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Show UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. November 2. 1993 - Page Utah school breakfast While Utahs national .ranking in the availability of the School Breakfast Program, and the par e students ticipation of in getting School Breakfast, remain ' among the lowest in the nation, the increase number in the Percentage of Utah, schools offering School Breakfast, and the percentage ine crease in thenumber students benefiting from the program, are among the highest in the nation. In fact, in the latter category, Utah is the highest in the nation. These findings ofthe third School .Breakfast Score Cqrd. a national report .compiled by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC). Thisyear's report was released at a press conference in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, October 26. Based mi data from the 199293 school year, the report found that 58.5 of schools, nationally, thatofferSchool Lunch also offer School Breakfast (Utah, 34.4, eighth lowest). Nationally,' 37.5 of children getting School Lunch for free or at a reduced-price also participate in School Breakfast (Utah, 15.8, ' low-incom- oflow-incem- .... ACADEMIC Glines, Kara Snow and Kim Osborne, student-athletat Union Team in their respective sports. To be High School, have been named on the Academic named as an the individual must be a senior, a starter or varsity performer on their team, and hold at least a 3.5 or better GPA. ACT scores are also considered. Coaches said in applications in their players behalf with examples of community involvement and positive ' leadership. Ty is a member of the football team while Kara and Kim run Cross Country for Union. Ty es All-Sta- te all-stat- er, third lowest). It should be noted that, three years ago, Utah was ranked in the nation in both the percentage ofschools offering School Breakfast and the percentage of students participating in the program. According to the report, Duchesne County School District dead-botto- m fected by inadequate food. The organisations 1992 study, theUtah Community Childhood Hunger Identification gains and challenges CCHIP), found tion, 305 Utah schools are currently offering School Breakfast. At the same time, there are over 400 schools where the program is not offered. Of particular concern to Johnson are the schools not offering the program where significant percentages of students receive School Lunch at no cost or at a reduced-pricbased on their house hold incomes. Sadly, among the 400 plus Utah schools not offering Breakfast, 250 have a freereduced-pric- e School Lunch participation rate in excess of 30. Of course, we would like all Utah students to have access to School Breakfast, but in the mean time, Utah should concentrate on getting the program in the schools where there are large percentages of children from families. According to Utahns Against Hunger, there are significant numbers of Utah children who are af e, low-inco- 11 Project (Utah 80 of Utah that families, under 185 of poverty level with at least one child under age 12, had some experience with inadequate food resources. The study also found that only 15 of children families with school-ag- e were using the School Breakfast Program. The primary reason for nondse(65 of responses) was that their schools did not offer the program. School Breakfast addresses more than just the issue of childhood hunger in Utah, states John-soSchool Breakfast enhances education. School Breakfast has a documented success in improving student behavior and academic performance. Further, the program is designed, through federal reimbursements, to not cost local districts any money, it is a n, program. As our state searches for new ways to maintain the quality of our schools, it is unfortunate that there are hundreds of Utah schools that have failed to implement School Breakfast Orton asks education committee to reconsider Rep. Bill Orton asked the House Education and Labor Committee to reconsider proposed funding cuts for Utah in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Orton sent a letter recently to has five schools that offer School Chairman William Find urginghim Breakfast and three schools that do to implement funding formulas that not offer School Breakfast buthave lessen the negative impact on School Utahs education free and reduced-pric- e system. T7w origiLunch participation between 30 nal bill, H.R. 3130, would shift eduand 40. Duchesne School District cation funding that results in a net has eight schools not offering School decrease for Utah schools. Breakfast, with a free and reduced-pric- e The State of Utah already conSchool Lunch participation tributes over half ofits annual bud- rate of over 40. to education in an effort to The national report was released get the highest quality educaprovide in Utah by Utahns Against Huntion possible for its students. Howadvoger, a statewide Utah has stretched its educaever, to the cacy group. According tion dollar to the farthest extent organizations executive director, and further reduction in possible national Steve Johnson, the report has much goad to say about the federal funding cannot be offset by status of School Breakfast in Utah, increases in state funding, Orton as well as the challenge to make it said. Based on current funding levels, more available, "Ihanks to the comthe Utah Office of Education, estiin school food directors mitment of most of Utahs school districts. mates that the effects of the proposed legislation wouldreduce fundSchool Breakfast is making an ining by ai much as $5 million per to contribution creasingly valuable g of our year. Although a provision will dethe nutritional children. At the same time, the lay the effects of the change, Utah will experience a de- program is not available to most creaseeventually of up to 18 percent in federal Utah students. fiinding for elementary and secJohnson notes that School Breakeducation. ondary in to continued fast has expand Orton pointed out that Utah Utah since the time frame covered receives the minimum currently by the national repot, As far as we fUnding level, only 95 percent of the information from can tell provided national average per-st- u dent fund by the Utah State Office of Educa low-inco- as ing, while Utahs student achievement scores consistently rank at the top. Orton argues that the federal government cannot encourage improvement and reform in education while discouraging the states that are succeeding. The proposed formula designates 50 percent for concentration grants and 50 percent for basic grants, while the formula Orton favors allocates 80 percent to basic grants and 20 percent to concentration grants. If implemented, it is estimated that Ortons recommendation would save Utah students close to $4 million per year. anti-hung- er DIRECTOR'S CHAT-C- ast members of Arsenic and Old Lace receive a few tips from director Varlo Davenport, during a rehearsal of the play that opens Thursday, November 4, and continues Friday and Saturday at Union High School, 8 p.m. The play is being produced by the Basin West 2000 Arts Council. Parents J ear college mav be out of Over 315,000 high achool acrow the nation will take college entrance exama thia fall hoping to earn admission to their sdhoolsofdioice. But high school students and their parents realize it will take scores and good more than grades to get into the schools they choose. It will take money and sacrifices - and even with lots of both, e families fear .many that college may be out of their financial reach. 94 percent of parents with and 83 percent ofstudents in grades 10 throui 12 are worried abouthow they will pay for college, according to a national survey conducted by Northwestern National life Insurance Company. Mora than nineoutof 10 parents chil(94 percent) of college-boun- d dren expect to contribute to the cost oftuition. Themedian amount parents expect to spend for a childs college costs is 849,253. However, the median amount parents have set aside in college savings is only $5,775, about 12 percent of what they say they will spend for college atu-den- ta hii middle-incom- costs. Most parents, faced with inadequate savings for college, accept borrowingas a financial strategy to cover costs. In fact, 76 percent of the parents accept going into debt for college education. The median debt, according to the survey, is $13,791. However, their savings and the amount they plan to borrow still i parents with only 40 percent ofthe $49,253 they expect to spend on college costs. e parents are Many shortfall the to make by up trying cutting back on simple pleasures as well as more expensive luxuries. 8 1 percent of parents say they are postponing the purchase of a new car, 45 percenters eatingatrestau-rant- s leas often and 32 percent are putting offhome improvements or the move to a bigger house. Even these sacrifices may not be enough. In one of five middle-clas- s households, a parent has taken a second job to help pay for college of the houseeducation. holds' surveyed expect to do so in' the near future. This survey dispels the myth of the selfish baby boomer, said Patty Paterson, the director of the research project for Northwestern National Life. Many ofthe parents who are starting to face college costsfor their children are of the Me Generation. Yet, here they, are, willing to make significant sacrifices in their lifestyles, middle-incom- . ing issues facing Americans, conducted in June of 1993 by Green waldAseociates,anatknal reeearch firm based in Washing-, ton, D.C., for Northwestern National Lift. Two telephone surveys were conducted. The first wss of 400 parents with college-boun- d children undo1 age 18. The second take on a second job and incur substantial debt for their children's college. The biggest problem is that these parents are tackling the financial burden just at the time in their lives when they msy be facing nursing home costs for their parents and when they should be saving for their own retirement. Some-thin- g has to give, said Peterson. These data result from a comprehensive study on college fund school h wasofdOOeoIlagB-baundhig- students (grades 10 through 12). The survey results have an accuracy level of plus or minus 5 per- up-to-da-te MA, RJS., Health Officer. Northwestern National Life Insurance Company is a subsidiary of The NWNL Companies, a holding company spelife and health inin the cializing surance and annuities business. Minne-apoliabas- 781-547- 5: 30 9:00-Noo- n. Roosevelt clinic, 722-508200 E., Roosevelt, Monday 4-- p.m., Wednesday ft day 8:30-11:- 30 348. 30 p.m., Frip.m 00 00 Duchesne clinic: N. Center Street, Tuesday 734 738-220- 2: Altamont clinic: Thursday 9:00-Noo- n. 9:30-11:3- 0 am. Manila clinic: 784-849Daggett County Courthouse, Tueeday 9:00-Noo- n 4: ft p.m. Shaffer says that if there are additional barriers to getting your child properly immunized, let the Health Department know and they will work with you to get your child immunized. Call information. One-thir- d ed CHANGE . 722-358- 8 290 East 200 South Located with Rods i Roosevelt, Utah Office Phone 722-273- 9 Mini Lube 8 Automotive LIFT TELCO RESTRICTIONS; CONSUMERS & ECONOMY WILL BENEFIT es cost of immunizations are $3 per shot, but the foe is easily waivable and finances are not a valid excuse for not immunizing a child. Clinic hours are: 152 E. Vernal clinic, 100 N. Vernal, Monday-Tuesda-y p.m., Wednesday p.m., p.m., Friday Thunday ft p.m., Saturday (the 2nd and 4th of the month) from 5: Shaffer says the preschool immunizations rates are about 68 and those numbers are unacceptable. Its our young children that are at the greatest risk for these childhood diseases. The diseases are easily preventable if the child is adequately and appropriately immunized. Immunizations start at 2 months, and are needed at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 15 months and at 6 years old, It is difficult and unnecessarily traumatic for an older child to start this series of vaccinations at an older age, not to mention they are at significant risk if there is an outbreak of these preventable diseases and they are not immunized. The 72254140 cent by Uintah Basin Public Health Dept. In an effort to accommodate most schedules, and to bring our children on immunizations, the Uintah Basin Public Health Department is expanding clinic hours. Immunization compliance rates are near 100 for school age children because it is necessary to have completed immunizationa in order to attend school. Its our preschool population thatis at risk, according to Joseph B. Shaffer, well-bein- In June, I wrote about the various forms of competition that now exist and are growing in our industry. Today, I would like to discuss changes we believe are needed in the laws and policies regulating our industry. We believe these changes are necessary to Steve Linton accurately reflect the existing competitive environment Further- Community Affairs Manager more the changes would enable all participants in the industry to be US WEST Communications on equal footing. SUJUSkFmo With the breakup of the Bell System in 1984 came restrictions prohibiting local telephone companies from providing long distance between their assigned geographic areas. In the case of Utah, it means U S WEST can't provide interstate long distance. The restrictions also include the manufacture of telecommunications equipment And until 1991, local telephone companies were not allowed to provide information services. In addition to the above restrictions, in 1984 Congress also enacted legislation prohibiting U S WEST and the other Bell Companies from providing video programming to areas customers in their assigned service areas. The restriction doesn't apply to r. How would lifting these restrictions and that explains our recent merger with benefit consumers, the economy and the local telephone companies? According to a study just completed by the Wharton Econometric Forecasting AssociatcsChase Econometrics Group (WEFA Group) lifting the restrictions would result in significant benefits to national and local out-of-regi- on Time-Wame- economies. The WEFA Group predicts an additional 3.6 million American jobs will be created by 2003. These jobs will be across the country and in all major industries. The study states that the federal budget deficit will improve by an additional $150 billion by the end of the same period. It sees die Gross Domestic Product increasing by an additional $247 billion over the next 10 years. At the same time, consumer spending will gain by an extra $137 billion. The balance of trade will improve by an additional $33 billion over the next decade. These estimates are based on potential opportunities in manufacturing, research and development, information and entertainment services, domestic and international competition and the "ripple effect" in related industries. What would it mean for Utah? The conservative projections for Utah indicate an additional 28,000 jobs will be created in the state by the year 2003. That is 2.9 more than the state could otherwise expect through normal economic growth. By lifting the restrictions, equal footing will be created which will encourage competition, flexibility, innovation and creativity which ultimately will benefit the consumer. Customers will be able to simplify their lives, select the type and frequency of information they need, regardless of location, socioeconomic standing or physical capability. Allowing the Bell Companies to participate in interstate long distance, manufacturing and expanded information services will help provide affordable access to innovative health care, education, new products and services and increase consumer choice. (Advertisement paid for by U S WEST Shareholders) I |