evaluation the issues, schools are doing to meet these data, trends orpattems ofa optic ' not, explained Chiara. The. orsubject. v"::Y:'Y':J' ..Responsible citizenship: meetings will further develop the as the year recognize values, traditions and strategic plan contributkmsofvariouscultures progresses: ' tolerance toward those who ad- Elementary supervisor Patty Bueno expressed concern for heretodifferentvalues,. -Emotional ami physical well funding the staff development being; understand and apply the necessary, to meet foe goals. basic principles of good nutri-- ; Bueno pointed out that limited fional and health; mamtehance as federal funds are the only staff they apply to healthy living. support monies currently avail- -' exdnd aesthetic Qeative Chiara said that one possible' (session: understand and appreciate the importance of the arts: means of meeting financial chalhistorical, classical, traditional lenges i$ to develop the school and contemporary works, from foundation- - a program set up to all cultures.', receive donations from private " Awareness of the worid: ap- citizens and businesses to benefit preciate and recognize the value the schools. The financial commitment of of Cultural and community diverthe board to academic improvesity. Interpersonal skills: effec- ment was demonstrated emiierin tively express ideas and listen to foe board meeting, pointed out ' "' ' . ; Carbon County community members Join CEU students at candlelight ceremony - The event was orchestrated by the ASCEU and leadership. The with participants lighting candles and placing the culmmated ceremony bright flames on the step in frontdthe stage where the glow bstBdfaracoupie of tour. Some students gathered around the candles, huddling together and contemplating the situation the world wifl be facing in the coming days. TeofTtm. ConegBofEastemUtah students and Cartjon community memben participate in last Thursday's candlelight ceremony honoring the victims, survivors and and Washington, MLThecer- hemes of the terrorist attacks on New CEU on was conducted at the the campus in Price. The program pit emony began with participants singing the Star Spanned Bannet,11m MyCoiintiy ; , tat . - t-- . . ; :t By JACKIE ANDERSON Staffreporter : ' often involve out of area families r accidents. :4 facilitys director Tfcrry Willis in a recent interview. , In the past, services were . women entering the workforce, . resulting in a shift in demand, from day time respite care to an increase in evening and weekend support services for two parent families, stated Willis. families are The often seeking child care while parrots particqiate in vocational rehabSiUttini or therapy, as well as for medical emergencies. two-pare- By KEVIN ASHBY Sun Advocate publisher . foil-tim- provided shelter for children whohavelostaparentinthehigh- way tragedies dining this ; year. .. : balancing . ; , This balancing act can often from a TANIF welfare reform lead to feelings of being over- -. surplus, the support center will whelmed, exhausted an over soon be offering a new The FhmilySupport and Advisiting service to foose with mulvocacy Center is designed to be a tiple employment barriers. ' Referrals for the service will resource for parents. The safe homelike environbe made by workforce services, Rur Corners Mental Health and ment is a place to find help durvocational rehabilitation. The ing times of crisis, as well as serfunding for the hew service will vices to prevent other crisis situbecome available in October. . ations. Since its inception nearly six - Working with many other "years ago, the Runily Support and community resources, the family support center works, with Advocacy Center has been serving local communities by help-- . parrots to help them take control of their lives and strengthen fog children and their families . ' Dr. Leo Hardy; Castleview laboratory medical director, re--. ported that just like foe federal regulations that grounded all commercial airline flights in the nation via foe Federal Aviation Administration, foe guidelines governing blood products are ngton, D-tightly orvn trailed amt mandated According to hospital admin-- ; by the U.S. Food and Drug istrator Jeff Frandsen, Castleview the AABB (Ameri; officials contacted the Red Qoss can Association of BloodBanks) in Salt Lake and requested tiiat arid the CAP (College of AmetK the organization come to Price can Pathologists). " to draw the Uood. We are licensed and accred-ite- d ' But because the Red Gross in good standing at Castlepontinues to enierience such a. view with the FDA and the CAP backlog of people wanting to do-- . as a hospital blood bank, nate along the hsatchFfont, the pointed out Hardy. But we are organization would not be able not licensed as a hospital transto come to Carbon County until fusion service." . roprorimatety the first week in This doesnt sound like much " October. of a difference, but under our Frandsen exdained that, be- FDA license, we are limited, as . cause of the federal regulations most small rural hospitals our controlling the drawing, testing size, to the storage of bioodprod-- t and storing of blood products, nets obtained from elsewhere, there areonlyafewplacesinthe ' continued the laboratory medistate that are licensed to accept cal director. donations. Hardy cqrlamed tiiat, gener Blood used for patients under- ally, blood supplies are shipped going medical treatment at the to foe local medical treatment Price hospital cranes from foe facility from the American Red American Red Cross. Cross headquarters in the Wa- Cartxm County residents who satch Front and the Ogden Rewant to donate blood immedigional Hospital's transfusion serately will have to call and make vices. an appointment with the Ameri Our license permits us to -- - ; Girls soccer coach Dave Capalbo approached foe board with a request to sanction the team at the high school. ' Currently the girls and boys soccer teams, along with tennis, function under dub status at the high school. The. dub status allows the teams to compete with other high schools and play in tournaments, (Continued on page 10A) . : . to another, Although Castleview is not licensed, hospital officials have contacted the American Red Cross in Salt Lake and offered to allow the organization to act under the FDA license at foe local facility for to draw blood that could be sent to other areas... ' According to Castleview spokesperson Danette Monyier, the Red Cross advised the Price hospital that the organization continues to be inundated and unable to schedule s local blood drive at the current time. . However, interested persons may call the American Red Crixs, Utah Vblley hospital. University of Utah Medical Center, St Matys in Grand Junction, Colo., Sl Marks or any other larger Wasatch Front medical, facilities with foil transfusion services licensure and schedule a donation. Thq hospitals in Vernal, Roosevelt and Moab are similarly licensed and limited in the scope of blood services that may be provided at the medical facili- ft . y . O A 1 . ; . . - 'Chiara..'. . . - 4 by an individual that is transfused . . - ; The shift in use does not change the focus of the family others. v support center; ;V - The crisis respite nursery is .The school board recently at--' tended a retreat where they designed to provide a safe, homelike setting where parrots can . bring their children when the - Boardmember Sam Chiara famity is in a stressful situation. Children agesOto 11 years old reported that the strategic plan ' ' can stav at the crisis nursery. can be summarized inone wrd- ' Children can be brought into attitude. the center only by the parent or . have foe best students, the legal guardian and may stay at the best superintendent, and the best teachers in the state. The only . crisis nursery for periods of up (Continued on pege 10A) thing that is keeping us from be th . . - . "... :' ing now requested in the after-maof the World Hade Center terrorism calls for Mood donated . - -; only collect blood on site at the hospital for subsequent transfusion to. the donor of foe blood only, said Hardy. What is be--r ; .Several Carbon County citi- -: zieris have amtacted foe newspaper as well as Castleview Hospi- -. 'tal about the process of donating Uood foat canbe made availabie ". for the victims of last weeks at--. tadcs inNewYcnk City and Welli- . , :V can Red Cross offices in Salt their parenting and coping skills. : Recently the center has compiled and fniblished a family rer source manual. The manual provides an index of the Carbon County agencies which provide services to families. The manual is available upon request at foe family support fa-- .. dlityj . : . act ! nt ;.. . - in-ho- stay-at-ho- . : With funding newly available largely centered around providing day time respite for single, moms. ..... Utahs statewide welfare reform has precipitated more . : family support center has port Center,1 indicated the ' : who have been involved in high There has bcea a shift in the use of the services provided by the Carbon County family sup . build stronger and healthier latinnhip Because, being a parent in todays world is not ahvays easy e with the job of being a parent often complicated by jobe and community demands, par ents Often find themselves in a These medical emergencies . : . re-- . ties as Castleview. k V M ' i ill:-- ' ' . Academy students, staff observe national day of mourning Fightligrade Pinnacle Canyon student Stad Anne Jones ing ihr the tremendous loss experienced by Americans, joins teacher Mark Martinez and the rest of the charter throughout the United Stain. The ceremony, which studenthody and faculty under the flag to me-- dudl the release of red, white and blue fla,tharead-morial- ia the Americans who died in last Tuesday's at- - kg of essays and participants joining together in the tack The students placed flowers, drawings, posters, ' sirtgmc of patriotic songs, provided an emotional outlet poems, essays, etc. underthe flagflying at half mast last for the young citizenry of the community, explained ; ter school administrator Roberta . - mi . ; |