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Show f I Pace 10 - January J I 12. 1993 EDUCATION Uintah Basin Standard munity Altamont students raise $1 ,500 for PA system and do a project on, and had the responsibility to produce a county block for the quilt. Every year the quilt has been donated for different school and com ic county to research Altamont Elementary is in the different of several process fundraising activities to earn money for a PA system for their school. One particular fund raiser has involved Mrs. Brotherson's 1998 4th grade Utah studies class. For the past eight years, it has been traditional for Mrs. Brotherson's history classes to produce a "Utah quilt. Each student was assigned a specif- - fund-raisin- activities. g This year Rudy Limpert generously donated $1,500 to purchase the 1998 quilt. Mr. Limpert stated, "I want my visiting German relatives to be able to sense the wonders of this great state of LTtah and what better way to do it than through this wonderful work of art." The quilt will be part of the decor at the Limperts' vacation cabin at their ranch in Boneta. Labor Commission announces 3rd annual poster contest The Utah Labor Commission invites all Utah junior high and middle school students to participate in the third annual workplace safety poster contest. Following the Labor Commissions theme, art entries are to encourage adults to Take Safety Seriously at work, home and school. Nanette Wiser and Melissa Baird, from Kaysville Junior High School, shared the grand prize award in 1998. Several of last years winners are featured in the 1999 Workplace Safety Calendar, which is being distributed to businesses across Utah. Posters are also being distributed to Utah businesses representing the. prize winners of the 1998 contest. This years winning entries will be displayed at the Utah Safety Fair and award luncheon to be held in Brotherson's 1998 A PIECE OF UTAH HISTOR Prior to Spirit Week the cheerleaders chose to bring back an old favorite The Mr. King Spirit Contest It was held on Jan. 1 1, to allow the King to reign over the Spirit Week Festivities. Nine young mere were chosen by their classmates to compete for this title. Representing the senior class was Steven Casper, Adam Liddell, and Aaron Thacker. Representing the juniors was Todd Christensen and Greg Miles. The sophomores representatives were Jesse Marett and Jake Oman. The freshmen chose Aaron Hacker and Alex Monsen as their representatives. The contestants modeled sleep-wea- r, recited their favorite nursery rLyme, performed a "light" talent, and baked and decorated a cake. $76 billion surplus is in the forecast for 1999 - GENEROUS BEXEFACTOR-Ru- dy Limpert purchases Altamont Eleftindraiscr. He is pictured with benefit school to quilt mentary teacher Virginia Brothereon. June. 4th-gra- de are excited to offer this contest to Utahs school children. said Lee Ellertson, commissioner for the Utah Labor Commission. Todays students are the workers of the future, and we believe it is important to begin the prevention process early by stressing safety." The winning entrant and hisher class will be awarded a $250 cash e prize. Second, third and winners and their classrooms will "We 4th-gra- receive $100 cash prizes. Entries must be received by the Labor Commission by March 1, at 5 p.m. to be eligible. Winners and top finishers will be notified by March 30. For further details on the workplace safety art contest, please contact Robyn Barkdull at the Labor Commission at (801) fourth-plac- 530-681- 5. New Union High agreement Altamont High to celebrate Spirit Week Altamont High School will be celebrating Spint Week Jan. 19-2This will include assemblies, ball games, wrestling matches, and a dance. The tradition erf dressing up each day to a different theme will be continued 3. to be presented this week c The- - Board will publically release the new cooperative agreement they forged recently with the Uintah School Board regarding administration and funding for Union High. The high school sits squarely on the line that divides the two counties. In December the two boards announced they were nearing an accord which would extend the current Union High agreement beyond its original January 2001 deadline. According to Duchesne District Superintendent John Aland, attorneys for the two school districts are reviewing the wording and making a few minor adjustments. Aland said details of the agreement will be re- - A e o r J M leased at this weeks school board meeting in Duchesne on Wednesday, Jan. 13. The school board is very pleased with the new document, said Aland. In 1986 the Uintah and Duchesne School boards adopted a agreement in which the Uintah School District paid the Duchesne District $2 million to operate and maintain the high school, and allow westside Uintah County students to attend the school. The financial transaction was "on paper" and no money actually exchanged hands. Prior to 1986 the two boards met yearly to discuss administration and operations at the school. Onetime County "Schoot ir I 15-ye- ar Institute Classes for all Young Adults, ages 18-3are starting at the Roosevelt LDS Institute of Religion, 35 North Union. For more information call 0, 722-441- Adult Religion Classes will be taught at the Roosevelt LDS Institute, 35 North Union. Doctrine and Covenants is taught on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m. Book of Mormon is taught Thursdays from 7:30 9 p.m. Everyone is invited. For more information call Alex Monsen Jake Oman 722-441- - zsz m The gt yticcs 7.4 Financing Expecting A New Baby? Uinfah Basin Medical Center Offers O.A.C. LaMaze Childbirth Education' We Offer A Warranty On Every Vehicle We Sell E19feF250lx3lErtemy CabT460 1996 GMCT1500 Exten 1996 Nissan Extended Cab 4x4 1996 Dodge 1 Ton 4x4 Extended Cab Cummins ! nil lD mm $10,950 $20,950 $5,950 $9,900 T-1- Instructors: ! ! f Louise lorg. R N., Certified LaMaze Instructor Valor ie Hamblin, B.S.N., C.C. 2 - February 23 March 16 -- April 27 May 11 - June 22 January i liisn 1 August ber 21 October 12 -- November 23 ' The Uintah School District has entered into a purchase agreement for two pieces of land to the northwest of the Uintah High School building that will allow expansion ofthe FFA end agriculture programs for Uintah students. Th land covers approximately 35 acres and will be used for a demonstration farm to allow students to practice various farming and animal husbandry technique. With a year round water source and close proximity to the high school, the property ia suited to a variety of agriculture and aquaculture pro-gnu- n. MountaIn States Motor m mm ftteU m program to expand Uintah Basin Applied Technology Center Room 7 You Can West Hwy. 40. Roosevelt er FFA Course Series: 1999 199301dsmobilCutles3 prqjec-tionetat- Uintah High Place: XBBRaainn 1994 Chevrolet Corsica 1994 Extended Cab 4x4 - widest possible audience. They include Dr. Andrew Weil on food for the brain; Wad Boggs on the psychology of hitting a fast ball; Beirut hostage Terry Anderson on forgiveness; Rosalynn Carter on her work with the mentally ill; and Dr. Larry Dossey on prayer, the mind and healing. - C- '- j - e Adult Religion Classes - bringing the projected size of the surplus for the budget year ending Sept. L0 closer to congressional estimates of $80 billing. The administration's newest estimate is significantly higher than its analysis last year, which estimated a fiscal 1999 surplus of $54.2 billion. "We can say the era ofbig deficits is ever. Ws are now entering the second year of an era of surpluses," Clinton said. He noted that when he took office in 1993, the fiscal 1999 projections were for a $404 billion deficit. The Congressional Budget Office is due to release its own this month, in advance of the presidents annual budget sub-- r mission to Congress. In its August update, CBO was even more optimistic than the president's budget analysts, projecting an $80 billion surplus for fiscal 1999. Soon after The Infinite Mind beGoodwin, once one of the nations came available to the countrys pub- top psychiatrist as director of the lic radio atationa in the spring of Notional Institute (Mental Health, last year, Utah Public Radio con- is the world's leading expert on tracted to cany the program. It ia manic depression. He is a professor now heard in more than 100 public of psychiatry and director of the radio market. Center on Neuroscience, Medical The Infinite Mind is heard every Progress and Society st The George Saturday at 8 p.m. on KUSU FM Washington University Medical (89.5 or 91.5 FM in Logan or 100.1 Center. He held an earlier presiFM in the Uintah Basin). The prodential appointment as head of the gram focuses on the art and science Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental of the human mind and spirit "Its Health Administration. In 1986 goal," said host Dr. Fred Goodwin, President Reagan conferred upon "ia to do for the brain what Cosmos Goodwin the highest honor did for astrophysics, to taka a fascable to a member of the federal inating scientific area and make it service. The Presidential Distinengaging, accessible and entertainguished Executive Award. He ia joined on the program by ing for listeners." The show takes cutting-edgisJohn Hockenberry, one of public sue and looks at them in a broader radio's most respected voices, who medical, social, ethical, scientific, ofTers weekly commentaries. In adartistic and existential context dition to leading researchers and practitioners of psychology and psychiatry, The Infinite Mind features notable guests who appeal to the IPi - Associated Preu The administration Wednesday projected a budget surplus of more than $76 billion for this year. "We can say the era of big deficits is over, President Clinton said. The president, convening a White House ceremony to tout the figure, immediately squelched any speculation that the extra revenue would be used to cut taxes. "Like any family with long-terfinancial needs and a little more earnings than we expected, we can't go out and spent the surplus today. We have to plan for the future," said Clinton. "Before ws consider any new spending or tax cuts, first we must set this surplus aside until we save , Social Security." He also cited "investment needs in education and health research. The administrations Office of Management and Budget released its latest forecast for fiscal 1999, The infinite mind gains following on UPR iInstitute mimmmnpjniwsr Classes ft class in front of Utah quilt they made for 4th-gra- school fundraiser. 722-073- 7 Pre-regist- er By Caning Uintah Basin Medical Center 722-6- 1 1 5 A recent state study shows Uintah County ranking ninth in th amount of land being used for farming and grating which shows th need voiced by many citizens to increase the skills for our |