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Show I ' i r h 72nd Year Wednesday, November 20, No. 47 1985 20 Pages Roosevelt, Utah so Cents COUNCIL PLANS HEARING Don't drink, smoke while bowling A by Tom Bmui staff reporter ' A public hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, November 25, at the Duchesne Court House, to discuss the rules that will govern drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes at the Duchesne Bowling Alley. Duchesne City Councilwoman Mary Lou Hayes mads a motion to post a sign and Hadgwats an area in the back of the bowling alley where the bonders could go and smoke, until the public hearing. The motion was carried when Council men Jim Rogers and Tom Abplanalp voted for the motion. Councilman Terry Heaps and Keith Hooper abstained. On the motion for not drinking indudes 3.2 percent bowling alley, until the public hearing, was carried by all members except Rogers who alcohol (that beer) in the abstained. Heaps said, at the Tuesday night meeting, the major population in Duchesne belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da-y Saints; however, he received information from other' residents who were offended at the alcohol consumption at the facility. "I had people come in (his business) and tell me about hard liquor that was being drank (at the bowling alley)," he said. "Thsse people also drink (alcohol) and it still offended them. However, some residents may have complained about the consumption of alcohol at the center, but 85 residents signed a petition to allow alcohol to be drank at the facility. Rogers was the council member the petition chose to submit their petition through for councils consideration. According to Duchesne City Attorney Roland Uresk, alcohol which is drank in a public building, be definition of Utah State law, constitutes any percentage of alcohol over four percent Utahs beer percentage is 3.2 percent However, making in a public building is prohibited, Uresk said. He said the owners (Duchesne City) could designate a place for smokers. Unfortunately, for the smokers, the facility is quite small and a designated area may be futile. According to Rogers, who himself is a nonsmoker, keeping smokers out of the bowling center may hurt the center financially. If you prohibit smoking, you are going to lose a lot of bowlers," Rogers said, They will drop out of the league. Later in the disciusion, Rogers said, I would not like to have 10 or 20 thousand dollars taken out of the general fund to subsidize the bowling alley. Even though Rogers advocated smokers should be able to smoke and bowl, because of the possible revenue the dty may lose by not allowing them too, Heaps looked at the .issue from another side. If we turn our backs as a council (on this issue), Heaps said. "Thai we are turning our backs on the non smokers." According to Uresk, smoking in a public building is a criminal offense. It is only an infraction, Continued os page S declares 'All Buckle Up Week' Governor - Bangerter joined .with the Utah of of Thursday, Department the Division GOING UP The Christmas lights went up last week in Roosevelt. They have only to be tested and repaired before the scheduled official lighting later this month. Mother Nature even cooperated with a bit of snow to "make the season white." It took crews almost two days to string the lights from Circle K to Safeway along Highway 40. Health . and Highway Safety, November 21 in the Capitol Rotunda in declaring November Buckle Up as 24-3-0, an Week. Start a Habit for Life is the theme of this national campaign promoting safety belt use during . the week of Thanksgiving. The message targets all Americans, urging them to give safety belts a the try for just one week-wit- h hope that it will become a lifelong habit. Trooper Tron, a robot member of the Highway Patrol, appeared with the Governor in support of All American Buckle Up Week. He encouraged Governor Ban- - Schools celebrate Education Week Someone has said, Give a man a fish and you've fed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you've fed him for a lifetime. Probably the largest single difference between the Super Powers and the third world countries is education. Americans invest a great deal of money on education; Americans have a great deal of money to invest because of their educations. Education is .not only an investment in survival, but it is also an investment in freedom. An educated public is probably the best guarantee of continued freedom in a nation. And so, this week the nation celebrates Education Week, a time to appreciate the good in the schools and examine them to see., ed In rimAfag around the district, we have found many positive changes in the local schools. Last year the state of Utah adopted a mathematics competency requirement. Now' all elementary schools must teach and have students master certain Villa in certain grades. As a result, students across the state are scoring higher on math achievement tests. But, more importantly, teachers know where to begin instruction at each leveL Half the class doesnt sit being bored while the teacher reviews things the other half of the class . missed. Roosevelt class s. g - Another positive change is the adoption of .am attendance policy. At Union High district-wid- e h- -h School, .where the policy originated, it has helped immensely. The tardy policy has been credited with keeping students out of the halls and in . at Union. Altamont has added to their attendance policy trophies, certificates and cash awards for students who miss no school during the year. The Farm Bureau sponsors a Student of the Month program throughout the district. In this program studsnts in each High School am selected for academic excellence as well as service in the school and community. Although e live in a remote part of the country, local campuses have been greatly expanded. In Tabiona, many students am taking classes via satellite T.V. Students am able to talk to the teacher as well as to the other schools which are linked up in the program.. Students can receive college credit for these classes as well as a greater choice of subjects. . College classes are offered to many other high school students in the district through the Utah State University Extension Office in Roosevelt wad Vernal. Many local students am going to get a glimpse of Egypt this year as groups from elementary through high school travel to Provo to view the Ramses II Exhibit Several hundred students from the district have already gone, and several more am scheduled to make the trip is needed. where improvement i them quickly 'and be able to go on. Otiur teachers throughout the district have also adapted the mastery principle to their Although it becomes for mom teachers, those who have worked it into their programs have seen an obvious change in the attitudes and achievement of moat of their students. . carried on to : . MteSNi Continued on page 8 The Uintah and Ouray Utah Emergency Medical Technican doors that are has acquired "Jaws of life." This tool will be used to n for the The smashed shut. cost is $3,800; API donated $1,500 equipment. Some dan members are (left to right) Marla Tallbird, Sue Ankerpont, Joyce Smuin and Jim .Baker. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT Association cut-ope- V ii milium itel giving. Lt. Governor Val Oveson received his own reminder to always buckle up by riding in the seat belt convinces This device accelerates to approximately an hour and then eight mil stops suddenly. It gives the rider, who is wearing a safety belt, a very convincing demonstration of the force of impact in even a slight accident. Although safety belt usage has increased in recent years, most Utahns (approximately 80 percent) still do not buckle up when driving or riding in an automobile. Statistics indicate that as many as half of all motor vehicle fatalities and serious injuries could be prevented by safety belt We hope use. Buckle Up Week will encourage more Utahns to get into the safety belt habit, not just during the holiday period,, but year round, said Governor Bangerter. New library going thru growing pains county library. The new library is partially funded from the first federal money going towards capital outlays for libraries in over IS years, Kowallis said. He is the newly elected chairman of the Library Board, made up of three Roosevelt residents, throe county residents end one member from Roosevelt dty, one from Duchesne County Commission and tbs Head Librarian, Glenda Killian. Tbs facility is being scrutinized by the board. It will than make recommendations to the architect, Bob Richardson and Associates in Salt Lake dty. According to Kowallis, the building will be a south facing , the the secondary leveL Students am taught concepts rather than chapters. As they master each concept, they move on to the next. And grades am based on mastery rather than busywork Ignmanta handed in. Most parents of Jr. High students have seen higher math grades this year as a moult. Teachers am excited, too, about the difference. They see students working .hard to master the concepts because they know its to their advantage to Students at Altamont am also scheduled to go to Salt Lake to see the opera, Madame Butterfly later this year. In fact students from local schools have recently traveled to Washington, New Mexico and even Mexico and Eurpoe. Ducheene students have not only experienced the world, but have vicariously gone into space. Dr. Calvin Kowallis, discussing the Roosevelt Regional Library before the Roosevelt Lions dub last week, said the facility was going through some growing pains, going from a dty to a Jr. Highs math department 'll mastery concept during the year. tha example for all by wearing his safety belt every time he drove or rode in a car during the week of Thankstosat. gate Utahns structure near the currant site of the Roosevelt dty Library. The old library baa about 2000 square feet in it, but the new one will be approximately 4500 square feet. The new library will probably indude 500 square feet for a young adult reading section, 900 square feet for the adult stacks, 500 square feet for childmna and approximately 600 square feet for a room. Other parts of the library will indude a special collections and periodicals area, bookmobile workroom and circulation control station. The building will be built to take advantage of aa much future capability aa possible, being made with conduits for computer terminals, VCRa and possibly (satellite) capabilities. Kowallis said the present library will not dose for the construction period, expected to being in the spring. The 20,000 volumes in the library, 10,000 of which are bookmobile books, will just be moved over to the new .structure when it is completed. When asked about the bookmobile service to the area, Kowallis stated the board was He still very sees no advantage to having the bookmobile service stopped, rather it would significantly impact the library, since so many volumes are stored on the shelves of the library for the books multi-purpos- e bookmobile. Kowallis said the board was meeting weekly to get things on the facility ' as moving quickly aa possible. - |