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Show (LDintalh EBa&im Standard March 18. 1987, Page 13 Lj Annie Get Your Gun' opens soon at Union ri "Annie Get Your Gun," a western, musical eomedy, is being presented by the Union High School Drama Department, March 27, 28, 80 at 7:80 p.m. This is (me of the largest casts ever, and promises to be a tremendous production states directors Tans Dunsmore, Jana Gillies and Pat Stringham. The cast includes, Lori Yack as Annie, Todd Handy as Frank Butler, Troy Dunsmore as Buffalo BUI, Lance Neilsen as Sitting Bull, Terry Stringham. as Charlie, and Jill Goodspeed as Dolly. The supporting cast is as follows: Phillip Bertosh, Fred Steinhorst, Lisa Labrum, Judy Jorgensen, Lynn Abplanalp, Todd Walker, Dana Lee Winterton, Charlie Denver, Tori Nordstrom, Alicia Gourdin, Kenny Oberhansly, Gilbert Evans, Bobby Large, Gary Winterton, Charles Taylor, Jim Wymer, Trent Neilaon, Nicky Brough, Shantel Burdick, Anises Green, Jackie Thompson, Ginger Buxton, Melanie Hadlock, Allison Lefevre, Rita Twining, Keri Osmond, Melanie Mesenen, Cathy Larsen, Shelly Nebeker, Aubry Chapman, Janae Chapoose, Sylvia Perkins, Patrick Rawlings, Tommy Olsen, Marie Allred, . Jennifer Daniels, Arica Hunt, Christina Kettle, Tosh Shurs, Stewart, Sherron Clark, Jason Stewart, Michelle Landry, Brenda Buchanan, Mike Mower, Shelly Prichard, Sheila Brown, Merrit Jones, Cherie Richard, Heather Stevens, Jim Mangan, Tony Garda. The stage set consists of a production of "Somethings Afoot" by McDonald, Vos, and Gerlaeh. j "Something's Afoot" is a relatively 1 new play--it was first presented at J the Lyceum Theatre, N.Y.C., in May of 1976, so most people of this area will find this is one they havent either seen or heard of before. However, if you find one who has, wed be willing to lay a small wager that they loved itl This is a musical mystery comedy (something for everybody) based on Agatha Christie-typ- e plays with just enough satire thrown in to make it worth a chuckle or two. In fact, there are "still places whex a the - cast - has trouble j 3i j who-done-- it i smothering the hope they dont sure it on opening gigglea-- We do night! village, Fair grounds, and a pullman parlor in a steam train. The set was built by Nels Carlson, Utah ' State University. A very special attraction will be the appearance of "Figure" the Miracle Horse, owned and trained by Mr. Stan Allen. Figure, will be the star in the Wild West Show. The doors will dose promptly at 7:80 p.m. and open again at . served. West left Century 21 in Roo--. sevelt after 5 years of service. He said the reason he left the company, and risked the chance of entering the market on a sluggish note, was "just wanting to get out on my own, and do my own thing." Although most people woyld not venture out into the business world when the Basin economy is hurting. The play will run four nights, beginning with Thursday, March 26, and going through Friday, Saturday, and Monday. All performances will be held in the Duchesne High School Auditorium. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices at the door are $4 for adults, 88 for children 12 and on under, and $12 for family-go- od Monday night only. Advance .tickets may be purchased for a discount of 50 cents each and have the added benefit of being reserved seats. Advance tickets may be purchased from cast snd crew members; Producer Don Mayhew and his wife, Erma; and from a few cooperative merchants in Duchesne. To make it easier for you and those around you to hear whats going on, we discourage bringing babies andor very small children. Also, flssh cameras are not allowed during performances. West looks at it completely different. "We are in a difficult economy, but it looks like we Are on our way up. We have already hit bottom, West said. "I have sold more in the last two months than I have the last six. The interest rates are down. Utah Housing has a low interest rate and I think everything just points to our economy getting better. Besides, the transients have already moved from the area and people living here are the ones who have chosen too. Although Bob may have known the economy may be on the rise, his wife, Nancy, was a little apprehensive about his new project "She was very apprehensive at first West said. "But now, she is very supportive. Starting up RS West Real Estate was scary but with his friends and contacts in the real estate market, West is certain These Union High students will be entertaining anyone who enjoys a fine play. They are putting on "Annie Get Your Gun," March 27, 28 and 30, at GREAT CAST 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. The large cast is directed by Tana Dunsmore, Jana Gillis and Pat Stringham. They encourage everyone to attend the play. inter- mission. Tickets are, adults $3, students 82 and elementary students $1.60. Monday night, March 80, the rates are $7 per family. West leaves Century, starts up business Noticing the Basin economy's "ski tips are trying to get out of the water, Bob West has opened up a new real estate office. West, who is known for his positive outlook on life and also the Basin's economy, officially moved into his new office located across the street from Safeway March 9. An open house is planned for March 26 from 1 to 8 p.m. where hotlinks, hamburgers and beverages will be ' ') western saloon and hotel, Indian 'Something Afoot' is coming to Duchesne Mark March 26 on your calendar: That Thursday marks the opening of the Duchesne Fine Arts Council's AIHW 1 RBBVi March Arfowchis, Leslie Chapoose, Robin Coltharp, Tina Harrison, Jay Jorgensen, Shelly Perdval Kristen the company will be around for a long time to come. "I have the ability to know the inventory when I go into a home, West, the father of five children said, "And, the way I look at it, my friends and my contacts are my employers. Are high school activities beneficial or just expensive? Problems with the economy hurt us all. But perhaps people are most affected by the impact of the economic slow down on education. Not only are schools and school districts lacing sweeping budget cuts, but at the same time, the public is demanding an improvement in educational quality. As local school districts grapple with these budget problems, in the face of public demand for more teacher pay, books, rooms, and programs, they must set priorities. And unless theyre magicians, they must eliminate some tilings. One of the programs most often criticized as being unnecessary is the athletics. Athletic programs are a traditional part of education from junior high through college, and traditions are hard to change. The Utah High School Activities Association has compiled a cost impact study of activities in the state's high schools. They sent information surveys to all the high schools in the state and received a 100 percent return, providing them with information on all 105 schools. Consequently, they also have information on the 84,054 students in the state of Utah. Surveyors only counted activities sponsored by their association, including: speech or forensics and drama; music, including band and chorus; drill team; and athletics, including baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling. The association counted the ex. penditures coming directly from gate receipts, activity fees, class fees, etc. and subtracted that from the total expenditures so that they could arrive at a total cost to the taxpayers of those activities. That cost was $3.6 million or $69.64 per student involved. This figure is 25 of 1 percent of the total education budget for the state, or 25 of one penny for every education dollar spent. This is an excellent average, compared to the national average of 1 to 3 percent spent on activities. However, the cost increases as school population decreases. Thus the cost per student in schools such as Union is $78.24, and the cost for participants is $108.41. 2-- 1-- A Duchesne City has these Girl Scouts from Troop 425 celebrating the Girl Scouts 75th anniversary. These girls include: Amanda Des-paiKim Velenchenko, JoAnne Dugan, Audrey Lewis, Susan Aman, Jodi Cox, Diana Sweat, Nicol Conn, April SCOUTING CELEBRATION n, Costs of each activity were also broken down. In all schools, music is the best bargain, running from an average of $22 per student overall, to $39 in schools. Forensics is also a good buy, costing $49 statewide, and $70 on the level Surprisingly, football is a bargain, with an average cost of $43 per cost of $87. student, and a 1-- A 1-- A 1-- A Other bargain sports include soccer, cross country and track. Girls and boys basketball, volleyball and wrestling are among the most expensive activities. Boys basketball costs $154 per player on the state level and $200 at the 1-- leveL Girls basketball costs $189 statewide, and $161 at 1-- Volleyball costs a state average of $145 for each participant, and a average of $132. Wrestling costs $105 per participant statewide, and $165 in competition. These activities may be more expensive in the smaller schools because the gate receipts from spectators' would likely be lower. Although the STANDARD was unable to get the figures from the survey broken down by school district, a check with the Duchesne district gave a total of $178,000 spent on high school activities. 1-- 1-- With a grade 9 through 12 population of 1192, that gives a cost per student of $149.33 for activities. This may be somewhat high, because the $100,000 bus expense also included bussing students in the Roosevelt area on a daily basis. If that $100,000 figure is cut in half, the total would be $128,000 or $107.38 which is much closer to the state average. There is also no break down available of participants within the district, but J.D. Mitchell principal of Duchesne High School listed a total of 229 participants in high Continued on page 15 Oil dependency is not good, Garn says Senator Jake Garn announced of that he is a primary legislation to help curb the nation's increasing dependency on foreign imports, which the Senator said has resulted in some hard hits to Utah's oil, gas and mining industry. Garn, along with 24 of his Senate the colleagues, is Energy Security Act of 1987 introduced Tuesday by Senator The bill Lloyd Bentsen establishes a national energy security policy to limit U.S. oil dependence to 50 percent of domestic demand. In January 1987, oil imports continued their climb hack up to 38.2 percent of daily domestic use. Any further increase would a direct threat to U.S. national security. This bill would prevent pose plus a projected decline of $5 in sales and income tax revenues, based on the loss of 2250 jobs in the industry. The state is taking some hard hits right now, and one of the reasons is that the oil and gas industry is receiving less money for the natural resources it produces." Garn said the energy bill is a powerful vehicle to help focus the Administration's attention on the national security dangers posed by rising oil dependence. I am very concerned about the direction we're heading. We're moving closer and closer to a dangerous reliance on other countries - a reliance that is not good for our national security or for consumers. Developing a comprehensive energy policy that million promotes the of the nation is well-bein- long-ter- g the primary purpose for the legislation, Garn said. Our current policies are not addressing our long-terneeds, and in fact, they are not even helping us in the short-run.- " In the last year, Garn noted, OPEC aggressively drove world oil prices down by over one-hal- f. Domestic production fell because U.S. producers could not afford to compete with foreign producers. For example, it costs Saudi Arabia an average of $1.50 to produce a barrel of oil, while it costs U.S. on the producers between $10-$1average. Even though production fell, demand increased and foreign 5 Continued on page foreign oil producers from flooding U.S. markets and would give domestic producers a chance to get back into the competition, while protecting our national security from a sudden supply shut-of- f, Garn said. The Senator said the State of Utah is suffering right now because of reduced oil revenues. About $59 million of the decline is due to losses in the oil and gas industry, Jones, Sara Romero. They are directed by Chan Allen, Duchesne leader and Marilyn Despain, 7th and Clerk District County Roger Marett Judge, Dennis Draney were also invited to celebrate with the girls. co-lead- er. The Roosevelt Girl Scouts gathered at Roosevelt the City building Friday to celebrate the Girl Scouts 75th anniversary. Polly Olsen is seen helping the youngsters get their 7th anniversary balloon. POLLY HELPS 15 |